First woman officiates bowl
College football: Sarah Thomas made history at the Pizza Bowl in Detroit on Saturday, becoming the first woman to officiate a bowl game when she worked the matchup between Ohio and Marshall.
Thomas is one of five women officiating in major college football, but Pizza Bowl spokesman Tim Moore said she was the first to draw an assignment for a Bowl Subdivision postseason game.
Thomas became the first woman to be an official for a major college football game in 2007 and is on the NFL’s list of officiating prospects.
The married mother of two sons is from Brandon, Miss., and is a pharmaceutical representative.
Associated Press
GU women return to court
College basketball: The Gonzaga University women’s basketball team returns to action with a 2 p.m. game today against the UC Irvine Anteaters (3-7) at McCarthey Athletic Center.
The Bulldogs (9-4) are coming off back-to-back losses to nationally ranked Baylor and Texas A&M last weekend.
After facing the Anteaters, the Bulldogs will host another Big West team, UC Santa Barbara (3-7), on Wednesday.
The GU men (8-3) return to action at home Monday against Eastern Washington (4-9) at 6 p.m.
Holiday tourney time for preps
Prep basketball: Area basketball teams return to action this week in tournaments and other non-league matchups.
The biggest local tournaments are two that begin Monday and run for three days: the Holiday Showcase at Spokane Falls Community College and the Coeur d’Alene Holiday Inn Express Invitational at North Idaho College.
The Showcase includes boys teams from Shadle Park, Lewis and Clark, South Kamloops, Kentridge, Foss, Lake City, Curtis and Ferris.
The Holiday Inn tournament includes boys teams from Chief Sealth, University, Lincoln, Coeur d’Alene, Walla Walla and Post Falls, and girls teams from Walla Walla, Lake City, Shadle Park, Post Falls, Lapwai and CdA.
Other tournaments in the area this week include events at Cheney, Rosalia, Freeman, and Reardan.
Check “Today’s Menu” on the Scoreboard page daily for that day’s schedule.