Eagles keeper honored

Tue., Sept. 27, 2011

Jamie Walker, Eastern Washington’s junior goalkeeper, was named the Big Sky Conference defensive player of the week Monday in women’s soccer for her performance in the Eagles’ 1-0 nonconference loss to Idaho on Sunday.

Idaho launched 24 shots and Walker came up with a season-high 10 saves in collecting her second Big Sky POW award in two seasons. It was the third double-digit save game of her career.

College golf

Community Colleges of Spokane finished second in the women’s competition and third in the men’s as rain played havoc with the season-opening NWAACC tournament at Ocean Shores, Wash., washing out today’s second round.

Sophomore Kelsey Berg shot 10-over 81 Sunday for third to lead the CCS women to a 251, two shots back of Bellevue. Freshman Brittany Dutton tied for fourth at 82.

Freshman Sam Johnson shot 1-over 72 for a three-way tie for first in the men as the Sasquatch’s 308 team total was three back of winner Walla Walla. Columbia Basin was second. Andrew Roller from Coeur d’Alene shot 76 for CCS.

Arena football

The Spokane Shock made a splash in the free-agent market, adding eight players to the 2012 roster.

Added were WR Aaron Fairooz, who spent the last two seasons in the Canadian Football League; WR Delric Ellington, DE Marcus Broxie, QB Kyle Havens, OL Isaiah Agson, DB Jamal Robinson, LB Freddie Harris, and LB Terence Moore.

• The city of San Antonio and representatives from the San Antonio Talons announced that the Talons will play in the Arena Football League and play their home games at the Alamodome.

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Eagles keeper honored

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