EWU football coach to speak to NIC boosters

COEUR d'ALENE - Eastern Washington University head football coach Beau Baldwin will be the featured speaker at the NIC Booster Club Luncheon at noon Tuesday at The Coeur d'Alene Resort Shore Lounge.

A 1996 graduate of Central Washington University, Baldwin's entire 20-year career as a player and coach has been spent at either CWU or EWU. Baldwin has been a part of playoff runs at three collegiate levels and in 16 seasons as a collegiate coach, he has led his teams to one national championship, five conference championships and a 7-6-1 record in seven post-season playoff appearances.

Baldwin first joined EWU in 2003 and spent four seasons in EWU's program as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. After helping lead the Eagles to playoff appearances in 2004 and 2005, Baldwin led CWU to the 2007 NCAA Division II playoffs. Baldwin then returned to become EWU's 20th head football coach in 2008.

Baldwin is entering his third season as head coach at Eastern, going 8-4 with a playoff berth in 2009 after a 6-5 debut season in 2008.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting. The cost of lunch is not covered.

Information: 769-3348

Novikoff honored for volunteer work in gulf

Idaho junior offensive lineman Tyrone Novikoff has been nominated to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. He is among 112 student-athletes nominated and the only Western Athletic Conference player.

Novikoff, from Curlew, Wash., was a member of a University of Idaho alternate spring break group that traveled to the hurricane-battered gulf region to participate in a week-long clean-up/construction effort. His group found an entire house submerged in a marsh.

ESPN.com will launch a customized Allstate AFCA Good Works Team website featuring profiles and images of the final 22 award recipients, as well as unique and interactive content for college football fans.

For a complete list of nominees, click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/allstate-american-football-coaches-association-announce-record-number-of-nominees-for-college-footballs-pre-eminent-community-service-award-98834044.html.