NIC volleyball adds middle hitter, setter

The North Idaho College volleyball team added to its roster with the addition of a setter and middle hitter recently.

Shea Fahnestock, a 5-foot-10 setter from Eagle High, and Katie Schueman, a 6-1 middle hitter from Cheney, will join the Cardinals in 2012.

Fahnestock lived in Coeur d'Alene for seven years before moving to Eagle at the age of 8 and feels that playing for NIC is just "coming home." She played for Club Idaho volleyball for seven years and made the U18 Gold Elite team at the age of 15. Her team finished 30-14 this season and won a bid for the Junior Olympics in Orlando in June.

"Shea comes from a volleyball family and has played a lot in her lifetime," NIC coach Kandice Kelly said. "Her experience will bring a lot of depth to our team."

Schueman has two years of varsity experience and was selected to the 2011 All-Great Northern League second team and voted Most Valuable Offensive Player by her teammates. She has played on the Evergreen Region Club volleyball team and the Splash Volleyball club U18 national team.

"I love Katie's dedication and commitment to volleyball," Kelly said. "Her passion for the game is very obvious when she plays and even more so when she talks about playing volleyball for NIC. I have had the chance to watch her play all year and get to know her and her family. We have a lot of middle hitters coming in and Katie will definitely be competing for that starting spot."

Vandal women's basketball sets June camp dates

MOSCOW - The Idaho Vandal Women's Basketball Camp is now accepting registration for its individual camps (June 13-15) and Scrimmage Days (June 25-27), which will be held on the Idaho campus.

The Junior Vandal camp is for girls in grades 2-6.

The Vandal camp is for grades 7-12.

The Vandal scrimmage days are designed to bring high school teams together on the campus to compete in game-like scrimmages.

Cost for the individual camps is $70 per athlete, and the team camp is $125 per team for each day.

Campers can register at www.vandalcamps.com.

Information: Christa Sanford, (208) 310-9204, or csanford@uidaho.edu

Chiefs forward Uher signs with Pittsburgh

Spokane Chief forward Dominik Uher signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Penguins announced.

Uher was drafted by the Penguins in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He led the Chiefs with 33 goals in 63 games and his 68 points were second. The Penguins prospect had five goals and nine points in 13 postseason games.

Uher (6 feet, 195 pounds) joined the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League following the Chiefs season, but did not play in the playoffs.

He has 58 goals and 144 points in 181 regular season games with Spokane from 2009-2012 and had 20 points (7 goals, 13 assists) in 36 postseason games.

A native of Ostvava, Czech Republic, he represented his country at the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships in December, finishing with three points (one goal, two assists) in six games during the tournament.