Coeur d'Alene senior Duffin

to play golf at CC Spokane

SPOKANE - Coeur d'Alene High senior John Duffin is the latest Viking to sign with the Community Colleges of Spokane men's golf team.

"John has been one of the more consistent players in the Inland Northwest over the past year or so," CCS coach Scott Kramer said. "He has done well in Idaho high school and junior tournaments, but also has done well when competing in Washington tournaments. We are very excited to have John join our successful golf program."

During his senior season, John won the Kraus Invitational at Avondale with a 1-over par 73. He also tied for second place at the Inland Empire Tournament at the Spokane Country Club with a 3-over par 75.

Duffin also shot a 1-under par 70 at the Jim Shriver Cup Invitational at Manito Golf and Country Club. All three tournaments attracted top teams from around the region.

Duffin shot 74-72-146 to finish at the state 5A golf tournament, helping the Vikings to a runner-up finish.

Duffin joins Tyler Johnson, Taylor Porter, Kyler Gable, Alex Pounds, Andrew Roller and Hunter Kraft as Vikings who have chosen to play at CCS.

Brown, Hardmon named Idaho

assistant football coaches

MOSCOW - Eric Brown has been named linebackers coach at the University of Idaho, and Byron "Bam" Hardmon has been named defensive line coach.

The son of the late Dan Brown, a long-time coach at Fresno State, Eric Brown comes to Idaho from Indiana State where he was outside linebackers coach and worked with Vandal defensive coordinator Ronnie Lee.

"Eric is a coach's son," Idaho coach Paul Petrino said. "You can tell he's been around football all his life.

"He's probably one of the greatest young minds in college football."

Brown played for and graduated from Fresno State. After graduating in 2011, he was a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs.

Hardmon, a former linebacker at Florida, was special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach at Charleston Southern last fall.

His association with Petrino began when both were at Illinois.

"Bam is a great young coach," Petrino said. "He's fiery, he's excited and he relates well to the players."

Not only do his on-field credentials meet Petrino's criteria, his recruiting ability and knowledge of the southeastern United States make him the complete package.

"He has great connections in Florida, the southeast," Petrino said. "I'm real excited to have him on my staff."

Hardmon signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2003. He also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as with three NFL Europa teams. He played for Hamburg during tis 2007 World Bowl Championship season.

They replace former Idaho assistant coaches Patrick Libey (defensive line) and Mike Anderson (linebackers).

Seattle signs last of draft

picks - Simon and Bowie

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks have signed their two remaining unsigned draft picks, cornerback Tharold Simon and offensive tackle Michael Bowie.

The signings were listed on the NFL's daily transaction report on Thursday. Terms of the deals were not listed.

Simon was selected with the 138th overall pick in the fifth-round out of LSU, while Bowie was taken in the seventh round with the team's final pick in the draft. Bowie started his career at Oklahoma State before leaving before the start of his senior season after violating team rules. He was expected to start at left tackle for Oklahoma State last season before transferring.

Montana Western names

new football coach

DILLON, Mont. (AP) - Montana Western has chosen former Bulldog running back and Rocky Mountain assistant B.J. Robertson as its next football coach.

Robertson takes over for Ryan Nourse, who was named the school's athletic director last week. Nourse coached the Bulldogs for two years.

Robertson has been an assistant coach at Rocky Mountain College since 2007, where he was responsible for special teams, defensive backs, recruiting coordinator and strength and conditioning coach.