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Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 7 years, 1 month AGO
| December 13, 2017 12:00 AM

Vandals’ Coffey named

freshman All-America

Idaho redshirt freshman Cade Coffey was selected as the punter on the USA Today Freshman All-America Team on Tuesday.

Coffey, the former Lakeland High standout, averaged 44.6 yards per punt, ranking ninth nationally and first among freshmen.

Coffey, a second-team All-Sun Belt selection, handled punting and kicking duties for the Vandals. He punted 66 times for an average of 44.6 yards. More than 30 percent of his punts went for 50 yards, including a long of 68. Coffey also connected on 12 of 17 field goals with a long of 46. He was twice named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week.

Coffey immediately added his name to the long list of accomplished Idaho punters after redshirting last season behind All-American Austin Rehkow. He is just the fourth different starting punter since 2006, following Rehkow (2013-16), Bobby Cowan (2009-12) and T.J. Conley (2006-08), each of whom earned All-America recognition during their careers. Along with his immediate predecessors, Coffey joins Tom Sugg (1991) as Idaho’s fifth All-America punter.

NIC Booster Club hosts Winter

CARDnival, Auction tonight

COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College athletics fans are invited to the Booster Club’s Winter CARDnival and Auction tonight at the Best Western-Coeur d’Alene Inn.

The fun begins at 5 p.m. with social hour, games and the beginning of the silent auction which includes Las Vegas, Oregon Coast and Walla Walla vacation packages, resort golf outings, Gonzaga basketball tickets, ski packages, custom jewelry/art, special dinner packages, fishing gear, authentic Star Wars items, holiday gifts and more. Select “key” items provide a chance to win a $1,000 in “gold coins.”

Dinner starts at 6:30 and the live auction kicks off at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 a person or $250 for a table of eight. The Best Western-Coeur d’Alene Inn is located at 506 W. Appleway Ave. Tickets can be purchased by calling NIC Athletics at (208) 769-3348.

Spokane Golf Show

set for Feb. 24-25

The 20th annual Spokane Golf & Travel Show is scheduled for Feb. 24 and 25 in the Spokane Convention Center.

Event/show hours are Saturday 9 to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 to 4 p.m. Admission is $12, children 12 and under are free

Tickets will be on sale Monday or sooner at all TicketsWest Outlets or the golf show web site.

Web site: www.SpokaneGolfShow.com

Every adult paid admission will receive a free round of golf from Spokane’s Fairways Golf Course and another bonus golf offer from a variety of courses including — The Coeur d’Alene Resort, Circling Raven, Palouse Ridge, Columbia Point or Bryden Canyon.

The latest in golf technology will be available for the public to try.

The Inland Empire PGA Chapter will be providing free instructional tips at two hitting nets in the show. This will be staffed by area golf professionals.

Information: spokanegolfshow.com, (509) 621-0125

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