Coeur d’Alene Little League seeking help for trip to Northwest regionals

The Coeur d’Alene Little League U12 baseball team has started a GoFundMe account to help offset costs for the team’s upcoming trip to the Northwest Regional tournament in San Bernardino, Calif., starting on Aug. 5.

The team is trying to raise $15,000, and will be used for uncovered and additional expenses during their time in California.

To donate, visit www.gofundme.com/f/cda-little-league-all-stars?

Local skaters to skate

at national showcase

A group of 22 skaters representing Lake City Figure Skating and Spokane Figure Skating Club will compete in the U.S. National Showcase from July 31 to Aug. 4 in Wenatchee, Wash.

Featured skaters include Emily Dodd of Coeur d’Alene; Kassandra Feeney of Post Falls and Amy Bartoo of Coeur d’Alene.

Competitors will compete in the full-production portion of the competition.

Vandals add Thacker to

men’s basketball roster

Idaho added another in-state talent with Mountain View High of Meridian product joining the Vandals after spending the previous two seasons at Walla Walla Community College.

“Damen is an in-state product, having grown up in Boise,” said Zac Claus, interim Idaho coach. “He’s a really skilled, competitive point guard who can do a little bit of everything. He has already made an impression here, in terms of how hard he plays on a daily basis. Out of high school he played at Southern Virginia, but chose to return to the Pacific Northwest. He helped lead Walla Walla to the NWAC title game last year, playing under a great coach in Jeff Reinland.”

As a sophomore, the 5-11 guard averaged 22.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game to earn All-Eastern Region First Team honors. The Warriors had a strong season, finishing at 13-3 in conference play and advancing to the NWAC Championship game before losing 104-73 to North Idaho College. Thacker earned All-NWAC Tournament first team honors after averaging 26.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game while shooting 44.2 percent from the floor and 38.5 percent from beyond the arc.

In his first season at Walla Walla, Thacker averaged 15.8 points per game and helped lead the Warriors to the NWAC East Regular Season Championship.