Northwest Notes Nov. 24, 2021
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 4 years, 1 month AGO
Lake City players
dot all-state soccer teams
Three Lake City High girls and two Timberwolf boys were named to their respective 5A first teams as the all-state soccer teams, as voted on by the state’s coaches, were announced recently.
Senior Lucy Evans, and juniors Georgia Whitehead and Elliotte Kortus of state champion Lake City, were named to the 5A girls first team. And Lake City’s Matt Ruchti was named 5A Girls Coach of the Year.
Seniors Tyler Allred and Noah Janzen of Lake City were named to the 5A boys first team. Seniors Walker Jump and Tate Novak of Lake City were named to the second team.
Senior Ava Shivers and junior Rebekah Hines of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy were named to the 3A girls first team.
Chiefs’ Toporowski suspended three games after penalty versus Seattle
CALGARY, Alberta — Spokane Chiefs forward Luke Toporowski was suspended three games (two remaining) by the Western Hockey League.
He will be eligible to return to the lineup Saturday vs. the Vancouver Giants.
The suspension results from a checking to the head major penalty and game misconduct earned during the Chiefs’ game versus the Seattle Thunderbirds last Friday.
Toporowski, 20, leads the Chiefs in scoring with 15 points (7G-8A) in 13 games played.
WSU extends contract
of soccer coach Shulenberger
PULLMAN — Washington State University athletic director Pat Chun announced Tuesday that women’s head soccer coach Todd Shulenberger had agreed to a contract extension. Shulenberger’s extension will keep him on the Palouse through the 2026 season.
In seven full seasons Shulenberger has guided the Cougars to an 82-42-15 (.643) record, the second-most wins in program history at the time of his extension. The Cougs have won double-digit games in five of Shulenberger’s season, including the current 2021 campaign.
Shulenberger’s Cougs have played their way into the postseason in five of his seven seasons, including the program’s first trip to the College Cup (final four) in 2019, and have won their opening game in the NCAA Tournament in each of their last four trips including this season. His 2017 Cougs became the first team in program history to play their way into the Sweet 16, a mark they would surpass two years later.
This year’s Cougs, with former Lake City High standout Bridget Rieken in her third year as a starting defender, WSU finished 14-3-4 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.