Northwest Notes June 11, 2026

Gathering today at Real Life Ministries

for Post Falls athlete Haines

The public is invited to attend a balloon release for Post Falls sophomore Lexie Haines, who died from injuries suffered during an automobile accident last Saturday.

Haines played basketball and soccer at Post Falls High, and was involved in 4-H. She was playing on the Post Falls girls summer-league basketball team.

The event will begin at 12:30 p.m., at The Fields at Real Life in Post Falls. Attendants are encouraged to meet in the north end of the fields, with a banner signing and purple bracelets to "Live for Lexie."

Those in attendance are encouraged to wear purple, Haines' favorite color, in her memory.

Boise State softball coach Shults resigns

Justin Shults has resigned after five seasons as Boise State softball coach to become associate head coach at Arkansas, BSU athletic director Jeramiah Dickey said. 

Shults posted a 167-102 record at Boise State, and his .621 winning percentage is the best in program history.

Boise State tied the school record with 40 victories in 2022 in Shults’s first year and earned the highest ranking in school history at No. 23.

The Broncos captured the Mountain West regular season title in 2023 and finished runner-up in the 2024 MW Championship.

Terra McGowan, an assistant under Shults for two seasons, has been named interim head coach.