Basin athletes shine

Six more Columbia Basin athletes have been named Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Athletes of the week in the past few weeks.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: New Vandal football coach Eck on building a top-notch program ... and other things

Press sports editor Mark Nelke catches up with Idaho football coach Jason Eck during a recent visit to Coeur d'Alene

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake City bounces back from first loss, knocks off Moscow

Junior Blake Buchanan, who transferred from Moscow after his freshman season, totaled 21 points and 13 rebounds for Lake City (18-1, 6-1 IEL), with most of his nine baskets coming on dunks. Nathan Hocking added 17 points, Kolton Mitchell 15 for the T-Wolves.

A bright idea in the neighborhood

You could be rewarded for pulling us all a little closer together.

5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Trilogy time on Tuesday

Vikings, Timberwolves win openers, will face off again for berth to state 5A tournament

Coeur d’Alene (19-3), the top seed in the 5A Region 1 tournament, handled No. 4 Lewiston 61-41 at Viking Court on Friday, while No. 2 Lake City (19-3) beat No. 3 Post Falls 50-36 at Lake City High in the other opening-round game.

THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Giulio a tough wrestler, but a soon-to-be Saint on the field

“It was pretty tough, and I didn’t realize it was going to be as tough of a decision as it was,” Giulio said. “My whole life, I’ve loved football a lot more than wrestling. Towards the decision, I was thinking about what would make me the happiest. I really didn’t know if I wanted to wrestle again after this year. So after talking with my dad and brothers, I figured out that I wanted to play football. And I’m 100% sure of that.”

Man gets 40-year sentence for child sexual abuse

A man who pleaded guilty to molesting two children and stalking a woman will spend up to 40 years behind bars.

Legals for February, 5 2022

Lilly Reuter makes three 3s against Noxon

Clark Fork’s (4-10) girls basketball team rebounded nicely after losing on Thursday on its senior night with a nonleague victory against Noxon (2-8) 42-31.

Sandpoint Earns No. 1 seed in OT

Sandpoint and Moscow’s girls’ basketball teams were battling like there was something at stake on Friday at Sandpoint high school probably because there was the number one seed in the 4A region I tournament.

Op-Ed: ESG vs. USA

ESG is a relatively new term for evaluating environment, social justice and governance impact.

Libby knocks off Ronan in conference play

The Libby boys turned 32 free throw attempts into 25 points as the Loggers defeated Ronan 61-53 in Northwestern A Conference action on Jan. 29.

Barrows pleads guilty to amended felony charge

A man brought up on drug distribution charges after allegedly offering to sell methamphetamine to a criminal informant over text message changed his plea this week.

Bluehawks clip Trojans' wings

Any athlete ever befouled by a cold streak could sympathize with the Troy Trojans after their 60-21 loss to Thompson Falls on Jan. 28.

Grocery tax credit a decent crumb

But how many people know about it, let alone take advantage of it?

Teen gets prison for robbery gone bad

A teen who accepted a plea deal for his role in a drug deal gone bad received the maximum sentenced.

Northwest Notes Feb. 4, 2022

Idaho high school all-star basketball games scheduled to return to NIC in March

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television and radio highlights for upcoming weekend

Flathead, Glacier wrestlers gear up for AA Divisional

The Western AA Divisional wrestling meet is set for today and Saturday at Missoula Big Sky, with Flathead and Glacier taking a combined 49 boys and 45 girls into competition.

Idaho tax conformity bill hits same-sex marriage objections

Idaho voters in 2006 voted to ban gay marriage