Sports Writer

JASON ELLIOTT

Jason Elliott has worked at The Press for 14 years and covers both high school and North Idaho College athletics. Before that, he spent eight years covering sports at the Shoshone News-Press in Wallace, where he grew up.

ARTICLES BY JASON ELLIOTT

North Idaho College to cut golf program

College says cutting program will save $600k.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 1 WEEK AGO

North Idaho College to cut golf program

College says cutting program will save $600k.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 1 MONTH, 2 WEEKS AGO

Strock rising: Sandpoint girls in semis for first time since 2016

Feb. 16, 2023 - Bulldogs win 54-49 over the Minico Spartans in the state 4A opener at Timberline High.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 YEAR, 11 MONTHS AGO

Clark Fork falls in nonleague game

Clark Fork boys basketball team traveled to Genesis Prep for a nonleague game.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 YEAR, 11 MONTHS AGO

SHS golfers compete at Post Falls Invitational

Coeur d’Alene freshman Sophia Vignale won girls medalist honors in a card-off with Lewiston’s Mollie Seibly at the Post Falls Invitational at Prairie Falls Golf Course on Tuesday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 2 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Sometimes they fall, sometimes they don't

Sometimes, the shots don’t quite fall for you.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 2 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Preston takes advantage of Sandpoint's miscues

MERIDIAN — In close games, it’s the extra possessions that haunt you. For Sandpoint, which turned the ball over 19 times, it still had a shot — despite everything that happened.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 2 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Don Haynes: A legend remembered

“He’d open the doors to his home to many kids,” former Coeur d'Alene High player and current Viking boys basketball coach Jon Adams said. “I had Thanksgiving dinner at his house once. As a kid, I’d keep losing my winter coat, so he and his wife Shirley would go out …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

SHOWCASE GOLF: The Show grows on again

What do a wizard, two-time Super Bowl MVP and a Lakeland High School Hall of Fame inductee have in common? The trio of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, Denver Broncos legend John Elway and former Lakeland High standout Tracy Hanson will make their debut at The …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Chapman: On her own time

You can take 20,000 steps a day, but do you really think about getting better with each one? Lake City High senior Angelyca Chapman does.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho High School All-Star Games: Dunk and done

"Slam it, and take the rim home with you." Well, one out of two isn't bad.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

STATE 3A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP: A refreshing repeat

It took a while, but someone finally cooled off Timberlake. The good news, it was just self-inflicted. “Right after we got our medals, we were talking about pouring water on coach like they do in the NFL,” Timberlake senior Brooke Jessen said. “It’s a new thing, and coach liked it. …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

STATE 5A GIRLS: Coeur d'Alene drops third-place game in 5A, lauds seniors

The effort was there all season for the Coeur d’Alene girls. With Thursday’s 56-50 win over Boise High, the Vikings had their most wins a season — 19 — since winning the 5A title in 2014. Now, the work needs to begin again to bring another back.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Zoned out

The opportunity to bring home the first trophy from state since 2014 is still there for the Coeur d’Alene girls basketball team. After getting caught in the Thunder Ridge zone, it just isn’t the one that the Vikings intended on vying for.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

STATE 3A GIRLS SEMIFINAL: Depth does it again

Struggling early on, Timberlake got a 3-pointer by a Soumas to put some life into its offense. It just wasn't the one you'd expect.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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