Jason Elliott

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Jason Elliott

By JASON ELLIOTT Sports writer POST FALLS — What’s a little competition between friends, right? The Post Falls boys 4x400 relay team of seniors Cobe Cameron, Trenton McLean, Tallan McCracken and Gio Carlino are hoping that it pays off with some gold at the end of this season. Cameron won the state 5A 400 last year, diving across the finish line for his first title. “I trained all last summer and went to Texas for the Junior Olympics trying to get better for this year,” Cameron said.

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Jason Elliott

By JASON ELLIOTTSports writerWhen Vaughn Weems was searching for his next stop in his basketball journey, it didn’t take long to find it. It was almost instant. Weems, named an NJCAA second-team All-American earlier this week after finishing second in scoring at 26.7 points per game, verbally committed to Nevada on Friday afternoon. “It really just felt like home,” Weems said.

1 month ago | cdapress.com | Jason Elliott

By JASON ELLIOTT Sports writer COEUR d’ALENE — Diana Nelson of Timberlake is already planning to attend North Idaho College to study dental hygiene. She might be close to adding another role — playing on the women’s basketball team — to her Cardinal schedule. “I didn’t think I was going to play at the next level, and just looked to get some more game time in,” said Nelson, who said she’s considering walking on to the program for the 2025-26 season. “I’m thinking about playing here.

1 month ago | cdapress.com | Jason Elliott

By JASON ELLIOTT Sports writer They’ve shaken the sickness and injury bug. Now, about those late season struggles. The North Idaho College women’s basketball enters this week’s Region 18 Tournament as the third seed and will face second-seeded Snow in the opening game today at 4 p.m. PDT on the campus of College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. NIC faced Snow in its regular season finale on March 1, falling 65-59 in Ephraim, Utah.

1 month ago | cdapress.com | Jason Elliott

By JASON ELLIOTTSports writerNAMPA – Basketball sometimes is a fickle thing. One minute, you’ve got a lead and can’t miss. The next, you’re searching for answers and wondering what went wrong. Junior Josh Watson scored on a layup, then converted a free throw to give second-seeded Lake City a 12-11 lead with 4:31 remaining in the first quarter. By the time the Timberwolves scored again, the Storm had landed at the Ford Idaho Center.