Jason Elliott

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Jason Elliott

By JASON ELLIOTTSports writer6ACOEUR d'ALENE — Coeur d’Alene senior Jackson Sims wasn’t satisfied with the outcome of his series in the discus at the 6A District 1 track and field meet on Thursday. And that was with a 15-foot cushion. “It definitely wasn’t my best meet, but it got the job done,” said Sims, who won the event with a throw of 146 feet, 6 inches to advance to state.

1 week ago | cdapress.com | Jason Elliott

By JASON ELLIOTTSports writerAt this point in the season, teams have a good idea of what their team can do, and do well. This weekend will be about surviving and advancing to the new look state baseball tournament starting next Thursday. Coeur d’Alene (16-4), as the fourth seed, will face the winner of Friday’s game between No. 9 seed Highland (18-9) and No. 7 and qualifier host Lake City (13-8) on Friday afternoon.

1 month 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 month 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.

2 months 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.