Skipper’s hard work leads to success
Benaiah Cheevers, Assistant Sports Editor
May 9, 2013
Despite a disappointing fall season last semester, North Idaho College golfer Spencer Skipper has adjusted and improved his game, making him one of NIC’s top competitors for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship May 12-17 at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Skipper,... Read more »
Bright future for Coleman
Benaiah Cheevers, Assistant Sports Editor
May 9, 2013
North Idaho College golfer Arlee Coleman has high hopes for the women’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship at the Longbow Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz., May 13-16. Coleman is a 19-year-old sophomore from Chewelah, Wash. She’s studying business communications... Read more »
Students journey into woods for paintball war, new experience
Garrett Cabeza, Sports Editor
May 8, 2013
Dashing through the woods, finding a dip in the ground for a place to crouch and firing repeatedly at an exposed opponent jacked up all North Idaho College students’ heart rates who participated in a NIC Rec. Sports paintball event near Fernan Lake in Coeur d’Alene April 26. I participated too.... Read more »
NIC softball wins two out of three on Sophomore Day
Garrett Cabeza, Sports Editor
April 25, 2013
Softball doubleheaders can potentially cause focus issues for players because of the length of time spent on the field and in the dugout, but three games in a day can be a little more problematic. This was not the case for the North Idaho College softball team Saturday as they kept their eyes on the... Read more »
Cookin’ up home run hitting recipe
Benaiah Cheevers, Assistant Sports Editor
April 18, 2013
The North Idaho College softball career home run record has a new owner. There’s certainly more than meets the eye when it comes to NIC’s sophomore catcher Shelby Carter from Maple Valley, Wash. Carter, a four-year varsity softball winner at Tahoma High School in Covington, Wash., near Seattle earned... Read more »
NIC volleyball begins new era
Benaiah Cheevers, Assistant Sports Editor
April 17, 2013
There’s a new face on campus at North Idaho College. Miles Kydd, former Eastern Washington University head volleyball coach, has been named the new NIC head volleyball coach. Kydd was a member of the EWU volleyball coaching staff for nine years, including the last four as head coach. He spent four... Read more »
NIC softball beats Snow in final game of series
Garrett Cabeza, Sports Editor
April 15, 2013
The North Idaho College softball team avenged one of their two losses to Snow College Friday with a 7-2 win Saturday at Memorial Field in Coeur d’Alene. The two teams were unable to play the second game due to the weather. NIC center fielder Amber Meyers hit a two-run single to take a 2-1 lead... Read more »
Snow takes two from NIC softball team, second game goes to extra innings
Garrett Cabeza, Sports Editor
April 13, 2013
Snow College won the first two games of a four-game series against North Idaho College’s softball team Friday at Memorial Field in Coeur d’Alene. Snow took the first game 6-2 and the second game 7-5 in nine innings. During the second game with the score tied at four in the top of the ninth, Snow... Read more »
Cardinal cheerleader flies high
Garrett Cabeza, Sports Editor
April 11, 2013
Many people fear public speaking. It is uncomfortable to speak about a topic in front of strangers for a lot of people because everybody is staring and the speaker is wondering what everybody is thinking about. Well, cheerleaders, like North Idaho College cheerleader Kylie Crateau, love performing in... Read more »
NIC’s offense explodes during Spring Break
Garrett Cabeza, Sports Editor
April 8, 2013
The North Idaho College softball team routed Skagit Valley College (Mt. Vernon, Wash.) in a nonconference doubleheader April 2 at Memorial Field with scores of 11-0 and 17-1. In the first game, NIC scored six runs in the first inning including a two-run single by Shelby Carter and a three-run home run... Read more »
