Recent Centennial High graduate and standout basketball player Heather Adams is among 25 student-athletes selected from 55,000 applicants as national recipients of a 2009 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award.

Adams, who will play college basketball at Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, maintained a 4.1 GPA at Centennial and was ranked in the top 1 percent of her class. She also is a member of the Olympic Development Program and was an All-Idaho selection in basketball.

Eagle High's Liz Brandon was named Idaho's 2008-09 Gatorade girls track and field athlete of the year Thursday, becoming the first athlete from her school chosen for the honor.

Mountain Home High's Nickayla Skinner was named Idaho's 2008-09 Gatorade softball player of the year Thursday, becoming the first player from her school chosen for the honor.

David Goodwin has been hired to replace Annie Schmidt as Timberline High softball coach, according to athletic director Tol Gropp.

Goodwin, an assistant of Schmidt’s for the past five seasons, also is the offensive coordinator for the football team and coached sophomore girls basketball the past two seasons. He teaches science at Timberline.

These Treasure Valley athletes have either signed or have announced their intention to sign letters of intent with colleges programs.

This list of the top 15 high school track and field performances from the 2009 outdoor season was compiled using results gathered by Idaho Statesman sports reporter Jesse Zentz.

Nampa Christian's girls won their fifth consecutive 2A team championship and the Trojan boys returned to the top of the podium Saturday at Bronco Stadium.

NOTE: I apologize for the lack of entries, but the busy schedule of the 5A and 4A finals Friday night forced me to focus on the three stories I was working on for Saturday's paper. I had to sacrifice the blog. Sorry.

Jumping on an injured right ankle that required a medical hardship to gain entry into the 5A state meet, Capital's Kasen Covington needed only two attempts to establish an overall state record.

Former assistant Chandlar Davis was hired as Timberline High's girls soccer coach, the Boise School District announced Thursday.