Spokane’s Hooper will play for title

Spokane’s Kelly Hooper will take on Pasco’s Jalayne Martinez in today’s final match at the 60th Pacific Northwest Junior Girls’ Amateur Championship, being held at RedHawk Golf Course in Nampa, Idaho.

Hooper, the No. 11 seed, defeated Grace Frazier of Clarkston  3 and 1 in the quarterfinals, and then hung on to defeat the No. 2 seed, Serena Lee of Auburn, Washington, 1-up in the semifinals.

Martinez, the No. 4 seed, defeated Danika Palm of Richland 5 and 4 and then beat No. 1 seed Ashley Fitzgibbons of Sammamish, 2 and 1.

Women’s soccer

Gonzaga senior Heather Johnson was named to the preseason All-West Coast Conference team for the second straight season.

The conference coaches picked Gonzaga to finish eighth this season. Defending conference champion, BYU, topped the poll.

Junior hockey

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has ended its child labor investigation into the Spokane Chiefs and other junior hockey league teams in the state with no findings.

In May, legislators clarified existing law with passage of Engrossed Senate Bill 5893. The law now states that 16- to 20-year-olds on junior ice hockey teams that play in publicly owned facilities are not employees. L&I reviewed the updated language in the law, which took effect July 24, 2015, and determined it covered the central issues.

The investigation stemmed from a child labor complaint against the Western Hockey League teams in Washington, including the Chiefs, Tri-City Americans, Everett Silvertips and Seattle Thunderbirds.