Gonzaga’s Wayt delivers key hit to defeat Spokane

Gonzaga University’s Shawn Wayt had a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning Thursday night to lift the Aloha Knights to a 3-1 baseball win over the Spokane RiverHawks at Spokane Falls Community College.

Matt Hague (2-0) allowed four hits and struck out eight as the first-place Knights (13-2) swept the three-game West Coast Collegiate League series and improved to 6-0 against Spokane this year.

Jaime Pedroza doubled to lead off the eighth and scored on Sam Hall’s groundout for the RiverHawks (3-14), who dropped their sixth straight.

Soccer

The second-place Spokane Shadow will attempt to make up ground in the Premier Development League’s Northwest Division when they play at last-place Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

The season is down to five matches and the Shadow (7-4-0, 21 points) have two matches remaining with the first-place Cascade Surge (10-1-1, 31 points), including their final home match at Albi Stadium on July 16. The Rangers, this weekend’s opponent, are 2-11-0.

Prep football

Two Greater Spokane League teams will be part of the third annual Emerald City Kickoff Classic on Labor Day.

The Classic in Qwest Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks, will feature five games beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 5.

Ferris will play last year’s 4A Gridiron Classic champion, Evergreen (Vancouver), at noon. Evergreen, a state semifinalist in 2003, beat Gonzaga Prep in the semifinals 31-30 last year before winning state.

G-Prep will follow at 3 p.m. in its traditional season opener against Bellarmine Prep.

Other games will pit Wenatchee against White River; California power Mission Viejo, unbeaten last year, against Issaquah; and South Kitsap against Mercer Island.

Proceeds go to the schools and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Tickets are $20 for reserved, $15 for adult general admission, and $10 for students and seniors for the all-day event. They can be purchased at participating schools, on Ticketmaster.com., or on game day.

•The first Idaho all-star high school game for graduated seniors of all classifications in nearly 25 years will be held Saturday in Boise.

The game will be played at Boise State University’s Bronco Stadium. Kickoff is at 5 p.m. (MDT).

The format for the game pits Team Treasure Valley (40 players from District III, the Boise area) against Team Idaho (40 players from the other five districts).

Motorsports

The Northwest Modifieds will run at Spokane Raceway Park on Saturday, taking the place of the Northwest Late Model Superstock Series race.

The modifieds have had six of their eight scheduled races postponed or canceled by rain.

Time trials will begin at 5 p.m.

Men’s basketball

Rob Pankowski, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound player from Walla Walla Community College, signed a scholarship agreement to play for the University of Idaho during the 2005-06 season.

Pankowski, a graduate of Bishop Kelly High in Boise, averaged 23 points per game and shot 59 percent from the floor as a sophomore.

“Rob is a proven scorer,” said UI coach Leonard Perry. “He’s a guy who knows how to put the ball in the basket. He’ll be a welcome addition.”