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Prep notebook: Terrace's Swanson among SU hoop signees

Leigh Swanson averaged 10.9 points per game.

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Leigh Swanson, a 6-foot-8 senior at Mountlake Terrace, is among three players from the Seattle area who have signed letters of intent to play basketball for the Seattle University men's team.

Adam Moore, a 6-6 forward from Everett, and David White, a 6-11 former Highline High School player, also will join the Redhawks, coach Joe Callero announced yesterday.

"At this point, this is the deepest frontcourt we have recruited," Callero said. "We are set for a couple of years. We'll look to add one more player in the spring, but the foundation is set for years to come."

Swanson, who averaged 10.9 points per game as a junior at Mountlake Terrace, was rated as one of the top 20 power forwards and top 100 high-school seniors on the West Coast by the Gerry Freitas Hoop Review.

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Moore averaged 20.8 points and more than seven rebounds per game while shooting 70 percent from the field for Everett High School in 2002-03. He was the WesCo South Division most valuable player and was chosen to play in the Class 4A All-State game.

Moore attended Southern Oregon University last school year but did not play basketball. He will play for Everett Community College this season. Moore will have three years of eligibility remaining at Seattle University.

White, 24, played at Highline High School and one season at Bellevue CC before going to Shanghai, China for four years to play basketball. White will play at Bellevue CC this season and have two years of eligibility with the Redhawks.

Everett golfer signs with Idaho

Everett High School senior Jacob Koppenberg has signed a letter of intent to play golf for Idaho.

Koppenberg won the 2004 Frank Rodia Memorial tournament as well as the Washington Junior Golf Association District I championship. He was a member of the Washington Hogan Cup Team.

"I feel that Jacob will have an immediate impact on our team next year and I look forward to adding him to our lineup," Idaho coach Brad Rickel said.

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Koppenberg is a three-time all-conference selection. He was named Washington Junior Golf Tour Player of the Year in 2003 and 2002.

The Idaho women's golf team already includes Renee Skidmore, who played for Everett High School two years ago.

Inglemoor golfer chooses Vanderbilt

Inglemoor High School senior Tyler Matthews has signed a letter of intent to play golf for Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn.

Matthews has four top-10 finishes in national tournaments in the past year, including a sixth-place finish in the AJGA Heather Farr Classic.

In high school, he won the KingCo 4A District championship, shooting a 5-under par 71-68 to win by two strokes.

Matthews chose Vanderbilt after also considering Tulane, California and Duke.

De La Salle making football comeback

De La Salle's football team has recovered nicely from its season-opening, 39-20 loss to Bellevue at Quest Field. The Spartans from Concord, Calif., have won three in a row, four of their past five and this week are rated No. 1 in the Bay Area rankings compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle — with a 5-3-2 record.

Notes

• O'Dea linebacker Anthony Felder has scheduled a recruiting visit to LSU on Dec. 3. His plan also includes a visit to Notre Dame on Dec. 10 and Ohio State on Jan. 4. The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder also has scholarship offers from Washington, Penn State, Arizona State, Miami (Fla.) and Duke.

• Kentwood's 4A quarterfinal football game against Gonzaga Prep Saturday in Spokane will be broadcast on KGRG radio (89.9 FM), the Green River Community College station, starting at 1 p.m.

• The Rainier Beach-Ferndale 3A quarterfinal football game tomorrow night will be broadcast on Seattle radio station KITZ (1400 AM), starting at 7 p.m.

• Washington will try to win for the fifth time six years Sunday at the sixth annual Border Clash cross-country race at the Nike campus in Beaverton, Ore. The event features the top high-school runners — 40 boys, 40 girls — from Washington and Oregon in a dual-meet format. The field includes Kamiak's Kelly Spady, the Washington 4A state champion, and Bellarmine Prep's Brie Felnagle, the 4A girls champion.

News releases by college sports-information directors are included in this report.