Monday's Boise Hawks vs. Yakima Bears game has been moved up due to an electrical problem at Memorial Stadium.

First pitch is now scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The game had been scheduled for 7:15 p.m.

I just got word Tuesday's game will also start at 6:30 p.m.

Reports out of Chicago are the Cubs have signed top draft pick Brett Jackson. According to a report from MLB.com, Jackson will begin his professional career in Boise after he passes a physical.

No word when that will be, but Jackson should be with the Hawks by the time team returns from a five-game road trip. The addition of the outfielder out of Cal could be a big boost for Boise, which lost...read more

The Sacramento Bee's blog covering the Sacramento Kings reported new head coach Paul Westphal has hired his coaching staff. Absent from the list is Idaho Stampede coach Brian Gates.

There had been speculation Gates might be a candidate to join Westphal's staff as an assistant coach. Gates and Westphal share the same agent.

Gates told me last week he would be interested in making...read more

Reporting in from Memorial Stadium where the Hawks are playing the Tri-City Dust Devils in the final game of three-game series.

The Hawks are trying to win at least one game before heading to Oregon for the team's first road trip of the season. If you have seen my stories from the first two games, Boise has been fine offensively but has struggled with pitching and defense.

The Hawks have already...read more

Could Idaho Stampede head coach Bryan Gates soon get a call-up from the D-League to the NBA?

In a June 9 article, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports mentioned Gates as a "strong candidate" to join Paul Westphal's staff with the Sacramento Kings. Westphal was hired this week to take over the Kings and is in the process of hiring his assistant coaches.

I talked to Gates on...read more

I had been waiting for the all-conference baseball team for 1A before posting all of the all-conference teams for the spring. But I haven't heard anything, so here you go.

BASEBALL

5A SIC

Coaches of the Year: Rod Williams, Meridian; Brad Dalton, Centennial

Player of the Year: Chris Kerns, Timberline

First Team

Designated Hitter: Nick Muncy, Caldwell

First base: A.J. Work, Timberline

Catcher...read more

With their first pick in the 2009 amateur draft, the Chicago Cubs selected Brett Jackson. Jackson is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound outfielder from the Cal Berkeley who is said to have a nice approach at the plate and runs well.

Now it will be interesting to see how long it takes the Cubs to sign Jackson, and if he ends up coming to Boise when they do.

Here is a story on Jackson from the Chicago...read more

The top senior football players from around the state will be in Pocatello next week for the wannaplaycollegesports.com All State Games.

The format for this year's games have changed quite a bit. Instead of just one game, there will be three. It is still set up with Team Treasure Valley playing Team Idaho, but this year there will be games pitting 5A-4A all-stars, 3A-2A-1A all-stars and eighth...read more

I'm back after a brief break, and I am slowly making the transition in this blog from primarily posts on high school sports to posts on the Boise Hawks.

The season is just around the corner, with Opening Day for the Northwest League season scheduled for June 20. The Hawks open up with a three-game homestand against the Tri-City Dust Devils. (Click here to see the complete schedule.)

While...read more