Elementary children to receive free admission to ISU basketball game
Free basketball tickets, neck gaiters and stickers will be given out to elementary age children on January 11 at an Idaho State University Women’s Basketball game in celebration of Idaho State University’s annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
The first 300 kindergarten to fifth grade girls and boys will receive free admission to the game versus the University of North Dakota that starts at 7 p.m. at Reed Gymnasium.
Reduced $3 admission is also available for accompanying adults.
At half-time of the basketball game, the 2018 Trailblazer Award will be presented to Peggy Peterson.
This annual award recognizes a woman affiliated with ISU or the local community who has provided significant leadership and mentorship to women in sport.
ISU reports, “Peterson came to Pocatello in 1961 to teach at Alameda Junior High School after graduating from Huron University in South Dakota. She taught and coached at Highland High School from 1969-1995. Peterson started the women’s sport programs in volleyball, basketball and track at Highland High School and accumulated an impressive win-loss record of 240-57 in basketball and a 364-189 record in volleyball. She never had a losing season as a basketball coach and led her team to a state championship in 1974.”
