<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Courtesy of today's (October 20, 2012) Spokesman-Review.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">------------------------------------</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><img src="cid:8B08FBA5-3877-435E-B048-C4C68D974390" alt="image.jpeg" id="8B08FBA5-3877-435E-B048-C4C68D974390" width="533" height="108"></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"><br></span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Austin </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> has caught a glimmer of his future after kicking his way to fame Thursday night.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Following three restless hours of sleep, the Central Valley High School senior awoke for interviews with “Good Morning America” and the “Today” show, sharing his story of booting a record-breaking field goal to help his team win a wild football game. His exploit was also featured on ESPN’s “</span><span class="s3">SportsCenter</span><span class="s3">.”</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Between classes Friday the big smile stretched across his face seemed permanent as</span><span class="s3">Rehkow’s</span><span class="s3"> friends and fans congratulated him.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Teammates hugged the shy senior, and girls floated by with stars in their eyes.</span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“He’s a stud,” one classmate said.</span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">This was hours after </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> made history with a 67-yard field goal to take the CV Bears into overtime, and ultimately victory, against the </span><span class="s3">Shadle</span><span class="s3"> Park Highlanders on Thursday night.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The kick is believed to have tied the second-longest field goal in national high school history, snapping the Washington state record of 62 yards that had stood since 1929.</span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Senior classmate Madison </span><span class="s3">Rountree</span><span class="s3"> has known </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> since kindergarten and knows what Thursday’s game meant for their school.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">“I feel like it carries on the legacy about what a great school CV is,” </span><span class="s3">Rountree</span><span class="s3"> said. “If anyone was to achieve something so great and break a state record, he deserves it.”</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">He may be basking in the limelight from his big play, but </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3">, 17, said he’s been humbled by the experience and is proud to be a Bear.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">“I didn’t really have any time to think about it. The whole team swarmed the field congratulating me and whatnot – it was one of those in-the-moment </span><span class="s3">kind</span><span class="s3"> of things. I made the kick, put our team in overtime and ended up winning because of it,” </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3">said.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> said he stuck to the fundamentals with seconds to go.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">“Just swing through and keep the head down – definitely put some leg behind it,”</span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> said.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">The results from the play: more than 100 friend requests on </span><span class="s3">Facebook</span><span class="s3"> and sports fans searching the Internet for the kid who kicked a 67-yard field goal.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">“It’s amazing … how one kick can go from a high school game, where less than 1,000 people were there, to ‘</span><span class="s3">SportsCenter</span><span class="s3">,’ where more than a million are watching – word gets around fast,” </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> said.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">The young player’s father, Freddie </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3">, recalled the seconds before the kick.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">“It’s quite the moment, not one you would expect. They put him out there, what else does he have to lose? That’s a lot to ask of anybody,” said Freddie </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3">, who teaches health and wellness at CV. “He had a 64 last year (in practice), and man, that was long. To see 67 – that was mind-blowing.”</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Freddie </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> was as humble as his son, listing the great plays his son’s teammates made Thursday, concerned they’ll be overshadowed. The father said he is floored as he watches the views climb on an Internet video of the sensational kick shot by stadium bystanders, but he’s careful not to get overly excited about the attention.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“The personal accolades are nice and will give him extra exposure,” Freddie said. “For us as parents, we couldn’t be more proud of him, but we’re more proud that he was happy for the team.”</span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Austin </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> is an all-around athlete, though football came late.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He was a standout soccer player.</span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">“He was the kid who always took the penalty kicks for his team,” said his mother, Kim</span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3">. “He’s always had a gift for sports.”</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> first tried football several years ago as a freshman. He also plays defensive back and wide receiver for the Bears.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We just told him, ‘Look, you’re really good at soccer. Maybe you should try kicking a football, too,’ ” his mom said.</span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">An Eagle Scout with a 3.9 grade-point average, Austin </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> is hoping for a scholarship to a school with a successful and competitive sports program. He’s also looking forward to studying medicine. Eastern Washington University made him a verbal offer, Kim </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> said.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">“I’m grateful for what Eastern has proposed – that’s the extent of my offers right now,” Austin </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> said Friday. “I’ll definitely keep my options open.”</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">There’s a bright future ahead for </span><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> and, hopefully, one just as bright for another kicker.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Rehkow</span><span class="s3"> has three brothers, including a 14-year-old who is currently kicking at Evergreen Middle School.</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"><br></span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">---------------</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"><br></span></span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Central Valley High School kicker Austin Rehkow is hugged by teammate Grayson Sykes on Friday morning in the hallway between classes. Rehkow’s 67-yard field goal sent the Bears into overtime Thursday night in a Greater Spokane League football game against Shadle Park. The Bears won 62-55 after Sykes scored the winning touchdown against the Highlanders.</span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"><br></span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><img src="cid:8FD72534-11E0-42C7-A919-B5B561FAB741" alt="image.jpeg" id="8FD72534-11E0-42C7-A919-B5B561FAB741" width="620" height="394"></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"><br></span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">---------------</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"><br></span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3">Video of field goal . . .</span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3"><br></span></span></p><p class="s4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3hGTfyyJ3o">www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3hGTfyyJ3o</a></span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">------------------------------------<br><br><div>Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>"Moscow Cares"</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></div><div> </div><div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."</div><div><br></div><div>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>