Two Sting teams win at State Cup
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Three Coeur d’Alene Sting teams advanced to the finals, and two won championships Monday at the Idaho State Cup in Boise.
The Sting under-18 boys and U13 girls both won titles, and the Sting U14 boys placed second.
The Sting U18 boys and U13 girls qualified for the US Youth Soccer Far West Regionals June 21-27 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Sting U18 boys: Coeur d’Alene went 1-1-1 in the four-team round robin play, beating PVSC 2-2, losing 1-0 to the Boise Capitals and beating FC Athletico 3-1.
In the finals, the Sting avenged an earlier loss by beating the Boise Capitals 4-3.
Sting U13 girls gold: Madi Ward scored the game’s only goal as Coeur d’Alene defeated the Synergy of Boise 1-0 in the championship game to earn a trip to regionals.
The Sting went 5-0 in the tourney. In Game 1 on Saturday, the Sting defeated the Boise Nationals Japan 6-0 with goals by Bekah Brendis (Natalie Wheelock assist), Natalie Wheelock, Madi Ward (Meg Lowery), Meg Lowery (Meaghan Bare), Alissa Jolliff and Piper Glover (Bekah Brendis).
In Game 2, the Sting beat the Boise Nationals Norway 3-1 on goals by Natalie Wheelock, Alissa Jolliff, and Hannah Shrontz (assist Meaghan Bare).
Game 3 was a 2-0 victory over the Boise Nationals Athletico with goals by Hannah Shrontz and Natalie Wheelock.
In Game 4, the semifinal, the Sting bested Les Bois Elite 2-1 on goals by Alissa Jolliff (assist Megan Lambert) and Bekah Brendis. Tiegan Horton was the winning goalkeeper in all games.
Sting U14 boys: After winning its first four games, Coeur d’Alene lost 3-0 in the finals to the Boise Nationals Celtic.
In their first game Friday, the Sting beat PVSC of Pocatello 5-0 on goals in the first half from Luke Barrett (Rikki McCaw assist) and Vince Cavalin on a direct kick. In the second half Barrett (Cavalin assist) scored once, Kenny Randall twice (assists from Cavalin and Brett Dickman). Tanner Horton posted the shutout.
Saturday saw the Sting rally from one goal down to beat the Sandpoint Strikers 3-1. The Sting tied the game off a corner kick when Rikki McCaw followed his kick from the corner after it was cleared from the box. The Sting took the lead on a direct kick from McCaw. Kenny Randall rounded out the scoring when he stole a pass from the goalie and dribbled around him for the goal.
Sunday’s final game in round robin play saw Sting beat Xtreme from Boise 3-1. The Sting scored all three of its goals in the first half, from Randall (Cavalin assist), McCaw and Kenny Brown (Randall assist).
In the semifinals, the Sting beat Boise Real Vallivue 3-0. The first goal came from a corner kick by Jake Sweeney to Cavalin, who headed the ball to Braden Ridgewell, who kicked it past the keeper. Barrett and Randall rounded out the scoring (Barrett assjsting on both), and Horton posted the shutout.
This was the second year the Sting ’95 and ’96 boys played at State Cup, and placed second both times.
Sting U-12 boys: The Sting ended their regular season with a 3-0 victory over the Lakeland Nighthawks at the Hayden Meadows complex.
Scoreless at half, Garrett Flolo opened the scoring in the second half, and Jared Stone and Koby Murphree added scores to seal the win. Jared Stone and Chase Meek teamed for the shutout in goal.
The Sting finished second in league with a 6-1-1 record.
Sting U15 boys: The Sting finished 3-2-2 on the season.
Scoring goals were Sean Palmer 5, Brett Dickman 3, TJ McWhorter 3, Dylan Shapland 2, Carson May 1, Luke Barrett 1, Brent Giera 2, Colin Koss 1, Christjan Wild 1, Connor Clark 1 and Roman Kleng 1.
In goal, Dylan Shapland had 58 saves, Colin Koss 46, Christjan Wild seven.
Scores were: Sting 1, Moscow 1 (April 10); Sting 5, Idaho Thunder Schmidt (April 21); Idaho Thunder U16 6, Sting 0 (April 24); Sandpoint Strikers 6, Sting 2 (May 1); Sting 5, Idaho Thunder Nash 4 (May 8); Sting 3, Moscow 3 (May 8), and Sting 5, Idaho Thunder Nash 1 (May 22).
All three students who entered earned medals as the Goshin-jitsu Chow-Hoon Martial Arts School in Hayden, under the direction of head instructor Bijay Singh, competed in the Kootenay Classic judo tournament in Salmo, British Columbia, on May 29.
Deklin Boseth won a gold medal in the Junior Boys under 30kg lightweight division.
Raji Singh won a bronze medal in boys/girls under 30kg lightweight division.
Odin Boseth won a bronze medal in the Junior Boys under 34kg lightweight division.
BASEBALL
Hayden Little League
Giants 21, Mariners 2: Connor Killen and Jonny Plum both hit three-run home runs for the Giants, who finished first in regular-season play with a 9-2 record. Dylan Shaffer went 4 for 4 for the Giants, Jonny Plum went 3 for 3 and Collin Hunter, Colin Richards, Taylor Batchelder and Devon Passick had two hits apiece.
SWIMMING
The Coeur d’Alene Area Swim Team posted 11 first-place finishes and placed 10th out of 23 teams at the Pacific Coast Invitational May 14-16.
Individual highlights include first-place finishes by Bryce Kananowicz, 14 (200 and 800 freestyles, 200 and 400 individual medleys, 100 and 200 backstrokes, and 100 butterfly), Joe Loftus, 15 (200 individual medley and 400 freestyle), Kjirsten Magnuson, 16 (100 freestyle), and Nicole Rozier, 11 (50 butterfly). Both Loftus and Kananowicz earned high point honors for scoring the most cumulative points in their respective age groups.
CAST will be competing next in the Tri-Cities Invitational Friday through Sunday.
COEUR d’ALENE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Soccer
3rd GIRLS DIVISION
Hallmark Homes – Makenna Smith 1 goal. McDonalds – Niketta Janoski 1 goal and Brena Adams 2 goals. Patrick Mullen – Marissa Hagerty 2 goals. Cd’A Sting – Tarryn Cherry 1 goal and Samantha Kemper 2 goals. Idaho Fence – Lauren Rod 1 goal.
4th GIRLS DIVISION
RR Bradley & Associates – Ali Overoye 1 goal.
5th GIRLS DIVISION
CCd’A Concrete Cutting – Tonya Phillips and Elizabeth Torres 1 goal.
3rd BOYS DIVISION
Hagadone Directories – Davin Harrison and Tyler Maddox 1 goal. Center Partners – Logan Parks 1 goal. Cd’A Sting – Tyler Shaw 1 goal. Center Partners – Logan Parks 1 goal. Hagadone Directories – Davin Harrison 1 goal.
4TH/5TH BOYS DIVISION
Doc Beaton – Jack Harper 3 goals and Victor Wismer 2 goals. Chiropractic Pain Relief – Adam Priebe 2 goals. Polin & Young Construction – Drew Willis and Ian Fleming 1 goal.
Tennis classes: Registration continues through June 11 at the recreation department at 710 Mullan Avenue. Classes will start the week of June 14 and will run for four weeks. Classes will be held twice a week on either Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays.
A second session will start the week of July 12. Classes will be held at the Lake City High School tennis courts located on Ramsey Road.
Students must supply their own tennis racket and a can of balls. Cost for eight lessons is $30.
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