Youth sports June 29, 2011
SELECT SOCCER
Sting players honored: Four members of the Coeur d'Alene Sting under-13 girls soccer team that competed at last week's U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV championships in Boise - Caitlin Barber, Josee Bassett, Cameron Wendlandt and Sydney Quimby - were named to the PacNW Team of the Month by topdrawersoccer.com.
Comments are by Robert Ziegler, ESNN
Caitlin Barber, Coeur d'Alene Sting U13G, Winger: On Day 1 of the U.S. Youth Soccer 2011 Region IV Championships, Caitlin Barber proved once again that she is a composed goal scorer that makes the most of every opportunity. Caitlin came out fast and strong for the Coeur d'Alene Sting U13 girls, scoring their first goal in the 3rd minute of play. The Sting went on to win 2-1.
Josee Bassett, Coeur d'Alene Sting U13G, Center Back: Josee Bassett's natural speed and athleticism allows her to cover a tremendous amount of field, providing a base for the attack out of the back as well as specializing in shutting down the opposition's best scorers. Josee and the Sting's other Center Back, Camryn Wendlandt, complement each other making the Sting U13's back line a practically impenetrable wall of defensive talent.
Camryn Wendlandt, Coeur d'Alene Sting U13G, Center Back: Camryn Wendlandt provides the back line with strong leadership and game intelligence. She organizes and coordinates play between the defense and the midfield and can be counted on to execute the defensive tactical plan flawlessly.
Sidney Quimby, Coeur d'Alene Sting U13G, Center Back and Camryn Wendlandt, Coeur d'Alene Sting U13G, Center Midfield: Sidney is the 'workhorse' of the Coeur d'Alene Sting U13G. She is a tireless athlete who controls the midfield using her exceptional field vision and ball distribution ability to create offensive chances for the attack. Sidney can also play the role of center defensive mid using her athleticism and endurance to get back quickly to support the defense.
SWIMMING
CAST at Summer Solstice: The Coeur d'Alene Area Swim Team competed in the Summer Solstice meet June 17-19 in Spokane. A total of 63 CAST athletes ages 6-18 competed.
Most notably, Maggie de Tar won the 11-12 girls high point award - a total of all the points earned per athlete over the course of the weekend. Her fellow teammate, Cole Curtis, won the 11-12 boys high point award. Nicole Rozier took home third place for the 13-14 girls high point and Kaleigh Spears took third place in the 8-and-under girls high point.
Several Croc relays placed well - including a first-place finish in the 10-and-under boys 200-meter freestyle relay from Marcus Rozier, Caleb Markowski, Aren Kariotis and Ben McNeil.
Team point scores were not calculated for this competition.
A total of 582 swimmers on 22 teams from Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana competed.
BASEBALL
Whitecaps second: The Bayview Whitecaps 15-and-under team placed second at the recent Kalispell (Mont.) Invitational. The Whitecaps went 4-0 in pool play, then lost to Glacier 12-2 in the championship game.
Bayview opened with a 6-4 win over Kalispell, as Kris Jackson went 3 for 4 and Logan Bruner was 2 for 4.
The Whitecaps then beat Glacier 11-0, as Bruner and Blake Wrotenbery each had two hits.
In an 11-1 win over Kalispell, Bruner and Austin Sweezy each went 2 for 3.
Wrotenbery was 3 for 3 in a 5-2 win over Glacier.
In the title game, Wrotenbery was 2 for 3 in the loss to Glacier.
The Whitecaps, 7-2 in Babe Ruth League play, will be heading to the state Babe Ruth tournament in Nampa in two weeks. Bayview is the defending state champs.
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