YOUTH SPORTS: Select soccer, softball, football and basketball

SOCCER

The Sting U12 Girls Gold squad played in the Northwest Cup in Spokane Aug. 8 and 9. The team started with a 0-0 draw against Three Rivers Black, with Danika Nowak getting the shutout as keeper. The girls then defeated Spokane Shadow Elite Dimmler 5-0. Amber Aittama, Olivia Wyatt and Myah Rietze each had a goal, and Isabella Lucky scored twice. Danika Nowak had the shutout as keeper. The team then played the Shadow G03A Kevin team and fell 3-1 to round out bracket play. Amber Aittama had the sole Sting goal. The team then defeated the Spokane Breakers 3-0 to move to the Challenge Finals. Isabella Lucky scored twice and Sophia Allen once, while Danika Nowak had the shutout as keeper. The Sting U12 Girls Gold took the Challenge Finals match against CWSA Steele 4-1, with three goals by Gaby Roberts and one from Amber Aittama.

SOFTBALL

Coeur d'Alene Crush's finish in this past week's 16-and-under ASA Western National Championship held in Spokane, which included teams from California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The Crush team finished in 2nd place, winning seven games and losing two over the course of the week long tournament. The Crush averaged nine runs per game while allowing an average of only three.

Team leaders for this season were as follows:

Batting Average (.483 - Kyllie Sappington), (.470 - Bailey Cavanagh), (.433 - Leslie Jones), (.429 - Bubba Gleaves), (.417 - Laurie Jones)

Runs Scored (12 - Bubba Gleaves), (12 - Bailey Cavanagh), (12 - Leslie Jones), (10 - Laurie Jones), (8 - Kyllie Sappington)

RBI (15 - Leslie Jones), (10 - Morgan Dement), (9 - Bailey Heit), (8- Bailey Cavanagh), (7 - Kyllie Sappington)

OBP (.625 - Leslie Jones), (.567 - Kyllie Sappington), (.559 - Bailey Cavanagh), (.543 - Bubba Gleaves), (.536 - Morgan Dement)

Stolen Bases (9 - Bailey Heit), (4 - Leslie Jones), (3 - Darian Juhnke), (2 - Bubba Gleaves), (2 - Bailey Cavanagh).

• The Northwest Wildfire 14-and-under softball team will be holding tryouts on Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Post Falls High for any interested players.

Information: (208) 651-1972.

FOOTBALL

Skilled Players Football Camp - The Straughan's Air It Out Football Academy and Lewis-Clark Valley Loggers College football team are hosting a football camp for quarterbacks and receivers in the 3rd through 12th grades. We will provide comprehensive, sophisticated, and affordable instruction by college coaches and players. It is a one-day camp on Saturday in Lewiston at Sunset Park from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Quarterbacks show up at 3:30 and receivers show up at 4:30. The cost is $45 per player and includes a free T-shirt, along with a meet and greet session from the Loggers. For more information, go towww.airitoutfootballacademy.org.

Campers need to preregister by email: [email protected], or phone, (509) 432-5535.

Submit items for youth and non-varsity high school sports by noon Tuesday for publication Wednesday. Email stories and photos (in .jpg format) to [email protected].

Information: 664-8176, Ext. 2019