YOUTH SPORTS: Wednesday, December 2, 2015

CROSS COUNTRY

Locals qualify for nationals: A record 17 local youth cross-country runners have qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals.

The North Idaho XC team qualified 17 runners ages 9-15 for the USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championship to be held on Dec. 12, in Albuquerque, N.M. The team is comprised of 20 elite cross-country runners from Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, Sandpoint and Liberty Lake.

Founded 11 years ago by Mark Curtis, North Idaho XC has qualified runners every year for the national championship and has produced five three-time All Americans and one four-time All-American, an honor bestowed upon the top 25 finishers in each two-year age category.

All-Americans currently running on the team include Coeur d’Alene residents Lauren Forster and brothers Sam and Max Anderson.

At the Junior Olympic races, the runners compete against the best youth runners in America at 2K, 3K, 4K and 5K distances depending upon age. The team, now coached by Erin Hart of Liberty Lake, holds preseason training in August followed by a four-day-a-week training schedule from mid-October through mid-December.

Top youth runners in the area are encouraged to try out for the 2016 team and contact the coach at ely376@hotmail.com with questions.

Additionally, the team seeks donations to offset the travel expenses to New Mexico for this year’s national qualifiers.

BASEBALL

Clinic nears: The Dome in Hayden is hosting “Big League Training,” a camp set for Dec. 19 at The Dome, 167 Miles Ave.

Ages 6-9 will meet from 9 to 11 a.m.; ages 10-13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and ages 14-18 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Cost is $35 per player.

The instructional staff includes four local players, three with professional baseball experience — Kyle Johnson, Alex Capaul and Drew Turbin.

SWIMMING

Fall Splash meet: Hosted at the Kroc Center the Coeur d’Alene Area Swim Team (CAST) had 116 of its swimmers compete at the Fall Splash.

Leading the charge for CAST were Haley Pierce (13), Micah Sharples (13), and Erin Griffin (8), who each posted multiple first-place finishes, and Chang He (16), Jon Archer (15) and Karter Rasmussen (14), whom also posted multiple first-place finishes.

Due to the large number of swims and swimmers at the meet results posted are limited to swimmers who placed in the top three at the meet.

CAST swimmers placing in the top three include:

Jon Archer, 15; 1st 400 IM 4:24.10, 1st 200 back 2:01.23, 1st 100 back 55.21, 3rd 100 free 50.61, 3rd 100 breast 1:04.89, 3rd 50 free 23.28.

Lochlan Cleary, 8; 1st 50 back 50.95, 3rd 50 free 41.53, 3rd 50 breast 58.07, 3rd 25 back 22.70, 3rd 100 free 1:43.63.

Ashlyn Craigie, 8; 1st 25 free 18.94, 2nd 50 free 40.48, 2nd 25 fly 22.20, 3rd 25 back 21.88.

Cameron Craigie, 12; 2nd 50 free 27.47, 3rd 200 breast 3:01.51, 3rd 200 IM 2:40.39, 2nd 50 breast 38.04, 3rd 200 free 2:21.96, 3rd 100 back 1:15.63.

Maggie de Tar, 17; 2nd 400 IM 4:41.20, 3rd 100 fly 1:00.28, 1st 1000 free 10:45.68, 2nd 200 fly 2:15.46, Ethan Downing 14; 2nd 200 fly 2:35.68, 3rd 400 IM 4:56.80, 3rd 500 free 5:34.94, 3rd 100 fly 1:06.07, 3rd 1000 free 11:35.66, 3rd 100 back 1:07.56, 3rd 100 breast 1:16.95, 3rd 50 free 24.73. Emma Fredekind 10; 1st 200 breast 3:20.50, 3rd 200 IM 3:04.18, 2nd 100 breast 1:36.58, 2nd 50 breast 44.88.

Sarah Gonzales, 11; 1st 200 breast 2:51.98, 2nd 200 IM 2:38.57, 3rd 100 breast 1:21.94, 2nd 50 breast 39.65, 2nd 100 fly 1:19.27, 2nd 200 free 2:21.81, 3rd 100 back 1:15.03.

Erin Griffith 8; 1st 40.05, 1st 25 fly, 1st 50 breast, 1st 25 back 19.53, 1st 100 IM 1:42.14, 3rd 25 free 19.17, 1st 25 breast 27.13, 1st 50 fly 47.16, 1st 50 back 44.08.

Chris Hartman 13; 3rd 200 fly 2:39.46. Chang He 16; 1st 200 breast 2:12.85, 2nd 200 free 1:50.22, 2nd 100 free 50.28, 3rd 100 back 56.27, 2nd 100 breast 59.07, 2nd 50 free 22.65. Micah Hudlet 16; 3rd 500 free 5:33.8, 3rd 200 breast 2:34.46, 3rd 100 breast 1:12.46. Zach Lindford, 8; 3rd 25 fly 26.64. Gabe Markowski, 15; 3rd 200 back 2:10.55, 3rd 200 breast 2:30.55. Henry Matous, 16; 3rd 200 fly 2:35.23. Sarah Nichols, 15; 1st 500 free 5:24.04, 3rd 100 free 55.39, 1st 100 breast 1:07.38.

Brady Quinn, 7, 3rd 50 back 58.28. Lucy Pavey, 14; 3rd 200 fly 2:59.57. Hailey Pierce, 13; 1st 500 free 5:26.00, 1st 100 fly 1:02.46, 1st 100 free 55.53, 1st 200 back 2:18.42, 2nd 200 breast 2:41.11, 1st 100 back 1:01.34, 1st 200 IM 2:19.95, 2nd 100 breast 1:14.26, 1st 50 free 25.64. Karter Rasmussen, 14; 1st 500 free 5:10.82, 1st 200 free 1:54.61, 3rd 100 free 53.27, 2nd 200 back 2:09.98, 2nd 200 breast 2:29.21.

Ian Rector, 17; 2nd 200 breast 2:23.20. Logan Robillard, 11; 1st 500 free 6:09.18, 2nd 200 IM 2:35.79, 3rd 200 back 2:33.09, 3rd 50 free28.36, 1st 100 fly 1:13.27, 2nd 200 free 2:13.65, 2nd 100 back 1:12.25.

Micah Sharples, 13; 1st 400 IM 5:00.47, 3rd 500 free 5:41.80, 1st 200 free 2:08.90, 2nd 100 fly 1:05.10, 2nd 200 back 2:22.91, 1st 200 fly 2:26.00. Riley Taylor, 9; 2nd 200 breast 3:22.38, 2nd 200 IM 3:02.65, 1st 200 back 3:00.85, 2nd 100 IM 1:25.17, 2nd 50 free 32.98, 3rd 100 fly 1:33.49, 2nd 200 free 2:48.66, 3rd 100 back 1:26.29.

Chelsea Venning, 8; 2nd 25 back 21.37, 2nd 100 IM 2:01.70, 2nd 25 free 19.11, 1st 100 free1:34.41. Abby Whiting, 12; 2nd 500 free 6:19.08, 3rd 50 free 29.66, 1st 200 free 2:21.28, 2nd 100 back 1:14.18. Tristan Whiting 2nd 200 fly 2:25.64. Toriana Wilson,14; 2nd 400 IM, 2nd 100 back 1:04.47, 3rd 200 IM 2:27.35, 3rd 100 breast 1:17.82, 3rd 50 free 27.46.

COEUR d’ALENE RECREATION

Basketball

3rd Grade Boys Division

Thorco – Beckett Larson 8, Shane Parker 6, Michael Martindale 2.

Kaiju Sushi – Payson Irwin 4, Luke Clifford, Olin Young, and Gabriel Schabell 2.

Perfection Tire – Maddox Le 4, Will Pratt, Brayden Schillinger, and Roman Jurado 2.

West Star Industries – Dylan Sutich 8, Thomas Zielinski and Reed Sylte 6, Clayton Kennedy 4, Nathan Ringger 2.

Thorco – Kyler Miller, Beckett Larson and Harman Gaby 4, Shane Parker 2.

West Star Industries – Richie Hackett 8, Dylan Sutich 6, Reed Sylte 4, and Wyatt Westrup 2.

4th Grade Boys Division

Trancreative – Austin Forsberg 4, Makani Tran, Simon Gage, Luke Sharon, Nathan Edmonds, Levi Murphrey 2.

Meltz Grilled Cheese – Henry Nace 6, CJ Harshfield 3, Talan McCarthy, Kaden Johnson, and Bricin Moulton 2.

Umpqua Bank – Chuck Lewis 6, Paul Strobel, Dominic Quigley, Jake Farrar, and Tyson Karlinsey 2.

Cannon Hill Industries – Jake Dannenberg 6, Owen Markham 5, Aidan Stewart 2.

St. Josephs Ear, Nose, & Throat – Camden Gipson 6, Max Entzi, Daniel Toboyko, Paxon Bunch 4, Braydn Arrieta 3, Luke Heffter and Anthony Givas 2.

Black Sheep Sporting Goods – Jacob Veare 6, Isaih Allison 5.

Hagadone Directories – Jacob King and Jace Eastlick 4, Chase Saunders 3, Caden Rajenen 2.

Meltz Grilled Cheese – Karden Moore and Trenton Anderson 4, Henry Nace 2.

5th Grade Boys Division

Wild West Log Furniture - Joey Kohal 3.

North Idaho College – Cameron Esser 6, Damian Davis and Canyon Smith 2.

Pita Pit – Cooper Erickson 8, Conner Sheridan and Logan Betschart 4, Andrew Murphy and Kyle Seman 2.

Legends Sports Photography – Oskar Hepworth 6, Sam Allen 3.

6th Grade Boys Division

Lake City Booster Club – Josiah Desrochers 7, Gage Pleas 5, Dylan Hess 2.

Ironman CDA – Kyrus Condon 12, Connor Wolfe and Logan Wienclaw 10, Mason Witten 8, Wyatt Todd 4, Ethan Olson 3.

Lake City Rental – Kolby Cleave 14, Logan Buillion and Andrew Stockham 2, Olin Miller 1.

Idaho Forest Group – Trae McLuskie 9, Carlos Torres 4, Troy D’Agostino and Quinton Duce 2.

R.L. Jacobs Plumbing – Shay Saunders 14, Jonas Frazier and Aiden Myers 4, Joseph Meyer, Blake Austin, Gunner Nelson, Grant Owen 2.

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