YOUTH SPORTS: Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Avant Coeur Gymnastics men who competed at the recent USAG Region 2 Men’s Championships are, front row from left, Avry Farmer and Grayson McKlendin; second row from left, Conner Fulks, Caden Severtsen andPatrick McCarthy; third row from left, Michael McCarthy, Nick Ancker and Mitch McHugh; and back row from left, John McCarthy, Lincoln Powell, Austin Kirk and Conner Petellin.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>All of our Level 10 boys from Avant Coeur Gymnastics qualified for nationals at the recent USAG Region 2 Men’s Championships. From left are John McCarthy, Lincoln Powell, Austin Kirk, Conner Petellin and Mitch McHugh.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Brandon Decker of Technique Gymnastics was the All Around Level 4 state champion at the USAG Idaho Men’s State Championship in Boise in March 20.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Classical Christian Academy, a K-12 private Christian school, recently completed its first junior high girls basketball season. This is the start of CCA’s girls basketball program. Next year, CCA hopes to have a girls high school team. In the front row from left are Alexandra Bailey, Jenessa Norcini, Grace Bailey, Maria Palmer and Abigail Schmidt; second row from left, Nicole Fomenko, Natalie Taylor, Cassidy Crawford, Kaitlyn Knight and Sarah Darrow; and back row from left, coach Keri Abbey, Sydney Abbey, Anna Darrow and coach Michelle Darrow.<…
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Coeur d Alene Little League held its opening day ceremonies Saturday at the Canfield Sports Complex. All 28 teams for the coming season were in attendance. Along with honoring the current board of directors for their service to the league Coeur d'Alene Little League presented four $500 scholarships to local student athletes that participated in Coeur d Alene Little League in the past and have continued to demonstrate leadership on the field as well in the classroom. From left are Jeffrey Smith, Coeur d'Alene Little League president, and scholarship re…
<p>Several of Reggie's past coaches and teammates (pictured below) were also in attendance for the dedication. Andy Nault was also given the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to open the season and it was caught by longtime friend Tim Austin. Pictured from left are Tim Austin, family friend; Andy Nault; and Jeffrey Smith, Coeur d'Alene Little League president.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Coeur d Alene Little League dedicated a new tree to the Canfield Sports Complex on Saturday during its opening day ceremonies. The red oak was planted in memory of Reggie Nault, a past Coeur d'Alene Little League player and all-star who passed away this past summer. An engraved plaque was presented to Andy Nault, Reggie's father, and will be placed next to the tree as a permanent memorial</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The Idaho Impact under-14 volleyball team won the Flight 2 bracket at the Inland Northwest Classic on Saturday at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake. In the front row from left are Kylah Pratt, Liberty Ortega, Megan Dietz, Berkeley Knight, Izzy Hilliard and Madi Gove; and back row from left, coach Alison Suko, Lacy McElwain, Lili Hare, Braylee Pratt, Kamden Fiddes, Jaycee Jerome, Taylor Suko and coach Brooke Gay.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Kaytlyn Brennemen of Avant Coeur Gymnastics competed in Level 8 at the recent USAG Region 2 Women's Championships.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The Kootenai Elite Volleyball Academy under-16 gold took first place out of 64 teams this past weekend at the Inland Northwest Klassic at University High in Spokane Valley. In the front row from left are Reilley Chapman, Ashley Reyes and Janae Rayborn; and back row from left, Kenzie Dean, Zion Nelson, Tessa Sarff, Ashley Kaufman, Klaire Mitchell, Courtney Finney and Allison Munday.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The North Idaho Elite fourth-grade girls basketball team went 5-0 last weekend to win the River City Tournament in Post Falls. Elite finished its indoor season with a 33-6 overall record, winning several tournaments. In the front row from left, Sophia Zufelt, Payton Sterling, Taylor Hill, Sam Beamis and Lauren Bengtson; and back row from left, Kamryn Pickford, Avery Waddington, Kurtsten Mckellips and Kamryn Curry. Not pictured are coaches Terry Zufelt and Kevin Pickford.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Senior Gunnar Sciortino is this week's Post Falls High School Athlete of the Week. Gunnar jumped a personal best 21 feet, 0 inches to win the long jump at the Kootenai County Challenge last Friday at Timberlake High.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The boys competitive teams from Technique Gymnastics traveled to Boise on March 20 for the 2016 USAG Idaho Men’s State Championship. In the front row from left are Brandon Decker, Landen Mattson, Conan Tapia, Blake Laird and Jack Wass; and back row from left, coach Todd McLean, Quentin Foster, Kyle Morse, Austin McLean and coach Tammy McLean.</p>
SELECT SOCCER
Coeur d’Alene Sting under-14 girls: The Sting beat the Valley Thunder 7-0. Emma Ramage scored a hat trick, Madyson Smith scored two goals, and Madison Sorsabal and Megan Corette, each scored once. Jordan Roth and Madison Sorsabal each had assists.
Academy U13 girls: The Cads defeated ASE G02 Wagner 8-0 on Saturday at Post Falls High. Sarah Hines and Jade Reed each scored hat tricks, and Dillen Duncan and Maddie Klundt each scored once. Duncan, Hines, Alex Gilbertson and Morgan Rust each had assists.
On Sunday, the Cads won at Wenatchee Valley United SC 3-0. Lilith Tweedy scored two goals, Sarah Hines one in the win, and Autumn Lambert had two saves in the shutout.
Sting U14/15U boys Liverpool/Ajax: The Sting tied Spokane’s U15B Shadow-United Vierra 1-1 on Saturday at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane.
Fischer Conces scored, assisted by Nolan Meehan. Reilly Burton had six saves, Dalton Durrant three for the Sting.
Sting U13 girls: The Sting beat the Dragons FC G02 Washington 3-2 on Saturday. Sting goals were scored by Riley Anderson, Chloe Biediger, and Kamryn Becker, with two assists by Abbie Lyman.
Sting Valencia U14 boys: The Sting Valencia beat the Cobra Morritos United 6-2 on Saturday. Tyler Shaw scored two goals, and Cameron Dance, Carter Gordon, Jacob Janzen, Kyler Sorensen and Jacob Overoye each scored one. Tyler Shaw had two assists, Josh Brisendine and Cameron Dance one each.
On Sunday, the Sting Valencia defeated CB United Navy 9-1. Sam Anderson and Tyler Shaw each scored hat tricks, Jacob Janzen scored two goals, Kyler Sorensen one, with two assists by McKie Gregory and one by Jacob Janzen.
Sting U13 boys Arsenal: The Sting defeated Cobras FC from Othello, Wash., 4-2 on Saturday morning. Chris Swider, Cooper Proctor, Jackson Henkle and Michael Schlothauer each scored one goal. In the afternoon, the Sting shut out the Idaho Thunder 10-0. Mason Paskett, Michael Schlothauer and Chris Swider scored two goals each. Kyler Haynes, Cooper Proctor, Jackson Henkle and Michael Simpson each scored once. On Sunday, the Sting lost 2-1 to Academy Idaho. Jackson Henkle scored the goal for the Sting, assisted by Ronan Malaghan.
Sting U15 boys Manchester United: The Sting beat the Thunder U18 4-1 on April 7. Davin Harrison scored two goals and Greyden Lee and Gabe Nazemi each scored one.
The Sting U15 boys lost 4-1 to the Sting U18. The Sting U15 led 1-0 at halftime, on a goal by Davin Harrison.
Sting U11 girls Bond: The Sting tied the Moscow United U11 1-1 last Saturday. With just a few minutes left in the game, Sting goalkeeper Mia Bond blasted a drop kick from goal against a crosswind that flew three quarters of the field, and beat the opposing keeper for the game-tying goal.
Sting U9 girls Hamm: The Sting beat FC Spokane G06 Gold-Sackmann 13-2. Natalie Thompson and Paisley Goings each scored hat tricks for the Sting, Rachel Corette and Lucy Simpson each had two goals, and Lydia Lehosit, Brooklyn Paskett and Amelia Hadley each scored once. Lola Burns and Lucy Simpson each had assists.
Sting U12 girls Gold: The Sting played the SGEOSC Fusion 03 group from Seattle to a 3-3 tie on Sunday at Canfield Middle School, in PSPL Classic 1 division play. Amber Aittama, Sophia Allen and Isabella Lucky each scored once for the Sting, and Amber Aittama had an assist.
Sting U8 Dynamo boys: On Saturday, the Sting beat FC Spokane Gold 7-3. Parker Sterling and Isaac Lowder each scored hat tricks and Brady Meehan scored once.
On Sunday the Sting U8 lost 7-3 to FC Spokane Knoll. Parker Sterling scored three goals, and Killian Schreiber and Camden Leopert both had assists.
Sting U9 boys Dempsey: On Saturday, the Sting defeated the Pullman Soccer Club 6-0. Jacob Molina, Kai Delio, and Connor Mongan each scored twice in the win.
Sting U12 boys gold: The Sting travelled to Seattle last weekend and played twice. On Saturday, the Sting beat Nortac Sparta B03 Red 6-0. Walker Jump had three goals and 1 assist. Noah Janzen scored 2 goals. Byrce Allred had 1 goal and 2 assist. Miles Jones and Max Anderson each had 1 assist. Cole Jaworski posted the shutout in goal.
On Sunday, the Sting beat West Narrows FC B03 Blue 3-1. Alex Reyes had 2 goals. Noah Janzen had 1 goal and 1 assist. Walker Jump had 2 assists.
Sting U11 boys Yellow 04-05: The Sting beat the Spokane Shadow (Sharon) 8-0 on Monday. Chris Mongan and Cooper Prohaska each scored two goals, and Luke Orozco, Blaine Leonard, Caden Thompson and Jack Meehan each scored once.
Idaho Thunder girls Briseno: The Thunder tied Missoula FC 3-3 on Saturday. Bethany Gilmor scored two goals, Maddy Lasher one for the Thunder.
On Sunday, the Idaho Thunder Briseno lost 3-1 to the Sting, with Bethany Gilmor scoring the lone goal for Idaho Thunder.
Also on Sunday, the Idaho Thunder defeated IEYSA Scotties 5-2 with a hat trick scored by Maddy Lasher and Bethany Gillmor scoring 2.
Sting U10 boys Liverpool: The Sting beat the Spokane Pumas (Platinum) 7-4 on Saturday.
GYMNASTICS
Technique Gymnastics: The boys competitive teams from Technique Gymnastics traveled to Boise on March 20 to compete at the 2016 USAG Idaho Men’s State Championship. The following gymnasts placed in the top 6 in the state of Idaho in their age division:
Boys Level 4: Brandon Decker, 2nd on Rings, PBars, and High Bar, 1st on Floor, Pommel, Vault (Tied) and All Around State Champion; Conan Tapia, 4th on Pommel, Rings, PBars, High Bar, and All Around; Blake Laird, 5th on Pommel, Rings, PBars, High Bar, and All Around, 4th on Floor and Vault; Jack Wass, 4th on all events and All Around.
Boys Level 5: Kyle Morse, 3rd on Pommel, 5th on Floor, Vault, and All Around 6th on Rings and High Bar; Austin McLean 6th on Vault.
Boys Level 6: Quentin Foster, 4th on Floor, 5th on Pommel and All Around, 6th on Rings and Vault.
Avant Coeur Gymnastics: Avant Coeur Gymnastics competed at the USAG Region 2 Championships recently.
Avant women’s results are as follows:
Level 8
Samantha Snow with a high of 34.975 AA
Kaytlyn Brennemen with a high of 33.850 AA and placed 7th on Bars with a 8.550
Mauren Rouse with a high of 33.725 AA
Tara Dittman with a high of 33.675 AA
Level 9
Dani Lawson with a high of 34.050
Avant men’s results are as follows:
Level 10
Mitchell McHugh with a high of 13.150 on Floor
Lincoln Powell took 3rd on Floor with a 13.500
John McCarthy took 3rd on Rings with an 11.600
Conner Petellin took 3rd on Pommel with a 13.150, 2nd on High Bar with a 12.200, and 3rd AA with a 74.150
Level 9
Austin Kirk Competed Junior Elite and took 3rd on Floor with an 8.700, 2nd on Pommel with an 8.900, 3rd on Rings with an 8.200, 3rd on Vault with an 8.800, 2nd on PBars with a 9.200, 1st on High Bar with a 9.300, and 3rd AA with a 53.100, as well as competing Level 9 with a combined score of 130.600.
Nick Ancker with a high of 12.300 on Vault
Jaden Moore took 3rd on Pommel with a 12.550, and 1st on Vault with a 13.250
Michael McCarthy with a high of 11.950 on Floor
Level 8
Patrick McCarthy with a high of 12.700 on Pommel
Caden Severtson with a high of 12.700 on Pommel
Conner Fulks with a high of 11.500 on Vault
Level 5
Avry Farmer took 3rd on HighBar with a 10.350
Grayson McKlendin with a high of 10.600 on PBars
HAYDEN COMMUNITY SERVICES
Soccer
April 9
U8 Girls
Ace Drywall: Caitlyn Gibbons-1 goal, Lily Hendry-1 goals, Skyla Guerrero-2 goals, Jolie Spindler-1 goal
Lakeside Pediatrics: Isabella Grimmett-1 goal
Little Smiles Pediatric Dentistry: Samantha Freligh-1 goal, Paige Hunt-2 goals, Justyce Aurora-2 goals
Steel Structures America: Nora Ryan-1 goal
U8 Boys
Crandall Law Group: No Stats Available
Dollar Fulfillment: Tate Burkholder-1 goal, Luke Ewing-3 goals
Ideal Family Dentistry: Boston Cronebaugh-1 goal, Hunter Kirk-1 goal, Skyler Stanton-2 goals, Tanner Van Tassel-2 goals, Kohen Pintler-2 pts
River City Animal Hospital: Wyatt Carr-1 goal, Colin Horner- 1 goal
Specialty Mobile Mix: No Stats Available
Thompson’s Electric: Jack Jenkins-1 goal, Reid Thompson-1 goal
U10 Coed
Adapt All Stars: Dawson Wingren-1 goal
Dent Viking: Ruth Honeycutt-1 goal
Ideal Family Dentistry: No stats available
LifeTouch Photography: No stats available
Steel Structures America: Jackson Nickel-2 goals, Nathan Russell-2 goals
Grant Schofield: 1 goal, Makani Tran-2 goals
U12 Coed
Ace Drywall: Brandon Chavez-2 goals, Taylor Hancock-1 goal, Matthew McLeod-2 goals
Adapt All Stars: Isaac Carder-1 goal, Megan Moore-2 goals
Crown Media: David Croyle-1 goal, Noah Preece-1 goal, Hannah Trull-1 goal
Country Clinical Massage: Eathan Cooper-1 goal
Idaho Central Credit Union: Brandon Begg-1 goal, Cameron Cope-1 goal
Provident Electric: Dawson Brown-1 goal, Kiana Durham-1 goal, Bronsen Fulk-2 goals
Rathdrum Masonic Lodge: Cole Andres-1 goal, Thomas Calder-2 goals, Sam Kaplan-1 goal, Dylan Meyer-3 goals, Owen Moore-3 goals, Cody Morse-2 goals, Trey South-1 goal
Zip’s Drive-In: Chad Holbrook-1 goal, Allison Mitchell-1 goal
U14 Coed
Andy’s Heating & Cooling: Nicole Huck-1 goal, Zachery Parant-1 goal
H & H Coffee: Hunter Andres-2 goals, Justin Kugler-1 goal
Idaho Forest Group: Erin McPhee-1 goal, Cody Smith-2 goals
Les Schwab Tire Center: Leo Pena-1 goal, Caleb Sorenson-1 goal, Sadie Anderson-1 goal
COEUR d’ALENE RECREATION
Skateboarding: Registration is currently taking place for the Introduction to Skateboarding clinic which is co-sponsored by the Coeur d’Alene Recreation Department and held at the CDA Skate Park.
Orientation meeting is Friday, May 13 and three sessions are scheduled for Saturdays — May 14, May 28, and June 4.
Registration forms are available online at cdaid.org/recreation or by coming into the Coeur d’Alene Recreation Department office at City Hall, 710 Mullan.
Pre-registration is required and there is limited registration.
Submit items for youth and non-varsity high school sports by noon Tuesday for publication Wednesday. Email stories and photos (in .jpg format) to sports@cdapress.com.
Information: 664-8176, Ext. 2019