YOUTH SPORTS: Wednesday, January 27, 2016
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Pictured are the Coeur d'Alene representatives in the 2016 North Idaho Elks District Hoop Shoot last Saturday at Sunnyside Elementary in Kellogg. In the front row from left are age 8-9 girls champion Sophia Zufelt, 10-11 girls champion Alexis Heath and 8-9 boys second-place finisher Steven Anderson; and back row from left, age 12-13 year old girls champion Brooke Jessen, 10-11 boys champion Deacon Kiesbuy, 12-13 boys thir- place finisher Josiah Heath and Coeur d'Alene Hoop Shoot Director Rick Alexander.</p>
<p>Sophomore basketball player Jake Pfennigs is this week's Post Falls High School Athlete of the Week. Pfennigs averaged 14.5 points and 9 rebounds for the Trojans in 5A Inland Empire league victories over Lake City and Lewiston last week.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The Technique Gymnastics Level 4-6 boys team from Hayden finished third at Flip Fest on Jan. 23 in Spokane. From left are Blake Laird, Kyle Morse, Logan Beckett, Austin McLean, Jack Wass, Conan Tapia, Landen Mattson. and Brandon Decker.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The Level 6 girls team from Technique Gymnastics in Hayden took home second place from the Sweet on Gymnastics meet Jan. 23-24 in Pullman. Standing from left are Marissa McCullam, Madi Bailey and Bethany Frey; and seated from left are coaches Mary Dorsey and Suni Crawford.</p>
<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The Thunder 14 Gold went undefeated in the Gold Bracket at the Winter Warm-Up volleyball tournament at the Hub Sports Center in Liberty Lake this past weekend, winning all six matches 2-0. In the front row from left are Kate Ducoeur, Ali Carpenter, Britany Cynova, Kayla Freed and Emily Bronson; and back row from left, coach Jenna Leggat, Alexis Keylon, Kiki Cates, Sarah Wilkey, Megan Mackinney, Kristen Nethercott and assistant coach Hannah Christianson.</p>
ELKS HOOP SHOOT
District competition: For the second straight year, the girls representing the Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge at the North Idaho District Hoop Shoot stood apart from the rest of the competition last Saturday at Sunnyside Elementary in Kellogg.
Sophia Zufelt of Coeur d’Alene started things off for the locals by winning both rounds in the girls’ 8-9 year old age division. Zufelt shot a solid 7 of 10 in the first round. She faltered a bit in the second round, sinking seven of 15 but was still able to secure an easy win. Fiona MacDonald of Sandpoint finished with 11 points and second place.
In the girls’ 10-11 division, Post Falls’ Alexis Heath won her third trip to the state championships. Heath was a perfect 10 for 10 in the first round. After missing her first attempt in the second round, it was off to the races again with a 13 of 15 score. Wallace’s Britany Phillips was second with a final score of 10 of 25.
Completing the girls’ sweep with a win in the girls’ 12-13 age group was Spirit Lake’s Brooke Jessen, winning for the second year in a row. As was the case all day for the Coeur d’Alene girls’ strong consistent rounds put the competition away. Jessen shot 8 of 10 in the first round and finished with 18 points overall. Kellogg’s Gracelyn Nearing found herself in a first round hole when she hit only 4 of her first 10 shots. A stronger second round was not enough as she totaled 12 points.
The lone winner on the boys’ side for Coeur d’Alene was 10-year old Deacon Kiesbuy. Matching the best shooters in the competition shot for shot, Kiesbuy sank a blistering 90 percent of his first round shots. He was almost as hot in the second round, dropping in 13 points for a final total of 22. From the get go, the other three shooters were chasing Kiesbuy. Teigan Banning, representing Sandpoint, was the nearest competitor with a final total of 17.
Sandpoint won the other two boys’ competitions. Asher Williams tallied 20 points to edge Post Falls’ Steven Anderson by two points in the boys’ 8-9 group.
In the boys’ 12-13 category, Dawson Owens missed only one shot in each round to outdistance the field. Owens’ 23 points were three better than Kellogg’s Justin Taylor. Post Falls’ Josiah Heath finished third with 16 of 25.
The six winners advanced to the state championships on Feb. 6 in Caldwell.
WRESTLING
Team Real Life wrestlers joined over 400 wrestlers this past Saturday for the 2016 Winter Warrior Tournament in Spokane at the Convention Center.
Team Real Life Champions at this event were: Matthew Hamilton, Abel De La Rosa, Damion Hamilton and Paxton Purcell. Other wrestlers that placed in the tournament were: Braxton Mason, 2nd; John Rudebaugh, 2nd; Luke Grisafi, 3rd; Roddy Romero, 3rd; Trevor Miller, 3rd; William Cark, 3rd; Beau Speelman, 3rd; Byson Huber, 4th; Connor Larsen, 4th; Carsen Speelman, 5th; Rider Seguine, 5th; Alexzander Austin, 6th; Jaden Rodd, 6th; Gavin Rodriguez, 6th and Arnett Briley, 6th.
GYMNASTICS
The Technique Gymnastics boys team from Hayden traveled to Spokane for Flip Fest on Jan. 23. Technique Gymnastics members placing in the top three are as follows:
LEVEL 4-6: Blake Laird 1st on Floor and Vault, 3rd All Around; Conan Tapia 2nd on Rings, 3rd on Pommel; Brandon Decker 2nd on Vault and H Bar, 3rd on Rings; Austin McLean 3rd on Floor. The boys also took home 3rd place team.
The Technique Gymnastics girls team from Hayden traveled to Pullman for the Sweet on Gymnastics competition on Jan. 23-24. Top-three finishers from Technique Gymnastics include:
LEVEL 3: Juliet Scarola 3rd on Vault.
LEVEL 4: Naomi Fritts 3rd on Bars; Mikalah Shouse 3rd on Vault; Moriah Mosqueda 1st on Beam; Amber Veneroso 2nd on Beam, 1st on Vault, Bars, and All Around; Ana Pearse 1st on Beam, 2nd on Vault, 3rd on Floor and All Around.
LEVEL 6: Bethany Frey 1st on Vault, 2nd on Bars and 3rd All Around; Madi Bailey 1st on Beam, 3rd on Floor; Marissa McCallum 3rd on Vault and Beam. The Level 6s also took home the 2nd place team award.
LEVEL 7: Abby Madsen 2nd on Floor, 3rd on Vault and All Around; Amy Madsen 2nd on Bars; Caitlin Scarola 3rd on Beam.
RATHDRUM PARKS AND RECREATION
Basketball
5th & 6th Grade Boys
Spirit Lake Dental Vs. Dairy Queen
Jacob Vallieres (2), Paul Shaner (1), Brayden Coleman (3), Bo Wilding (2), Kale Paslay (4), Ben Ryan (5), Dawson Ranney (2), Ethan Nass (2)
Awards Etc. Vs. The UPS Store-Post Falls
Payden Wysong (6), Taft Smithson (2), Elijah Sindt (2), Gabe Moats (2), Gabe Van Beck (2), Connor Moore (10), Darren Gosch (2), Tanner Vandever (6)
McDonalds Vs. Clagstone Farms
Kevin Dunn (7), Gaven Elmose (6), Ben Graff (2), Jackson Lutz (4), Alden Waddington (12), Caleb Kearl (4)
5th & 6th Grade Girls
INB Bank vs. ACI Northwest Inc.
Morgan Hughes (2), Jadyn Kaiser (2), Sam Gertsch (2), Kinsey Merrifield (2), Jaidyn Kline (4),Harley See (4), Elle Brown (4)
Qualfon Vs. Century 21-Cindy Knowles Realtor
Aspen Stutheit (8), Jaquelyn Pluid (10), Emma Basham (6), Addyson Heim (8), Peyton Smith (4), Morgan Dickinson (4), Mariah Groucher (6)
Edward Jones-Rod Clugston vs. Two Wheeler Dealer
Kylie Kime (8), Kenna Simon (2), Sami Wilfong, (8), Hailey Johnson (2), Samantha Lauer (10), Rosie Meyers (2), Kaila Landelarib (2), Maykayla Bole (2)
Modern Machinery Vs. Seright’s ACE Hardware
Brelyn Ganske (2), Natalie Davis (6), Makayla Schranck (6), Emily Hendricks (8), Kiley Irons (2), Kylee Bailey (2), Gabrielle O’Neal (2), Jocelyn O’Meara (2)
COEUR d’ALENE RECREATION
Indoor swim lessons: Registration will begin Feb. 8 at 8 a.m. for the next six-week session of indoor swim lessons sponsored by the Coeur d’Alene Recreation Department and held at the McGrane Center.
Classes offered are Parent-Tot and 3-year-olds and above with different levels. Classes are held on Monday or Wednesday evenings. Classes start Monday, Feb. 15 or Wednesday, Feb. 17. Classes are held in the evenings.
Registration will take place at the Coeur d’Alene City Hall Recreation Department, 710 Mullan Avenue. Cost is $37, with cash or check only accepted. There is limited registration. No pre-registration is allowed.
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Information: 664-8176, Ext. 2019