Hoop shoot, wrestling, bowling and more
Courtesy photo The North Idaho Thunder 14 Gold volleyball team won the Silver Bracket at the Evergreen Region Power League Tournament Jan. 8 in Spokane. In the front row from left are Shayna Wabs, Maggie Bloom, Courtney Garwood and Jaya Miller; and back row from left, Paige Drechsel, Lauryn Fuller, Hannah Rowan, Jozee Russell and Brenna Hawkins. Not pictured is coach Brian Hosfeld.
Courtesy photo Team Real Life members traveled to Redmond, Ore., last weekend along with nearly 650 other wrestlers who qualified for the 2017 Oregon Classic. To qualify the wrestlers had to place in the top three at one of the qualifying events the week prior. Team Real Life had two champions, Rider Seguine in the 65-pound Intermediate class and Connor Larsen in the 160-pound Schoolboy class. Pictured from left are Roddy Romero, Will Rossi, Connor Larsen, Rider Seguine and Will Jackson.
Courtesy photo Six Coeur d’Alene youths competed at the 2017 Idaho North District Hoop Shoot championships in Kellogg last weekend. From left are Coeur d’Alene Hoop Shoot director Rick Alexander, boys 12-13 year-old champion Taylor Menti, girls 8-9 third-place finisher Laythia Warner, girls 12-13 year-old champion Alexis Blankenship, boys 8-9 year-old champion Jace Taylor and boys 10-11 year-old champion Deacon Kiesbuy. Not pictured is girls 10-11 year-old champion Kamryn Pickford.
Courtesy photo The Rebels sixth-grade boys AAU basketball team went 5-0 to win the championship at the Snake River Shootout in Lewiston last weekend. In the front row from left are Coalby Calkins, Zach Engelson, Gabriel Cooley and Ben Auble; second row from left, Caden Marmon, Andrew Kammarcal, Aidan Kammarcal, Jack Boettcher and Jayden Butler; and back row from left, coach Duster Butler, coach Wade Engelson and coach Wayne Boettcher.
Courtesy photo The Rebels third-grade AAU boys basketball team placed third in the fourth-grade division at the Snake River Shootout in Lewiston last weekend. In the bottom row are ball boys; and top row from left, coach Tyler Smith, Conner Carver, Cashton Bodman, Jaxon Lysne, Isaiah Naylor, Elliot Ries, Rylan Brandt, Jace Ostlund, Jaden Smith and coach Mike Naylor. Not pictured is coach Shaun Leary.
Courtesy photo The Rebels seventh-grade AAU boys basketball team took first place last weekend at the Snake River Shootout in Lewiston. In the front row from left are coach Felix McGowan, Jack Sciortino, Cole Cooper, Caleb Schroeder and Devyn Ivankovich; and back row from left, Tyson Rutherford, Jaxon Anderson, Kale McGowan, Nick Chase and Chase Berg. Not pictured is coach Paul Schroeder.
ELKS HOOP SHOOT
District Hoop Shoot: Five kids will represent the Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge at the Idaho Hoop Shoot finals on Feb. 4 in Grangeville. The five earned the right to compete at the state level by winning last Saturday’s district championships in Kellogg.
Coeur d’Alene’s Deacon Kiesbuy earned his third straight trip to the state championships in impressive fashion. Kiesbuy was the leadoff shooter in the boys 10-11 year-old age division and shot a perfect 10 of 10 in the first round. Asher Williams and Reed Whatcott hit seven of their first round shots to find themselves in a tie for second.
If there was ever a doubt about the outcome of the competition, Kiesbuy put an end to that with a perfect second round, finishing with 25 points. Whatcott and Williams tied for second at 17 of 25 with Whatcott winning a shoot-off 5 to 2. Wallace’s Landon Streeter took fourth.
Kiesbuy almost didn’t get a chance to compete at districts this year. At the Coeur d’Alene competition, he lost a first place shoot-off with Steven Anderson by a single point. But when Anderson couldn’t make it to districts, Kiesbuy was invited to take his place.
Kiesbuy’s tally was the first perfect score at either the Coeur d’Alene or district competitions in recent memory.
In the girls half of the draw, Coeur d’Alene’s Kamryn Pickford outdistanced the field despite a rough first round. Pickford was tied with Kellogg’s Macy Jerome at 5 of 10 before she kicked it up a notch. At the end of the day, Pickford sank 15 free throws to beat Sandpoint’s Quinn Smith (11 points). Jerome and Wallace’s Britany Phillips tied with 10 points with Phillips getting the third-place trophy after a shoot-off.
In the boys 8-9 age group, Jace Taylor ended the first round with a 9-of-10 showing, easily out-pacing the field. Kellogg’s Draeden Taylor and Sandpoint’s Braden Buckhout each scored five.
In the second round, Jace Taylor cooled a little but still sank 10 shots to finish with 19. With his two opponents needing a perfect second round to pass him, they both fell short. Draeden Taylor ended with 14 points and Buckhout with 11.
Wallace’s Kylee Phillips won the girls 8-9 division, hitting 17 shots to punch her ticket to Grangeville. Sandpoint’s Taren Bateman took second followed by Coeur d’Alene’s Laythia Warner. Kellogg’s Dani Henriksen rounded out the field.
Coeur d’Alene swept the 12-13 age group.
On the girls half of the draw, Alexis Blankenship and Sandpoint’s Daylee Driggs matched each other shot for shot. When Driggs missed her final attempt, it paved the way for Blankenship’s 18-17 victory. Wallace’s Elli Welch took third with 12 points and Kellogg’s Greenly Marek was fourth.
The closest competition was in the boys 12-13 year old division. Coeur d’Alene’s Taylor Menti used two consistent rounds of eight and 13 to score 21 points and take home the top prize. Two shots behind was Sandpoint’s Aric VanDenberg. Kellogg’s Logan Jerome was third with 18 points. Wallace’s Blake Layton took fourth.
WRESTLING
Buzzsaw Wrestling Club: The Buzzsaw club, a feeder program for Coeur d’Alene High School wrestling, is gearing up for competition in the Washington Little Guy Wrestling League.
The club, for those in grades 1-8, meets Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Coeur d’Alene High wrestling room, beginning Feb. 7. Those age 5-7 will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and those age 8-13 will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Cost, which is $50 for those who didn’t wrestle in the club this past fall, includes a USA Wrestling card, T-shirt and instruction. For those who did wrestle in the fall, cost is $15.
All tournaments are in the Spokane area, beginning Feb. 25.
Information: Jeff Moffat, 691-8163, jmoffat@cdaschools.org; or Matt Armstrong, (503) 348-6781, armstrong5sports@gmail.com
BOWLING
Sunset Bowling Center
Sunset Juniors
High Scratch Game Boy - Blake English - 246
High Scratch Series Boy - Travis Kaufman - 622
High Handicap Game Boy - Travis Tainter - 282
High Handicap Game Series - Thomas Hanebuth - 756
High Scratch Game Girl - Shaynie Montee - 207
High Scratch Series Girl - Natalee Findley - 532
High Handicap Game Girl - GraceAnn Gaherty - 266
High Handicap Series Girl - Charlotte Leach - 719
200 games: Wyatt Grunwald - 206; Travis Tainter - 234 & 200; Cody Davenport - 215; Jackson Davenport - 200; Blake English - 211, 246 & 202; Travis Kaufman - 226 & 213; Shaynie Montee - 207; Anthony Huck - 226 & 204
600 + Series: Travis Tainter - 614; Blake English - 659; Travis Kaufman - 622; Anthony Huck - 600
Sunset Kids
High Scratch Game Boy - Elisha Ferguson - 146
High Scratch Series Boy - Nathan Beardsall - 226
High Handicap Game Boy - Brandon Gellegos - 177
High Handicap Series Boy - Hunter Schlager - 463
High Scratch Game Girl - Jody Hammond - 76
High Scratch Series Girl - Ruby Goodknight - 201
High Handicap Game Girl - Drew Hammond - 172
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Information: 664-8176, Ext. 2019