Track and field, football and more
Courtesy photo Tanner Byers, right, 19, of Post Falls shot 64-75—139 and took first place for the 16-18-year-old age group at the recent Idaho Golf Association junior district championships at The Links Golf Club in Post Falls. Wyatt Williams, 15, of Hayden Lake shot 76-74—150 and took first place for the 13-15-year-old age group. Both will advance, along with eight runners-up in their divisions, to the state junior amateur championships at Falcon Crest Golf Club in Kuna.
Courtesy photo Lake City High’s Jacob Schnatter, left, and Coeur d’Alene High’s Nate Burch competed in the recent USATF Junior Olympics in Greensboro, S.C.
Courtesy photo Sarah Wilkey, a rising sophomore at Coeur d’Alene High, and May Blake of Post Falls, were selected to play on the USAV Evergreen Region High Performance volleyball team in Tulsa, Okla. Coaches are Jen Greeny of Washington State, Giedre Tarnaukaite, an assistant coach at Montana and Terry Veile, assistant coach at the Community Colleges of Spokane. The 11 girls are from Washington, Idaho and Montana. In the back row, from left, are: Coach Terry Veile, Kiersten VanKirk (Bozeman), head coach Jen Greeny, coach Giedre Tarnauskaite, Sage Brustad (Richland), Joli Poplawski (Spoka…
- TRACK AND FIELD
Nate Burch, a rising senior at Coeur d’Alene High and Jacob Schnatter, a rising junior at Lake City, competed in the USATF National Junior Olympics in Greensboro, N.C.
Burch advanced to the semifinals of the 17-18 year-old 110-meter hurdles, but did not qualify for the final heat. Burch also competed in the 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay. Schnatter competed in the 200, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay.
On July 19, Burch set a personal best of 14.12 seconds in the 110 hurdles in a win at the Russell Blunt Invitational in Durham, N.C.
- PREP FOOTBALL
Football practice at Coeur d’Alene begins Monday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 a.m. for incoming 10th to 12th graders and Monday, Aug. 13 at 7 a.m. for incoming 9th graders.
Please check with Norma at [email protected] to make sure all of your paperwork has been turned in.
Information: Coeur d’Alene football coach Shawn Amos at [email protected].
- YOUTH BASKETBALL
The North Idaho Elite club basketball team will hold tryouts at Christianson Gymnasium on the campus of North Idaho College in the coming weeks.
On Monday, Aug. 13, fifth and sixth grade girls will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by eighth grade boys from 7:30 to 9.
On Tuesday, Aug. 14, fifth grade boys will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by sixth grade boys from 7:30 to 9.
On Wednesday, Aug. 15, third and fourth grade boys will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by seventh and eighth grade girls from 7:30 to 9.
Tryouts conclude on Thursday, Aug. 16 with third and fourth grade girls from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by seventh grade boys from 7:30 to 9.
Information: email [email protected].
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