Area Hoopfest teams

Courtesy photo The Four Amigos from Post Falls battled through seven tough games to finish second in their high school male bracket at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Lars Horning, James Lee, Zack Rodriquez and Kevin Wraith.

Courtesy photo Helped by former Post Falls High and University of Idaho standout Connor Hill, the Kodiak Cakes went 5-0 to win their men’s adult standard bracket at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Dan Daviess of Danville, Calif.; Westin Hill of Bakersfield, Calif.; Sam Marcus of Bakersfield and Connor Hill of Post Falls. Said Marcus: “Our first game was an eye-opener because we got matched up against a very physical team that had us trailing nearly most of the game. After we pulled that victory, we never turned back.” Kodiak Cakes trailed 18-12 in its semifinal …

Courtesy photo Team Native Ankles won their boys age 10-11 bracket at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Tyson Charley of Plummer, Stockton Montague of Plummer, Frank Wynne of Wellpinit, Wash., and Gavin Barnaby of Worley. “These four boys played team ball, no losses, had fun and killed it with assists,” said Mitzi Montague.

Courtesy photo Dream Team of Post Falls won their bracket in the fifth-grade boys competitive division at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Cashton Bodman, Connor Carver, Isaiah Naylor and Jaxon Lysne. The boys won their second straight Hoopfest, going 5-0 this year and 10-0 in the last two years. “They were able to beat some really tough competition with hard work and excellent teamwork,” the email said.

Courtesy photo The Scrappers from Post Falls won their age 7-8 third-grade boys bracket at Hoopfest last weekend in Spokane. From left are Kyson Ostlund, Blake Wise, Cruz Andrich and Corbin Tremayne. The Scrappers, who played last year as second-graders in the third-grade division, went 5-0 and had to win two of the games (including the championship) in sudden death overtime. Cruz Andrich hit both of those game winners in sudden death. There were teams from as far away as Olympia, Wash., and Redmond, Ore., in their bracket. “If you look at the pictures, you’ll see that these kids ar…

Courtesy photo The Fireballerz won their bracket in the women’s recreational division at Hoopfest last weekend in Spokane. From left are Stephanie Helbling from Spokane, Jamey Parks from Coeur d’Alene, Liz Johnson from Post Falls and Sandra Hunt from Pullman. Fireballerz went 5-0, winning by one point in the championship game.

Courtesy photo TheSmylynButlers of Coeur d’Alene won their family coed division bracket at Hoopfest last weekend in Spokane. From left are Mark Smyly (son-in-law), Todd Butler (dad), Jansen Butler (daughter) and Duncan Butler (son). “We ran the bracket -- dad’s first win in 28 attempts,” Todd Butler said. “If at first you don’t succeed ... “

Courtesy photo Idaho Girls went 5-0 to win their women’s competitive bracket at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Kama Griffits, Blaire Brady, Jordan Schoening and Sydney Smyly.

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Courtesy photo Helped by former Post Falls High and University of Idaho standout Connor Hill, the Kodiak Cakes went 5-0 to win their mens adult standard bracket at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Dan Daviess of Danville, Calif.; Westin Hill of Bakersfield, Calif.; Sam Marcus of Bakersfield and Connor Hill of Post Falls. Said Marcus: Our first game was an eye-opener because we got matched up against a very physical team that had us trailing nearly most of the game. After we pulled that victory, we never turned back. Kodiak Cakes trailed 18-12 in its semifinal game (first team to 20 wins), and went on a 7-1 run to tie the game at 19. Connor Hill sealed the game with a game-winning layup. The Cakes won the title game 24-22 in overtime. What we lacked for in size, we made up in hard work and I know thats why were able to come out on top, Marcus said.

Courtesy photo Team Native Ankles won their boys age 10-11 bracket at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Tyson Charley of Plummer, Stockton Montague of Plummer, Frank Wynne of Wellpinit, Wash., and Gavin Barnaby of Worley. These four boys played team ball, no losses, had fun and killed it with assists, said Mitzi Montague.

Courtesy photo Dream Team of Post Falls won their bracket in the fifth-grade boys competitive division at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Cashton Bodman, Connor Carver, Isaiah Naylor and Jaxon Lysne. The boys won their second straight Hoopfest, going 5-0 this year and 10-0 in the last two years. They were able to beat some really tough competition with hard work and excellent teamwork, the email said.

Courtesy photo The Scrappers from Post Falls won their age 7-8 third-grade boys bracket at Hoopfest last weekend in Spokane. From left are Kyson Ostlund, Blake Wise, Cruz Andrich and Corbin Tremayne. The Scrappers, who played last year as second-graders in the third-grade division, went 5-0 and had to win two of the games (including the championship) in sudden death overtime. Cruz Andrich hit both of those game winners in sudden death. There were teams from as far away as Olympia, Wash., and Redmond, Ore., in their bracket. If you look at the pictures, youll see that these kids are not very big. In fact, Ill guarantee that they were the smallest team out of ANY team we played. They truly lived up to their team name, Aaron Tremayne said.

Courtesy photo The Fireballerz won their bracket in the womens recreational division at Hoopfest last weekend in Spokane. From left are Stephanie Helbling from Spokane, Jamey Parks from Coeur dAlene, Liz Johnson from Post Falls and Sandra Hunt from Pullman. Fireballerz went 5-0, winning by one point in the championship game.

Courtesy photo TheSmylynButlers of Coeur dAlene won their family coed division bracket at Hoopfest last weekend in Spokane. From left are Mark Smyly (son-in-law), Todd Butler (dad), Jansen Butler (daughter) and Duncan Butler (son). We ran the bracket -- dads first win in 28 attempts, Todd Butler said. If at first you dont succeed ... 

Courtesy photo Idaho Girls went 5-0 to win their womens competitive bracket at Hoopfest in Spokane last weekend. From left are Kama Griffits, Blaire Brady, Jordan Schoening and Sydney Smyly.