Youth Sports Sept. 22, 2021

Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene High boys cross country team won the Bonners Ferry Invitational on Sept. 18. It was the third team title in as many meets for the Vikings, who also won at Libby (Mont.) and Farragut. From left are William Callahan, Ethan Hickok, Kyle Rohlinger, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Jacob King, Lachlan May, Levi Bird and assistant coach Justin Taylor.

Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene High girls cross country team won the Bonners Ferry Invitational on Saturday. Viking runners finished in places 2-9. From left are Abby Buzolich, Georgia May, Zara Munyer, Anne Marie Dance, ElliAna Rietze, Kim Priebe, Gracie Averill and Riley Yake.

Courtesy photo Lauren Rook, 13, an eighth-grader at Canfield Middle School in Coeur d'Alene, won her youth division at the Northwest National Barrel Horse Association state finals last weekend at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake. With her horse, Tucker, Rook posted a score of 16.165 on day 1 and 16.020 on day two to win the overall average for the two days. In the open division (all ages), she finished 46th out of 408 competitors. A couple weeks ago, Rook qualified for the 2022 Junior National Finals Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas.

Courtesy photo The 2013 Timbers North FC Boys Yellow soccer team took second place in its bracket at the Pend Oreille Cup in Sandpoint last weekend, losing their final game 2-1, with the Timbers goal scored by Patrick Langer. Luke Baune blocked two penalty kicks for the Timbers. In the front row from left are Asher Engles, Patrick Langer, Maddex Arana, Luke Baune, Nolan Bode, Asher Witherwax, Aiden Mojzis and Brody Mittelstadt; and back row from left, coaches Jon Baune and Nancy Mittelstadt.

Photo courtesy BUSCEMA PHOTOGRAPHY The Timbers North FC 11 Boys soccer team traveled to Sandpoint this past weekend to compete in the Pend Oreille Cup. The team fought through heavy rain on Saturday competing against FC Spokane and 90+ Project, playing their final game on Sunday against Flathead Valley. Timbers goals were scored by Charlie McVey and Ryder Quinn. From left are Ryder Benca, Nolan Rice, Damon Mysse, Lucas Buscema, Bode Barton, Landon Smith, Asher Smith, Ryder Quinn, Kolby Johnson, Oliver Peters, Charlie McVey, Eli Nail, Owen Newby and Maxim Lopez. Not pictured is coach Mark Pla…

Photo courtesy BUSCEMA PHOTOGRAPHY The Thorns North FC 14 Girls soccer team competed in the Pend Oreille Cup in Sandpoint this past weekend. The team battled through the pouring rain, winning both games on Saturday vs FC Spokane 8-3 and vs Sandpoint Strikers 3-0, to make it to the finals on Sunday, where the Thorns finished second by a 2-1 score. Thorns goals on the weekend were made by Finley Martin, Lyla Maestas, Stella Hartzell, and Hatty Lemmon. In the front row from left are Emma Thompson, Stella Hartzell, Grace Rudd, Eloise Carper, Hatty Lemmon, Audrey Rietze, Lillian Webb and Finley M…

Photo by KARI HYNES The Thorns FC 11 Girls Green soccer team played in their second tournament of the season this last week, the Pend Oreille Cup in Sandpoint. The Thorns finished with 2 losses and 1 win. In game one Riley Greene (pictured) and Emilia Meyer each scored 1 goal during the Thorns' 5-2 loss against FC Spokane. This game was followed by a 4-2 loss to the Sandpoint Strikers. The Thorns' two goals came from Payton Brennan and Olivia Hynes, assisted by Zoe Lemmon. The girls finished the tournament strong with a 1-0 win over the Thorns FC 11 Girls Yellow. Amelia Liddiard scored the g…