Youth Sports April 20, 2022

Courtesy photo The FC North Idaho Boys 08/09 soccer team kicked off its spring season Saturday with a doubleheader and two wins. FC North Idaho beat the EW Surf SC B08 2-1 and beat the Spokane Scotties B08 10-0. In the front row from left are Reid Thompson, Marty Babb, Archer Coburn, Coke Zlateff, Xander Hirschi, Daniel Weiler and Griffin Patterson; and back row from left, Director of Coaching Ashley Rider, Milo Griebel, Aina Tachera, Frankie Lopez, Brady Navarrete, Paxton Grant, Henry Earnest, Ben Henry and Ethan Applegate.

Photo courtesy BUSCEMA PHOTOGRAPHY The three Thorns North FC 14 Girls traveled to Spokane on Saturday for three games against Spokane Sounders Valley 14G and Spokane Sounders South 14G. The Thorns dropped the first game, then rallied for 6-4 and 6-5 wins in the afternoon. Thorns goals were scored by Sophia Moreno, Quinn Baily, Stella Hartzell, Hatty Lemmon, Rylee Smidt and Poppy Moreau, with Grace Rudd as goalkeeper. Pictured from left are Stella Hartzell, Sophia Moreno, Lyla Maestas, Quinn Baily, Finley Rausche, Brielle Buscema and Grace Rudd.

Photo courtesy BUSCEMA PHOTOGRAPHY The Timbers North FC 11 Boys soccer team traveled to Spokane on Saturday for two games. The Timbers defeated the Spokane Scotties B2011 McKinley 5-2 in the morning game, then beat the Spokane Sounders B2011 South Mahar team 6-1 in the afternoon game. The Timbers will travel to Boise for the Director’s Cup tournament this weekend. Timbers goals were scored by Eli Nail, Ryder Quinn (3), Oliver Peters with an assist by Charlie McVey, Charlie McVey (3), Landon Smith and Lucas Buscema. Kolby Johnson and Damon Mysse were goalkeepers. Pictured in red is Ryder Quin…

Photo by KARI HYNES The Thorns 2011 Green girls soccer team wrapped up week 2 of the spring season with a loss to FC Spokane G2012 and the Spokane Sounders G2011. Zoe Lemmon (pictured) scored the Thorns' only goal against FC Spokane G2012 on an assist from Payton Brennan. In the Thorns' second game of the weekend against the Spokane Sounders G2011, Payton Brennan had the team's two goals, one assisted by Ava Langer. The girls travel to Boise this weekend for the Performance Cup.

Courtesy photo The North Idaho Elite seventh-grade boys basketball team went 4-0 in the Inland Empire Championships at the Warehouse in Spokane on April 15-16. NIE defeated Inland Elite 60-52 in the championship. In the front row from left are Ben McElvany, Brett Johnson and Maddox Lindquist; and back row from left, coach Mike Lindquist, Payton Hinthorne, Wyatt Carr, Ryan Salsbury, Jordan Carlson, Marek Parson, Britton Johnston and coach Royce Johnston.