Youth Sports July 12, 2023
Courtesy photo The North Idaho Christian School girls basketball team won the overall league tournament, as well as the Situation tournament, at the recent NBC Camp at The Courts at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls. NICS beat a 4A team from Alaska, and larger teams from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. From left are coach David Bittner, Madison Salaiz, Yesi Pilgrim, Chelsey Cate, Jennifer Peterson, Symone Pilgrim, Danica Kelly, Belle Sanwald, Cheyenne Collins and coach Jerry Bittner.
Courtesy photo The Storm 2025 boys basketball team won the JV division at the Summer Slam tournament last weekend at the HUB Sports Center in Spokane Valley. The Storm beat Catch Spokane Force 79-29 and the Sandpoint JV 49-25 before losing to the Catch Spokane Mix 53-46. In the semifinal the Storm beat East Valley 76-22. The championship was a rematch with the Catch Spokane Mix, the Storm winning 45-32 to take the championship. In the front from left are Zach Bell and Garrett Varner; and standing from left, Peyton Hillman, Evan Hensyel, Carter Kloos, Mason Hensly, Zach Cook, Dominic Wilhelm …
Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene Little League 12U All-Star team went undefeated over two weekends of pool play to earn the No. 1 seed going into the District 1 best-of-3 championship series this weekend against Sandpoint. The winner advances to the best-of-3 state playoffs next weekend in Boise against the District 2 champion. Games this weekend, at Croffoot Park in Hayden, are Friday and Saturday, and Sunday in necessary. The Coeur d'Alene 12U All-Stars went 6-0 in pool play and outscored their opponents 85-0. Clay Larwin hit two home runs and Trent Lilyquist hit one for Coeur d'Alene in p…
Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene Juniors Little League 14U baseball team has qualified for the West Regional tournament in Bend, Ore., on Aug. 2-10. In the front row from left are Charlie Edwards-Dodge, Brett Martin, Levi Miller, Asher Huntsman and coach Derek Miller; and back row from left, coach Jeff Anstine, Rylan Anstine, Liam Mills, Marek Parson, Kasen Noffke, Talib Larsen, Finlay Moore, Tristen Martin and manager Lonnie Hayes. Not pictured is Maverick Lanigan. The team is having a fundraiser car wash on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Runge Furniture.
REAL LIFE SPORTS
Competitive basketball
June 26
At The Courts at Real Life Ministries
3rd-4th Grade Division
Game 1
Team D - 15
Team B - 26
Team D
Points Scored - Ben Erickson, Brody Brulotte, and Jace Eachon
Team B
Points Scored - Brody Brennan and Winston Deal
June 27
5th/6th Grade Division
Game 1
Cocomelon - 28
The Heat - 35
Cocomelon
Points Scored - Lane Gintz, Madixx Barker, Peter Ratcliffe, and Porter Berend
The Heat
Points Scored - Aure Brennan, Austin Perkins, Danny Kellmer, Gunner Brown, and Mac Roberts
Game 2
Celtics - 44
Miami Heat - 55
Celtics
Points Scored - Cade Chambers, Camden Glindman, Cooper Bisson, Griffin Higgins, and Ryley Brown
Miami Heat
Points Scored - Breesen Ellis, Cooper Nusser, Ethan Dorr, Patrick Langer, Palmer Murphy, and Rhett Gama
Coach-Pitch Baseball
At The Fields at Real Life Ministries
June 26
Game 1
Gray Wolves - 14
White Lightning - 4
Gray Wolves
Hits - Beau Cleave, Easton Moody, Graham Brown, Harper Fore, Jameson Fore, Karter Berg, Margaret Pelphrey, Maso Gallagher, Remington Swartzendruber, and Simon Rogers
White Lightning
Hits - Addison Reyes and Wyatt Pickering
Game 2
Blue Sharks - 7
Red Blazers - 7
Blue Sharks
Hits - Addilyn Blettner, Bennett Rios, Henry Dodgion, Jentzen Jelmberg, and Kinsley Davidson
Red Blazers
Hits - Amaris Hawkins, Declan Francis, Elias Castro, Ignatius Edman, Jameson Biddle, Jase Lanterman, and Judah Harrington
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