Youth Sports Jan. 10, 2024

COEUR d'ALENE RECREATION

Indoor swim lesson registration: Registration is underway for the next six-week session of indoor swim lessons sponsored by the Coeur d’Alene Recreation Department and held at the Kootenai Health Therapeutic Pool.

Classes offered are for 3-9 years of age, with different swim levels available. Classes offered will be either Monday or Wednesday evenings or Saturday mornings. Parent-Tot classes are offered on Saturday mornings. Classes start the week of Jan. 15.

Registration will take place at the Coeur d’Alene City Hall Recreation Department, 710 Mullan Ave. 

Registration fee is $55. Registration is limited; no pre-registration is allowed.

WATER POLO

The new year marks the start of the new North Idaho Water Polo (NIWP) club.  

Head coach Mark Collingham, in partnership with the Coeur d’Alene Salvation Army Kroc Center, established the first water polo team in North Idaho in 2012. As of Jan. 1, NIWP is now an independent club based at the Kroc Center in Coeur d’ Alene.  

Up through last year, the club was sponsored by the Kroc Center but with continued growth the club has mutually decided with the Kroc Center to become an independent organization. The club will retain its coaches and practice facility. The high school team has won the Idaho state championship for 10 years running.  

The club participates in a number of tournaments throughout the year — in addition to the Idaho water polo high school season, the club also competes in USAWP-sanctioned tournaments in Oregon and Washington and also plays against local college programs including Gonzaga, Idaho, Central Washington and Boise State.

The club also recently competed in the largest water polo tournament in the United States — the National Junior Olympic Water Polo Championship in Dallas, Texas — where the high school girls team placed fourth overall and boys finished 14th out of approximately 30 teams in their respective divisions.

The Coeur d’Alene area has a variety of opportunities in water polo for different age levels. In addition to the NIWP high school and Masters programs, the Salvation Army Kroc Center separately offers Junior (ages 7-10) and Developmental (ages 11-14) water polo classes. 

More information on the NIWP club can be found at northidahowaterpolo.org for the high school/Masters programs and at kroccda.org/kroc-cda/waterpolo/ for the Kroc Center Junior and Development classes. 

BOWLING

Sunset Bowling Center

Week 14

Bumpers

High Scratch Game Boys: Greyson Rook - 83; Kayson Anderson - 67

High Scratch Game Girls: Lylah Baheza - 59

Bantams

High Scratch Game Boys: Aiden Testa - 46

High Scratch Game Girls: Mila Butherus - 73

Preps

High Scratch Game Boys: Luke Carr - 121; Gage Kilpatrick - 120; Finley Minor - 114

High Scratch Game Girls: Tori Graff - 95; Stella Minor - 91; Kalista Hewitt - 82

Juniors

High Scratch Game Boys: Gezus LaSarte- 259; Connor Banks - 222; Owen Perry - 220

High Scratch Game Girls: Rosy Gallegos - 189; Drew Hammond - 125; Serenity Eller - 118

Other 200 Games: Gezus LaSarte - 246 & 232; Josh Loper - 219 & 200; Mathew Chavez - 217; Connor Banks - 215;  Holden Vore - 205; Aiden Kilpatrick - 204; Jackson Hopper - 204

600 + Series: Gezus LaSarte - 737; Connor Banks - 628

GYMNASTICS

Avant Coeur Gymnastics boys recently competed at the Washington Open in Seattle. Results follow.

Level 3

Jacob Clinton tied for 6th on Rings with a 10.000 and tied for 6th on Vault with a 9.400

Kason Dellara took 6th on Floor with a 8.300, and had a high of 9.500 on Rings

Level 4

Derek Remelski had a high of 9.100 on Pommel and a high of 8.800 on Rings 

Preston Pool took 6th on Pommel with a 9.300 and had a high of 8.700 on Rings

Ray Brown took 1st on Pommel with a 9.300, tied for 4th on Rings with a 8.400, took 3rd on Vault with a 8,.700, and 3rd All Around with a 47.600

Level 5

Paxton Wengeler had a high of 8.300 on Pommel and a high of 8.100 on Vault

Level 7

Blaide Cotton took 2nd on Rings with a 11.100 and had a high of 10.100 on Vault

Ricky Parker had a high of 10.200 on Rings and took 2nd on Vault with a 11.100

Level 9

Dylan Coulson took 2nd on Vault with a 12.500 and 2nd on High Bar with a 11.600 and took 6th All Around with a 65.800

Lance Mosher had a high of 11.500 on Floor and a high of 10.800 on Vault

Conan Tapia tied for 5th on Rings with aa 11.200 and took 2nd on Vault with a 12.800

Grayson McKlendin had a high of 12.200 on Floor and a high of 11.100 on PBars

Cayden Ptashkin tied for 4th on Pommel and had a high of 11.000 on Rings

Felipe McAllister had a high of 11.100 on Floor and a high of 11.200 on PBars

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    Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 9 Boys took 2nd Place Team at the Washington Open in Seattle. From left are Dylan Coulson, Grayson McKlendin, Cayden Ptashkin, Conan Tapia, Felipe McAllister, Lance Mosher and coach Matt Auerbach.

    Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 4 Boys at the Washington Open in Seattle. From left are Preston Pool, coach Matt Auerbach and Ray Brown.
  

    Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 7 boys at the Washington Open in Seattle. From left are Blaide Cotton, coach Matt Auerbach and Ricky Parker.
  

    Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 3 Jacob Clinton at the Washington Open in Seattle.

    Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 4 Derek Remelski with coach Matt Auerbach in Seattle at the Washington Open.

    Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 3 Kason Dellara with coach Matt Auerbach in Seattle at the Washington Open.
  

    Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 5 Paxton Wengeler with coach Matt Auerbach in Seattle at the Washington Open.