Youth Sports July 24, 2024

Courtesy photo The 14U Lake City Thunder girls fastpitch softball team played up and took second place in the 16/18U Gold Bracket championship game at the Summer River Bash tournament in Post Falls last weekend. In the front row from left are Sophia Gum, Grace Schneider, Allison Grantham and Shayne McGowan; and back row from left, coach Jason Nevills, Ava Nevills, Brooklyn Caan, Shiloh McCoy, Abigail Helmholz, Whitney Hollen, Shae Jones, Jaya Felix, Kulani Peahu, Adilyn Wenglikowski, coach Scott McGowan and coach Duston Kubo.

Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene Crush 14U fastpitch softball team placed fourth at the recent Idaho state championships in Boise. In the front row from left are Ada Blakemore, Maddy Pratt, Molly Nelson and Madeline Peterson; and back row from left, Jaiden Corbey, Ella Ferguson, Macy Waterhouse, Jenna Davenport, Paityn Froman and Reese Vanek.

Courtesy photo The Northwest Blazers sixth grade girls basketball team went 3-0 last weekend at the Win the Weekend tournament in Seattle. The Blazers went 3-0, defeating the top sixth grade team in the state of Washington, and defeating two seventh grade teams. From left are Eslee Bielstein, Paxtyn Oestreich, Elise Montes De Oca, Addy Pendergraft, Brylee Brown, Jayde Jeske, Addi Salas and Kyal Carlson.

Courtesy photo The Spokane Valley U12-U14 McDonald's fastpitch softball team, which includes two players from Post Falls, finished in second place last week at the Spokane Valley Girls Softball Association Tournament. In the front row from left are Claire Osborn, Pilar Wirth, Nora Schock (Post Falls), Bailey Nilson, Macie Christensen and Francesca Wirth; and back row from left, coach Alita Nilson, coach Shantel Almeida, Malia Almeida, Kynley Searcey, Zoe Nix, Izzy Bohr, Diana Wiltse (Post Falls), Sydney Knezvich and coach Geoff Christensen. Not pictured is Adilyn Worley.

Courtesy photo The 12U Fearless fastpitch softball team took second place in the Gold Bracket championship game at the Summer River Bash tournament last weekend in Post Falls. In the front is Kaitlyn Grantham; middle row from left, Loretta Blattstein, Zoey Johnson and Zoey Halden; and back row from left, coach Jamie Blattstein, Ella Schinner, Baylee Bippes, Peyton Walters, Bailey Williams, Holly Dunham, Avah Gonzales, Caitlyn Cheney and coach Adam Gonzales.