Youth Sports June 19, 2024
Courtesy photo The Rathdrum Rush first/second grade boys team won the Gridiron Flag Football League championship recently in Seattle. The Rush finished 11-0. The Rush went 7-0 in the regular season, then won twice in the playoffs on June 9 at Ridgeline High in Liberty Lake to advance to Seattle. There, the Rush won its first game 32-0 to advance to the championship game, where the Rush won 42-12. In the front row from left are Porter Horsley, Bradley Gustin, Trey Hutchison, Cameron Howard, Camden Galvin, Nash Lyden, Curran Oswald, Jaxon Dunn, Graham Brown and Mason Scholten; and back row fro…
Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene Crush 14U fastball softball team, with just nine players due to injuries and other obligations, went 5-0 to reach the Platinum Bracket championship game at the Triple Crown Portland Valley Invite. The championship game was cancelled due to rain before it started. The Crush were declared 14U co-champions, ending up in the top two out of 48 teams from throughout the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii. From left are Jenna Davenport, Jaiden Corbey, Ada Blakemore, Maddy Pratt, Molly Nelson, Madeline Peterson, Olivia Watt, Macy Waterhouse and Reese Vanek.
WRESTLING
Brock Armstrong, a rising sophomore at Coeur d'Alene High, represented Team Idaho and finished 7-1 in freestyle at 165 pounds at the recent 16U national duals in Herriman, Utah.
Austin Schield, who will be an eighth grader at Canfield Middle School, represented Team Idaho and finished 14-0 combined in Greco-Roman and freestyle at 114 pounds at the recent 14U national duals in Oaks, Pa. Schield was named to All- American team in both styles.
Armstrong and Schield wrestle for the Buzzsaw Wrestling Club.
BASKETBALL
Rising sophomores Jordan Carlson of Lake City High and Peyton Hinthorn of Bonners Ferry are members of a Select Basketball AAU program, the 15U PRO16 team which has been selected by USA Basketball to compete in the ninth grade Club Championships on July 23-25 in Rock Hill, S.C.
The event will feature the nation’s top 24 club basketball teams including teams from the EYBL (Nike), 3SSB (Adidas), The Association (Under Armour), PRO16 (Puma) and top independent programs. This is an all-expenses-paid invitation to every team that participates.
The Select Basketball team is currently the No. 1 ranked team in the PRO16 15U division, which spreads across the United States and Canada, after finishing the spring season 11-2.
The PRO16 is the Puma shoe circuit, similar to EYBL (Nike) or The Association (Under Armour). The PRO16 has a unique ranking system based on team's win/loss record, strength of schedule, and point differential. Based on how the season finished, they were the top ranked team.
The team will next compete in Phoenix July 11-14 in the PRO16 national tournament in a 32-team bracket during the first NCAA live (recruiting) period of the summer. From there they will head to Indianapolis for the final NCAA live period (July 19-21) before competing in Rock Hill.
The team is coached by Andy Harrington of Owyhee High in Meridian.
RATHDRUM PARKS AND RECREATION
Summer Flag Football
June 12
K-1st Grade Flag Football
H2 Surveying vs. Welling Enterprise
H2 Surveying: Kamden Carter (1TD), Greyson Metzgar (1TD), Wyatt Amande (1TD), Kilian Amende (PAT 2)
Welling Enterprise: Blaise Kelley (1TD), Chase Hallas (2TD)
June 17
K-1st Grade Flag Football
H2 Surveying vs. Filling Station
H2 Surveying: Reggie Hamilton (1TD), Kamden Carter (1TD), Axton Harris (1TD, 2 PAT),
Morgan Basler (2PAT), Myles Parker (1TD)
Filling Station: Ember Weitz (1TD)
2nd-3rd Grade Flag Football
Merlin’s Comedy vs. Lake City Auto
Merlin’s Comedy: Wyatt Janicki (1TD), Conlee Biondo (1TD), Colton Towes (1TD),
Dylan Pukala (1PAT)
Lake City Auto: Sawyer Cooper (1TD, 2PAT), Waylon Finnicum (2TD, 2PAT), Ledge Karbo (1TD), Easton Schelin (1TD)
Cascadia Pizza vs. Doc Holly Pet Vet
Cascadia Pizza: Calvin Anthony (1TD)
Doc Holly Pet Vet: Marshall Vaughn (1TD), Hawken Chidiac (2TD), Charlie Patterson (2TD)
4th-6th Grade Flag Football
Lode Star Construction vs. MG Custom Builders
MG Custom Builders: Wilder George (1TD, 2PAT), Winston Cord (2TD, 1PAT),
Hollend Fallang (1TD), Kash Warren (1TD), Beckett Baker (1TD), Breesen Ellis (1TD)
Rathdrum Dental vs. Spirit Lake Family Dental
Rathdrum Dental: Hadley Bertsch (1TD), Penney Oswell (3TD)
Spirit Lake Family Dental: Charlie Brophy (3TD), Gavin Westfall (1TD)
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Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene Crush 14U fastball softball team, with just nine players due to injuries and other obligations, went 5-0 to reach the Platinum Bracket championship game at the Triple Crown Portland Valley Invite. The championship game was cancelled due to rain before it started. The Crush were declared 14U co-champions, ending up in the top two out of 48 teams from throughout the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii. From left are Jenna Davenport, Jaiden Corbey, Ada Blakemore, Maddy Pratt, Molly Nelson, Madeline Peterson, Olivia Watt, Macy Waterhouse and Reese Vanek.