Coeur d'Alene Summer Shootout: Viking varsity boys, JV boys capture tourney titles
Courtesy photo Coeur d'Alene Blue won the varsity boys tournament championship of the fourth annual Coeur d'Alene Summer Shootout on Sunday at Coeur d'Alene High's Viking Court. In the front row from left are assistant coach Colby Denton, Ben Murray, Caden Symons, Tucker Booth and Carter Rupp; and back row from left, Dylan Sutich, Chris Zabel, Owen Field, Maxwell Riley, Reed Sylte, Kai Wheeler and head coach Jon Adams.
Courtesy photo Coeur d'Alene won the junior varsity boys division tournament championship game Sunday at the fourth annual Coeur d'Alene Summer Shootout. In the front row from left are Alex McCall, Lennox Radford, Hudson Gray, Cole Nelson, Peyton Pool, Paxon Rasor, Ean McCleland and coach Colby Denton; and back row from left, Brady Rubert, Jack Johnston, Collin Simon, Davis Whitaker, Colin Wright and coach Marcus Whitaker.
COEUR d'ALENE — Coeur d'Alene High won the boys varsity championship, as well as the junior varsity boys championship, as the fourth annual Coeur d'Alene Summer Shootout basketball tournament concluded Sunday.
Coeur d'Alene defeated Freeman in the varsity boys title game, and the Vikings downed Post Falls for the JV championship.
In the varsity boys division, the large school division winner played the small school division winner for the overall title.
A total of 84 teams signed up for the event, the largest field in its four years. Games were played on seven courts in the city — two at Coeur d'Alene High, Canfield Middle School and North Idaho College, and one at Dalton Elementary.
This year's tourney was expanded to include high school and junior varsity girls, as well as divisions for middle school boys.
After two days of pool play on Friday and Saturday, Sunday's play consisted of bracketed tournaments.
Division winners were:
BOYS
Varsity (large school division) — Coeur d'Alene Varsity Blue
Varsity (small school division A) — Freeman (Wash.)
Varsity (small school division B) — Kendrick
JV (large school division) — Coeur d'Alene JV Blue
JV (small school division) — Hermiston (Ore.) JV
Girls
The title sponsor for the tournament was Northwest Specialty Hospital.
Courtesy photo Coeur d'Alene won the junior varsity boys division tournament championship game Sunday at the fourth annual Coeur d'Alene Summer Shootout. In the front row from left are Alex McCall, Lennox Radford, Hudson Gray, Cole Nelson, Peyton Pool, Paxon Rasor, Ean McCleland and coach Colby Denton; and back row from left, Brady Rubert, Jack Johnston, Collin Simon, Davis Whitaker, Colin Wright and coach Marcus Whitaker.