Youth Sports Dec. 24, 2025

Courtesy photo The GEMS Athletic Center Bronze team placed first overall at the Winter Flurry gymnastics competition Dec. 19-21 at Technique Gymnastics in Hayden. From left are Keeley Moody, Astrid McCullagh, Millie Ferguson, Abigail Denisyuk, Harlee Wynand, Payslee Haulet, Olivia Reichenberg, Jocelyn Kirk and Chloe Foreman.

Courtesy photo The GEMS Athletic Center Bronze team placed first overall at the Winter Flurry gymnastics competition Dec. 19-21 at Technique Gymnastics in Hayden. From top to bottom are Charlotte Wallace, Kaylene Bilesky, coach Sarah Robertson, Heidi Gillard, Ava Puyleart, Olivia Schelin, Paisley King, Brynlee Smith and Hannah Ohlenkamp.

Courtesy photo The GEMS Athletic Center Silver team placed first overall at the Winter Flurry gymnastics competition Dec. 19-21 at Technique Gymnastics in Hayden. From left are Tenlee Harsch, Gwyneth Ragan, Cassidy Brown, Olivia Butcher, Arianna Dockins, Maren Rauscher, Maci Schirado, Cora Ragan and Alexis Boren.

Courtesy photo The GEMS Athletic Center Silver team placed first overall at the Winter Flurry gymnastics competition Dec. 19-21 at Technique Gymnastics in Hayden. In the front row from left are Mikayla Richardson, Samantha Dirks, Ohrya Rivera and Violet Tessendorf; and back row from left, Isabelle Boren, Kinsley Spurway, Absydee Adams, Elliana Matthews and Lindy Gilmore. Not pictured is Layla Randolph.

Courtesy photo The GEMS Athletic Center Gold team placed third overall at the Winter Flurry gymnastics competition Dec. 19-21 at Technique Gymnastics in Hayden. From left are Raelyn Hazen, Olive Buttars, Aspen Barker, Kristyn Frank, Grace Squires, Jenna Tanner, Finley Rauscher, Ellie Hill, Jocelyn Howard, Kalea Pham and Lily Fulton.

Courtesy photo The GEMS Athletic Center Gold team placed third overall at the Winter Flurry gymnastics competition Dec. 19-21 at Technique Gymnastics in Hayden. In the front row from left are Evelyn Bowman, Myla South, Stella Cahoon and Faith Robertson; and back row from left, Isabel Lunneborg, Emma Ward, Lauren Inglehart, Felicity Hammer, Skylar Bingham, Grace Ohlenkamp and Samantha Willis.

Courtesy photo The GEMS Athletic Center Platinum team placed first overall at the Winter Flurry gymnastics competition Dec. 19-21 at Technique Gymnastics in Hayden. In the front row from left are Sydney Thompson, Ani Hall, Katelynn Clark and Keeley Howard; and back row from left, Mackenzie Richardson, Nora Maddox, Elliot Tuntland, Stella Brooks, Fynlie Reynolds, Hunter Bangs, Ensley Vucinich, Arie Ferguson, Rata Batchelder and Ashley Gwin.

Courtesy photo The third grade Coeur d'Alene SuperSonics won the championship in the 2025 Santa Slammer basketball tournament at the HoopTown Warehouse in Spokane, beating Sandpoint Future 34-31 in overtime in the championship game. From left are coach Todd Nelson, Ellio Estes, Connor Gregg, Camas Bennett, Cameron Nelson, Henry Mandel, Harry Noel and coach Scott Estes. Not pictured are Kohen Marjes and Archer Toronto.

Courtesy photo The 2031 Hooptown Blazers went 4-0 this past weekend en route to winning the championship in the Santa Slammer in Spokane. The Blazers defeated Frenchtown (Mont.) in the championship. From left are Quinn Martin, Kyal Carlson, Regan Posthumus, Addi Salas, Brylee Brown, Paxtyn Oestreich and Jemma DePell.