Youth Sports June 10, 2026

Courtesy photo The Avalanch U11 boys soccer team won the 2014 Boys Bronze Bracket at last weekend's 3 Blind Refs tournament in Kalispell, Mont. In the front row from left are Barrington Mercado, Gunnar Stover, Talmadge Greene, Cash Fowler, Peyton Pecor, Lucas Rhodes, Landon Skiles, Emerson Cousino, Ryker Bailey and Micah Hermenet; and back row from left, coach Tom Stover and Colter Bodnar.

Courtesy photo The FC North Idaho Avalanche 2015 boys soccer team went undefeated at the 3 Blind Refs tournament in Kalispell, Mont., capturing the Bronze Bracket championship. From left are Harrison Poole, Jasper Johnson, Jacob Odom, Braiden Beck, Roman Cortes, Elijah Ramsey, Reed Marine, Maximus Stover, Ebbet Vucinich, Emmanuel Hodges, Estes Hartley, Luke Odom, Coleman Underdown and coach Eric Burkholder.

Courtesy photo The Sting Soccer Club 2015 Boys Yellow team finished second in the Gold Bracket at the 3 Blind Refs tournament in Kalispell, Mont., last weekend. The Sting won all its preliminary matches to advance to the championship game, recording two shutouts along the way. In bracket play, Sting defeated Glacier Surf 2015 Blue, Calgary Villains FC Sting 2015 and Missoula Surf 2015B to earn a spot in the finals. In the championship match the Sting lost to the Calgary Blizzards SC15 in a penalty kick shootout. From left are coach Kip Sharbono, Chase Baune, Cooper Corbeill, Case Schwarz, Th…

Courtesy photo Cash Crateau, center, is an incoming freshman at Lakeland High, playing for the Sandpoint Sasquatch 14U club baseball team. At a Perfect Game tournament this past weekend near Seattle, Cash hit grand slams in three consecutive games and extended the streak to four consecutive games with a home run overall while helping lead the Sasquatch 14U to the championship game. For the season, he has a .526 batting average, 1.579 OPS, 8 home runs and 53 RBIs. As a pitcher, he has 66 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched, and a 1.925 ERA.

Courtesy photo The 2016 Girls Sting soccer team wrapped up its spring season in Kalispell, Mont., at the 3 Blind Refs tournament. The 2016 Girls sent a Gold and Silver team. Both teams went undefeated in round-robin play, before losing close games in the finals. In the front row from left are Makenzie Evans, Emersyn Barton, Lydia Clare, Marlowe Rathbone, Ezra Honsaker, Alice Tincup, Rya Verlanic and Lucy Bean; and back row from left, Madelynn Dowiak, Brystol Hayes, Abigail Marks, Isabelle Gabriel, coach Gary Evans, Kimberlyn Gatten, Teagan Erickson, Kelly Snook and Alyvia Ogle.

Courtesy photo The 2013 Sting boys soccer team will compete at the Elite Academy League National Playoffs in St. Louis, Mo. The Sting qualified for the event by winning the Northwest Conference and will begin group play on Thursday morning, competing against programs from Los Angeles, Georgia, and Utah. From left are Luke Baune, Levi Pooler, Crew Kuhlmann, Xander Weeks, Caleb Drube, Xander Conner, Vance Corbeill, Asher Engles, David Clark, Levi Russu, Maverick Sargent, Jasper Meyer, SJ Noble, Caleb Larson, Tommy Cooper and Asher Witherwax. Not pictured are Carter Mitchell and coaches Alex Do…

Courtesy photo The 2011 Sting boys soccer team will compete at the Elite Academy National Playoffs in St. Louis this week. They qualified by winning the Northwest Conference of the EA League. The team won league and the PacNW tournament in Seattle, while also competing in tournaments in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Boise. They'll face teams from Chicago and Los Angeles in the playoffs this week. In the front row from left are Owen Newby, Elijah Lorhan-Lewis, Soren Hutchinson, Copper Oswald, Eli Vatsvog, Ryder Benca and Charlie McVey; and back row from left, Max Lopez, Landon Smith, Asher Smith, R…

Courtesy photo The 2010 Sting boys soccer team competes at the Elite Academy League National Playoffs in St. Louis, Mo., this week. The team qualified by winning the Northwest Conference and will begin group play on Thursday morning. They will be competing against programs from Milwaukee, Los Angeles and New York. From left are coach Mike Thompson, Jacob Schaefer, Wesley Drube, Dylan Baune, Blake Baune, Cooper Mire, Blake McGrann, Tate Gilman, Xanden Flowers, Colton Dickinson, Brodie Grimmett, Liam Bradley, Jameson Meyer, Ethan Polhemus and coach Abby Drube. Not pictured are Leonardo Rubio a…

Courtesy photo The 2009 Sting boys soccer team competes this week at the Elite Academy League National Playoffs in St. Louis, Mo. The team qualified by winning the Northwest Conference and will begin group play on Thursday morning. They will be competing against programs from Los Angeles, Georgia and New Jersey. In the front row from left are Dixon Reed, Pax Longanecker, Payson Shaw, Wyatt Umfleet, Brooks Judd and Mason Taylor; and back row from left, Luc Buckland, Taylor Smith, Jacob Melun, Gus Penrose, Grant Johnson, Landon Brinkmeier, Ethan Luna, Miles Hart, Isaac Lowder, Blake Wise and R…

Courtesy photo The BVB IA Idaho Boys 2017 soccer team went undefeated to win the Surf Sasquatch 5v5 Tournament on Sunday at Spokane Falls Community College. BVB IA Idaho opened tournament play with a 5–1 win over 90+ B18 Black of Spokane, followed by a 10–0 win over the “Screaming Nachos” of Washington East Surf. The team advanced to the semifinals, where it defeated 90+ B18 Black 6–1. BVB IA Idaho then secured the championship with a 1–0 win over the “Saka Stars” of Washington East Surf. In the front from left are Ryker Bertek, Jentzen Jelmberg, Christian Poland, Carter Botenhagen, Logan Ep…

Photo by MEGAN BUSH The Sting 2016 Boys Yellow and Black soccer teams competed in the 3 Blind Refs Tournament in Kalispell, Mont., at the Kids Sport Complex over the weekend with a final of Black Team in 1st Place and Yellow Team in 2nd Place in their division. The Black Team on Saturday morning played against the Strikers FC SFC B2016 Blue team with a tie of 3-3. Sting goals were scored by Jackson Martin (1), Oliver Lundy (1), and Lincoln Triebwasser (1). The Black team Saturday afternoon played against the Flathead Valley United SC FVU B2016 Green-AC with a 9-4 win. Sting goals were scored…

Photo by MEGAN BAILY This past weekend, June 5-7, the Sting SC Black 14G girls took first place in the Gold bracket at the 3 Blind Refs soccer tournament in Kalispell, Mont. The Sting beat Flathead Valley Green 7-1, Glacier Surf Blue 6-0, and Montana Strikers FC 5-1. The Sting tied in the final game against Helena Youth Soccer 2-2, but came out the winner in points. From left are Brielle Buscema, Harper Andersen, Finley Martin, Viper Barnes, Kennedy Tierney, coach Katie Martin, Charli Mehlhoff, Quinn Baily, Poppy Moreau, Aida Stanley, Elsie Hewitt-Nord and coach Ty Kovatch.

Courtesy photo This past weekend, June 5-7, the Sting SC Yellow 14G girls took 2nd place in the Silver bracket at the 3 Blind Refs soccer tournament in Kalispell, Mont. The Sting beat Flathead Valley White 3-1, tied Missoula Surf 5-5 and lost to Calgary Blizzard. From left are coach Kara Lemmon, coach Ty Kovatch, Blaire Warren, Emerlyn Neff, Avery Doran, Charlotte Denton, Eloise Carper, Hatty Lemmon, Allison Legg, Charli Gabriel, Teresa Conaty, Emma Thompson and coach Jean Carper.

Courtesy photo KALISPELL, Mont. – Congratulations to The U10 Avalanche girls soccer team won the Bronze Division championship at the 3 Blind Refs tournament last weekend in Kalispell, Mont. From left are Jane Buffum, Nora Burt, Grace Looney, Regan Zimmerman, Sadie Lehosit, Sonja Gelbakhiani, Kaia Lindenstein, Marlowe Lyman, Izzy Hughes, Tatum Turnbull, Landrie Vaniman, Quinn Odom, Keira DesJarlais and Esther Greene. Not pictured are coach Chelsie Dance and coach Nick Buffmun.

Courtesy photo The Sting girls 11 soccer team won its division at last weekend's 3 Blind Refs tournament in Kalispell, Mont. On Friday night the Sting beat Helena youth soccer 2-1. Presley Moreau scored both goals for the Sting. Saturday morning the Sting beat Flathead 2-0 with Elle Sousley and Giuliana Petrillo scoring goals. Saturday evening the Sting beat played Flathead SC 2-1 with Elle Sousley and Kylie Lorona scoring goals. On Sunday, the Sting beat the Big Sky FC 6-0, as Elle Sousley scored two goals, Ava Langer one, Kylie Lorona 2 goals and Nora Schock one. In the front row from left…