Youth Sports May 13, 2026

Photo by JULIE SPEELMAN At the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament last weekend, the Sting Girls 11 lost 2-1 to the EW Surf on Saturday morning at the Canfield Sports Complex in Coeur d'Alene. Giuliana Petrillo scored the lone goal for the Sting. That afternoon, the Sting fell 1-0 to Indie Chicas at Canfield. On Sunday morning at Lake City High, the Sting lost 1-0 to the Surf. Pictured is Kenzie Rix of the Sting, on a corner kick.

Courtesy photo The FC North Idaho Avalanche U9 boys soccer team made it to the semifinals of the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament last weekend. In the front row from left are Nate Jennings, Blake Jennings, Blake Hogan, Ryker Bartoo, Maddox Bunting, Rocco Paine, Henry Shamoon, Redford Price and Ellers Vucinich; and back row from left, coaches Dallin Dance and Barb Shamoon.

Courtesy photo The U10/U11 Avalanche Boys soccer team reached the semifinals of the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament last weekend, before losing in a penalty kick shootout. In the front row from left are Luke Odom and Manners Hodges; second row from left, Eli Ramsey and Cash Fowler; third row from left, Roman Cortes, Peyton Pecor, Max Stover, Ebbet Vucinich and Jake Odom; and back row from left, Estes Hartley, coach Tom Stover, Emerson Cousino, Ethan Braga, Graham Brown and Jasper Johnson.

Courtesy photo The Sting Soccer Club 15 Boys Black Academy soccer team finished as a finalist in their division at the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament at the Plantes Ferry Sports Complex in Spokane Valley last weekend. Leading up to the finals the Sting defeated WE Surf Black Valley (4-1) and WE Surf Palouse (4-1). From left are Ryker Weeks, Jacob Barragan, Porter Caten, Ethan Denisyuk, Matthew Shandy, Max Spendlove, Bode Hebener, Henry Hermance, Silas Ballou and and coach Ian McKenna.

Courtesy photo The Sting Soccer Club 15 boys Yellow Academy soccer team went undefeated over the weekend to win the Gold Division championship at the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament. The Sting defeated Missoula Surf (7-1), Idaho Juniors Neon (1-0) and Idaho Juniors Black (4-0) in bracket play, then beat Idaho Juniors 15b Neon (1-0) in the final. Staggered from left are coach Kip Sharbono, Bam Bookholtz, Beckham Sharbono, Jake Mitchell, Thomas Davis, Harvey Granier, Case Schwarz, Cooper Corbeill, Flynn Bundy, Chase Baune, Maddox Hoy, George Jerkins and coach Robin Bundy.

Courtesy photo BVB IA Idaho 2016 boys soccer team U10 played three matches last week across both the Eastern Washington Select League (Division 1) and the Central Washington Developmental League (Division 1). BVB IA defeated Sting-Yellow 8–1 on May 6 at Woodland Middle School, then defeated Washington East Surf Soccer Club-B17 Elite Royal 2–0 on May 8 at MØDE Stadium–Stateline Speedway in Post Falls. BVB IA then played to a 2–2 draw against Washington East Surf Soccer Club-River Valley B16 Black on May 9 in Granger, Wash. The BVB IA team travels to Yakima this weekend for its final Developme…

Courtesy photo Last Wednesday, Team Yellow beat Team Black 4-3 in a competitive official intrasquad contest for the Sting 16 girls soccer team. Both teams played in the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament last weekend in the Spokane Valley. The Black team advanced in a play-in game early Sunday and then lost in the semifinals. In the other semifinal, the Yellow Team advanced in penalty kicks in a thriller over Spokane Shadow Opsahl before losing in the final and taking second place. The 16G Sting are sending a team to Boise this weekend to compete in the Directors Cup. Team Yellow in gray, …

Courtesy photo The Sting 16 girls Yellow finished second at the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament last weekend. Kneeling from left are Makenzie Evans and Marlowe Rathbone; and standing from left, coach Gary Evans, Kimberlyn Gatton, Kelly Snook, Madelynn Dowiak, Teagan Erickson, Abigail Marks, Alyvia Ogle, Lydia Clare and Emersyn Barton.

Courtesy photo The Sting SC 2009 Boys Academy soccer team, coached by Mike Thompson, secured another championship title at the club’s 35th annual Hot Shot tournament this past weekend. They played in the U19 gold bracket; all games were played at Plantes Ferry Sports Complex in Spokane Valley. Friday night, the Sting beat Flathead Valley United SC 07/08 2-1 win. Blake Wise scored a PK goal and Rowan Wyatt scored the winning goal for the Sting. Saturday evening, the Sting won 2-0 over Glacier Surf 08/09. Dixon Reed scored the opening goal with an assist from Pax Longanecker. Longanecker score…

Courtesy photo Sting SC 2009 boys Academy soccer players and their moms on Mother’s Day. In the front row from left are Mason Taylor, Laura Taylor, Amy Longanecker, Pax Longanecker, Taylor Smith, Stacy Smith, Brooks Judd, Jacob Shaporda, Erin Wyatt, Rowan Wyatt, Blake Wise and Tiffany Wise; and back row from left, Alyssa Shaw, Payson Shaw, Audrey Buckland, Luc Buckland, Ethan Luna, Sharon Luna, Heather Reed, Cody Reed, Lara Stone, Gus Penrose, Landon Brinkmeier, Becca Brinkmeier, Grant Johnson, Megan Johnson, Jacob Melun, Amber Melun, Wyatt Umfleet and Lori Umfleet.

Photo by BUSCEMA PHOTOGRAPHY The Sting 14G Black girls soccer team went 4-0 over the weekend to win their division at the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament. Sting goals in the tourney were scored by Poppy Moreau, Kennedy Tierney, Elsie Hewitt-Nord, Finley Martin, Viper Barnes, Aida Stanley and and Allison Legg. In the front row from left is coach Katie Martin, Viper Barnes, Charli Mehlhoff, Kennedy Tierney, Finley Martin and coach Jean Carper; and back row from left, Kara Lemmon, Poppy Moreau, Harper Andersen, Elsie Hewitt-Nord, Quinn Baily, Allison Legg, Brielle Buscema and coach Ty Kova…

Courtesy photo The Sting FC 2016 Boys Black soccer team reached the finals in the Gold/Silver Bracket at the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament last weekend. On Saturday, the Sting beat the Spokane Shadow SJP Valley 2016 4-2 with goals scored by Jackson Martin, Leo Leferink, Emmett Cowan and Lincoln Triebwasser. Later that day, the Sting beat Spokane Legacy Soccer Academy boys 2016 7-6. Goals for Sting were scored by Isaac Clegg, Emmett Cowan, Jackson Martin with two goals, and three goals by Oliver “Ollie” Lundy. The Sting played three games on Sunday. They beat the Spokane Shadow SJP Val…

Courtesy photo The North Idaho Avalanche U9/U10 girls soccer team took second in their division at last weekend's Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament. In the front row from left are Sonja Gelbakhiani, Sadie Lehosit, Esther Greene, Regan Zimmerman, Jane Buffman, Grace Looney and Tatum Turnball; and back row from left, Chelsea Dance, Keira DesJarlais, Quinn Odom, Marlow Lyman, Izzy Hughes, Nora Burt, Landrie Vaniman, Kaia Lindenstein and coach Nick Buffum.

Photo by KAYLEAN MAY The Sting SC 2013 Girls soccer team took first place in the 35th annual Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament hosted by the Sting Soccer Club last weekend. The Sting beat the Indie Chicas 4-0 on Friday, tied the Sandpoint Strikers on Saturday 0-0, and had a 9-0 victory over Glacier Surf 2013G later Saturday. The Sting faced Sandpoint again in the championship game on Sunday and won 4-0. Tryouts for this Sting team will be held May 20-21. Visit www.stingsc.com for more information. In the front row from left are Kaylee Evans, Nevie Sousley, Kinsley May, Nora Snyder, Presle…

Photo by KARI HYNES The Sting SC 2011 Girls Academy soccer team wrapped up its GA Aspire League season last week, finishing undefeated and securing a spot in the GA Aspire Nationals in June. In their final league match against Spokane Shadow, Olivia Hynes scored Sting’s lone goal. The Sting also competed in the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament last weekend, opening tournament play with a 1-0 loss to Indie Chicas. Sting responded Saturday afternoon with an 8-0 win over Flathead Valley United 07/08. Brightyn Gatten, Presley Moreau and Payton Brennan each scored for Sting, while Kate Keaggy…

Photo by ANASTASIA SAHM The Sting SC 2016 Boys Yellow soccer team over the Mother’s Day Weekend made it to the semifinals at the 35th annual Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament at the Plants Ferry Sports Complex in Spokane Valley. Saturday morning the Sting tied the Kittatas Valley Junior Soccer Assoc. BU9 3-3. Sting goals were scored by Atlas Lepley, Elijah Cine, and Jaxson Matheney. Saturday afternoon the Sting lost 8-3 to the Spokane Shadow Academy B16 Van Der Lawson. Goals were scored by Atlas Lepley, Drew Fulton and Elijah Cline. Sunday morning the Sting beat the Spokane Legacy Soccer …

Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 10 Eva Martin, at National Championships in Oklahoma City, competed against the top Level 10s in the country, taking 20th place on Beam in her age division.