Youth Sports March 19, 2025

• CROSS COUNTRY
Four local middle schoolers representing the North Idaho Distance Project club team competed at the Nike Indoor Nationals March 13-16 in New York at the Nike Track and Field Center at The Armory.
In the boys 1,500-meter middle school race, in the En Route division, Will Wood was 12th in 4 minutes, 38.96 seconds. Hunter Pitsch was 24th in 4:49.55, and Cody Morgenstern was 25th in 4:50.81.
In the girls 1,500, En Route division, Victoria Howard was 15th in 5:00.45.
In the boys 1-mile middle school race, Wood was 12th in 4:56.76, Pitsch 23rd in 5:09.57, Morgenstern 25th in 5:10.60.
In the girls 1-mile middle school race, Howard finished 13th in 5:20.03.
• RATHDRUM PARKS AND RECREATION
Volleyball
March 15
3rd – 4th Grade Co-Ed Volleyball
Aces vs. Net Ninjas
Match 1: Net Ninjas (21-14)
Match 2: Aces (21-9)
Match 3: Net Ninjas (16-11)
Crush vs. All Stars
Match 1: All Stars (19-13)
Match 2: All-Stars (21-18)
Match 3: Crush (21-10)
5th-6th Grade Co-Ed Volleyball
Outreach Eats vs. Volley Vipers
Match 1: Outreach Eats (21-19)
Match 2: Outreach Eats (19-15)
Match 3: Volley Vipers (21-19)
Wildgrain Woodworking vs. Electric Watermelons
Match 1: Tie (18-18)
Match 2: Electric Watermelons (21-18)
Match 3: Wildgrain Woodworking (13-8)
Tamarack Family Services vs. Idaho Fence
Match 1: Idaho Fence (21-12)
Match 2: Idaho Fence (20-13)
Match 3: Idaho Fence (11-10)
• SPIRIT LAKE PARKS AND RECREATION
Basketball
5-7th Grade Basketball
March 12, 15
Hot Shots vs. N. Id. State Fair 11-11. Scoring for Hot Shots were Alexa Pinheiro 3, Ranger Wright 4, Avery Montambo 4. Scoring for N. Id. State Fair were Josie Nagle 1, Walker Lambrecht 4, Benjamin Hester 2, Charlie Tschida 4.
Intermax vs Retrofit Athletics 17-16. Scoring for Intermax were Jaycee Fitzmorris 2, Landon Hill 2, Dylan Hill 4, Ashton Davis 4, Chase Davis 2, Jonathan Beuving 3. Scoring for Retrofit were Dawson VanBlaricom 10, Riley Johnson 6.
Retrofit Athletics vs Hot Shots 10-8. Scoring for Retrofit were Maisy Smith 2, Dawson VanBlaricom 6, Cheyenne Smith 2. Scoring for Hot Shots were Oscar Ward 2, Avery Montambo 6.
Retrofit Athletics vs Plummer Forest Products 27-9. Scoring for Retrofit were Dawson VanBlaricom 16, Kaylyn Dolan 2, Cheyenne Smith 2, Riley Johnson 7. Scoring for Plummer Forest Products were Weston Katus 1, Wyatt Kelderman 4, Maci Smith 2, Bennett Nelson 2
Spirit Lake Family Dental vs Plummer Forest Products 26-6. Scoring for SLFD were Gauge Powers 2, Kamden Runnels 2, Jesse Winland 10, Colton Ban 2, Braxton Ban 4, Vienna Powers 4, Baren Lenton 2.
Scoring for Plummer Forest Products were Grayson McCullough 2, Weston Katus 2, Maci Smith 2.
North Idaho State Fair vs Intermax 15-14. Scoring for N. Id. State Fair were Walker Lambrecht 12, Charlie Tschida 3. Scoring for Intermax were Dylan Hill 4, Ashton Davis 2, Chase Davis 6, Jonathan Beuving 2.
• GYMNASTICS
Avant Coeur Boys Team traveled to Boise for the Men’s State Championships.
Level 3
Lochlan McGinnis took 1st on Vault with a 8.800
Level 4
Jokob Clinton took 2nd on Floor with a 8.300, 2nd on Pommel with a 8.600, 4th on Vault with a 9.000 and 2nd All Around with a 48.600
Alexander Schmid took 4th on Pommel with a 8.100 and tied for 3rd on Vault with a 9.300
Eric Newell took 5th on Pommel with a 8.300, tied for 5th on Rings with a 8.200 and tied for 5th on Vault with a 9.400
Niam Phothivongsa took 2nd on Floor with a 8.600, tied for 2nd on Vault with a 9.700, tied for 3rd on PBars with a 8.400 and took 3rd All Around with a 50.500
Level 5
Paxton Wengeler took 1st on Vault with a 8.300
Level 8
Preston Pool tied for 3rd on Pommel with a 13.100
Level 9
Blaide Cotten took 4th on Floor with a 10.600, 4th on Vault with a 11.300, 4th on PBars with a 10.200 and 4th All Around with a 59.700
Nait Phothivongsa took 2nd on Floor with a 12.600, 1st on Rings with a 11.900, 3rd on High Bar with a 10.400 and 5th All Around with a 62.900
Dylan Abrahamson-Fernandez took 3rd on Floor with a 12.100, tied for 2nd on Vault with a 12.300 and took 2nd on High Bar with a 10.900
Level 10
Conan Tapia 5th on Floor with a 12.200, 1st on Rings with a 13.200 and 3rd on Vault with a 13.200
Lance Mosher had a high of 11.800 on Floor and took 1st on High Bar with a 12.100
Cayden Ptashkin took 6th on Floor with a 11.300 and tied for 6th on High Bar with a 10.400
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Courtesy photo Bighouse Automotive recently completed a 6-1 season in the Hayden Re Bighouse Automotive was 6-1. In the front row from left are coach Megan Page, Holley Harmon, Lyla Maestas, Chloe Wright, Isabella Locke and Lanaya Tetrault; and back row from left, Ashlyn Banks, Nikita DeChaine, Kalleigh Anaya, Maddie Boettcher and coach Erin Wright. Not pictured is Rylee Baumgardner.
Courtesy photo Four local middle schoolers representing the North Idaho Distance Project club team competed at the Nike Indoor Nationals March 13-16 in New York. From left are Will Wood, Victoria Howard, Hunter Pitsch and Cody Morgenstern.
Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 8s and 5s at the Men’s Idaho State Championships in Boise. From left are Preston Pool and Paxton Wengeler.
Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 3 Lochlan McGinnis at the Idaho Men’s State Championships in Boise.
Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 9s and 10s at the Idaho Men’s State Championships in Boise. Both 9s and 10s took 3rd Place Team in the state. From left are Dylan Abrahamson-Fernandez, Blaide Cotten, Cayden Ptashkin, Conan Tapia, Lance Mosher and Nait Phothivongsa.
Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 4s at the Idaho Men’s State Championships in Boise. From left are Eric Newell, Niam Phothivongsa, Alexander Schmid and Jakob Clinton.
Courtesy photo The North Idaho Impact eighth grade AAU boys basketball team from Coeur d’Alene went 3-1 in the School Gold Division at the Washington state middle school basketball championships at various locations around Spokane this past weekend. There were 103 eighth grade teams participating in three different divisions. This was the Impact’s last eighth grade AAU Tournament before high school. From left are Blake Anderson, Holden Carpenter, Trent Lilyquist, Kado Miller, JJ Larson, Titus Sheftic, Easton Clyne and Jax Pearson.