Youth Sports, Aug. 14, 2013

FOOTBALL

Freshman football practice at Coeur d’Alene High starts on Monday, Aug. 19 at 7 a.m.

Players should meet at the practice field behind the gyms and bring cleats and make sure to have your required paperwork turned in.

GOLF

Lakeland senior Derek Bayley finished the 45th annual Hogan Cup with an 11-over 155 on Sunday in the 45th annual Hogan Cup tournament in Portland, Ore.

Bayley, who was tied for eighth with a 74 after the first round, shot an 81 in the second and final round at Riverside Country Club.

Kevin Vigna of British Columbia won the tournament with a 141.

BASEBALL

Premier Sports Center opened its doors in August 2012 with the notion of helping local athletes train indoors during the harsh winter conditions for the upcoming 2013 baseball season. After a successful winter training program and nearly 100 youth athletes in the Academy program we decided to sponsor our own teams. 

We created an 8-and-under Northest Premier team which competed in Seattle Regional along with our 14U NW Premier team which started its long journey back in March competing in 11 tournaments and 75 plus games games. NW Premier finished third twice, second four times and now finally a championship in the Divison 2 classification of the Triple Crown World Series in Steam Boat Springs Colorado. 

We competed against teams from all over, including Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Texas. The boys did a great job representing this area and the talent we have in our area. We had 19 hits and 2 home runs in the championship game, they were on fire and on a mission to win this Championship. 

Premier Sports Center is proud to sponsor such great young men who are the foundation of building a solid program not just in baseball but all the other intangibles in life. I would like to thank all the parents of this first year team for all there support in our first season. 

Premier Sports Center will be making new changes and hosting multiple athletic training opportunities this winter, along with hosting tryouts for 2014 NW Premier teams in November. Please contact Troy at Premier Sports Center at [email protected] for info on training and teams.

SELECT SOCCER

Sting Barcelona: The Coeur d’Alene Sting under-14 girls Barcelona team won the 2013 Les Schwab Northwest Cup over the weekend at Plantes Ferry Park in Spokane.

They started off with a 1-2 loss to Spokane Foxes FC GU99 Platinum. Abbigale Shrontz made the lone goal for Sting. Sting then tied Spokane Foxes FC 99 Red 0-0.  In their 3rd game, Sting again tied SSC Shadow G00-A at 1-1 with Annica Wilson scoring.  

Seeded 4th out of 6 teams in bracket play, Sting once again met up with Spokane Foxes FC GU99 Platinum in the semifinal. Sting tied 1-1 in regulation play and continued in a stalemate in double overtime. Sting then went to a shootout and easily got the victory by 4-1 in penalty kicks with Annica Wilson, Anna Hilbert, Megan Drake and Abbigale Shrontz scoring.  

In the final game, Sting again tied SSC Shadow G00-A 0-0 in regulation play as well as double overtime.  Sting then again went to a shootout and outscored Shadow 4-3 in penalty kicks made by Annica Wilson, Anna Hilbert, Megan Drake and Bridget Rieken and winning the championship.

Sting Galaxy: The Sting under-13 girls Galaxy placed second at the Premier Northwest Cup in Spokane this weekend.  Sting with a rough start going into Sunday 1-2, came out strong on Sunday winning the match 3-0. Sunday’s win against Soccer Edge Academy, currently in second, took Sting into the Championship match.  The team walked away with a shut out credited to the goal keeper, Jordyn Nowoj and the stand out defense of Meike McCaw, Sarah Swider and Ceanna Murphy.  The weekend concluded with 2 goals from Erika Skindlov, 2 goals Sydnee Rud, 2 goals Chloe Teets and a 1 from Kiah Morton. Sting fell short in the Championship round to SSCShadow, who were undefeated all weekend. 

CREWING

Led by coach Martin Stacey, the Coeur d’Alene Junior Crew competed in an international regatta on Saturday in Nelson, British Columbia, where they amazed by placing in each event.

With five first place finishes they began the with Kasey Batha coxing the junior mixed quad powered by Conagher Davis, John Randall, Lexi Rollins and Caroline Beresford-Wood, then were followed by the junior women’s double with Cari Batha and Hannah Neumann, junior men’s double: Davis and Randall, junior men’s quad: Davis, Randall, Rollins assisted by filling seat two for the boys and Hunter.  

Completing their victories with a neck and neck race between our own Scott Hunter and Conagher Davis for the junior men’s single with Davis edging the win by .09 seconds. Placing a strong second for the club were the junior women’s quad coxed by Hunter and lead by Cari Batha with Neumann, Chyann Beaty, and Sarah Klader, the junior men’s double of Hunter and Kasey Batha and the women’s double of Rollins and Beresford-Wood. Rollins concluded the club's triumphs with a third place finish in the junior women’s single.

Submit items for youth and non-varsity high school sports by noon Tuesday for publication Wednesday. Email stories and photos (in .jpg format) to [email protected]. 

Information: 664-8176, Ext. 2019