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Courtesy photo The Coeur d’Alene Crush ’04 girls fastpitch softball team won the 12-and-under championship game at the USA Explosion tournament in Coeur d’Alene on June 23-25. The Crush won all three pool play games. First was an 8-0 win over the Spokane Valley Bandits in five innings. Madi Cleave pitched a no-hitter. The Crush beat the Ronan Mighty Raiders 19-1 in four innings. Alexis Blankenship hit a grand slam and Catherine Bakken went 3 for 3 in the win. The Crush beat the Columbia Basin Extreme 9-2. In pool play, Alexis Blankenship hit two home runs, Alyssa Krause, Catherine Bakken, and Brin Tolzmann all had triples, and Kara Lallatin went 8 for 12. Sunday in bracket play, the Crush beat the Columbia Basin Extreme 13-0 in four innings. Kristine Schmidt hit a home run in the win. In the championship game, the Crush beat the Walla Walla Sting 14-2 in four innings. Matea Dorame earned the win in the circle and also hit a ground rule double. From left are coach Sean Cleave, coach Bob Schmidt, Matea Dorame, Ally Bell, Alyssa Krause, Brynn Tolzmann, Madi Cleave, Kristine Schmidt, Kara Lallatin, Alexis Blankenship, Catherine Bakken, Kaylyn Rice, coach Tim Rice and coach Mike Dorame.

Courtesy photo The Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen 16-and-under Legion baseball team went 5-0 last weekend to win the Sgt. Nick Kimmel Invitational “A” Legion tournament in Moses Lake, Wash. For the tourney, the Lums had a combined team .395 BA and .496 OBP. Brandon Filler provided the pop in the middle of the order and Alex Karns threw a complete game in the semifinals against the Moses Lake Sun Devils. The Lums won the championship game 15-14 against the Walla Walla Griz in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off hit by Riley Smith. In the front row from left are Payton Childers, Brandon Filler, Riley Smith (behind plaque), Wiley Luckett, Seth Hanson and Alex Karns; and back row from left, assistant coach Brett Robbins, head coach Tyson Davis, Michael Wilkins, Bode Bailey, Landen Thompson, Jake Brown, Landon Vergeer and Cooper Grohs. Not pictured are Jackson Scherr and Mickiah Swarner, who played Friday.

Courtesy photo The Post Falls Blast 12-and-under fastpitch softball team took first place at the Fury Fastpitch Summer Sizzler in the 12U division June 24-25 at Frenchtown (Mont.) High. After pool play on Saturday, the Blast beat the tournament hosts Fury 12U, MT Avalanche–Gagner, and the Polson Purple Wave teams on Sunday in single-elimination bracket games. In the front row from left are Alexia McCurdy, Elizabeth Carter, Emma Aldrich, Jaelei Davis and Cienna Walls; second row from left, Kate Barnard, Jorja Zimmerman, Sophia Solberg, Aurora Piploly, Kailey Cramer, Ivy Carter, Kara Blettner, Alex Torres and coach Chadd Aldrich; and rear, coach Tony Walls. Not pictured is Sofia Morales. The Blast is having tryouts for girls born between 2003-2007 July 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 6 p.m at Post Falls High School.