Youth Sports July 16, 2025
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
Courtesy photo St. Maries won the Idaho Little League state championship in the Minors division recently at Majestic Park in Rathdrum. In the front is Ellie Seigley; players from left, Elsie Flesher, Sauier Lyons, Harper Dunaway, Emberlie Shoesmith, Isabelle Harvey, Avery Gauthier, Olivia Bonds, Evalynn Barrus, Ashlyn McMannis, Abby Hemmah and Mary Ellen Hand; and back row, manager Cory Flesher, coach Tina Flesher and coach Kyle Seigley.
Courtesy photo Lakeland won the Idaho Junior Little League District 1 championship last week, beating Hayden 2-0 in a best-of-3 series at Cooper Field in Rathdrum. Lakeland won 9-4 and 13-1. With no other Junior all-star teams statewide, Lakeland will advance to the West Regional tournament as the representative for the state of Idaho, July 23-31 in Bend, Ore. In the front row from left are Front row; left to right: Lincoln Babb, Slader Tamagni, Reagan Keller, Hunter Cailteaux, Kegan Starkweather, Cameron Ryan and Blake Davis; and back row from left, coach Trent Tamagni, Jager McWatters, Bri…
Courtesy photo The North Idaho Snipers won their high school boys bracket at The Battleground basketball tournament in Las Vegas on July 7-10. From left are Tyler Brooks (Mt. Spokane High), Nalu Vargas (Mt. Spokane), Ryland Braga (Coeur d'Alene), Evan Drew (Mead), Alex Dean (Post Falls), Elliot Ries (Post Falls), Isaiah Naylor (Post Falls) and coach Louie Vargas.
Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene Crush 10U softball team capped off its 2025 season by placing fourth at the Idaho State Championships last weekend in Boise. This was the fifth and final tournament of the season for the Crush, who wrapped up the year with a 21-5 overall record, and either won or placed in all five tournaments they competed in. In the front row from left are Vinni Gongora, Isla Wearne, Quinn Burrill and Harper Andersen; second row from left, Kamryn Corbey, Lily Ratcliffe, Lyla Atteberry, Aliya Pennock, Brianna Wilson, Madi West and Davy Hicks; and back row from left, head coa…
Courtesy photo The Coeur d’Alene Crush 16U took fourth place at the Idaho state softball championships in Boise last weekend. From left are Macy Waterhouse, Rylan Morrison, Maddy Pratt, Jenna Davenport, Molly Nelson, Jaiden Corbey, Ada Blakemore, Paityn Froman, Madeline Peterson, Kyndal Bridge, Reese Vanek, Liv Watt and Sophia Piekarski.
• SPIRIT LAKE PARKS AND RECREATION
Flag football
July 7
2nd/3rd Gd. Division
Family Dental vs 7B Moving
Scoring for SLFD were Ridge Power 1-TD and 1-PAT,
Scoring for 7B Moving was Grayson Herbert 1-TD
4th/6th Gd. Division
Rabid Diesel Performance vs Helping Handyman;
Scoring for RDP was Braxon Ban with 3-TD, Colton Ban with 1-PAT, Evan Rinehart with 1-PAT
July 9
Green Mountain Land & Home VS Seright’s Ace Hardware;
Scoring for SAH Camden Shafer 1-TD
July 14
2nd/3rd Gd. Division
7B Moving vs JBT Transportation
Scoring for 7B Moving were Bentley Karst 1-TD, Grayson Herbert 1-TD and 1-PAT
For JBT Transportation scoring were Noah Fulton 1-TD, Matthias Klempel 1-TD. Bowen Kurtz 1-PAT
• RATHDRUM PARKS AND RECREATION
Flag football
July 14
K-1st Grade Flag Football
CDA Paving vs. Champion Concrete
CDA Paving: Aedan Russell (TD), Kayson Anderson (TD)
Champion Concrete: Reggie Hamilton (TD), Quincy Luther-Lund (TD, PAT), Brighton Rondas (2TDs), Archer Herbert (PAT)
Spirit Lake Parks & Recreation vs. Tamarack Family Services
Spirit Lake Parks & Recreation: Jase Deline (PAT), Killian Solt (TD), Ridge Peterson (TD)
Tamarack Family Services: Hudson Duke (PAT), Keegan Koehler (2TDs), Lucas Elizondo (2TDs, PAT)
2nd-3rd Grade Flag Football
Mihara Law vs. Young Construction
Mihara Law: Kohen Schumacher (TD)
Young Construction: Kamden Carter (TD)
Spirit Lake Family Dental vs. Champion Concrete
Spirit Lake Family Dental: Ryder Kluesner (TD), Easton Reyes (TD), Ridge Powers (TD)
Champion Concrete: (0)
4th-6th Grade Flag Football
Rabid Diesel Performance vs. Surf Shack
Rabid Diesel: Joshua Knick (TD), Waylon Finnicum (TD)
Surf Shack: Christopher VanSlyke (TD), Colton Ban (PAT)
Green Mountain Land & Homes vs. Helping Hand HandyMan
Green Mountain: Preslee Ward (TD, PAT), Grant Miller (TD), Aspen Reyes (TD), Cash Fitting (PAT), Braxton Kurtz (2TDs)
Helping Hand HandyMan: (0)
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Courtesy photo Lakeland won the Idaho Junior Little League District 1 championship last week, beating Hayden 2-0 in a best-of-3 series at Cooper Field in Rathdrum. Lakeland won 9-4 and 13-1. With no other Junior all-star teams statewide, Lakeland will advance to the West Regional tournament as the representative for the state of Idaho, July 23-31 in Bend, Ore. In the front row from left are Front row; left to right: Lincoln Babb, Slader Tamagni, Reagan Keller, Hunter Cailteaux, Kegan Starkweather, Cameron Ryan and Blake Davis; and back row from left, coach Trent Tamagni, Jager McWatters, Brian Hensley, coach Josh Davis, Josiah Lukey, Samuel Emerson, Ryder Pacheco and manager Bill Starkweather.
Courtesy photo The North Idaho Snipers won their high school boys bracket at The Battleground basketball tournament in Las Vegas on July 7-10. From left are Tyler Brooks (Mt. Spokane High), Nalu Vargas (Mt. Spokane), Ryland Braga (Coeur d'Alene), Evan Drew (Mead), Alex Dean (Post Falls), Elliot Ries (Post Falls), Isaiah Naylor (Post Falls) and coach Louie Vargas.
Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene Crush 10U softball team capped off its 2025 season by placing fourth at the Idaho State Championships last weekend in Boise. This was the fifth and final tournament of the season for the Crush, who wrapped up the year with a 21-5 overall record, and either won or placed in all five tournaments they competed in. In the front row from left are Vinni Gongora, Isla Wearne, Quinn Burrill and Harper Andersen; second row from left, Kamryn Corbey, Lily Ratcliffe, Lyla Atteberry, Aliya Pennock, Brianna Wilson, Madi West and Davy Hicks; and back row from left, head coach Joe Corbey and coach Kara Hicks. Not pictured is Addy Johnson.
Courtesy photo The Coeur d’Alene Crush 16U took fourth place at the Idaho state softball championships in Boise last weekend. From left are Macy Waterhouse, Rylan Morrison, Maddy Pratt, Jenna Davenport, Molly Nelson, Jaiden Corbey, Ada Blakemore, Paityn Froman, Madeline Peterson, Kyndal Bridge, Reese Vanek, Liv Watt and Sophia Piekarski.