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Sandpoint youth basketball shines at Kellogg 3-on-3 tournament

JACK FREEMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months AGO
by JACK FREEMAN
| July 31, 2026 1:00 AM

Full caption for Sandpoint Elite: From the left, Emerson Marshall, Grayson Frey, Rowin Macdonald and Harper Fields, members of Sandpoint Future's seventh-grade team, hold up their winning bracket at the SilverHoops 3-on-3 tournament in Kellogg last weekend. The Sandpoint Elite cruised through their three group-stage games, posting a +27-point differential. In the playoff tournament, Sandpoint battled through two one-score games to earn a spot in the title game against Steal ya girl Elite. Sandpoint went down to the wire with their opponents, ultimately earning a 20-17 win and taking home the title. 

Full caption for Sandpoint Mini Bulldogs: The Sandpoint Mini Bulldogs, Manny Macdonald, Abashai Bever, Bronson Blanford and Wesley Marshall, pose for a photo after winning the third- and fourth-grade bracket at the SilverHoops 3-on-3 tournament last weekend. The Mini Bulldogs went 2-1 in the group stage, taking home 9-2 and 9-3 wins over the Backboard Bros and Panhandle Pressure, respectively. While the team struggled in a high-scoring affair with the Crunchy Carrots, they were undeterred in the tournament stage. Sandpoint easily won the first two games, 14-2 and 12-3, to earn a spot in the title game, where they handled business against the Backboard Bros again to claim the victory. 


    The Sandpoint Mini Bulldogs, Manny Macdonald, Abashai Bever, Bronson Blanford and Wesley Marshall, pose for a photo after winning the third- and fourth-grade bracket at the SilverHoops 3-on-3 tournament last weekend. The Mini Bulldogs went 2-1 in the group stage, taking home 9-2 and 9-3 wins over the Backboard Bros and Panhandle Pressure, respectively. While the team struggled in a high-scoring affair with the Crunchy Carrots, they were undeterred in the tournament stage. Sandpoint easily won the first two games, 14-2 and 12-3, to earn a spot in the title game where they handled business against the Backboard Bros again to claim the victory.
 
 


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