Sandpoint Future 6th Grade Boys win division at Washington Middle School State Championships

Full caption: The Sandpoint Future 6th Grade Boys travel basketball team won the School Silver division championship at the Washington Middle School State Championships held March 20 through 22 at various locations throughout the Greater Spokane Area. Sandpoint defeated Glacier Peak (39-23) on Friday, and both Shadle Park (44-22) and Hazen-Terada (56-24) on Saturday. On Sunday, the boys beat Grandview (51-28), Ellensburg (59-51), and Tumwater (59-55) in double overtime in the championship game played at The Podium in Spokane. "To play a total of six games over the course of three days at the highest level of competition, you’ve got to be tough mentally, physically and emotionally," head coach Ashleigh Mire said. "With relentless determination, our boys from Sandpoint found a way to finish at the very top." The 6-0 effort put the team's overall season record at 43-5. Pictured, from left, are coach Joe Mire, coach Ashleigh Mire, Will Hawn, Rowan Macdonald, Mac Driggs, Harper Fields, Grayson Frey, Emerson Marshall, Leo Delucchi, Sam Webb and coach March Hawn.