Courtesy photo Jaxon Fantozzi, a Coeur d'Alene High junior defender, won the 2025 ODP Far West Championships with the Idaho U17 (2008) ODP state team held in Mesa, Ariz., on Jan. 3-6. Idaho went undefeated without conceding a goal, beating New Mexico (2-0), Alaska (1-0), Eastern Pennsylvania (3-0) and Montana (4-0) in the final. Other teams participating included Colorado, Illinois, and Iowa. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 10s in Wisconsin at the Safari Invite. From left are Maiya Terry, Eden Lamburth, Kenzie Short, Avery Hammons, Eva Martin, McKell Chatfield and Piper St John. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 6s at the Safari Invite in Wisconsin. From left are Ellie Chang and Brooklyn Anderson. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 9 Kayce George at the Safari Invite in the Wisconsin Dells. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 10 boys at the Washington Open in Seattle. From left are Dylan Coulson, Lance Mosher, coach Matt Auerbach, Conan Tapia and Cayden Ptashkin. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 8s and 9 boys at the Washington Open in Seattle. The Level 9s took 3rd Place Team. From left are coach Matt Auerbach, Preston Pool, Nait Phothivongsa, Blade Cotten and Dylan Ambrahamson-Fernandez. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 3 Lochlan McGinnis with coach Matt Auerbach at the Washington Open in Seattle. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 4 boys in Seattle at the Washington Open. From left are coach Matt Auerbach, Jakob Clinton and Niam Phothivongsa. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Avant Coeur Gymnastics Level 5 Paxton Wengeler with coach Matt Auerbach at the Washington Open in Seattle. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo GEMS Athletic Center bronze girls placed second in Clarkston, Wash., the weekend of Jan. 10-12. In the front row from left are Cora Ragan, Aubrey Krebs, Alexis Boren and Henlee Heckler; second row from left, Gwyneth Ragan, Rowyn Kloepfer and Olivia Butcher; and back row from left, Aspen Barker, Maren Rauscher, Arianna Dockins, Tenlee Harsch, Ohrya Rivera, Elliana Matthews, Claire Gambrino, Kinsley Spurway, Jenna Tanner and Grace Squires. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo GEMS Athletic Center silver girls team placed second in Clarkston, Wash., the weekend of Jan. 10-12. In the front row from left are Grace Ohlenkamp, Lily Fulton, Kristyn Frank, Liliahna Dunton, Lauren Inglehart, Addyson Swanson, Kinley Simpson and Isabel Lunneborg; second row from left, Zoey Brown, Ellie Hill, Olive Buttars, Evie Bowman, Stella Cahoon, Myla South, Felicity Hammer and Ella Slinger; and back row from left, Finley Rauscher and Raelyn Hazen. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo GEMS Athletic Center gold older team placed first team in its division in Clarkston, Wash., the weekend of Jan. 10-12. In the front row from left are Ashley Gwin, Jocelyn Howard and Keeley Howard; middle row from left, Mackenzie Richardson, Delainey Wenstrom, Nora Maddox, Sierra Crawford, Emma Linder and Emily Wright; and back row from left, Kalea Pham, Sydney Thompson, Fynlie Reynolds and Elliot Tuntland. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo GEMS Athletic Center gold younger team took first place in its division in Clarkston, Wash., the weekend of Jan. 10-12. In the front row from left are Hannah Batchelder, Raya Batchelder, Ani Hall, Ava Wittman and Katelynn Clark; and back row from left, Hunter Bangs, Emma Ward, Racine Dudley, Skylar Bingham, Lois Chesley and Faith Robertson. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo GEMS Athletic Center platinum team placed first in a meet in Clarkston, Wash., on Jan. 10-12. In the front row from left are Evyn Lyon and Dakota Caudle; middle, Ensley Vucinich; and back row from left, Olivia Kiser, Saydee Mathews, Macee Caudle, Carsyn Horsley, Evelyn Oswell and Kylie Burg. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo GEMS Athletic Center diamond girls placed first team at a meet in Clarkston, Wash., Jan. 10-12. In the front row from left are Ensley Vucinich, Olivia Kiser, Carsyn Horsley and Evyn Lyon; and back row from left, Kylie Burg, Macee Caudle, Dakota Caudle, Saydee Mathews, Evelyn Oswell and coach Meloney Butcher. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo The GrindTime fourth grade AAU boys basketball team went 4-0 to win the championship at the Snake River Shootout in Lewiston. In the front row from left are Mason Blake, Cooper Phenicie, Cooper Stotz, Shi Blake and Braxton Munn; and back row from left, coach Shaun Beucler, Jack Beucler, Cormack Donovan, Beckham Lee, Jackson Peterson and coach Shi Blake. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo The Sting SC 11 Girls Academy team competed this last weekend in the PacNW Winter Classic in Tukwila, Wash., finishing in second place in the G2011 Premier 1 bracket. The Sting started off with a victory Friday night, defeating Kitsap Alliance G11 Blue 2-0. Kylie Lorona scored on an assist from Lucy Doyle and Hailey Hayes scored on a breakaway. The Sting next faced WPFC G11 White C on Saturday morning, winning 3-0. Riley Greene scored the first goal for Sting on an assist from Presley Moreau. Presley followed this goal with one of her own on a free kick just outside the box. B… <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics Level 4s at The Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. From left are Mackenzie Brockett, Apollonia Bell, Brylee Mello and Ellie Klontz. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics Level 5s earned the 5th Place Team award at The Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. From left are B Lorion, Katelynn Montandon, Stella Casey and Keira Williams. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics Level 6s at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. From left are Mallory Secord and Novalee Brock. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics Level 7s at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. From left are Madalynn Beggerly, Reece Liermann and Taylynn Lee. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics Level 8s at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. From left are Khloe Brady and Elsa Laker. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics Naomi Fritts earned a 7th Place Award in Level 9 at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics Xcel Platinums at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. From left are Emma Heinz, Vera Evans, Melodie Wurster, Aubrey Drake, Aubrey Penske and Kelby Lively. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br> Courtesy photo Technique Gymnastics' Novalee Brock performing her Floor Exercise routine at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. <span class="text-primary font-weight-bold"> </span> <br><strong>• BOWLING</strong><br><strong>Sunset Bowling Center</strong><br><strong>Bantams</strong><br>High Scratch Game Boys: Aiden Testa - 64; Cayde Heberly - 27<br><strong>Preps</strong><br>High Scratch Game Boys: Tristen Dauwe - 127; Finley Minor - 109; Gage Kilpatrick - 107<br>High Scratch Game Girls: Tori Graff - 118; Daylynn Quinn-McClellan - 94; Erin Dougherty - 87<br><strong>Juniors</strong><br>High Scratch Game Boys: Owen Perry - 267; Matthew Chavez - 266; Jackson Hopper - 245<br>High Scratch Game Girls: Rosy Gallegos - 219; Abby Kuespert - 191; Daisy Mood - 122<br>Other 200+ Games: Matthew Chavez - 265 & 245; Connor Banks - 229; Liam Vore - 227; Harrison Hunter - 227 & 206; Corbin Box - 226; Caden Bates - 219; Owen Perry - 212; Christopher Smith - 210, 201 & 201; Byron Hammett - 207<br>600+ Series: Matthew Chavez - 776; Owen Perry - 678; Harrison Hunter - 619; Christopher Smith - 612<br><br/><br><strong>• GYMNASTICS</strong><br><strong>Avant Coeur</strong> Gymnastics boys and girls score results. The girls traveled to The Wisconsin Dells and the boys to Seattle.<br><strong>Girls</strong><br><strong>Level 6</strong><br>Brooklyn Anderson took 2nd on Bem with a 9.200, 3rd on Floor with a 9.550 and 3rd All Around with a 35.975<br>Ellie Chang had a high of 9.200 on Beam and a high of 9.250 on Floor<br><strong>Level 9</strong><br>Kayce George had a high of 7.425 on Bars<br><strong>Level 10</strong><br>Avery Hammons took 6th on Vault with a 8.925 and had a high of 8.700 on Floor<br>Piper St John had a high of 8.950 on Floor<br>Eva Martin tied for 4th on Vault with a 8.950<br>Kenzie Short had a high of 8.200 on Floor<br>Maiya Terry took 4th on Vault with a 9.050 and 1st on Bars with a 9.300<br>Eden Lamburth had a high of 8.550 on Vault<br>McKell Chatfield had a high of 8.275 on Beam<br><strong>Boys</strong><br><strong>Level 3</strong><br>Lochlan McGinnis tied for 1st on Vault with a 8.700<br><strong>Level 4</strong><br>Jakob Clinton tied for 4th on Floor with a 8.300, tied food 5th on Vault with a 9.300 and tied for 5th on PBars with a 8.500<br>Niam Phothivongsa tied for 3rd on Vault with a 9.600 and took 5th on PBars with a 8.900<br><strong>Level 5</strong><br>Paxton Wengeler tied for 2nd on Vault with a 8.200, took 1st on PBars with aa 8.000, 1st on High Bar with a 8.300 and 1st All Around with a 43.600<br><strong>Level 8</strong><br>Preston Pool tied for 8th on Pommel with a 9.500<br><strong>Level 9</strong><br>Blaide Cotten tied for 5th on Vault with a 11.100<br>Nait Phothivongsa tied for 2nd on Floor with 12.200, took 4th on Pommel with a 9.300, 4th on High Bar with a 9.200 and 3rd All Around with a 60.800<br>Dylan Ambrahaamson-Fernandez tied for 4th on Floor with a 11.900, took 5th on Pommel with a 9.100, 5th on Vault with a 10.700, 5th on High Bar with a 9.100 and 4th All Around with a 60.000<br><strong>Level 10</strong><br>Conan Tapia took 3rd on Rings with a 11.200, 2nd on Vault with a 12.900, 5th on PBars with a 11.200 and 3rd All Around with a 67.100<br>Dylan Coulson took 6th on High Bar with a 10.300<br>Lance Mosher had a high of 11.300 on Floor<br>Cayden Ptashkin tied for 6th on PBars with a 11.200<br><br/><br><strong>GEMS Athletic Center </strong>athletes competed In Clarkston, Wash., the weekend of Jan. 10-12.<br><strong>Results</strong><br><strong>Bronze team placed 2nd</strong><br><strong>Individual results </strong><br>Aubrey Krebs placed 1st All Around with a 37.55 and 1st on bars with a 9.4 and floor with a 9.7 and 2nd on Vault with a 9.25.<br>Jenna Tanner placed 2nd All Around with a 37.45 and 1st on floor with a 9.45 and 2nd on beam with a 9.4.<br>Alexis Boren placed 2nd All Around with a 37.2 and placed first on bars with a 9.4 and 2nd on beam with a 9.2 and 2nd on floor with a 9.4.<br>Grace squires placed 5th All Around with a 37.1 and 2nd on floor with a 9.35.<br>Olivia Butcher placed 3rd All Around with a 36.9 and 1st on beam with a 9.6 and 3rd on bars and floor with a 9.35 and 9.15.<br>Aspen Barker placed 6th in the All Around with a 36.9 and 2nd on bars with a 9.45and 3rd on floor with a 9.25.<br>Rowyn Kloepfer placed 3rd All around with a 36.9 and 2nd on vault and beam with scores of 9.25 and 9.3.<br>Maren Rauscher placed 4th All Around with a 36.75 and also placed 1st on vault with a 9.3.<br>Arianna Dockins placed 5th All Around with a 36.65 and 3rd on Bars with a 9.35 and 3rd on beam with a 9.3.<br>Tenlee Harsch placed 5th All around with a 36.3 and 1st on beam with a 9.35.<br>Ohrya Rivera placed 7th All Around with a 36.1 and 2nd on bars with a 9.45.<br>Kinsley Spurway placed 8th All around with a 36.05.<br>Elliana Matthews placed 9th All Around with a 35.7.<br>Claire Gmabrino placed 7th All around with a 35.7.<br>Henlee Heckler placed 4th All Around with a 35.3 and 2nd on vault with a 9.3.<br>Cora Ragan placed 6th All around with a 35.2 and 3rd on bars with a 9.1.<br>Gwyneth Ragan placed 9th All Around with a 34.45.<br><strong>Silver team placed 2nd</strong><br><strong>Individual Results</strong><br>Lily Fulton placed 1st All Around with a 37.3 and 1st on bars and floor with scores of 9.45 and 9.35 as well as 2nd on beam with a 9.4.<br>Myla South placed 1st All Around with a 37.25 and 1st on floor with a 9.4 and 3rd on bars with a 9.4.<br>Kinley Simpson placed 2nd All around with a 37.050 and 1st on vault with a 9.4 and 2nd on bars, beam, and floor with scores of 9.45, 9.35, and 8.85.<br>Kristyn Frank placed 3rd All Around with a 37.05 and 2nd on vault , bars, and beam with scores os 9.3, 9.35, and 9.3.<br>Grace Ohlenkamp placed 2nd All around with a 36.95 and 2nd on vault, beam , and floor with scores of 9.1, 9.25, and 9.25.<br>Stella Cahoon placed 3rd All around with a 36.75 and placed first on beam with a 9.35 and 3rd on vault and bars with scores of 9.05, and 9.4.<br>Raelyn Hazen placed 3rd All Around with a 36.7 and took 1st on vault with a 9.4.<br>Isabel Lunneborg placed 5th All around with a 36.55 and placed 2nd on vault with a 9.1 and 3rd on beam with a 9.2.<br>Ellie Hill placed 5th All Around with a 36.5 and placed 3rd on beam with a 9.35.<br>Evie Bowman placed 6th All Around with a 36.45 and 2nd on bars with a 9.5.<br>Zoey Brown placed 4th All around with a 36.45 and 1st on beam with a 9.3 and 2nd on bars with a 9.25.<br>Finley Rauscher placed 5th All Around with a 36.2 and 3rd on beam with a 9.2.<br>Liliahna Dunton placed 6th All Around with a 36.1 and 3rd on beam with a 9.2.<br>Felicity Hammer placed 9th in All Around with a 36.0 and 3rd on floor with a 9.15.<br>Addyson Swanson placed 4th in All Around with a 35.95 .<br>Lauren Inglehart placed 5th All Around with a 35.6 and 1st on bars with a 9.5.<br>Olive Buttars placed 7th in the All around with a 35.0 and 3rd on beam with a 9.3. <br>Olivia Smith placed 3rd on bars with a 9.15.<br>Ella Slinger placed 3rd on floor with a 9.05.<br><strong>Gold team older division placed FIRST team</strong><br><strong>Individual Results</strong><br>Keeley Howard placed 1st in the All around with a 36.875 and first on vault, bars and beam with scores of 9.25, 9.375, 9.4 and 2nd on beam with an 8.85.<br>Sydney Thompson placed 1st in the All Around with a 35.875 and 1st on bars with 9.15 and 2nd on beam with a 9.1.<br>Nora Maddox placed 2nd in the All around with a 35.825 and 2nd on bars and floor with scores of 9.1 and 9.2.<br>Emily Wright placed 3rd in the All Around with a 35.75 and 1st on floor with a 9.225 and 1st on vault with a 9.225.<br>Sierra Crawford placed 3 in the All around with a 35.75 and 2nd on beam with a 9.1.<br>Elliot Tuntland placed 4th All around with a 35.325 and 1st on beam with a 9.15.<br>Ashley Gwin placed 5th in the All around with a 35.225 and 3rd on floor with a 9.1.<br>Kalea Pham was 2nd in the All around with a 35.05 and 3rd on vault and floor with scores of 8.775 and 9.125.<br>Mackenzie Richardson placed 6th in the All Around with a 34.875 3rd on bars with an 8.95.<br>Delainey Wenstrom placed 7th in the All around with a 34.425.<br>Fynlie Reynolds placed 8th in the All around with a 33.65 and 2nd on vault with a 9.1.<br>Emma Linder placed 9th in the All Around with a 33.45 and 1st on beam with an 8.875.<br>Jocelynn Howard placed 7th All Around with a 33.175.<br><strong>Gold team younger age division placed FIRST team</strong><br><strong>Individual results</strong><br>Katelynn Clark placed 1st with a 36.45 and first on bars and floor with scores of 9.325 and 9.475 and 2nd on beam with a 9.075.<br>Raya Batchelder placed 2nd in the All around with a 36.35 and 1st on beam with a 9.15 and 2nd on bars with a 9.3.<br>Ani Hall placed 1st All around with a 36.3 and first on vault with an 8.9 and 1st on beam with a 9.2 and 2nd on bars with a 9.1.<br>Faith Robertson placed 2nd All Around with a 36.175 and 1st on bars and beam with scores of 9.15 and 9.2 and 2nd on floor with a 9.2.<br>Racine Dudley placed 3rd All around with a 35.95 and first on floor with a 9.25 and 3rd on bars with a 9.075.<br>Hannah Batchelder placed 3rd All around with a 35.2 and second on bars and beam with scores of 8.95 and 8.75.<br>Ava Wittman placed 4th all around with a 34.975.<br>Hunter Bangs placed 4th All around with a 34.675 and placed 2nd on floor with a 9.2 and 3rd on bars with a 9.075.<br>Skylar Bingham placed 5th all around with a 34.175 and 2nd on beam with a 9.025.<br>Lois Chesley placed 6th All around with a 33.875.<br>Emma Ward placed 6th All Around with a 33.15.<br><strong>Platinum and Diamond team placed FIRST</strong><br><strong>Platinum individual results</strong><br>Macee Caudle placed 2nd in the All Around with a 36.775 and 1st on bars with and 2nd on beam with a 9.1.<br>Ensley Vucinich placed 3rd All Around with a 35.775 and 3rd on bars with a 9.15 and 3rd on beam with an 8.8.<br>Olivia Kiser placed 6th All around with 35.525 and 2nd on beam with a 9.2.<br>Saydee Mathews placed 4th All around with a 34.475 and 2nd on beam with an 8.45.<br>Carsyn Horsley placed 9th All around with a 33.5.<br><strong>Diamond Individual results </strong><br>Dakota Caudle placed 2nd in the all around with a 35.225 and 1st on vault with a 9.225 and 3rd on beam with an 8.725.<br>Evyn Lyon placed 4th in the all around with a 34.225 and 2nd on bars with a 9.2.<br>Evelyn Oswell placed 5th in the All Around with a 34.075 and 1st on floor with a 9.25 and 3rd on vault with an 8.75.<br>Kylie Burg placed 3rd in the All around with a 34.7 and 3rd on vault with an 8.75 and 2nd on beam with an 8.975.<br><br/><br><strong>Technique Gymnastics</strong> attended the Lady Luck Invitational 2025 in Las Vegas this past weekend. The following are the medal placements and highlights for each gymnast:<br><strong>Level 4s</strong><br>Mackenzie Brockett- Beam Champion 9.5, 6th place floor 8.9, 5th place AA 35.15<br>Brylee Mello- 4th place vault 9.025, 4th place beam 9.275, 5th place AA 34.875<br>Apollonia Bell- 2nd place beam 9.4, 6th place bars 8.9, 6th place AA 34.875<br>Ellie Klontz- 7th place beam 9.3<br><strong>Level 5s- 5th Place Team</strong><br>Stella Casey- 4th place vault 9.2, 4th place AA 34.85<br>Katelynn Montandon- 5th place beam 9.0<br>Keira Williams- 5th place bars 8.775<br>B Lorion- 7th place beam 8.5<br><strong>Level 6s</strong><br>Novalee Brock- 2nd place beam 9.5, 5th place floor 9.05, 8th place AA 34.4<br>Mallory Secord- 7th place beam 8.85<br><strong>Level 7s</strong><br>Madalynn Beggerly- 2nd place bars 9.05, 4th place vault 9.35, 4th place floor 9.325, 5th place beam 8.725, 4th place AA 36.45<br>Taylynn Lee- 8th place beam 9.025<br>Reece Liermann- 7th place floor 9.325<br><strong>Level 8s</strong><br>Khloe Brady- 2nd place floor 9.125, 8th place vault<br>Elsa Laker- 8th place beam<br><strong>Level 9</strong><br>Naomi Fritts 7th place bars<br><strong>Xcel Platinums</strong><br>Melodie Wurster 5th place beam 9.0, 7th place vault 8.7<br>Aubrey Drake 6th place beam 8.825<br>Vera Evans 6th place vault 8.75<br>Kelby Lively 8th place beam 8.7<br>Aubrey Penske high score on floor 8.8<br>Emma Heinz high score on vault 8.225<br><br/><br><em>Submit items for youth and non-varsity high school sports by noon Tuesday for publication Wednesday. 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