11/27/2012 – Sandpoint at Priest River (JV & Varsity)

Girls basketball started over a week ago, but since I am still playing catch-up from the fall sports and portrait season  I have held off on shooting basketball until last night when Sandpoint’s JV and Varsity girls visited Priest River.

Full Galleries:   JV Game   /   Varsity Game    /   All 2012 Galleries

 

Spokane Hoopfest 2012

First let me say thank you to all of the folks on that gave me feedback on facebook to help me find teams to cover at Hoopfest 2012 in Spokane Washington.  I wish I could have made it to every game but the enormity of the event, the large number of requests and the slow moving crowded sidewalks make that impossible for one person to do.  I was able to have every half hour game slot filled from 8:00-12:00 and was able to fins a good number of games to cover in the second round.

Here are a few photos from each team I was able to cover during Saturday’s basketball action, for the entire gallery of photos from Hoopfest and to order prints visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/MqGUP9

8:00 AM – EMADS from Sandpoint (Brett Hutchens, Paul Sundquist, Kyle Perry, Colton Engel)

8:30 AM Mark Dog from Newport (Koa Pancho, Blake Haney, Rylan Hastings, Kade Zorica)

9:00 AM Hotshooters from Priest River (Tyler Douglas, Jaden Barrett, Tory Peterson, Kevin Wylie)

9:30 AM & 5:30 PM Dunamis from Sandpoint (Joel Aispuro, Stefan Buratto, Blake Mahler, Russell Warner)

10:00 AM SAW from Sandpoint (Matthew Timothy, Tyler Harris, Troy Mitton, Gabriel Lutz)

10:00 AM GTFO from Priest River (Reuben Akre, Dalton Sommer, Cole Stelow, Cameron Riley)

10:30 AM featured a match up between two Priest River Teams

Goon Dockers (Dakota Adamson, Jeremy MacDonald, Colt Ward, Miles Jahnsen)

Jett (Eric Mortensen, Thomas White, Thomas Reynolds, Jeff Duley)

11:00 Sandpoint Bulldogs from Sandpoint (Jeremiah Gagnon, Joab Logan, Nate Lunde, Matthew Burgstahler)

11:30 PR Ballers from Priest River (Colton Nunley, Ashton Brooks, Marcus Mathews, Benson Huntley)

1:00 PM So Squad from Rathdrum (Josie Coder, Randy McCabe, Matthew Horne, Scott Simpson)

2:00 Fast and Furious from Priest River (Kelsey Bradbury, Melissa Trost, Taryn Eldore, Steffie Pavey)

3:00 COMEATMEBRA from Priest River ( Angel Clark, Lily Luckey, Elisa Johnson, Destiny Day)

3:30 PM Huddleston from Priest River (Andrew Huddleston, Dylan Kurylo, Austin Glazier, Jimmy Koch)

2012 North vs. South All Star Games

On Saturday some of the best High School athletes in the state of Idaho arrived at Christianson Gymnasium as North Idaho College hosted the 9th Annual Idaho High School North vs. South All Star games.  These games showcase the top Senior Basketball players as selected by a committee of 12 sports writers and broadcasters from through out the state.  Last year the North swept the tournament winning both the boys and the girls games, this year the South returned the favor with a 119-114 victory for the South Boys and a 106-78 win for the South Girls.  Here are some photos from both games as well as the 3 Point and Slam Dunk contests.

North vs. South – Girls

#23 (Kaitana) KT Martinez

Maggie Kirscher, Sandpoint

#10 Cassidy Skidmore, West Jefferson

#23 Chelsea Waters, Lewiston

#42 Haylee Thompson, Wood River

#12 Kyeli Parker, Coeur d’Alene

#1 Hailey Larsen, Rigby

#34 Taylor Anderson, Moscow

#3 Alicia Jones, Skyline

3 Point & Slam Dunk Contests

Alli Furniss, Rigby

Jackson Olin, Sandpoint

Joey Nebeker, Melba

Luke Thoreson, Post Falls

Nathan Rathbun, Deary

Marcus Colbert, Post Falls

The winning dunk by Coeur d’Alene’s Deon Watson

North vs. South – Boys

#11 Nathan Rathbun, Deary

#24 Trevor Maughan, Middleton

#21 Devon Loy, Coeur d’Alene & #24 Trevor Maughan, Middleton

#20 Joey Nebeker, Melba & #21 Devon Loy, Coeur d’Alene

#14 Satchel Schetzle, St. Maries

#21 Devon Loy, Coeur d’Alene & #20 Joey Nebeker, Melba

#3 Trae Pilster, Blackfoot & #30 Tyler Morgan, Kellogg

#40 Deon Watson, Couer d’Alene

For more photos from this even and to order prints please visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/FQ1NdJ

Post Falls vs. Borah – 2012 5A Idaho Boys Championship

The 2012 4A Idaho State Championship game featured Borah Lions and the Post Falls Trojans, with Borah coming out on top Is49-31.

Isaiah Wright, Borah

Seth Anderson, Post Falls

Ben Tucakovic, Borah

Corey Koski, Post Falls

Cody Spjute, Borah

Marcus Colbert, Post Falls

Brock Holubetz, Borah

For more photos from this game and the entire State Tournament visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/zZ5kWk

Rigby vs. Madison – 2012 4A Idaho Boys Championship

The 2012 4A Idaho State Championship game featured the Trojans from Rigby High School and the Bobcats from Madison High School with Rigby prevailing in the contest 56-49.

 

Spencer Williams, Madison

Kamen McCullough, Rigby

JonRyheem Peoples, Rigby

Kash Merrill, Madison

Scott Mecham, Rigby

Logan Lee, Madison

Snake River vs. Fruitland – 2012 3A Idaho Boys Championship

The 2012 3A Idaho State Championship game featured the Panthers from Snake River High School and the Grizzlies of Fruitland High School.  After a hard fought game it was Fruitland that prevailed 57-51.

Wyatt Wray, Snake River

Joey Martarano, Fruitland

Brad Coombs, Snake River

Bryce Nattress, Fruitland

Jacoby Johnson, Snake River

Lane LaCrone, Fruitland

For more photos from this game and the entire State Tournament visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/zZ5kWk

2012 Idaho Boys State Basketball Tournament (Day 2)

On day 2 of the 2012 Idaho Boys State Basketball Tournament I spent most of my day at Vallivue High School in Caldwell covering the 1AD1 games for IdahoSports.com and finished off the day with the second half of the 5A game between Post Falls and Mountain View.

 

Notus (31) vs. Grace (32)

Nels Jensen, Grace

Michael Barragan, Notus

Liberty Charter (76) vs. Horseshoe Bend (65)

Jacob Carpenter, Horseshoe Bend

Ryan Linford, Liberty Charter

Lapwai (56) vs. Clearwater Valley (45)

Jake Squires, Clearwater Valley

Kody Orton, Lapwai

Genesee (33) vs. Glenns Ferry (34)

Sam Druffel, Genesee

Chris Popoca, Glenns Ferry

Post Falls (52) vs. Mountain View (40)

Brandon Luedtke, Mountain View

Luke Thoreson, Post Falls

Taylor Valente, Post Falls

For more photos from these games and the entire State Tournament visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/zZ5kWk

2012 Idaho Boys State Basketball Tournament (Day 1)

Day 1 of the  Idaho State Boys Basketball Tournament has certainly been exciting.  For the opening round of play I covered the 3A games for IdahoSports.com, here is a quick photographic recap of the four games I covered at Meridian High School.

St. Maries (44) vs. Sugar-Salem (48)

Ridge Spackman, Sugar-Salem & Austin Linnemeyer, St. Maries

Satchel Schetzle, St. Maries

Fruitland (59) vs. Bear Lake (51)

Porter Wallentine, Bear Lake

James Livingston, Fruitland

Filer (43) vs. Snake River (48) – Overtime

Austin Beard, Filer

Andres Garza, Snake River

Kellogg (45) vs. Weiser (49)

Drew McKie, Weiser

Ryan Beggerly, Kellogg

All the photos from these games and the rest of the games that I covered at the 2012 Idaho State Boys Basketball Tournament can be found on my website at this link: http://bit.ly/zZ5kWk

2012 IML Boys District Tournament (Game 6)

The final game of the 2012 Intermountain League Boys Basketball Tournament came down to Timberlake and St. Maries, they were battling for the second seed to the State Tournament.  Both teams played a great game but in the end it was St. Maries that with the victory.  For this game I decided to put on the wide angle lens for a while, here are a few shots from ground level at 17mm.

Trevor Masterson, Timberlake & Warren Joiner, St. Maries

Mason Cramer, Timberlake

Mason Cramer, Timberlake & Warren Joiner, St. Maries

Kyk McMaster, St. Maries

Austin Linnemeyer, St. Maries

Brian Cronnelly, Timberlake

Mason Cramer, Timberlake

Satchel Schetzle, St. Maries

For the complete gallery of photos and to order prints from this game visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/x7dqsQ

2012 IML Boys District Tournament (Game 5)

The 2012 Intermountain League Boys Basketball Tournament Championship Game proved to be as exciting as expected.  The Kellogg Wildcats brought home the tournament championship as well as the first seed to State from the IML with their victory over the Lumberjacks from St. Maries.

Tyler Morgan, Kellogg & Warren Joiner, St. Maries

Rhett Ryle, St. Maries

Ryan McDonald, Kellogg

Austin Cordell, St. Maries

Satchel Schetzle, St. Maries

Nick Serrano, Kellogg

For the entire gallery of photos from this game and to order prints please visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/y2FuO9