Strikers gold finalists for Pend Oreille Cup

September 13, 2023

The Sandpoint Strikers 2009/2010 girls soccer team were U15/U14 gold finalists in the Pend Oreille Cup in Sandpoint on Sunday. Girls from Bonners Ferry, Naples, Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene compete on the team. Coach Jon VanGesen and players Abigail VanGesen, Avah Archibald and Marley Pauls all hail from Boundary County.

The girls beat Eastern Washington Surf, 4-1, and lost to Missoula FC, 0-4. The girls beat the Missoula Strikers 1-0 in the semifinals to advance to the finals against Missoula FC. The Strikers competed well against a very technical and skilled Missoula FC team in the finals however the Strikers lost 0-4.

The Sandpoint Strikers 2009/2010 team are front row (l-r); Marley Pauls, Eleanor Whitesel, Sophia Sloan-Augustine, Breecyn Morton, Abigail VanGesen, Kailynn Doyle and Lillian Gibeau, second row; Coach Jon VanGesen, Olivia Francis, Ruthie Laughridge, Meadow Shores, Ella Lett and Willow Betz and third row; Alyssa Porter, Maggie McClure, Raelyn Olsen, Avery Inge, Avah Archibald, Lillian Jackson and coach Coach Kayla Ireland.