White River Sting take home state basketball championship

The middle school girls took the W against all their opponents during the club’s season.

By Kevin Hanson • March 28, 2022 4:00 pm
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The White River Sting team. Back row, from left: Madelyn Jameyson, Kalese Turgeon, Charley Cochran, Addy Walthers, Maggee Schmitz, Malia Froemke, Macie Doyle, Myia Olson, and Kaidyn Johnson. Bottom: Coaches Brandon Scarpaci and Cory Anderson. Photo by Keelyn Turgeon / <a href="http://www.bluestellar.com" target="_blank">www.bluestellar.com</a>
The White River Sting team. Back row, from left: Madelyn Jameyson, Kalese Turgeon, Charley Cochran, Addy Walthers, Maggee Schmitz, Malia Froemke, Macie Doyle, Myia Olson, and Kaidyn Johnson. Bottom: Coaches Brandon Scarpaci and Cory Anderson. Photo by Keelyn Turgeon / www.bluestellar.com

The White River Sting, a group of seventh-grade girls hailing from Buckley, simply wouldn’t be denied.

Gathering with other top teams from around the state, the Sting topped the field and returned home with a championship in hand.

The Washington Middle School Basketball championship was staged March 11-13 in Spokane.

Playing in the Silver Division, the Buckley girls opened tournament play with a 49-29 victory over a squad from Bellevue. That was followed by an afternoon, 48-32 win over a Kelso team.

Taking on Snohomish at 8 a.m. Sunday, the Sting rolled to a 44-20 triumph. With a very quick turnaround time, the squad was on the court against Cle Elum for the tourney finale, a game that resulted in a 57-42 win for the Sting.

This year’s seventh-grade Sting program features some “really hard-working girls,” according to coach Brandon Scarpaci who finished his first year leading the program.

The state champion squad consists of Addy Walthers, Charley-Jo Cochran, Kaidyn Johnson, Kalese Turgeon, Macie Doyle, Madelyn Jameyson, Maggee Schmitz, Malia Froemke and Myia Olson.

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