Hoops, they did it again! The 6th Grade Future boys team battled their way to another championship win at the 2026 Hooptown Championships Feb 21-22, 2026. This brings their record to 34-5 for the season and is their 6th Tournament win.
It was a “gritty” win and the boys never quit. With only 6 players available for this tournament, they had to battle until the very end, which paid off in the final seconds of the championship game against the Palouse Cougars.This brings their record to 31-4 heading into the last 2 tournaments of the season.
The Sandpoint Future 4th Grade Girls basketball team won the Winter Freeze Basketball Tournament held Jan. 17 and 18 at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake. Competing in the 3rd/4th Grade Girls division, Sandpoint defeated CBA Chelan (16-6) and FIRE (27-23) to advance directly to the championship, where they showed heart and toughness in a 15-13 victory over FIRE. The girls will be seeking their fourth straight tournament championship this upcoming weekend at the Sandpoint Future Invitational.
The Jump – hosted by Zootown 406 in Missoula, Montana – was the official opening qualifier of the MSBC Circuit.
Tournament Results for participating Sandpoint Future teams
4th Grade Girls | 5-0 | Champions! Qualified for State 4th Grade Boys | 2-3 5th Grade Boys | 1-3 6th Grade Girls | 3-1 6th Grade Boys | 4-1 8th Grade Boys | 5-1
Sandpoint Future 4th Grade Girls unbeaten at Missoula tourney
The Sandpoint Future 4th Grade Girls basketball team went an undefeated 5-0 to win the Zootown Jump tournament held Jan. 3 and 4 at the Pfahler Sport Specific Complex and DeSmet and Meadow Hill Middle School’s, all located in the Greater Missoula Area. Sandpoint Future defeated the Lady Broncs of Frenchtown twice (34-20; 34-7), Full Court 4th of Missoula twice (26-10; 27-12) and the Dillon Beavers (26-6) to capture what was their second consecutive undefeated tournament title. With the tournament victory, the team has now qualified for the Montana Middle School State Tournament, set to be held March 6 at Fergus High in Lewistown, in addition to having already qualified for the Washington Middle School State Tournament earlier this season. Head coach Karly Malone said this past weekend was a true team effort, with every player scoring, playing team defense and contributing impactful minutes.
The Sandpoint Future 6th Grade boys basketball team went an undefeated 5-0 to win their division in Hooptown’s Santa Slammer Classic tournament held Dec. 20 and 21 at The Warehouse and Yashuhara Middle School, all located in the Greater Spokane Area.
Game 1 vs. Tigers | W 59-18 Game 2 vs. Sonics Elite | W 50-23 Game 3 vs. Griffins | W 75-61 Game 4 vs. Hillyard Proud | W 57-26 Game 5 vs. Griffins | W 65-50
The Sandpoint Future 6th Grade boys basketball team went an undefeated 3-0 to win their division in the Clutch City Clash tournament held Dec. 6 and 7 at Garry Middle School,and North Central High, all located in the Greater Spokane Area.
Game 1 vs. Griffins | W 48-35 Game 2 vs. Spokane Flyers | W 50-21 Game 3 vs. Liberty Lake Falcons | W 47-28
The Sandpoint Future 4th Grade girls basketball team went an undefeated 3-0 to win the U10 division of the Clutch City Clash tournament held Dec. 6 and 7 at Garry Middle School, Glover Middle School and North Central High, all located in the Greater Spokane Area. Sandpoint defeated the Cheney Blackhawks by a score of 21-11, the Spokane Nets 15-6, and Team FIRE 21-18 to win the event and punch their ticket to the 13th annual Washington State Basketball Championships set to be held March 13 through 15 at The Podium in Spokane.
Game 1 vs. Cheney Blackhawks | W 21-11 Game 2 vs. Spokane Nets | W 15-6 Game 3 vs. Team FIRE | W 21-18
The Sandpoint Future 6th Grade Boys basketball team holds up their Washington State Middle School Basketball Championships qualifier poster after going an undefeated 3-0 to take first place at the Dribble Dash tournament held Nov. 15 and 16 at North Central High in Spokane.
Game 1 vs. Aces Ice | W 40-38 Game 2 vs. Spokane Nets | W 39-30 Game 3 vs. Kettle Falls Bulldogs | W 64-48
Tryouts for the 25/26 season will be held on Sunday, September 14th. All tryouts (boy/girls) will be held at Sandpoint Middle School. Please see below for age group times:
3rd and 4th Grade- GIRLS 1:00pm-2:00pm BOYS 4:00pm-5:00pm 5th and 6th Grade- GIRLS 2:00pm-3:00pm BOYS 5:00pm-6:00pm 7th and 8th Grade- GIRLS 3:00pm-4:00pm BOYS 6:00pm-7:00pm
No fees are due at tryouts.
Sandpoint Future has basketball teams for boys and girls from 3rd through 8th grade. All athletes wanting to participate in Sandpoint Future are required to tryout at the start of each season.