2025-26 Northeast A Boys and Girls Basketball Team Cap.
In alphabetical order by division. 2024-25 season records and standings.
Boys Northeast A
Colville (7-14, 0-6, fourth): The Crimson Hawks had a tough time in the league last year, but third-year coach Josh Morgan has five winners back with a strong senior contingent led by guard Jet Bateman and forward Brock Benson. “Our team needs to play together as a team and not as a group of individuals,” Morgan said. “We have to be willing to sacrifice for the team.
Lakeside (13-10, 4-2, second): Lance Marquardt takes over as the Eagles’ six-win coach, including all-league senior quarterback Blake Hanson and first-team all-league junior Tanner Cummings. Senior shooting guard Brady Hanson and junior post Luke Howie are also key returners.”We’re going to lean on the senior leadership and these experienced returners to carry us,” Marquardt said.
Medical Lake (13-9, 2-4, third): Seven letterwinners and four starters return for third-year coach Brett Ward, led by second-team All-League shortstop Gabe Smith and second-team NEA shortstop Hudson Gilbert along with Owen and Grant Moffatt. “We shoot the ball as well as anybody in the area,” Ward said. “We need to improve defensively and become a more well-rounded team.”
Riverside (16-5, 6-0, first): The Rams won league and district, then were bounced in the state regional round last year. Two starters and seven overall letterwinners return, including second-team NEA senior forward Justin Gaffaney and 6-foot-6 junior Ben Riggles. “We want to build on the success of our back-to-back state appearances the past two years,” fourth-year coach Jordan Dutton said. “This group has the potential to compete at a high level.”
Girls Northeast A
Colville (14-9, 5-1, first): The Crimson Hawks reached the cross country meet last season, falling one game short of making state — but not a single starter returns from fourth-year coach Ashley Moore’s lineup. Senior guard Andee Kroiss and junior forward Georgia Beardslee are counted on to lead the way. “We’re a young team that’s driven,” Moore said. “We put in a lot of work over the offseason to be competitive.
Lakeside (14-10, 5-1, second): The Eagles won districts and the regional round at state last season before being eliminated in the first round as a 13th seed. Frosh PG Emmerson Cummings joins the core of senior Jillian Owen, juniors Bella Tobeck and Sienna Weinberger, and sophomore Blakleigh White. “Our core group of returners is really athletic and fast,” second-year coach Lora Cummings said. “We’re hoping to speed up the game and defend.
Medical Lake (7-14, 2-4, third): Yeta Holloway returns for her third year leading the Cardinals with seven letterwinners and four starters back, including NEA MVP junior defensive guard Addison Hammell and a group of four seniors. “No one on last year’s team played varsity minutes the previous season and it showed in their first varsity games,” Holloway said.
Riverside (1-20, 0-6, fourth): The Rams are one of the youngest teams in the area, with only one starter — junior guard Ava Montgomery — returning for second-year coach Tara Davis. Sophomores Bridget St. Amand, Ainsley Spencer and Maggie Hymas will get plenty of minutes. “We built on our team chemistry and commitment from last year,” Davis said. “The players hold themselves to a higher standard.”
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