And the winners are ...
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 7 years, 9 months AGO
COEUR d’ALENE — Caelyn Orlandi and a pair of North Idaho College athletes were among the North Idaho college winners Saturday night at the 54th annual North Idaho Sports Banquet at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn.
Orlandi, the former Coeur d’Alene High standout who led the Lewis-Clark State women’s basketball team to a runner-up finish at the NAIA tournament, shared Female Athlete of the Year with Chloe McIntosh of the North Idaho College softball team.
North Idaho College men’s basketball player Sam Dowd shared Male Athlete of the Year honors with Idaho punter/kicker Austin Rehkow.
Idaho football coach Paul Petrino, who led the Vandals to a 9-4 record capped by a victory in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, shared Coach of the Year honors with Jeremiah Robbins, who guided the Lewis-Clark State baseball team to the NAIA World Series title.
On the high school side, it was a good night for gold for the Timberwolves of Lake City.
Lake City baseball coach Paul Manzardo was named 5A-4A Male Coach of the Year after leading the Timberwolves to the state 5A baseball championship last May in Boise. The team also won for 5A-4A Male Team of the Year earlier in the evening. Fellow Lake City coach Matt Ruchti won the 5A-4A Female Coach of the Year after guiding the Timberwolves to their second state title since 2012 in October against Rocky Mountain High of Meridian. Lake City won for girls Team of the Year in 5A-4A.
Post Falls junior Melody Kempton was named 5A-4A Female Athlete of the Year after winning the state track and field title in the triple jump and high jump last May. Kempton also guided the Trojans to a third-place finish in the 2017 state basketball tournament.
St. Maries football coach Craig Tefft was named co-Male Coach of the Year for 3A-1A after leading the Lumberjacks to a 12-0 season and the school’s state title with a 31-8 win over Declo on Nov. 18 at Holt Arena in Pocatello.
Timberlake girls basketball coach Matt Miller was named Female Coach of the Year for 3A-1A. Timberlake beat Sugar-Salem for its second-straight state basketball title in February at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. Timberlake products Keelie Lawler and Allison Kirby were named co-Female Athlete of the Year for 3A-1A.
Individual awards for other high school sports were also presented.
Former Idaho quarterback and current Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Scott Linehan — who served as the evening’s guest speaker, along with Tom Hennessey, twins Charleda and Maralee Foss and Heather Owen were inducted to the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame.
COLLEGE AWARDS
NORTH IDAHO COACH OF THE YEAR — Jeremiah Robbins, Lewis-Clark State baseball; Paul Petrino, Idaho football.
TEAM OF THE YEAR — Idaho football; Lewis-Clark State baseball
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Austin Rehkow, Idaho football; Sam Dowd, North Idaho College basketball
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Caelyn Orlandi, Lewis-Clark State basketball; Chloe McIntosh, North Idaho College softball
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Riley Way, Lewiston
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Ivory Miles-Williams, Lapwai; Dylan Edwards, St. Maries
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Melody Kempton, Post Falls
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Keelie Lawler, Timberlake; Allison Kirby, Timberlake
MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Lake City baseball
MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — St. Maries football
FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Lake City soccer
FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Troy volleyball; Lapwai basketball
MALE COACH OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Paul Manzardo, Lake City baseball
MALE COACH OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Bob Sobotta, Lapwai basketball; Craig Tefft, St. Maries football
FEMALE COACH OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Matt Ruchti, Lake City soccer
FEMALE COACH OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Matt Miller, Timberlake basketball
BOYS TENNIS — Ian Wendt, Moscow
GIRLS TENNIS — Ellen Postell, Moscow; Brella Santana, Lewiston
BOYS GOLF — Joseph Glenn, Post Falls
GIRLS GOLF — Kylie Esh, Lewiston
BOYS SWIMMING — Cy Jaeger, Moscow
GIRLS SWIMMING — Emily Dietz, Coeur d’Alene
BASEBALL — Dominic Conigliaro, Lake City
SOFTBALL — Breana Burke, Coeur d’Alene
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY — Austin Byrer, Lewiston
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY — Katherine Ruck, Moscow
BOYS SOCCER — Austin Garitone, Coeur d’Alene
GIRLS SOCCER — Havana Johnson, Lake City
WRESTLING (5A-4A) — Ridge Lovett, Post Falls; Casey Randles, Coeur d’Alene
WRESTLING (3A-1A) — Dylan Edwards, St. Maries; Layton Paul, Potlatch
VOLLEYBALL (5A-4A) — Kayla Neumann, Sandpoint
VOLLEYBALL (3A-1A) — Abbey Blum, Troy
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD (5A-4A) — Zac Magee, Coeur d’Alene
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD (3A-1A) — Cole Lindsley, Grangeville
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD (5A-4A) — Melody Kempton, Post Falls
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD (3A-1A) — Hailey Sullivan, Grangeville
BOYS BASKETBALL (5A-4A) — Jake Pfennigs, Post Falls; Trystan Bradley, Lewiston
BOYS BASKETBALL (3A-1A) — Jonny Hillman, Genesis Prep
GIRLS BASKETBALL (5A-4A) — Melody Kempton, Post Falls
GIRLS BASKETBALL (3A-1A) — Keelie Lawler, Timberlake; Allison Kirby, Timberlake
FOOTBALL (5A-4A) — Colton Richardson, Lewiston; Colson Yankoff, Coeur d’Alene
FOOTBALL (3A-1A) — Nate Masterson, St. Maries