North Idaho awards finalists announced

COEUR d’ALENE — Athletes, teams and coaches from 33 high schools and three colleges in North Idaho have been selected as finalists for the 61st annual North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame awards, officials have announced.

The award winners will be announced at the annual banquet, which is set for April 8 at The Coeur d’Alene Resort and will take place along with the induction ceremonies for the North Idaho Hall of Fame. The featured speaker for the event is University of Idaho President Scott Green.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. on April 8 with the banquet starting at 6:30.

The North Idaho Hall of Fame awards honor District I-II high school athletes, coaches and teams, along with the athletes, coaches and teams from the University of Idaho, North Idaho College and Lewis-Clark State College. The awards cover the 2022 academic spring season and the 2022-23 academic fall and winter seasons.

Also during the evening, the third annual Hagadone High Character Award winners will be announced. A female and male athlete from each school is honored. The award is named after Duane Hagadone, newspaperman and legendary businessman who founded the North Idaho Hall of Fame. In defining the award, it recognizes a student-athlete who excelled in the classroom and as a teammate; has outstanding work ethic and integrity, displays sportsmanship and true character in all walks of life, and is just an all-around good individual. Civic and community involvement is a plus.

Nominations for each category are reviewed by the NIAHOF committee, which selects the finalists and eventually the winner.

Each finalist receives a certificate and the winners also receive a plaque. The athlete, coach and team of the year awards for both high school and college receive trophies. These awards also are handed out during the banquet.

All finalists receive one free ticket to the banquet. To receive the ticket, the finalist needs to register online by going to www.nihof.com and clicking on the registration button by 5 p.m. on April 11.

For parents, relatives, friends and others who want to attend the banquet, tickets are $31.75 apiece and must be purchased in advance, also on the www.nihof.com website and clicking on the purchase ticket button. Tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis and the event, which attracted more than 600 last year, is expected to sell out.

Here are the finalists for each award:

HIGH SCHOOL

SPRING AWARDS

BOYS GOLF

Seth Swallows, St. Maries; Archie Rauenhorst, Kellogg; Cole Jaworski, Coeur d’Alene; Carson King, Lewiston; Jack Seibly, Lewiston; Grant Potter, Coeur d’Alene.

GIRLS GOLF

Mollie Seibly, Lewiston; Avery Bayer, Bonners Ferry; Taylor Potter, Coeur d’Alene; Braylyn Bayer, Bonners Ferry; Paige Crabb, Coeur d’Alene.

BOYS TENNIS

Oskar Hepworth, Coeur d’Alene Charter; Dylan Gomez, Lewiston; Lynnsean Young, Moscow; Josh Francis, Clearwater Valley.

GIRLS TENNIS

Caitlin Combs, Coeur d’Alene Charter; Morgan Moran, Lewiston; Allison Olson, Lewiston; Eleah Swan, Clearwater Valley; Ashlyn Ledeboer, Clearwater Valley.

SOFTBALL

Class 5A-4A

Megan Highfill, Moscow; Kailey Cramer, Post Falls; Alyssa Krause, Post Falls; Taryn Barney, Lewiston; Hope Bodak, Lake City; Kate Banks, Lewiston.

3A-1A

Logan Walsh, Timberlake; Lilly Freitas, Priest River; Taci Watkins, St. Maries; Rebecca Butterfield, Potlatch.

BASEBALL

5A-4A

Ryan Schneider, Coeur d’Alene; Cruz Hepburn, Lewiston; Joe DuCoeur, Lake City; Chris Ricard, Lewiston; Langan Naylor, Post Falls; Auggie Lehman, Sandpoint; Colin Roos, Sandpoint; Mike Kiblen, Moscow.

3A-1A

Trey Bateman, Bonners Ferry; Teigan Banning, Bonners Ferry; Silas Naranjo, Orofino; Dylan Larson, St. Maries; Cameron House, Troy; Nate Guinard, Genesee.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD

5A-4A

Rusty Lee, Sandpoint; Thor Kessinger, Lewiston; Will Hurst, Sandpoint; Dylan Rehder, Moscow; Trevor Cogley, Lake City; Caleb Skinner, Moscow.

3A-1A

Brady Cox, Kamiah; Wyatt Johnson, Potlatch; Tucker Malloy, Orofino; Matyus McLain, Priest River; Reid Thomas, Orofino; Wyatt MacArthur, Timberlake; Luke Trogden, Mullan; Nick Graham, Orofino; Jack Wilkins, Kamiah.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

5A-4A

Annastasia Peters, Post Falls; Hanna Marcoe, Moscow; Ziya Munyer, Lakeland; Samantha Wood, Post Falls; Kenna Simon, Lakeland; Emily Collins, Lewiston.

3A-1A

Clara Anderson, Logos; Lindi Kessinger, Orofino; Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry; Morgan Burt, Bonners Ferry; Alexis Herrera, Lapwai; Kadence Beck, Highland; McKenna Kozeluh, Coeur d’ Alene Charter.

FALL AWARDS

BOYS GOLF

5A-4A

Carson King, Lewiston; Brady Hanna, Lakeland; Trey Nipp, Coeur d’Alene; Grant Potter, Coeur d’Alene; Chase Lovell, Moscow.

GIRLS GOLF

5A-4A

Mollie Seibly, Lewiston; Hayden Crenshaw, Coeur d’Alene; Taylor Mire, Sandpoint; Alexa Tuinstra, Sandpoint.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene; Lachlan May, Coeur d’Alene; Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene; Jacob King, Coeur d’Alene; Jacob Barnhart, Timberlake.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

McKenna Kozeluh, Coeur d’Alene Charter; Olivia May, Coeur d’Alene; Hazel Kunkel, Lake City; Talia Bonville, Post Falls; Annastasia Peters, Post Falls.

BOYS SOCCER

Jacob Molina, Lake City; Gavin Schoener, Lake City; Connor Jump, Lake City; Evan Dickinson, Sandpoint; Henry Barnes, Sandpoint; Eoin Eddy, Sandpoint; Cooper Prohaska, Coeur d'Alene; Greyson Sands, St. Maries; Nick Eastman, Bonners Ferry.

GIRLS SOCCER

Lilliana Brinkmeier, Sandpoint; Kelsey Cessna, Sandpoint; Aliya Strock, Sandpoint; Rebekah Hines, Coeur d’Alene Charter; Maddie Daigle, Coeur d’Alene Charter; Alexa Sheppard, Coeur d’Alene Charter; Georgia Whitehead, Lake City; Elliotte Kortus, Lake City; Taylor Miller, Lake City.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

5A-4A

Ellie Carlson, Lakeland; Kylie Munday, Post Falls; Ella Hosfeld, Lake City; Katy Wessels, Lewiston

3A-1A

Linley Howard, Timberlake; Grace Beardin, Orofino; Savannah Smith, Wallace; Paige Valliere, Clark Fork; Jolee Ecklund, Troy; Kenadie Kirk, Deary; Hailey Taylor, Kendrick.

BOYS SWIMMING

Isaac Thorpe, Coeur d’Alene; Noah Crossler, Moscow; Ben Linford, Lake City; Steven Griffith, Lake City; Caleb Norling, Sandpoint; Luke Mastroberardino, Lewiston.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Quinn Taylor, Lake City; Demi Blaylock, Lake City; Trista Slife, Lake City; Gabby Garasky, Lake City; Ryleigh Bamer, Sandpoint; Emily Ballard, Sandpoint; Pema Anain, Lake City.

FOOTBALL

5A-4A

Trevor Miller, Post Falls; Jake Bustamante, Post Falls; Jackson Lathen, Lewiston; Parker Pettit, Sandpoint; John Cornish, Lakeland; Wes Benefield, Sandpoint; Zach Johnson, Lake City; James White, Lewiston.

3A-1A

Cleo Henslee, sr., Bonners Ferry; Blake Rice, sr., Bonners Ferry; Hunter Higgins, sr., Timberlake; Matyus McLain, Priest River; Charles Henslee, sr., Bonners Ferry; Kolby Luna, Kellogg; Riply Luna, Kellogg; Porter Whipple, Kamiah; Ty Koepp, Kendrick; Matyus McLain, Priest River. Jagger Hewett, Kendrick; Caleb Ball, Mullan/St. Regis.

WINTER AWARDS

GIRLS BASKETBALL

5A-4A

Teagan Colvin, Coeur d'Alene; Capri Sims, Post Falls; Madi Symons, Coeur d'Alene; Avery Waddington, Lake City; Aliya Strock, Sandpoint; Kelsey Cessna, Sandpoint; Lila Kiefer, Lakeland.

3A-1A

Britany Phillips, Wallace; Eloise Shelton, Clark Fork; Malia Miller, Timberlake; Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry; Grace Beardin, Orofino; Jaelyn McCormack-Marks, Lapwai; Ciara Soumas, Timberlake; Rose Stewart, Kendrick.

BOYS BASKETBALL

5A-4A

Kolton Mitchell, Lake City; Blake Buchanan, Lake City; Carson Way, Lewiston; Alexander Nipp, Coeur d'Alene; Nathan Hocking, Lake City; Zach Johnson, Lake City; Scotty Hocking, Lakeland; Deacon Kiesbuy, Lake City.

3A-1A

Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry; Ridge Williams, Bonners Ferry; Braeden Blackmore, Bonners Ferry; Greyson Sands, St. Maries; Vander Brown, Lakeside; Austin Zingler, Mullan; Kase Wynott, Lapwai; Jagger Hewett, Kendrick.

BOYS WRESTLING

5A-4A

Rider Seguine, Post Falls; Hoyt Hvass, Lewiston; Jose Laguna, Post Falls; Trevor Miller, Post Falls.

3A-1A

Jaeger Hall, Kellogg; Matyus McLain, Priest River; Kaden Schaff, Nezperce; Sean Larse, Orofino; Eli Prather, Potlatch; Caeden McLaimtaig, Priest River.

GIRLS WRESTLING

Joely Slyter, Lewiston; Nevaeh Thomas, Bonners Ferry; Skyla Zimmerman, Moscow; Alyssa Randles, Coeur d’Alene; Kadence Beck, Highland; Hayley McNeal, Potlatch.

BOYS TEAM OF THE YEAR

5A-4A

Lake City basketball; Post Falls wrestling; Lake City swimming.

3A-1A

Troy baseball; Kendrick football; Kendrick basketball; Lakeside basketball.

GIRLS TEAM OF THE YEAR

5A-4A

Lake City swimming; Coeur d’Alene basketball; Sandpoint basketball.

3A-1A

Potlatch softball; Troy volleyball; Logos cross country; Timberlake basketball.

BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR

5A-4A

Pete Reardan, Post Falls wrestling; Michelle Sobek, Lake City swimming; Jim Winger, Lake City basketball

3A-1A

Travis House, Troy baseball; Zane Hobart, Kendrick football; Tim Silflow, Kendrick basketball; James Twoteeth, Lakeside basketball.

GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR

5A-4A

Shelly Sobek, Lake City swimming; Nicole Symons, Coeur d’Alene basketball; Will Love, Sandpoint basketball.

3A-1A

Dean Butterfield, Potlatch softball; Deborah Blazzard, Troy volleyball; Paula Casebolt, Logos cross country; Matt Miller, Timberlake basketball.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

5A-4A

Trevor Miller, Post Falls; James White, Lewiston; Rusty Lee, Sandpoint; Jose Laguna, Post Falls; Dylan Rehder, Moscow; Zach Johnson, Lake City.

3A-1A

Jagger Hewett, Kendrick; Ty Koepp, Kendrick; Matyus McLain, Priest River; Kolby Luna, Kellogg; Riply Luna, Kellogg; Trey Bateman, Bonners Ferry.

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

5A-4A

Annastasia Peters, Post Falls; Madi Symons, Coeur d’Alene; Kenna Simon, Lakeland; Aliya Strock, Sandpoint; Kelsey Cessna, Sandpoint.

3A-1A

Berkli McGreal, St. Maries; Asha Abubakari, Bonners Ferry; Mia Blackmore, Bonners Ferry; Kadence Beck, Highland; McKenna Kozeluh, Coeur d’Alene Charter; Taci Watkins, St. Maries; Tara Schlader, Prairie; Britany Phillips, Wallace.

COLLEGE

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Julius Mims, North Idaho basketball; Clayton Van Dyke, Lewis-Clark State track; Hayden Hatten, Idaho football; Gevani McCoy, Idaho football; Brant Porter, North Idaho wrestling.

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Addie Kiefer, North Idaho basketball; Tereza Ledezma, North Idaho soccer; Callie Stevens, Lewis-Clark State basketball; Beyonce Bea, Idaho basketball; Jennah Carpenter, Lewis-Clark State track.

MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Idaho football; North Idaho basketball; Lewis-Clark State baseball; North Idaho golf; Idaho tennis; North Idaho wrestling.

FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Lewis-Clark State basketball; North Idaho soccer; North Idaho volleyball; Idaho soccer.

MALE COACH OF THE YEAR

Corey Symons, North Idaho basketball; Russell Grove, North Idaho golf; Jake Taylor, Lewis-Clark State baseball; Jason Eck, Idaho football; Daniel Hangstefer, Idaho tennis; Derrick Booth, North Idaho wrestling.

FEMALE COACH OF THE YEAR

Kellsi Parson, North Idaho soccer; Kesley Stanley, North Idaho volleyball; Brian Orr, Lewis-Clark State basketball; Jeremy Clevenger, Idaho soccer.

COLLEGE RECOGNITION

For North Idaho High School student away at college

Bella Murekatete, WSU women’s basketball