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WAMPUS CAT ROUNDUP: Girls volleyball captures 7th straight district title; Caven heads to state

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 11 months AGO
by MAX OSWALD
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | October 20, 2023 3:36 PM

Volleyball

Clark Fork 3, Kootenai 0

COEUR d’ALENE — The Clark Fork volleyball team defeated Kootenai, 3-0 (25-11, 25-4, 25-15) to win the District 2 1A North Star League title Thursday held at North Idaho College.

Lilly Reuter, Eloise Shelton, and Amie Matteson led the Wampus Cats to victory on Thursday. Shelton had a team-high nine kills, Reuter a team-high 20 assists, and Matteson, a team-high 11 aces.

“Amie went on a service run in the second set that was fun to see,” head coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said. “She’s been working hard on her serve the past couple of weeks and it shows.”

Kiebert-Carey said she is proud to be a part of such a great program that works hard day in and day out.

“It says a lot about our program that this is our seventh straight district championship,” Kiebert-Carey said. “While it’s true that small schools experience booms and busts in athlete numbers and talent, our volleyball program has remained consistent because our players, their families, and our community as a whole has supported our off-season efforts each spring. It’s hard to overstate just how much work we put into volleyball around here. I’m really proud to be a part of it.”

Clark Fork (8-9) will face Rockland in a state championship play-in match Saturday at Fruitland High School at 12:00 p.m. (MST)

Cross Country

LEWSITON — Clark Fork’s Westin Caven finished in second-place out of 47 runners at the District 1-2 1A cross country championships held at Lewis-Clark State College on Thursday.

Caven finished the 5K race in 17:56 and was the first-place finisher from District 1. Overall, District 2’s Ben Farr from Genesee won the race Thursday. Caven, just a sophomore, is the only runner who currently competes for CFHS.

Caven will compete at the 1A state cross country championship held Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Portneuf Wellness Complex in Pocatello.

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Photo by MAX OSWALD

Clark Fork's Westin Caven competes at an invitational held at Farragut State Park earlier this year.

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