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PREP SWIM: Sandpoint girls win regional title, boys second

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 1 month 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 29, 2023 8:30 PM

MOSCOW — Sandpoint’s Ryleigh Bamer picked up a pair of individual victories in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly to help the Bulldogs win the 4A Region 1 title at the University of Idaho Pool on Saturday.

Sara Hogue (100 backstroke) and Reina Montecchi (100 freestyle) also picked up individual victories for Sandpoint. The Bulldogs won the 200-yard medly relay and the 400 freestyle relay as well en route to a 45-point victory over Moscow.

For the boys, Sandpoint finished second behind Lakeland, who dominated the meet. Lon LeBlanc picked up an individual win in the 100 freestyle and Sandpoint won the 200-yard medley relay.

The 4A state meet is next Friday and Saturday at the West Valley YMCA in Boise.

4A

(Top two individuals, winning relays to state, with wild cards available)

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 247. 2, Sandpoint 126. 3, Moscow 50. 4, Wallace 13. 5, Timberlake 9. 6, Kellogg 4.

200-yard medley relay — 1, Lakeland (names not listed), 1:47.78. 2, Sandpoint, 1:55.90.

200 freestyle — 1, Michael Mamola, Lakeland, 1:49.51. 2, Logan Harris, Lakeland, 1:59.11.

200 individual medley — 1, Noah Crossler, Moscow, 2:04.61. 2, Ethan Abbott, Lakeland, 2:10.09. 

50 freestyle — 1, Micah Minix, Lakeland, 24.58. 2, Ikaika Leavitt, Sandpoint, 24.65. 

100 butterfly — 1, Noah Crossler, Moscow, 53.88. 2, McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, 59.04.

100 freestyle — 1, Lon LeBlanc, Sandpoint, 52.72. 2, Kale Wright, Sandpoint, 53.99. 

500 freestyle — 1, Michael Mamola, Lakeland, 4:50.96. 2, Logan Harris, Lakeland, 5:34.75.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Sandpoint, 1:35.37. 2, Lakeland, 1:37.82.

100 backstroke — 1, Ethan Abbott, Lakeland, 56.36. 2, Elijah Minix, Lakeland, 1:07.99.

100 breaststroke — 1, Ethan Harrell, Lakeland, 1:05.87. 2, Thayer Sabatke, Lakeland, 1:11.57.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Lakeland, 3:30.59. 2, Sandpoint, 3:38.07.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 186. 2, Moscow 141. 3, Lakeland 135. 4, Timberlake 2.

200-yard medley relay — 1, Sandpoint (names not listed), 2:03.83. 2, Moscow, 2:06.79.

200 freestyle — 1, Makena Mamola, Lakeland, 1:58.66. 2, Ava de Leeuw, Sandpoint, 2:04.17. 

200 individual medley — 1, Suzanne Martin, Moscow, 2:24.85. 2, Bria Rocke, Sandpoint, 2:41.32.

50 freestyle — 1, Ryleigh Bamer, Sandpoint, 26.57. 2, Reina Montecchi, Sandpoint, 26.69. 

100 butterfly — 1, Ryleigh Bamer, Sandpoint, 1:05.04. 2, Claire Bernards, Moscow, 1:06.08.

100 freestyle — 1, Reina Montecchi, Sandpont, 59.02. 2, Mia Driggs, Sandpoint, 59.82.

500 freestyle — 1, Makena Mamola, Lakeland, 5:15.51. 2, Ava de Leeuw, Sandpoint, 5:33.21.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Lakeland, 1:50.50. 2, Sandpoint, 1:50.79.

100 backstroke — 1, Sara Hogue, Sandpoint, 1:07.96. 2, Claire Bernards, Moscow, 1:08.12. 

100 breaststroke — 1, Suzanne Martin, Moscow, 1:13.02. 2, Mia Driggs, Sandpoint, 1:16.32.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Sandpoint (no names listed), 3:54.22. 2, Lakeland, 4:08.20.


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