PREP XC: Priest River boys defeat multiple 3A opponents at Ivan Benson Invite
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 4 months AGO
Priest River's Caeden McLaimtaig nears the finish line at an invitational earlier this season.
Photo by Emily Bonsant/Bonners Ferry Herald
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. | September 23, 2023 1:00 AM
PRIEST RIVER — The Priest River boys cross country team finished third out of six teams at the Ivan Benson Invite held at Priest River Lamanna High School on Thursday. The Spartans defeated Kellogg, Immaculate Conception Academy and Bonners Ferry.
Junior Brayden Lamanna paced Priest River, finishing in fifth place out of 58 runners. Lamanna posted a new season-best 5K time of 17:26. Not far behind was Colm McLaimtaig who finished sixth and also ran a new season-best time (17:29). Caeden McLaimtaig, Jacob Sateren and Devon Banning rounded out the top 5, all finishing among the top 25.
For the girls, freshman Alannah McLaimtaig finished in fifth place, cruising to a new season-best 5K time of 24:18.
Priest River will be back in action Saturday, Sept. 30, at the 6th annual Battle for the 509 Invitational located in Cheney, Wash.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES – 1, Lakeland 46. 2, Post Falls 47. 3, Priest River 65. 4, Kellogg 80. 5, IC Academy 131. 6, Bonners Ferry 133.
TOP 10 – 1, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 16:48.97. 2, Austin Averette, Post Falls, 16:55.62. 3, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 16:58.89. 4, Ryken White, Kellogg, 17:19.44. 5, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 17:26.32. 6, Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, 17:29.01. 7, Cannon Simpson, Post Falls, 17:38.73. 8, Jayden Dan-Johnston, Lakeland, 17:46.26. 9, Frank McCarthy, Lakeland, 17:48.32. 10, Noah Wells, Post Falls, 17:53.77.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES – 1, Lakeland 28. 2, Bonners Ferry 28. (Lakeland wins tiebreaker)
TOP 10 – 1, Sydney Beckle, Bonners Ferry, 021:08.76. 2, Matisyn Stiern, Bonners Ferry, 21:57.39. 3, Melia Gilbert, Lakeland, 22:31.96. 4, Maddison Chapple, Lakeland, 22:47.55. 5, Alannah McLaimTaig, Priest River, 24:18.88. 6, Savannah Spalding, Lakeland, 24:21.09. 7, Braylyn Bayer, Bonners Ferry, 24:31.86. 8, Payton Sterling, Lakeland 24:48.54. 9, Ruby Law, Bonners Ferry, 25:08.70. 10, Samantha Guadagnini, Lakeland, 25:21.76.
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