Friday, September 04, 2026
60.0°F

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Priest River rallies to defeat Timberlake

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 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 9, 2024 1:00 PM

Priest River 3, Timberlake 2

SPIRIT LAKE — Down 2-1, and 8-1 in the fourth set, the visiting Lady Spartans rallied to take home a nonleague victory in five sets (25-17, 15-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13) over the host Lady Tigers on Tuesday.

Priest River High head coach Katlyn Ward said she had to shift some players around due to injuries — one move that really paid off was putting senior Paityn Yount, who led the Lady Spartans with 10 kills, at outside hitter.

"Paityn killed it outside; she was an attacking machine," coach Ward said. "Our middle shut down their middles with big blocks and with so many block touches."

On offense, senior Desi Humphrey added eight kills while junior Jayda Storro, who had a team-high 22 assists, and junior Aleigha Jensen, who had three blocks, served up two aces each. On defense, junior Kenadie Kingery added two blocks, junior Toni Marinello 22 digs for Priest River (8-5), which travels to Newport on Thursday.

ARTICLES BY MAX OSWALD

TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: The North 18U opens summer season with three victories at Spokane tourney
June 16, 2026 3:56 p.m.

TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: The North 18U opens summer season with three victories at Spokane tourney

TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: The North 18U opens summer season with three victories at Spokane tourney

TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: The North 18U opens summer season with three victories at Spokane tourney
June 11, 2026 1 a.m.

TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: The North 18U opens summer season with three victories at Spokane tourney

TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: The North 18U opens summer season with three victories at Spokane tourney

HIVELIGHTS W/ MAX OSWALD: I’m making a permanent call to the bullpen
June 11, 2026 1 a.m.

HIVELIGHTS W/ MAX OSWALD: I’m making a permanent call to the bullpen

HIVELIGHTS W/ MAX OSWALD: I’m making a permanent call to the bullpen