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PREP ROUNDUP: Schmit fuels Bulldogs to Lakeland Invite title

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 3 weeks 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. | April 25, 2025 1:00 AM

TRACK & FIELD

RATHDRUM — Sandpoint High junior Isaac Schmit won both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash as the Bulldogs ran away with the team title at the Lakeland Invite on Thursday.

Schmit was first out 21 in the 100 with a time of 11.28 seconds and first out of 17 in the 200 with a new personal best time of 22.71 seconds, which ranks as No. 3 all-time in school history. Sophomore Shooter Jones won the triple jump with a mark of 42 feet, 1.25 inches and senior Van Lee cleared 13 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault, which is tied for No. 4 all-time in school history.

Junior Braden Buckhout won the 110-meter hurdles (18.13) and senior Will Mooney won the 300-meter hurdles with a new personal best (44.82) to round out the individual wins for Sandpoint, which scored 113 points.

For Priest River, senior Brayden Lamanna won the 800-meter run (2:05.90) and the 3200-meter run (9:36.94), junior Niki Porinchok won the discus (150 feet, 9.5 inches), and Ian Lamanna, Doug Ezell, Luccas Simcox and Gunnar Pettit combined to win the 4x400 relay (3:43.35) for the Spartans, which placed fourth as a team.

On the girls' side, junior Elia Howard won the 200-meter dash (26.76) and the long jump (15 feet, 10 inches) to lead the Lady Bulldogs to a second-place team finish. Sophomore Elizabeth Storms had a breakthrough day in the 1600-meter run, winning in a new personal best time of 5:36.37. Junior Jetta Thaete won the javelin (114 feet, 2 inches) and junior Hope Barnes won the pole vault (9 feet, 6 inches) to round out Sandpoint's individual winners.

For the Lady Spartans, junior Chase Smith improved her own school record by over eight feet in the javelin throw, finishing second with a mark of 110 feet, 2 inches. Spokane CC commit Kylee Swoboda was second in the high jump (4 feet, 8 inches) and senior Lizzie McCracken was second in the 800-meter run (2:32.71) for Priest River, which finished fourth as a team.

Sandpoint will host Lake City for a dual Monday. Priest River will head to Newport High for the Barry Sartz Memorial Relays on Saturday.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 113; 2, Lakeland 97. 3, Post Falls 89. 4, Priest River 61. 5, Kellogg 39.

(Winner, top local)

100 — 1, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 11.28; 2, Trey Blumenberg, Sandpoint, 11.58. 200 — 1, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 22.71; 2, Trey Blumenberg, Sandpoint, 23.78. 400 — 1, Chandler Glassmoyer, Post Falls, 53.18; 7, Julian Knight, Sandpoint, 57.11. 800 — 1, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 2:05.90; 4, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 2:11.38. 1600 — 1, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 4:42.19; 3, Jack Lovin, Sandpoint, 4:45.88. 3200 — 1, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 9:36.94; 2, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 10:34.49.

110 hurdles — 1, Braden Buckout, Sandpoint, 18.13; 2, Will Mooney, Sandpoint, 18.49. 300 hurdles — 1, Will Mooney, Sandpoint, 44.82; 5, Travis Walker, Sandpoint, 46.65. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Jaron Yager, Mason Hensley, Ethan Hunt, Kayden Karle), 45.29. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Davien Anthony, Jacob Smith, Chandler Glassmoyer, Nathan May), 1:35.81; 3, Priest River (Landon Blackburn, Darik Gosser, Doug Ezell, David Harbison), 1:45.40. 4x400 relay — 1, Priest River (Ian Lamanna, Doug Ezell, Luccas Simcox, Gunnar Pettit), 3:43.35. SMR 1600 — 1, Lakeland (Apolo Gratzinger, Jaron Yager, Ethan Hunt, Jayden Dan-Johnston), 3:56.90. 4x100 throwers relay — 1, Lakeland (Ben Roth, Brayden Carrel, Chase Petersen, Mason Hensley), 47.99; 2, Priest River (Ryan Bell, Tanner Hughes, Niki Porinchok, Gaden Marble), 49.82.

Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 47-11; 3, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 43-6.5. Discus — 1, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 150-9.5; 2, Damian Porter, Sandpoint, 146-11. Javelin — 1, Isaac Mckeown, Post Falls, 153-2; 9, Gaden Marble, Priest River, 114-8. Pole vault — 1, Van Lee, Sandpoint, 13-6; 2, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 12-6. High jump — 1, Draeden Taylor, Kellogg, 6-0; 5, Carter Cook, Priest River, 5-6. Long jump — 1, Alexander Haakinson, Post Falls, 19-7; 2, Shooter Jones, Sandpoint, 19-4. Triple jump — 1, Shooter Jones, Sandpoint, 42-1.25; 7, Brennivon Ozbun, Sandpoint, 32-11.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 150. 2, Sandpoint 109.83. 3, Post Falls 66.33. 4, Priest River 34.83. 5, Kellogg 27.

(Winner, top local)

100 — 1, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 12.80; 2, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 13.00. 200 — 1, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 26.76; 5, Ayla Hull, Sandpoint, 29.16. 400 — 1, Macy Bretveld, Lakeland, 1:04.50; 4, Makiyah Hagstrom, Sandpoint, 1:08.30. 800 — 1, Ainsley Parker, Post Falls, 2:30.02; 2, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 2:32.71. 1600 — 1, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 5:36.37; 4, Ruthie Laughridge, Sandpoint, 5:51.22. 3200 — 1, Angelique Averette, Post Falls, 12:54.58; 2, Abigail Eldore, Sandpoint, 13:22.14.

100 hurdles — 1, Karstyn Kiefer, Lakeland, 16.76; 3, Sawyer Lee, Sandpoint, 19.26. 300 hurdles — 1, Karstyn Kiefer, Lakeland, 48.81; 4, Sawyer Lee, Sandpoint, 56.37. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Kapree Kiefer, Melia Gilbert, Karstyn Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle), 50.01. 2, Sandpoint (Ayla Hull, Vivian Haag, Sierra Vest, Leah Kerfoot), 54.98. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Brooklyn Meidinger, Isabella Ward, Raylee Reynolds, Meah Yetter), 1:57.16. 4x400 relay — 1, Lakeland (Piper Peterson, Annie Mattila, Isabella Wright, Maddison Chapple), 4:50.15. SMR 800 — 1, Lakeland (Bailey Chadwell, Melia Gilbert, Chloe Neff, Kapree Kiefer), 2:01.14. 4x100 throwers relay — 1, Priest River (Chase Smith, Averii Meek, Trinity Meyers, Haley Braae), 1:00.51.

Shot put — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 35-1; 2, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 34-9.5 Discus — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 127-7; 2, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 113-11. Javelin — 1, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 114-2; 2, Chase Smith, Priest River, 110-2. Pole vault — 1, Hope Barnes, Sandpoint, 9-6; 2, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-6. High jump — 1, Reese DeGraw, Post Falls, 4-10; 2, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 4-8. Long jump — 1, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 15-10; t-4, Vivian Haag, Sandpoint; Chase Smith, Priest River, 14-2. Triple jump — 1, Anabel Bowie, Lakeland, 32-11.5; 2, Vivian Haag, Sandpoint, 31-6.

GOLF

Yount, Coleman win at Ranch Club Tri-meet

PRIEST RIVER — Priest River High seniors Palmer Coleman and Paityn Yount were both victorious on Thursday during a tri-meet against Bonners Ferry and Timberlake held at The Ranch Club, a 9-hole golf course located between Oldtown and Priest River.

Coleman shot a 3-over-par 69, including a 3-under 30 on his second time through, and Yount broke the 100-barrier for the first time and went straight into the 80s with a score of 89.

Sophomore Nate Fegert (83), sophomore Braxton Knaack (86) and junior Mason Crump (89) carded personal bests to lift the Spartans to the team win, edging out Timberlake by four strokes.

Sophomore Mason Fenderson finished with a personal best score of 96 playing as individual for Priest River, which will tee off again Tuesday at an invitational hosted by Timberlake at the Twin Lakes Village Golf Club.

BOYS

Par 66 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Priest River 327. 2, Timberlake 331. 3, Bonners Ferry 384.

MEDALIST — 1, Palmer Coleman, Priest River, 69.

PRIEST RIVER — Palmer Coleman 69, Nate Fegert 83, Braxton Knaack 86, Mason Crump 89, Parker Bradbury 95. BONNERS FERRY — Eli Blackmore 76, Makeen Loretto 98, Easton Scarborough 108, Bodee Scarborough 109, Rowdy Hull 110. TIMBERLAKE —  Payden DeVore 77, Soren Sande 82, Harry Hunter 86, Tyler Sells 86, Carter Hillard 88.

INDIVIDUALS — Dylan Gagnon, Priest River, 94. Malachi Dickerson, Timberlake, 94. Mason Fenderson, Priest River, 96. Preston Fenderson, Priest River, 98. Brandon Gardner, Bonners Ferry, 102. Madden Redinger, Priest River, 103. Hunter Paterson, Priest River, 105. Sean McMahon, Priest River, 108. Ukiah Martinez, Priest River, 117. Caden Bates, Bonners Ferry, 122.

GIRLS

Par 66 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bonners Ferry 447.

MEDALIST — Paityn Yount, Priest River, 89.

PRIEST RIVER — Paityn Yount 89, Aleigha Jensen 108, Callie Stanger 123. BONNERS FERRY — Callie Bateman 98, Nollie Hiatt 106, Eleanor Sheets 118, Ava Villelli 125, Sadie Newhouse 129. TIMBERLAKE — Kate Eberly 138, Autumn Gosman 161.

Stevens leads Wampus Cats at Shoshone

KELLOGG — Clark Fork High junior Payton Stevens shot a team-best 102 to lead the Wampus Cats at an invitational hosted by Wallace at the Shoshone Golf Club on Thursday.

Sophomore Haylyn Ashford-Brown carded a 110 for Clark Fork, which returns to action Wednesday at the St. Maries Golf Course.

BOYS

Par 72

TEAM SCORES — 1, Wallace 353. 2, Genesis Prep 355. 3, St. Maries 374. 4, Clark Fork 442.

MEDALIST — Byron Hammett, Genesis Prep, 79.

WALLACE — Cooper Miller 85, Landon Therrian 88, Jordan Guardipee 89, Rossi Korasick 91, Marley Pearce 100. CLARK FORK — Payton Stevens 102, Haylyn Ashford-Brown 110, Mateo Cruz 115, Cameron Stewart 115. GENESIS PREP — Byron Hammett 79, Isaiah Bateman 83, Emmaus Nichols 94, Emmitt Swanson 99, Sawyer Bateman 100. ST. MARIES — Ezekiel Watts 88, Brayden Buell 89, Owen Chatigny 91, Trace Chatigny 106, Hunter Cook 135.

INDIVIDUALS — Owen Call, Genesis Prep, 96. Ethan Martin, Genesis Prep, 98. Dre'don Sines, Lakeside, 98. Spencer Farrell, Genesis Prep, 100. Clayton Wilson, Mullan, 110. Garrett Clark, Wallace, 120. Santino Aldrich, Lakeside, 126. Mason Transue, St. Maries, 127. Paxton Cravens, St. Maries, 135.

GIRLS

Par 72

TEAM SCORES — 1, Wallace, 477. 2, St. Maries 501. 3, Genesis Prep 513.

MEDALIST — Kayden Sutzke, Wallace, 105.

WALLCE — Kayden Stutzke 105, Brooke Patterson 121, Irie Korasick 125, Addi Paul 126. GENESIS PREP — Haley Sorenson 119, Jayda DeBore 126, Chiara Bendinelli 133, Layla Grimmett 135. ST. MARIES — Paige Offerman 108, Kaylie Sheppard 129, Nova Newton 131, Makenna Phillips 133, Isabella Wise 136.

INDIVIDUALS — Donna Warren, St. Maries 118. Isabelle Clark, Lakeside, 119. Cambria Wilson, Mullan, 135. Gracie Stevens, Clark Fork, 137.

BASEBALL

Priest River 11, Bonners Ferry JV 1

Priest River 19, Bonners Ferry JV 4

PRIEST RIVER — Priest River High freshman P.J. Paschetag was 3-for-4 with four RBI and fired in four strikeouts over four scoreless innings on the mound in the opener as the host Spartans swept the Badgers' junior varsity squad in a non-league doubleheader held Wednesday at Priest River Junior High.

Freshman Jacob Best and junior Logan Troumbley tallied multi-efforts in the game one win for Priest River, which used 5-run first and third innings to pull away.

In the nightcap, freshman Layton Goins recorded three hits, including a triple, and Best, who had a series-high five RBI in the contest, and sophomore Dave Findley registered two base knocks each as the Spartans scored 13 runs in the first frame to set the tone early.

Freshman Mike Eason fanned seven batters over 3.1 innings in game two for Priest River (6-11, 4-7), which will resume a suspended 3A Central Idaho League game against Orofino on Saturday to close out the regular season.

GAME ONE

Bonners Ferry 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 5 3

Priest River 5 0 5 0 0 1 — 11 11 0

Game called in sixth inning due to run rule.

PITCHING

PR — Paschetag: 4IP, 3H, 0ER, 0BB, 4K. Troumbley: 1IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 2K. BF — Mertzweiller: 4IP, 8H, 6ER, 3BB, 8K. Becker: 1.2IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 1K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Paschetag 3, Best 2, Troumbley 2, Collins 1, Goins 1, Elder 1, Kuprienko 1. BF — Burt 2, Demarais 1, Becker 1, Miller 1; 2B — Collins, Kuprienko, Burt; RBI: PR — Paschetag 4, Collins 2, Best 1, Kuprienko 1. BF — Burt 1.

GAME TWO

Bonners Ferry 0 0 0 4 — 4 0 8

Priest River 13 3 3 X — 19 10 2

PITCHING

PR — Eason: 3.1IP, 0H, 0ER, 5BB, 7K. Elder: 0.2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 2K. BF — Miller: 0.2IP, 3H, 3ER, 2BB, 2K. Demarais: 0.1IP, 4H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K. Burt: 1IP, 1H, 1ER, 3BB, 1K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Goins 3, Best 2, Findley 2, Elder 1, Collins 1, Garvin 1. BF — None; 2B — Collins, Elder, Findley, Best. 3B — Goins; RBI: PR — Best 5, Elder 2, Eason 2, Collins 2, Goins 1, Garvin 1. BF — None.

SOFTBALL

Bonners Ferry 18, Priest River 3

Bonners Ferry 17, Priest River 8

BONNERS FERRY — Sophomores Abigail Sparrow-Lovette and Rylee Dixon both went 3-for-5 with three singles and two runs scored in the nightcap as the visiting Lady Spartans were downed by the Lady Badgers in both games of a non-league doubleheader held Wednesday at Bonners Ferry High.

Freshman McKinley Burgess-Duquette smashed a two-run double in game two, and seniors Adyson Kreager and Desi Humphrey had hits in both games for Priest River (0-16-1, 0-12), which is idle until the first round of the 3A Central Idaho League district tournament, which is set to be held Thursday, May 1, against an opponent yet to be determined.

GAME ONE

Priest River 0 0 0 1 2 — 3 4 7

Bonners Ferry 9 5 2 2 X — 18 9 2

Game called in fifth inning due to run rule.

PITCHING

PR — Burgess-Duquette: 4IP, 9H, 11ER, 9BB, 3K. BF — Petersen: 4IP, 2H, 0ER, 0BB, 4K. Frago: 1IP, 2H, 1ER, 0BB, 1K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Kreager 1, Humphrey 1, Schmidt 1, Schulze 1. BF — Short 2, Petersen 2, Frederickson 1, Curtis 1, Schmier 1, Falck 1, Frago 1; 3B — Short; RBI: PR — Whitaker 1. BF — Short 2, Petersen 2, Schmier 1, Frago 1.

GAME TWO

Priest River 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 — 8 11 7

Bonners Ferry 0 2 1 3 5 6 — 17 11 4

PITCHING

PR — Leitch: 6IP, 11H, 7ER, 3BB, 8K. BF — Frago: 2IP, 8H, 4ER, 1BB, 5K. Petersen: 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 5K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Sparrow-Lovette 3, Dixon 3, Kreager 1, Humphrey 1, Braae 1, Burgess-Duquette 1, Whitaker 1. BF — Frago 2, Falck 2, Petersen 2, Dickson 2, Hillard 1, Frederickson 1, Short 1; 2B — Burgess-Duquette. 3B — Frago. RBI: PR — Leitch 2, Burgess-Duquette 2, Dixon 1, Kreager 1, Whitaker 1. BF — Falck 2, Dickson 2, Petersen 1, Frederickson 1.

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