Helene Rae, College of Idaho Track & Field

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Helene, a freshman thrower, beat out 12 other competitors to win the shot put with a mark of 42 feet, 4.25 inches at the Beat The Freeze Up Invite held Dec. 6 at Eastern Oregon University. The former two-time state champion for the Lady Badgers also placed second out of 12 in the weight throw with a mark of 44 feet, 1.5 inches for the College of Idaho, which went up against Eastern Oregon, Northwest Nazarene, Linfield and Treasure Valley CC at the meet. The Yotes will return to action at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Invitational, set to be held Jan. 23 and 24 at the University of Idaho's Lauren McCluskey Track inside the Kibbie Dome.

Brayden Lamanna, Treasure Valley CC Track & Field

A 2025 graduate of Priest River High, Brayden, a freshman distance runner, finished second out of 10 competitors in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 43.81 seconds at the Beat The Freeze Up Invite this past Saturday. Lamanna and the Chukars will hit the track again on Jan. 30 at the Stacy Dragila Open hosted Idaho State University in the ICCU Dome.

Asher Williams, Montana Tech University Basketball

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Asher, a 6-foot-6-inch freshman guard, scored a career-and-team-high 18 points (7-11 FG, 2-2 FT), including two three-pointers, and had a career-high six rebounds and a steal across 19 minutes in the No. 4 Orediggers' 81-70 loss to Rocky Mountain College this past Friday. In a 95-93 loss to Carroll College the following day, the former three-time 4A All-State Player of the Year had nine points (4-5 FG, 1-1 FT) and a rebound across 10 minutes of action. Montana Tech (8-3) will look to erase a three-game skid when they host Mayville State on Dec. 13 and Valley City State on Dec. 14 for a pair of Frontier Conference matchups.

Thomas Bateman, Treasure Valley CC Basketball

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Thomas, a 6-foot-5-inch freshman forward had two points (1-4 FG) in a 107-88 win over Linn-Benton, two points (0-1 FG, 2-2 FT) and a steal in a 71-67 loss to Everett, and five points (2-5 FG, 1-1 FT), three steals, an assist and a rebound in a 106-86 win over Olympic as the Chukars went 2-1 at the Sasquatch Classic tournament held Dec. 5 through 7 at Spokane CC. The former two-time All-State honoree is averaging 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.9 steals across 14.1 minutes per game so far this season for Treasure Valley.

Brody Rice, Treasure Valley CC Basketball

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Brody, a 6-foot-3-inch freshman guard, saw action for the third time this season as he scored four points (1-3 FG, 2-2 FT) and chipped in an assist and a rebound in the Chukars' recent 106-86 win over Olympic at the Sasquatch Classic tournament. The former Badger standout and Treasure Valley CC (3-4) will return to the court for the NWAC Crossover tournament, where they'll face Lower Columbia, Whatcom and Umpqua from Dec. 11 to Dec. 13 before hosting Four Winds University of South Dakota on Dec. 17.

Helena White, Napa Valley College Basketball

A 2024 graduate of Priest River High, Helena, a 5-foot-10-inch sophomore forward, recorded her first four points (2-3 FG) of the season, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in a recent 66-53 win over Mission College. The former Lady Spartan standout now has 23 points, 75 rebounds, nine assists and 20 steals across her career thus far for the Storm (6-2), which have won four straight games and will host the Napa Valley Storm Surge Tournament from Dec. 11 to Dec. 13 where they'll open play with Porterville College.

Caleb Norling, Olivet Nazarene University Swimming

A 2023 graduate of Sandpoint High, Caleb, a junior, placed third out of 16 swimmers in the 200 fly with a time of 2 minutes, 0.48 seconds at the Wheaton Invitational held Dec. 5 and 6 at the Chrouser Sports Complex in Wheaton, Ill. Competing against schools such as Wheaton College, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, Grove City College, Millikin University, Loras College and Illinois Wesleyan, the former Bulldog standout was also 11th out of 16 in the 100 back (56.51), 10th out of 23 in the 100 fly (53.57), eighth out of 22 in the 100 IM (56.74) and split a 47.74-second 100 free during the Tigers' 400 free relay, which placed fourth out of 17 entries. Olivet Nazarene will host Millikin on Jan. 17 for Senior Day.

    Brayden Lamanna

    Asher Williams

    Thomas Bateman

    Brody Rice

    Helena White

    Caleb Norling