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MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 6 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. | February 12, 2025 8:35 PM

GIRLS

Priest River 36, Kellogg 24

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Paityn Yount poured in 14 points, including two 3-pointers, and the No. 2 Lady Spartans bested the No. 3 Lady Wildcats for the fourth time this season in a 3A Central Idaho League district tournament loser-out game held Wednesday at Priest River High.

Senior Lizzie McCracken had seven points, including two 3-pointers, senior Desi Humphrey had a team-high five steals and two blocks, and junior Aleigha Jensen pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for Priest River, which led 21-12 at intermission.

Sophomore Jordyn Stutzke netted 14 points and hit four 3-pointers for Kellogg, which finishes the season with a record of 9-13.

Priest River (15-7) moves on to a 3A state play-in game set to be held Saturday against New Plymouth. The matchup will be held at Grangeville High and will start at 3 p.m.

Kellogg 3 9 6 6 — 24

Priest River 11 10 7 8 — 36

PTS: PR — Yount 14, McCracken 7, Humphrey 4, Burgess-Duquette 4, Jensen 3, Braae 2, Jepson-Church 2. KLG — Stutzke 14, A. Groth 5, Schillereff 4, Storey 1.

REB: PR — Jensen 7, Yount 6, Humphrey 4, Burgess-Duquette 4, Jepson-Church 3, McCracken 2. KLG — A. Groth 8, Storey 7, Schillereff 5, Stutzke 5, Yrjana 2, Munoz 1.

AST: PR — Yount 3, Humphrey 3, McCracken 2. KLG — Stutzke 2, Yrjana 1, Storey 1, Munoz 1, Schillereff 1.

STL: PR — Humphrey 5, Jepson-Church 4, Yount 3, Braae 3, Jensen 2. KLG — Stutzke 3, Munoz 2, A. Groth 1, Yrjana 1, Storey 1, Schillereff 1, Philp 1.

BLK: PR — Humphrey 2. KLG — A. Groth 3, Munoz 1.

BOYS

Lake City 60, Sandpoint 27

SANDPOINT — Sophomore Logan Iverson scored a team-high seven points as the host Bulldogs fell to the Timberwolves in an Inland Empire League matchup held Wednesday at Les Rogers Court.

Sophomore Knox Williams had six points, all from 3-point range, while juniors Kingston Corbett and Logan Roos each scored four for Sandpoint, which trailed 39-8 at halftime.

Sophomore Jordan Carlson had a game-high 14 points and hit two 3-pointers for Lake City.

Sandpoint (8-10, 3-4) will look to rebound Friday when they travel to Lakeland for an important IEL matchup.

Lake City 19 20 11 10 — 60

Sandpoint 2 6 12 7 — 27

PTS: SPT — Iverson 7, Williams 6, Roos 4, Corbett 4, Gion 2, Wesiz 2, Yarbrough 2. LC — Carlson 14, Miller 11, Bowman 8, Watson 6, Strawn 5, Meredith 4, Anderson 3, Parker 3, Winey 2, Williams 2, Pearson 2.

REB: SPT — Corbett 6, Roos 5, Leisy 4, Yarbrough 4, Gion 3, Wolff 2, Weisz 2, Iverson 1, Williams 1, Gilman 1. LC — Carlson 6, Watson 4, Parker 3, Miller 3, Winey 2, Strawn 2, Bowman 1, Williams 1, Hill 1, Meredith 1.

AST: SPT — Iverson 2, Yabrough 1, Haddock 1, Cobrett 1, Leisy 1. LC — Strawn 5, Miller 4, Winey 2, Carlson 2, Watson 1, Bowman 1, Williams 1, Anderson 1.

STL: SPT — Roos 2, Gion 2, Leisy 2, Wolff 1, Weisz 1, Yarbrough 1, Iverson 1, Williams 1. LC — Bowman 6, Strawn 3, Winey 2, Miller 2, Carlson 2, Meredith 2, Anderson 1, Watson 1.

BLK: SPT — Corbett 2, Roos 1. LC — Watson 2, Carlson 2, Anderson 1, Hill 1.

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