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PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint girls wrestling wins first district title in school history

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 months, 4 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. | February 19, 2025 8:00 PM

GIRLS WRESTLING

MOSCOW — Mackenzee Donenfeld (100), Teagan Newsom (145) and Lilli Marti (235) were all crowned champions of their weight classes and the Lady Bulldogs made history on Wednesday at Moscow High, winning the All-Class District 1-2 title for the first time in school history.

Donenfeld won her one and only match by a 17-0 technical fall, Newsom won three matches, her opener by a 16-10 decision and the semifinal and championship by first round pin, and Marti won by pin her opener and by a 7-2 decision in the match for all the marbles.

Sylvia Becker (165) won three bouts by pin, Emma Garman (120 won two, one by pin and another by a 14-3 major decision, and the duo both grabbed silver medals.

Izzy Stark (126) won four matches, Hunter Edmondson (120) three, Ariana Turnbull (185) two, and the three all wrestled to third-place finishes for Sandpoint, which totaled 241 points, 71.5 more points than runner-up Post Falls. Vanessa Hood (126), Avery Inge (132) and Zxyloh Johnson (152) were all fourth in their respective brackets.

For Clark Fork, Summer Birch (114) became the first ever Lady Cat to sport blue and gold colors on the mat, notching two first round pins and a fourth-place finish.

For Priest River, Hailey Cook (235) represented the orange and black well, picking up a third-place finish with a win by pin first round pin.

The Lady Bulldogs will turn their attention towards the All-Class State Championship, set to be held Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, Mar. 1, at the ICCU Dome in Pocatello.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 241; 2, Post Falls 169.5; 3, Lewiston 108; 4, Potlatch 102; 5, Bonners Ferry 88.5; 6, Coeur d'Alene 62; 7, Lake City 60; 8, Timberlake 37; t-9, Clearwater Valley, Deary 24; 11, Lakeland 21; 12, Moscow 16; 13, Clark Fork 15; t-14, Prairie, Priest River 12; t-16, Kellogg, St. Maries 8; 18, Wallace 7; No score — Grangeville, Highland-C, Kamiah, Kendrick, Kootenai, Lakeside, Lapwai, Nezperce, Orofino, Troy.

(Top three to state)

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

100 — Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint, tf. Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 17-0. 107 — Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, p. Isabella Rice, Post Falls, 0:57. 114 — Joely Slyter, Lewiston, p. Kooper Bugner, Lewiston, 0:43. 120 — Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, mf. Emma Garman, Sandpoint. 126 — Shelby Garten, Timberlake, p. Emma Younger, Post Falls, 1:17. 132 — Kahli Brown, Post Falls, p. Shelby Prather, Potlatch, 1:37. 138 — Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, tf. Jesse Rice, Clearwater Valley, 16-1. 145 — Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, p. Ciel Sattler, Deary, 1:32. 152 — Hayley McNeal, Potlatch, p. Sophia Stewart, Post Falls, 1:11. 165 — Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d'Alene, p. Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, 3:39. 185 — Bria Miller, Lewiston, p. Tierney Prather, Potlatch, 0:38. 235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, d. Kassie Voss, Post Falls, 7-2.

SECOND-PLACE MATCHES (If contested)

107 — Isabella Rice, Post Falls, tf. Jaiden DeTienne, Coeur d' Alene, 22-4. 132 — Shelby Prather, Potlatch, p. Sammie Slyter, Lewiston, 0:39. 138 — Jesse Rice, Clearwater Valley, p. Kamryn Lockart, Lewiston, 1:58. 145 — Ciel Sattler, Deary, inj. Chloe Thomas, Post Falls, 2:34. 152 — Sophia Stewart, Post Falls, d. Aspen Kiser, Lake City, 4-0. 165 — Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, p. Avery Schacher, Prairie, 1:46. 185 — Tierney Prather, Potlatch, p. Ariana Turnbull, Sandpoint, 2:42. 235 — Kassie Voss, Post Falls, p. Hailey Cook, Priest River, 1:50.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

107 — Jaiden DeTienne, Coeur d'Alene, p. Murphee Balich, Coeur d'Alene, 2:09. 114 — Vada Hutchinson, Post Falls, p. Summer Birch, Clark Fork, 2:12. 120 — Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint, d. Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, 11-7. 126 — Izzy Stark, Sandpoint, p. Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint, 2:11. 132 — Sammie Slyter, Lewiston, md. Avery Inge, Sandpoint, 21-9. 138 — Kamryn Lockart, Lewiston, p. Hayden Palmer, Moscow, 4:58. 145 — Chloe Thomas, Post Falls, p. Kalayah White, Wallace, 1:25. 152 — Aspen Kiser, Lake City, d. Zxyloh Johnson, Sandpoint, 5-2. 165 — Avery Schacher, Prairie, p. Zoey Braun, Post Falls, 1:27. 185 — Ariana Turnbull, Sandpoint, p. Victoria Berger, Potlatch, 1:37. 235 — Hailey Cook, Priest River, p. Devlyn Hernandez, Post Falls, 0:36.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Wallace 59, Clark Fork 55

WALLACE — The visiting No. 4 Wampus Cats' season may have come to end on Wednesday night at Kirby Krulitz Court, but they certainly gave the No. 2 Miners everything they could handle.

Senior Evrett Montgomery tallied a team-high 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists, junior Owen Howard finished the season with 15 double-doubles, recording 13 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, as Clark Fork fell just shy of Wallace in a 2A Scenic Idaho Conference district tournament loser-out game.

Sophomore Mateo Cruz hit three 3-pointers and recorded 11 points, junior Westin Caven 10 points, seven rebounds and six steals for the Wampus Cats, which trailed just 47-46 after three quarters of play.

Sophomore Henry Larson had a game-high 17 points and four steals, senior Julian Davis 15 points, including three 3-pointers, nine rebounds and five assists for Wallace, which beat Clark Fork 60-43 and 58-30 in the meetings between the two teams earlier this year.

Clark Fork finishes the season with an overall record of 4-14.

Clark Fork 15 13 18 9 — 55

Wallace 16 13 18 12 — 59

PTS: CF — Montgomery 16, Howard 13, Cruz 11, Caven 10, Adams 5. WAL — Larson 17, Davis 15, Miller 14, Myles 6, Williams 5, Strange 2.

REB: CF — Howard 12, Caven 7, Montgomery 7, Cruz 2, Stevens 1. WAL — Davis 9, Williams 7, Miller 6, Larson 6, Myles 2, Strange 1.

AST: CF — Montgomery 6, Caven 3, Adams 2, Cruz 1, Howard 1. WAL — Davis 5, Miller 3, Myles 1, Williams 1.

STL: CF — Caven 6, Montgomery 3, Cruz 3, Howard 1. WAL — Larson 4, Miller 3, Davis 1, Strange 1.

BLK: CF — Howard 3, Stevens 1, Cruz 1. WAL — Davis 1, Myles 1, Williams 1.

    Summer Birch (center), who co-ops with Sandpoint during the regular season, became the first girls wrestler to represent Clark Fork in school history Wednesday. To make things extra special, Sandpoint High co-head coaches Valerie Johansen (left) and Josh Ratigan (right) sported some blue and gold as well when they coached her matches.
 
 


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