PREP ROUNDUP: Howard's 25-20 performance boosts Wampus Cats to victory
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 hours, 19 minutes AGO
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. | January 30, 2025 9:30 PM
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clark Fork 56, Kootenai 43
HARRISON — Junior Owen Howard had a double-double of 25 points and 20 rebounds and came away with five steals as the visiting Wampus Cats outscored the Warriors by 10 in the second half to take home a 56-43 non-league victory Thursday.
Sophomore Mateo Cruz also produced a double-double, finishing with 13 points, including two 3-pointers, and 11 rebounds. Junior Westin Caven added seven points, eight rebounds and three steals, senior Evrett Mongtomery, who just received an offer from the College of Idaho to play football, four points and a team-high five assists in the win.
Senior Christopher Moore had a game-high 27 points and hit four 3-pointers for Kootenai.
Clark Fork (3-8, 0-2) travels to Lakeside on Saturday.
Clark Fork 12 13 16 15 — 56
Kootenai 13 9 9 12 — 43
PTS: CF — Howard 25, Cruz 13, Caven 7, Stevens 4, Montgomery 4, Yanik 3. KT — C. Moore 27, Strobel 6, Braz 5, Derry 3, Addington 2.
REB: CF — Howard 20, Cruz 11, Caven 8, Montgomery 2, Yanik 2, Stevens 1. KT — Strobel 7, C. Moore 6, Gentry 5, Braz 3, Addington 2, Derry 1, Berkshire 1.
AST: CF — Montgomery 5, Caven 3, Stevens 2, Cruz 2. KT — C. Moore 2, Derry 2, Strobel 1, Gentry 1, Braz 1.
STL: CF — Howard 5, Caven 3, Cruz 2, Stevens 1, Montgomery 1. KT — C. Moore 1, Derry 1, Gentry 1, Braz 1.
BLK: CF — Montgomery 1, Cruz 1, Howard 1. KT — C. Moore 2, Gentry 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clark Fork 41, Kootenai 38
HARRISON — It took an extra quarter, but the visiting Lady Cats erased a 20-7 second quarter deficit and shutout the Lady Warriors in overtime to capture a 3-point non-league victory Thursday.
Junior Priscilla Mayorga led the Clark Fork charge, collecting a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds. Freshman Keira Gannon added nine points and five steals, senior Hannah Thompson nine points and four assists, and junior Kathi Rupp did her thing on the boards, hauling in 15 rebounds in the victory.
Kootenai High freshman Brooklyn Charles gathered a double-double of 16 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks for the hosts.
Clark Fork (6-11, 0-5) travels to Lakeside on Saturday.
Clark Fork 7 17 5 9 3 — 41
Kootenai 18 6 10 4 0 — 38
PTS: CF — Mayorga 14, Gannon 9, Thompson 9, Rupp 4, Scarlett 3, Stevens 2. KT — B. Charles 16, S. Davidson 8, Dutton 8, D. Davidson 4, Lowrey 2.
REB: CF — Rupp 15, Mayorga 14, Thompson 4, Stevens 4, Gannon 3, Scarlett 2. KT — B. Charles 17, S. Davidson 8, Dutton 5, D. Davidson 5. Parrish 4, Lowrey 4, H. Charles 2.
AST: CF — Thompson 4, Scarlett 2, Rupp 2. KT — B. Charles 3, S. Davidson 2, Dutton 1, Parrish 1.
STL: CF — Gannon 5, Thompson 2, Mayorga 2, Scarlett 2, Stevens 1, Rupp 1. KT — Dutton 2, B. Charles 2, D. Davidson 1, S. Davidson 1, Lowrey 1, Parrish 1.
BLK: CF — Thompson 1, Scarlett 1, Gannon 1. KT — B. Charles 4, S. Davidson 3, D. Davidson 1.
Bonners Ferry 78, Lakeside (Plummer) 75
BONNERS FERRY — On senior night, senior Sydney Hinthorn and sophomore Taren Bateman tied a team-high 22 points and the host Lady Badgers pulled out a thrilling 3-point non-league win over the Lady Knights on Thursday.
Sophomore Nollie Hiatt chipped in seven points, sophomore Hallie Thomson, junior Makenna Baisden, and senior Brooke Petesch six each for the Lady Badgers, which led 76-66 with under two minutes remaining in the contest.
Junior Kyleigh Wolfe had 39 points, including five 3-pointers, and was 18-for-24 from the charity stripe. She scored 18 of her 39 points in the fourth quarter, which included an 8-0 solo run that brought Lakeside within two points, 76-74.
Bonners Ferry (11-7, 1-0) travels to the The Courts at Real Life today to face Genesis Prep for another non-league contest.
Lakeside 22 20 14 19 — 75
Bonners Ferry 17 25 14 22 — 78
PTS: BF — Hinthorn 22, Bateman 22, Hiatt 7, Petesch 6, Baisden 6, Thomson 6, Willis 5, Mierke 4. LAK — Wolfe 39, Charley 12, Peone 11, Lambert 7, Pluff 6.
GIRLS WRESTLING
POTLATCH — At Potlatch High, in what was the first ever all-girls mixer between Sandpoint, Potlatch, St. Maries and Kuna, Summer Birch (114), Emma Garman (120) and Nya Eby (120) all wrestled to two wins by pin for the Lady Bulldogs on Thursday.
Lilli Marti (235) also had her hand raised twice while Sienna Omodt (120), Hunter Edmondson (120), Vanessa Hood (132) and Sylvia Becker (165) had one win apiece for Sandpoint, which returns to action today at the North Idaho Rumble hosted by Coeur d'Alene High.
Against Kuna
107 — Taylor Drake, Kuna, p. Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint, 3:21. 107 — Taylor Drake, Kuna, tf. Violet Henney, Sandpoint, 20-3. 114 — Summer Birch, Sandpoint, p. Aurora Rider, Kuna, 3:29. 114 — Aurora Rider, Kuna, md. Rhaelyn Schedlbauer, Sandpoint, 10-0. 120 — Emma Garman, Sandpoint, p. Charizma Fries, Kuna, 1:36. 120 — Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint, p. Zayden Wilson, Kuna, 0:27. 120 — Nya Eby, Sandpoint, p. Zayden Wilson, Kuna, 1:59. 132 — Emma Stansell, Kuna, p. Avery Inge, Sandpoint, 3:58. 132 — Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint, p. Ellie Tucker, Kuna, 1:51. 138 — Zoe Fries, Kuna, tf. Bayah Ratigan, Sandpoint, 20-4. 145 — Zoe Fries, Kuna, p. Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, 1:50. 165 — Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, p. Abigail Henderson, Kuna, 2:29. 165 — Abigail Henderson, Kuna, p. Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint, 1:35. 235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, p. Cassandra Burciaga, Kuna, 1:09.
Against Potlatch
107 — Emilie Farley, Potlatch, p. Lydia Lowman, Sandpoint, 0:30. 114 — Summer Birch, Sandpoint, p. Emilie Farley, Potlatch, 3:42. 120 — Sienna Omodt, Sandpoint, p. Brindle Beckner, Potlatch, 3:22. 120 — Nya Eby, Sandpoint, p. Brindle Beckner, Potlatch, 3:55. 126 — Shelby Prather, Potlatch, p. Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint, 1:44. 132 — Eleanor Roman, Potlatch, p. Avery Inge, Sandpoint, 1:27. 152 — Hayley McNeal, Potlatch, p. Zxyloh Johnson, Sandpoint, 2:37. 235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, md. Tierney Prather, Potlatch, 11-3.
Against St. Maries
120 — Emma Garman, Sandpoint, p. JoJane Barta, St. Maries, 1:00. 120 — JoJane Barta, St. Maries, p. Sienna Omodt, Sandpoint, 2:49.
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