PREP ROUNDUP: Priest River golf captures St. Maries Invitational team title
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 4 weeks 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. | May 2, 2025 1:00 AM
GOLF
ST. MARIES — Priest River High senior Palmer Coleman added another gold to his impressive collection, carding a 2-over-par 72 to earn boys medalist honors as he helped the Spartans to the team title at the St. Maries Invitational held Wednesday at the St. Maries Golf Course.
Sophomore Nate Fegert shot a 90 and finished fourth, sophomore Braxton Knaack a 91 and finished fifth for Priest River, which beat out league foe St. Maries by three strokes for the team win. Junior Parker Bradbury carded a 99 to round out the Spartans' scorers on the day.
For Clark Fork, junior Payton Stevens carded a career-best 96, sophomore Mateo Cruz a career-best 108 for the Wampus Cats, which finished fourth out of five scoring teams.
On the girls' side, senior Paityn Yount tallied a 111 and finished fifth for the Lady Spartans.
Priest River will host the 3A-1A District 1-2 tournament today, which Clark Fork will also be attending, at the Stoneridge Resort Golf Course in Blanchard.
BOYS
Par 70
MEDALIST — Palmer Coleman, Priest River, 72.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Priest River 352. 2, St. Maries 355. 3, Genesis Prep 417. 4, Clark Fork 485. 5, Logos 660.
PRIEST RIVER — Palmer Coleman 72, Nate Fegert 90, Braxton Knaack 91, Parker Bradbury 99, Mason Crump 102. ST. MARIES — Brayden Buell 80, Owen Chatigny 83, Ezekiel Watts 92, Trace Chatigny 100, Allan Wise 103. GENESIS PREP — Sawyer Bateman 98, Dane Richard 98, Jacob Sims 110, Will Hernas 111, Griffen Earley 114.
CLARK FORK — Payton Stevens 96, Mateo Cruz 108, Cameron Stewart 134, Jason Mayorga 147. LOGOS — Titus Prince 117, Silas Shafer 125, Isaac Littrell 134, Josh Price 174. ST. MARIES JV — Mason Transue 121, Colin DeGravio 126.
OROFINO — Jonathan Starrs 89, Ethan Potratz 91, Johnathan Wicks 111. MULLAN — Clayton Wilson 105.
GIRLS
Par 70
MEDALIST — Paige Offerman, St. Maries, 97.
TEAM SCORES — 1, St. Maries 445. 2, Logos 457.
ST. MARIES — Paige Offerman 97, Addie Crane 105, Layla Pooley 119, Makenna Phillips 124, Nova Wren 135. LOGOS — Darcy Tollefson 106, Charlotte Shepard 110, Nicole Nadreau 114, Ruthie Prince 127, Jael Otto 142. ST. MARIES JV — Isabella Wise 127, Donna Warren 127, Kaylie Shephard 127, Savanna Williams 150.
MULLAN — Cambria Wilson 139. CLARK FORK — Gracie Stevens 133. PRIEST RIVER — Paityn Yount 111.
TRACK & FIELD
Lamanna wins twice at Meet of Champs
POST FALLS — Priest River High senior Brayden Lamanna won the 3200-meter run (9:38.10) and broke his own school record and came away with a victory in the 1600-meter run (4:26.46) at the District 1 Meet of Champions hosted by Post Falls High on Thursday, further cementing his legacy as the best Spartans' distance runner of all time.
Junior Niki Porinchok added a second-place finish in the discus (150 feet, 8 inches) and junior Ian Lamanna placed third in the pole vault, clearing 12 feet, 6 inches, which ranks as tied for No. 3 all-time in school history.
For Sandpoint, junior Isaac Schmit won the 100-meter dash (10.87), was second in the 200-meter dash (22.49) and was a part of both the Bulldogs' winning 4x100 (42.90) and 4x200 relays (1:29.32). Van Lee, Trey Blumenberg, Schmit and Maverick Gomez were a part of both relays — which are both new school records, beating out marks set earlier this season.
Lee added a win in the pole vault (13 feet even) and sophomore Shooter Jones leaped to victory in the long jump (19 feet, 8.5 inches) and was second in the triple jump (42 feet, 0.5 inches) for Sandpoint, which placed third out of 13 scoring teams.
On the girls' side, junior Elia Howard won the long jump (16 feet, 1 inch) and junior Jetta Thaete won the javelin (117 feet, 2 inches) for the Lady Bulldogs, which placed fifth out of 14 scoring teams. Finishing second in their respective events were junior Izzy Davdison, who cleared 9 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault, and senior Noah Roark, who cleared 4 feet, 10 inches in the high jump.
Sophomore Elizabeth Storms rounded out the day by placing third in the 1600-meter run with a new personal best time of 5:29.75 for Sandpoint, which will compete next at the 5A District 1-2 Championships, which start Thursday, May 8, and will be hosted by Couer d'Alene High.
Priest River will compete at the 3A District 1-2 Championships hosted by St. Maries High starting Friday, May 9, and Clark Fork will head to Kamiah High starting Friday, May 9, for the 2A District 1-2 Championships.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 128. 2, Coeur d'Alene 114. 3, Sandpoint 100. 4, Lakeland 85.5. 5, Lake City 63.5. 6, St. Maries 52. 7, Bonners Ferry 50. 8, Priest River 49. 9, Timberlake 36. 10, Kellogg 34. 11, Clark Fork 12. 12, Wallace 7. t-13, Coeur d'Alene Charter 3. 13, Kootenai 3.
(Winner, top local)
100 — 1, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 10.87; 3, Maverick Gomez, Sandpoint, 11.17. 200 — 1, Giovanni Carlino, Post Falls, 22.22; 2, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 22.49. 400 — 1, Trenton Mclean, Post Falls, 50.08; 15, Julian Knight, Sandpoint, 55.57. 800 — 1, Zackery Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d'Alene, 1:55.72. 1600 — 1, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 4:26.46; 9, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 4:46.72. 3200 — 1, Brayden Lamanna, Priest River, 9:38.10.
110 hurdles — 1, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 15.48; 4, Braden Buckout, Sandpoint, 17.29. 300 hurdles — 1, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 41.20; 7, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 45.09. 4x100 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Van Lee, Trey Blumenberg, Isaac Schmit, Maverick Gomez), 42.90. 4x200 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Van Lee, Trey Blumenberg, Isaac Schmit, Maverick Gomez), 1:29.32. 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls (Trenton Mclean, Giovanni Carlino, Tallan McCracken, Chandler Glassmoyer), 3:25.54; 5, Priest River (Ian Lamanna, Kashas Wright, Kellen Smith, Luccas Simcox), 3:43.26. SMR 1600 — 1, Post Falls (Davien Anthony, Nathan May, Chandler Glassmoyer, Trystan Zuniga), 3:53.81. 2, Clark Fork (no names listed), 3:57.42.
Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 49-2; 5, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 42-11. Discus — 1, Jackson Sims, Coeur d'Alene, 154-6; 2, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 150-8. Javelin — 1, Julien Ceja-Grimaldo, St. Maries, 164-8; 12, Ryan Bell, Priest River, 114-5. Pole vault — 1, Van Lee, Sandpoint, 13-0; 3, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 12-6. High jump — 1, Trenton Mclean, Post Falls, 6-2; 10, Kashas Wright, Priest River, 5-8. Long jump — 1, Shooter Jones, Sandpoint, 19-8.5; 6, Luccas Simcox, Priest River, 19-2. Triple jump — 1, Julien Ceja-Grimaldo, St. Maries, 43-7.5; 2, Shooter Jones, Sandpoint, 42-0.5.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 126. 2, Coeur d'Alene Charter 104. 3, Lakeland 95.5. 4, Bonners Ferry 77. 5, Sandpoint 74.5. 6, Coeur d'Alene 72.5. 7, Timberlake 66. 8, Lake City 50.5. 9, St. Maries 19. 10, Priest River 15.5. 11, Kellogg 13.5. 12, Kootenai 10. t-13, Clark Fork, Wallace 4.
(Winner, top local)
100 — 1, Emmaline Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 12.38; 4, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 12.58. 200 — 1, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Post Falls, 25.49; 7, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 26.32. 400 — 1, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Post Falls, 1:00.27; 7, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 1:05.46. 800 — 1, Annabelle Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 2:12.91; 10, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 2:30.05. 1600 — 1, Hazel Kunkel, Lake City, 5:02.75; 3, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 5:29.75. 3200 — 1, Sydney Beckle, Bonners Ferry, 12:06.51.
100 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 15.72; 6, Olivia Yetter, Clark Fork, 17.71. 300 hurdles — 1, Reagan Meine, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 45.87; 8, Olivia Yetter, Clark Fork, 52.29. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Casey Foster, Melia Gilbert, Karstyn Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle), 49.69; 4, Sandpoint (Ayla Hull, Vivian Haag, Sierra Vest, Leah Kerfoot) 54.14. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Annabelle Tucker, Trinity Byrne, Reagan Hutchison, Chloe Van Volkinburg), 1:46.33. 4x400 relay — 1, Coeur d'Alene Charter (Sofia Peppin, Annabelle Carr, Reagan Meine (My-Knee), Emmaline Carr), 3:57.26; 4, Sandpoint (Elia Howard, Ruthie Laughridge, Elizabeth Storms, Noah Roark), 4:10.56. SMR 800 — 1, Coeur d'Alene Charter (Reagan Meine (My-Knee), Sofia Peppin, Annabelle Carr, Emmaline Carr), 1:55.31; 3, Priest River (Ashlyn Korff, Haley Braae, Kylee Swoboda, Jasmine Stark), 2:01.63.
Shot put — 1, Helene Rae, Bonners Ferry, 40-0; 6, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 36-10. Discus — 1, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d'Alene, 126-0; 6, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 113-0. Javelin — 1, Jetta Thaete, Sandpoint, 117-2; 13, Haley Braae, Priest River, 66-8. Pole vault — 1, Rihanna Legler, Post Falls, 10-6; 2, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-6. High jump — 1, Diana Nelson, Timberlake, 5-3; 2, Noah Roark, Sandpoint, 4-10. Long jump — 1, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 16-1; 10, Leah Kerfoot, Sandpoint, 14-7.5. Triple jump — 1, Evey McGraw, Coeur d'Alene, 34-10.5; 6, Vivian Haag, Sandpoint, 30-6.
TENNIS
Bulldogs cruise to 10th win of year
Sandpoint 10, Lakeland 2
RATHDRUM — The visiting Bulldogs swept in boys singles and doubles, downing the Hawks in a 5A Inland Empire League match held Thursday at Lakeland High.
For the boys, Nathan Duke and Jacob Dawson both defeated their opponents with 6-0, 6-0 perfect performances. Doubles pairs Ethan Ballard and Brennan Johnson and Fisher Dail and Caden Martz also posted straight sets victories to complete the clean sweep.
For the girls, Pepper Rickert and Bella Bailey continue to dominate, both clinching straight sets victories. Doubles pairs Aubrey Knowles and Amelia Poulson and Lily Evans and Hannah Fisher both battled gritty opponents to take home straight sets wins of their own.
Colby Dyk and Morgan Harris capped off the day with a straight sets win at No. 2 mixed doubles for Sandpoint (10-0-2), which will look to remain undefeated when they host Coeur d'Alene for their regular season finale Tuesday.
SINGLES
BOYS — No. 1 Nathan Duke, Sandpoint, d. Branson Gurnsey, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 Jacob Dawson, Sandpoint, d. Kyle Fritz, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 Joey Allen, Sandpoint, by default. GIRLS — No. 1 Pepper Rickert, Sandpoint, d. Candela Masep, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 Bella Bailey, Sandpoint, d. Bridgette Derbyshire, 6-1, 6-0. No. 3 Jenna Olsen, Lakeland, d. Morgan Harris, 6-4, 7-5.
DOUBLES
BOYS — No. 1 Ethan Ballard/Brennan Johnson, Sandpoint, d. Brock Raebel, 7-5, 6-4. No. 2 Fisher Dail/Caden Martz, Sandpoint, d. Corvin Krause/Garrett Snyder, 6-1, 6-3. GIRLS — No. 1 Aubrey Knowles/Amelia Poulson, Sandpoint, d. Andres/Hatcher, 6-3, 6-4. No. 2 Lily Evans/Hannah Fisher, Sandpoint, d. Liddiard/Phillips, 6-3, 6-2.
MIXED DOUBLES
No. 1 Caitlin Costello/Marty Babb, Lakeland, d. Avery Thornton/Lane Harris, 6-2, 4-6, 10-4. No. 2 Colby Dyk/Morgan Dail, Sandpoint, d. Jacob Holan/Brenna Brownsberger, 6-2, 6-2.
BOYS LACROSSE
Bulldogs grab sixth win of season
Sandpoint 7, Logos 1
MOSCOW — Senior Jacob Aexel and sophomore Kohta Fisher each found the back of the net twice and the visiting Bulldogs downed the Knights in a IHSLL North Division matchup held Wednesday at Logos Field.
Senior Gage McElroy and freshman Augustine Duvall chipped in a goal and an assist each while freshman Caiden Anthony netted his fourth career goal for the Bulldogs, which led 4-0 at halftime.
Junior Tanyon Sprinkle fielded a career-high 10 groundballs and scored a goal of his own in the win.
Sandpoint (6-9, 5-7) hosts Spokane Valley today for a league matchup at War Memorial Field.
Sandpoint 2 2 2 1 — 7
Logos 0 0 1 0 — 1
GOALS: SPT — Aexel 2, Fisher 2, Anthony 1, G. McElroy 1, Duvall 1. LOG — M. Miller 1.
ASSISTS: SPT — Sprinkle 1, G. McElroy 1, Duvall 1. LOG — None.
GROUNDBALLS: SPT — Sprinkle 10, Aexel 7, Bowen 6, Fisher 5, Duvall 4, G. McElroy 4, Peck 4, Addington 4, Porietis 3, Addison 3, Doko 2, Murphy 1, Adam 1, Manske 1. LOG — F. Miller 8, M. Miller 6, Haney 5, Crapuchettes 4, Sensing 4, Unger 3, Wright 3, Story 3, Mallery 3, Shaw 2, Holloway 2, Paradiso 1, Griffith 1, Church 1.
SAVES: SPT — Gaffney 5. LOG — Mallery 11.
SOFTBALL
Wilson helps Lady Bulldogs to victory
Sandpoint 7, Post Falls 6
Post Falls 9, Sandpoint 4
SANDPOINT — Freshman Bailey Wilson struck out six batters over seven innings in the circle and produced a pair of singles in the first game as the host Lady Bulldogs split an Inland Empire League doubleheader with the Lady Trojans in their regular season finale on Thursday at War Memorial Field.
Junior Arah Stevens was 3-for-3 with three RBI in the opener for Sandpoint, which scored all seven of their runs in the fourth inning. During the 7-run rally, Wilson registered an RBI single, junior Cadence Skibitsky an RBI triple to start things off and Stevens a three-run, bases-clearing double to end it.
In the nightcap, freshman Marlee Stevens struck out four batters over seven innings on the rubber and knocked an RBI single in the fourth to tie the game at 2 all. Skibitsky hit her second RBI triple of the series in the final frame before Post Falls took game two.
No. 4 Sandpoint (6-18, 4-14) will take on No. 1 Lewiston, at Lewiston, for the first round of the 5A Inland Empire League District 1-2 tournament Tuesday.
GAME ONE
Post Falls 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 — 6 7 3
Sandpoint 0 0 0 7 0 0 X — 7 8 4
PITCHING
SPT — Wilson: 7IP, 7H, 4ER, 3BB, 6K. PF — McCarroll: 6IP, 8H, 3ER, 3BB, 9K.
BATTING
HITS: SPT — A. Stevens 3, Wilson 2, Newsom 1, Skibitsky 1, Hindle 1. PF — Peahu-Michael 2, Zimmerman 2, Williams 1, Morrison 1, McCarroll 1; 2B — A. Stevens, Zimmerman; 3B — Skibitsky; RBI: SPT — A. Stevens 3, Skibitsky 1, Hindle 1, Newsom 1. PF — Williams 2, Zimmerman 2, McCarroll 1.
GAME TWO
Post Falls 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 — 9 9 3
Sandpoint 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 — 4 4 4
PITCHING
SPT — M. Stevens: 7IP, 9H, 5ER, 2BB, 4K. PF — Morrison: 7IP, 4H, 2ER, 3BB, 7K.
BATTING
HITS: SPT — Skibitsky 1, Inge 1, M. Stevens 1, Hull 1. PF — Felix 3, Zimmerman 2, Morrison 1, McCarroll 1, Peahu-Michael 1, Wasson 1; 2B — Felix. 3B — Skibitsky, Felix; RBI: SPT — Skibitsky 1, M. Stevens 1. PF — Zimmerman 3, Williams 1, Wasson 1, Peahu-Michael 1.
Kellogg 24, Priest River 9
KELLOGG — Sophomore Rylee Dixon recorded two hits, including a two-run single in the first inning, as the visiting Lady Spartans fell to the Lady Wildcats in a 3A Central Idaho League District 1-2 play-in game held Wednesday at Kellogg High.
Senior Adyson Kreager pitched in an RBI single and freshman McKinley Burgess-Duquette doubled for Priest River, which finishes the season with a record of 0-17-1.
Priest River 8 1 0 0 — 9 4 5
Kellogg 9 8 4 3 — 24 9 1
Game called in fourth inning due to run rule.
PITCHING
PR — Leitch: 2.1IP, 9H, 16ER, 5BB, 1K. Burgess-Duquette: 1IP, 0ER, 1ER, 3BB, 2K. KLG — Clapper: 0.1IP, 0H, 8ER, 8BB, 0K. McDaniel: 3.2IP, 4H, 1ER, 2BB, 5K.
BATTING
HITS: PR — Dixon 2, Kreager 1, Burgess-Duquette 1. KLG — McDonald 3, Kunze 2, McDaniel 2, Clapper 1, Dechand 1; 2B — Burgess-Duquette. 3B — Kunze, McDaniel; RBI: PR — Dixon 2, Fontes 2, Braae 1, Burgess-Duquette 1, Humphrey 1, Kreager 1. KLG — McDonald 4, Parks 3, Kunze 3, Clapper 1, McDaniel 1, Dechand 1.
BASEBALL
Spartans survive and advance with win over Lumberjacks
Grangeville 18, Priest River 0
Priest River 12, St. Maries 7
OROFINO — Sophomore Broden Collins was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI as the No. 3 Spartans used a 9-run fifth inning to down the No. 5 Lumberjacks in a 3A Central Idaho League District 1-2 loser out game held Thursday at Orofino High.
Tied 3-3 entering the fifth, junior Logan Troumbley started the rally with a two-run double to center. Collins hit a two-run single a couple of at-bats later and freshman P.J. Paschetag added a two-run single near the end of the inning to give Priest River an 11-3 advantage.
Freshman Jacob Best secured the win on the mound, producing a quality start after pitching a four-hit complete game, striking out three batters in the process.
Sophomores Dave Findley and Colton Kuprienko had hits in a first round tournament game loss to the Bulldogs of Grangeville High.
Priest River (7-13) will face the loser of No. 2 Grangeville-No. 1 Orofino today in a loser-out game that decides who will advance to the IHSAA's new Super Regional format.
GAME ONE
Priest River 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 2 6
Grangeville 7 9 0 2 X — 18 6 0
Game called in fifth inning due to run rule.
PITCHING
PR — Troumbley: 1.1IP, 3H, 7ER, 3BB, 0K. Paschetag: 2.2IP, 3H, 4ER, 3BB, 2K. GRA — Thacker: 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 7K.
BATTING
HITS: PR — Findley 1, Kuprienko 1. GRA — Jackson 3, Wassmuth 1, Brown 1, Wilson 1; 2B — Jackson; RBI: PR — None. GRA — Jackson 4, Sickles 3, Wilson 3, Brown 2, Wassmuth 1, Brown 1, Wilson 1.
GAME TWO
St. Maries 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 — 7 4 2
Priest River 0 1 1 1 9 0 X — 12 9 3
PITCHING
PR — Best: 7IP, 4H, 3ER, 3BB, 3K. SM — K. Brusseau: 4.1IP, 9H, 11ER, 3BB, 3K. Lingo: 1.2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 3K.
BATTING
HITS: PR — Collins 3, Findley 1, Paschetag 1, Goins 1, Troumbley 1, Elder 1, Kuprienko 1. SM — Mitchell 1, Stewart 1, Holmes 1, R. Brusseau 1; 2B — Findley, Troumbley; RBI: PR — Troumbley 3, Collins 2, Paschetag 2. SM — Stewart 2, K. Brusseau 1, McMurrian 1, R. Brusseau 1.
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