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PREP SWIMMING: Wright wins twice at Kroc Center meet

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 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. | September 15, 2025 5:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE — Senior Kale Wright won the 50 free, the 100 free and anchored the winning 200 free relay as the Bulldogs defeated Bishop Kelly, Lake City, Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene and Wallace in dual scoring at the Inland Empire League Invite held Saturday at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. 

Wright beat out 21 other swimmers in the 50 free with his time of 23.01 seconds and 17 other swimmers in the 100 free with a time of 51.21 seconds, over a full second ahead of the runner up. 

Additionally, Wright combined with seniors McCoy Jensen and Kai Leavitt and sophomore Lou Foust to take gold in the 200 free relay with an impressive time of 1 minute, 32.71 seconds, nearly eight seconds ahead of second place.

Also in the relays, Wright, Leavitt, sophomore Bodi Demmons and freshman Andrew Ford grabbed second in the 200 medley relay (1:46.66) while Jensen, Foust, Ford and sophomore Max Brown finished with a silver in the 400 free relay (3:41.17).

Individually, Ford won the 100 breast (1:05.10) for the second straight week. Adding second-place finishes were Jensen in the 200 IM (2:11.72), Leavitt in the 50 free (23.22), Brown in the 500 free (5:52.72) and Foust in the 100 back (1:00.55).

For the girls, junior Reina Montecchi led the way, finishing second out of 26 swimmers in the 50 free with a time of 26.90 seconds.

Montecchi then combined with senior Mia Driggs and freshmen Claire Ballard and Alivia Storms to take third in 200 free relay (1:49.30), for the Lady Bulldogs, which bested Post Falls and Wallace in dual scoring.

Sandpoint will head back to the University of Idaho Swim Center for a meet this Saturday.

BOYS DUAL SCORES — Coeur d’Alene 167, Wallace 11; Coeur d’Alene 126, Bishop Kelly 115; Bishop Kelly 120, Lake City 109; Post Falls 128, Bishop Kelly 122; Sandpoint 165, Bishop Kelly 101; Bishop Kelly 142, Wallace 10; Coeur d’Alene 136, Lake City 101; Post Falls 129, Lake City 118; Sandpoint 177, Lake City 87; Lake City 146, Wallace 11; Sandpoint 174, Post Falls 102; Post Falls 179, Wallace 12; Sandpoint 210, Wallace 9; Sandpoint 165, Coeur d’Alene 108; Coeur d’Alene 135, Post Falls 119. 

GIRLS DUAL SCORES — Sandpoint 192, Post Falls 56; Bishop Kelly 152, Lake City 132; Bishop Kelly 210, Post Falls 44; Bishop Kelly 181, Sandpoint 103; Bishop Kelly 220, Wallace 25; Lake City 178, Coeur d’Alene 108; Coeur d’Alene 204, Post Falls 54; Coeur d’Alene 156, Sandpoint 128; Coeur d’Alene 224, Wallace 25; Lake City 207, Post Falls 43; Lake City 215, Wallace 26; Post Falls 89, Wallace 44; Sandpoint 208, Wallace 31; Bishop Kelly 172, Coeur d’Alene 114; Lake City 180, Sandpoint 104. 

BOYS  

200-yard medley relay — 1, Bishop Kelly (Beck Mueller, Kevin Martinez, Yeven Smith-Sanchez, Ben Rubocki), 1:45.35. 2, Sandpoint, 1:46.66. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 1:46.90. 

200 freestyle — 1, Yeven Smith-Sanchez, Bishop Kelly, 1:53.10. 2, Chance Seeds, Post Falls, 1:53.12. 3, Owen Keith, Coeur d’Alene, 1:57.38.  

200 IM — 1, Dawson Cushman, Coeur d’Alene, 2:04.57. 2, McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, 2:11.72. 3, Jace Voeller, Coeur d’Alene, 2:12.93. 

50 freestyle — 1, Kale Wright, Sandpoint, 23.01. 2, Ikaika Leavitt, Sandpoint, 23.22. 3, Andrew Davis, Coeur d’Alene, 23.54. 

100 butterfly — 1, Eli Shaw, Lake City, 54.02. 2, Yeven Smith-Sanchez, Bishop Kelly, 56.53. 3, Dawson Cushman, Coeur d’Alene, 58.00. 

100 freestyle — 1, Kale Wright, Sandpoint, 51.21. 2, Jace Voeller, Coeur d’Alene, 52.53. 3, 3, Beck Mueller, Bishop Kelly, 54.37. 

500 freestyle — 1, Chance Seeds, Post Falls, 5:05.44. 2, Maximus Brown, Sandpoint, 5:52.72. 3, Spencer Bradburn, Bishop Kelly, 5:57.21. 

200 freestyle relay — 1, Sandpoint (Kale Wright, McCoy Jensen, Ikaika Leavitt, Lou Foust), 1:32.71. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:40.53. 3, Lake City, 1:43.28. 

100 backstroke — 1, Andrew Davis, Coeur d’Alene, 57.99. 2, Lou Foust, Sandpoint, 1:00.55. 3, John Misner, Post Falls, 1:02.34. 

100 breaststroke — 1, Andrew Ford, Sandpoint, 1:05.10. 2, Kevin Martinez, Bishop Kelly, 1:07.70. 3, McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, 1:09.19.  

400 freestyle relay — 1, Bishop Kelly (Yeven Smith-Sanchez, Kevin Martinez, Beck Mueller, Ben Rubocki), 3:32.02. 2, Sandpoint, 3:41.17. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 3:50.84. 

GIRLS  

200-yard medley relay — 1, Bishop Kelly (Brayleigh Hoisington, Sedona Stratton, Katelyn Giffen, Anja Mueller), 1:51.96. 2, Lake City, 1:55.38. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 2:01.17. 

200 freestyle — 1, Tillie Sobek, Lake City, 2:01.31. 2, Anja Mueller, Bishop Kelly, 2:04.15. 3, Maggie Sobek, Lake City, 2:06.98. 

200 IM — 1, Sedona Stratton, Bishop Kelly, 2:09.98. 2, Anna Beelaert, Bishop Kelly, 2:19.41. 3, Daisy Whitney, Post Falls, 2:26.44.  

50 freestyle — 1, Sylvia Strow, Lake City, 26.66. 2, Reina Montecchi, Sandpoint, 26:90. 3, Erin Griffith, Lake City, 27.12. 

100 butterfly — 1, Katelyn Giffen, Bishop Kelly, 1:01.98. 2, Frankie Crichton, Bishop Kelly, 1:05.84. 3, Taylor Young, Lake City, 1:06.97. 

100 freestyle — 1, Brayleigh Hoisington, Bishop Kelly, 55.93. 2, Quinn Taylor, Lake City, 56.35. 3, Sylvia Strow, Lake City, 58.53. 

500 freestyle — 1, Tillie Sobek, Lake City, 5:28.51. 2, Anja Mueller, Bishop Kelly, 5:33.02. 3, Madeline Weak, Bishop Kelly, 5:45.63.  

200 freestyle relay — 1, Lake City (Sylvia Strow, Maggie Sobek, Tillie Sobek, Quinn Taylor), 1:45.64. 2, Bishop Kelly, 1:47.69. 3, Sandpoint, 1:49.30.  

100 backstroke — 1, Brayleigh Hoisington, Bishop Kelly, 1:00.69. 2, Anna Beelaert, Bishop Kelly, 1:01.67. 3, Katelyn Giffen, Bishop Kelly, 1:01.88.  

100 breaststroke — 1, Sedona Stratton, Bishop Kelly, 1:05.57. 2, Quinn Taylor, Lake City, 1:08.01. 3, Addison Wallace, Coeur d’Alene, 1:15.56.  

400 freestyle relay — 1, Bishop Kelly (Sedona Stratton, Brayleigh Hoisington, Anna Beelaert, Anja Mueller), 3:44.18. 2, Lake City, 3:55.04. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 3:59.96.

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