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PREP TRACK & FIELD: Lamanna, Porinchok winners once again at Glenn Wolf Invite

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 hours, 37 minutes 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. | April 7, 2026 1:00 AM

DEER PARK, Wash. — It was business as usual for the Priest River High duo on Friday at Deer Park High's Glenn Wolf Invite.

Senior Niki Porinchok beat out 58 other competitors to win the shot put with a mark of 47 feet even — over three feet ahead of the runner-up — senior Ian Lamanna won the pole vault and improved to No. 2 all-time in school history by clearing 14 feet, 1 inch, and 11 of the 14 Spartans who competed achieved at least one season-or-lifetime best at the event, which featured 28 schools in total, 26 of which were from Washington.

Porinchok was also first out of 58 competitors in the discus with a mark of 161 feet, 6 inches — over 20 feet ahead of the runner-up — and Lamanna was third out of 113 competitors in the 100-meter dash with a new personal best time of 11.70 seconds. Junior Gunnar Pettit was fifth out of 20 vaulters in the pole vault with a season-best mark of 10 feet even.

For the girls, junior Haylee Jepson was fourth out of 16 competitors in the 300-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 55.10 seconds and was 11th out of 78 runners in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.50 seconds.

Junior Ashlynn Korff added a ninth-place finish out of 31 competitors in the long jump (13 feet, 11.5 inches) for Priest River, which returns to action this Saturday for the Lake Pend Oreille Invitational at Sandpoint High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — No team scores were kept.

(winner, top local)

100 — 1, Jaetyn Cole, Freeman, 11.45; 3, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 11.70. 200 — 1, Colton Newman, NW Christian (Colbert), 23.49; 23, Peyton Whitehead, Priest River, 26.05. 400 — 1, Johnathan Hill, Newport, 51.80; 12, Peyton Whitehead, Priest River, 56.95. 800 — 1, Malik Ortiz, Colville, 2:02.52; 13, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 2:18.86. 1600 — 1, Justice Whittekiend, Chewelah, 4:32.17; 14, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 5:05.73. 3200 — 1, Justice Whittekiend, Chewelah, 10:15.92.

110 hurdles — 1, Jose Vasques-Snider, Tonasket, 17.44. 300 hurdles — 1, Parker Myers, Liberty (Spangle), 42.31. 4x100 relay — 1, Reardan (Elijah Bentley, Treyson Singleton, Blake Wynecoop, Gavin Wynecoop), 45.37. 4x200 relay — No teams. 4x400 relay — 1, Reardan (Blake Wynecoop, Gavin Wynecoop, Elijah Bentley, Treyson Singleton), 3:40.45.

Shot put — 1, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 47-0; 12, Tanner Hughes, Priest River, 36-1. Discus — 1, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 161-6; 14, Tanner Hughes, Priest River, 95-7. Javelin — 1, Jameson Davis, Selkirk, 146-9; 27, William Hefner, Priest River, 96-2. Pole vault — 1, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 14-1; 5, Gunnar Pettit, Priest River Lamanna, 10-0. Long jump — 1, Darnell Ah Loo, Colville, 21-1.5. High jump — 1, Francis Sety, Chewelah, 5-10. Triple jump — 1, Brady Roberts, Almira-Coulee-Hartline, 42-11.5.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — No team scores were kept. 

(winner, top local)

100 — 1, Aniela Daniels, Medical Lake, 12.97; 11, Haylee Jepson, Priest River, 14.50. 200 — 1, Aniela Daniels, Medical Lake, 26.25; 27, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 30.83. 400 — 1, Autumn Trout, Medical Lake, 1:01.15. 800 — 1, Audrey Santman, Freeman, 2:29.36. 1600 — 1, Allie Robertson, NW Christian (Colbert), 5:34.58 3200 — 1, Allie Robertson, NW Christian (Colbert), 11:37.41.

100 hurdles — 1, Hanna Nelson, Waterville, 16.70; 23, Kalleelah Davis, Priest River, 22.27. 300 hurdles — 1, Faith Hamilton, NW Christian (Colbert), 50.70; 4, Haylee Jepson, Priest River, 55.10. 4x100 relay — 1, NW Christian (Colbert) (June Birnbaum, Faith Hamilton, Jules Benavidez, Natalie Barker), 55.17. 4x200 relay — 1, Colville (Natana Sloan, Ellie Malone, Hayden Ortner, Andee Kroiss), 1:53.01. 4x400 relay — 1, Medical Lake (Aya McNeill, Allison Appel, Aniela Daniels, Autumn Trout), 4:15.71.

Shot put — 1, Lucy Smith, Liberty (Spangle), 29-11; 15, Farrah Hollett, Priest River, 25-1. Discus — 1, Logan Pecht, Freeman, 121-8; 15, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 75-9. Javelin — 1, Emersen Sprecher, Reardan, 117-7; 34, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 59-8. Pole vault — 1, Faith Hamilton, NW Christian (Colbert), 9-6; t-18, Rachel Roberts, Priest River, 6-0. Long jump — 1, Hanna Nelson, Waterville, 15-11.75; 9, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 13-11.5 High jump — 1, Nicole DuPont, Freeman, 5-0; t-9, Kalleelah Davis, Priest River, 4-2. Triple jump — 1, Joelle Brandtner, Newport, 33-4.75.

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