BASEBALL

Bonners Ferry 7, North Central 6

BONNERS FERRY — Senior Keenan Maas was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI triple to deep right field in the third frame, senior Jack Woods struck out five batters across four quality innings as he earned the win on the mound, and the Badgers scored two runs apiece in the third, fourth, and fifth innings en route to a non-league win over the Wolfpack of Spokane on Monday afternoon at Bonners Ferry High.

Junior Maddox Mertzweiller chipped in an RBI single in the fourth to give the Badgers a 5-3 lead and sophomore Colson Baisden hit home sophomore Tyson Dickson via an RBI single in the fifth for a 7-4 advantage. 

Senior Gavin Rider, a recent Grace Christian University commit, struck out two batters across three innings on the bump, and senior Stryder Liermann also singled in the contest for the Badgers, which limited North Central (3-7) to just three hits.

Bonners Ferry (4-7) is set to host Coeur d'Alene on Saturday and will travel to Sandpoint on Tuesday for a pair of non-league doubleheaders.

North Central 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 — 6 3 1

Bonners Ferry 1 0 2 2 2 0 X — 7 6 5

PITCHING

BF — Rider: 3IP, 0H, 3R (0ER), 3BB, 2K. Woods (W): 4IP, 3H, 3R (3ER), 5BB, 5K. NC — Carruthers (L): 3IP, 2H, 3R (3ER), 2BB, 3K. Ferguson: 0.2IP, 3H, 2R (2ER), 2BB, 0K. Elliott: 2.1IP, 1H, 2R (0ER), 1BB, 4K.

BATTING

HITS: BF — Maas 2, Liermann 1, Rider 1, Baisden 1, Mertzweiller 1. NC — Lentes 1, Ferguson 1, Robledo 1. 3B — Maas. RBI: BF — Maas 1, Baisden 1, Mertzweiller 1. NC — Lentes 1, Confer 1.

TRACK & FIELD

Hallie Hartman takes home shot put title amongst competitive field at Oregon Relays

EUGENE, Ore. — Senior sisters Hallie and Hana Hartman both represented Bonners Ferry High well this past Friday and Saturday at the renowned Oregon Relays held at the University or Oregon's Hayward Field.

Both competing in the shot put, Hallie beat out 34 other competitors to win the event with a new personal best mark of 43 feet, 1.75 inches, which was over two feet of the runner-up from Beaverton, Ore and ranks as No. 4 all-time in school history. Hana was fifth in the event, which featured some of the best throwers from the Pacific Northwest, with a toss of 39 feet, 4.5 inches.

The entire Bonners Ferry High track & field team will be back in action this Saturday for the Lake Pend Oreille Invitational hosted by Sandpoint High.

    Bonners Ferry High senior Keenan Maas steps on home after scoring on a wild pitch during Monday afternoon's matchup with the Wolfpack.