PREP ROUNDUP: Coeur d'Alene's Mitchell gets up for the Challenge

• TRACK AND FIELD

 By JASON ELLIOTT

Sports writer

SPIRIT LAKE — The Challenge wasn’t so much about the weather this time, but more about getting back into shape after a week off for spring break. 

Coeur d’Alene senior pole vaulter George Mitchell is still working his way back from a slight injury. 

On Friday, it worked out well enough for Mitchell, who won the boys pole vault with a height of 11 feet at the 11th annual Kootenai County Challenge at Timberlake High. 

“I usually think about where I need to be before I go in the air and what technique I need to use,” Mitchell said. “I don’t really think about anything when I’m going over the bar, and you don’t get a lot of time to look around when you’re in the air.” 

Mitchell scratched on all three attempts at 12 feet. 

Temperatures were in the mid-70s for most of the day, compared to previous years where wind and cold weather has been a factor. 

“It’s a lot easier than on a cold day,” Mitchell said. “When it’s warm, it makes the poles a lot more flexible. Also, there’s not that much side wind, so it’s a good day for pole vaulting.” 

Mitchell admitted it wasn’t quite what he was hoping for. 

“Today wasn’t my best day, and 12-6 (12 feet, 6 inches) is my PR,” Mitchell said. “Hopefully I’ll get it up to 14 feet in the next few weeks.” 

Mitchell, in his fourth year pole vaulting in high school, is hoping to qualify for state for the first time.

“My freshman year, I wasn’t so good at it,” Mitchell said. “But I stuck with it. The higher you get, the more of a feeling you get mid-air. Of all the events that I do, it’s probably the most fun.” 

Coeur d’Alene senior Mitchell Rietze won the 1,600-meter run and high jump, and senior Camden Johnson won the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles for the Vikings, who won the meet with 170 points. It was the second straight Challenge title for the Coeur d’Alene boys. 

“Our boys had a great meet,” Coeur d’Alene coach Shawn Amos said. “I think we scored points in every event.” 

Lakeland junior Sapphire Ruelle (100, 200) and junior Jackie Robbins (shot put, discus) helped the Hawks finish with 148 points to win the girls meet. Coeur d’Alene was second with 146. 

“Just like last time, our girls lost a close one to Lakeland that came down to the last race,” Amos said. “The Lakeland girls are a very strong group, so we are very proud of our girls’ performance.” 

It was the first title for a Lakeland team in the history of the meet, which began in 2016.

Lake City junior Chase Young won the 100 and ran a winning leg of the school’s 4x100 relay along with fellow juniors Dylan Mason, Britton Johnston and Caden Tony, in 42.99 seconds. 

“Chase really worked his tail off over the summer and put in a ton of time in the weight room,” Lake City coach Kelly Reed said. “He’s running great right now. Coach (Bryant) Sampson does a great job for us in the boys sprints.” 

BOYS  

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 170. 2, Lakeland 131. 3, Post Falls 104. 4, Lake City 100. 5, Timberlake 61. 6, Coeur d’Alene Charter 14. 

100 — 1, Chase Young, Lake City, 11.09. 2, Caden Tony, Lake City, 11.17. 3, Mac Wellsandt, Coeur d’Alene, 11.29. 200 — 1, Jackson Harvey, Post Falls, 22.96. 2, Chase Young, Lake City, 23.16. 3, Kayden Karle, Lakeland, 23.29. 400 — 1, Britton Johnston, Lake City, 51.38. 2, Jaron Yager, Lakeland, 51.94. 3, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 52.09. 800 — 1, Rowan Henry, Coeur d’Alene, 2:02.68. 2, Ryan Engelbrecht, Lakeland, 2:03.13. 3, Cruz Andrich, Post Falls, 2:03.61. 1,600 — 1, Mitchell Rietze, Coeur d’Alene, 4:25.18. 2, Sam Reade, Lake City, 4:28. 3, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 4:29.50. 3,200 — 1, Charlie Mattila, Lakeland, 10:19.42. 2, Andrew Grady, Coeur d’Alene, 10:21.52. 3, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 10:24.21.  

110 hurdles — 1, Camden Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, 15.91. 2, Griffin Carpenter, Post Falls, 15.94. 3, Wyatt Kuklinski, Coeur d’Alene, 17.06. 300 hurdles — 1, Camden Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, 41.26. 2, Griffin Carpenter, Post Falls, 42.30. 3, Wyatt Kuklinski, Coeur d’Alene, 43.75. 4x100 relay — 1, Lake City (Dylan Mason, Britton Johnston, Caden Tony, Chase Young), 42.99. 2, Lakeland, 43.60. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 43.80. 4x200 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Abraham Gallegos, Judah Lawhead, Jaxon Schillinger, Mac Wellstandt), 1:32.93. 2, Post Falls, 1:33.62. 3, Lakeland, 1:34.87. 4x400 relay — 1, Lakeland (Ryan Engelbrecht, Ethan Hunt, Kayden Karle, Jaron Yager), 3:31.29. 2, Post Falls, 3:37.46. 3, Timberlake, 3:42.05. 4x800 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Noah Garrido, David Dance, Davis Tomczak, Andrew Grady), 9:02.23. 2, Timberlake, 9:18.93. 3, Lake City, 9:39.53. 

Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 53-0. 2, Gavin Beckenhauer, Coeur d’Alene, 46-7. 3, Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 46-1. Discus — 1, Kenai Munyer, Lakeland, 132-4. 2, Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 131-10. 3, Mackian Blomer, Lake City, 114-4. Javelin — 1, Landon Goodwin, Post Falls, 158-8. 2, Peyton Hillman, Lakeland, 144-2. 3, Hunter Steward, Lakeland, 128-3. High jump — 1, Mitchell Rietze, Coeur d’Alene, 6-0. 2, Cashton Bodman, Post Falls, 6-0. 3, Kipp Wellsandt, Coeur d’Alene, 5-6. Pole vault — 1, George Mitchell, Coeur d’Alene, 11-0. 2, Donovan Ihle, Lakeland, 10-6. 3, Samuel Schmidt, Post Falls, 10-6. Long jump — 1, Gibson Comstock, Coeur d’Alene, 20-1 ¾. 2, Camden Fitzpatrick, Post Falls, 19-5 ¼. 3, Judah Lawhead, Coeur d’Alene, 19-2. Triple jump — 1, Levi Abbott, Lakeland, 41-11. 2, Jace Plummer, Lake City, 39-7. 3, Aaron Aparicio, Lake City, 38-8 ½.  

GIRLS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 148. 2, Coeur d’Alene 146. 3, Post Falls 113. 4, Timberlake 100. 5, Lake City 60. 

100 — 1, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 12.75. 2, Ashlyn Karle, Lakeland, 12.86. 3, Alexis Hoss, Coeur d’Alene, 13.38. 200 — 1, Adelynn Archer, Timberlake, 26.09. 2, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 26.23. 3, Addyson Kerley, Lake City, 27.56. 400 — 1, Adelynn Archer, Timberlake, 59.61. 2, Reagan Hutchinson, Post Falls, 1:00.95. 3, Tessa Lovell, Lakeland, 1:03.45. 800 — 1, Ainsley Parker, Post Falls, 2:30.48. 2, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d’Alene, 2:32.65. 3, Emmalyn Sorensen, Post Falls, 2:40.99. 1,600 — 1, Anna Christman, Coeur d’Alene, 5:08.59. 2, Dorothy Pope, Post Falls, 5:40.54. 3, Ainsley Parker, Post Falls, 5:40.91. 3,200 — 1, Victoria Howard, Coeur d’Alene, 11:44.55. 2, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 12:40.26. 3, Maddison Chapple, Lakeland, 12:49.18.  

100 hurdles — 1, Alexis Hoss, Coeur d’Alene, 16.64. 2, Karstyn Kiefer, Lakeland, 16.67. 3, Lily Kramer, Coeur d’Alene, 17.16. 300 hurdles — 1, Emily Wright, Timberlake, 48.10. 2, Alexis Hoss, Coeur d’Alene, 48.78. 3, Karstyn Kiefer, Lakeland, 49.30. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Casey Foster, Ashlyn Karle, Karstyn Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle), 49.90. 2, Timberlake, 51.41. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 51.85. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Cadence Davis, Danica Pratt, Isabella Ward, Reagan Hutchinson), 1:50.72. 2, Timberlake, 1:51.42. 3, Lake City, 1:58.84. 4x400 relay — 1, Lakeland (Tessa Lovell, Kapree Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle, Karstyn Kiefer), 4:14.64. 2, Post Falls, 4:20.66. 3, Timberlake, 4:24.42. 4x800 relay — 1, Lake City (Violet Hernandez, Kyliegh Chapman, Keyleigh Anaya, Madison Zimmerman), 10:40.09. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 10:41.84. 

Shot put — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 42-5. 2, Courtney Johnson, Lake City, 37-2 ½. 3, Molly Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 33-1 ½. Discus — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 125-3. 2, Savannah Tidd, Coeur d’Alene, 118-6. 3, Anabella Palaniuk, Lakeland, 111-4. Javelin — 1, Rylie Gump, Post Falls, 101-6. 2, Anabella Palaniuk, Lakeland, 93-4. 3, Molly Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 92.8. High jump — 1, Lilliee Ward, Timberlake, 5-0. 2, Jaya Felix, Post Falls, 4-10. 3, Emmy Parris, Coeur d’Alene, 4-6. Pole vault — 1, Alyssa Hinkle, Lakeland, 9-0. 2, Madison Whipp, Coeur d’Alene, 9-0. 3, Gemma Loose, Lake City, 8-0. Long jump — 1, Reagan Hutchinson, Post Falls, 15-4 ½. 2, Jaya Felix, Post Falls, 15-2 ¾. 3, Holly Reed, Coeur d’Alene, 14-9 ½. Triple jump — 1, Jaya Felix, Post Falls, 34-11. 2, Aleigha Persyn, Timberlake, 31-11. 3, Holly Reed, Coeur d’Alene, 31-9.  

Gustaffe sweeps hurdles

at Moscow Invitational

MOSCOW — St. Maries senior Isaiah Gustaffe won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.21 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 40.57 at the Moscow Invitational at Moscow High. 

Gustaffe, along with teammates Jordan (JJ) Yearout, Dylan Hansen and Santiago Prenzato, finished second in the 4x100 relay in 44.37 seconds. Yearout also finished second in the long jump at 21 feet, 3 inches for the Lumberjacks, who finished sixth out of eight teams with 75.5 points. 

Freshman Daisy Williams was second in the 3,200 (13:41.53), sophomore Dimercia Spooner second in the javelin (92-7) and junior Meijah Yearout was third in the discus (111-9) and senior Kaylynn Boyett third in the pole vault (7-6) for St. Maries, which finished fifth in the girls meet with 62 points. 

Moscow swept the team titles. 

• BASEBALL

Post Falls C 15-14 

Kellogg 11-7 

OSBURN — The Wildcats fell to 0-12 on the season after being swept by the Trojan C team in a doubleheader at Morehouse Field. 

Further information was not available. 

Kellogg hosts St. Maries for a doubleheader on Tuesday at Morehouse Field in Osburn. 

• TENNIS

Lake City 9 

Moscow 3 

COEUR d’ALENE — The Timberwolves swept in mixed doubles, girls singles and boys doubles to beat the Bears at Lake City High. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Oliver Flick, Moscow, d. Josh Rojo, 6-2, 6-4. No. 2, Micah Broadman, Moscow, d. Trey Lambert, 5-7, 6-4, 10-6. No. 3, Reece Carron, Lake City, d. Luke Martin, 7-5, 6-3. 

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Emily Walker, Lake City, d. Cate Gloeckner, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2, Whitlee Sudol, Lake City, d. Natalie Godrey, 6-4, 6-2. No. 3, Savannah Spencer, Lake City, d. Ella Hansen, 6-0, 6-0. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Noah Rodriguez/Jerry Soto, Lake City, d. Caleb Papineau/Andrew Elder, 3-6, 6-1, 10-6. No. 2, Josh Atwood/Masen Bates, Lake City, d. Brady Blakenship/Zach Stone, 6-0, 6-1.  

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Chloe Fitzgerald/Greta Nace, Lake City, d. Isabel Clark/Jacqueline Williams, 0-6, 6-2, 10-4. No. 2, Kayla Windley/Hayden Wilson, Moscow, d. Roxanne Profumo/Madelynn Penn, 6-1, 6-2.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Caden Oxenrider/Elizabeth Montgomery, Lake City, d. Eliose Hanisch/Matthew Mason, 6-2, 6-3. No. 2, Jaden Ross/Drew Merk, Lake City, d. Alexis Tran/James Woodland, 6-1, 6-3. 

Lewiston 7 

Post Falls 5 

POST FALLS — The Trojans won five of six doubles matches against the Bengals at Post Falls High. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Dylan Smith, Lewiston, d. Taylor Holding, 6-4, 6-3. No. 2, Joe Hartwig, Lewiston, d. Brysen Hunter, 6-3, 6-3. No. 3, Treyton Burke, Lewiston, d. Nathaniel Babak, 4-6, 6-1, 10-2. 

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Eliza Pfaff, Lewiston, d. Faith Banks, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, River Hoover, Lewiston, d. Cora Woydziak, 6-2, 6-1. No. 3, Frieda Doerner, Lewiston, d. Lailah Bonner, 6-3, 6-4. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Isaiah Robinson/Branson Morse, Post Falls, d. Beau Beehler/Caleb Potratz, 6-1, 7-6 (4). No. 2, Nigel Greaser/Tanner Teisl, Post Falls, d. Isaac Dover/Hezekiah Dover, 6-0, 6-3.  

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Grace Klein/Malley Geary, Lewiston, d. Abby Lloyd/Sarah Woodford, 5-7, 6-1, 10-7. No. 2, Sydney Muir/Rachel Reece, Post Falls, d. Taylor Musser/Emma Wassmuth, 6-1, 6-3.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Noah Ingle/Grace Ingle, Post Falls, d. Alexis Keller/Brennan Rice, 7-5, 5-7, 10-3. No. 2, Athens Nay/Gloria Anderson, Post Falls, by default. 

Lake City 7 

Lewiston 5 

COEUR d’ALENE — The Timberwolves swept matches in girls singles, girls doubles and mixed doubles to top the Bengals at Lake City High. 

Lake City travels to Lewiston and Moscow on Tuesday. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Dylan Smith, Lewiston, d. Josh Rojo, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2, Joe Hartwig, Lewiston, d. Trey Lambert, 6-4, 6-2. No. 3, Treyton Burke, Lewiston, d. Reece Carron, 6-1, 0-6, 11-9. 

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Emily Walker, Lake City, d. Eliza Pfaff, 6-3, 6-4. No. 2, Whitlee Sudol, Lake City, d. River Hoover, 6-0, 6-3. No. 3, Savannah Spencer, Lake City, d. Frieda Doerner, 6-3, 6-0. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Caleb Potratz/Beau Beehler, Lewiston, d. Noah Rodriguez/Jerry Soto, 6-4, 6-0. No. 2, Isaac Dover/Hezekiah Dover, Lewiston, d. Josh Atwood/Dylan DeBerard, 7-5, 4-6, 11-9. 

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Chloe Fitzgerald/Keira Gannon, Lake City, d. Grace Klein/Malley Geary, 6-3, 6-1. No. 2, Greta Nace/Madelynn Penn, Lake City, d. Taylor Musser/Emma Wassmuth, 1-6, 6-1, 15-13.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Caden Oxenrider/Elizabeth Montgomery, Lake City, d. Alexis Keller/Brennan Rice, 6-4, 6-4. No. 2, Jaden Ross/Drew Merk, Lake City, by default. 

Post Falls 6 

Moscow 6 

POST FALLS — The Trojans swept matches in boys doubles and mixed doubles to play to a draw with the Bears at Post Falls High. 

Post Falls hosts Sandpoint next Friday.

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Micah Broadman, Moscow, d. Taylor Holding, 6-2, 6-2. No. 2, Oliver Flick, Moscow, d. Brysen Hunter, 6-1, 6-1. No. 3, Luke Martin, Moscow, d. Nathaniel Babak, 6-2, 6-0. 

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Faith Banks, Post Falls, d. Cate Gloeckner, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6. No. 2, Natalie Godfrey, Moscow, d. Cora Woydziak, 6-3, 6-1. No. 3, Ella Hansen, Moscow, d. Gloria Anderson, 6-1, 6-2. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Isaiah Robinson/Branson Morse, Post Falls, d. Andrew Elder/Caleb Papineau, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2, Nigel Greaser/Tanner Teisl, Post Falls, d. Zach Stone/James Woodland, 6-3, 6-1.  

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Hayden Wilson/Kayla Windley, Moscow, d. Abby Lloyd/Sarah Woodford, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-6. No. 2, Sydney Muir/Rachel Reece, Post Falls, d. Isabel Clark/Alexis Tran, 7-5, 6-1.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Noah Ingle/Grace Ingle, Post Falls, d. Elose Hanisch/Matthew Mason, 6-3, 2-6, 10-7. No. 2, Athens Nay/Lailah Bonner, Post Falls, d. Brooklyn Foutch/Brady Blankenship, 6-2, 6-1. 

LATE WEDNESDAY 

Lake City 11 

Coeur d’Alene Charter 1 

COEUR d’ALENE — Josh Rojo of Lake City defeated Cooper Hermes of Coeur d’Alene Charter 7-6, 6-7, 11-9 (tiebreaker) at No. 1 singles as the Timberwolves beat the Panthers at Lake City High. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Josh Rojo, LC, d. Cooper Hermes, 7-6, 6-7, 11-9. No. 2, Luis Urbat, Charter, d. Trey Lambert, 6-4, ,6-4. No. 3, Reece Carron, LC, d. Thomas Wright, 6-4, 6-0. 

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Emily Walker, LC, d. May Wigglesworth, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Whitlee Sudol, LC, d. Etta Corkill, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3, Savannah Spencer, LC, by forfeit. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Noah Rodriguez/Jerry Soto, LC, d. Creighton Lehosit/Aedan Aguirre, 6-2, 6-0. No. 2, Josh Atwood/Masen Bates, LC, d. Joe Poncato/Oliver Lavy, 6-1, 6-0. 

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Chloe Fitzgerald/Keira Gannon, LC, d. Emma Valtinat/Merle Kerkhof, 7-6, 7-6. No. 2, Roxanne Profumo/Greta Nace, LC, d. Gabi Ballou/Aune Dawson, 6-1, 6-0.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Caden Oxenrider/Elizabeth Montgomery, LC, d. Mason Curry/Isabel Trinidad, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Jaden Ross/Drew Merk, LC, d. Blake Sharp/Mary Leahy, 6-4, 6-1. 

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Coeur d'Alene sophomore Anna Christman and Post Falls sophomore Dorothy Pope lead the pack during the second lap of the girls 1,600-meter run in the Kootenai County Challenge at Timberlake High on Friday.