PREP ROUNDUP: Area track & field teams rack up medals at Lake Pend Oreille Invitational
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 15 hours, 45 minutes 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. | April 14, 2026 1:00 AM
TRACK & FIELD
SANDPOINT — Sandpoint High senior Isaac Schmit won the 100-and 200-meter dashes and was a part of the winning 4x100 and 4x200 relays as the Bulldogs swept team titles at the Lake Pend Oreille Invitational held Saturday at the David R. DeMers Track & Field Complex.
Schmit won the 100 in 10.99 seconds and the 200 in 23 seconds flat, both of which were season-bests. Junior Trey Blumenberg, also a part of the gold-medal 4x100 (43.51) and 4x200 (1:31.96) relays, grabbed silver in the 100 and 200 with new personal best times of 11.27 seconds and 23.01 seconds, respectively.
Sophomore Hobbes Conley won the 1,600-meter run (4:47.56) and sophomore Kai Budensiek won the 3,200-meter run with a new personal best time of 9 minutes, 45.71 seconds, which ranks as No. 5 all-time in school history. Lewis-Clark State College commit Paul Kent, who holds the second-fastest time in school history, finished sub-10 as well, crossing the line in 9 minutes, 47.04 seconds for a silver medal.
Junior Damian Porter won the discus (135 feet, 11 inches) and was second in the shot put with a new personal best mark of 42 feet, 5 inches while sophomore Hayden Peterson tossed a new personal best in the javelin, finishing second with a mark of 158 feet, 4 inches. Sophomore pole vaulter Wyatt Neal (12 feet), junior 800-meter runner Jaggar Lindgren (2:12.02), and senior triple jumper Riley Lopez (36 feet) added second-place finishes in their respective events for Sandpoint's boys, which doubled up Bonners Ferry, who was the meet's runner-up.
For Bonners Ferry, senior James Morgen won the shot put (45 feet, 2 inches), junior Riley Beggerly won the long jump (20 feet, 0.5 inches), and Beggerly, Gio Faroni, Ben Middleton and Spiro Petras' runner-up 4x100 relay time of 44.71 seconds broke a 37-year-old school record by .13 seconds.
For Priest River, senior pole vaulter Ian Lamanna now sits just two inches behind the school record with his gold-medal vault of 14 feet, 4 inches on Saturday — a new personal best by three inches. Lamanna was also third in the 200-meter dash (23.62) and junior Gunnar Pettit grabbed a silver medal in the 400-meter dash with a new personal best time of 53.76 seconds for the Spartans, which finished tied for fourth out of eight scoring teams.
For Clark Fork, freshman Kingston Hudson won the triple jump with a new personal best leap of 37 feet, 7 inches and also placed third in the long jump (17 feet, 8.75 inches). Senior Westin Caven posted second-place finishes in the 110-meter hurdles (17.09) and the 300-meter hurdles (44.98) for the Wampus Cats, which beat out Medical Lake by three points.
On the girls' side, Sandpoint High senior Elia Howard grabbed four golds of her own, winning the 100-meter dash (12.97), 200-meter dash (27.47) and 100-meter hurdles (16.05) in addition to being a part of an uncontested 4x400 relay (4:20.45) victory as the Lady Bulldogs cruised to the team title.
Freshman Sophie Brubaker won the 3,200-meter run (12:50.90), senior Izzy Davidson won the pole vault (9 feet) and junior Vivian Haag won the triple jump (31 feet, 3.25 inches) for Sandpoint's girls, which defeated runner-up Bonners Ferry by an 84-point margin. Sophomore 800-meter runner Lillian Grant (2:36.23), junior 1,600-meter runner Elizabeth Storms (5:29.78), senior 300-meter hurdler Dora Corridori (54.61), and senior high jumper (5 feet) and long jumper (14 feet, 10.5 inches) Jasmin Laing all added second-place finishes to the Lady Bulldogs' tally.
For Bonners Ferry, senior Hallie Hartman, who recently won the shot put at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, won once again on Saturday with a mark of 42 feet, 10 inches while senior Hana Hartman won the discus with a hurl of 116 feet, 1 inch for the Lady Badgers, which were also victorious in the 4x100 relay.
For Clark Fork, freshman Vanessa Rogier impressed with a gold medal in the long jump (14 feet, 11.5 inches) and a silver medal in the triple jump (30 feet, 9.75 inches) as she scored 22 points as the lone competitor for the Lady Cats, single-handedly outscoring Medical Lake as a team by four points.
For Priest River, junior Haylee Jepson was fourth in both the 100-meter dash (14.04) and 300-meter hurdles (55.72) for the Lady Spartans, which placed fifth out of eight scoring teams.
Sandpoint, Priest River and Bonners Ferry are all back in action today for the Christina Finney Co-Ed Relays at Post Falls High. Clark Fork will head to the Libby Invitational this Saturday.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 256. 2, Bonners Ferry 128. 3, Libby 82. t-4, Valley Christian; Priest River 52. 6, Kellogg 51. 7, Clark Fork 33. 8, Medical Lake 30.
(top three, winning relay)
100 — 1, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 10.99; 2, Trey Blumenberg, Sandpoint, 11.27; 3, Kamren Ziarnick, Sandpoint, 11.30. 200 — 1, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 23.00; 2, Trey Blumenberg, Sandpoint, 23.01; 3, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 23.62. 400 — 1, Davin Harju, Kellogg, 50.97; 2, Gunnar Pettit, Priest River, 53.76; 3, Deacon Schicker, Sandpoint, 55.32. 800 — 1, Wes Hendrickson, Valley Christian, 2:11.19; 2, Jaggar Lindgren, Sandpoint, 2:12.02; 3, Micah Thomson, Bonners Ferry, 2:12.90. 1600 — 1, Hobbes Conley, Sandpoint, 4:47.56; 2, Cody Watson, Libby, 4:48.92; 3, Landon Conner, Sandpoint, 4:53.34. 3200 — 1, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 9:45.71; 2, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 9:47.04; 3, Cody Watson, Libby, 10:35.71.
110 hurdles — 1, Radley McDonald, Kellogg, 16.89; 2, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 17.09; 3, Devin Sceppe, Bonners Ferry, 18.06. 300 hurdles — 1, Davin Harju, Kellogg, 41.82; 2, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 44.98; 3, Kelton Vasile, Sandpoint, 46.04. 4x100 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Trey Blumenberg, Maverick Gomez, Kamren Ziarnick, Isaac Schmit), 43.51. 4x200 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Trey Blumenberg, Kamren Ziarnick, Maverick Gomez, Isaac Schmit), 1:31.96. 4x400 relay — 1, Medical Lake (Ryzick Iglesias, Mercury Bergquist, Steven Shotts, Aiden Murillo), 3:33.21. SMR 1600 — 1, Priest River (Peyton Whitehead, Kellen Smith, Gunnar Pettit, Daniel Gunkle), 4:02.40. 4x100 throwers relay — 1, Sandpoint (Damian Porter, Hayden Peterson, Mason McLain, Matthew Kunde), 50.49.
Shot put — 1, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 45-2; 2, Damian Porter, Sandpoint, 42-5; 3, Grady Atkins, Bonners Ferry, 39-3.5. Discus — 1, Damian Porter, Sandpoint, 135-11; 2, Matthew Kunde, Sandpoint, 129-11; 3, James Morgen, Bonners Ferry, 129-10. Javelin — 1, Tristan Andersen, Libby, 165-1; 2, Hayden Peterson, Sandpoint, 158-4; 3, Urijah Bache, Libby, 130-0. Pole vault — 1, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 14-4; 2, Wyatt Neal, Sandpoint, 12-0; 3, Logan Archibald, Bonners Ferry, 12-0. High jump — 1, Davin Harju, Kellogg, 6-0; 2, Tristan Andersen, Libby, 5-10; 3, Shane Rice, Bonners Ferry, 5-8. Long jump — 1, Riley Beggerly, Bonners Ferry, 20-0.5; 2, Tristan Andersen, Libby, 19-1.5; 3, Kingston Hudson, Clark Fork, 17-8.75. Triple jump — 1, Kingston Hudson, Clark Fork, 37-7; 2, Riley Lopez, Sandpoint, 36-0; 3, Eli Hendrickson, Valley Christian, 35-4.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 234, 2, Bonners Ferry 150. 3, Libby 88. 4, Valley Christian 51. 5, Priest River 31. 6, Kellogg 24. 7, Clark Fork 22. 8, Medical Lake 18.
(top three, winning relay)
100 — 1, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 12.97; 2, Hailey Misner, Libby, 13.45; 3, Bailey Majors, Sandpoint, 13.63. 200 — 1, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 27.47; 2, Hailey Misner, Libby, 27.63; 3, Charlee Bilbrook, Valley Christian, 28.35. 400 — 1, Madeleine Shutts, Valley Christian, 1:05.19; 2, Reagan Vincent, Libby, 1:08.40; 3, Siena Todd-Murray, Sandpoint, 1:09.81. 800 — 1, Capri Farmer, Libby, 2:23.86; 2, Lillian Grant, Sandpoint, 2:36.23; 3, Addyson Sychla, Sandpoint, 2:39.63. 1600 — 1, Capri Farmer, Libby, 5:09.80; 2, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 5:29.78; 3, Ruthie Laughridge, Sandpoint, 5:34.44. 3200 — 1, Sophia Brubaker, Sandpoint, 12:50.90; 2, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 12:57.56; 3, Addyson Sychla, Sandpoint, 13:26.83.
100 hurdles — 1, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 16.05; 2, Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 17.76; 3, Laine Smith, Kellogg, 18.89. 300 hurdles — 1, Laine Smith, Kellogg, 52.52; 2, Dora Corridori, Sandpoint, 54.61; 3, Jordyn Tomco, Sandpoint, 54.92. 4x100 relay — 1, Bonners Ferry (Avah Archibald, Ireland Grady, Eva Willis, Ruby Law), 54.56. 4x200 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Bailey Majors, Aspynn Duquette-Dismuke, Jordyn Tomco, Piper Roark), 2:00.20. 4x400 relay — 1, Sandpoint (Ani Vick, Ruthie Laughridge, Elia Howard, Elizabeth Storms), 4:20.45. SMR 800 — No teams. 4x100 throwers relay — 1, Bonners Ferry (Hana Hartman, Hallie Hartman, Halory Stanley, Jessica Johnson), 1:05.85.
Shot put — 1, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 42-10; 2, Hana Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 37-7; 3, Trinity Steinbach, Valley Christian, 31-10.5. Discus — 1, Hana Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 116-1; 2, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 112-5; 3, Trinity Steinbach, Valley Christian, 103-4. Javelin — 1, Alyssa Andersen, Libby, 95-5; 2, Reagan Vincent, Libby, 71-9; 3, Jordyn Tomco, Sandpoint, 65-4. Pole vault — 1, Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-0; 2, Annaliese Reimann, Sandpoint, 8-6; 3, Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 7-0. High jump — 1, Abby Boomer, Valley Christian, 5-0; 2, Jasmin Laing, Sandpoint, 5-0; 3, Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 4-10. Long jump — 1, Vanessa Rogier, Clark Fork, 14-11.5; 2, Jasmin Laing, Sandpoint, 14-10.5; 3, Leah Kerfoot, Sandpoint, 14-7. Triple jump — 1, Vivian Haag, Sandpoint, 31-3.25; 2, Vanessa Rogier, Clark Fork, 30-9.75; 3, Sierra Vest, Sandpoint, 29-8.75.
BASEBALL
Sandpoint 16, Lewiston 2
LEWISTON — Senior Sage Medeiros struck out a career-high 11 batters across six quality innings on the mound, senior Mason Little went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored three runs, and the Bulldogs used a 12-run seventh inning to down the Bengals in the opener of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Saturday at Lewiston High.
Junior Brennan Shaw was 3-for-4 with a two-run single, Medeiros had a two-run single and three RBIs in total, and senior Dallen Williams had two base hits, including a double, for Sandpoint, which scored 11 of their 12 runs in the seventh with two outs and reached base in 13 straight plate appearances at one point in the inning.
Guy Krasselt had an inside the park home run and Keatan Phillips had two base knocks for Lewiston, which was outhit 14-5 in the contest.
Senior Coleman Inge had a two-run single in the second frame and three RBIs of his own, junior Jack Schriber produced a double and two RBIs, and senior Hayden Miller tallied an RBI single and a pair of RBIs himself in what was the Bulldogs' largest margin of victory this season.
Sandpoint 0 3 1 0 0 0 12 — 16 14 0
Lewiston 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 5 3
PITCHING
SPT — Medeiros (W): 6IP, 5H, 2R (2ER), 1BB, 11K. Reichart: 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K. LEW — Krasselt (L): 4IP, 6H, 4R (0ER), 2BB, 3K. Bambacigno: 2.2IP, 2H, 5R (5ER), 1BB, 3K. Henson: 0.0IP, 3H, 5R (0ER), 0BB, 0K. Richardson: 0.1IP, 3H, 2R (2ER), 1BB, 0K.
BATTING
HITS: SPT — Little 3, Shaw 3, Williams 2, Reichart 1, Medeiros 1, Schriber 1, Miller 1, Inge 1, Caprio 1. LEW — Phillips 2, Collins 1, Bambacigno 1, Krasselt 1. 2B — Williams, Schriber. HR — Krasselt. RBI: SPT — Medeiros 3, Inge 3, Miller 2, Schriber 2, Shaw 2. LEW — Bonebrake 1, Krasselt 1.
Lewiston 5, Sandpoint 4
LEWISTON — Junior Brennan Shaw, batting .556 on the year (20-for-36), went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI single and struck out one batter over two one-hit innings in relief on the rubber, but the Bulldogs fell just shy of the Bengals in the nightcap of Saturday's 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader at Lewiston High.
Senior Hayden Miller chipped in an RBI double, junior Jack Schriber contributed an RBI single and doubled, and senior Dallen Williams smashed a double of his own for Sandpoint, which tied the game at 4-4 in the third after trailing 3-1 after one inning of play.
Guy Krasselt was 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, and the go-ahead RBI single in the third frame for Lewiston, which is now 11-6 on the season.
Junior Carson Resso and senior Mason Little singled and seniors Soren Caprio and Parker Reichart both drew two walks each in the loss for Sandpoint (8-2), which will host Bonners Ferry today for a non-league doubleheader at War Memorial Field.
Sandpoint 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 — 4 8 1
Lewiston 3 1 1 0 0 0 X — 5 10 0
PITCHING
SPT — Williams (L): 4IP, 9H, 5R (4ER), 2BB, 4K. Shaw: 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K. LEW — Estlund (W): 3IP, 6H, 4R (4ER), 3BB, 2K. Peterson: 4IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 6K.
BATTING
HITS: SPT — Shaw 2, Schriber 2, Williams 1, Little 1, Resso 1, Miller 1. LEW — Krasselt 4, Phillips 2, Robbins 1, Henson 1, McFee 1, Richardson 1. 2B — Williams, Miller, Schriber, Krasselt, Robbins. 3B — Krasselt. RBI: SPT — Miller 1, Schriber 1, Medeiros 1, Shaw 1. LEW — Krasselt 1, Bambacigno 1, Robbins 1, Phillips 1, Peterson 1.
SOFTBALL
Moscow 15, Sandpoint 14
MOSCOW — Senior Cadence Skibitsky went 4-for-5 with a trio of RBI singles and four runs scored, junior Teagan Newsom registered a 2-for-5 effort to go along with a two-run double and in the second inning and three runs scored, but the Lady Bulldogs were walked off by the Lady Bears in what ended up being a single 5A Inland Empire League game on Saturday at Moscow High.
Sophomore Marlee Stevens crossed the plate three times and crushed her first career triple, senior Arah Stevens put together an RBI double, and Alexis Byers drew two walks for Sandpoint, which used a 5-spot in the fourth frame to take 12-10 lead.
Morgan Barnes went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a double and Sophia Aboubacar went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs of her own, and the game-winning hit for Moscow, which improved to 2-10 on the year with the win.
Sophomore Ariana Turnbull posted two runs scored and sophomore Bailey Wilson singled for Sandpoint (3-10), which will get another chance at Moscow when they host them for a 5A IEL doubleheader this upcoming Saturday.
Sandpoint 4 3 0 5 0 1 1 — 14 9 2
Moscow 5 0 5 2 0 0 3 — 15 14 9
PITCHING
SPT — Wilson: 2.1IP, 6H, 9R (9ER), 6BB, 1K. M. Stevens (L): 3.2IP, 8H, 6R (5ER), 5BB, 3K. MOS — T. Williams (W): 7IP, 9H, 14R (9ER), 5BB, 4K.
BATTING
HITS: SPT — Skibitsky 4, Newsom 2, M. Stevens 1, A. Stevens 1, Wilson 1. MOS — Williams 3, Aboubacar 3, Moore 2, Barnes 2, Henrich 2, Espy 2. 2B — A. Stevens, Newsom, Espy, Barnes, Aboubacar. 3B — M. Stevens. RBI: SPT — Newsom 3, Skibitsky 3, A. Stevens 1. MOS — Barnes 3, Aboubacar 2, Espy 2, Fleischman 2, McCallie 1, Williams 1, Moore 1, Marcotte 1.
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