PREP ROUNDUP: Priest River boys golf shows consistency, wins Timberlake Invite behind four sub-90s
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 hours, 57 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 18, 2026 1:00 AM
GOLF
RATHDRUM — Priest River High junior Nate Fegert carded a 13-over-par 85 to place third out of 55 golfers, senior Dawson Strange fired in an 87 and placed fifth, and the Spartans won the Timberlake Invitational by an 18-stroke margin on Thursday at the Twin Lakes Village Golf Club.
Parker Bradbury and Mason Crump shot 88's for Priest River, which braved the elements as they defeated 3A Central Idaho League rival and runner-up Kellogg.
Freshman Patrick Young put together a 12-over-par 84 and came away with a silver medal for Bonners Ferry, which placed third out of nine scoring teams on the day.
On the girls' side, Bonners Ferry High junior Nolie Hiatt beat out 32 other golfers to claim medalist honors with a 21-over-par 93. Fellow junior Callie Bateman shot a 105 and finished fifth for the Lady Badgers, which placed third out of four scoring teams.
Priest River and Bonners Ferry will head to the University of Idaho for the Potlatch Invitational on Monday.
BOYS
MEDALIST — Henry Driskill, Logos, 79.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Priest River 348. 2, Kellogg 366. 3, Bonners Ferry 379. 4, Logos 380. 5, Timberlake 386. 6, Lakeside 407. 7, Genesis Prep 428. 8, Nezperce 450. 9, St. Maries 461.
PRIEST RIVER — Nate Fegert 85, Parker Bradbury 88, Dawson Strange 87, Mason Crump 88, Madden Redinger 98. KELLOGG — Johnny Stovern 90, Mason Bailey 102, Boden Glindeman 88, Chevy Sharp 98, Bridger Bowman 90, Kevin Watson 127, Bodie Desmarais 129. BONNERS FERRY — Patrick Young 84, Gabe Warren 93, Tyler Cordle 96, Marvin Michaels 109, Kai Aitken 106.
TIMBERLAKE — Carter Hilliard 92, Harry Hunter 101, Titan Leard 96, Jonah Wenstrom 115, Wade VanGundy 97. LAKESIDE — Dre’don Sines 93, Tyson Charley 85, Deondre Thomas 95, Jayden Wilson 134, Johnny Mahoney 140. GENESIS PREP — Dane Richard 97, Ty Van Meeteren 106, Will Hernas 119, Jacob Sims 117, Ryan Miller 108. Trevor Walsh 123.
ST. MARIES — Zeke Watts 102, Mason Transue 114, Jett Barbour 109, Jace Turner 136. WALLACE — Cooper Miller 88, Rossi Korasick 102, Landon Therrian 125. MULLAN — Clayton Wilson 116. COEUR du CHRIST — Nico Williams 97. LOGOS — no names provided.
GIRLS
MEDALIST — Nolie Hiatt, Bonners Ferry, 93.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Kellogg 439. 2, Logos 452. 3, Bonners Ferry 455. 4, St. Maries 489.
KELLOGG — Kendyl Bircher 112, Rylee Jarvey 102, Kyncie Evans 111, Gemma Miller 126, Gretah Angle 114. BONNERS FERRY — Nolie Hiatt 93, Callie Bateman 105, Eleanor Sheets 128, Lilly Bremer 132, Sondra Fairchild 129. ST. MARIES — Addie Crane 104, Layla Pooley 127, Nova Newton 128, Taylyn Harvey 130, Bristal Thornhaug 145.
WALLACE — Kayden Stutzke 94, Irie Korasick 127, Brooke Patterson 131. GENESIS PREP — Layla Grimmett 128, Ellie Clermont 166, Jaclyn Thomas 154. MULLAN — Cambria Wilson 141. LAKESIDE — Isabelle Clark 125. LOGOS — no names provided.
TRACK & FIELD
COEUR d'ALENE — Priest River High senior Niki Porinchok picked up his fifth consecutive win in the discus throw, Sandpoint High senior Maverick Gomez sprinted his way to silver medals in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, as the two led all area athletes at the Rasmussen Invite held Friday at Coeur d'Alene High.
Porinchok's mark of 157 feet, 11 inches beat out 32 other competitors and was just ahead of Sandpoint High junior Damian Porter, who finished third in the event with a toss of 140 feet, 3 inches. Gomez, an NCAA Division II Northwest Nazarene commit, broke the school record in the 100-meter dash, which had 29 competitors, with his time of 10.70 seconds — .09 seconds ahead of Sandpoint High senior Isaac Schmit's time of 10.79 last season.
Gomez, who also holds the school record in the 200-meter dash, beat out 23 other competitors on the day with his time of 22.01 seconds in the event. Fellow senior Kamren Ziarnick was fourth in both the 100 and 200 with personal best times of 11.19 and 22.85 seconds, respectively, for Sandpoint, which returns to action today for the Van Kuren Invite at Cheney High.
Junior Gunnar Pettit was fifth out of 25 runners in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.18 seconds for the Spartans, which will be in attendance at the Pasco High Invite today.
In girls' action, sophomore Annaliese Reimann was second out of 18 competitors in the pole vault with a new personal best clear of 9 feet, 6 inches for Sandpoint's girls.
BOYS
(winner, locals in top 5/top local)
TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 136.5. 2, Moscow 114. 3, Lewiston 89. 4, Post Falls 80. 5, Lakeland 76. 6, Lake City 60. 7, Bonners Ferry 54.5. 8, Sandpoint 54. 9, Timberlake 28. 10, Valley Christian 23. 11, Priest River 18. 12, Alberton 4.
100 — 1, Caleb Heywood, Moscow, 10.69; 2, Maverick Gomez, Sandpoint, 10.70; 4, Kamren Ziarnick, Sandpoint, 11.19. 200 — 1, Caleb Heywood, Moscow, 21.43; 2, Maverick Gomez, Sandpoint, 22.01; 4, Kamren Ziarnick, Sandpoint, 22.85. 400 — 1, Connor Horne, Moscow, 51.62; 5, Gunnar Pettit, Priest River, 54.18. 800 — 1, Cruz Andrich, Post Falls, 2:02.40; 11, Jack Lovin, Sandpoint, 2:11.64. 1600 — 1, Orion McClory, Moscow, 4:39.29; 14, Wyatt Lemon, Sandpoint, 5:00.25. 3200 — 1, Orion McClory, Moscow, 10:04.26; 15, Parker Enna, Sandpoint, 11:44.06.
110 hurdles — 1, Camden Johnson, Coeur d'Alene, 15.07; 11, Weston Smith, Sandpoint, 19.87. 300 hurdles — 1, Camden Johnson, Coeur d'Alene, 40.72; 18, Camden Vasile, Sandpoint, 50.52. 4x100 relay — 1, Moscow (Owen Lassen, Izan Garcia, George Stott, Caleb Heywood), 43.45; 4, Sandpoint (Deacon Schicker, Caleb Tomlinson, Jayden Vilmur, Mason McLain), 46.43. 4x200 relay — 1, Coeur d'Alene (Peyton Pool, (unknown), Abraham Gallegos, Mac Wellsandt), 1:32.74; 7, Priest River Lamanna (Peyton Whitehead, Kellen Smith, Landon Blackburn, Gunnar Pettit), 1:41.89. 4x400 relay — 1, Moscow (Owen Lassen, Trenton Stypa, George Stott, Caleb Heywood), 3:28.14. 4x800 relay — 1, Post Falls (Cole Holley, Daniel Fuqua, David McKinney, Cruz Andrich), 8:34.12; 2, Sandpoint (Wyatt Lemon, Jack Lovin, Wesley Gunter, Andrew Ford), 8:58.45.
Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 52-6; 7, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 45-0. Discus — 1, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 157-11; 3, Damian Porter, Sandpoint, 140-3. Javelin — 1, Landon Goodwin, Post Falls, 165-8; 17, Peyton Whitehead, Priest River, 94-9. Pole vault — 1, George Mitchell, Coeur d'Alene, 13-0; 5, Thomas McDaniel, Sandpoint, 11-0. High jump — 1, Logan Archibald, Bonners Ferry, 6-0. Long jump — 1, Gibson Comstock, Coeur d'Alene, 21-6.5; 10, Joshua Cornelius, Sandpoint, 17-11. Triple jump — 1, Brodie Nokes, Coeur d'Alene, 41-3.5; 15, Joshua Cornelius, Sandpoint, 35-3.
GIRLS
(winner, locals in top 5/top local)
TEAM SCORES —
1, Moscow 205. 2, Lakeland 114. 3, Coeur d'Alene 113. 4, Post Falls 72. 5, Lewiston 59. 6, Bonners Ferry 46. 7, Lake City 39. 8, Valley Christian 31. 9, Sandpoint 22. 10, Timberlake 15. 11, Oakesdale 9. 12, St. Regis 2.
100 — 1, Jasmine Carr, Moscow, 12.24; 11, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 13.75. 200 — 1, Jasmine Carr, Moscow, 25.26; 13, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 29.41. 400 — 1, Reagan Hutchison, Post Falls, 59.91; 17, Makiyah Hagstrom, Sandpoint, 1:11.49. 800 — 1, Ainsley Parker, Post Falls, 2:31.03; 9, Cara Lankamer, Sandpoint, 2:44.96. 1600 — 1, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 5:34.39; 13, Sienna Szabo, Sandpoint, 6:10.49. 3200 — 1, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 11:54.79.
100 hurdles — 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 14.23; 12, Jordyn Tomco, Sandpoint, 18.63. 300 hurdles — 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 44.85; 9, Jordyn Tomco, Sandpoint, 53.07. 4x100 relay — 1, Moscow (Ella Julye, Addie Lassen, Ashlyn Fakhouri, Jasmine Carr), 49.66; 6, Sandpoint (Leah Kerfoot, Aspynn Duquette-Dismuke, Liesl Heuser, Jayla Meyer), 54.96. 4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Ashlyn Karle, Casey Foster, Ruby Kindy, Tessa Lovell), 1:46.66. 4x400 relay — 1, Moscow (Addie Lassen, Izzabel Fender, Ashlyn Fakhouri, Jasmine Carr), 4:10.82. 4x800 relay — 1, Lake City (Kyliegh Chapman, Taylon Lund, Bridget Hunter, Keyleigh Anaya), 10:39.61; 3, Sandpoint (Cara Lankamer, Emery Evans, Hannah Ricks, Sienna Szabo), 11:17.94.
Shot put — 1, Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 42-9.5; 20, Farrah Hollett, Priest River, 26-6.75. Discus — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 126-7; 19, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 75-0. Javelin — 1, Rylie Gump, Post Falls, 101-4; 10, Jordyn Tomco, Sandpoint, 78-10. Pole vault — 1, Alyssa Hinkle, Lakeland, 9-6; 2, Annaliese Reimann, Sandpoint, 9-6; 5, Sienna Omodt, Sandpoint, 9-0. High jump — 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 5-6; 12, Kalleelah Davis, Priest River, 4-6. Long jump — 1, Mattea Nuhn, Moscow, 18-11.5; 16, Sierra Vest, Sandpoint, 14-7.5. Triple jump — 1, Saskia Hohenlohe, Moscow, 35-2.5; 11, Sierra Vest, Sandpoint, 30-10.
BASEBALL
Priest River 9, Kellogg 2
KELLOGG — Sophomore Jacob Best hit a solo home run to center field during the fourth inning — the first of his career — junior Brayden Elder whiffed a career-high eight batters and gave up just four hits as he went the distance on the mound, and the Spartans used a late-inning rally to put away the Wildcats in the opener of 3A Central Idaho League doubleheader held Friday at Kellogg High.
Junior Karsen Garvin came through batting in the No.9 spot, compiling a 3-for-3 effort that included an RBI single during the second frame for Priest River, which also got an RBI double from junior Colton Kuprienko in the fifth inning that pushed the Spartan advantage to 5-2.
Priest River also got an RBI single from both Best and sophomore Layton Goins, who had a multi-hit effort, as they capitalized on a couple of RBI groundouts and errors, adding four more runs to their tally following Kuprienko's double.
Levi Brown had an RBI single for Kellogg, which scored both of their runs on back-to-back plate appearances in the fourth.
Priest River 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 — 9 10 0
Kellogg 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 4 1
PITCHING
PR — Elder (W): 7IP, 4H, 2R (2ER), 3BB, 8K. KLG — Larson (L): 4IP, 7H, 6R (6ER), 2BB, 4K. Keller: 3IP, 3H, 3R (1ER), 1BB, 3K.
BATTING
HITS: PR — Garvin 3, Best 2, Goins 2, Kuprienko 1, Hatten 1, Findley 1. KLG — Noswrthy 1, Graaskamp 1, Larson 1, Brown 1. 2B — Kuprienko, Graaskamp. HR — Best. RBI: PR — Kuprienko 2, Best 2, Hatten 1, Garvin 1, Goins 1. KLG —Keller 1, Brown 1.
Priest River 9, Kellogg 7
KELLOGG — That's one way to erase a six-run deficit.
Junior Broden Collins went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, including a two-run double in the fifth and the go-ahead RBI double in the sixth, and the Spartans came back from a 7-1 deficit to complete a sweep of the Wildcats during the nightcap of Friday's 3A Central Idaho League doubleheader at Kellogg High.
Sophomore Jacob Best was credited with his fifth win of the season on the rubber, striking out four batters across a complete game effort. Senior Brady Hatten, a Rocky Mountain College commit for football, chipped in two hits, including a two-run single, and Best, and juniors Dave Findley and Donovan Baldwin doubled for Priest River, which scored seven of their nine runs between the fifth and sixth innings. Kellogg put runners on first and third in the bottom of the seventh, but the Spartans held on, catching a runner attempting to steal home to seal the deal.
Preston Graaskamp was 3-for-4 at the plate and struck out five batters in his start on the mound for Kellogg, which fell to 2-14 on the season.
Sophomore Layton Goins posted another two-hit effort, which included an RBI single in the sixth, and junior Karsen Garvin singled twice in the contest for Priest River (10-3), which will host Kellogg on Tuesday for another league game.
Priest River 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 — 9 11 5
Kellogg 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 — 7 8 0
PITCHING
PR — Best (W): 7IP, 8H, 7R (3ER), 2BB, 4K. KLG — Graaskamp: 5IP, 6H, 6R (6ER), 4BB, 6K. Cassidy (L): 2IP, 5H, 3R (3ER), 3BB, 2K.
BATTING
HITS: PR — Goins 2, Collins 2, Hatten 2, Garvin 2, Baldwin 1, Best 1, Findley 1. KLG — Graaskamp 3, Larson 1, Cassidy 1, Nosworthy 1, Allen 1, Heyden 1. 2B — Collins 2, Baldwin, Findley, Best, Nosworthy, Larson. RBI: PR — Collins 3, Hatten 2, Best 1, Goins 1. KLG — Cassidy 2, Graaskamp 1, Allen 1, Heyden 1, McDonald 1.
SOFTBALL
Kellogg 15, Priest River 0 (5)
KELLOGG — Senior Toni Marinello struck out six batters across four innings in the circle as the Lady Spartans were on the receiving end of a perfect game in an opening-game loss to the Lady Wildcats during a 3A Central Idaho League doubleheader held Friday at Kellogg High.
Joci Lee threw the perfect game for Kellogg, striking out six batters in the process. Malena Munoz was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs for the Lady Wildcats, which scored eight runs in the second frame.
Priest River 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 3
Kellogg 2 8 2 3 X — 15 13 1
PITCHING
PR — Marinello (L): 4IP, 13H, 15R (13ER), 4BB, 6K. KLG — Lee (W): 5IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 9K.
BATTING
HITS: PR — None. KLG — A. Kunze 3, Munoz 3, E. Kunze 3, McDonald 1, Gloyn 1, Lee 1, Schilleriff 1. 2B — Munoz 2, McDonald, Golyn. RBI: PR — None. KLG — Gloyn 3, Munoz 3, A. Kunze 2, E. Kunze 2, Lee 2, McDonald 1, Schilleriff 1.
Kellogg 17, Priest River 0 (3)
KELLOGG — Junior Stormy-Eileen Ray recorded Priest River's lone hit as the Lady Spartans were shut out by the Lady Wildcats in the nightcap of Friday's 3A Central Idaho League doubleheader at Kellogg High.
Joci Lee earned the win on the mound for Kellogg, striking out six more batters during the three-inning affair. At the plate, Lee, a senior, led the way with a 2-for-4 effort that included a double, a home run, and four RBIs for the Lady Wildcats, which improved to 8-4 on the season.
Priest River (1-13) will host Kellogg on Tuesday for another league game.
Priest River 0 0 0 — 0 1 11
Kellogg 9 8 X — 17 10 0
PITCHING
PR — Marinello (L): 2IP, 10H, 17R (5ER), 2BB, 1K. KLG — Lee (W): 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 6K.
BATTING
HITS: PR — Ray 1. KLG — Lee 2, Munoz 2, E. Kunze 2, Peak 2, Schilleriff 1, A. Kunze 1. 2B — Lee. HR — Lee. RBI: PR — None. KLG — Lee 4, E. Kunze 2, Cook 2, Peak 2, Munoz 1.
TENNIS
Sandpoint 7, Post Falls 5
POST FALLS — Junior Pepper Rickert won her eighth consecutive perfect 6-0, 6-0 match as the Bulldogs swept in both boys doubles and mixed doubles in a defeat of the Trojans during a 6A/5A Inland Empire League match held Friday at Post Falls High.
Caden Martz and Brayden Western won after a tiebreaker at No. 1 boys doubles, Lily Evans and Amelia Poulsen won a tiebreaker of their own at No. 1 girls doubles, and Morgan Dail and Tanner Western achieved a two-set victory at No. 1 mixed doubles for Sandpoint (5-2-1), which will hit the courts again on Monday for a 5A Inland Empire League matchup at Lewiston.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1 Branson Mose, Post Falls, d. Umbi Petito, 6-4, 3-6, 11-9. No. 2, Isaiah Robinson, Post Falls, d. Louie Reale, 6-1, 6-2. No. 3, Tanner Teisl, Post Falls, d. Austin Leonard, 6-2, 6-4.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Pepper Rickert, Sandpoint, d. Cora Woydziak, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Avery Thornton, Sandpoint, d. Grace Ingle, 6-4, 6-0. No. 3, Gloria Anderson, Post Falls, d. Morgan Harris, 6-3, 2-6, 11-9.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Caden Martz/Brayden Western, Sandpoint, d. Noah Ingle/Tyler Kern, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 10-7. No. 2, Joey Allen/McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, d. Brysen Hunter/Nathaniel Babak, 6-2, 6-1.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Lily Evans/Amelia Poulsen, Sandpoint, d. Abby Lloyd/Sarah Woodford, 5-7, 6-2, 10-8. No. 2, Sydney Muir/Rachel Reece, Post Falls, d. Paityn Zimmerman/Veronica Kramer, 7-5, 3-6, 10-6.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Morgan Dail/Tanner Western, Sandpoint, d. Nigel Greaser/Faith Banks, 7-6 (3), 6-3. No. 2, Zayda Ambauen/Porter Jensen, Sandpoint, d. Athens Nay/Lailah Bonner, 6-5, 7-6 (6).
Sandpoint High head tennis coach Kent Anderson, middle, stands alongside Zayda Ambauen, left, and Porter Jensen, right, after their win at No. 2 mixed doubles. Jensen and Ambauen's match was the last match of the day, which ultimately gave Sandpoint the victory with the team score sitting at 6-5. "Zayda punched some perfectly executed volleys in the tiebreaker that made the difference," coach Anderson noted.ARTICLES BY MAX OSWALD
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