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PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sandpoint girls fend off Moscow for trip to district title match

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 hour, 36 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. | February 10, 2026 1:00 AM

GIRLS

Sandpoint 37, Moscow 33

SANDPOINT — Junior Jordyn Tomco netted a team-high 13 points, including a 3-pointer, and grabbed three steals, junior Brecken Mire registered 11 points, nine rebounds, and a game-high six assists, and the No. 2 Lady Bulldogs held off the No. 3 Lady Bears in a 5A District 1-2 first round tournament matchup held Saturday night at Les Rogers Court.

Senior Jasmin Laing collected five points and nine rebounds of her own, sophomore Willow Betz added five points and came away with a game-high four steals, and junior Jaylah Butler banked home a 3-pointer as the third quarter buzzer sounded to cut the deficit to 27-25 for Sandpoint, which outscored Moscow 12-6 in the final quarter for the win.

"Defensively, we did our job like we usually do every game, there were just some things offensively that weren't going our way — we had a cold shooting night and it was hard to recover early on," Sandpoint High head coach Madi Schoening said. "We're going to get back to the drawing board and see what we can do for this next one... hopefully we're able to take care of business Tuesday and be on our way."

Kolbi Kiblen recorded a team-high 11 points, seven rebounds and a team-high three assists, Jessa Skinner nine points and nine rebounds for Moscow (10-11), which led 26-19 at one point late in the third and will host No. 4 Lewiston (7-14) in a 5A District 1-2 loser-out game tonight at the Bear Den.

Sandpoint (17-4) will head to Hawk Court to face No. 1 Lakeland (17-4), which beat the Lady Bengals by a score of 56-43 in their opener, in the 5A District 1-2 championship game tonight at 6 p.m.

Moscow 5 10 12 6 — 33

Sandpoint 8 7 10 12 — 37

PTS: SPT — Tomco 13, Mire 11, Laing 5, Betz 5, Butler 3. MOS — Kiblen 11, Skinner 9, Williams 5, McLuen 3, Colvin 2, Lassen 2, Becker 1.

REB: SPT — Mire 9, Laing 9, Betz 3, L. Driggs 3, Tomco 3, Laybourne 3, M. Driggs 1. MOS — Skinner 9, Kiblen 7, Becker 6, Williams 5, Lassen 4, Colvin 2.

AST: SPT — Mire 6, Laing 1, L. Driggs 1. MOS — Kiblen 3, McLuen 2, Becker 1.

STL: SPT — Betz 4, Tomco 3, L. Driggs 2, Laybourne 2, Mire 1, Laing 1, Butler 1. MOS — Kiblen 2, Skinner 1, Becker 1, Lassen 1.

BLK: SPT — Mire 1, Betz 1, Laing 1. MOS — McLeun 1.

Kootenai Thunder 40, Spokane Classical 34

SPOKANE VALLEY — Junior Jenny Barnhart registered a game-high 14 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, junior Shelby Barnhart collected 12 points and seven rebounds of her own, and the No. 5 Lady Thunder captured the Mountain Christian League tournament consolation championship with a six-point defeat of the No. 6 Lady Knights on Saturday morning at The Oaks Classical Christian Academy.

Freshman Mazie Miles hit a 3-pointer and had seven of her nine points in the second half to go along with a team-high four steals for the Thunder, which led 21-14 at halftime and broke things open with a 12-6 scoring advantage in the third quarter.

Neva Swartz and Jane Halloran each had eight points for Spokane Classical, which ended the season at 6-14.

Junior Bit Darrow recorded four points, six rebounds, a team-high nine steals, and dished out a team-high three assists, and Jenny Barnhart, Miles and senior Abby Hoefling all had two assists for the Kootenai Thunder, which finished the season with a record of 4-10.

Kootenai Thunder 13 8 12 7 — 40

Spokane Classical 5 9 6 14 — 34

PTS: KT — J. Barnhart 14, S. Barnhart 12, Miles 9, Darrow 4, Ball 1. SCCS — Swartz 8, Halloran 8, Chafee 6, Gaines 5, Winters 5, Palmer 2.

REB: KT — J. Barnhart 8, S. Barnhart 7, Darrow 6, Hoefling 5, Hammond 3, Miles 2, Ball 2, Stevens 1, Palmer 1.

AST: KT — Darrow 3, J. Barnhart 2, Miles 2, Hoefling 2, S. Barnhart 1.

STL: KT — Darrow 9, Miles 4, J. Barnhart 1, Ball 1, S. Barnhart 1.

BLK: KT — None.

Clark Fork 37, Sandpoint (JV2) 21

SANDPOINT — Freshman Vanessa Rogier scored eight of her game-high 11 points in the first half, including a 3-pointer, sophomore Azelynn Petersen had eight of her nine points in the first half as well, and the Lady Cats picked up a non-league win over the Lady Bulldogs' 'C' team in a non-league game held Friday night at Les Rogers Court.

Senior Priscilla Mayorga netted eight points, senior Piper Scarlett also hit a 3-pointer on her way to seven total points, and freshman Kiylah Anderson added two points to the stat sheet for Clark Fork, which built up a 20-6 lead by halftime.

No. 3 Clark Fork (5-12) will face No. 2 Wallace (8-8) in a 2A District 1-2 tournament loser-out game tonight at North Idaho College.

Clark Fork 8 12 11 6 — 37

Sandpoint (JV2) 2 4 11 4 — 21

PTS: CF — Rogier 11, Petersen 9, Mayorga 8, Scarlett 7, Anderson 2. SPT — No names were available.

BOYS

Clark Fork 51, Wallace 49

WALLACE — Junior Jesse Yanik splashed four 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 16 points, senior Westin Caven also drained a 3-pointer and had nine of his 12 points in the second quarter to go along with a team-high six assists and a team-high three steals, and the visiting Wampus Cats held on for a non-league win over the Miners on Friday night at Kirby Krulitz Court.

Senior Owen Howard posted a double-double of 11 points, nine of which came in the second half, and a team-high 16 rebounds, and also contributed a pair of blocks, steals and assists to the stat sheet for Clark Fork, which led 23-22 heading into the locker room.

Lennox Radford had a game-high 18 points, including two 3-pointers, for Wallace (8-9), which invited the Wampus Cats to play the non-league game after their scheduled game at Coeur du Christ was postponed due a flu outbreak.

Senior Payton Stevens chipped in five points, including a 3-pointer, freshman Kingston Hudson had five points and six rebounds, and Yanik hauled in four rebounds for Clark Fork (7-8), which will face off against Wallace at Kirby Krulitz Court again on Wednesday for a 2A Scenic Idaho Conference affair.

Clark Fork 10 13 11 17 — 51

Wallace 11 11 9 18 — 49

PTS: CF — Yanik 16, Caven 12, Howard 11, P. Stevens 5, Hudson 5, Noble 2. WAL — Radford 18, Sodbat 11, Miller 10, Myles 6, Larson 4.

REB: CF — Howard 16, Hudson 6, Yanik 4, Caven 3, P. Stevens 3.

AST: CF — Caven 6, Howard 2, Yanik 1, P. Stevens 1.

STL: CF — Caven 3, Howard 2, Yanik 1.

BLK: CF — Howard 2.

Kootenai Thunder 58, Country Christian 43

SPOKANE VALLEY — Senior Jordan Zmuda tallied a team-high 16 points, including a 3-pointer, senior Marshall Peters chipped in 10 points of his own, and the No. 6 Thunder downed No. 7 Country Christian in a Mountain Christian League tournament consolation game held Friday night at Valley Christian School.

Sophomore Kohen Reynolds chalked up eight points, including a 3-pointer, as did fellow sophomore Harvey Peterson, and sophomores Ezra Duchow and Elias Rocke had six points apiece for the Thunder, which outscored Country Christian 28-13 in the second half.

Josiah Sheehan hit three 3-pointers and had all 15 of his points in the first half and Cayden Sheehan had nine of his 12 points in the second half, including two 3-pointers, for Country Christian, which hails from Pasco and finished the season at 1-16.

Senior Luke Cole added four points to the stat sheet for the Thunder, which improved to 7-8 with the victory.

Country Christian 5 22 5 11 — 43

Kootenai Thunder 14 16 12 16 — 58

PTS: KT — Zmuda 16, Peters 10, Peterson 8, Reynolds 8, Duchow 6, Rocke 6, Cole 4. CCP — J. Sheehan 15, C. Sheehan 12, Brubaker 11, Miller 5.

St. Maries 80, Priest River 44

ST. MARIES — Senior Ian Lamanna tallied a team-high 15 points, which included a 7-for-8 effort from the charity stripe, senior Lucas Mathews drained three 3-pointers and had a total of 14 points and came away with a team-high three steals, and the Spartans fell to the Lumberjacks in a 3A Central Idaho League game held Friday night at St. Maries High.

Senior Brady Hatten contributed five points, sophomore Jacob Best four points, five rebounds and two steals, and sophomore Madden Redinger had three points and a team-high two assists for Priest River, which got behind 22-8 after one quarter of action.

JJ Yearout scored a career-high 36 points, and also had 11 rebounds, three steals and three assists for St. Maries, which led 44-25 at intermission and is now 11-3 on the season.

Junior Broden Collins pulled down five rebounds and Lamanna and Mathews had four boards apiece for Priest River (5-10), which will host Timberlake on Thursday for a non-league matchup.

Priest River 8 17 13 6 — 44 

St. Maries 22 22 27 9 — 80 

PTS: PR — Lamanna 15, Mathews 14, Hatten 5, Best 4, Redinger 3, Collins 2, Willyard 1. SM — Yearout 36, Riberich 10, Speakman 8, J. Barta 7, Sloper 6, Dickison 4, B. Barta 4, Chatigny 3, Spooner 2.

REB: PR — Collins 5, Best 5, Lamanna 4, Mathews 4, Barth 2, Willyard 2, Strange 1, Hatten 1.

AST: PR — Redinger 2, Hatten 1, Mathews 1, Lamanna 1, Best 1.

STL: PR — Mathews 3, Best 2, Lamanna 1, Redinger 1.

BLK: PR — Collins 1.

Spokane Classical 55, Kootenai Thunder 52

SPOKANE VALLEY — The No. 6 Thunder were defeated by the No. 5 Knights by a three-point margin in the Mountain Christian League tournament consolation championship held Saturday afternoon at The Oaks Classical Christian Academy.

No other information was reported to the Daily Bee.

The Kootenai Thunder finished the season with an overall record of 7-9.

    Kootenai Thunder junior forward Jenny Barnhart (1) dives for a loose ball while contested by Spokane Classical's Neva Swartz during the Mountain Christian League tournament consolation championship game held Saturday morning at The Oaks Classical Christian Academy in Spokane Valley.

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