PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint girls wrestling wins Conrad Garner Invitational
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 hours, 8 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. | February 11, 2026 1:00 AM
WRESTLING
BONNERS FERRY — Ariana Turnbull (170), Zxyloh Hull-Johnson (145-155), Summer Birch (120), Mackenzee Donenfeld (105) and Avery Inge (130) all won their round robin brackets as the Sandpoint girls beat out six other teams to capture the Conrad Garner Invitational team title on Saturday at Bonners Ferry High.
Donenfeld and Hull-Johnson won all four of their matches by pin, Turnbull won all three of her bouts by pin, Inge won two matches by pin, and Birch claimed a victory via pin and another via a 7-6 decision for the Lady Bulldogs, which scored 135 points, 52.5 ahead of runner-up Post Falls.
Vanessa Hood (135-140) went 3-1 with three wins by pin, as did Shayne Pirlot (145-155), and Lilli Marti (190-235) had a win by pin as all three placed second on the day. Kaysha Kimura (145-155), Rhaelyn Schedlbauer (110-115) and Violet Henney (105) all had two wins by pin and grabbed bronze medals.
For the boys, Jeremiah Palmer, wrestling at 190 pounds, won two matches by pin and notched a 17-5 win by major decision on his way to an individual title for the Bulldogs, which placed seventh out of nine scoring teams with 55 points. Eli Taylor (150) had three wins by pin on the day for Sandpoint, which is set to return to action on Friday for a dual at Moscow.
Taylor Dodd (285) won both his bouts by pin and claimed an individual title for Bonners Ferry, which placed sixth with 65 points.
Justin Hopkins (98) won a match by pin and placed second and Tadhg McLaimtaig (113) won a pair of matches by pin and placed fourth for Priest River, which finished in eighth with 50.5 points.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 135. 2, Post Falls 82.5. 3, Lakeland 68.5. 4, Timberlake 18. t-5, Kellogg, Lakeside 7. 7, Bonners Ferry 3.
ROUND ROBIN RESULTS
105 — 1, Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint. 2, Teagan Patrick, Lakeland. 3, Violet Henney, Sandpoint. 4, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry. 5, Allison Esposito, Sandpoint. 110/115 — 1, Hunter Edmonson, Lakeland. 2, Vada Hutchinson, Post Falls. 3, Rhaelyn Schedlbauer, Sandpoint. 4, Isabella Symons, Sandpoint. 5, Jasmine Soto-Wilson, Post Falls. 120 — 1, Summer Birch, Sandpoint. 2, Emma Younger, Post Falls. 3, Bailey Haag, Lakeland. 4, Rayna Schatz, Lakeside. 125 — 1, Shelby Garten, Timberlake. 2, Alexandrea Schroeder, Lakeland. 3, Karma Nutter, Post Falls. 4, Daphne Krenelka, Sandpoint. 5, Tabitha Tilton, Lakeland. 130 — 1, Avery Inge, Sandpoint. 2, Ava Lynn Alberts, Post Falls. 135/140 — 1, Kahli Brown, Post Falls. 2, Vanessa Hood, Sandpoint. 3, Kalayah White, Kellogg. 4, Raylee Reynolds, Post Falls. 5, Kiera Balch, Sandpoint. 145-155 — 1, Zxyloh Hull-Johnson, Sandpoint. 2, Shayne Pirlot, Sandpoint. 3, Kaysha Kimura, Sandpoint. 4, Sophia Peone, Post Falls. 5, Oriana Lopez, Sandpoint. 170 — 1, Ariana Turnbull, Sandpoint. 2, Makayla Reynolds. 3, Sequioa Stephens, Lakeland. 4, Maya Mendoza, Lakeland. 190/235 — 1, Kassie Voss, Post Falls. 2, Lilli Marti, Sandpoint. 3, Anastasia Dmitrieva, Lakeland.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 200.5. 2, Lake City 180. 3, Lakeland 170.5. 4, Timberlake 165.5. 5, Kellogg 90. 6, Bonners Ferry 65. 7, Sandpoint 55. 8, Priest River 50.5. 9, Lakeside 36.
FIRST-PLACE MATCHES
98 — Bryan Patrick, Lakeland, p. Justin Hopkins, Priest River, 1:18. 106 (round robin) — 1, Nayton O’Neill, Kellogg. 2, Colter Schoepp, Timberlake. 113 — Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, d. Colton Storey, Kellogg, by injury default. 120 — Carson Leonard, Lakeland, p. Sawyer Huston, Timberlake, 1:10. 126 — Cole Moorman, Post Falls, md. Jacob Rade, Timberlake, 13-2. 132 — Solomon Crowley, Lake City, tf. Gage Haines, Timberlake, 16-0. 138 — Sawyer Sage, Post Falls, d. Connor Johnson, Lake City, 4-0. 144 — Cole Cooper, Lakeland, d. Titus Wise, Post Falls, 5-0. 150 — Eli Gross, Lake City, p. John Neff, Lakeland, 2:39. 157 — Josh Macdonald, Lake City, d. Chris Schmidt, Timberlake, 4-3. 165 — Damion Hamilton, Post Falls, tf. Tucker Bridwell, Lake City, 18-0. 175 — Landon Moore, Post Falls, d. Gage McWatters, Lakeland, 6-3. 190 — Jeremiah Palmer, Sandpoint, p. Julian Moffitt, Lakeside, 4:35. 215 — Emmit Rivadeneira, Lakeland, md. James Vincent, Lake City, 10-0. 285 — Taylor Dodd, Bonners Ferry, p. Archer Higgins, Timberlake, 3:21.
THIRD-PLACE MATCHES
98 — Soren Hutchinson, Post Falls, md. Jaxon Brazle, Post Falls, 10-0. 106 — no match. 113 — Colby Adams, Lakeland, p. Tadhg McLaimtaig, Priest River, :46. 120 — Saul Benzinger, Post Falls, md. Aiden Figeroa, Kellogg, 13-1. 126 — Graham Burton, Lake City, p. Seamus Byrne, Post Falls, 2:41. 132 — Braden Hayes, Kellogg, d. Eivind Flack, Bonners Ferry, 8-5. 138 — Brayson Moore, Post Falls, p. Jackson Spry, Kellogg, 3:12. 144 — Caden Ramey, Lake City, tf. Parker Cathey, Timberlake, 18-1. 150 — Kellan Walther, Lake City, p. Jager McWatters, Lakeland, 4:41. 157 — Payton Loutzenhiser, Post Falls, d. Aiden Dodd, Bonners Ferry, 8-5. 165 — Joseph Torr, Timberlake, p. Landon Puzio, Lakeland, 1:48. 175 — Carter Loutzenhiser, Timberlake, p. John Brownfield, Kellogg, 1:42. 190 — Benjamin Carrasco, Post Falls, p. Chance Browne, Lake City, 3:08. 215 — Cash Preston, Post Falls, tf. Logan Hartley, Post Falls, 18-2. 285 — Ryder Storro, Post Falls, p. Elijah Sifford, Lakeside, 3:01.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Grangeville 66, Priest River 20
GRANGEVILLE — Sophomore McKinley Burgess-Duquette recorded 10 points, six rebounds and three steals — all team-high's — junior Haylee Jepson-Church had six points, four rebounds and two steals, and the Lady Spartans were defeated by the Lady Bulldogs in 3A District 1-2 first round matchup held Monday night at Grangeville High.
Freshman Haley Rice had two points, five rebounds and two steals and senior Aleigha Jensen pulled down five rebounds of her own for Priest River, which trailed 40-9 at intermission.
University of Providence commit Addisyn Vanderwall tallied 16 points, including three 3-pointers, 10 rebounds and six assists, Whitworth University commit Caryss Barger had 16 points and four steals, and sophomore Autumn Long added 13 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and six steals to the stat sheet for No. 1 Grangeville (16-6), which used a 22-2 second-quarter scoring advantage to pull away and will host No. 2 Kellogg (12-9) today in the 3A District 1-2 championship game.
Freshman Elia Smith chipped in two points for No. 4 Priest River (8-9), which will travel to No. 3 Orofino (7-12), who lost to the Lady Wildcats by a score of 63-36 in their opener, for a 3A District 1-2 loser-out game today.
Priest River 7 2 4 7 — 20
Grangeville 18 22 12 14 — 66
PTS: PR — Burgess-Duquette 10, Jepson-Church 6, Rice 2, Smith 2. GRA — Barger 16, Vanderwall 16, Long 13, MacGregor 8, Wilkinson 4, Klement 3, Lane 2, Green 2, Wolter 2.
REB: PR — Burgess-Duquette 6, Rice 5, Jensen 5, Jepson-Church 4, Whitaker 1, Smith 1, Hollett 1. GRA — Vanderwall 10, Wolter 8, Long 7, Barger 4, Wilkinson 4, Hagen 4, MacGregor 3, Lane 3, Green 2,
AST: PR — Whitaker 2, Rice 1, Jepson-Church 1. GRA — Long 9, Vanderwall 6, Barger 2, MacGregor 2, Klement 2.
STL: PR — Burgess-Duquette 3, Rice 2, Jepson-Church 2, Smith 1. GRA — Long 6, Barger 4, Wilkinson 4, Klement 3, Vanderwall 3, MacGregor 2, Wolter 2, Hagen 1.
BLK: PR — Rice 1. GRA — Hagen 1, Klement 1, Wolter 1.
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