Kostas Bauck, Montana State University Lacrosse

A 2024 graduate of Sandpoint High, Kostas, a 5-foot-10-inch midfielder, scored his first collegiate goal as the Bobcats, who compete in the MCLA’s Division II Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference, used a 6-2 second-quarter scoring advantage to defeat the Aggies by a score of 16-12 on Feb. 21 at Utah State University. The former Bulldog standout has seen action in all four games so far this season for Montana State (3-1), which will play St. Thomas (Minn.) and North Dakota State on Feb. 28 and March 1, respectively, at the Fargo Parks Sports Center.

Berkeley Cox, Macalester College Tennis

A 2024 graduate of Sandpoint High, Berkeley, competing in the No. 5 women's singles spot, scored a 6-1, 6-2 win over Brianna Lienig as the Scots took down Bethany Lutheran College by a score of 6-1 in a non-conference dual held Feb. 21 at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The former Lady Bulldog standout and Macalester (2-2) will host the University of Northwestern (Minn.) on Feb. 28 for a dual at the same location.

Austin Dillon, Yakima Valley College Baseball

A 2023 graduate of Sandpoint High, Austin, a 6-foot-4-inch redshirt sophomore and right-handed pitcher, pitched two perfect relief innings, which included throwing nine of his 10 pitches for strikes, in a 15-0 home win over Grays Harbor on Feb. 22 at Parker Faller Field. The former Bulldog standout and Yakima Valley College (7-1), which swept the four-game series by a combined 52-4 run differential, will look to keep things rolling when they head to Edmonds College in Lynnwood, Wash. for a four-game series set to be held Feb. 28 and March 1 at Triton Field.

Jack Zimmerman, Lassen College Baseball

A 2023 graduate of Sandpoint High, Jack, a 5-foot-10-inch redshirt sophomore and left-handed outfielder, went a combined 4-for-11 with two singles, two doubles, two runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases as the Cougars defeated the College of the Redwoods by scores of 10-9 and 10-1 and Yuba by a score of 10-1 to win all three of their road games between Feb. 21 and 22. Zimmerman was 2-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored in the 10-1 win of the Corsairs and had an RBI double in the third inning of the 10-9 win over the Corsairs. The former Bulldog standout was also 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a recent 10-3 loss to West Valley on Feb. 14 for Lassen (11-6), which will host Shasta on Feb. 27 and then travel to Shasta on Feb. 28 for a doubleheader.

Riley Petesch, Jessup University Volleyball

A native of Bonners Ferry who attended and graduated from Granite Bay High (Granite Bay, Calif.) in 2024 in order to pursue his dreams of playing college volleyball, Riley, a 6-foot-5-inch sophomore outside hitter, had three kills, a dig, and a block assist in a 3-0 home win over Hope International on Feb. 17; two kills, two assists, and two digs in a 3-0 home win over Pacific Union on Feb. 19; and four kills, a dig, and one block assist in a 3-1 win at Simpson (Calif.) on Feb. 22 for the Warriors. Jessup (6-4), which has won four straight, will host Pepperdine on Feb. 27 and 28 for a pair of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches at Warrior Arena in Rocklin, Calif.

Asher Williams, Montana Tech University Basketball

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Asher, a 6-foot-6-inch freshman guard, scored nine points (3-10 FG, 3-4 FT), and had a steal and four rebounds across 24 minutes of action in a 90-63 win at Montana State Northern on Feb. 20. The former Badger standout also had seven points (3-7 FG, 1-2 FT), a steal and three rebounds across 21 minutes of action as the Orediggers capped off Frontier Conference play and their regular season with an 88-58 victory at the University of Providence on Feb. 21. Montana Tech (21-7) and Montana Western, tied fourth in the conference standings, will face off against each other in the first round of the Frontier Conference tournament, set to be held Feb. 28 through March 2 at the Butte Civic Center.

Camille Ussher, Lewis-Clark State College Track & Field

A 2022 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Camille, a senior distance runner, beat out six other competitors to win the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 20.48 seconds at the Eastern Oregon University Last Chance meet held Feb. 20 and 21 at Eastern Oregon Fieldhouse. The former Lady Badger standout and the Lady Warriors will return to action March 5 through 7 for the NAIA Indoor National Championships set to be held at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center in Gainesville, Fla.

Helene Rae, College of Idaho Track & Field

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Helene, a freshman thrower, beat out 19 other competitors to win the shot put with a mark of 44 feet, 10.25 inches — over five feet ahead of the next best throw — at the Eastern Oregon University Last Chance meet held Feb. 20 and 21 at Eastern Oregon Fieldhouse. The former Lady Badger standout and the Lady Yotes will return to action March 5 through 7 for the NAIA Indoor National Championships set to be held at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center in Gainesville, Fla.

Brayden Lamanna, Treasure Valley CC Track & Field

A 2025 graduate of Priest River High, Brayden, a freshman distance runner, placed fifth out of 23 runners in the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 26.19 seconds — just .75 seconds from his personal best — at the Eastern Oregon University Last Chance meet held Feb. 20 and 21 at Eastern Oregon Fieldhouse, which has just a 175-meter track as opposed to the standard indoor length of 200 meters. Treasure Valley CC will begin outdoor season on March 6 and 7 at Linfield University's Erik Anderson Memorial Invitational.

Lexi Tuinstra, South Mountain CC Golf

A 2025 graduate of Lake Havasu High who also played for a number of years for Sandpoint High, Lexi, a freshman, beat out 14 other competitors to win the ACCAC Spring Opener with a 16-over-par total gross across two rounds (79-79), which included 19 pars and a birdie, at the Tres Rios Golf Course in Goodyear, Ariz. on Jan. 27 and 28. The Cougars, which competed at the Paradise Valley CC Invitational on Feb. 23 and 24 at Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix, Ariz., will return to the course on March 16 and 17 for another local invitational at the Dobson Ranch Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.

Savannah Rickter, Dickinson State University Wrestling

A 2024 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Savannah, a sophomore wrestling up at 207 pounds, returned from injury and posted a 58-second win by pin over Celia Jager, which proved crucial as the Lady Blue Hawks fought to a 23-19 dual win over the University of Jamestown on Feb. 21 at Harold Newman Arena. The former Lady Badger standout and Dickinson State (6-8) will head to Oskaloosa, Iowa for the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships on Feb. 28.

    Berkeley Cox

    Austin Dillon

    Jack Zimmerman

    Riley Petesch

    Asher Williams

    Camille Ussher

    Helene Rae

 Brayden Lamanna

   Lexi Tuinstra

    Savannah Rickter