Colin Roos, Salt Lake CC Baseball

A 2023 graduate of Sandpoint High, Colin, a 6-foot-6-inch redshirt sophomore and right-handed pitcher, was credited with a win after throwing 3.1 innings, allowing five hits, no walks and no earned runs while striking out two batters to lift the Bruins to a 4-2 victory over South Mountain CC — their first win of the season — at Pine View High in St. George, Utah on Jan. 23. The former Bulldog standout and Salt Lake CC (2-2), which split the home four-game series with the Cougars, will be back in action at the Coyote Border Battle on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, where they'll face off against Central Arizona College twice, Arizona Western College and the College of Southern Nevada at fields in both Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.

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 2-for-9 with a double, a single, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks as the Hustlin' Cougs split a pair of season-opening series at Hartnell (W 12-2, L 18-17) on Jan. 23 and at Monterey Peninsula (L 13-4, W 8-0) on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25. The former Bulldog standout and Lassen College (2-2), located in Susanville, Calif., will be back on the diamond on Jan. 29 at Solano and at Cañada College for a doubleheader on Jan. 30 and 31.

Helene Rae, College of Idaho Track & Field

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Helene, a freshman thrower, finished fifth out of 28 competitors in the shotput (43 feet, 1.5 inches) and fifth out of 28 competitors in the weight throw (46 feet, 2.75 inches) to lead the Yotes at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Invitational held Jan. 22 through 24 at the University of Idaho. For her performance, the former Lady Badger standout received Cascade College Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week honors. Her mark in the indoor shot put ranks as third all-time in school history and her indoor weight throw mark ranks as ninth all-time in school history for the College of Idaho, which will return to action Feb. 7 at the EOU Lew Thorne Invite in La Grande, Ore.

Connor Alexander, Lewis-Clark State College Track & Field

A 2022 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Connor, a senior distance runner, placed 22nd out of 46 competitors in the mile run with a time of 4 minutes, 31.87 seconds at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Invitational. The former Badger standout was also 31st out of 67 competitors in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9 minutes, 3.63 seconds and led off the Warriors' 4x400 'C' relay, which placed sixth with a time of 3 minutes, 49.47 seconds.

Camille Ussher, Lewis-Clark State College Track & Field

A 2022 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Camille, a senior middle distance runner, placed fourth out of 27 competitors in the 1,000-meter run with a personal best time of 3 minutes, 1.57 seconds, which ranks as third all-time in program history, at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Invitational. The former Lady Badger standout also placed fifth out of 35 competitors in the mile run with a time of 5 minutes, 13.86 seconds and anchored the Lady Warriors 4x400 'B' relay, which placed fifth with a time of 4 minutes, 15.51 seconds. Lewis-Clark State College will compete next at the Inland Northwest Invite hosted by Whitworth University on Jan. 31.

Asher Williams, Montana Tech University Basketball

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Asher, a 6-foot-6-inch freshman guard, scored 11 points (3-11 FG, 5-6 FT) and grabbed three rebounds across 21 minutes of action as the No. 15 Orediggers avenged an earlier-season loss in a 68-64 Frontier Conference win over Montana Western on Jan. 23. The former Badger standout, averaging 9.3 points per game on the year, and Montana Tech (16-4) will return to the hardwood on Jan. 30 at Carroll and on Jan. 31 at Rocky Mountain College for a pair of pivotal conference games.

Brody Rice, Treasure Valley CC Basketball

A 2025 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Brody, a 6-foot-3-inch freshman guard, scored eight points (4-8 FG, 1-1 FT), including a 3-pointer, hauled in three rebounds and dished out an assist across 22 minutes of action as the Chukars won their sixth consecutive conference game on Jan. 24 with a 91-87 win over Spokane. The former two-time All-Intermountain League pick, averaging 4.7 points per game on the season, also had two points (1-3 FG) and five rebounds across 12 minutes of action in a 96-74 win over Blue Mountain on Jan. 21 for Treasure Valley CC (9-8), which continued NWAC play on Jan. 28 at Columbia Basin and will travel to Wenatchee Valley on Jan. 31.

Jacob Ballard, BYU Swimming & Diving

A 2020 graduate of Central Valley High (Spokane Valley) who swam for a handful of years for Sandpoint High and the Sandpoint Sharks, Jacob, a fifth-year senior, finished fifth out of 16 competitors in the 100 fly with a time of 48.62 seconds as the Cougars defeated Air Force (231-122) and Colorado Mesa (224.5-128.5.) in a double dual held Jan. 23 and 24 at Richards Building Pool in Provo, Utah. The former Bulldog standout also anchored BYU's second-place 400 free relay (2:59.92), splitting a 100 of 45.09. He also split a 19.99-second 50 free and anchored the Cougars' third-place 200 free relay (1:20.77), and split a 21.48-second 50 fly during the Cougars' second-place 200 medley relay (1:28.09). BYU will return to the pool on Feb. 6 when they host rival Utah for a dual.

    Jack Zimmerman

    Helene Rae

    Connor Alexander

    Camille Ussher

    Asher Williams

    Brody Rice

    Jacob Ballard