NAMPA — A fifth-place finish out of 75 teams isn't too shabby. In fact, it's the best team finish by the Lady Bulldogs yet.

After a seventh-place tally in 2025, Lilli Marti (235) and Vanessa Hood (135) grabbed bronze medals, Teagan Newsom (145) grappled to a fourth-place finish, and the Sandpoint High girls wrestling team impressed once again at the All-Class State Championship tournament held Friday and Saturday at the Ford Idaho Center.

Marti won five of her six matches across the two-day tournament, winning her opener by pin before battling to four consecutive victories in the consolation bracket. The standout senior capped off her career with two wins by pin, another win by a 4-3 decision in a thrilling consolation semifinals bout, and then posted a victory by third-period pin over Eagle High sophomore Keleigh Russell-Smith in the third-place match.

Hood, a sophomore, won four of her five bouts by pin, including a second-period pin of Kuna's Jadyn Jackson in the third-place match, and Newsom, a junior, collected two wins by pin and a win by 12-7 decision over Sarah Tomlinson of Meridian in the consolation semifinals.

Also producing multiple wins were Mackenzee Donenfeld (100) and Izzy Stark (130). Donenfeld, a sophomore, had a 10-0 win by major decision and another by a 7-2 decision, and Stark, a junior, won two matches by pin for Sandpoint, which scored 74 points in total. Eagle won the team title with 116 points.

Junior Zxyloh Hull-Johnson (155) had a win by pin and sophomore Rhaelyn Schedlbauer (110) captured a victory via a 13-7 decision to round out the top performers for the Lady Bulldogs.

For Clark Fork, sophomore Summer Birch represented the Lady Cats for the second straight season, and this time, earned a fifth-place finish as she became the first state placer in school history. Wrestling at 120 pounds, Birch notched two wins by pin to start the tournament before clawing back to win a triple overtime tiebreaker match via an 8-1 tally thanks to an escape, a takedown, and a 4-point nearfall in quick succession. She then made history with a 9-5 win by decision over Rosy Weatherspoon of Fruitland in the bronze-medal bout.

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TEAM SCORES — 1, Eagle 116. 2, Thunder Ridge 108. 3, Kuna 98.5. 4, Caldwell 79.5. 5, Sandpoint 74. 6, Rocky Mountain 70. 7, Buhl 68.5. 8, Post Falls 67. 9, Idaho Falls 55.5. 10, Meridian 53. 11, Tri-Valley 51. 12, Weiser 50. 13, American Falls 45.5. 14, Malad 45. 15, Centennial 44. 16, Middleton 42. 17 (tie), Blackfoot, Coeur d’Alene 39. 19, Preston 37. 20, Jerome 36. 21 (tie), Skyline, West Jefferson 33. 23, Fruitland 32.5. 24, Oakley 30.5. 25, South Fremont 30. 26 (tie), Bear Lake, New Plymouth 29. 28 (tie), Kimberly, Timberlake 27. 30, Challis 26. 31 (tie), Grace, Nampa 25. 33 (tie), Century, Deary 24. 35, Rigby 23. 36, Ridgevue 21. 37, Minico 20.5. 38, Borah 20. 39, Lakeland 18. 40 (tie), Filer, Twin Falls 16. 42, Clearwater Valley 15. 43 (tie), Bishop Kelly, Sugar-Salem 14. 45 (tie), Clark Fork, Timberline 13. 47, Canyon Ridge 12. 48, Mountain View 11. 49, Skyview 10.5. 50 (tie), Lewiston, Soda Springs 10. 52, Salmon 7. 53 (tie), Lake City, Vallivue 6. 55, Prairie 4. 56 (tie), Emmett, Homedale, Mountain Home, Parma Payette, Snake River, Teton 3. 63, Glenns Ferry 2.5. 64 (tie), Columbia, Moscow, West Side 2. 67 (tie), Aberdeen, Boise, Burley, Gooding, Hillcrest, Madison, Owyhee, Pocatello, Wendell 0.