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PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint track & field opens season at Wildcat Invite

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month, 3 weeks 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. | March 21, 2026 1:00 AM

TRACK & FIELD

MEAD — The Bulldogs won five individual events and two relays to open the season at the Wildcat Invite held Thursday afternoon at Mt. Spokane High.

Senior Isaac Schmit beat out 30 other competitors to win the 100-meter dash (11.60), senior Kamren Ziarnick beat out 23 other competitors to win the 200-meter dash (23.68), and sophomore Caleb Thompson bested 11 other competitors to win the high jump (6 feet, 1 inches) for the boys, which also won the 4x100 (45.05) and 4x200 relays (1:33.44) and beat out University and Ridgeline in dual scoring.

Senior Ani Vick beat out eight competitors to win the 300-meter hurdles (48.12) and senior Jasmin Laing cleared an all-time personal best and beat out eight other competitors to win the high jump (5 feet, 3 inches) for the girls.

Sandpoint will head to the P1FCU Sports Complex for the Lewiston Invitational today. Priest River will open its season at the meet as well.

BOYS

DUAL SCORES — Sandpoint 86.5, University 68.5; University 100.5, Ridgeline 54.50; Sandpoint 112, Ridgeline 43; Mt. Spokane 79, University 76; Mt. Spokane 85, Sandpoint 70; Mt. Spokane 111, Ridgeline 44.

(winner, locals in top 5/top local)

100 — 1, Isaac Schmit, Sandpoint, 11.60; 3, Kamren Ziarnick, Sandpoint; 5, Trey Blumenberg, Sandpoint, 11.79. 200 — 1, Kamren Ziarnick, Sandpoint, 23.68; 3, Wesley Drube, Sandpoint, 24.06; 4, Trey Blumenberg, Sandpoint, 24.10. 400 — 1, Jaxson Bisquera, University, 52.46; 2, Deacon Schicker, Sandpoint, 54.53; 4, Pax Longanecker, Sandpoint, 56.32. 800 — 1, Keean Huntsinger, Ridgeline, 1:59.60; 6, Wyatt Lemon, Sandpoint, 2:17.93. 1600 — 1, Logan Nave, Mt. Spokane, 4:30.99; 12, Wyatt Lemon, Sandpoint, 4:53.63. 3200 — 1, Eli Hewa, Mt. Spokane, 9:54.43; 10, Landon Conner, Sandpoint, 10:48.60.

110 hurdles — 1, Jack Apel, Mt. Spokane, 15.80; 5, Kelton Vasile, Sandpoint, 18.37. 300 hurdles — 1, Andrew Thomas, Mt. Spokane, 41.52; 4, Kelton Vasile, Sandpoint, 45.86. 4x100 relay — 1, Sandpoint (no names listed), 45.05. 4x200 relay — 1, Sandpoint (no names listed), 1:33.44. 4x400 relay — 1, Mt. Spokane (no names listed), 3:30.95; 2, Sandpoint (no names listed), 3:46.40.

Shot put — 1, Jaxon Lefler, University, 49-5; 7, Matthew Kunde, Sandpoint, 39-8. Discus — 1, Charles Newton, Mt. Spokane, 156-5; 2, Matthew Kunde, Sandpoint, 127-8; 3, Damian Porter, Sandpoint, 127-0. Javelin — 1, Quinn Lipke, University, 164-10; 4, Hayden Peterson, Sandpoint, 142-6. High jump — 1, Caleb Tomlinson, Sandpoint, 6-1. Pole vault — 1, Steven Wissink, University, 13-0; 2, Wyatt Neal, Sandpoint, 11-6; 3, Thomas McDaniel, Sandpoint, 10-6; 5, Wyatt Mitchell, Sandpoint, 9-0. Long jump — 1, Jaxon Lefler, University, 21-4; 3, Clayton Ernst, Sandpoint, 19-3; 5, Caleb Tomlinson, Sandpoint, 18-10. Triple jump — 1, Rock Franklin, Mt. Spokane, 39-9; 3, Clayton Ernst, Sandpoint, 37-4.

GIRLS

DUAL SCORES — University 110, Sandpoint 43; University 79, Ridgeline 72; Ridgeline 103, Sandpoint 47; Mt. Spokane 87.5, University 66.5; Mt. Spokane 101, Sandpoint 50; Mt. Spokane 81, Ridgeline 74.

(winner, locals in top 5/top local)

100 — 1, Ainsley Miller, University, 13.52; 8, Liesl Heuser, Sandpoint, 14.52. 200 — 1, Ainsley Miller, University, 26.91; 3, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 27.92. 400 — 1, Kali Rothrock, Ridgeline, 58.21; 7, Siena Todd-Murray, Sandpoint, 1:09.47. 800 — 1, Frances Rein, Mt. Spokane, 2:26.74; 10, Sophia Brubaker, Sandpoint, 2:53.93. 1600 — 1, Frances Rein, Mt. Spokane, 5:18.56; 10, Sophia Brubaker, Sandpoint, 6:06.37. 3200 — 1, Eva Kalabova, Mt. Spokane, 11:17.14.

100 hurdles — 1, Addison Cox, University, 16.89; 2, Elia Howard, Sandpoint, 17.18; 3, Ani Vick, Sandpoint, 17.67. 300 hurdles — 1, Ani Vick, Sandpoint, 48.12. 4x100 relay — 1, University (no names listed), 52.05. 4x200 relay — 1, Ridgeline (no names listed), 1:49.46. 4x400 relay — 1, Ridgeline (no names listed), 4:14.22.

Shot put — 1, Brooklyn Keltz, Mt. Spokane, 38-0; 17, Payton Berlinger, Sandpoint, 22-3. Discus — 1, Hannah Rash, Mt. Spokane, 105-4; 12, Payton Berlinger, Sandpoint, 60-1. Javelin — 1, Jadyn Thomas, University, 122-5; 18, Jordyn Tomco, Sandpoint, 61-3. High jump — 1, Jasmin Laing, Sandpoint, 5-3. Pole vault — 1, Samantha Deakins, Mt. Spokane, 9-6; t-2, Sienna Omodt, Sandpoint; Izzy Davidson, Sandpoint, 9-0; 4, Annaliese Reimann, Sandpoint, 8-6. Long jump — 1, Myranda Lindner, Mt. Spokane, 15-5; 4, Jasmin Laing, Sandpoint, 15-2.5. Triple jump — 1, Kali Rothrock, Ridgeline, 35-6.5; 5, Sierra Vest, Sandpoint, 28-11.5.

BASEBALL

Priest River 17, Bonners Ferry JV 7

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Brady Hatten went 4-for-5 with four singles and a pair of RBIs, junior Dave Findley added a 3-for-3 effort to go along with a double and a three-run triple, and the Spartans kicked off their season with a victory over the Badgers' junior varsity team Thursday afternoon at Priest River Jr./Sr. High.

Sophomore Layton Goins was 3-for-5 with a double, junior Broden Collins and sophomore Jacob Best hit two-run doubles of their own, and junior Brayden Elder smashed a two-run triple for Priest River, which used a 6-run second frame and a 5-run fifth frame to seal the deal.

On the mound, Best, who had three stolen bases, struck out four batters across two no-hit innings in relief and Elder struck out three batters across 2.1 innings for the Spartans.

Bonners Ferry JV 0 6 0 1 0 0 — 7

Priest River 1 6 3 1 5 1 — 17

Game called in six innings due to run rule.

PITCHING

PR — Berns: 1.2 IP, 3H, 6ER, 2BB, 0K. Elder: 2.1IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 3K. Best: 2IP, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 4K. BF — G. Woelfle: 1IP, 3H, 5ER, 4BB, 3K. Brimhall: 2IP, 5H, 5ER, 1BB, 2K. Hensley-Sanders: 1IP, 3H, 3ER, 1BB, 0K. Miller: 1IP, 3H, 3ER, 1BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Hatten 4, Goins 3, Findley 3, Elder 1, Best 1, Collins 1, Garvin 1. BF — Winkleseth 2, G. Woelfle 1, Worley 1, Newhouse 1, Weymer 1. 2B — Collins, Findley, Best, Goins. 3B — Elder, Findley. RBI: PR — Findley 3, Garvin 2, Collins 2, Best 2, Hatten 2, Elder 2, Goins 1, Baldwin 1. BF — Worley 2, Newhouse 1, Dickson 1, G. Woelfle 1.

Priest River 13, Bonners Ferry JV 3

PRIEST RIVER — Junior Broden Collins went 2-for-3 with a two-run double, senior Brady Hatten was 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, and sophomore Jacob Best crossed the plate a game-high three times as the Spartans completed a series sweep of the Badgers' junior varsity team on Thursday afternoon at Priest River Jr./Sr. High. 

Junior Dave Findley closed out the contest on the bump with four strikeouts across two no-hit innings for the Spartans, which scored 12 of their 13 runs in the first inning.

Priest River (2-0) is set to host St. Maries on Tuesday for their first 3A Central Idaho League game of the year.

Bonners Ferry JV 0 3 0 0 — 3 5 1

Priest River 12 0 1 X — 13 4 0

Game called in four innings due to run rule.

PITCHING

PR — Garvin: 2IP, 5H, 3ER, 1BB, 2K. Findley: 2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 4K. BF — Worley: 0IP, 2H, 10ER, 7BB, 0K. Weymer: 1IP, 1, 2ER, 3BB, 1K. Miller: 2IP, 1H, 1ER, 2BB, 6K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Hatten 2, Collins 2. BF — Dickson 1, G. Woelfle 1, Becker 1, Weymer 1, Winkelseth 1. 2B — Collins, Winkelseth, Woelfle, Becker. RBI: PR — Collins 3, Goins 1, Elder 1, Hatten 1, Berns 1, Garvin 1, Frye 1, Baldwin 1. BF — Hensley-Sanders 1, Weymer 1, Dickson 1.

SOFTBALL

Bonners Ferry 23, Priest River 9

PRIEST RIVER — McKinley Burgess-Duquette hit an RBI double, Toni Marinello and Lilly Kennedy had singles, and the Lady Spartans dropped their season opener against the Lady Badgers on Thursday afternoon at Priest River Jr./Sr. High.

Ryelle Short went 4-for-5 with two triples and four RBIs for Bonners Ferry, which scored 10 runs in the first frame and seven in the fourth on their way to victory. Short also struck out eight batters across four innings in the circle.

Bonners Ferry 10 1 5 7 — 23 11 0

Priest River 5 0 2 2 — 9 3 7

Game called in four innings due to run rule.

PITCHING

PR — Sparrow-Lovette: 1IP, 4H, 3ER, 6BB, 1K. Marinello: 1.1IP, 2H, 5ER, 7BB, 0K. Burgess-Duquette: 1.2IP, 5H, 7ER, 5BB, 3K. BF — Short: 4IP, 3H, 9ER, 7BB, 8K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Marinello 1, Kennedy 1, Burgess-Duquette 1. BF — Short 4, Frederickson 2, Anderson 2, Frago 1, Mertzweiller 1, Abraham 1. 2B — Burgess-Duquette, Anderson, Abraham, Frago. 3B — Short 2, Anderson. RBI: PR — Kennedy 1, Smith 1, Sparrow-Lovette 1, Stanger 1, Jepson-Church 1, Stumm 1, Burgess-Duquette 1. BF — Short 4, Abraham 3, Anderson 2, Frederickson 2, Frago 1, McBride 1, Mertzweiller 1.

Bonners Ferry 26, Priest River 13

PRIEST RIVER — McKinley Burgess-Duquette went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, Abigail Sparrow-Lovette was 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of RBIs of her own, and the Lady Spartans fell to the Lady Badgers in the nightcap of their non-league doubleheader on Thursday afternoon at Priest River Jr./Sr. High. 

Rylee Dixon had two singles and Autumn Meyer struck out seven batters across three innings on the rubber for Priest River, which scored 11 of their 13 runs between the first two innings.

Hailey Dickson went 3-for-4 with a double for Bonners Ferry, which scored nine runs in the fifth frame before initiating the run rule in the bottom half of the inning.

Priest River (0-2) will host St. Maries on Tuesday for their first 3A Central Idaho League game of the year.

Bonners Ferry JV 10 5 0 2 9 — 26 12 1

Priest River 4 7 0 1 1 — 13 10 1

Game called in five innings due to run rule.

PITCHING

PR — Burgess-Duquette: 2IP, 10H, 15ER, 5BB, 1K. Meyer: 3IP, 2H, 11ER, 10BB, 7K. BF — Frago: 5IP, 10H, 13ER, 12BB, 6K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Burgess-Duquette 3, Dixon 2, Sparrow-Lovette 2, Smith 1, Olmo 1, Dunnington 1. BF — Dickson 3, Jones 2, Short 2, Frederickson 2, Short 1, Mertzweiller 1, Jones 1. 2B — Sparrow-Lovette, Burgess-Duquette, Dickson, Frago, Short, Frederickson. 3B — Jones, Mertzweiller.  RBI: PR — Burgess-Duquette 2, Olmo 2, Sparrow-Lovette 2, Dixon 2, Smith 1, Meyer 1. BF — Mertzweiller 3, Jones 2, Dickson 2, Short 2, Frederickson 1, Frago 1, McBride 1, Abraham 1.

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