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PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint baseball run rules Lakeland twice, improves to 4-0 on season

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 week, 2 days 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 25, 2026 1:00 AM

BASEBALL

Sandpoint 14, Lakeland 4 (5)

SANDPOINT — What a start to the season for Jack Schriber.

The standout junior, now on a four-game hitting streak, went 2-for-3 with a pair of two-run triples and five RBIs in total, junior Carson Resso went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles, and the Bulldogs bested the Hawks in the opener of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader held Monday afternoon at War Memorial Field.

Dallen Williams was credited with his second win of the season on the mound, allowing just one earned run while striking out six batters across four solid innings. At the plate, the right-handed pitcher added a 2-for-3 effort to the box score, including an RBI single in Sandpoint's nine-run fifth frame. Senior Mason Little chipped in an RBI single and senior Coleman Inge hit a home run to deep right field during the inning as well.

Senior Soren Caprio and junior Brennan Shaw also singled in back-to-back at-bats to keep the rally going in the fifth for Sandpoint, which limited to Lakeland to just two hits across the final three innings of the game.

Lakeland 2 1 0 0 1 —  4 6 4

Sandpoint 0 3 2 0 9 — 14 11 4

PITCHING

SPT — Williams (W): 4IP, 5H, 3R (1ER), 1BB, 6K. Shaw: 1IP, 1H, 1R (0ER), 1BB, 1K. LL — Taylor (L): 4IP, 3H, 5R (3ER), 3BB, 3K. Larcher: 0.2IP, 8H, 9R (6ER), 1BB, 0K. Knight: 0.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Resso 3, Schriber 2, Williams 2, Inge 1, Little 1, Shaw 1, Caprio 1. LL — Smith 2, Puzio 1, Taylor 1, Larcher 1, Tamagni 1. 3B — Schriber 2. HR — Inge. RBI: SPT — Schriber 5, Resso 3, Inge 2, Medeiros 1, Reichart 1, Williams 1, Little 1. LL — Larcher 1, Taylor 1, Bevacqua 1, Smith 1.

Sandpoint 10, Lakeland 0 (5)

SANDPOINT — Junior Brennan Shaw went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI single, junior Carson Resso went 2-for-3 with an RBI double that started off the scoring during Sandpoint's three-run second inning, and the Bulldogs blanked the Hawks for a 5A Inland Empire League series sweep on Monday afternoon at War Memorial Field. 

Senior Dallen Williams knocked home a two-run single and senior Parker Reichart recorded an RBI double in back-to-back at-bats during the fourth inning for Sandpoint, which scored seven runs during the frame.

On the rubber, senior Sage Medeiros threw 3.2 one-hit innings and struck out six batters to earn his second win of the year. At the plate, the right-handed pitcher also contributed a single, as did junior Jack Schriber.

Shaw bagged two stolen bases and eight different players drew walks in the contest for Sandpoint (4-0), which also got 1.1 no-hit innings to go along with three strikeouts from Reichart on the day. The Bulldogs will host 6A Inland Empire League opponents Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls on Thursday for one game apiece at approximately 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at War Memorial Field.

Lakeland 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 0

Sandpoint 0 3 0 7 X — 10 9 0

PITCHING

SPT — Medeiros (W): 3.2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 6K. Reichart: 1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 3K. LL — Puzio (L): 3.1IP, 8H, 7R (7ER), 4BB, 2K. Knight: 0.2IP, 1H, 3R (2ER), 4BB, 2K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Shaw 3, Resso 2, Schriber 1, Medeiros 1, Reichart 1, Williams 1. LL — Tamagni 1. 2B — Resso, Reichart. RBI: SPT — Resso 2, Williams 2, Caprio 1, Shaw 1, Reichart 1, Inge 1. LL — None.

SOFTBALL

Lakeland 14, Sandpoint 1 (5)

RATHDRUM — Junior Teagan Newsom hit a solo shot to center field in the fourth inning, senior Arah Stevens singled in the second, and the Lady Bulldogs were defeated by the Lady Hawks in five innings during the opener of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Monday afternoon at Lakeland High.

Newsom also drew a walk and sophomore Bailey Wilson struck out three batters across four innings in the circle for Sandpoint, which committed seven errors in the contest.

Five different players had multi-hit efforts for Lakeland, which scored 12 of their 14 runs between the second and third innings.

Sandpoint 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 2 7

Lakeland 1 7 5 1 X — 14 12 0

PITCHING

SPT — Wilson (L): 4IP, 12H, 14R (4ER), 5BB, 3K. LL — Re. Dutton (W): 5IP, 2H, 1R (1ER), 0BB, 6K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Newsom 1, A. Stevens 1. LL — Blakemore 2, Zimmerman 2, Drake 2, Corby 2, Ra. Dutton 2, Vanek 1, Re. Dutton 1. 2B — Drake, Re. Dutton, Vanek. HR — Newsom. RBI: SPT — Newsom 1. LL — Re. Dutton 2, Corby 2, Vanek 2, Blakemore 1, Zimmerman 1, Drake 1, Ra. Dutton 1.

Lakeland 8, Sandpoint 3

RATHDRUM — Senior Arah Stevens smashed a two-run home run to left field to start things off in the first frame, sophomore Marlee Stevens turned in a quality effort in the circle with eight strikeouts and no walks across six innings of work, but the Lady Bulldogs dropped the nightcap of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Monday afternoon at Lakeland High.

Sophomore Raelyn Olsen hit a double in sixth inning and senior Cadence Skibitsky singled in the at-bat prior to Stevens' homer for Sandpoint, which scored another run again in the seventh inning on a passed ball. Arah Stevens also drew two walks in the contest for the Lady Bulldogs.

Abby Helmholz struck out 10 batters across seven innings for Lakeland, which used a 5-spot in the fourth inning to pull away.

Sandpoint (1-3) will travel to Coeur d'Alene on Thursday for their first doubleheader of the season against a 6A opponent.

Sandpoint 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 3 4 5

Lakeland 2 0 0 5 1 0 X — 8 6 2

PITCHING

SPT — M. Stevens (L): 6IP, 6H, 6R (3ER), 0BB, 8K. LL — Helmholz (W): 7IP, 4H, 3R (2ER), 1BB, 10K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Wilson 1, Olsen 1, Skibitsky 1, A. Stevens 1. LL — Blakemore 2, Zimmerman 2, Helmholz 1, Ra. Dutton 1. 2B — Olsen, Blakemore, Zimmerman. HR — A. Stevens, Zimmerman, Re. Dutton. RBI: SPT — A. Stevens 2. LL — Blakemore 2, Re. Dutton 2, Zimmerman 1.

GOLF

CLARKSTON, Wash. — Junior Nate Fegert carded a 10-over-par 82 and finished tied for second overall as the Priest River boys beat out 11 other teams to capture the Lapwai Invitational team title on Monday afternoon at the Red Wolf Golf Club.

Senior Dawson Strange shot a 90 and sophomore Madden Redinger fired in a 95 for the Spartans, which beat out Clarkston by one stroke and Kellogg by two strokes. Bonners Ferry's Patrick Young finished with an 82 of his own for the Badgers, which finished fourth out of 12 scoring teams.

Elle Sheets shot a 121 for Bonners Ferry's girls, which weren't able to compile a team score.

Priest River will compete next on Thursday at an invitational at Bryden Canyon Golf Course in Lewiston.

BOYS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Priest River 365. 2, Clarkston A 366. 3, Kellogg 367. 4, Bonners Ferry 387. 5, Wallace 396. 6, Logos 401. 7, Timberlake 407. 8, Lapwai 412. 9, St. Maries 430. 10, Lakeside 435. 11, Clarkston B 449. 12, Asotin 481. 

MEDALIST — Chase Lovell, Potlatch, 75 

PRIEST RIVER — Nate Fegert 82, Dawson Strange 90,  Madden Redinger 95, Parker Bradbury 98, Mason Crump 105. KELLOGG — Boden Glindeman 88, Mason Bailey 89, Johnny Stovern 94, Bridger Bowman 96, Chevy Ward 104. BONNERS FERRY — Patrick Young 82, Gabriel Warren 97, Brayden Patton 98, Marvins Michaels 110, Tyler Cordle 114.  

WALLACE — Cooper Miller 85, Marley Pierce 95, Rossi Korasick 100, Landon Therrian 116. TIMBERLAKE — Caleb Ortiz 97, Carter Hilliard 98, Harry Hunter 105, Wade Van Gundy 107, Titan Leard 124. ST. MARIES — Zeke Watts 92, Allan Wise 99, Colin DeGravio 118, Trace Chatigny 121, Mason Trnasue 130.  LAKESIDE — Tyson Charley 101, Dre’don Sines 104, Deondre Thomas 108, Santino Aldrich 122, Jayden Wilson 128. 

GIRLS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, St. Maries 436. 2, Lapwai A 449. 3, Kellogg 458. 4, Logos 468. 5, Wallace 472. 6, Clarkston 499. 7, Lapwai B 551. 

MEDALIST — Madden Bisbee, Lapwai, 93. 

ST. MARIES — Isabella Wise 98, Addie Crane 105, Layla Pooley 112, Nova Newton 121, Makenna Phillips 132. KELLOGG — Kendyl Bircher 108, Destiny Hurd 115, Kyncie Evans 117, Gemma Miller 118, Rylee Jarvey 128. WALLACE — Kayden Stutzke 100, Brooke Patterson 122, Addie Paul 124, Irie Korasick 126, Mia Stutzke 141. BONNERS FERRY — Eleanor Sheets 121, Sandra Fairchild 128, Lilly Bremmer 140, Alexys Mierke NS, Natasha Therrien NS. 

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