BASEBALL

Sandpoint 12, Idaho Falls 2 (5)

SANDPOINT — Sandpoint's historic season continued on Saturday afternoon at War Memorial Field.

Senior Dallen Williams struck out seven batters across four quality innings on the mound, senior Coleman Inge launched a grand slam home run to cap off an 8-run first frame, and the No. 2 Bulldogs struck early in a run-rule victory over the No. 11 Tigers to claim the 5A Super Regional North Qualifier Championship.

Senior Mason Little hit an RBI single, junior Jack Schriber recorded a two-run double, and Medeiros reached on an error to score a run as the Bulldogs got out to a quick 4-0 lead before Inge smashed his second career home run to deep right field to push the lead to eight runs. Senior Soren Caprio chipped in an RBI single in the second inning and Sandpoint plated two more runs in the third via an error and an RBI groundout. In the fifth, Schriber was met at home plate by his teammates after he induced the run-rule with a deep sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Little, who walked earlier in the frame.

Williams, who was also 3-for-4 at the plate with a trio of singles, reached his 100th career strikeout during his outing on the rubber, in which he threw 51 of his 82 pitches for strikes. Shaw struck out two batters of his own during a relief inning on the bump.

Treygan Riedle and Hudson Palmer both had two hits, including a double apiece, for Idaho Falls, which finished the season with a record of 14-13-1. The Tigers upset No. 7 Hillcrest, who they lost to three times earlier in the season, by a score of 8-4 earlier in the day to advance.

No. 2 Sandpoint (22-2), which has won 14 games in a row, will face off against No. 3 Twin Falls in the first round of the 5A State Championship tournament series at Melaleuca Field in Idaho Falls on Thursday. The four-team series, which also includes No. 1 Bonneville and No. 4 Skyview, will be played in a double elimination format and will conclude on Saturday. The Bulldogs, making their first appearance at state since 2022, will be seeking their first state title since 2006.

Idaho Falls 0 0 2 0 0 — 2 7 4

Sandpoint 8 1 2 0 1 — 12 8 0

PITCHING

SPT — Williams (W): 4IP, 5H, 2R (2ER), 2BB, 7K. Shaw: 1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K. IF — Thompson (L): 0.1IP, 5H, 8R (3ER), 1BB, 0K. Groberg: 1IP, 2H, 1R (1ER), 1BB, 0K. Lainhart: 1.2IP, 0H, 2R (0ER), 2BB, 1K. Rodriguez: 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K. Erickson: 0.2IP, 1H, 1R (1ER), 1BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Williams 3, Little 1, Shaw 1, Schriber 1, Caprio 1, Inge 1. IF — Palmer 2, Riedle 2, Ferguson 1, Herway 1, Yorgason 1. 2B — Schriber, Palmer, Riedle. 3B — HR — Inge. RBI: SPT — Inge 4, Schriber 3, Caprio 1, Medeiros 1, Williams 1, Little 1. IF — Palmer 1, Ferguson 1.    Sandpoint High senior Coleman Inge, who hit a grand slam during the contest, takes a swing during the Bulldogs' 5A Super Regional North Qualifier matchup against Idaho Falls on Saturday.

Spartans defeated by Trojans in 3A Super Regional loser-out game

Wendell 17, Priest River 7 (5)

SALMON — Juniors Brayden Elder and Dave Findley both hit a pair of singles as the No. 5 Spartans were run-ruled by the No. 9 Trojans in a 3A Super Regional East Qualifier loser-out game held Saturday morning at Salmon High.

Junior Colton Kuprienko connected for a two-run, go-ahead triple in the top of the third as the Spartans took a 3-2 lead. Down 4-3 heading into the fourth, Goins tallied a two-run single and sophomore Jacob Best capped off a four-run rally with an RBI single for a 7-4 Priest River advantage. Best, in his start on the mound, struck out five batters over 2.2 innings of work.

Deegan Prince went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, and five RBIs for Wendell (16-13), which used a 13-run fourth frame to advance. Wendell went on to face No. 4 Salmon (22-4), which clinched the 3A Super Regional East Qualifier Championship and a state berth with a 13-3 victory over the Trojans later in the day.

Priest River, which also got singles from juniors Karsen Garvin and Broden Collins in the contest, finished the season with a record of 14-7.

Priest River 0 1 2 4 0 — 7 9 7

Wendell 1 1 2 13 X — 17 9 1

PITCHING

PR — Best: 2.2IP, 4H, 4R (2ER), 4BB, 5K. Collins: 0.2IP, 4H, 12R (9ER), 6BB, 0K. Paschetag: 0.2IP, 1H, 1R (0ER), 0BB, 0K. WEN — Youngblood: 3IP, 7H, 7R (6ER), 4BB, 2K. Shepherd: 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Elder 2, Findley 2, Garvin 1, Collins 1, Best 1, Kuprienko 1, Goins 1. WEN — Prince 3, Rogers 2, Yon 1, Suarez 1, Shepherd 1, Merrill 1. 2B — Prince, Rogers. 3B — Kuprienko, Prince. RBI: PR — Kuprienko 2, Goins 2, Best 1. WEN — Prince 5, Merrill 2, Rogers 1, Shepherd 1, Comstock 1.

TRACK & FIELD

Three Spartans win 3A District 1-2 individual titles

ST. MARIES — Priest River High senior Niki Porinchok won the discus with a toss of 158 feet, 7 inches and placed second in the shot put with a mark of 47 feet, 5 inches, as he qualified for state in both events at the 3A District 1-2 Championship held Friday and Saturday at St. Maries High.

Senior Ian Lamanna captured a district title in the pole vault (13 feet) and qualified for state with a third-place finish in the long jump (19 feet, 10.5 inches) for the Spartans, which placed fourth out of five scoring teams. Junior Gunnar Pettit was third in the 400-meter dash (53.52) and junior Daniel Gunkle was second in the 800-meter run (2:13.43) and third in the 3200-meter run (11:04.86) to round out the automatic state qualifiers for Priest River's boys.

In girls action, junior Ashlyn Korff won the long jump (14 feet, 1.5 inches) and was second in the triple jump (29 feet, 7 inches) for a pair of state bids. Junior Haylee Jepson was third in both the javelin (79 feet) and the 300-meter hurdles (53.99) as she punched two tickets to state of her own for the Lady Spartans, which also placed fourth in the team standings.

The top three individuals in each event, the winning relays, and any individuals who receive wildcard bids will head to Middleton High for the 3A State Championship meet this Friday and Saturday.    Priest River High senior Niki Porinchok stands atop the podium next to A.J. Peak (Kellogg), left, and Kaleb Kessinger (Orofino), right, after winning a 3A District 1-2 title in discus on Friday St. Maries High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Grangeville 114. 2, St. Maries 92. 3, Kellogg 70. 4, Priest River 56. 5, Orofino 41.

(Top three individuals, winning relays to state; wildcards available)

100 — 1, Santiago Prenzato, St. Maries, 11.22; 2, Jake Scott, Orofino, 11.35; 3, Jordan Yearout, St. Maries, 11.55; 4, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 11.87. 200 — 1, Santiago Prenzato, St. Maries, 22.83; 2, Davin Harju, Kellogg, 23.38; 3, Ayden Arnett, Grangeville, 23.40. 400 — 1, Davin Harju, Kellogg, 49.88; 2, Ayden Arnett, Grangeville, 52.62; 3, Gunnar Pettit, Priest River, 53.52; 4, Peyton Whitehead, Priest River, 55.26. 800 — 1, David Brandt, Grangeville, 2:10.47; 2, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 2:13.43; 3, Shadrach Creswell, Kellogg, 2:13.85. 1600 — 1, David Brandt, Grangeville, 5:04.40; 2, George Willis, Grangeville, 5:06.10; 3, Shadrach Creswell, Kellogg, 5:08.39; 4, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River; 5:12.23. 3200 — 1, Shadrach Creswell, Kellogg, 10:44.09; 2, George Willis, Grangeville, 10:44.55; 3, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 11:04.86.

110 hurdles — 1, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 14.98; 2, Tate Schumacher, Grangeville, 15.96; 3, Radley McDonald, Kellogg, 17.35. 300 hurdles — 1, Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries, 40.13; 2, Davin Harju, Kellogg, 41.02; 3, Will Told, Grangeville, 44.18. 4x100 relay — 1, St. Maries (Isaiah Gustaffe, Jordan Yearout, Dylan Hansen, Santiago Prenzato), 44.47; 2, Grangeville (Hollis Elliott, Will Told, Tate Schumacher, Gavin Blewett), 45.99. 4x200 relay — 1, Grangeville (Hollis Elliott, Koby Beach, Jeffrey Dolan, Ayden Arnett), 1:36.20; 2, St. Maries (Felly Spooner, Micah Vereb, Nathyn George, Bryce Karn), 1:42.49. 4x400 relay —  1, Grangeville (Gavin Blewett, Koby Beach, Jeffrey Dolan, Ayden Arnett), 3:52.34; 2, St. Maries (Andy Demenko, Steven Green, Wade Preston, Ryan Jensen), 4:29.24. SMR 1600 — 1, Grangeville (Hollis Elliott, Brandon Gomez, David Brandt, Alex Rogers), 3:56.02; 2, Priest River (Peyton Whitehead, Landon Blackburn, Gunnar Pettit, Daniel Gunkle), 3:59.42.

Shot put — 1, AJ Peak, Kellogg, 49-2; 2, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 47-5; 3, Kaleb Kessinger, Orofino, 45-8; 9, Tanner Hughes, Priest River, 35-9; 12, Landen Meyers, Priest River, 33-4; 16, Peyton Whitehead, Priest River, 30-6; t-19, William Hefner, Priest River, 28-1. Discus — 1, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 158-7; 2, AJ Peak, Kellogg, 141-10; 3, Kaleb Kessinger, Orofino, 137-1; 8, Tanner Hughes, Priest River, 111-2; 11, William Hefner, Priest River, 96-5.5; 12, Landen Meyers, Priest River, 95-3. Javelin — 1, Jordan Yearout, St. Maries, 153-7; 2, Kaleb Kessinger, Orofino, 149-4; 3, Tate Schumacher, Grangeville, 144-5; 9, Landen Meyers, Priest River, 117-9; 13, Tanner Hughes, Priest River, 96-2; 14, William Hefner, Priest River, 87-6; 18, Peyton Whitehead, Priest River; 78-10. Pole vault — 1, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 13-0; 2, AJ Rose, Grangeville, 12-3; 3, Cayuse Hanes-Miller, Orofino, 11-3; 4, Gunnar Pettit, Priest River, 11-3. High jump — 1, Davin Harju, Kellogg, 6-2; 2, David Brandt, Grangeville, 6-2; 3, Bryce Karn, St. Maries, 5-10. Long jump — 1, Jordan Yearout, St. Maries, 21-8; 2, Jake Scott, Orofino, 20-6.5; 3, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 19-10.5; 4, Gunnar Pettit, Priest River, 19-5.25; 7, Landon Blackburn, Priest River, 17-2. Triple jump — 1, Jake Scott, Orofino, 39-8.75; 2, Bryce Karn, St. Maries, 37-8; 3, Parker Pooley, Grangeville, 37-6.

GIRLS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, St. Maries 160. 2, Grangeville 119. 3, Kellogg 44. 4, Priest River 31. 5, Orofino 20.

(Top three individuals, winning relays to state; wildcards available)

100 — 1, Raevyn Yearout, St. Maries, 12.59; 2, Kelli Keneally, St. Maries, 13.35; 3, Ayla Moore, Grangeville, 13.36; 4, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 13.66; 6, Haylee Jepson, Priest River, 14.01; 7, Rachel Roberts, Priest River, 14.07. 200 — 1, Raevyn Yearout, St. Maries, 26.58; 2, Laine Smith, Kellogg, 27.94; 3, Ayla Moore, Grangeville, 28.31; 4, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 28.80; 7, Rachel Roberts, Priest River, 29.73. 400 — 1, Raevyn Yearout, St. Maries, 1:01.07; 2, Kinley Harris, Grangeville, 1:04.35; 3, Sitka Harris, Grangeville, 1:05.48. 800 — 1, Daisy Williams, St. Maries, 2:28.43; 2, Ava Lane, Grangeville, 2:48.02; 3, Priddy Selah, St. Maries, 2:59.69. 1600 — 1, Daisy Williams, St. Maries, 5:56.16; 2, Callie Howe, Grangeville, 6:30.21; 3, Priddy Selah, St. Maries, 7:02.75. 3200 — 1, Daisy Williams, St. Maries, 13:05.56; 2, Callie Howe, Grangeville, 13:18.05; 3, Elizabeth Walsh, Grangeville, 14:47.99.

100 hurdles — 1, Laine Smith, Kellogg, 17.67; 2, Cassia Enson, St. Maries, 18.01; 3, Emree Beeson, Grangeville, 18.30; 5, Haylee Jepson, Priest River, 19.14. 300 hurdles — 1, Laine Smith, Kellogg, 50.06; 2, Emree Beeson, Grangeville, 52.41; 3, Haylee Jepson, Priest River, 53.99. 4x100 relay — 1, Grangeville (Emree Beeson, Jaylynn Armstrong, Stella Stone, Ayla Moore), 53.69; 2, Orofino (Kaitlynne Bonds, Katherine Sholar, Kyrra Trask, Wendy Starrs), 58.03. 4x200 relay — 1, Grangeville (Maizie Adams, Sitka Harris, Emree Beeson, Kinley Harris), 1:53.09; 2, St. Maries (Taylin Aviles, Sadie Asbury, Kendra Nicholson, Kaylynn Boyett), 1:58.82. 4x400 relay —  1, Grangeville (Maizie Adams, Sitka Harris, Jaylynn Armstrong, Kinley Harris), 4:31.06; 2, Kellogg (Laine Smith, Trieste Marek, Sammie Newburn, Darby Sager), 4:39.59. SMR 800 — 1, Grangeville (Ayla Moore, Stella Stone, Sitka Harris, Kinley Harris), 1:58.64; 2, St. Maries (Cassia Enson, Kendra Nicholson, Kelli Keneally, Daisy Williams), 2:00.06.

Shot put — 1, Ila Wilkinson, Grangeville, 39-11; 2, Reagan Kessinger, Orofino, 34-6; 3, Meijah Yearout, St. Maries, 32-5.5; 5, Farrah Hollett, Priest River, 26-2.5; 8, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 23-7; 10, Averii Meek, Priest River, 21-11.5. Discus — 1, Ila Wilkinson, Grangeville, 126-11.5; 2, Meijah Yearout, St. Maries, 113-0; 3, Kysaa Dietrich, Kellogg, 89-0; 4, Averii Meek, Priest River, 82-2; 6, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 76-9; 7, Farrah Hollett, Priest River, 71-10. Javelin — 1, Dimercia Spooner, St. Maries, 116-5; 2, Ila Wilkinson, Grangeville, 87-0; 3, Haylee Jepson, Priest River, 79-0; 7, Farrah Hollett, Priest River, 61-7; 9, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 52-9. Pole vault — 1, Kaylynn Boyett, St. Maries, 8-3; 2, Kendra Nicholson, St. Maries, 7-3; 3, Carli Strasser, Grangeville, 7-3; 5, Rachel Roberts, Priest River, 6-9. High jump — 1, Sophia Tondee, St. Maries, 5-0; 2, Dimercia Spooner, St. Maries, 4-10; 3, Trieste Marek, Kellogg, 4-8. Long jump — 1, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 14-1.5; 2, Kelli Keneally, St. Maries, 13-8; 3, Cassia Enson, St. Maries, 13-5.5. Triple jump — 1, Cassia Enson, St. Maries, 31-4.5; 2, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 29-7; 3, Holly Hill, Orofino, 29-3.

    Priest River High junior Haylee Jepson, right, stands next to Dimercia Spooner (St. Maries), middle, and Ila Wilkinson (Grangeville), left, after finishing third in the javelin at the 3A District 1-2 Championship on Friday at St. Maries High.
  

Clark Fork's Caven books his ticket to state in two events

LAPWAI — Clark Fork High senior Westin Caven placed second in the 110-meter hurdles (17.17) and ran to a new personal best and placed fourth in the 300-meter hurdles (43.46) to lead the Wampus Cats at the 2A District 1-2 Championship held Friday and Saturday at Lapwai High.

Clark Fork's boys placed 10th out of 17 scoring teams at the event.

The top five individuals in each event, the top three relays, and any individuals who receive a wildcard bid will compete next at the 2A State Championship meet set to be held this Friday and Saturday at Middleton High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Logos 214.5. 2, Kendrick 99. 3, Kamiah 66.75. 4, Prairie 64. 5, Troy 62.5. 6, Nezperce 52. 7, Genesee 39. 8, Timberline (Weippe) 31. 9, Deary 23.5. 10, Clark Fork 15. 11, Lapwai 14. 12, Wallace 13.25. 13, Lakeside 9.25. t-14, Kootenai; Clearwater Valley 5. 16, St. John Bosco Academy 4. 17, Potlatch 1.25.

LOCAL RESULTS

(winner, locals)

100 — 1, Nate Monjure, Logos, 11.28; 22, Kellen Gilliland, Clark Fork, 12.89; 31, Kingston Hudson, Clark Fork, 13.49. 200 — 1, Ben Secrest, Prairie, 22.84; 20, Kellen Gilliland, Clark Fork, 26.98; 23, Kingston Hudson, Clark Fork, 27.59. 110 hurdles — 1, Gatlin Griffith, Nezperce, 16.59; 2, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 17.17. 300 hurdles — 1, Gatlin Griffith, Nezperce, 41.84; 4, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 43.46.

Shot put — 1, Finn McCool, Logos, 43-7.5; 36, Parkour Cunningham, Clark Fork, 25-0. Discus — 1, Nate Forsmann, Prairie, 143-3; 15, Parkour Cunningham, Clark Fork, 97-10; 24, Kellen Gilliland, Clark Fork, 82-11.5. Long jump — 1, Tanner Clemenhagen, Kendrick, 21-4.5; 12, Kingston Hudson, Clark Fork, 17-5; 22, Matias Boyd, Clark Fork, 12-6.5. Triple jump — 1, Nate Monjure, Logos, 41-4; 7, Kingston Hudson, Clark Fork, 37-5.75.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Logos 215. 2, Prairie 140. 3, Kootenai 61. 4, Potlatch 52. 5, Deary 51. 6, Kamiah 44.5. 7, Genesee 40. 8, Nezperce 38. 9, Troy 33.5. 10, Timberline (Weippe) 20. 11, Wallace 15. 12, Highland (Craigmont) 11. 13, Kendrick 7. t-14, Clark Fork, Mullan 5. 16, Lapwai 4. 17, Clearwater Valley 2.

LOCAL RESULTS

100 — 1, Lizzie Egland, Genesee, 12.53; 17, Vanessa Rogier, Clark Fork, 14.59. 200 — 1, Lizzie Egland, Genesee, 26.42; 15, Vanessa Rogier, Clark Fork, 30.43. Long jump — 1, Cadance Carlson, Potlatch, 16-0.5; 7, Vanessa Rogier, Clark Fork, 14-5. Triple jump — 1, Avery Lux, Nezperce, 34-8; 6, Vanessa Rogier, Clark Fork, 30-0.5.

TENNIS

Rickert wins third consecutive 5A District 1-2 title, seven Bulldogs bring home medals

LEWISTON — Sandpoint High junior Pepper Rickert improved to 21-0 on the season and won a 5A District 1-2 girls singles title for the third year in a row as the Bulldogs brought home seven medals after district championship play concluded Saturday at the Lewiston Country Club.

In boys singles, Umbi Petito placed second and Nathan Duke claimed third for Sandpoint. Lily Evans and Amelia Poulsen were runners-up in the girls doubles division and Caden Martz and Brayden Western captured third-place medals for their efforts in the boys doubles division.

The top two in each event advance to the 5A State Championship tournament set to be held this Friday and Saturday at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club.    Sandpoint High head coach Kent Anderson, left, and Sandpoint High junior Pepper Rickert, right, celebrate after Rickert won her third consecutive 5A District 1-2 girls singles title after play concluded on Saturday at the Lewiston Country Club.

    Nathan Duke, left, and Umbi Petito, right, show off their third-and-second-place medals, respectively, after a successful showing at the 5A District 1-2 Championship held both Friday and Saturday in Lewiston.