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PREP GOLF: Priest River claims ninth at 3A State Championship

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 hour, 22 minutes 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. | May 13, 2026 12:00 PM

Fegert leads Spartans at state tournament

PAYETTE — Priest River High junior Nate Fegert tied for 23rd out of 82 golfers with a total gross 29-over-par 173 (82-91) as the Spartans placed ninth out of 15 scoring teams at the 3A State Championship held Monday and Tuesday at Scotch Pines Golf Course.

Melba's Colter Bodily won a three-way playoff for an individual boys state title with a 3-over-par total gross 147 (75-72), leading the Mustangs to the boys team championship. Melba, which hails from Canyon County, finished with a total gross of 633 (318-315) across two rounds.

Soda Springs won the girls title by 29 shots with a total gross of 752 (364-388). Kamryn Mansfield of Grace won the girls tournament with a 14-over-par total gross 158 (82-76). 

The top four teams received trophies and the top 10 individuals received medals.

3A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Melba, 318-315—633. 2, Declo 336-328—664. 3, Ambrose 334-334—668. 4, Soda Springs 350-349—699. 5, Kellogg 352-354—706. 6, Sun Valley Community School 359-349—708. 7, Ririe 350-359—709. 8, Logos 349-373—722. 9, Priest River 368-358—726. 10, Wallace 370-358—728. 11, Valley 381-375—756. 12, Nampa Christian 390-378—768. 13, Challis 377-397—774. 14, West Side 381-397—778. 15, Butte County 412-410—822. 

STATE MEDALISTS (top 10 individuals) — 1, Colter Bodily, Melba, 75-72—147 (won in playoff). 2, Chase Lovell, Potlatch, 72-75—147. 3, Kelton Bodily, Melba, 72-75—147. 4, Dylan McNeley, Rimrock, 73-81—154. 5, Braxton Erickson, Declo, 80-79—159. 6, Nicholas Shortill, Ambros, 82-78—160. 7, Keathen Edwards, Grace, 86-76—162. 8, Parker Webster, Challis, 85-77—162. 9, Dave Houck, Sun Valley Community School, 79-83—162. 10, Axel Silcox, Declo, 81-81—162. 

PRIEST RIVER — t-23, Nate Fegert, 82-91—173; t-44, Dawson Strange, 93-90—183; t-49, Mason Fenderson, 93-92—185; t-54, Parker Bradbury, 100-87—187; 59, Mason Crump, 101-90—191.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Soda Springs 364-388—752. 2, Ririe 388-393—781. 3, Challis 396-406—802. 4, Ambrose 413-409—822. 5, Grace 419-413—832. 6, Logos 436-422—858. 7, Compass Charter 432-431—863. 8, Declo 444-432—876. 9, Kellogg 441-437—878. 10, Valley 438-881—881. 

STATE MEDALISTS (top 10 individuals) — 1, Kamryn Mansfield, Grace, 82-76—158. 2, Jenna Landon, Ririe, 81-82—163. 3, Emma Westerguard, Challis, 84-86—170. 4, Jayden Parker, Soda Springs, 81-89—170. 5, Ella McNichols, Ambrose, 86-87—173. 6, Krickit Wise, Hagerman, 91-86—177. 7, Tara Vedder, Soda Springs, 92-94—186. 8, Lauren Robson, Ririe, 94-95—189. 9, Madden Bisbee, Lapwai, 95-98—193. 10, Kale Hopkins, 95-98—193. 

Young places 11th at state tournament for Badgers

EAGLE — Bonners Ferry High freshman Patrick Young finished 11th out of 47 golfers, carding a 15-over-par total gross 159 (86-73) as the Badgers placed ninth out of nine scoring teams at the 4A State Championship held Monday and Tuesday at Eagle Hills Golf Course.

Junior Nollie Hiatt recorded a 66-over-par total gross 210 (107-103) and placed 18th out of 39 golfers for the Lady Badgers, which placed sixth out of seven scoring teams.

Kimberly's Korben Kowlitz won the boys title with a 7-under-par 137 (68-69). The Bulldogs of Twin Falls County swept team titles for the second straight year. It is the fifth straight title for the Bulldog boys. 

Filer’s Tanli LeMyone won her second straight individual girls state title, finishing with a 4-over-par total gross 148 (75-73) across two rounds of action.

4A

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Kimberly 294-296—590. 2, Filer 332-326—658. 3, Snake River 344-319—663. 4, Fruitland 358-331—689. 5, Bear Lake 341-353—694. 6, McCall-Donnelly 364-258—722. 7, Sugar-Salem 358-377—735. 8, Cole Valley Christian 390-374—764. 9, Bonners Ferry 401-376—777. 

STATE MEDALISTS (top 10 individuals) — 1, Korben Kowitz, Kimberly, 68-69—137. 2, Wyatt Williams, Kimberly, 73-71—144. 3, Carson Lott, Kimberly, 74-78—152. 4, Dallan Nielsen, Filer, 75-79—154. 5, AJ Hunt, Bear Lake, 78-76—154. 6, Boeden Burke, Snake River, 75-80—155. 7, Liam Williams, Kimberly, 79-78—157. 8, Fynn Tarbet, Bear Lake, 78-79—157. 9, Bryce Thomas, Filer, 79-78—157. 10, Gus Dyson, McCall-Donnelly, 77-81—158. 

BONNERS FERRY — 11, Patrick Young, 86-73— 159; t-27, Gabe Warren, 97-93—190; 43, Tyler Cordle, 105-107—212; 44, Marvin Michaels, 113-105—218; 45, Kai Aitken, 115-105—220. 

GIRLS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Kimberly 347-353—700. 2, Filer 360-344—704. 3, Weiser 418-414—832. 4, Bear Lake 422-432—833. 5, Cole Valley Christian, 422-432—854. 6, Bonners Ferry 478-452—930. 7, Teton 510-504—1,014. 

STATE MEDALISTS (top 10 individuals) — 1, Tanli LeMoyne, Filer, 75-73—148. 2, Ellyce Simmons, Kimberly, 75-78—153. 3, Lucy Haddock, Filer, 83-81—164. 4, Shelby Heider, Kimberly, 85-86—171. 5, Jillian Price, Filer, 94-87—181. 6, Sam Kingsbury, Weiser, 90-93—183. 7, Millie Harper, Kimberly, 92-97—189. 8, Maiya Greenhalgh, Kimberly, 99-92—191. 9 (tie), Jenny Jagosh, Cole Valley Christian, 100-99—199; Pressley Williams, Weiser, 97-102—199; Shayna Hopkins, Kimberly, 95-104—199. 

BONNERS FERRY — 18, Nolie Hiatt, 107-103—210; 25, Callie Bateman, 118-111—229; 33, Lilly Bremer, 122-123—245; 34, Eleanor Sheets, 133-115—248; t-35, Sondra Fairchild, 131-125—256. 

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