ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Pax Longanecker, Sandpoint Soccer
JACK FREEMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 weeks, 6 days AGO
Pax Longanecker looks for a ball against Lewiston on the Field of Dreams in Ponderay.
Photo by JACK FREEMAN
This week's Athlete of the Week is Pax Longanecker from Sandpoint Soccer.
There have been few athletes more dominant in recent weeks across Idaho Prep Soccer than Sandpoint junior Pax Longanecker. The Bulldogs' captain has scored 11 goals in Sandpoint's last five games, including two hat tricks, two braces and the team's lone goal against Coeur d'Alene. Longanecker's efforts have helped Sandpoint clinch home-field advantage in the Inland Empire District Tournament and an 11-1-2 overall record this season.
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