Lovell leads Bulldog effort

MOSCOW — Knocking off 20 strokes from their previous team score, the Sandpoint boys golf team finished seventh place at the Moscow Invitational Golf Tournament Tuesday.

"When you think of it, we are not that far away from competing with Moscow and Post Falls," said Sandpoint coach Mike Keough.

Junior Joey Lovell led the Bulldog pack with a score of 76, while senior Andrew Genovese posted an 81. Sandpoint's team score of 347 was 22 strokes behind first place Lewiston. Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene tied for second with 328 points.

The Sandpoint girls play in the Coeur d'Alene invite at the Hayden Lake Country Club today. The Bulldog boys play in Chewelah on Friday.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES

1, Lewiston 325. 2, Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene 328. 4, Moscow 332. 5, Lake City and Pullman 333. 7, Sandpoint 347. 8, Kellogg 350. 9, Lakeside 539. 10, Mead 367. 11, Mt. Spokane 368. 12, Clarkston 391.

SANDPOINT — Joey Lovell 76, Andrew Genovese 81, Colleen Slaughter 88, Eli Brent 102, Nick Hawkins 105.

1A Golf

SANDPOINT — Led by co-medalists Nate Allen and Chris Curry, the Clark Fork boys golf team scored a 355 to capture their first win of the season at Hidden Lakes Golf Resort Tuesday.

The 10-over-par performance from Allen and Curry helped the Wampus Cats best second place Wallace by 32 strokes.

Playing just nine holes, the girls were led by medalist Brittany Wild of Wallace, who posted a score of 49. The Miners were also the only team to record a complete team score of 273.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES

1, Clark Fork 355. 2, Wallace 387. 3, St. Regis 390. Mullan incomplete. Post Falls Christian incomplete.

MEDALISTS — Nate Allen and Chris Curry, Clark Fork, 82.

CLARK FORK — Nate Allen 82, Chris Curry 82, Kyle Ruen 94, Zack Palmer 97.

WALLACE — Dustin Christianson 92, Dayne Evenson 99, Mike Leeling 97, Nathan Bartel 99.

POST FALLS CHRISTIAN — Brack Adkins 98, Trevor Campbell 88, Jordon Hestness 94.

MULLAN — Matt Murray 106.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES

1, Wallace 273.

MEDALIST — Brittany Wild, Wallace, 49.

WALLACE — Brittney Wild 49, Ashlee Maravilla 69, Maria Cloos 74, Abby Vester 81. POST FALLS CHRISTIAN — Sophie Salimina 52.