Bulldog wrestlers hammer Lakeland
—Photo by ERIC PLUMMER<br>Sandpoint's Leonard Fister was one of seven Bulldogs to register a pin Friday night.
SANDPOINT — Good things are indeed worth waiting for.
The Sandpoint wrestling team had to wait until Friday night to host its first and only home meet of the season, then proceeded to post a convincing 50-23 win over Lakeland in duals action during Senior Night at Sandpoint High School.
Leonard Fister (145 pounds), Paul Marienau (160), Jacob Knaggs (171), Garret Belgarde (103), Timmy Pepperdine (112), Jacob Porter (119) and Colter Sigman (125) each registered pins for Sandpoint, but the match of the night took place at 135 pounds, where Lakeland's Kyle McCrite won a 15-12 decision over Sid Winter in an intense match with multiple lead changes. Winter held a 12-10 lead late in the match before McCrite, last year's state runner up at 119 pounds, scored five unanswered points for the win.
"I really like the effort Sid made coming off the flue," said Bulldogs coach Kirk Hartzell, noting Winter learned a valuable lesson in the loss. "He could have went for one point and the win, instead he went for five and the glory. He's really developed over the season, and this gives him confidence that he can wrestle at the state level "
Hartzell also praised the wrestling of Fister and Knaggs, calling their pins both dominant and confidence-building. He was also happy with his heavies, as both Terry Taylor (215) and Austin Posey posted major decisions.
"Those could have gone either way," said Hartzell of Taylor and Posey's wins. "They were no where near that level at the beginning of the season."
Pepperdine, Marienau, Will Hughes, and Sam Sisson were the four seniors honored before the match.
Sandpoint is at Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday, the final dual before Regionals on Saturday.
SANDPOINT 50, LAKELAND 23
130 — Kyle McCrite, LL, tf. WIll Hughes, 16-1. 135 — Triston Storrs, LL, d. Sid Winter, 15-12. 140 — Sam Frank, LL, md. Anneliese DeAragon, 12-3. 145 — Leonard Fister, Spt, p. Tyler McGraw, 1:30. 152 — Ken Winn, LL, p. Sam Sisson, 3:05. 160 — Paul Marienau, Spt, p. Kyle Cooper, 1:03. 171 — Jacob Knaggs, Spt, p. Ryan Hylton, 1:30. 189 — Tanner Wilson, LL, by forfeit. 215 — Terry Taylor, Spt, md. Brian Ramus, 11-3. 285 — Austin Posey, Spt, md. Tyler Miller, 13-1. 103 — Garret Belgarde, Spt, p. Nate Wright, 5:43. 112 — Timmy Pepperdine, Spt, p. Josh Yount, 2:21. 119 — Jacob Porter, Spt, p. David Wessling, :40. 125 — Colter Sigman, Spt, p. Spencer Loftin, 1:53.
? Hewitt leads Cats over Knights; Cats one win from state tournament
KELLOGG — The Clark Fork Wampus Cats edged the Lakeside Knights to advance in the District 1A Tournament on Saturday with a 38-34 win at Andrews Gymnasium in Kellogg.
Clark Fork opened the contest on an 11-2 run, never allowing the Knights to lead in the elimination game. Bailey Hewitt had a game-high 15 points, and Shaina Gustafson added 12 for the Cats.
Lakeside was led by Ruth Brunelle with 12 points.
Clark Fork faces Wallace in a state play-in game today in Kellogg at 6 p.m.
Lakeside 7 11 4 12 — 34
Clark Fork 11 4 13 10 — 38
LAKESIDE — Middleton 3, Stockdale 4, Brunelle 12, R. Miller 7, J. Miller 2, Donnerberg 6.
CLARK FORK — Gustafson 12, Macumber 5, McLelland 2, Hess 4, Hewitt 15.
? Wilkinson, Baugh lead Cats over Sandpoint JV
CLARK FORK — Drew Wilkinson continued his recent scoring spree or late, dropping in 23 points to lead Clark Fork to a 58-29 non-league win over Sandpoint's JV Friday night in Clark Fork.
"He relaxed tonight and started hitting his shots," said Cats coach Brian Powell of his senior, who is averaging more than 20 points per game the last two weeks.
Mike Martin had another strong all around game, tallying 11 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four blocks. Fellow senior Brian Baugh, who has become more and more involved in the Clark Fork offense as the season has progressed, added 11 points, five steals and three blocks.
Skyler Tucker scored 14 to lead Sandpoint in the loss.
Clark Fork hosts Kootenai on Tuesday.
Sandpoint JV 12 9 0 8 — 29
Clark Fork 16 15 15 12 — 58
SANDPOINT JV — Kuhl 3, Noble 1, Dishman 4, Tucker 14, Salter 5, Lawrence 2.
CLARK FORK — Martin 11, Young 3, McMahon 4, Baugh 11, Wilkinson 23, Broggi 6.
? Oakley's big night not enough to save Sandpoint girls season
RATHDRUM — Brittany Oakley scored a game-high 20 points, but it wasn't quite enough, as Sandpoint's season came to an end with a 47-37 loss to Lakeland in the 4A Region tournament at Lakeland High School.
Alissa Tenuto added 10 for the Bulldogs (5-14), who were down 21-19 at the half before Lakeland steadily built a lead in the second half.
Camille Reynolds led Lakeland (7-12) with 17 points, as the Hawks will represent the district in the 4A state basketball championships next weekend.
Sandpoint 6 13 6 12 — 37
Lakeland 11 10 10 16 — 47
SANDPOINT — Oakley 20, Tenuto 10, Thomas 5, DiBenedetto 2.