Bulldogs set 13 personal bests in track opener

LEWISTON — A total of 13 personal bests were set as the Bulldog track and field team opened the season on Saturday at the Sweeney Invitational in Lewiston amid a 50 degree drizzle.

In the sprints, T.J. Davis placed 3rd in both the 100 (11.69) and 110hh (15.46), setting two personal records in the process. Julian Barajas also ran a personal record in the 100m (11.77) with a 7th place finish. In the girls 100, Jazmin Stockton was 5th overall with a 13.75, and Valerie Wickboldt was 7th in 13.85. Heather Yunek also had a strong day, running a 14.02 PR.

In the 200, Wickboldt was again 7th with a 29.26. For the boys, three freshmen ran great races and showed real potential. Walker Hermann was 10th in 25.22, followed by Braedon Dressel in 25.41 and Braden Kappen in 25.81. The girls 4x200 team of Ciera Bailey, Yunek, Wickboldt and Stockton placed 2nd in 1:52.54, while the boys team of Braden Kappen, Ammon Ollerton, Barajas and Hermann placed 3rd in 1:37.91.

For the distance team, Saturday saw nine personal records broken, impressive for the first meet of the season. Starting things off, the girls 4x800 team of Ciera Bailey, Niah Brass, Kali Scheel and Hannah Davidson placed 2nd with a time of 10:22. The boys team of Seth Graham, Sloan Woodward, Kieran Wilder and Garrett Pierce followed it up with a 3rd place finish of 8:38.

In the 3,200, Hannah Davidson moved up to 7th fastest in school history in her first ever attempt at the 3,200, running an 11:48 for 2nd place. Niah Brass placed 5th in the 3,200, trimming nearly a minute off of her previous time and finishing in 12:18, and Kali Scheel was 14th in a 12:54. For the boys, Garrett Pierce ran a 45 second personal record, finishing in 9th with a 10:12. Kieran Wilder cut 1:20 off of his previous best, running a 10:26, and Gabe Merithew was 12th in the 25 person race with a 20 second PR of 10:36.

The 1,600 saw freshman Nikolai Braedt run 10th with a 4:56.6 PR, and running the 5th fastest freshman time in school history. For the girls 1,600, Heather Wallace was 9th in a PR time 5:47.18, and Chloe Breadt was 12th in 6:01. Seth Graham ran a 2:14 in the 800, and Corina Wallace ran a 2:44.6 to lead the girls team. In the 400, Ciera Bailey rounded out a strong day with a 1:05. On the boys side Kyle Almeida was 5th in 54.92, Sloan Woodward 6th in a 54.99 PR, and Peik Lund was 10th in a 56.15 PR.

In the field events, Ammon Ollerton was 5th in the High Jump with a 5’8” jump. Sam Diercks as 7th in the Pole Vault in 10’6”, Garrett Chandler was 5th in the Long Jump with a 19’3.5” launch, and Jarrett Mitton threw 32’2” in the shot put. On the girls side Hannah Davidson capped a strong day with a 3rd place in the Pole Vault, Elaine Huang cleared 4’4” in the high jump, and Victoria Aylward thrrew a 72’9” in discus and a 27’6.25” in shot put to lead the girls.

Sandpoint has a dual meet at Lake City on Wednesday, and heads south again next weekend for the Lewiston Invitational.

n Bulldogs fall to Bengals

LEWISTON — Lewiston plated six first inning runs as they were able to get to Sandpoint starter Preston Pettit, as the Bengals won 6-2 over the Bulldogs in nonleague baseball on Saturday in Lewiston.

Garrett Connolly pitched five solid innings in relief, allowing six hits and striking out two after relieving Pettit in the first inning.

The Bulldogs (2-1) played mostly even with the 5A Bengals after the first inning, as the game was called in the sixth inning.

Tyler Lehman stole two bases and had a hit, while Trey Flint, Connolly and Pettit also had hits in the loss. The Bulldogs committed only one error in another strong defensive showing, as they still can’t practice outside and have adjusted on the fly to playing outside.

Sandpoint is at Priest River today, with first pitch at 3 p.m.