Fall sports action heating up as Spartans nearing stretch run
(Photo by ERIC PLUMMER) Junior Jakia Demotte, pictured right earlier in the season, and the Spartan boys will host Timberlake on Friday.
(Photo by MARY MALONE) Spartan freshmen Brian Lord, left, and Kayden Fulton turned in strong times on Saturday in Hayden.
(Photo by ERIC PLUMMER) Freshman Ainslee Nordsby knees a ball earlier in the season for the Spartans, who fell to the Tigers recently in IML play.
PRIEST RIVER — Keegan Hegel scored a three yard touchdown run and quarterback Robbie Anselmo found Caden Brennan for a 40 yard strike to even the game at 12-12 in the third quarter, but the Lumberjacks would score the last 13 points in a 25-12 win over Priest River during Homecoming action under the Friday night lights.
Kaden Hammond’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lohman in the third quarter broke a 12-all tie, and the visiting Lumberjacks (3-1) went on to win the nonleague affair.
The Spartans host Grangeville on Saturday at 4 p.m..
St. Maries 12 0 6 7 — 25
Priest River 0 6 6 0 — 12
SM — Chad Buell 3 run (kick failed)
SM — Caden Hall 47 run (kick failed)
PR — Keegan Hegel 2 run (PAT failed)
PR — Caden Brennan 40 pass from Robbie Anselmo (PAT failed)
SM — Tyler Lohman 25 pass from Kaden Hammond (PAT failed)
SM — Coy Sands 39 pass from Hammond (kick good)
n Prudek blocks eight in Spartan loss
Priest River lost 25-16, 25-19, 25-16 to St. Maries in Intermountain League action recently, with Cassidy Prudek blocking a whopping eight shots at the net to go with six kills in defeat.
Maggee Pankoke tallied 24 digs and Harlee Meek eight set assists and one ace for the Spartans, who host Bonners Ferry on Thursday in an IML clash.
n Spartan cross country team competes at Viking Invitational
HAYDEN — Cameron Parkes clocked an 18:11 to finish 11th overall, leading the Spartans boys cross country team to an 8th place finish among 14 teams in their division at the 5K Viking Invitational Saturday at Hayden Canyon.
Jordan Phillips finished 39th (19:33), followed by Conor Berns in 55th (20:13), Travis Matthews in 56th (20:16) and Graden Hanes in 73rd (21:26) in the field of 96 runners.
Spartan freshmen Brian Lord finished 57th in the JV race in a solid time of 20:39, while Kaden Fulton was 59th in 20:41 as the two are creeping up on varsity times with PRs.
“Some standouts for the boys were JV runners Kayden Fulton and Brian Lord. They both ran personal bests,” said head coach Lance Clark of his boys team. “I also want to recognize Jordan Phillips for showing improvements on the course versus last year.”
Izzie Schmidt was 26th in 22:53 to lead the Spartan girls, followed closely by Annika Rantala in 32nd (23:25), Erika Swoboda in 37th (23:58), Sharnai Hogan in 40th (24:16) and Kymara Fulton in 50th (25:11) in a strong pack showing for the young team, which finished 7th among 10 teams in their division race.
The team was missing a couple of key runners with sickness and injury, but posted a good showing nonetheless as they continue to trend in the right direction time-wise.
“We had a great week of practice this last week. We also had a really good race from both girls and boys squads. I see a lot of improvements in this race. The biggest improvements came from our girls team and freshmen boys,” said Clark. “The girls standouts this week were Izze, Annika, and freshman Erika Swoboda. I would like to include Ainslee Nordby, Sharnai Hogan, and Kymara Fulton for having great races at the Hayden Course. I can’t wait to see how they all do at the Ivan Benson Home Invitational this upcoming Thursday.”
The Spartans host the Ivan Benson Invitational on Thursday at the Ranch Club Golf Course.
n Spartan girls drop pair
The Spartan girls soccer team lost 4-0 to Newport, 6-0 to Timberlake and 8-0 to Timberlake again recently, as they continue to navigate a tough schedule.
Senior midfielder Georgina Simpson scored a hat trick for the Tigers in Intermountain League play at Van Tuinstra Memorial Field, as the Tigers posted their fourth straight shutout.
The Spartans managed two shots on goal, but allowed just 12 in the IML meeting with the Tigers, with goalie Makia Fitzmorris stopping four shots in defeat.
The Spartans host Kellogg tonight in a IML clash at 5 p.m.
n Spartan boys blanked by Tigers
SPIRIT LAKE — Senior striker Kobe Harris scored a hat trick, the first two goals coming on headers from corner kicks by Denton Meijerink, as the host Tigers shut out the Spartans 8-0 in Intermountain League play at Van Tuinstra Memorial Field.
The young Spartans, who have just one senior, were out-shot 14-4 in defeat.
Priest River boys host Timberlake at 6 p.m. under the Friday night lights.
n Record turnout as three runners qualify for Bloomsday 2nd Seed
NEWPORT — Saturday morning 173 runners from all over the Northwest welcomed chilly but clear skies and competed in the 11th Annual Newport Autumn Bloom 5K/10K Run. Autumn Bloom’s 10K officially qualified three runners for the highly competitive Bloomsday 2019 Second Seed.
The race welcomed back five prestigious running clubs: Manito Running Club, the Flying Irish Running Club, Bloomsday Road
Runners Club, Spokane Swift, and Newport’s own Road Rebels running club.
Qualifying for Bloomsday 2019 Second Seed requires male runners to finish the 10K under 39 minutes and female runners to finish under 47 minutes. Newport Autumn Bloom qualifiers were: John Collins (00:36’52), Steve Kirschke (00:37’36), and Mindy Woodruff (00:46’35). Male Overall 10K winners were John Collins (1st), Steve Kirschke (2nd) and Walter Mueller (3rd, 00:42’45). Female Overall 10K winners were Mindy Woodruff (1st), Shana Piper (2nd, 00:47’28), and Hannah Maple (3rd, 00:52’01.
Male Overall 5K winners were Heath Robertson (1st, 00:18’10), Luke Hammond (2nd, 00:21’46), and John Michael Maple (3rd, 00:22’09). Female Overall 5K winners were Ara Clark (1st, 00:21’59), Amy Rose (2nd, 00:24’21), and Jenna McGerty (3rd, 00:24’37).