Sandpoint girls golf wins first 4A District 1 title since 2016
(Photo courtesy of MICHAEL DEPREZ) The Sandpoint girls’ golf team celebrates with the district trophy at The Links.
For the first time in three years, Sandpoint girls golf is heading to State.
Led by a 2-3 finish from Hattie Larson — whose 81 set up a one-hole playoff with Moscow’s Makena Rauch — and CeCe Deprez surging in the back nine with a 41 to finish with an 86 the Bulldogs routed second-place Lakeland by 41 strokes at The Links in Post Falls on Monday afternoon.
“We did great today,” Sandpoint coach Michael Deprez said, also citing Sandpoint’s third and fourth golfers who sealed the win. “Annaby [Kanning] hit the ball well with many four-putts and Camille [Neuder] four-putted the last green.”
The team title was Sandpoint’s first since the 2016 season, in which the Bulldogs went on to place fifth at state.
Over on the boys’ side, Joel Johnson led the Bulldogs with an 89. Unlike the girls’ district race, the three boys teams were separated by a mere 34 strokes. Boys team winner Lakeland placed three in the top four to take the district title.
State is next Monday and Tuesday at Twin Falls Golf Course.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Lakeland 342. 2, Moscow 365. 3, Sandpoint 378.
MEDALIST — Aden Sandlin, Lakeland, 80.
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS (top 3 to state) — 2, Bryden Brown, Moscow, 82.
LAKELAND — Ashton Waddington 83, Aden Sandlin 80, Cody Elmose 97, Sam Schneider 90, Rhonin Edwards 87.
MOSCOW — Bryden Brown 82, Parker Beebe 96, Jake Nielson 96, Taylor Parsons 91, Sam Kess 97.
SANDPOINT — Joel Johnson 89, Davis McDonald 104, Caelan Darling 101, Seth McCuthchan 97, Harley Wilks 94.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Sandpoint 363. 2, Lakeland 402. 3, Moscow no score.
MEDALIST — Makena Rauch, Moscow, 81 (won playoff).
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS (top 3 to state) — 1, Makena Rauch, Moscow, 81.
SANDPOINT — CeCe Deprez 87, Hattie Larsen 81, Camille Neuder 93, Annaby Kanning 102, Aly Lish 116.
LAKELAND — Sydney Suko 94, Makayla Higbee 89, Madison Kelleher 105, Taten Gorton 114, Mia Maddy 156.
MOSCOW — Makena Rauch 81, Mia Berrett 118, Marissa Lewis 115, Lauren Rytter DNF.