PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint cross country starts off season on right foot
Sandpoint's top three finishers are among the front pack at the start of the Pine Street Woods Invitational on Friday. From left to right, Lily Richardson, Grace Rookey, and Elizabeth Storms.
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Alexa Tuinstra, left, and Taylor Mire, right, admire the greens of the Coeur d'Alene Golf Club.
Cross Country
SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint boys and girls cross country teams both defeated Lake City by healthy margins at the annual Pine Street Woods Invitational on Friday.
For the boys, Sandpoint finished 1-3-5-6-7 en route to a 15-point victory. Senior Nathan Roche won the race, finishing the 2.6-mile course in 15:09. Senior Daniel Ricks also impressed, coming in third with a time of 15:37. Clark Fork’s Westin Caven posted a top 10 finish, finishing in ninth place with a time of 16:44.
For the girls, senior Lily Richardson dominated the field, winning the race by over one minute with a time of 18:33. Senior Grace Rookey finished in second place with a time of 19:45, about 45 seconds ahead of the closest Lake City runner. Freshman Elizabeth Storms finished in fourth in her first varsity meet, posting a time of 20:41. Sandpoint scorers finished 1-2-4-6-9 on the day.
“We did what I expected us to do,” head coach Mike Ehredt said. “Time to look ahead to the next race.”
The Sandpoint cross country team will compete again this Thursday at the Post Falls River Run held at Kiwanis Park.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES – 1, Sandpoint 22. 2, Lake City 35.
TOP 10 – 1, Lily Richardson, SPT, 18:33. 2, Grace Rookey, SPT, 19:45. 3, Hazel Kunkel, LC, 20:20. 4, Elizabeth Storms, SPT, 20:41. 5, Taylon Lund, LC, 20:44. 6, Terra Bode, SPT, 20:50. 7, Kyleigh Chapman, LC, 20:55. 8, Madison Zimmerman, LC, 21:13. 9, Hazel Keating, SPT, 21:15. 10, Makiyah Hagstrom, SPT, 21:33.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES – 1, Sandpoint 22, 2, Lake City 37.
TOP 10 – 1, Nathan Roche, SPT, 15:09. 2, Logan Anderson, LC, 15:29. 3, Daniel Ricks, SPT, 15:37. 4, Sam Reade, LC, 15:39. 5, Kasten Grimm, SPT, 16:06. 6, Michael Hall, SPT, 16:23. 7, Paul Kent, SPT, 16:31. 8, Conner Johnson, LC, 16:40. 9, Westin Caven, CF, 16:44. 10, Jimmy Cornelius, SPT, 16:56.
Golf
COEUR d’ALENE — The Sandpoint girls golf team finished in second place at the Lake City Invitational, held at the Coeur d’Alene Golf Club on Monday.
Sandpoint’s Alexa Tuinstra posted a new personal best score of 79. Her score was good enough for second overall, just one stroke behind Lewiston’s Mollie Seibly, who has won almost every tournament this year. Not far behind Tuinstra was Taylor Mire, who shot a solid round of 84. It was Claire Loutsenhesier who came in third for the Bulldogs this time around, shooting a 93.
“Both Taylor and Alexa had a rough start on the first four holes, but finished strong,” head coach Mike Deprez said. “Claire also had a great score, finishing strong on the last four holes.”
For the boys, the Bulldogs took last place, finishing close to, but just behind, Post Falls and Lakeland. Logan Roos and Micah Young both shot under 90; Roos finished with an 84, while Young posted an 89. In his first varsity outing of the season, freshman Rajah Brown shot a 91 for the Bulldogs. Sandpoint was missing a couple of their varsity starters on the day, which surely made things a bit more challenging.
“Rajah had a great match right out of the gate,” Deprez said. “Logan McGrann also turned it around big time with a 45 on the back nine holes after posting a 55 on the front nine.”
The Sandpoint golf team will be back in action today in Post Falls at the Prairie Falls Public Golf Club.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 292. 2, Lake City 315. 3, Lewiston 338. 4, Moscow 343. 5, Lakeland 348. 6, Post Falls 363. 7, Sandpoint 364.
MEDALIST — Grant Potter, Coeur d’Alene, 68.
COEUR d’ALENE — Trey Nipp 69, Grant Potter 68, Jameson Dale 76, Ben Crabb 81, Landon Stringham 79.
LAKE CITY — Max Hosfeld 73, Trey Lambert 73, Cason Miller 86, Henry Nace 83, Taylor Corbeill 91.
LEWISTON — Cody Ray 83, Kayden Orton 96, Dash Walker 87, Jayden Estlund 87, RJ Wagner 81.
MOSCOW — Chase Lovell 80, Burke Brown 90, Tyson Izzo 88, Gage Schlueter 85, Keaton Clark 92.
LAKELAND — Tyler Zachary 77, Tristan Chamness 81, Maddox Score 91, Arlen Hordahl 99, Jakob Jovik 105.
POST FALLS — Brodyn Compton 87, Cadence Warren 97, Kellen Odd 92, Gavin Rodriguez 87, Karl Berend 101.
SANDPOINT — Micah Young 89, Logan Roos 84, Logan McGrann 100, Will Leisy 116, Rajah Brown 91.
INDIVIDUALS — Luke Mason, Lake City, 77.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 338. 2, Sandpoint 356. 3, Lewiston 370. 4, Post Falls 460. 5, Moscow 473. Lake City, Lakeland incomplete teams.
MEDALIST — Mollie Seibly, Lewiston, 78.
