PREP ROUNDUP: Clark Fork volleyball grabs big senior day win

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | October 5, 2024 7:00 PM

VOLLEYBALL

Clark Fork 3, Kootenai 0

CLARK FORK — Sophomore Nora-Jean Hoy registered a team-high nine aces and added nine assists and five kills as the host Lady Cats, on senior night, defeated the visiting Lady Warriors in straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-10) on Saturday at Clark Fork High.

"I'm really proud of how this team has taken ownership over their ability to get teams out-of-system off the bat," Clark Fork High head coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said. "

Per tradition, all five seniors started for Clark Fork, and four out of the five recorded at least one kill. The Lady Cat seniors are as follows: Olivia Yetter, Kayla Swales, Rebecca Heilman, Cherish Christensen, Azlyn

Junior Aurora Lane had eight aces and a team-high 10 assists, junior Piper Scarlett six aces, Yetter four kills, Swales three aces for Clark Fork (4-10) which hosts Genesis Prep for a 2A Idaho Scenic Idaho match on Tuesday.

CROSS COUNTRY

AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Sophomore Elizabeth Storms and freshman Gracie Maltby both ran 5,000-meter times of 20 minutes and 42 seconds, finishing 30th and 31st, respectively, and the Sandpoint High girls placed fifth out of 27 teams in the Varisty Red Race at the Battle for the 509 Invitational held Saturday at the Spokane Polo Grounds.

Junior Hannah Ricks placed 58th (21:31), freshman Katelyn Duke 73rd (21:49), sophomore Abby Eldore 80th (21:55) out of 219 runners to round out the Lady Bulldogs' top five.

For the boys, freshman Kai Budensiek paced the Bulldogs with a time of 16 minutes and 47 seconds, finishing 68th out of 181 runners. Sophomore Jack Lovin placed 84th (17:01), freshman Wyatt Lemon 89th (17:04), senior Fletcher Barrett 162nd (18:18), freshman Hobbes Conley 165th (18:25) for the Bulldogs, which placed 19th out of 22 teams.

Sandpoint returns to action on Thursday for the Live Nation Invitational at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Wash.

GIRLS (Varisty Red)

TEAM SCORES — 1, Moses Lake 126; 2, Cheney 145; 3, Lake City 156; 4, Timberlake 172; 5, Sandpoint 216; 6, Selah 246; 7, Ferris 254; 8, Eastmont 260; 9, Lewis and Clark 261; 10, Lakeland 261; 11, Moscow 265; 12, East Valley (Yakima) 339; 13, Richland 343; 14, North Central 354; 15, Southridge 358; 16, Pullman 376; 17, University 426; 18, Freeman 466; 19, Valley Christian 477; 20, Shadle Park 499; 21, Chewelah 517; 22, Gonzaga Prep 517; 23, College Place 547; 24, Colville 553; 25, Riverside 563; 26, Chesterton Academy Of Notre Dame 580; 27, Deer Park 614.

WINNER, LOCALS — 1, Ella Menard, Ferris 19:18.70; 30, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint, 20:42.10; 31, Gracie Maltby, Sandpoint, 20:42.10; 58, Hannah Ricks, Sandpoint, 21:31; 73, Katelyn Duke, Sandpoint, 21:49.70; 80, Abby Eldore, Sandpoint, 21:55.80.

BOYS (Varisty Black)

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 44; 2, Kamiakin 76; 3, Cheney 108; 4, Mead 135; 5, Hermiston 172; 6, Ellensburg 195; 7, Central Valley 241; 8, Valley Christian 289; 9, North Central 295; 10, Walla Walla 315; 11, Gonzaga Prep 316; 12, University 338; 13, Moses Lake 341; 14, Lakeland 365; 15, Meridian 378; 16, Lake City 388; 17, Ferris 403; 18, Shadle Park 429; 19, Sandpoint 461; 20, Hanford 46; 21, Wenatchee 552; 22, Ridgeline 560.

WINNER, LOCALS — 1, Maximus Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d'Alene, 14:42.50; 68, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 16:47.40; 84, Jack Lovin, Sandpoint, 17:01.60; 89, Wyatt Lemon, Sandpoint, 17:04.90; 140, Trace Evans, Sandpoint, 17:55.80; 162, Fletcher Barrett, Sandpoint, 18:18.90; 165, Hobbes Conley, Sandpoint, 18:25.60.

BOYS SOCCER

Lake City 5, Sandpoint 0

PONDERAY — The visiting Timberwolves scored three first-half goals and Reese Crawford netted a hat trick in a win over the host Bulldogs in a nonleague match held Saturday at the Field of Dreams Sports Complex.

"Lake City is a very good team and we lacked focus today," Sandpoint High head coach Dan Anderson said. "When you don't come focused against a high-caliber team like Lake City, you can struggle to find a foothold in the game, which we very much did."

Sandpoint (8-5-2) will host the first round of the 5A Inland Empire League district tournament on Oct. 12 against an opponent yet to be determined.

1st half — 1, LC, Reese Crawford (Jacob Molina), 10'. 2, LC, Crawford (unassisted), 23'. 3, LC, Oliver Soumis (Vann Tate), 38. 2nd half — 4, LC, Sawyer Anderson (Greyson Kortus), 69'. 5, LC, Crawford (unassisted), 71'.

Shots on goal: SPT — 3. LC — 8.

Saves: SPT — Gavan Miles 3. LC — Lukas Ruchti 3.

Orofino 4, Priest River 0

PRIEST RIVER — The host Spartans fell to the Maniacs in a 3A Central Idaho League match held Saturday at Priest River High.

Priest River (5-6-1) hosts Lakeland JV for senior night on Monday.