COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Lane posts career-high kills, digs, blocks for Sasquatch
Aubree Lane, Spokane CC Volleyball
In recent five-set loss to Big Bend, Aubree, a 2024 Sandpoint High graduate, recorded a career-high 20 kills, 19 digs and four block assists to go along with 49 serve receptions and a .169 hitting percentage for the Sasquatch (10-12), which host Walla Walla CC on Wednesday.
Eli Larson, Carroll College Football
Eli, a 2021 Sandpoint High graduate, posted a season-high five solo tackles and four pass breakups in the Saints' 24-19 home win over Eastern Oregon on Saturday. Carroll (5-1), which has won five straight, travels to No. 12 College of Idaho this upcoming Saturday.
Evan Dickinson, Walla Walla CC Soccer
A 2023 Sandpoint High graduate, Evan has now started all 17 games on defense for the 12-2-3 Warriors, which are currently second in the NWAC East Region standings and host Spokane on Wednesday.
Abigail Shumaker, Lewis-Clark State College Cross Country
Abigail, a 2020 Bonners Ferry High graduate, ran to a new 5,000-meter personal best of 18 minutes and 44 seconds at the Lady Warriors' home invitational this past weekend. Abigail finished 58th out of 92 runners among a field that contained just nine teams, seven of which were NCAA Division I. She was the third scoring runner for Lewis-Clark State, which heads to the Blazing Tiger Classic at Doane University this upcoming Saturday.
Camille Ussher, Lewis-Clark State College Cross Country
Camille, a 2022 Bonners Ferry High graduate, also posted a new 5,000-meter personal best at LC State's home invitational, running to a time of 18 minutes and 59 seconds and finishing 64th out of 92 runners and fifth overall for the Lady Warriors, which finished eighth as a team.
Connor Alexander, Lewis-Clark State College Cross Country
A 2022 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Connor finished 57th out of 85 runners for the Warriors, which placed fifth out of eight scoring teams, with an 8,000-meter time of 26 minutes and nine seconds. Connor was seventh overall for Lewis-Clark's men, which are ranked ninth in the country and are idle until the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships, which are set to be held Nov. 8 in Portland, Ore.
Emma Lucas, Big Bend CC Volleyball
Playing against Sandpoint's Aubree Lane, Emma, a 2023 Bonners Ferry High graduate, registered 46 assists (second best of career) nine digs, two aces, and tied her season-high of four blocks in a five-set win over Spokane. Big Bend (10-13) travels to Columbia Basin this Wednesday.
Austin Dillon, Yakima Valley College Baseball
Austin, a 2023 Sandpoint High graduate, threw four innings and gave up just one hit while striking out five batters during game two of the Yaks' annual intersquad fall world series event held this past Sunday at Parker Faller Field. Yakima Valley will start their official spring season sometime in February.
Kimbo Yarnell, Spokane CC Soccer
Kimbo, a 2023 Sandpoint High graduate, has now started eight of nine games and recorded eight shots at midfield for the 5-0-4 undefeated Sasquatch, which travel to Walla Walla CC this Wednesday.
Jett Longanecker, College of Idaho Soccer
A 2024 graduate of Sandpoint High, Jett has now played 245 total minutes as a defender, appearing in seven games and starting in one for the Yotes, which are 7-3-2 so far this season and travel to Bushnell University on Friday.
Avery Bayer, Idaho State Golf
Avery, a 2024 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, finished off the fall golf season by placing 49th out of 66 golfers at the Portland State Invitational held Oct. 14-15 at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Avery shot a 16-over-par across two rounds (81-79) and carded three birdies and 17 pars for the Bengals, which placed 10th overall as a team.
Jerzie Bair, College of Idaho Volleyball
A 2019 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Jerzie recorded three kills, three digs and four blocks in the Lady Yotes' recent 3-0 win over Corban this past Saturday. Jerzie has now racked up 36 kills, 16 digs, and 33 total blocks for the College of Idaho, which is 13-10 and travels to Northwest University on Friday.
Luke Butler, Pacific Lutheran University Golf
Playing at both the Veterans Memorial Golf Course and Wine Valley Golf Course at the Confluence Classic hosted by Whitman University this past Sunday and Monday, Luke, a 2023 Priest River High graduate finished with a 16-over-par across two rounds (78-82). Luke posted five birdies and 15 pars for the Lutes, which finished seventh out of nine scoring teams in what was their last outing of the fall season.
Abigail Shumaker
Austin Dillon
Jerzie Bair