PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint boys soccer escapes Lewiston for third straight win

BOYS SOCCER

Sandpoint 3, Lewiston 2

SANDPOINT — Junior Huxley Hall recorded two goals and an assist as the host Bulldogs scored three first-half goals in an Inland Empire League win over Lewiston on Saturday at War Memorial Field.

During the first 15 seconds, Sandpoint trailed 1-0 after an own goal, but bounced back with goals in the fifth, 13th, and 18th minutes before giving one up in the 64th.

"It was a bizarre own goal that you only see once in a blue moon — a back pass we miscommunicated on," Sandpoint High head coach Dan Anderson said. "That put us on the back foot immediately, but I like the way we responded and I felt like we were building and growing into the game."

Hall scored the first two on assists from sophomore Knox Williams and freshman Pax Longanecker. Junior Jasey Treman netted his first goal of the season on an assist from Hall to give Sandpoint the 3-1 lead.

"As we got tired, concentration started to lack and we didn't capitalize on many of the chances we had," coach Anderson said. "Credit to them (Lewiston), they're a group that sticks together and works hard for each other. If you let a team like that stick together, you're in hairy situations like we were today. Happy with the result, but today's a day where you see a lot of things you need to work on, so you're excited to get back on the practice field."

Sandpoint (7-3-2, 5-1-2) hosts Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday.

1st half — 1, LEW, (SPT own goal), 1'. 2, SPT, Huxley Hall (Knox Williams), 5’. 3, SPT, Hall (Pax Longanecker), 13'. 4, SPT, Jasey Treman (Hall), 18'. 2nd half — 5, LEW, John Millard (unknown), 64'.

Shots on goal: SPT — 3. LEW — 9.

Saves: SPT — Gavan Miles 7. LEW — Jase McKnight 0.

Priest River 0, Grangeville 0

PRIEST RIVER — The host Spartans and visiting Bulldogs settled for a draw in an Intermountain League match held Saturday at Priest River High.

Priest River High head coach Ryan Carruth noted that junior Baylor White, senior Carter Cook, and senior Ryan Bell all had great performances on the back line and that senior midfielder Nathan Stifel and senior forward Cameron Howell showed signs of greatness.

"Grangeville is a tough team who brings a lot of energy and we had to absorb a lot of that in the first half," coach Carruth said. "After a slow start, we were able to match the physicality of the game, but never got any rhythm going forward."

Priest River (4-5-1) travels to Timberlake on Thursday.

GIRLS SOCCER

Lewiston 3, Sandpoint 1

LEWISTON — The visiting Lady Bulldogs fell behind 2-0 at halftime and the host Lady Bengals were able to notch a two-goal Inland Empire League win on Saturday at Lewiston High.

Junior Elia Howard scored a goal assisted by junior Ava Glahe to get Sandpoint on the board.

"We had a good halftime talk about matching physicality and changing formation," Sandpoint High head coach Alan Brinkmeier said. "The girls did much better (in the second half); we created a few more chances that just went wide. It's something that we can build off of."

Senior goalkeeper Lilliana Brinkmeier had three saves for Sandpoint, which was limited to just three shots on goal.

Sandpoint (5-5-1) travels to Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday.

Grangeville 4, Priest River 2

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Lizzie McCracken scored unassisted goals during the 20th and 67th minutes as the host Lady Spartans fell to the visiting Lady Bulldogs by a two-goal margin.

Priest River (0-8-1) travels to Timberlake on Tuesday.

CROSS COUNTRY

Lamanna fifth at Bob Firman

EAGLE — In the Varisty Division II race, senior Brayden Lamanna represented Priest River with a fifth place finish at the renowned Bob Firman Invitational held Saturday at Eagle Island State Park.

Lamanna, up against 354 other runners, posted a 5,000-meter time of 16 minutes and 18 seconds, three seconds away from the school record he set to open the season. 

Beckle wins at Ivan Benson

PRIEST RIVER — Bonners Ferry High senior Sydney Beckle, with a 5,000-meter time of 22 minutes and 16 seconds, won the Ivan Benson Invite held Saturday at Priest River High.

Freshman Kylie Calderone (23:04) and junior Matisyn Stiern (23:06) finished second and third, respectfully, to lead the Lady Badgers to the team title. Junior Capri White (25:22) and sophomore Alannah McLaimtaig (25:33) were seventh and eighth, respectively, for Priest River.

On the boys' side Ethan Cowell was third with a time of 19 minutes and 28 seconds for Bonners Ferry, which finished second behind Kellogg. Senior Ryken White led the Wildcats to the team title, winning the meet in 19 minutes and 12 seconds.

Priest River and Bonners Ferry will both compete at the Ben Castro Invitational set to be held Thursday at the Pinehurst Golf Course.

Budensiek leads the way at Mountain West Classic

MISSOULA — Sandpoint's Kai Budensiek was the top freshman at the Mountain West Classic, held Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course, finishing 66th out of 492 runners in a time of 17 minutes and seven seconds.

Wyatt Lemon was the meet's fourth freshman and finished 79th in 17 minutes and 14 seconds. Sophomore Trace Evans (18:22) placed 187th, senior Fletcher Barrett (18:51) placed 254th and freshman Hobbes Conley (19:07) placed 282nd for the Bulldogs, which finished 28th out of 66 scoring teams.

Sophomore Elizabeth Storms led the Lady Bulldogs to a 24th place finish out of 52 scoring teams, placing 128th out of 429 runners in 21 minutes and 39 seconds. Freshman Gracie Matlby (22:03) placed 151st while fellow freshman Delany Barron (22:23) finished 171st. Freshman Katelyn Duke (22:23) was 172nd, sophomore Abby Eldore (22:30) 184th to round of the Lady Bulldogs' top five.

Sandpoint travels to Airway Heights on Saturday for the 7th Annual Battle for the 509 Invitational.

VOLLEYBALL

SPOKANE — Junior Hazel Pierce registered 21 kills and five blocks, junior Gretta Beck 41 digs and 12 aces as the Lady Bulldogs picked up two wins in the Silver Bracket at the Sheridan-Welch Crossover Classic held Friday and Saturday at various Spokane area high schools.

Sandpoint beat Moscow (25-23) and Eastlake (25-19), and fell to Jackson (17-25, 16-25) and White River (13-25) during bracket play on Saturday. During pool play on Friday, the Lady Bulldogs fell to Glacier Peak (11-25, 20-25) before rebounding to defeat Reardan (25-17, 25-20) and Cheney (26-24, 25-15).

"Everyone stepped up and was willing to adapt to what we needed today, but the tough serving from Calie Bailey and Gretta (Beck) were a huge highlight," Sandpoint High head coach Piper Wahlin said. "They both went on some fantastic service runs at the exact time we needed them."

Sandpoint hosts Moscow on Tuesday.