PREP TRACK & FIELD: Porinchok leads Spartans at Ezra Gordon Invite

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | March 29, 2025 6:00 PM

COLVILLE — Junior Niki Porinchok grabbed gold in the discus with the second-best throw in Priest River High history to lead the Spartans at the Ezra Gordon Invite held Saturday at Colville High.

Porinchok's throw of 157 feet 6 inches beat out 63 other competitors, second place by over 20 feet, and is just five inches short of Matyus McLain's school record set in 2023 at the 2A (now 3A) State Championship meet. His throw is also a new personal best by over 17 feet and currently ranks as fifth in the state of Idaho across all classifications and second in the 3A classification. As if that wasn't impressive enough, Porinchok also finished third out of 74 in the shotput with a new personal best mark of 42 feet 8 inches.

Also for the Spartans, junior Ian Lamanna was third out of 20 in the pole vault (11 feet 0 inches) and fourth out of 42 in the 200-meter dash with a new personal best time of 24.80 seconds, senior Luccas Simcox was was third out of 51 in the long jump (19 feet 4.5 inches) and senior Carter Korff was sixth out of 83 in the 100-meter dash (11.84 seconds).

Lamanna, Korff, Simcox, and Gunnar Pettit posted a second-place finish in the 4x100 relay with a time 46.34 seconds.

Clark Fork High junior Westin Caven was fifth out of 13 in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.56 seconds.

For the girls, Priest River High junior Chase Smith was second out of 44 in the javelin with a season-best mark of 92 feet 4 inches, which currently ranks as third-best in the state's 3A classification. Senior Lizzie McCracken was fifth out of 16 in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:44.19. Senior Kylee Swoboda was fifth out of 20 in the high jump, clearing 4 feet 8 inches.

Clark Fork High senior Olivia Yetter was seventh out of 21 in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.64 seconds.

Priest River's Haley Braae, Ashlyn Korff, Jasmine Stark, and Swoboda were third in both the 4x100 relay (55.63 seconds) and the 4x200 relay (2:00.34).

Priest River will return to action on Friday for the Glenn Wolf Invite hosted by Deer Park. Clark Fork is idle until the Lake Pend Oreille Invitational, which will be hosted by Sandpoint on Saturday, April 12.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Colville 121. 2, Freeman 106. 3, Valley Christian 89. 4, Reardan 69. 5, Northwest Christian (Colbert) 68.5. 6, Priest River 55.5. 7, Newport 34. 8, Chewelah 32. 9, Selkirk 28. 10, Republic 21. 11, Kettle Falls 11. 12, Hillcrest (Calif.) 10. 13, Riverside 8. 14, Clark Fork 7. 15, Wellpinit 3.

(Winner, top local)

100 — 1, Jaetyn Cole, Freeman, 11.65; 6, Carter Korff, Priest River, 11.84. 200 — 1, David Jackson, Republic, 23.66; 4, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 24.80. 400 — 1, Gabriel Branstetter, Reardan, 51.93; 9, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 57.03. 800 — 1, Gabriel Branstetter, Reardan, 2:06.54; 13, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 2:23.87. 1600 — 1, Malik Ortiz, Colville, 4:30.32; 21, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 5:28.74. 3200 — 1, Malik Ortiz, Colville, 10:06.18.

110 hurdles — 1, Khalil Pickett, Hillcrest (Calif.), 14.94; 8, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 19.60. 300 hurdles — 1, Trenton Sandborn, Freeman, 39.91; 5, Westin Caven, Clark Fork, 48.56. 4x100 relay — 1, Freeman (Jared Bazar, Jaetyn Cole, Tyce Gilbert, Cody Cayce), 44.21; 2, Priest River (Carter Korff, Ian Lamanna, Luccas Simcox, Gunnar Pettit), 46.34. 4x200 relay — No race; 4x400 relay — 1, Reardan (Jakari Singleton, Blake Wynecoop, Evan Krupke, Gabriel Branstetter), 3:34.93; 9, Priest River (Doug Ezell, Darik Gosser, Kellen Smith, Gunnar Pettit) 4:10.71.

Shotput — 1, Joseph Steinbach, Valley Christian, 48-0.5; 3, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 42-8. Discus — 1, Niki Porinchok, Priest River, 157-6; 8, Ryan Bell, Priest River, 106-9. Javelin — 1, Colby Shamblin, NW Christian (Colbert), 174-6; 10, Ryan Bell, Priest River, 118-0. Pole vault — 1, AJ Kent, Chewelah, 11-6; 3, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 11-0. High jump — 1, Trenton Sandborn, Freeman, 6-6; 6, Carter Cook, Priest River, 5-4. Long jump — 1, Evan Krupke, Reardan, 20-10; 3, Luccas Simcox, Priest River, 19-4.5. Triple jump — 1, Evan Krupke, Reardan, 40-6; 6, Gaden Marble, Priest River, 35-0.5.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, NW Christian (Colbert) 121. 2, Freeman 108.5. 3, Colville 107. 4, Valley Christian 82. 5, Newport 62. 6, Riverside 58.5. 7, Kettle Falls 42. 8, Priest River 35. 9, Reardan 24. 10, Chewelah 18. t-11, Inchelium, Republic 8. 13, Northport 4. 14, Clark Fork 3. t-15, Curlew, Selkirk 2.

(Winner, top local)

100 — 1, Ava Montgomery, Riverside, 13.32; 13, Olivia Yetter, Clark Fork, 14.56. 200 — 1, Andee Kroiss, Colville, 27.46; 8, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 30.43. 400 — 1, Andee Kroiss, Colville, 1:01.19; 800 — 1, Zaidence Zier, Colville, 2:30.53; 5, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 2:44.19. 1600 — 1, Zaidence Zier, Colville, 5:35.44; 7, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 6:25.12. 3200 — 1, Melissa Walker, Valley Christian, 11:58.32.

100 hurdles — 1, Kalista Malone, Colville, 17.11; 7, Olivia Yetter, Clark Fork, 18.64. 300 hurdles — 1, Kalista Malone, Colville, 48.93; 8, Olivia Yetter, Clark Fork, 56.06. 4x100 relay — 1, Freeman (Nicole DuPont, Dakota Daines, Rylee Russell, Fiona Anderson), 51.23; 3, Priest River (Haley Braae, Ashlyn Korff, Jasmine Stark, Kylee Swoboda) 55.63. 4x200 relay — 1, Kettle Falls (Josie Beardslee, Wyn Edwards, Audrey Esvelt, Ella Johnson), 1:57.94; 3, Priest River (Haley Braae, Ashlyn Korff, Jasmine Stark, Kylee Swoboda) 2:00.34. 4x400 relay — 1, Colville (Madelyn Andres, Kalista Malone, Zaidence Zier, Andee Kroiss), 4:20.92.

Shotput — 1, Athena Jones, Riverside, 35-7; 29, Averii Meek, Priest River, 16-8.5. Discus — 1, Geneva Barker, NW Christian (Colbert), 105-1; 34, Averii Meek, Priest River, 46-10. Javelin — 1, Paisley Rounsley, Valley Christian, 102-1; 2, Chase Smith, Priest River, 92-4. Pole vault — 1, Fiona Anderson, Freeman, 10-6; 7, Jasmine Stark, Priest River, 6-6. High jump — 1, Logan Pecht, Freeman, 5-2; 5, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 4-8. Long jump — 1, Joelle Brandtner, Newport, 15-1.25; 11, Chase Smith, Priest River, 13-4.25. Triple jump — 1, Joelle Brandtner, Newport, 32-3; 7, Chase Smith, Priest River, 28-9.5