PREP ROUNDUP: Priest River boys golf wins 3A District 1-2 title

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BLANCHARD — Priest River High senior Palmer Coleman defended his district title, carding a 2-over-par 73 with a score of 38 on the front nine and a 35 on the back nine, and the host Spartans won the 3A District 1-2 team title on Friday at the Stoneridge Resort Golf Course.

Palmer, son of Priest River High head coach Jim Bob Coleman, finished with two straight birdies to win the individual title by seven strokes, and in the process, help the Spartans to the title.

"I knew he would keep his composure," coach Coleman said of Palmer. "He's got a knack for the big moment."

Sophomore Nate Fegert shot an 84 and finished tied for fourth while sophomore Braxton Knaack shot a 98 in the winning effort.

"He's been playing really well, nice to see it continue today," Coleman said of Fegert. "Braxton toughed it out. He was under the weather today. We really needed him to come in with something in the 90s and he did it. Love the grind and mental toughness there."

Junior Mason Crump recorded a 102, junior Parker Bradbury a 107 to help Priest River defeat both Kellogg and Genesis Prep by four strokes each.

"Two kids that haven't played golf before the season," Coleman said. "Their scores were just as important as the 73 to get the team to state."

Coach Coleman said the team's consistency throughout the year played a huge factor when it came to crunch time.

"We've been consistent with our numbers all year," Coleman said. "360-365 has been our target goal and we kept it under with the pressure of being in districts. They did an awesome job."

For Clark Fork, junior Payton Stevens registered a score of 110, sophomore Mateo Cruz a 120 in what was the Wampus Cats' first season back at the district tournament after a 1-year hiatus in 2024.

On the girls' side, two Lady Spartans punched their tickets to the 3A State Championship. Senior Paityn Yount tallied a 104, a 56 on the front nine and a 48 on the back nine, and finished second overall while junior Aleigha Jensen carded a 118 and placed fifth. Sophomore Callie Stanger, golfing for just four weeks now, posted a score of 127, only five strokes away from qualifying for state.

The 3A State Championship is set to be held May 12 and 13 at the River’s Edge Golf Club in Burley.

BOYS

Par 71

TEAM SCORES (top three to state) — 1, Priest River 357. 2, Genesis Prep (won playoff) 361. 3, Kellogg 361. 4, Wallace 373. 5, St. Maries 386. 6, Logos 393. 7, Lakeside 479. 8, Clark Fork 505.

STATE QUALIFIERS (top eight to state) — 1, Palmer Coleman, Priest River, 73. 2, Byron Hammett, Genesis Prep, 80. 3, Henry Driskill, Logos, 81. 4 (tie), Cooper Miller, Wallace; Nate Fegert, Priest River, 84. 6, Brayden Buell, St. Maries, 86. 7 (tie), Isaiah Bateman, Genesis Prep; Brodie Robinson, Kellogg, 88.

PRIEST RIVER — Palmer Coleman 73, Nate Fegert 84, Braxton Knaack 98, Mason Crump 102, Parker Bradbury 107.

GENESIS PREP — Byron Hammett 80, Isaiah Bateman 88, Emmett Swanson 93, Owen Call 100, Emmaus Nichols 102.

KELLOGG — Brodie Robinson 88, Easton Towne 89, Johnny Stovern 92, Boden Glindeman 92, Mason Bailey 100.

WALLACE — Cooper Miller 84, Jordan Guardipee 91, Marley Pearce 99, Rossi Korasick 99, Landon Therrien 117.

ST. MARIES — Bradyen Buell 86, Owen Chatigny 94, Trace Chatigny 102, Ezekiel Watts 104, Allan Wise 131.

LOGOS — Henry Driskill 81, Ryle Grauke 93, Ezra Shafer 109, Titus Blum 110, Asher Carlson 114.

LAKESIDE — Dre'Don Sines 96, Tyson Charley 105, Santino Aldrich 131, Deondre Thomas 147.

CLARK FORK — Payton Stevens 110, Mateo Cruz 120, Cameron Stewart 129, Jason Mayorga 146.

INDIVIDUALS — Triston Kohen, Lapwai, 105; Rashawn Henry, Lapwai, 146; Clayton Wilson, Mullan, 141; Johnathan Wicks, Orofino, 98; Kaden Schaff, Orofino, 101; Ethan Portratz, Orofino, 108.

GIRLS

Par 71

TEAM SCORES (top three to state) — 1, Lapwai 490. 2, Genesis Prep 509. 3, Logos, 512. 4, Priest River 525. 5, St. Maries 526. 6, Kellogg 529. 7, Wallace 537. 

STATE QUALIFIERS (top seven to state)— 1, Addison Crane, St. Maries, 103. 2, Paityn Yount, Priest River, 104. 3 (tie) Madden Bisbee, Lapwai; Darcy Tollefson, Logos, 115. 5, Aleigha Jensen, Priest River, 118. 6, Aubrey Schaff, Nezperce, 120. 7, Lorelia Herring, Genesis Prep, 122. 

LAPWAI — Madden Bisbee 115, Michelle Kipp 124, Faith Sobotta 125, Charlie Kipp 126, Arianna Miles 148.

GENESIS PREP — Lorelia Herring 122, Haley Sorenson 123, Jada DeBoer 129, Layla Grimmett 135, Chiara Bendinelli 154.

LOGOS — Darcy Tollefson 115, Ruthie Prince 129, Hailey Wambeke 131, Nicole Nadreau 137, Charlotte Shepard 146.

PRIEST RIVER — Paityn Yount 104, Aleigha Jensen 118, Callie Stanger 127, Haley Braae 176.

ST. MARIES — Addison Crane 103, Paige Offerman 138, Layla Pooley 142, Nova Newton 143, Donna Warren 147.

KELLOGG — Destiny Hurd 125, Kyncie Evans 129, Kendyl Bircher 137, Faith Shorey 138, Gemma Miller 144.

WALLACE — Kayden Stutzke 126, Irie Korasick 129, Addison Paul 137, Brooke Patterson 145.

INDIVIDUALS — Aubrey Schaff, Nezperce, 120; Isabelle Clark, Lakeside, 137; Gracie Stevens, Clark Fork, 143; Cambria Wilson, Mullan, 154.

BASEBALL

Grangeville 12, Priest River 2

OROFINO — Sophomore Colton Kuprienko hit an RBI single, junior Logan Troumbley an RBI double, both in the third inning, as the Spartans fell to the Bulldogs in a 3A Central Idaho League District 1-2 loser-out game held Friday at Orofino High.

On the mound, sophomores Brayden Elder and Broden Collins each did their best to keep the Spartans in the game. Elder struck out two batters, Collins three batters, over a combined four innings of work. Freshman Karsen Garvin struck out one batter over 1.1 innings in relief before Grangeville reached the run rule.

As of Friday night, Priest River was ranked No. 14 in the 3A MaxPreps rankings. The top 12 advance to the new IHSAA Super Regional format.

If the Spartans' season were to have come to an end, they end it with a record of 7-14. The last time Priest River had at least seven wins in a season was in 2019, when the team was also 7-14 and reached the 3A State Championship tournament.

Priest River 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 2 6

Grangeville 4 1 0 4 0 3 — 12 5 0

Game called in sixth inning due to run rule.

PITCHING

PR — Elder: 2IP, 2H, 3ER, 4BB, 2K. Collins: 2IP, 3H, 4ER, 2BB, 3K. Garvin: 1.1IP, 0H, 0ER, 3BB, 1K. GRA — Goicoa: 6IP, 2H, 2ER, 4BB, 14K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Kuprienko 1, Troumbley 1. GRA — Jackson 2, Williams 1, Goicoa 1, Wilson 1; 2B — Troumbley. 3B — Jackson. HR — Goicoa, Williams; RBI: PR — Kuprienko 1, Troumbley 1. GRA — Williams 2, Goicoa 2, Jackson 1, Brown 1, Poxieltner 1.

    Priest River High senior Paityn Yount is all smiles after a tremendous second-place finish at the 3A District 1-2 girls tournament on Friday.
  

    Priest River High senior Palmer Coleman is all smiles after winning back-to-back 3A District 1-2 titles with a 2-over-par 73 on Friday. Last year, Coleman won with a 3-over-par 75 at the Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley.
  

    The Clark Fork High golf team capped off their season with a hard day's work at the 3A District 1-2 tournament on Friday. Pictured, from left are assistant coach Zach Anderson, Payton Stevens, Jason Mayorga, Cameron Stewart, Mateo Cruz and head coach Patrick Young. Not pictured is Gracie Stevens.