MARK NELKE
Mark Nelke covers high school and North Idaho College sports, University of Idaho football and other local/regional sports as a writer, photographer, paginator and editor at the Coeur d’Alene Press. He has been at The Press since 1998 and sports editor since 2002. Before that, Mark was the one-man sports staff for 16 years at the Bonner County Daily Bee in Sandpoint. Earlier, he was sports editor for student newspapers at Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University. Mark enjoys the NCAA men's basketball tournament and wiener dogs — and not necessarily in that order.
Recent Stories
Jaguars sweep visiting Wampus Cats
Tough first quarter for the Wampus Cats who tried to claw their way back to a win against Genesis Prep.
‘It’s Lakeland week’
Top seed, home first-round playoff game at stake tonight as Sandpoint, Lakeland collide
Moments after his team put the finishing touches on a 38-point beatdown of Lake City, Sandpoint High football coach Ryan Knowles had a message for his team, as they gathered after the game on the Timberwolves’ home field.
Sandpoint flattens Lake City; huge game at Lakeland next
After opening their season with a couple of error-plagued efforts — albeit against some pretty good opponents — the Sandpoint Bulldogs have cleaned up their act of late.
Sandpoint comes up short at Cd'A
In a game decided by big plays, the Coeur d’Alene Vikings made them and the Sandpoint Bulldogs didn’t, and as a result, the Vikings are finally in the win column and the Bulldogs are still looking for their first victory.
Sandpoint-Coeur d'Alene shaping up as another potential thriller
Though the Sandpoint Bulldogs lost last year’s football game to the Coeur d’Alene Vikings, 24-22, the result was a bit of an eye-opener for North Idaho fans — an up-and-coming 4A squad nearly pulling off an upset of a perennial state 5A power.
Lake City High grad Kyle Manzardo drafted in second round by Tampa Bay
Manzardo is the highest draft pick ever born in Coeur d'Alene.
SHS softball comes up just short in back-and-forth regional title game
Lakeland scored five runs in the sixth inning en route to a 13-11 win, ending the Bulldogs' state hopes.
Wampus Cats unable to shake early jitters in first round loss to Rockland
Clark Fork will look to avoid going 0-2 at state when they take on Carey in a consolation game at 11 a.m. PST Thursday.
Driggs drains 2 free throws to down Lakeland; SHS hosts Game 2 Friday
Bulldogs earn dramatic come from behind victory over Hawks, can clinch berth to state with win on Friday
Lakeside bus struck by unknown 'projectiles'
As a Lakeside school bus was leaving Clark Fork, an unknown projectile or projectiles struck the bus, shattering several windows and causing minor scratches and cuts from the glass.