Students shine at forestry contest

CAREYWOOD - Post Falls High's Adam Sedgwick and Post Falls Middle School's Esther Erickson were the top individual winners, sparking their teams to victory at the 29th annual Idaho State Forestry Contest on Thursday at Delay Farms.

Sedgwick, competing for the high school's No. 1 team, earned the David Ritz Memorial honor with 520 points.

Erickson, on the middle school's No. 2 team, had 459 points to win the Larry Fryberg Memorial.

Sedgwick, Andrew Sedgwick, John Erickson and Jared Erickson were members of Post Falls High No. 1, which took first place in the Senior Division with 1,757 points.

Post Falls High's No. 2 team of Tanner Brereton, Shannon Kelly, Sean Kelly and Ben Bridges was second.

Erickson's team, which also included Jessica Taggart, Christian Sedgwick and Meghan Mcleod, won the Junior Division with 1,706 points.

Post Falls Middle School's No. 1 team of Timberlyn Short, Michael Emmons, Jason Davis and Tanner Short, was second with 1,434 points.

Jared Erickson placed second in the Senior Division, while Andrew Sedgwick was third.

Mcleod was second individually in the Junior Division, while Davis was third.