NORTH IDAHO SPORTS BANQUET: Post Falls hauls in the awards again

COEUR d’ALENE — They ran through the rest of the state — and beyond — in the past season on the wrestling mats.

On Saturday night, the Post Falls Trojan wrestlers had another reason to celebrate as coach Pete Reardon was named Coach of the Year for Male Sports in 5A-4A, the Trojans won Male Team of the Year for 5A-4A and senior Alius De La Rosa was named top wrestler in 5A-4A during the 54th annual North Idaho Sports Banquet at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn.

Post Falls wrestling was named co-Team of the Year along with the basketball team in 2015. After repeating as 5A champions in Pocatello this year, the Trojans had it all to themselves.

North Idaho College sophomore Braian Angola-Rodas was named College Male Athlete of the Year after leading the Cardinals to a 31-2 finish, and trip to the NJCAA tournament for the first time since 1997. The NIC men’s basketball team shared North Idaho Team of the Year with the Idaho women’s soccer team.

Sandpoint senior Madison Schoening, who also was named co-Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 5A-4A, as well as co-Girls Soccer Player of the Year, was named Female Athlete of the Year in 5A-4A. Timberlake junior Allison Kirby, who led the Tigers to their first state 3A girls basketball championship in school history in February, was named Female Athlete of the Year for 3A-1A.

Longtime Coeur d’Alene High softball coach Larry Bieber, who was inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame earlier in the night, was named Coach of the Year for Female Sports in 5A-4A after leading the Vikings to a runner-up finish in the 2015 state 5A tournament at Post Falls High.

Individual awards for other high school sports were also presented.

Also at the banquet, former Moscow girls basketball coach Sally Greene, former Idaho defensive end Marvin Washington, former Idaho football player and wrestler Bob McCray and former Kamiah coach Bob Squires were inducted into the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame. The 1964 state champion Kellogg boys basketball team, coached by Don Haynes, was also honored.

COLLEGE AWARDS

NORTH IDAHO COACH OF THE YEAR — Jeremiah Robbins, Lewis-Clark State baseball

NORTH IDAHO TEAM OF THE YEAR — Idaho women’s soccer; North Idaho College men’s basketball

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Braian Angola-Rodas, North Idaho College men’s basketball

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Kennadie Clute, Lewis-Clark State volleyball

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS

MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Post Falls wrestling

MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Grangeville football

COACH OF THE YEAR, MALE SPORTS (5A-4A) — Pete Reardon, Post Falls wrestling

COACH OF THE YEAR, MALE SPORTS (3A-1A) — Doug Henderson, Deary football

FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Sandpoint cross country

FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Timberlake basketball

COACH OF THE YEAR, FEMALE SPORTS (5A-4A) — Larry Bieber, Coeur d’Alene softball

COACH OF THE YEAR, FEMALE SPORTS (3A-1A) — Erik Spencer, Lapwai basketball

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Paul Sundquist, Sandpoint

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Jake Bruner, Prairie

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) — Madison Schoening, Sandpoint

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) — Allison Kirby, Timberlake

HIGH SCHOOL

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

BOYS TENNIS — Lincoln Hill, Post Falls

GIRLS TENNIS — Josey Jagelski, Lewiston

BOYS GOLF — Preston Roth, Lakeland

GIRLS GOLF — Sammy Jo Spring, Lewiston

BOYS SWIMMING — Cy Jager, Moscow

GIRLS SWIMMING — Payton Bokowy, Sandpoint; Nicole Rozier, Coeur d’Alene

BASEBALL — Jake Munoz, Lewiston

SOFTBALL — Breana Burke, Coeur d’Alene; Kylie Rasmussen, Coeur d’Alene

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY — Josh Corgatelli, Moscow

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY — Katherine Ruck, Moscow

BOYS SOCCER — Jack Barrett, Lake City

GIRLS SOCCER — Havana Johnson, Lake City; Madison Schoening, Sandpoint

WRESTLING (5A-4A) — Alius De La Rosa, Post Falls; Casey Randles, Sandpoint

WRESTLING (3A-1A) — Shaydn Wassmuth, Grangeville

VOLLEYBALL (5A-4A) — Missy Huddleston, Coeur d’Alene

VOLLEYBALL (3A-1A) — Krystin Uhlenkott, Prairie

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD (5A-4A) — Quinn Mitchell, Lake City

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD (3A-1A) — Paul Ryan, Logos

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD (5A-4A) — Maddison Ward, Lake City

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD (3A-1A) — Kaelela Bass, Grangeville

BOYS BASKETBALL (5A-4A) — Max McCullough, Post Falls

BOYS BASKETBALL (3A-1A) — Toby Colburn, Kellogg

GIRLS BASKETBALL (5A-4A) — Madison Schoening, Sandpoint; Whitney Meier, Lake City

GIRLS BASKETBALL (3A-1A) — Iris Domebo, Lapwai

FOOTBALL (5A-4A) — Colton Richardson, Lewiston

FOOTBALL (3A-1A) — Jake Bruner, Prairie