PREP ROUNDUP: Coeur d'Alene's Judson wins at Inland Empire tourney
• TENNIS
SPOKANE — Coeur d’Alene sophomore Connor Judson won a championship in No. 2 boys singles Saturday at the 75th Inland Empire Tournament at Whitworth University.
Judson, who did not drop a set in the two-day tourney, defeated Alexander Garcia from West Valley-Yakima 4-1, 4-3 in the championship match, after beating Brennon Roshetko of Ferris 6-1 in the semifinals.
Modified scoring was in effect Saturday due to the poor weather and time constraints. All consolation matches were canceled for the day. Matches were played indoors at Whitworth.
CJ Giao and Gabe Danser of Coeur d’Alene finished third in No. 2 boys doubles. They lost to Joe Robi and Nolin Kavon of Mead 6-0 in the semifinals, then won their third-place match by default over a team from West Valley-Yakima.
Turner Cox of Coeur d’Alene finished fourth in No. 1 boys singles. He lost to Jeremy Lasalle of Ferris 6-5 (5) in the semifinals, then fell to Jackson Clary of Kennewick 6-2 in the match for third and fourth.
Meanwhile, the Sandpoint players still alive in the consolation bracket at the tournament received disappointing news once they arrived at Mt. Spokane High.
The consolation side of the tournament was canceled due to rain.
“I felt bad that they had gone there and didn’t get to play,” Sandpoint coach Kent Anderson said. “So I stayed and hit with (Aubrey) Knowles (part of a No. 3 mixed doubles team) and (Maise) Brazil (who was in No. 2 girls singles) for about an hour.”
Sandpoint’s No. 3 boys doubles team of Jacob Dawson and Anthony Ramires won its semifinals match against Richland to advance to the finals, where they fell to Mead to finish in second place.
“They were pretty excited,” Anderson said. “It’s not that often we have players reach the finals of this tournament.”
Clark Fork’s tennis duo of Jamie Herrick and Emily Meyers went two-and-out following losses to Pullman and Ridgeline.
• TRACK AND FIELD
Area athletes shine at
Strandberg invite
SPOKANE VALLEY — Post Falls senior Sammie Wood claimed wins in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs at the Strandberg Invitational at Central Valley High.
Wood won the 1,600 in 5 minutes, .39 seconds, then the 3,200 in 10:39.68. Post Falls junior Annastasia Peters was second in the 1,600 (5:10.51) and 3,200 (10:54.65).
Coeur d’Alene senior Steven Ball won the 800 in 2:00.39, freshman Max Cervi-Skinner won the 3,200 (9:34.31) and senior Caleb Fraser won the triple jump (39-9).
Senior Lily Phenicie, who was third in the shot put (34 feet, 5 inches) won the discus with a throw of 121-7, and sophomore Lilly Lowry the hammer throw at 146-7 for Coeur d’Alene, whose boys and girls each placed third.
Sandpoint junior Rusty Lee won the 100 hurdles in 15.18 seconds, and sophomore Erika Edmundson won the pole vault at 9-6.
Sandpoint’s boys finished ninth, the girls 12th.
Other local placers included: Coeur d’Alene junior Kytriana Burrell (third in 200 in 27.29), Sandpoint junior Maren Davidson (third in 400; 1:02.86), Coeur d’Alene sophomore Jacob King (third in 1,600; 4:26.96 and 3,200; 9:39.75), Sandpoint senior Luke McCorkle (third in 110 hurdles; 16.08), Sandpoint junior Slate Fragoso (second in pole vault, 12-0) and Coeur d’Alene junior Mason Shore (second in hammer throw; 125-0).