PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Peters, Max Cervi-Skinner shine at regionals

Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene High boys captured a second straight 5A Region 1 title with a win in Lewiston on Thursday. In the back from left are Adrian Sanchez, Cole Harrison, Cameron Hildreth, Ezias Newell, Josh Averett, Jacob King, Alex Studebaker, Max Cervi-Skinner, Caleb Torgenson, Lachlan May, Mitchell Rietze, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Kyle Rohlinger, Braden Osterdock, and Canyon Spencer. In the front row is coach Justin Taylor.

Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene High girls finished runner-up in the 5A Region 1 cross country meet on Thursday in Lewiston. From left are coach Cathy Compton, Elli Rietze, Kira Wood, Dakota Keyworth, Lana Fletcher, Rylee Racanelli, Hadley Green, Audrey Bell, Chloe Frank, Emily Fehling, Brooklyn Brunn, Rebecca Thompson, Olivia May, Ann Marie Dance and Zara Munyer. In the front row is Olivia Fishback.

| October 21, 2022 1:16 AM

LEWISTON — Post Falls senior Annastasia Peters won her second straight 5A Region 1 girls title, finishing in 17 minutes, 13.55 seconds at the Lewis-Clark State Cross Country Course on Thursday afternoon.

Post Falls clipped Coeur d’Alene 32-34 for the girls team title after the Vikings won at regional last year.

Coeur d’Alene sophomore Max Cervi-Skinner won the boys title in 15:16.48, leading the Vikings to their second straight regional title.

Lake City’s boys also qualified for finishing runner-up with 64 points.

Qualifying individually were: Lake City sophomore Hazel Kunkel, Lake City senior Taylah Chapman and Post Falls sophomore Austin Averette.

State is back at Lewiston Oct. 29.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Top two from state) — 1, Coeur d’Alene 18. 2, Lake City 64. 3, Post Falls 70. 4, Lewiston 89.

STATE QUALIFIERS — 1, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 15:16.48. 2, Lachlan May, Coeur d’Alene, 15:28.60. 3, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 15:51.55. 4, Jacob King, Coeur d’Alene, 16:00.66. 5, Logan Anderson, Lake City, 16:30.19. 6, Austin Averette, Post Falls, 16:36.08. 7, James Stubbers, Lewiston, 16:44/09. 8, Kyle Rohlinger, Coeur d’Alene, 16:47.75. 9, Mitchell Rietze, Coeur d’Alene, 17:04.98. 10, Conner Johnson, Lake City, 17:11.44.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Top two from state) — 1, Post Falls 32. 2, Coeur d’Alene 34. 3, Lake City 68. 4, Lewiston 115.

STATE QUALIFIERS — 1, Annastasia Peters, Post Falls, 17:13.55. 2, Olivia May, Coeur d’Alene, 18:10.13. 3, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 18:49.31. 4, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 19:09.15. 5, Hazel Kunkel, Lake City, 19:18.41. 6, Elliana Rietze, Coeur d’Alene, 19:30.40. 7, Ann Marie Dance, Coeur d’Alene, 19:31.81. 8, Zara Munyer, Coeur d’Alene, 19:40.76. 9, Kaley Bohl, Post Falls, 19:46.78. 10, Taylah Chapman, Lake City, 19:55.80.

Lakeland's Elizondo-Banchiero

advances to state meet

LEWISTON — Lakeland senior Owen Elizondo-Banchiero was the lone area qualifier for the state meet, finishing seventh in 16:51.50 in the 4A Region 1 meet.

Sandpoint (boys) and Moscow (girls) claimed regional team titles.

State is Oct. 29 in Lewiston.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Winner to state, wild card available for second place) — 1, Sandpoint 24. 2, Moscow 38. 3, Lakeland 74.

STATE QUALIFIERS — 1, Nathan Roche, Sandpoint, 16:08.88. 2, Daniel Ricks, Sandpoint, 16:18.85. 3, Kieran Long, Moscow, 16:24.20. 4, Slate Fragoso, Sandpoint, 16:44.13. 5, Jason Swam, Moscow, 16:49.62. 6, Noah Lingo, Moscow, 16:50.59. 7, Owen Elizondo-Bachiero, Lakeland, 16:51.50.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (Winner to state, wild card available for second place) — 1, Moscow 27. 2, Sandpoint 28. 3, Lakeland 85.

STATE QUALIFIERS — 1, Maren Davidson, Sandpoint, 19:05.49. 2, Cora Crawford, Moscow, 19:15.23. 3, Geneva McClory, Moscow, 19:26.66. 4, Ara Clark, Sandpoint, 19:38.33. 5, Anna Lynn, Moscow, 19:47.03. 6, Lily Richardson, Sandpoint, 20:04.78. 7, Indigo Wuffhorst, Moscow, 20:06.29.

PINEHURST — Results were not available at press time.