PREP ROUNDUP: Rickert rolls to girls singles title at Inland Empire tourney

| April 28, 2024 1:10 AM

• TENNIS

MEAD — Sandpoint’s Pepper Rickert, the top seed, won five straight matches to claim the No. 1 girls singles title in the Inland Empire Tournament.

Playing at Mt. Spokane High, Rickert won four of her five matches 6-0, 6-0, losing only one game the entire weekend.

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• TRACK AND FIELD

Coeur d'Alene's Rietze among winners at Legends Invitational

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Sophomore Mitchell Rietze (3,200, 4x800 relay) notched a pair of wins for Coeur d’Alene at the Legends Invitational at Walla Walla High on Saturday.

Rietze won the 3,200 in 9 minutes, 31.12 seconds, then teamed with freshman Wyatt Carr, junior Kyle Rohlinger and senior Jacob King to win the 4x800 relay in 8:07.76.

Seniors Lachlan May (1,600 in 4:19.08) and Jakan Lawrence (pole vault, 14 feet), also notched wins for Coeur d’Alene, which finished sixth with 50 points in the 17-team meet.

Lake City junior Logan Anderson was fourth in the 3,200 (9:43.01).

Sandpoint senior Jett Longanecker was third in the 400 (51.91) and was second in the 4x800 alongside seniors Kasten Grimm, Daniel Ricks and Nathan Roche in 8:08.21.

Coeur d’Alene sophomore Dakota Keyworth was third (11:18.16), sophomore Olivia May seventh (11:40.74) in the 3,200. Junior Kelsey Carroll was third in the discus (121-4) and senior Maddie Mitchell was sixth in the 300 hurdles (48.11) and sophomore Evey McGraw fifth in the triple jump (35-9 ¾).

The Viking 4x100 relay team of freshman Emily Sumrall, junior Paige Hunt, Mitchell and junior Maricela Nelson was fifth in 51.42.

Coeur d’Alene’s 4x800 relay team of junior Chloe Frank, Keyworth, sophomore Kierra Shannon and May was fourth in 10:15.81. The Vikings finished tied for ninth with 33 points.

Lake City junior Hazel Kunkel was sixth in the 1,600 (5:12.59). Lake City freshman Courtney Johnson was sixth in the discus (110-6).

Sandpoint senior Ivy Smith was third in the shot put (39-6), the Bulldog 4x400 girls relay team of senior Lily Richardson, sophomore Elia Howard, senior Grace Rookey and junior Noah Roark was sixth in 4:10.44. Sandpoint sophomore Jetta Thate was fifth in the javelin (105-9) and senior Devin McDaniel fifth in the pole vault (10-6). The Bulldogs finished eighth with 35 points.

Capital HIgh of Boise won the boys team title with 90 points. Walla Walla won the girls meet with 123.5.

Lamanna, Smith shine for

Spartans in Newport

NEWPORT — Ian Lamanna won the pole vault, Chase Smith the javelin, and Priest River posted 14 top-three overall finishes at the Barry Saltz Memorial Relays at Newport High.

Gavin Greismer bested his own school record in the javelin, throwing for 134 feet and 10 inches to place third. Trinity Meyers posted a pair of top-three finishes in the discus and javelin. Lizzie McCracken was third in the 1600, posting a personal best time of 6:00.24.

The Spartans are back in action on Thursday at the District I Meet of Champions hosted by Post Falls High.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Riverside 80. 2, Kellogg 76. 3, Newport 75. 4, Priest River 41. 5, Colville 29. 6 (tie), Cusick, L.V. Rogers 7.

1,600 — 1, Cade Spencer, Riverside, 4:28.27. 2, Mitchell Erickson, L.V. Rogers, 4:39.87. 3, Makai Peak, Kellogg, 4:48.83. 4x100 relay — 1, Newport (Taigen Mitcham, Aidan Kramer, Anthony Hoffman, Jacksen Croswhite), 45.37. 2, Riverside, 46.25. 3, Kellogg, 46.62. 4x100 throwers relay — 1, Kellogg (Andrew Lewis, Porter Lewis, AJ Peak, Ethan Spencer), 52.15. 2, Priest River Lamanna, 52.34. 3, Newport, 53.19. 4x200 relay — 1, Kellogg (Coleman Blalack, Ayden Garry, Wyatt Storey, Ryken White), 1:37.42. 2, Riverside, 1:49.87. 3, Priest River, 1:50.73. 4x400 relay — 1, Riverside (Jole Lyons, Shaun Wilson, David Parker, Cade Spencer), 3:38.91. 2, Kellogg, 3:39.50. 3, Newport, 3:51.37.

800 relay — 1, Newport (Aidan Kramer, Anthony Hoffman, Damien Hamberg, Jacksen Croswhite), 1:47.69. 2, Kellogg, 2:01.00. 3, Colville, 2:03.02. 1,600 relay — 1, Kellogg (Ayden Garry, Coleman Blalack, Jackson Stepro, Ryken White), 3:47.40. 2, Riverside, 3:50.14. 3, Cusick, 4:27.68. Distance medley relay — 1, Kellogg (Nolan Harju, Sawyer Carlson, Makai Peak, Buck Coe), 13:11.47. 2, Newport, 13:19.59. 3, Riverside, 14:23.16. Shot put — 1, Taigen Mitcham, Newport, 44-4 ½.. 2, Ronan Sherman, Newport, 41-8 ½. 3, AJ Peak, Kellogg, 41-0 ¾. Discus — 1, Ronan Sherman, Newport, 129-3. 2, Niki Porinchok, Priest River Lamanna, 118-5. 3, Ethan Spencer, Kellogg, 113-8.

Javelin — 1, Ryan Clayden, Riverside, 149-11. 2, Ronan Sherman, Newport, 145-3. 3, Gavin Griesmer, Priest River, 136-4. High jump — 1, Damien Hamberg, Newport, 5-8. 2, Derric Jones, Riverside, 5-6. 3, Clark Mathis, Kellogg, 5-2. Pole vault — 1, Ian Lamanna, Priest River, 10-6. 2, Austin Bithell, Riverside, 10-0. 3, Jacob Dueck, Riverside, 10-0. Long jump — 1, Isaiah Ortiz, Colville, 17-8 ½. 2, Ty Cheney, Kellogg, 16-9 ½. 3, Connor Titmus, Colville, 16-8 ¼. Triple jump — 1, Isaiah Ortiz, Colville, 38-3. 2, Carter Korff, Priest River, 38-1 ½. 3, Damien Hamberg, Newport, 37-9 ¼.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Riverside 90. 2, Kellogg 60. 3, Newport 46. 4, Priest River 44. 5, Colville 24. 6, L.V. Rogers 10.

1,600 — 1, Aleah Smith, L.V. Rogers, 5:39.47. 2, Delilah Ceparano, Riverside, 5:40.53. 3, Lizzie McCracken, Priest River, 6:00.24. 4x100 relay — 1, Kellogg (Dani Schillereff, Darby Sager, Lilly Sawyer, Trieste Marek), 56.10. 2, Colville, 57.75. 3, Riverside, 58.18. 4x100 throwers relay — 1, Riverside (Allison Burton-Fetters, Katelynn (Ace) Jackson, Katelyn Tackitt, Jordyn Heinecke) 1:03.89. 2, Newport, 1:05.09. 4x200 relay — 1, Riverside (Ruby Schneider, Ava Montgomery, Delilah Ceparano, Athena Jones), 1:58.24. 2, Kellogg, 2:00.01. 4x400 relay — 1, Riverside (Ashlee Gentry, Ava Montgomery, Athena Jones, Delilah Ceparano), 5:50.12.

800 relay — 1, Kellogg (Izzy Davis, Lilly Sawyer, Darby Sager, Trieste Marek), 2:15.09. 2, Colville, 2:20.95. 3, Riverside, 2:21.76. 1,600 relay — 1, Riverside (Ashlee Gentry, Ava Montgomery, Alyssa Riek, Delilah Ceparano), 4:45.45. 2, Priest River, 5:04.52. 3, Newport, 5:59.34. Distance medley relay — 1, Kellogg (Sophia McLain, Kyssa Dietrich, Keshvi Sharma, Zoie Lawson), 17:48.59. Shot put — 1, Athena Jones, Riverside, 33-6. 2, Madison Cheney, Kellogg, 31-5 ½. 3, Dusty McDaniel, Newport, 31-2. Discus — 1, Dusty McDaniel, Newport, 95-10. 2, Madison Cheney, Kellogg, 84-2. 3, Trinity Meyers, Priest River Lamanna, 76-10.

Javelin — 1, Chase Smith, Priest River Lamanna, 93-9. 2, Mariah Weilep, Colville, 79-9. 3, Trinity Meyers, Priest River, 68-11. High jump — 1, Alyssa Riek, Riverside, 4-10. 2, Trieste Marek, Kellogg, 4-10. 3, Kylee Swoboda, Priest River, 4-8. Pole vault — 1, Olivia Walcott, Riverside, 7-6. 2, Karmyn Downey, Colville, 7-6. 3, Jasmine Stark, Priest River, 7-6. Long jump — 1, Joelle Brandtner, Newport, 15-0. 2, Ashlyn Korff, Priest River, 14-8. 3, Lilly Sawyer, Kellogg, 13-8. Triple jump — 1, Joelle Brandtner, Newport, 30-4. 2, Savannah Garris, Newport, 26-3. 3, Faith Jackson, Riverside, 19-0.