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Bulldogs come home

SANDPOINT - The Sandpoint High School Bulldogs faced off against Homedale High School for their annual Homecoming game. At the half, the Bulldogs were ahead. Full results were not available by press time.

Bulldog girls soccer suffers last-minute defeat in tight game

Falcons swoop Bulldogs 1-0

SANDPOINT — It was a surprisingly sunny day at Pine Street Field as Sandpoint High’s varsity girls soccer team battled it out neck and neck against Liberty Lake’s Ridgeline Highschool. But as the sun broke through the clouds and smoke, so too the Ridgeline Falcons broke the bulldog’s defenses and win the game in the last minute with the only point scored during the match. The first half was a dynamic slug match between two teams. “The first half was the best half this team has played,” head coach Connor Baranski stated after the game. The Bulldogs were able to apply pressure on the opposing team and frustrate their attempts to move the ball forward, while still being able to make plays and run the ball into Ridgeline’s defensive end. The dogs’ defensive formation was tight and they had many scoring opportunities and good looks in the first half - but were kept from goals by Falcon defenders...

Bulldogs hold off Homedale for Homecoming win

SHS takes home the W despite strong showing by Trojans in second half

SANDPOINT - As the Victory Bell on War Memorial Field rang following Sandpoint’s win over the Homedale Trojans Friday night, Coach Ryan Knowles breathed a sigh of relief and admitted that the end of the Bulldogs’ homecoming game was a little too close for comfort. “Very scary!” he said of the last-minute push by the visiting team. “But we have to give ourselves credit because we found a way to get it done.” Giving a packed homecoming crowd one heck of a show, a strong early game performance by the Bulldogs proved to be enough for a 28-21 win. “I’m really happy with the way we came out and jumped on them early,” Knowles said. “That’s a good team that had to travel and that’s how that works out to that (early) 14-0 run.”

Bengal volleyball splits day with UNLV, Utah Tech

POCATELLO – The Idaho State Bengals (8-4) took down the surging UNLV Rebels in four sets Friday morning (3-1) before falling in five sets to the Utah Tech Trailblazers in St. George, Utah. The Bengals started the day with a four-set victory over the UNLV Rebels (16-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-21), handing the Rebels just their second loss of the season. After dropping the first set, the Bengals surged back to sweep the final three sets of the match and claim the victory.

Wampus Cats come close, but fall to Badgers

The Wampus Cats girl varsity basketball team came within five of the Bonners Ferry Badgers junior varsity team in the last minute of the game, on Jan. 14, but then the Badgers sank a three-pointer and took the win over Clark Fork 48-40.

Tomco attends Junior Day Football National Showcase in Texas

The rising junior will be someone to watch out for as the 2023-2024 football season approaches.

Schoening coaches NBC travel team in England

Recently, Schoening had the opportunity to step outside the local spotlight and onto the international stage.

Bonner and Boundary County adult softball leagues face off in inaugural all-star series

Boundary County won the inaugural men’s all-star series between the Boundary and Bonner County adult softball leagues

PREP SOCCER: Sandpoint boys give it their all, fall to Wood River in state title match

No. 6 Sandpoint got on the board first, but couldn’t outlast No. 1 Wood River.

PREP SOFTBALL: Sandpoint drops pair of games at Post Falls

Skibitsky finished the second game 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homerun, and three RBIs. Cessna was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and four RBIs. Smotherman was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a single, three RBIs, and a stolen base.