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(Courtesy photo) Ashley Lengyel, in the red coat, won Gold in both the 100 and 50 meter snowshoe races, part of a strong showing by the Sandpoint Monarch Special Olympics team at the Northern State Winter Special Olympics at Shoshone Park in Mullan recently. Natasha Freeberg earned Silver medals in both her 50 meter and 100 meter divisions of the snowshoe. Monarch Bradey Scrimsher won Gold in the 100 meters and Silver in the 50 meters of the cross country ski races, one of a handful of locals who fared well.
(Courtesy photo) Sandpoint Monarch Bradey Scrimsher crosses the finish line at the Northern State Winter Special Olympics at Shoshone Park in Mullan. Scrimsher, who won Gold in the 100 meters and Silver in the 50 meters, was one of a handful of locals who fared well.
(Courtesy photo) Pictured from left to right at the start line of the 50 meter race are Dharma Crawford of the Sandpoint Monarchs, Kyle Horowitz from Priest River, and Hayley Thompson from Sandpoint. Horowitz won Gold, just ahead of Crawford (Silver) and Thompson (Bronze). Crawford would take gold in the 100 meters, followed by Horowitz and Thompson, the youngest athlete i the race.
(Courtesy photo) Coach Chris Painter, left, stands proudly next to John Painter after he won the 100 and 200 meter men’s walk snowshoe race recently in Mullan. The Monarchs will hold their annual Penguin Plunge fundraiser on March 25 at City Beach. More details will be available as the event draws near.
