Ballard, Weisner lead Bulldogs in home opener

SANDPOINT — Jacob Ballard won the 100 butterfly and the 400 free, and Charlie Weisner the 50 and 100 free to lead the Bulldog boys, while the powerhouse Sandpoint girls won every event, leading to a sweep of Lakeland in a home swimming opener on Wednesday at the Sandpoint West Athletic Club.

The Bulldog girls showed why they’re one of the top programs in the state, with the speed and depth to make some serious noise at state. In one of the best races of the day, Kate Bokowy topped teammate Mikayla Schoening by less than .3 seconds to touch the wall first. Payton Bokowyå dominated the 100 back and 100 free by large margins.

Despite not hearing the starting horn and getting a late start, Weisner dusted the competition in both of the sprints, teaming with Payton to form a fast sprinting tandem.

Sandpoint is at the Kroc Center on Saturday in a regional meet.

BOYS

SANDPOINT 97, LAKELAND 54

200 medley relay — 1, Spt, 2:04.13. 2, Spt, 2:26.08. 200 free — 1, Spt, Johnny Parkinson, 2:41.46. 2, LL, Cody Garn, 2:52.17. 3, Spt, Alex Johnson, 2:53.15. 200 IM — 1, LL, Christopher Hartman, 2:38.24. 2, Spt, Hayden Norling, 2:42.27. 3, Spt, Tristan Johnson, 2:57.01. 50 free — 1, Spt, Charlie Weisner, 25.25. 2, LL, Christopher Hartman, 27.96. 3, LL, Gordon McKibben, 28.68. 100 butterfly — 1, Spt, Jacob Ballard, 1:03.71. 2, Spt, Garrett Bamer, 1:12.46. 3, Spt, Tristan Johsnon, 1:16.03. 100 free — 1, Spt, Charlie Weisner, 57.75. 2, LL, Gordon McKibben, 1:08.17. 3, LL, Isiaha Pack, 1:08.88. 400 free — 1, Spt, Jacob Ballard, 4:37.61. 2, Spt, Hayden Norling, 4:57.97. 3, Spt, Izaak Bartlett, 6:52.54. 200 free relay — 1, LL, 2:00.92. 2, Spt, 2:02.72. 3, LL, 2:13.73. 100 back — 1, Spt, Garrett Bamer, 1:13.53. 2, Spt, Miles Luce, 1:15.93. 3, LL, Ben McNeil, 1:24.38. 100 breast — 1, LL, Ben McNeil, 1:23.65. 2, Spt, Alex Johnson, 1:32.49. 3, LL, Quin McGovern, 1:38.98. 400 free relay — 1, Spt, 4:09.76. 2, LL, 4:38.34. 3, LL, 5:39.12.

GIRLS

SANDPOINT 126, LAKELAND 33

200 medley relay — 1, Spt, 2:16.86. 2, Spt, 2:33.55. 200 free — 1, Spt, Kate Bokowy, 2:29.73. 2, Spt, Catherine Brenner, 2:38.24. 3, Spt, Bri Brosnahan, 2:47.45. 200 IM — 1, Spt, Autumn Morgan, 2:44.84. 2, BF, Julia Cummings, 2:54.63. 3, LL, Madison Morlan, 3:06.55. 50 free — 1, Spt, Kate Bokowy, 29.66. 2, Spt, Mikayla Schoening, 29.92. 3, Spt, Ellie McCray, 31.84. 100 butterfly — 1, Spt, Ellie McCray, 1:22.38. 2, LL, Sydney Suko, 1:33.11. 3, Spt, Chandler Sanborn, 1:46.98. 100 free — 1, Spt, Payton Bokowy, 1:04.14. 2, Spt, Mikayla Schoening, 1:08.49. 3, Spt, Sydney Packer, 1:17.00. 400 free — 1, Spt, Sierra Speakman, 5:43.59. 2, Spt, Catherine Brenner, 5:49.07. 3, Spt, Logan Sanborn, 6:13.32. 200 free relay — 1, Spt, 2:02.61. 2, LL, 2:16.10. 3, Spt, 2:16.61. 100 back — 1, Spt, Payton Bokowy, 1:13.86. 2, Spt, Kaya Wright, 1:27.59. 3, LL, Melody Loutzenhiser, 1:31.27. 100 breast — 1, Spt, Autumn Morgan, 1:27.44. 2, BF, Julia Cummings, 1:33.90. 3, Spt, Sabrina Wilson, 1:35.24. 400 free relay — 1, Spt, 4:47.48. 2, LL, 5:08.51. 3, Spt, 5:45.30.