Idaho Falls senior Katelyn Zabriskie celebrates after clearing 5 feet, 4 inches Friday at the 5A state track and field championships at Eagle High School. Zabriskie won the title in the event. Katherine Jones/Idaho Statesman

By PAUL LAMBERT and MARLOWE HEREFORD
plambert@postregister.com
mhereford@postregister.com

With more than 300 athletes competing at the state track and field championships this past weekend, District 6 excellence was on display from 5A to 1A.

Due to space and time constraints, some of this excellence was left on the cutting room floor.
Today we look back on a few the unsung champions of the 2013 track season, beginning with milestones in the 5A high jump.

5A
Historic sweep: The top three spots on the 5A high jump podium were occupied by District 6 athletes: Idaho Falls senior Katelyn Zabriskie, Madison senior Aleena Kugath and Skyline junior Tilar Clark.

Upon research through IHSAA and Post Register digital archives going back to 1998, there had never been a District 6 sweep of the top three spots in 5A girls high jump.

“It’s amazing,” Idaho Falls coach Jeremy Smith said Friday. “It’s a great credit to our side of the state.”

Zabriskie is also the first Idaho Falls girl to win a state high jump title since Lisa Bishop in 2007.
Additionally, Friday was the first time both the 5A boys and girls high jump state titles were won by District 6 athletes since 2005, when Idaho Falls’ Eric Follet and Skyline’s Sydney Wendt won.

4A
Sky’s the limit for Shippen: To say Rigby’s Eliza Shippen had a once-in-a-lifetime weekend would be an understatement.

After an hour-long rain delay at Eagle High School, she won her first 4A state girls pole vault title, contributing to Rigby’s fourth girls state team title in the process.

She cleared a personal best 11 feet, 6 inches in her win, the fourth personal best of her junior season.

“It tops it all off,” Shippen said after winning her state title. “I feel like I’ve progressed and it’s nice to keep progressing at the state meet.”

She also received her gold medal from former Idaho State standout and Olympic gold medalist pole vaulter Stacy Dragila, who obliged Shippen’s request for a hug on the medal stand.

Dragila, who is now a volunteer track coach for Rocky Mountain High School, watched the pole vault finals both days of the 5A/4A meet and shared her observations with Shippen’s coach and father, Troy Shippen.

“She’s not very tall, and it helps to have the height, but she’s a competitor,” Troy Shippen said of Eliza. “Stacy Dragila said she has a plant like a boy.”

With one final varsity season remaining for Shippen, there are new goals to be fulfilled. Continuing the Shippen family tradition of success in Rigby athletics is one of her aspirations. Surpassing the school record of 11-10 is another.

“It’s actually owned by a girl who married my nephew,” Troy Shippen said of the record. “I know she’s talking about getting 13 feet, which would be an overall record. She can do it.”

3A
Snake River senior James Withers made a clean sweep of the distance events, backing up his 3,200 win Friday with an 8-second win in the 1,600 on Saturday with a 4:25.63. Sugar’s Connor Stoddard finished third in both distance races, striding out 16 of his team’s 82 championship points.

Only a sophomore for Sugar-Salem, Ryan Hawkes finished one inch short of gold in the long jump with a leap of 20-9. Hawkes later added 12 more points to the Diggers’ team total with a third in the discus (140-3) and a third in the triple jump (42-9.25).

The Sugar-Salem boys sprint medley team added 10 more points with a win (3:41.31, just 0.23 better than Teton’s second-place time.

Teton junior Thomas Knight just missed state gold in the 800 with a 2:01.40, just 0.37 behind the winning time posted by Filer’s Gage Moore.

The South Fremont girls dominated the short-sprint relays, winning the 4×200 with a time of 1:45.80, more than 4.5 seconds ahead of Snake River’s runner-up time. The Cougars also won the 4×100 in 51.07.

South Fremont senior Megan Galloway was similarly dominant in the 100 with a winning time of 12.49.

The Snake River girls took top honors in the sprint medley with a 1:55.11, and junior Scout Baldwin was second fastest in the 400 (1:01.34).

Shelley senior Deidre Wilson closed out her prep career with a 11-point weekend, finishing second in the discus (126-6) and sixth in the shot put (37-5.75).

2A
Mining silver in Ashton: The North Fremont boys finished in a three-way tie for second place in the 2A competition, sharing the silver trophy with Melba and Grangeville.

That silver trophy is the only team track trophy of any kind for NF, and sits in a trophy case in a school without a real track.

The Huskies didn’t win a single event over the weekend, making the runner-up finish a testament to team awesomeness, according to North Fremont coach Brad Lee.

“We don’t have a whole of seniors, and we’ll get a lot back for next year,” he said.

One who won’t return in 2014 is senior speedster Nathan Toenjes, who was second in the 400 (51.03) and third in the 200 (23.11).

Teammate Caden Hyde scored 12 points in the throwing events, placing second in the discus (155-5) and fifth in the shot put (46-4.75).

North Fremont senior Aldon Bishop had a runner-up finish of his own in the 1,600 with a 4:38.22.

In his final contribution to Firth High School athletics, senior Mitch Orme out-leaned Orofino’s Kyle Sullings by 0.03 to win the 200. Orme also placed second in the 100 (11.22) and third in the high jump (6-0).

On the girls side, North Fremont junior Hannah Brown had 29 of her team’s 49 points with wins in the 100 (12.39), 200 (25.68), a second in the 400 (58.95), and an eighth in the long jump (15-4.75).

“I wouldn’t be able to put those points out without my coaches pushing me,” Brown said on the Middleton High School infield. “I’m having a great time. The best of my life.”

Firth junior Britton Bean edged teammate Kayla Jensen for top honors in the long jump at 17-3.5, adding a runner-up finish in the triple jump (34.6.5).

Firth sophomore Audrey Butler cleared 5-2 in the high jump to place second, just ahead of North Fremont’s Cyrita Lee who was third at 5-0.

1A
You Cain do it: Only a sophomore, Challis runner Hannah Cain scored or had a hand in 32 of the Vikings’ 49 points, good for fourth in the team standings.

Cain won the 200 in 26.23, finished third in the 100 (12.95) and was second in the 400 (1:00.44) and 4×100 52.31.

“I pushed hard in the 400 and didn’t get that done, but I had to put that behind me and move forward,” Cain said.

Mackay senior Bailey Woodbury scored 36 of Mackay’s 46 points with wins in the  400 (59.93) and long jump (17-2), and second-place finishes in the 100 (12.73) and 200 (26.23).

Representing Mackay on the boys side, senior Adam Lambert scored silver with a time of 16.46.

Also a senior with silver, Butte County’s Dylan Coon was second in the 200 at 23.28.

Area champions from 2013 state track

CLASS 5A
Boys high jump: Daniel Bruton, Madison
Girls high jump: Katelyn Zabriskie

CLASS 4A
Boys pole vault: Tanner Jones, Rigby
Boys shot put: JonRyheem Peoples
Girls pole vault: Eliza Shippen, Rigby
Girls l00-meter hurdles: Elsja Mecham
Girls 200: Elsja Mecham
Girls 400: Elsja Mecham
Girls 4×100: Rigby
Girls 4×400: Rigby

CLASS 3A
Boys 1,600: James Withers, Snake River
Boys 3,200: James Withers, Snake River
Boys 1,600 sprint medley: Sugar-Salem
Girls high jump: Nieka Gutenberger, Sugar-Salem
Girls 100: Megan Galloway, South Fremont
Girls 800: Olivia Redd, Sugar-Salem
Girls 1,600: Olivia Redd, Sugar-Salem
Girls 3,200: Olivia Redd, Sugar-Salem
Girls 4×100: South Fremont
Girls 4×200: South Fremont
Girls 800 sprint medley: Snake River

CLASS 2A
Boys 200: Mitch Orme, Firth
Girls long jump: Britton Bean, Firth
Girls shot put: Anna Schroeder, Salmon
Girls discus: Emily Taylor, Salmon
Girls 100: Hannah Brown, North Fremont
Girls 200: Hannah Brown, North Fremont

CLASS 1A
Girls long jump: Bailey Woodbury, Mackay
Girls shot put: Jessica Bates, Butte County
Girls discus: Jessica Bates, Butte County
Girls 200: Hannah Cain, Challis
Girls 400: Bailey Woodbury, Mackay
Girls 800: Korbin Traughber, Butte County
Girls 1,600: Korbin Traughber, Butte County

West Jefferson lost to McCall-Donnelly 12-2 and beat St. Maries (14-0) and Soda Springs (12-7) before losing to Malad.

“The team I had was a great group of kids,” West Jefferson coach Raquel Torgerson said. “I’m proud of them.”

Riley Jemmett led the way, batting .533 for the tournament while also pitching two games.

Freshman Torrie Pancheri added a .416 batting average over the four games.

Idaho Falls High School’s Madison Maloney fell to Boise’s Bianca Mok 6-1, 6-1 in the 5A girls singles finals. Maloney placed third last year.

In 4A, Bonneville High School’s Nacha Narumikluna, an exchange student from Thailand, lost to Caldwell’s Jenny Perkins 6-1, 6-3 in the girls singles final.

“She hits the ball very flat, and very hard, and she’s really fun to watch,” Bonneville coach Linda Fennern said of Narumikluna. “She’s been a great asset to our team.”

District 6′s mixed doubles team took two of the top four spots, with Blackfoot’s Meg Matsuura and Tyler Cannon winning the title, and Bonneville’s Hailey Clayton and Sean Harker taking fourth. Matsuura/Cannon beat a team from Century 6-3, 6-2 in the title match. Clayton/Harker, who hadn’t played together before this weekend, lost their semifinal match to the Blackfoot duo, then rebounded with a consolation bracket win before falling to a team from Nampa in the third-place match.

“The fact that they got fourth was amazing,” Fennern said.

Blackfoot’s boys doubles team of Jacob Harris and Tanner Norton brought home a second-place medal after falling to a team from Columbia in the finals. Their performance helped Blackfoot to a second-place finish in the boys team race. Century won with 29 points.

Bonneville’s Ashlee Trane lost to Perkins in the girls singles semifinals, then dropped her match to Eva Molik of Minico in the consolation bracket.

The Bonneville girls finished third in the team standings with 24.5 points. Vallivue won the team title with 29.5 points and Century was second with 25.

In 5A, Hillcrest’s mixed doubles team of lost to a team from Eagle 6-0, 6-0 in the championship match to place second. Also in mixed doubles, Idaho Falls’ tandem of Alex Spruill and Sam Elsethagen topped a team from Meridian 6-4, 6-2 in the third-place match.

Boise won the 5A girls team title with 42.5 points, while Eagle was second with 33.5 and Idaho Falls took third with 28.

In the boys team race, Lewiston won with 29, followed by Boise with 27.5 and Borah with 25. Hillcrest was the top District 6 team, finishing eighth with 13 points.

Class 5A

At Eagle High School

Girls

Team scores: 1, Capital 24; 2, Mountain View 23; 3, Vallivue 19; 4, Idaho Falls 17; 5, Madison 16; 6, Rocky Mountain 16; 7, Meridian 12; 8, Highland 11; 9, Borah 10; T10, Skyline 9; T10, Coeur d’Alene 9; 11, Eagle 8; 13, Lewiston 6; T14, Post Falls 5; T14, Boise 5; 16, Timberline 3; 17, Lake City 2

Individual results

4×800 relay: 1. Rocky Mountain 9:12.07. 2, Mountain View, 9:27.21. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 9:27.66. 4, Boise, 9:36.22. 5, Eagle 9:44.39. 6, Highland 9:45.08. 7, Idaho Falls 9:47.91. 8, Lake City 10:52.09.

High jump: 1, Katelyn Zabriskie, Idaho Falls, 5-04. 2, Aleena Kugath, Madison, J5-04. 3, Tilar Clark, Skyline, 5-02. 4, Danielle Failor, Post Falls, 5-00. 5, Kaitlyn Grady, Highland, J5-00. 5, Maddi Osburn, Vallivue, J5-00. 5, Jenny Stevens, Eagle, J5-00. 8, Brittany Pope, Lake City, J5-00.

Long jump: 1, Cambree Harbaugh, Mtn View, 19-04.25. 2, Anna Maki, Capital, 18-00. 3, Megan Ralstin, Lewiston, 17-06. 4, Josie Lawrence, Mtn View, 17-02.50. 5, JaLane Webb, Madison, 17-01.75. 6, Kiera Lins, Timberline, J17-01.75. 7, Aleena Kugath, Madison, 16-10. 8, Karli Stone, Eagle, 16-07.

Shot Put: 1, Kayla Stephens, Capital, 38-09.50. 2, Brooklyn Daylong, Vallivue, 38-07. 3, Nicole White, Capital, 38-06.75. 4, Shelby Jordan, Idaho Falls, 38-05.25. 5, Hayley Morse, Borah, 38-03. 6, Macy Dye, Skyline, 37-11.25. 7, Meagan Fernau, Meridian, 37-06.75. 8, Mataia Roderick, Madison, 35-02.

Boys

Team scores: 1, Centennial 46; 2, Rocky Mountain 31; 3, Boise 18; 4, Mountain View 13; T5, Madison 12; T5, Meridian 12; 7, Coeur d’Alen 11; 8, Timberline 9; T9, Highland 8; T9, Lake City 8; T11, Eagle 7; T11, Post Falls 8; 13, Hillcrest 5; 14, Capital 4; 15, Borah 2; T16, Vallivue 1; T16, Lewiston 1

Individual results

3,200: 1, Thomas Rigby, Boise, 9:31.16. 2, Andrew Rafla, Timberline, 9:31.26. 3, Dwain Stucker, Meridian, 9:33.89. 4, Scott Sullivan, Centennial, 9:38.31. 5, Kyler Little, Lake City, 9:43.61. 6, Micah Drew, Centennial, 9:44.59. 7, Jake Finney, Lake City, 9:49.73. 8, Brennen Keen, Timberline, 9:53.41.

4×800 relay: 1, Rocky Mountain 7:41.81. 2, Highland 8:01.11. 3, Meridian 8:04.97. 4, Mountain View 8:11.45. 5, Hillcrest 8:17.03. 6, Capital 8:22.27. 7, Lake City 8:27.38. 8, Lewiston 8:31.44.

High jump: 1, Daniel Bruton, Madison, 6-08. 2, Kenny Webster, Mtn View, 6-06. 3, Tanner Johnson, Centennial, 6-04. 4, Chandler Smith, Post Falls, J6-04. 5, Jake Stevens, Eagle, J6-04. 6, Samuel Lee, Coeur d’Alen, 6-02. 7, Keenan Marianno, Post Falls, 6-00. 8, Andrew Austin, Hillcrest, J6-00.

Long jump: 1, Tanner Johnson, Centennial, 22-10.50. 2, Peyton Harris, Boise, 22-10. 3, Kody Brock, Centennial, 22-08. 4, Jake Gyer, Centennial, 22-05. 5, Makenzie Baker, Coeur d’Alen, 22-04. 6, Khalil Oliver, Rocky Mounta, 21-06.50. 7, Daniel Bruton, Madison, 21-04.25. 8, Marcell King, Capital, 21-03.75.

Shot put: 1, Eli McCullough, Rocky Mounta, 58-02.25. 2, Adam Lewis, Rocky Mounta, 53-11.25. 3, John VanBeuren, Centennial, 51-06.50. 4, Jalmer Ludwig, Centennial, 50-02.75. 5, Jeremiah Hazaard, Coeur d’Alen, 49-08.50. 6, Juan Medina-Cuenca, Eagle, 49-04.50. 7, Nick Reagan, Borah, 49-02. 8, Ali Garcia, Vallivue, 48-01.50.

Class 4A

At Eagle High School

Girls

Team scores: 1, Rigby 30; 2, Jerome 28.50; 3, Canyon Ridge 19; 4, Sandpoint 18; T5, Emmett 14; T5, Preston 14; 7, Bishop Kelly 12.50; 8, Century 11; T9, Kuna 9; T9 Columbia 9; 11, Skyview 6; 12, Moscow 5, T13, Caldwell 4; T13, Middleton 4; T15 Pocatello 3; T15 Wood River 3; T15 Twin Falls 3; 18, Mountain Home 2

Individual results

3,200: 1, Jasmine Nesbitt, Jerome, 11:30.76. 2, Mikhaela Woodward, Sandpoint, 11:35.27. 3, Tori Pinnock, Rigby, 11:39.82. 4, Lindsey Rayborn, Century, 11:40.58. 5, Chandra Smith, Emmett, 11:52.60. 6, Hayley Montgomery, Wood River, 11:53.45. 7, Katie Stubbers, Moscow, 11:54.59. 8, Kathleen Miraz, Middleton, 11:55.16.

800 sprint medley: 1, Jerome 1:51.28. 2, Rigby 1:52.29. 3, Century 1:52.93. 4, Canyon

Ridge 1:52.94. 5, Columbia 1:53.02. 6, Moscow 1:55.08. 7, Emmett 1:55.76. 8, Kuna 1:56.19.

Pole vault: 1, Eliza Shippen, Rigby, 11-06. 2, Jaydon Wilkerson, Emmett, J11-06. 3, Kenidee Hyde, Preston, 10-06. 4, Gabby Borrayo, Jerome, J10-06. 5, Erinn Evans, Rigby, 9-06. 6, Allison Cossins, Middleton, J9-06. 7, Shayla Graham, Jerome, 9-00. 7, Elisa Danthinne, Bishop Kelly, 9-00.

Triple Jump: 1, Kayla Lee, Canyon Ridge, 37-08. 2, Olivia Seamons, Preston, 36-08. 3, Raquelle Mouw, Bishop Kelly, 36-04. 4, Jennifer Peters, Columbia, 35-10.25. 5, Emily Neufeld, Caldwell, 34-05.75. 6, Madi Ford, Twin Falls, 34-00.50. 7, Sierra Anderson, Rigby, 33-10.50. 8, Savannah Lott, Jerome, 33-09.75.

Discus: 1, Nikole Alamillo, Sandpoint, 119-01. 2, Liz Garcia, Kuna, 117-00. 3, Lupi Vasi, Skyview, 113-09. 4, Sophia Adams, Bishop Kelly, 112-11. 5, Caitlyn Joslin, Canyon Ridge, 107-01. 6, Jordan Childs, Pocatello, 106-11. 7, Kristen Kreutzer, Mtn Home, 101-08. 8, Jessalynn Garnett, Jerome, 101-00.

Boys

Team scores: 1, Kuna 24; 2, Moscow 23; 3, Pocatello 20; 4, Rigby 19; 5, Jerome 17; 6, Bishop Kelly 16.75; 7, Sandpoint 12; 8, Skyview 11; 9, Minico 9; 10, Nampa 8; T11, Bonneville 6; T11, Preston 6; T13, Middleton 5; T13, Century 5; T13, Twin Falls 5; 16, Emmett 4; 17, Mountain Home 1.75; T18, Canyon Ridge 0.75; T18, Columbia 0.75

Individual results

3,200: 1, Elijah Armstrong, Pocatello, 9:15.82. 2, Sam Levora, Sandpoint, 9:32.59. 3, Haydin Herndon, Pocatello, 9:37.41. 4, Austin Fred, Middleton, 9:47.72. 5, Michael Cunningham, Kuna, 9:47.90. 6, Ryden Crowther, Preston, 9:48.58. 7, Andrew Burgess, Kuna, 9:55.86. 8, Brock Thompson, Kuna, 10:01.96.

Sprint medley: 1, Moscow 3:32.34. 2, Nampa 3:34.22. 3, Bishop Kelly 3:35.27. 4, Twin Falls 3:37.79. 5, Emmett 3:39.75. 6, Preston 3:45.86. 7, Jerome 3:49.29.

Pole vault: 1, Tanner Jones, Rigby, 14-08. 2, Alex Lawrence, Kuna, 13-06. 3, Tyler Holenbeck, Bonneville, 12-06. 4, Colton Anderson, Jerome, J12-06. 5, Grant Kennaly, Sandpoint, J12-06. 6, Cameron Hansen, Rigby, J12-06. 7, Ryan Eckstrom, Mtn Home, 12-00. 7, Scott Warner, Canyon Ridge, 12-00. 7, Ben Reimer, Bishop Kelly, 12-00. 7, Sterling Jones, Columbia, 12-00.

Triple jump: 1, Kolton Parsons, Jerome, 43-07.75. 2, Alex Lewis, Moscow, 42-08.25. 3, Talin Davis, Skyview, 42-08. 4, Joe Miller, Skyview, 42-07.75. 5, Dexter Gunter, Pocatello, 42-03. 6, E.J. Prince, Century, 42-00. 7, Ethan Rogers, Century, 41-08.50. 8, Michael Daniels, Mtn Home, 41-06.75.

Discus: 1, Neal Murphy, Bishop Kelly, 151-02. 2, Brett Thompson, Minico, 150-06. 3, Dillon Dunn, Kuna, 147-11. 4, Briar Adona, Moscow, 147-09. 5, JonRyheem Peoples, Rigby, 144-05. 6, Cody Owens, Kuna, 142-07. 7, Austin Harper, Rigby, 139-10. 8, Jonathan Valero, Minico, 139-02.

Class 3A

At Middleton HS

Girls

Team scores (through 7 events): 1. Sugar-Salem 41. 2. Kellogg 32. 3. Payette 30. 4. Filer 26. 5. Gooding 20. 6. Parma 19.5. 7. Snake River 18. 8. Weiser 17. 9. Shelley 12. 10. Priest River 11. 11. Bonners Ferry 9.5. 12. Buhl 9. 13. South Fremont 8. T14. Timberlake, Fruitland 7. 16. Homedale 4. T17. Kimberly, Bear Lake 1.

Individual results 

Pole vault: 1. Sidni Wolery, Payette, 10-00.00; 2. Sierra Koyle, Filer, 9-00.00; T3. Rebekah Compas, Parma, 8-06.00; T3. Lily York,Bonners Ferry,8-06.00; 5. Kendra Urbaniak, Bonners Ferry, J8-06.00; 6. Meg Jeffries, Filer, 8-00.00; T7. Lindsi Wilson, Weiser, 7-06.00; T7. Daesha Nield, Bear Lake, 7-06.00; T7. Kennedy Bowman, Buhl, 7-06.00

Triple jump: 1. Harlee Ransom, Payette, 36-07.25; 2. Kylie Chastain, Parma, 36-02.50; 3. Alyssa Case, Filer, 35-02.25; 4. Kali Peterson, South Fremont, 34-05.25; 5. Hannah Crane, Sugar-Salem, 34-02.00; 6. Nieka Gutenberger, Sugar-Salem, 34-00.75; 7. Natalie Nelson, Payette, 33-10.00; 8. Jill Weimer, Priest River, 32-11.00

Shot put: 1. Lauren Cooper, Kellogg, 41-07.50; 2. Tia Conrad, Gooding, 40-00.00; 3. Kolcie Bates, Weiser, 39-06.25; 4. Kaylee Moretto, Buhl, 38-11.50; 5. Katie Hughes, Filer, 38-05.75; 6. Deidre Wilson, Shelley, 37-05.75; 7. Beth Bykerk, Priest River, 35-06.00; 8. Kaylynne Dixon, Kimberly, 35-01.00

High jump: 1. Nieka Gutenberger, Sugar-Salem, 5-02.00; 2. Taylor Sheppard, Kellogg, J5-02.00; 3. Jasmine James, Kellogg, 5-00.00; 4. Scout Baldwin, Snake River, 4-10.00; 5. Emilee Hann, Homedale, J4-10.00; 6. Jill Weimer, Priest River, J4-10.00; T7. Gwean Marlow, Shelley, 4-08.00; T7. Meghan Bohling, Buhl, 4-08.00; T7. Cassie Brown, Fruitland, 4-08.00

3,200: 1. Olivia Redd, Sugar-Salem, 11:12.57; 2. Rachel Youren, Gooding, 11:35.07; 3. Harlie Sorrell, Parma, 11:38.59; 4. Indya Price, Sugar-Salem, 12:11.14; 5. Alexis Moser, Sugar-Salem, 12:19.81; 6. Quincy VanOrden, Snake River, 12:28.69; 7. Natalie Herring, Timberlake, 12:40.62; 8. Steffie Pavey, Priest River, 12:54.82

Discus: 1. Kolcie Bates, Weiser, 135-00; 2. Deidre Wilson, Shelley, 126-06; 3. Lauren Cooper, Kellogg, 121-09; 4. Frances Smith, Timberlake, 111-09; 5. Katie Hughes, Filer, 110-00; 6. Beth Bykerk, Priest River, 109-07; 7. Kaylee Moretto, Buhl, 109-06; 8. Kassidy Moon, Filer, 105-10

Medley relay: 1. Snake River 1:55.11; 2. Payette 1:55.87; 3. Fruitland 1:55.87; 4. Sugar-Salem 1:56.35; 5. Gooding 1:56.93; 6. South Fremont 1:58.17; 7. Kellogg 1:59.67; 8. Priest River 2:06.74

Boys

Team scores (through 7 events): 1. Sugar-Salem 42. 2. Timberlake 29. 3. Buhl 22.33. T4. Fruitland, Weiser 21. T6. Payette, Kellogg 20. 8. Snake River 17. 9. Filer 16. 10. Teton 13. 11. Bonners Ferry 11.33. T12. Bear Lake, Gooding 10. 14. American Falls 6. 15. Shelley 5.33. 16. Kimberly 5. 17. Parma 4.

Individual results

Triple jump: 1. Andrew Williamson, Weiser, 43-08.75; 2. Joe Andreasen, Sugar-Salem, 43-06.50; 3. Ryan Hawkes, Sugar-Salem, 42-09.25; 4. Thomas Lentz, Kimberly, 42-04.75; 5. David Murdoch, Buhl, 42-03.50; 6. Kody Rice, Bonners Ferry, 42-02.00; 7. Daniel Buck, Timberlake, 42-01.00; 8. Fillberto Gallegos, Gooding, 41-04.00

Pole vault: 1. Nik Fagen, Fruitland, 13-00.00; 2. Colebee Ransom, Payette, J13-00.00; 3. Preston Rhodes, Timberlake, 12-06.00; 4. Tyler Badertscher, Timberlake, J12-06.00; 5. Quinn DeYoung, Weiser, 12-00.00; 6. Alex Lehman, Filer , J12-00.00; 7. Josh Faulkner, Gooding, J12-00.00; T8. Steven Mejia, Buhl, 11-06.00; T8. Josh Dufrene, Bonners Ferry, 11-06.00; T8. 8 Rollin Sutherin, Shelley, 11-06.00

High jump: 1. Garret Wendt, Kellogg, 6-00.00; 2. Kyler Rice, Bonners Ferry, 5-10.00; T3. Colebee Ransom, Payette, 5-08.00; T3. Jason Hawkes, Sugar-Salem, 5-08.00; T3. Jacob Cunningham, Timberlake, 5-08.00; T3. Kevin Arkoosh, Gooding, 5-08.00; T3. Thyce Vandeburg, Buhl, 5-08.00; 8. Tanner Street, Teton, J5-08.00

Shot put: 1. Tristan Maughn, Bear Lake, 55-07.75; 2. Andrew Galloway, Payette, 53-04.00; 3. Taylor Oppedyke, Buhl, 50-11.50; 4. Sam Lundy, Fruitland, 49-00.75; 5. Colton Stell, Parma, 47-04.50; 6. Hayden Herrick, Weiser, 46-08.50; 7. Garrett Crawford, Weiser, 45-05.75; 8. Stephan Jutila, Timberlake, 44-00.25

3,200: 1. James Withers, Snake River, 9:24.21; 2. Gage Moore, Filer, 9:45.47l 3. Connor Stoddard, Sugar-Salem, 9:52.30; 4. Austin Stewart, Shelley, 9:54.11; 5. Caleb Moosman, Teton, 10:03.31; 6. Eliseo Garcia, Gooding, 10:06.43; 7. Joseph Van Orden, Snake River, 10:15.50; 8. Ryan Richardson, Timberlake, 10:18.28

Long jump: 1. Garret Wendt, Kellogg, 20-10.00; 2. Ryan Hawkes, Sugar-Salem, 20-09.00; 3. Sander Saiz, American Falls, 20-01.75; 4. Daniel Buck, Timberlake, 19-11.25; 5. Kaleb Whitlock, Filer, 19-11.00; 6. Chase Fiddler, Fruitland, 19-10.50; 7. David Murdoch, Buhl, 19-07.50; 8. Matt Kelso, Timberlake, 19-05.75

Medley relay: 1 Sugar-Salem 3:41.31; 2. Teton 3:41.55; 3. Buhl 3:45.64; 4. Snake River 3:47.03; 5. Timberlake 3:47.67; 6. Fruitland 3:50.91; 7. Weiser 3:57.10; 8. Filer 4:00.42 1

Class 2A

At Middleton High School

Girls

Team scores (through 7 events): 1. Salmon 38. 2. Firth 37. 3. Nampa Christian 29. 4. Soda Springs 25. 5. Grangeville 20. 6. West Side 19. T7. McCall-Donnelley, Oakley, Ririe 17. 10. West Jefferson 13. 11. New Plymouth 10. 12. Cole Valley Christian 9. 13. Melba 7. 14. Marsing 5. T15. Valley, Wendell 3. 17. Orofino 2. T18. North Fremont, Declo, Malad 1.

Individual results

Discus: 1. Emily Taylor, Salmon, 119-00; 2. Bailey Nelson, Firth, 107-03; 3. Lauren Porter, West Side, 105-10; 4. Alli Ivie, West Jefferson, 104-11; 5. Heather Crawford, McCall-Donnelly, 104-07; 6. Kami Elorrieta, Valley, 98-06; 7. Sarah Dixon, Ririe, 96-05; 8. Lily Bowers, Marsing, 95-04

Triple jump: 1. Paige Cooper, Oakley, 34-07.75; 2. Britton Bean, Firth, 34-06.50; 3. Kylee Garrick, New Plymouth, 33-10.75; 4. Carli Shaul, Nampa Christian, 33-08.50; 5. Sierra Rice, Cole Valley, 32-11.25; 6. Meghan Thompson, McCall-Donnelly, 32-09.75; 7. Madison Brown, Grangeville, 32-08.00; 8. Bryce Gibbs, Malad, 32-05.75

Pole vault: 1. Alison Silva, Nampa Christian, 12-02.00*; 2. Kylie Weatherford, Nampa Christian, 10-00.00; 3. Deshka Olson, Salmon, 9-06.00; 4. Brooke Griffith, Ririe, J9-06.00; 5. Casey Schwendiman, Ririe, 9-00.00; 6. Anne Eimers, Grangeville, 8-06.00; 7. Rachel Schiess, Firth, 8-00.00; 8. Payton Grover, Melba, J8-00.00

Long jump: 1. Britton Bean, Firth, 17-03.50; 2. Kayla Jensen, Firth, 16-09.00; 3. Carli Shaul, Nampa Christian, 16-02.00; 4. Emily Yoder, Cole Valley, 15-11.75; 5. Deshka Olson, Salmon, 15-10.25; 6. Madison Brown, Grangeville, 15-08.25; 7. Addie Cook, West Side, 15-05.00; 8. Hannah Brown, North Fremont, 15-04.75

Shot put: 1. Anna Schroeder, Salmon, 35-08.75; 2. Alli Ivie, West Jefferson, 34-10.50; 3. Emily Taylor, Salmon, 33-01.50; 4. Lauren Porter, West Side, 32-05.75; 5. Taylor Hazelbaker, Grangeville, 32-05.00; 6. Lily Bowers, Marsing, 32-00.75; 7. Katie Province, Orofino, 31-09.25; 8. Sarah Dixon, Ririe, 31-06.25

3,200: 1. Cierra Simmons, Soda Springs, 11:02.89; 2. Kelsey Yamauchi, Soda Springs, 11:43.84; 3. Sierra Manzer, Melba, 11:55.21; 4. Kelsey Martin, Oakley, 12:04.14; 5. Jennifer Nielsen, Soda Springs, 12:04.20; 6. Madi Kelsey, Wendell, 12:09.14; 7. Abby Critchfield, Oakley, 12:23.17; 8. McKensie Gardner, Firth, 12:26.10

Medley relay: 1. McCall-Donnelly 1:51.91; 2. Grangeville 1:52.44; 3. West Side 1:53.22; 4. Ririe 1:56.59; 5. New Plymouth 1:57.69; 6. Soda Springs 2:00.38; 7. Salmon 2:02.99; 8. Declo 2:06.15

Boys

Team scores (through 6 events): 1. West Side 31.33. 2. Melba 28. 3. Grangeville 27. 4. Aberdeen 18. T5. Nampa Christian, Firth, North Fremont 14. 8. Marsing 13. 9. Declo 12.33. 10. Coeur d’Alene Charter 10. 11. Wendell 8. T12. Orofino, St. Maries, McCall-Donnelly 7. 15. Ririe 6. 16. New Plymouth 5. T17. Cole Valley Christian, Malad 4. T19. Salmon, Soda Springs 2. 21. Oakley 0.33.

Individual results

Discus: 1. Juston Lindsley, Grangeville, 159-00; 2. Caden Hyde, North Fremont, 155-05; 3. Drew Lindsley, Grangeville, 154-01; 4. Logan Feasline, St Maries, 150-01; 5. Brigham Gentry, Declo, 145-04; 6. Warren Draper, McCall-Donnelly, 144-07; 7. Zak Johnson, Firth, 130-05; 8. Aaron Burnside, Cole Valley, 126-05

Triple jump: 1. Wyatt Helm, Melba, 44-04.50; 2. Ethan Elliott, Aberdeen, 43-03.50; 3. Garrett Senefsky, Orofino, 42-07.50; 4. Johnny Lancaster, Wendell, 42-07.00; 5. Brian Roedl, Malad, 42-06.75; 6. Michael Stevens, Grangeville, 41-01.00; 7. Austin Greenleaf, Cole Valley, 41-00.50; 8. Trevor Thomas, Cole Valley, 40-08.25

High jump: 1. Oscar Klassen, Aberdeen, 6-02.00; 2. Jason Lemmon, West Side, J6-02.00; 3. Mitch Orme, Firth, 6-00.00; 4. Matt Turnbow, West Side, J6-00.00; 5. Caleb Barnes Grangeville, J6-00.00; 6. Logan Bowers, Wendell, 5-10.00; 7. Dallan Bingham, Firth, J5-10.00; T8. Jade Matthews, Declo, 5-08.00; T8. Josh King, West Side, 5-08.00; T8. Tyler Andrew, Oakley, 5-08.00

Pole vault: 1. Payton Lewis, Nampa Christian, 14-06.00; 2. Micah Spatz, Melba, 13-00.00; 3. T.J. Thacker, Ririe, 12-06.00; 4. Dylan Pease, Melba, J12-06.00; 5. Tommy Taylor, Nampa Christian, 12-00.00l 6. Kacey Spencer, Firth, J12-00.00; 7. James Miller, Soda Springs, J12-00.00; 8. Tyler Schwartz, Orofino, J12-00.00

3,200: 1. Leif Fredericks, Coeur d’Alene Charter, 10:07.35; 2. Carlton Baird, West Side, 10:10.51; 3. Dillon Danner, Marsing, 10:14.05; 4. Anthony Thomas, New Plymouth, 10:16.55; 5. Jeff Borner, McCall-Donnelly, 10:18.14; 6. Aldon Bishop, North Fremont, 10:21.68; 7. Billy Godfrey, Salmon, 10:35.83; 8. Isaiah Ponce, Marsing, 10:41.76

Medley relay: 1. West Side 3:42.86; 2. Declo 3:44.63; 3. Marsing 3:46.20; 4. Melba 3:50.03; 5. Grangeville 3:50.12; 6. North Fremont 3:50.39; 7. St Maries 3:50.47; 8. Firth 3:51.46 1

Class 1A

At Middleton High School

Girls

Team scores (through 8 events): T1. Tri-Valley, Butte County 28. 3. Liberty Charter 22. 4. Kootenai 21.5. 5. Mackay 20. 6. Logos 19. 7. Carey 16.5. 8. Prairie 16. 9. Camas County 14.2. 10. Rockland 14. 11. Clearwater Valley 11.5. 12. Idaho City 12.2. T13. Timberline, Kamiah 12. 15. Grace 8. 16. Troy 7. 17. Deary 6.5. T18. Leadore, Nezperce 6. T20. Glenns Ferry, Highland 5. T22. Mullan, Hagerman, Shoshone 4. 25. Raft River 3. T26. Challis, North Gem 2. T28. Richfield, Castleford, Cascade 0.2.

Individual results

Shot put: 1. Jessica Bates, Butte County 41-04.00; 2. Hillary Hollon, Tri-Valley, 40-01.25; 3. Megan Findley, Leadore, 34-07.75; 4. Bailey Magdaleno, Liberty Charter, 34-02.50; 5. Hayley White, Hagerman, 34-02.25; 6. Heidi Holubetz, Prairie, 34-00.00; 7. Brooke Eades, Kamiah, 33-06.50; 8. Morgan Miller, Challis, 33-02.25

High jump: 1. Amber Wright, Idaho City, 5-02.00; 2. Kate Skinner, Grace, 5-00.00; 3. Madison Schumaker, Logos, J5-00.00; 4. Dei’ja Martin, Glenns Ferry, 4-10.00; 5. Sidney Koenig, Mullan, 4-08.00; 6. Chelbee Rosenkrance, Mackay, J4-08.00; 7. Trieste Holbrook, North Gem, J4-08.00; T8. Nicole Kleint, Cascade, 4-06.00; T8. Margaret Anderson, Idaho City,4-06.00; T8. Brittani Hulme, Camas County, 4-06.00; T8. Ally Mora, Castleford, 4-06.00; T8. Machaela Brauburger, Richfield, 4-06.00

Discus: 1. Jessica Bates, Butte County, 122-04; 2. Taylor Heitman, Prairie, 115-04; 3. Hillary Hollon, Tri-Valley, 111-09; 4. Taylor Gorringe, Camas County, 110-04; 5. Bailey Magdaleno, Liberty Charter, 107-01; 6. Cheyenne James, Mackay, 105-08; 7. Hannah Thomas, Troy, 100-03; 8. Brielle Sheppeard, Challis, 96-11

Triple jump: 1. Aspen Jared, Timberline-Weippe, 34-10.75; 2. Victoria Branch, Tri-Valley, 34-02.75; 3. Savanah Farr, Rockland, 33-11.75; 4. Brooklyn Schumaker, Logos, 33-07.25; 5. Sarah Thomas, Mackay, 33-02.25; 6. Bronwyn Schumaker, Logos, 33-00.75; 7. Sidney Halseth, Troy, 33-00.00; 8. Stephanie Moore, Camas County, 32-06.00

Long jump: 1. Bailey Woodbury, Mackay, 17-02.00; 2. Stephanie Moore, Camas County, 16-07.25; 3. Victoria Branch, Tri-Valley, 16-06.25; 4. Krystin Uhlenkott, Prairie, 16-03.50; 5. Brooklyn Schumaker, Logos, 15-09.50; 6. Sidney Halseth, Troy, 15-09.00; 7. Teresa Johnson, Clearwater Valley, 15-05.75; 8. Hailee Johnson, Carey, 15-02.25

3,200: 1. Jaide Parke, Carey, 11:52.77; 2. Carly Hansen, Butte County, 11:54.18; 3. Claire Hamblin, Liberty Charter, 12:18.47; 4. Makayla Kaufman, Highland-C, 12:54.98; 5. Olivia Kincheloe, Kootenai, 13:00.45; 6. Jessica Flake, Liberty Charter, 13:11.07; 7. Cady Jared, Timberline-Weippe, 13:12.71; 8. Autumn Pratt, Logos, 13:13.20

Medley relay: 1. Kamiah 1:55.60; 2. Rockland 1:57.30; 3. Timberline-Weippe 1:58.20; 4. Nezperce 1:59.40; 5. Carey 2:00.80; 6. Liberty Charter 2:00.90; 7. Raft River 2:01.50; 8. Idaho City 2:15.30

Pole vault: 1. Katey Mae McInturff, Kootenai, 9-07.00; 2. Teresa Johnson, Clearwater Valley, 8-09.00; 3. Nadine Rudiger, Deary, J8-09.00; 4. Olivia Kincheloe, Kootenai, 8-06.00; 5. Risa Rushton Shoshone, 8-00.00; T6. Savannah McHone, Clearwater Valley, 7-09.00; T6. Ellison Schultz, Kootenai, 7-09.00; T8. Daphne Kirkland, Carey, 7-06.00; T8. Morgan Batey, Deary, 7-06.00

Boys

Team scores (through 7 events): 1. Logos 30. 2. Hagerman 25. 3. Kamiah 24. 4. Victory Charter 21. 5. Cascade 16. 6. Troy 14. 7. Lighthouse Christian 13. T8. Kendrick, Idaho City 12.5. 10. Camas County 12. T11. Greenleaf Friends, Challis, Hansen, Lapwai 10. 15. Genesee 8. 16. Liberty Charter 7. T17. Prairie, Council 6. T19. Deary, Dietrich, Kootenai 5. T22. Castleford, Shoshone 4. 24. Salmon River 2. 25. Notus 1.

Individual results

High jump: 1. Steven Thompson, Cascade, 5-10.00; T2. Issac Simon, Camas County, 5-08.00; T2. Cody Self, Troy, 5-08.00; 4. Austin Rickert, Deary, 5-08.00; 5. Cody Douville, Hagerman, J5-08.00; 6. Jed Whitling, Logos, J5-08.00; T7. Morgan Kerby, Kendrick, J5-08.00; T7. Blake Jones, Idaho City, J5-08.00

Triple jump: 1. Eli Berndt, Lighthouse Chris, 41-07.00; 2. Blake Daquino, Idaho City, 40-11.50; 3. Logan Crevelt, Cascade, 40-11.00; 4. Sergio Felan-Ball, Victory Charter, 40-10.75; 5. Garrett Sant, Shoshone, 40-10.00; 6. Cody Self, Troy, 40-08.00; 7. Billy Sensabaugh, Challis, 40-03.00; 8. Tim Olsen, Kendrick, 40-00.75

Discus: 1. Kaleb Gunnell, Hansen, 147-05; 2. Spencer Crane, Kamiah, 146-05; 3. Daniel Cameron, Council, 142-10; 4. Jordon Robles, Camas County, 141-09; 5. Silas Moses, Lapwai, 140-07; 6. Reggie Tilleman, Genesee, 135-03; 7. Austin Funkhouser, Hagerman, 131-03; 8. Colin Wolf, Kendrick, 129-06

Long jump: 1. JB Bermudez-Koch, Greenleaf Friends, 20-07.25; 2. Morgan Kerby, Kendrick, 20-04.50; 3. Jake Bruner, Prairie, 19-11.00; 4. Clint Clifford, Hagerman, 19-09.25; 5. Cody Self, Troy, 19-09.00; 6. Eli Berndt, Lighthouse Chris, 19-07.25; 7. Davis Everton, Liberty Charter, 19-07.00; 8. Devin Krasowski, Notus, 19-04.50

3,200: 1. Paul Ryan, Logos, 10:00.61; 2. Brian Stanton, Logos, 10:02.13; 3. Gabe Fisher, Victory Charter, 10:11.63; 4. Cody Lind, Challis, 10:21.24; 5. Troy Flake, Liberty Charter, 10:32.71; 6. David Shadley, Kootenai, 10:40.35; 7. Terrun Zolman, Salmon River, 10:41.19; 8. Sage Pratt, Logos, 10:42.46

Medley relay: 1. Victory Charter 3:41.63; 2. Logos 3:44.59; 3. Kamiah 3:45.61; 4. Dietrich 3:46.08; 5. Hagerman 3:50.46; 6. Challis 3:55.24; 7. Kootenai 3:57.94; 8. Liberty Charter 3:59.51

Girls singles players Nacha Narumikluna and Ashlee Trane both won two matches Friday to reach the semifinals, which will be played at 8 a.m. this morning at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club. The finals are set for approximately 2 p.m.

Narumikluna, an exchange student from Thailand, beat Caldwell’s Ashley Jenacaro 6-0, 6-1 and Minico’s Eva Mollik 6-3, 6-1 to reach the semis. Trane knocked off Lexi Brodin of Twin Falls 6-1, 6-0 and Ellen postell of Moscow 6-4, 6-2 to reach the semis.

The Bonneville teammates are on the opposite side of the bracket and can’t meet until the finals.

“They were both very solid,” Bonneville coach Linda Fennern said.

Also advancing to the semifinals was the mixed doubles team of Hailey Clayton and Sean Harker. Clayton had played No. 3 singles for the Bees all season, but was tabbed to team with Harker when his partner was ruled academically ineligible. Clayton and Harker hadn’t played together all season, but won the first match 6-0, 6-3 and survived a tough second match 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals.

“It really worked out,” Fennern said.

Clayton and Harker will play top-seeded Meg Matsuura and Tyler Cannon of Blackfoot in today’s semifinals.

The Bonneville girls sit in second place with 10 points, three points behind Skyview. On the boys side, Blackfoot is third with 7.5 points. Columbia leads with 9 points, Twin Falls is second with 8.5 and Bonneville is tied for 10th with 4 points.

In 5A, Idaho Falls girls singles player Madison Maloney and Hillcrest’s mixed doubles team of Curtis Calder and Lindsey Hall were the lone District players to reach the semifinals.

Calder and Hall won their matches 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 over Vallivue and 6-4, 7-5 over Madison.

Maloney rolled into the semifinals, beating Boise’s Kayla Hurst 6-1, 6-1 and Lewiston’s Josey Jagelski 6-7, 7-1, 6-2. She’ll face Eagle’s Skylar Schossberger in the semifinals.

The I.F. girls are tied for second with Boise in the team standings, two ponts behind Eagle. On the boys side, Hillcrest is tied for sixth with seven points. Boise leads with 9.5.

FRUITLAND – The Snake River Panthers erupted for 10 runs over the fourth and fifth innings to avenge last season’s semifinal loss to the Kimberly Bulldogs with a 10-0 victory in the 3A high school baseball state championship semifinals Friday at Fruitland High School.

“It was nice and somewhat important to end the game in five innings to save some of our pitching, but more importantly, the bottom of our lineup did a great job of getting key hits,” Snake River coach Rich Dunn said. “The difference in the game today was (Kimberly) made some mistakes to put runners in scoring position and the bottom of our lineup went middle away, which is something that every baseball team talks about from Day 1.”

Nate Martin led off the fourth inning by reaching on a fielding miscue, then stole second moments later. After a pair of outs, it looked as if Martin was going to be left stranded on second, but a two-out single by Cole Rushton scored Martin for the 1-0 lead. A missed fly ball off the bat of Cole Hrabik extended the inning, and that was followed by a booted ball at third base to load the bases.

Adrian Castaneda then cleared the bases with a single that was misplayed by the center fielder, allowing Castaneda to advance to third base. He later scored the Panthers’ fifth run of the game on a passed ball.

All told, a pair of hits and four errors led to the uprising and the 5-0 lead.

Kimberly tried to mount a comeback in the top of the fifth, eventually loading the bases against starting pitcher Cash Cardona. Cardona settled down however, striking out two of the last three batters he faced to escape the inning without allowing a run.

The Panthers put the final nail in the coffin with five runs in the bottom of the fifth as Kade Harral and Wyatt Wray each were plunked by a pitch and Martin reached via the fifth Bulldog error of the game. A walk to Trey Albertson and a two-run single by Rushton, which was followed by a two-run double by Hrabik, and the game was called on the 10-run mercy rule.

Snake River will play for its first state baseball championship today when its meets the defending state champion Fruitland Grizzlies on the Grizzlies home field. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

SNAKE RIVER 10, KIMBERLY 0 (5 innings)
Kimberly 000 00 – 0 2 5
Snake River 000 55 – 10 5 0
KIMBERLY – Leading hitters: Carlton 1-2 (2B); Courtney 1-2. Pitchers: Wathen (L) 4+IP 8R 3ER 3H 6K BB 3HP; Petterson 2R 2ER 2H 0K 0BB.
SNAKE RIVER – Leading hitters: Cole Rushton 2-3 (2R 3RBI); Cole Hrabik 1-3 (2B 2RBI); Adrian Castaneda 2-2 (r). Pitchers: Cash Cardona (W) 5IP 0R 0ER 2H 3K 5BB.

The win pushes the Russets into this week’s state tournament, where they will face District 4 champion Filer at 9 a.m. Friday at Buhl High School.

Shelley led 4-1 after one inning and 8-1 after six before Snake River piled on five runs in the seventh. But Russets starter Madi Ball got the final out to secure the win. Ball pitched a complete game, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits and six walks while striking out four.

Corbin VanLueven had a big day at the plate, going 3 for 4 with four RBIs. Ball also had a solid day, going 2 for 3 with a double, a triple and two runs scored. Rebecca Curnutt was 2 for 4 and scored two runs.

Erica Ramirez led the Snake River hitters, going 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Chelsey Marten was 2 for 3 with a double, and Alyssa Delaney had three singles in four at-bats.

SHELLEY 8, SNAKE RIVER 6
Shelley 400 013 0 – 8 12 1
Snake River 100 000 5 – 6 10 4
SHELLEY — Leading hitters: Rebecca Curnutt 2-4 (2R); Madi Ball 2-3 (2B, 3B, 2R); Corbin VanLueven 3-4 (4 RBIs). Pitchers: Madi Ball (W) 7 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 4 K.
SNAKE RIVER — Leading hitters: Kara Polatis 1-5 (2B); Chelsey Martin 2-3 (2B); Alyssa Delaney 3-4; Erica Ramirez 2-4 (2B, 2 RBIs). Pitchers: Erica Ramirez (L) 7 IP, 8 R, 6 ER, 12 H, 6 K, 1 BB.

Soda Springs 6, North Fremont 5 (8 innings): At OK Ward in Pocatello, Soda Springs ended North Fremont’s season in eight innings in a 2A state play-in game.

North Fremont built a 3-1 lead after four innings, but Soda Springs scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 4. An eighth inning was forced after neither team scored in the seventh. North Fremont took a 5-4 lead in the top of the frame, but Soda Springs answered with two more to seal the win and a 2A state tournament berth.

SODA SPRINGS 6, NORTH FREMONT 5 (8 innings)
N. Fremont 002 101 01 – 5 10 4
Soda Springs 100 012 02 – 6 7 5

Three walks, a hit batter and a wild pitch sparked Bear Lake’s sixth-inning rally. Seven walks ultimately took a toll on Teton, which finishes the season 10-10.

Teton coach David Ross said the Redskins knew Bear Lake was as competitive as any team in the Mountain Rivers Conference, which needed a coin flip to break a four-way tie to determine district seeds.

“I’ve been doing this 20 years, and with this much at stake, this might’ve been one of the toughest losses I’ve been dealt,” Ross said. “I bet five of our losses were by one run. It was a disappointing way to end the season. That’s about all I can say, especially where we had them on the ropes.”

Teton’s Nathan Park went 1 for 2 with a solo home run in the second inning while Wyatt Johnson went 1 for 4 with a triple. Zach Neuhaus went 2 for 4.

BEAR LAKE 4, TETON 3
Bear Lake 000 004 0 – 4 4 1
Teton 012 000 0 – 3 6 0
BEAR LAKE — Leading hitters: Tyrel Anderson 1-3 (RBI), Max Lauridsen 1-3 (2 RBIs), Mitch Lauridsen 1-4, Wyatt Anderson 1-2. Pitcher: Anderson (W) 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 10 K.
TETON — Leading hitters: Zach Neuhaus 2-4, Wyatt Johnson 1-4 (3B), Colton Bleggie 1-3, Jaxon Reiley 1-3, Nathan Park 1-2 (HR). Pitchers: Johnson 5.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 8 K; Cole McCallum (L) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 WP, 1 HBP, 0 BB, 2 K.

Highland built a 6-0 lead entering the sixth before Madison plated five runs in the top half of the inning. Dallas Crane smacked an RBI triple and Highland committed two errors on one play to open the floodgates.

But the Rams shut the door in the seventh, bringing in ace pitcher and BYU commit Bo Burrup to record the save.

“When we started getting things going, it was too late,” Madison coach Luke Mecham said.

Will Evans went 2 for 2 to lead Madison, which was held to five hits by Highland starting pitcher Aaron Pope and Burrup.

The loss only affects seeding heading into next week’s state tournament as both teams already punched their ticket before Friday.

Highland (22-3) will face the winner of today’s state play-in game between Rocky Mountain and Lake City on Thursday at Memorial Stadium in Boise.

Madison (10-12) will face Borah (17-8), the third-place team from Boise, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the first round of the 5A state tournament. The Bobcats are making their first trip to state since 2010.

Mecham said he’ll work his team hard in practice next week to prepare them for state.

“We just need to have some really focused, hard-working practices,” Mecham said. “We had a couple (physical errors) today, but we had some mental ones, too.”

HIGHLAND 7, MADISON 5
Madison 000 005 0 – 5 5 2
Highland 300 031 x – 7 7 3
MADISON – Leading hitters: Will Evans 2-2, Drew Arnold 1-4, Dallas Crane 1-3 (3B), Shade Boice 1-3. Pitchers: Brigham Wilson (L) 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; Josh Bollingbroke 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
HIGHLAND – Leading hitters: Aaron Pope 2-4, Kade Hall 1-4, Bo Burrup 1-3 (HR, 2 RBIs), Greg Casper 1-4, Zach Arzola 1-2 (2B), Dylan Manning 1-1. Pitchers: Pope (W) 6 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K; Burrup (SV) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HB.

The fly ball broke an 11-11 tie remaining from Thursday’s district championship game that was suspended due to darkness. The game was picked up in the seventh inning Friday.

Skyline had a play on Highland’s Kenzie Van Sickle as she scurried home. But the throw sailed high and Van Sickle touched home plate to secure the victory.

Skyline (18-6) was already guaranteed a trip to the state tournament, its first since 2008. The Grizzlies will take on Boise (18-7, the third-place team from District 3, at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ramsey Park in Coeur d’Alene in the first round of the 5A state tournament.

Skyline coach Tony Arehart said if his team can keep playing the way it has all year, they can compete for some state hardware.

“We’ve played well all year,” Arehart said. “All I count on is for them to play well.”

Both teams resumed play with scoreless seventh innings. The international tiebreaker – starting the inning with a runner on second base – went into effect in the eighth. But Highland pitcher Kali McMinn retired Skyline in order in the top of the eighth.

Mackenzie Jackman led Skyline at the plate, finishing 3 for 5 with a triple. Sierra Cottle also went 3 for 5 for the Grizz.

HIGHLAND 12, SKYLINE 11 (8 innings)
Skyline 121 115 00 – 11 15 2
Highland 103 250 01 – 12 12 2
SKYLINE – Leading hitters: Sierra Cottle 3-5, Mackenzie Jackman 3-5 (3B), Rylee Jensen 2-4, Kylee Burnside 3-4, Sam Christensen 2-4, Megan Smith 2-5. Pitchers: Burnside 5 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 1 K; Christensen (L) 2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
HIGHLAND – Leading hitters: Kali McMinn 3-4, Kenzie Van Sickle 2-5, Madi Livermoore 3-5, Kim Martin 3-4 (HR), Paige Korten 2-3. Pitchers: McMinn (W) 8 IP, 15 H, 11 R, 5 BB, 2 K.