The wrestlers are on track with their goal of overall improvement, as the varsity is sitting pretty with an 11-5 record, and have scored 60 or more points on at least five occasions.

The Bulldogs finished sixth at the North Idaho Rumble at Coeur d’Alene High School on Jan. 29-30. Junior Casey Randles led the way with an individual championship at 182 pounds. Senior Tyler Presser finished third at 160 pounds.

At the JV tournament, Sandpoint outscored all 5A and 4A schools in the area. The team is looking forward to the regional meet at Lakeland High on Feb. 20.

BOYS BASKETBALL

“We need to improve on a lot of things,” boys basketball coach Kent Leiss said.  “We need to develop a second and third scorer to go along with Davan Norris.  We also need to become a better defensive team in the final five weeks.”

The boys basketball team is sitting with a 4-10 record, which is a result of a rough start to the season. The basketball players who also play football missed the first ten practices of the season due to the late state championship run.

But with a recent win over Moscow, things are starting to look up for the Bulldogs just in time to make a late season push at districts and pursue their state tournament bid.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

“We just need to play hard, smart, and together,” girls basketball coach Duane Ward said. “For the most part we are already there. We just need to be a little more consistent.”

With a 9-9 record the Lady Bulldogs have really come together. They have already beat both district opponents Lakeland and Moscow once each, and had a close loss to Washington powerhouse, Bothell, who was ranked 3rd in the state.

The team has retained 4 players from last year’s third place state team, and they hope that that experience as well as new talent will bring home a state title.