Greg Lee

Dale Poffenroth, one of the most successful girls basketball coaches in Greater Spokane League history, has resigned at Central Valley High School to become head coach at Coeur d'Alene. "I guess you reach that stage where you need a challenge," Poffenroth said. "I had one here last year. People said all the kids graduated. We had one senior and six sophomores and went 25-4 and finished seventh at state. They'll continue to do the same (next year). I don't have that to prove anymore."

BOISE – Brian Kluss cried talking about the come-from-behind win by Caleb Cazier in the 400 meters Saturday afternoon. The tears came about 90 minutes after watching his sprint standout pull up in the 100 before gutting out a last-place finish for one team point despite aggravating a strained hamstring.

BOISE – Here's another one for the it's-a-game-of-inches department: The Timberline High baseball team scored what proved to be the winning run without the benefit of hitting a ball out of the infield. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning, Kurt Dykstra sharply struck a ball that Lake City third baseman Tom Barlow snagged diving to his left. But Barlow couldn't get a force out anywhere after getting up from the ground as the Wolves of Boise took a 7-6 lead.

BOISE – Kelly Reed has no doubt where his two-time State 5A track champion Lake City High girls team stands in state history. At the top looking down.

BOISE – One inning in the Lake City High baseball team's 5A state opener epitomized what Timberwolves coach Cory Bridges warned his team could happen. Fortunately for Bridges' Timberwolves, Lake City came out smelling like a rose and not bemoaning the typical first-game jitters many teams make at state.

Lake City High track coach Kelly Reed looked at his stopwatch and his decision was made. Meagan Garcia had just beaten 4A state sprint champion Amy Dyck of Sandpoint for a second straight time in the 100-meter dash last Thursday, proving her win over her friendly rival a week earlier wasn't a fluke. Garcia's time was an expeditious 12.3 seconds, breaking her previous school record.

There's nothing mysterious about the Coeur d'Alene High softball team. It's just that after 25 wins in as many games, including five victories against their intracity rival, no opponent has been able to solve the Vikings.

The District I Meet of Champions provided the stage where all high school track and field athletes in North Idaho were on equal footing Thursday afternoon in ideal weather. From there, though, the fleetest afoot, the strongest throwers and the highest and longest jumpers separated themselves from the pack as 15 meet records fell in the fifth annual meet that more than served its purpose – as a showcase for the top athletes in the region regardless of classification and a tuneup for state-qualifying meets next weekend.