Krmpotich shines in season cross country openers
September 3, 2011
Micah Krmpotich (left) and Jabob Callister, cooling down after the Bonners Ferry Invitational cross country meet August 27, are both team leaders showing great promise for the Badgers this season.
Badger boys lead the way in the opening leg of the Bonners Ferry Invitational August 27.
The Bonners Ferry High School Cross Country teams kicked off their season with a home invitational Saturday, August 27, and while it appears that the girls, who don't yet have the numbers to comprise a full team, will be struggling against a very strong Timberlake program, the Badger boys look like they could well go to state to represent the Intermountain League.

With at least 10 teams competing, the Badger Boys won the varsity competition with 34 points, followed by Sandpoint, 36, and Timberlake, 51.

Micah Krmpotich led the way for the Badgers in the boys varisty race on a great running day, finishing the tough course at 17:29, followed by Sandpoint's Sam Levora, 18:00 and Badger Jacob Callister, 18:11. Badger Bradley Thompson came finished in 10th place at 20:09; Luke Reoch, 20:34, and Jacob Perkins, 20:34, came in neck and neck to finish 13th and 14th, respectively, Alec Perkins came in 23rd at 22:27, and Jake Stimmel finished in 25th place for the Badgers at 23:17.

While the Timberlake Tiger girls led the girl's run.
Sandpoint won in the JV Boys race, which was won by Timberlake's Richard Mervin, who finished at 23:12; Badger Zack Sabin came in with a 10th place finish at 28:05 and Tucker Cavender finished in 12th place with a time of 29:39.

In the girl's race, it was Timberlake all the way, with four Tigers crossing the finish line before Steffie Pavey, Priest River, broke the string. Timberlake won the meet hands down with 18 points, followed by Sandpoint, 49, and Priest River, 62.

Tiger Ashly George was first across the finish line with a time of 21:35, followed by Dom Vanderwilt, 22:36, Rachel Ward, 23:36 and Natalie Herring, 23:38.

Katie Hiatt was the first Badger to cross the finish line, finished in 15th place with a time of 26:16. Nonnie Stofiel led a string of Badgers to the finish to come in at 22nd place with a time of 29:21, following her were Jordan Merz, 29:41, and Aimee Sayers, 30:01.

Kate Hiatt led the Badger girls at the Bonners Ferry invitational.
The Badgers traveled to Priest River September 1, and, with four teams competing, again took a first place finish with 21 points, followed by Timberlake, 37, Kellogg and Priest River.

Krmpotich crossed the finish line first for back-to-back wins, finishing the course in 17:20, with Callister right behind at 17:52. Thompson came in at fifth place with a time of 19:01.

The Badger girls came in third place, posting no score, and it was Timberlake taking all five of the top spots in that race.

The Badger harriers travel to the Kellogg Invitational at 4 p.m. Thursday, September 8; just two days later they'll compete in the biggest race of the year at the Silverwood Invite, which begins at 8:30 a.m. and brings in runners from three states.