Idaho
PREP WRESTLING: Badger girls win North Idaho Rumble
COEUR d’ALENE — The Bonners Ferry Badgers girls wrestling won the North Idaho Rumble. Savannah Rickter and Neveah Therrien won the championship and every Badger girl placed.
Savannah Rickter (152, 19-2) was named North Idaho Rumble champion for the third year in a row. Rickter went 3-0, beating Coeur d’Alene’s Brooklyn Anderson in the finals in an 8-1 decision. Rickter is ranked fourth in Idaho girls wrestling as reported by IdahoSports.com.
Neveah Therrien (107, 19-3) pinned Nia Avelino, winning the championship by going 3-0. Avelino was ranked second in Idaho girls wrestling by IdahoSports.com last week.
For the boys, Brandon Williams (126) and Taylor Dodd (285) took second place.
Williams went 4-1, falling to Caldwell’s Draven Johns by technical fall 19-2 in the finals.
Dodd went 3-0, falling to Lewiston’s King David Rhodes by a major decision of 11-3.
Also placing for Bonners Ferry girls, Aubrey Wells (160) finished in second, Sofia Brown (132) and Emma Roberts (135) took third, Aubree Graves (126), Ryalnn Lewis (138), Evan Willis (185) and Hallie Hartman (235) took third.
This season as a team, Bonners Ferry girls wrestling has won four tournaments, and placed in the top four of the seven tournaments they have attended.
Following Bonners Ferry in second was Lewiston with 83 points followed by Sandpoint in third with 71 points.
The Badgers boys finished in 16th out of 22 teams.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Bonners Ferry 184. 2, Lewiston 111.5. 3, Sandpoint 103. 4, Hanford 93. 5, Caldwell 77.5. 6, Post Falls 74. 7 (tie), American Falls, Lake City 74. 9. Pocatello 59. 10, Potlatch 55. 11, Lakeland 49. 12, Moscow 44. 13, Mountain Home 43. 14, Kellogg 39. 15, Coeur d’Alene 38. 16, Newport 31. 17 (tie), Timberlake, Vallivue 18. 19, East Valley 7.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
100 — Sienna Benavidez Sanchez, Caldwell, p. Genesis Cambron, Hanford, :37. 107 — Nevaeh Therrien, Bonners Ferry, p. Nia Avelino, Caldwell, 4:21. 114 — Joely Slyter, Lewiston, p. Kinzie Williams, American Falls, 3:32. 120 — Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, d. Emma Garman, Sandpoint, 3-1. 126 — Keira Zimmerman, Moscow, d. Shelby Prather, Potlatch, 7-3. 132 — Madi Cook, Lake City, p. Courtney Hunt, American Falls, 1:18. 138 — Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint, d. Hayden Palmer, Moscow, 8-6. 145 — Izzy Davis, Kellogg, d. Cara Brown, Coeur d’Alene, by injury default. 152 — Savannah Rickter, Bonners Ferry, d. Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, 8-1. 160 — Annika Thompson, Lakeland, p. Aubrey Wells, Bonners Ferry, 3:43. 185 — Emma Rivera, Lewiston, d. Gracelyn Brockman, Post Falls, by injury default. 235 — Amie Hartman, Mountain Home, p. Madisen Pillers, Newport, 4:37.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE
100 — Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint, md. Kylie Potts, Caldwell, 10-0. 107 — Hunter Edmondson, Sandpoint, p. Layla Smith, Hanford, 1:14. 114 — Toni Avelino, Caldwell, d. Makayla Smith, Mountain Home, 4-2. 120 — Tamsin Hoffer, Pocatello, p. Sammie Slyter, Lewiston, 2:46. 126 — Emma Younger, Post Falls, p. Aubree Graves, Bonners Ferry, 1:11. 132 — Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, p. Shelby Garten, Timberlake, 2:41. 138 — Bria Miller, Lewiston, p. Rylann Lewis, Bonners Ferry, 3:46. 145 — Emma Roberts, Bonners Ferry, p. Chloe Thomas, Post Falls, 4:04. 152 — Hayley McNeal, Potlatch, p. Jordyn Kearn, American Falls, 2:59. 160 — Abby Foster, Hanford, p. Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, 2:13. 185 — Zoey Braun, Post Falls, d. Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, 5-4. 235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, p. Hallie Hartman, Bonners Ferry, 1:16.
FIFTH-SIXTH PLACE
100 — Sophia McLain, Kellogg, had a bye. 107 — Teagan Patrick, Lakeland, md. Marlene Benitez, Hanford, 8-0. 114 — Mackenzie Shupe, Hanford, p. Grace Mickelson, Pocatello, :56. 120 — Ambree Christensen, Pocatello, p. Ireland Grady, Bonners Ferry, 2:06. 126 — Raylee Reynolds, Post Falls, md. Addison Stigall, Newport, 13-0. 132 — Kamryn Lockart, Lewiston, p. Addison Antonowicz, Post Falls, 2:56. 138 — Emily Zuetrong, Lake City, p. Amelia Curr, Pocatello, 3:13. 145 — Aaron Jimenez, Pocatello, p. Brie Riggs, Hanford, 3:44. 152 — Chloe Bennett, East Valley, d. Dayna Enderlin, Hanford, by injury default. 160 — KeAnna Ceniceros, Caldwell, d. Aubree Anderson, Vallivue, 8-5. 185 — Tierney Prather, Potlatch, p. Ariyah DeMartinis, Pocatello, 2:31. 235 — Devlyn Hernandez, Post Falls, p. Lyrica Peterson-Wagenborg, Lewiston, 2:47.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, American Falls 214.5. 2, Caldwell 213. 3, Coeur d’Alene 203. 4, Lakeland 166. 5, Lake City 140.5. 6, Timberlake 134. 7, Lewiston 132.5. 8, Post Falls 119. 9, Gallatin (Bozeman, Mont.) 112. 10, Moscow 111. 11, Hanford 106. 12, East Valley 98.5. 13, Sandpoint 86. 14, Mountain Home 80.5. 15, Rocky Mountain 79. 16, Bonners Ferry 77. 17, Pocatello 74. 18, Vallivue 55.5. 19, Newport 49. 20, Central Valley 33.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
98 — Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, p. Sawyer Huston, Timberlake, 3:14. 106 — Camden Kuntz, Mountain Home, d. Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, 5-0. 113 — Carson Leonard, Lakeland, p. Eian Schwecke, Moscow, 1:19. 120 — Jaxson Freeman, Caldwell, p. Evan Simms, American Falls, 3:53. 126 — Draven Johns, Caldwell, tf. Brandon Williams, Bonners Ferry, 19-2. 132 — Hoyt Hvass, Lewiston, p. Jordan Schield, Coeur d’Alene, 1:03. 138 — Mason Aiken, American Falls, p. Tanner Piper, Post Falls, 1:15. 145 — Gracin Go, Caldwell, d. Colton Tucker, Coeur d’Alene, 3-2. 152 — Jayce Wolf, Caldwell, d. Kyle Miller, Post Falls, 6-0. 160 — Nathan Booth, Lake City, md. Camron Pedigo, Mountain Home, 10-2. 170 — Caden Wilson, Hanford, md. James Greene, Moscow, 12-4. 182 — Blaise Turner, American Falls, d. Luke Schell, Timberlake, 9-4. 195 — Garrett Leonard, Lake City, md. Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, 11-3. 220 — Micah Burkhart, East Valley, d. Josh Henning, Hanford, 9-8. 285 — King David Rhodes, Lewiston, md. Taylor Dodd, Bonners Ferry, 11-3.
The Idaho State Police say that Robert Giesick, 40, from Billings is the man missing in a crash on State Highway 55 near Cascade, about 80 miles north of Boise.
A pick-up truck driven by Giesick ended up in the Payette River after a head-on crash with another pick-up truck.
Watch Idaho crash story here:
Idaho state troopers identify Billings man missing in traffic accident
“I was able to find some people that saw a male, an adult man, swimming for the shore from the truck,” said Idaho State Trooper Richard Knapp, who attempted to rescue Giesick. “Unfortunately he didn’t make it. He got swept downriver. Witnesses lost sight of him, and that was the last time anybody saw him.”
Knapp says search crews looked extensively for the 40-year-old, but after 24 hours, it became a recovery effort for the Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Unit.
After that on Monday came the monumental task of removing the pickup truck from the raging water.
“It was an intensive a recovery, honestly, our operators were tested, their knowledge was tested,” said Mark Boisvert, Code Red Towing owner. “They said it was a very extreme recovery for them, more than usual.”
Idaho business owners have less than a month to decide how to comply with a new state law criminally banning trans people from using restrooms that align with their gender identity.
The law is set to take effect July 1, which would make it a misdemeanor for the first offense and a felony for subsequent offenses within five years.
It’s currently being challenged in federal court by the ACLU of Idaho.
On Tuesday, a panel sponsored by Idaho Employment Lawyers encouraged companies to prepare now as if the law will remain in effect as litigation continues.
Cody Earl, a lawyer for St. Luke’s Health System who spoke on the panel in his personal capacity, said there are several paths businesses can take.
Converting all bathrooms into single-use, gender-neutral facilities is one option, though it could be costly for larger businesses. Earl said companies could take other steps to make the transition more affordable.
“Even if it is a gender-specific restroom, [adding signage] that indicates where the closest gender-neutral restroom is so you could at least show that you’re giving employees an option or a choice,” he said.
Simply adding locks and only allowing one person at a time to a multi-stall bathroom is another choice, though panelists said that could be problematic for businesses with large amounts of customers, like restaurants and bars.
Idaho Employment Lawyers owner Pam Howland said companies also need to consider how this will affect their staff.
“This could definitely create some culture issues,” said Howland. “Do you have the policies you need to ensure your expectations as an employer of respect and civility are being followed? Possibly code of conduct provisions related to that? How about privacy?”
Those policies could include limiting or outright banning recording at the workplace.
Another legal wrinkle to complying with the law, the panel said, is that precedent in both the U.S. Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals prohibit discrimination based on someone’s gender identity.
Gender dysphoria, a mental health designation that causes severe distress to someone when their sex doesn’t align with their gender identity, has been considered a protected condition under the Americans with Disabilities Act in certain cases.
Republican state lawmakers argued earlier this year that Idaho needs to take this first-in-the-nation step to protect women and girls when they use the restroom in private businesses.
A 2025 study out of UCLA hasn’t found any increased risk to safety by allowing transgender people to use restrooms aligning with their gender identity.
A federal court in Boise will hear arguments over whether to approve or reject a preliminary injunction on June 5.
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