Spring Sports

The wonderful thing about being young and in school is the fact that you usually have a lot of variety when it comes to actually “doing” something to stay active and in shape. Once you get out of primary school, the challenge for most becomes the lack of time due to job, family and life itself.

The Boundary County School District and other private enterprises around our county offer a myriad of sporting opportunities for our young people, and some even get the older generation moving towards better health and an active lifestyle. While this article will not be the defining collection here in our area, I will endeavour to list most of the opportunities out there this spring sports season.

Bonners Ferry High School offers the most sporting opportunities for our young people. This helps them to both stay in shape and to understand working with a team. Of course there are individual events, but at the end of the day you are on a team that prospers when you do well. I believe that these two elements in sports are great “keys” to success for a young person’s future. If they learn about health and fitness at this age, they will be more likely to maintain that over their lifetime. And the benefits to working together on a team for a goal also gives these athletes an advantage as they know how to work with others in a career situation.

The high school has four main spring sports that are offered that mix both the team concept with the individual performance aspect of sporting. To begin with, BFHS works with Golf Pro Ralph Lotspeich at the Mirror Lake Golf Course here in Bonners Ferry. Lotspeich is fun to work with, and even if you have never played golf in your life, now would be a great time to begin! You can call for more information at 208.267.5314.

Two more of America’s favorite spring sports are baseball for the boys and softball for the girls. The baseball team is headed up by coach Tom Turpin, and each year the guys have a great time competing at the highest levels. This is one of the sports America is most famous for and is a great time for all who participate. The girls softball team, coached by Tomi Bateman, also provides a great level of competition here in our area. These girls are serious about their sport and if you have time, be sure to get out to a game this season.

Last but not least on the spring lineup is track and field. This grouping of events covers many individual as well as team events and offers our young people opportunities to excel in one or more events based on their drive and desire. Head Coach Tyler Werner is looking forward to a great spring season with a repeat of heading to state competition as the icing on the cake.

Other non-school spring sports include Martial Arts training with Boundary Martial Arts (208.304.6717) and the Pay-to-Play sport of Lacrosse (208.267.2778). Happy spring! Enjoy getting out in the sunshine!

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