Priest River Spartans (Priest River, ID) fans were thrilled Wednesday as they observed their soccer team hold off the visiting St. Maries Lumberjacks (St. Maries, ID), 5-4 in a league challenge.

Next, the Spartans face the St. George's Dragons (Spokane, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, September 10. Priest River will attempt to better on its 1-5 season record. The Dragons enter the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 2-1 non-league loss to Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy (Coeur d'Alene, ID).

The Lumberjacks now have a 1-5 record. They take the field next when they host Orofino for a 3A District I challenge on Friday, September 9. St. Maries will face a Maniacs team coming off a 2-0 league loss to Bonners Ferry (Bonners Ferry, ID). The Maniacs record now stands at 1-2.