Vikings fall in title game

Cd'A plays Lake City on Thursday for region's second berth to state

LEWISTON - Beau Kerns allowed five hits as the Lewiston Bengals advanced to the 5A state tournament in Boise with a 7-1 win over the Coeur d'Alene Vikings in the Region 1 tournament championship game Tuesday at Church Field.

"Beau (Kerns) threw well," Coeur d'Alene coach Nick Rook said. "Lewiston minimized their mistakes and we didn't today."

Lewiston (23-2) capitalized on three errors in the fifth inning by Coeur d'Alene to move onto next week's tournament at Memorial Stadium.

Coeur d'Alene (20-9) scored its only run in the third inning on a throwing error to bring in Ryan Dunton.

The Vikings will host Lake City on Thursday in the Region 1 runner-up game at Ted Page Field. The winner advances to state.

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Nathan Collier, Derek Priano (5), Mike Schmidt (5) and Devon Austin; Beau Kerns and Kyle Mai. W - Kerns. L - Priano (1-1).

HITS: Cd'A - Comack, Dunton 2, Nyquist, Klatt. Lew - Prespy, Ky. Knigge 2, Rake 2, Mai 2, Ka. Knigge, Kalbfleisch 2. 2B - Ky. Knigge, Rake, Kalbfleisch.

Lake City 14

Post Falls 4

COEUR d’ALENE — Jason Pattis went 3 for 3 with three RBIs as the Timberwolves advanced to the 5A Region 1 second-place game with a win over the Trojans in a loser-out game.

“Just getting that first game on Monday under our belt helped a lot,” Lake City coach Al Bevacqua said. “We’re playing at a level we’re used to. We played relaxed and the kids did a great job today.”

Jake Keevy had seven strikeouts for the Timberwolves (15-9), who will face Coeur d’Alene on Thursday at Coeur d’Alene High for the region’s second berth to state.

“Jake pitched fantastic today,” Bevacqua said. “He shouldered the team today and pitched out of some tough spots. Hopefully, he got us ready for Thursday’s game.”

Taylor Valente had three hits for Post Falls, which concludes the season 3-17.

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Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Matt Lickfold, Jordan Johnston (3) and Scott Benner; Jake Keevy and Bryce Mort. W — Keevy (2-0). L — Lickfold.

HITS: PF — Reeder, Valente 3, Benner, Denny. LC — Pharis, Bevacqua 2, Pattis 3, Curtis, Mort 2, Truscello, Combo, Stangel, Mayfield. 2B — Valente, Pharis, Curtis, Mort. HR — Pattis (1).

Sandpoint 10

Lakeland 6

SANDPOINT — Ben Fisher hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run first inning and lead the Bulldogs over the Hawks in the semifinals of the 4A Region 1 tournament at War Memorial Field.

Eric Nikssarian had three hits to lead the No. 1 seed Bulldogs (13-7).

Daniel Mobeck and Tyler Ogden each scored two runs for the No. 2 seed Hawks (10-11), who got five sharp innings of relief from Gaige Gray and chipped away at the lead, eventually bringing the tying run to the plate in their final at-bat.

“I knew it was early and we’ve been swinging the bats well,” said Hawks coach Jason Bradbury of the comeback attempt. “They said let’s get a couple here and there, but it’s tough to come back from a 9-1 deficit. Hopefully we can take it one game at a time and get back up here.”

Lakeland plays host to Moscow (4-19) today at 4 p.m. in a loser-out game. The winner plays at Sandpoint on Thursday, needing to beat the Bulldogs twice for the region’s lone berth to state.

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Daniel Mobeck, Gaige Gray (1) and Luke Howell; Ben Fisher, Tevin Hamilton (3), Patrick Anthony (7) and Eric Nikssarian. W — Fisher (2-0). L — Mobeck.

HITS: LL — Mobeck, Ogden, Vandever, Dietrich. Spt — Halpin, Fisher, Cramer, Charvoz 2, Nikssarian 3, Hamilton. 2B — Ogden. HR — Fisher.

St. Maries 11

Kellogg 8

ST. MARIES — Jaden Guidry was 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored as the Lumberjacks moved past the Wildcats in a loser-out game in the 3A District 1-2 tournament.

“We came out and took care of business to move on in the district tournament,” St. Maries coach Craig Tefft said. “We put guys on base in each inning and were able to come up with some clutch hits in the second inning. That’s something we’re going to need when the chances present themselves this weekend.”

Ashton Stephenson was 2 for 3 with two runs scored and two RBIs for St. Maries (9-13), which faces Orofino (16-6) on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in a semifinal game at Orofino.

Zach Pickering hit a two-run home run in the second inning for Kellogg, which concludes the season 3-14.

In Tuesday’s other loser-out game, Priest River scored a run in the bottom of the seventh to beat Bonners Ferry 4-3.

Priest River (13-10) plays Timberlake (13-6) in a semifinal game Friday at 3 p.m. Bonners finished 5-14.

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Hayden Garner, Ryan Beggerly (6) and Jacob Harris; Bubba Pugh, Ryan Sullivan (5), Zach Lehman (6) and Brad Anderson. W — Pugh (6-3). L — Garner. S — Lehman (1).

HITS: Kell — Bren 2, Garner 2, Beggerly 2, Pickering. SM — Pugh, Anderson, Guidry 3, Stephenson 2, Lehman, Yearout. 2B — Stephenson. HR — Pickering.