State tournaments at a glance
Baseball
All tournaments
Thursday-Saturday
At Memorial Stadium, Boise
Defending champion: Capital
Notes: Coeur d’Alene qualified last year for the first time since 2001, going two and out. Many of those players are back this year. The Vikings open against Capital of Boise, which beat Coeur d’Alene in last year’s first round, and went on to win the state title. “We’re looking forward to getting down there and facing Capital,” Coeur d’Alene coach Nick Rook said. “These guys are trying to get Cd’A back on top. We’re all excited for season three.”
Coeur d’Alene has three regulars hitting over .400 — Chad Nyquist (.443), Devon Austin (.428) and Ryan Dunton (.411). Austin has a team-high 4 homers and 45 RBIs. ... Dunton, an outfielder who also played quarterback on the Viking football team, recently committed to play football and baseball at Whitworth. ... Coeur d’Alene’s top three pitchers are Jake Pereira (5-1, 1.99 ERA), Colin Comack (4-2, 2.17 ERA) and Nathan Collier (5-2, 2.24 ERA). ... Lewiston, the Region 1 champion, was fourth at state last year.
At Rodeo Park, Nampa
Defending champion: Minico
Notes: After playing single games every day for five straight days last week en route to the Region 1 title, Lakeland at least got a few days for its pitchers’ arms to rest before starting state play today at 9 a.m. PDT vs. defending state champion Minico. At state, Hawks coach Jason Bradbury figures he can divvy up the pitching duties between six players — seniors Justin Richardson and Kostas Garcia, and juniors Cody Vandever, Daniel Mobeck, Gaige Gray and Daniel Whitesitt. ... Three players are still on the roster from the Lakeland squad which placed fourth two years ago at Rodeo Park in its last trip to state. One of those, senior Caleb Guerber, is batting .510. Another, Kurt South, leads in home runs (3) and RBIs (20). Daniel Mobeck is batting .404. ... “I used just about every arm possible last week,” Bradbury said. “We are swinging the bats well. And our defense, in those seven games (in seven days last week), we only had four total errors. I think we’re peaking at the right time.”
At Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, Ore.
Defending champion: Fruitland
Notes: Timberlake is back at state for the first time since 2004 and the first time under fourth-year coach Bill Rider. “It’s exciting stuff for the kids. They’ve earned it this year.” ... Timberlake opens vs. Buhl today at 3 p.m. PDT.
Schedule
Times PDT
At Memorial Stadium, Boise
Thursday
9 a.m. — Lewiston (24-2) vs. Rocky Mountain (19-8)
Noon — Madison (7-16) vs. Timberline (21-6)
3:30 p.m. — Centennial (18-9) vs. Highland (19-11)
6:15 — Coeur d’Alene (21-9) vs. Capital (15-12)
At Rodeo Park, Nampa
9 a.m. — Lakeland (13-11) vs. Minico (21-11)
Noon — Bonneville (22-5) vs. Kuna (14-11)
3 p.m. — Twin Falls (25-4) vs. Hillcrest (19-7)
6 — Bishop Kelly (19-4) vs. Pocatello (16-11)
At Treasure Valley Community College
Ontario, Ore.
9 a.m. — Orofino (18-6) vs. Bear Lake (12-7)
Noon — South Fremont (11-4) vs. Payette (22-5)
3 p.m. — Buhl (21-5) vs. Timberlake (15-7)
6 — Kimberly (14-12) vs. Fruitland (22-3)
Softball
All tournaments
Thursday-Saturday
At Twin Falls High
Defending champion: Timberline
Notes: Post Falls and Lake City head down south with perhaps the two best pitchers in the state in senior Richelle Ashburn (Post Falls) and freshman Casey Stangel (Lake City). “It could be Post Falls-Lake City in the title game,” Coeur d’Alene coach Larry Bieber said. ... Ashburn is 12-4 with an 0.89 ERA, with 211 strikeouts in 110 innings. Bri Joseph, who has signed with Bradley, is batting a team-high .358. Ashburn is batting .328. Post Falls starts five freshmen, including three in the infield and one at catcher. “Some of the kids, especially the young kids, you can see they’re getting a little more confidence at the plate, and getting some hits,” Post Falls coach Jack Foster said. “Overall, offensively, we don’t have bad numbers. I’ve got five kids that are hitting .300 or better, and three of them are freshmen. ... Post Falls is making its first trip to state since 2006, and first as a 5A school. ... Lake City was third at state last year. ... Junior Becky Short, a speedy left-handed slapper who moved into the leadoff spot during the season, is batting a team-high .434. Stangel is batting .418 with 4 homers and 27 RBIs, and is 16-5 in the circle. Sophomore shortstop Katie Rowe is batting .400 with team highs of 7 homers and 28 RBIs. ... Eagle, Mountain View and Rocky Mountain are considered the other title contenders. ... Lake City played all five Boise-area teams who made it to state. The Timberwolves swept Mountain View, beat Capital and Timberline, tied Rocky Mountain and lost to Eagle in a trip to the Boise area in late March. ... Post Falls, which opens vs. Mountain View today at 2 p.m. PDT, will play either Highland or Timberline in the second round. Lake City, which opens vs. Rocky Mountain, will play either Eagle or Capital in the second round.
At OK Ward Park, Pocatello
Defending champion: Mountain Home
Notes: Lakeland qualified for the third straight season under coach Colleen Bevacqua with a 3-1 win over Moscow in the Region 1 championship game last Saturday. “We’re just taking everything one game at a time,” Bevacqua said. “I’m really happy for our seniors.” ... Lakeland was fourth at state two years ago, and tied for fifth last year. ... Lakeland will play either Blackfoot or Kuna in the second round.
At Ramsey Park, Coeur d’Alene
Defending champion: Kimberly
Notes: Kellogg, which qualified for its first state tournament after defeating Timberlake in last week’s District 1-2 championship game, may be playing its final games as a program with the program on the chopping block due to budget cuts in the Kellogg School District. ... Timberlake is making its 11th straight trip to state, all under coach Mike Menti. “We’re glad to be there,” Menti said. “We’ve got a lot of young kids — but state was one of the goals we had at the start of the season.” ... Through a seeding quirk, Timberlake and Kellogg are on the same half of the bracket. ... Defending champion Kimberly brings a 25-0 record to town and is primed for a repeat. Kimberly is on the other half of the bracket from Timberlake and Kellogg.
Schedule
Times PDT
At Twin Falls High
Thursday
2 p.m. — Post Falls (14-9) vs. Mountain View (21-8)
2 — Eagle (20-9) vs. Capital (11-19)
4 — Highland (23-9) vs. Timberline (21-7)
4 — Lake City (21-5) vs. Rocky Mountain (20-7)
At Pocatello High
Thursday
2 p.m. — Blackfoot (22-4) vs. Kuna (22-4)
2 — Jerome (17-12) vs. Hillcrest (16-12)
4 — Lakeland (13-11) vs. Wood River (10-17)
4 — Mountain Home (24-2) vs. Pocatello (22-9)
At Ramsey Park, Coeur d’Alene
3 p.m. — Sugar-Salem (18-3) vs. Buhl (22-7)
3 — Fruitland (22-2) vs. Timberlake (15-10)
5 — Marsh Valley (19-6) vs. Kimberly (25-0)
5 — Kellogg (11-8) vs. Teton (13-11)
Track and field
At Bronco Stadium, Boise
Thursday and Friday
Defending champions: Capital boys, Eagle girls.
Notes: Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene hope to contend for a trophy in the girls meet, as do Coeur d’Alene and Lake City in the boys meet. Shae Carson of Coeur d’Alene, a surprise winner in the discus last year, could double in the shot put and discus this year. She is seeded first in both events. She is the only returning local state champion. ... Rebecca Bauman of Post Falls is seeded second in the discus. ... Kinsey Gomez of Coeur d’Alene is seeded first in the 1,600 and third in the 3,200. ... Post Falls’ girls are seeded second in the 4x200 relay ... In the boys meet, David Norris of Coeur d’Alene is seeded second in the 3,200 and third in the 800 ... Matt Wardell of Post Falls is seeded second in the shot put.
Thursday and Friday
Defending champions: Pocatello boys, Rigby girls.
Notes: Latecia Howell (100, 200, long jump, triple jump) is Lakeland’s best hope for a medal.
Thursday-Saturday
Defending champions: Kimberly boys, Buhl girls
Notes: Timberlake could contend for both team titles. The Tiger boys, state champions in 2004, ’06 and ’07, were fifth last year. “It will take a great meet from us to win the title because Payette is VERY good,” Timberlake coach Brian Kluss said. “I like our chances; I like not being the favorite and having to work for every point. Our kids perform well in those situations, and have for years.” Sugar-Salem is a slight favorite in the girls meet, but Timberlake and Priest River figure to also be in the mix. ... For Timberlake’s boys, Brian Tucker is seeded first in the 800, Colton Fulwiler is seeded in a tie for first in the pole vault, Travis Porter is seeded second in the triple jump, and the Tigers are seeded first in the medley relay. ... Eric Doman of St. Maries is seeded first in the 1,600. ... For Timberlake’s girls, Ashly George is seeded second in the 1,600. Caitlyn Nichols is seeded second in the 200, and Sam Simmons is seeded second in the pole vault.
Thursday-Saturday
Defending champions: Nampa Christian boys and girls
Notes: Coeur d’Alene Charter’s girls placed second last year in 2A, one year after moving up from 1A after winning a state title. ... Sabrina Ewing of Coeur d’Alene Charter won the high jump and triple jump, and placed third in the long jump last year. This year, she’s seeded first in the high jump, second in the triple jump and third in the long jump. ... Elizabeth Stadley won the 400 last year, and ran on the winning medley relay. She’s seeded second in the 400 this year ... Charter is seeded first in the 4x200 relay. ... For the Charter boys, Jacob Bowman is seeded first in the long jump, in a three-way tie for second in the 100, and in a two-way tie for first in the 200. ... Leo Francovich, Rory Ruskovich and Daniel Pinkerton are expected to contend in the 1,600 and 3,200.
Thursday-Saturday
Defending champions: Liberty Charter boys, Raft River girls
Notes: Gina Palmiter of Kootenai is seeded in a tie for second in the pole vault. ... Gregory Wallace of Kootenai is seeded in a tie for second in the pole vault. ... Kootenai’s girls won the 1A Region 1 meet last week, and the Warrior boys were second.
Tennis
All tournaments
Friday-Saturday
Boys and girls singles, as well as mixed doubles will be played at Boise Racquet and Swim Club.
Friday’s boys doubles are at Borah High. Saturday’s matches begin at Capital High with the exception of Saturday’s championship match, which will be at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club.
Friday’s girls doubles are at Capital High. Saturday matches begin at Capital and then move to the Boise Racquet and Swim Club for the consolation and championship finals.
Local qualifiers: Matt Finney, Michael Scott of Lake City and T.J. Kast of Coeur d’Alene in boys singles; Brittany Engle and Ronique Padda of Lake City in girls singles; Ben Payton and Michael Tucker and Adam Sedgwick and Andrew Sedgwick of Post Falls and Matt Gencarella and Dimitri Christo of Lake City in boys doubles; Jill Johnson and Haley Kausen and Bri Duran and Amanda Smith of Lake City and Cassidy Hand and Sonja Jacobson of Coeur d’Alene in girls doubles; Rachel Hanley and Ryan Humphries of Coeur d’Alene and Marian deTar and Dyllin Cady of Post Falls in mixed doubles.
All boys singles matches will be played at the Appleton Tennis Complex at Boise State University.
All girls singles matches will be played at Julia Davis Park, except for the championship match at Appleton.
All boys, girls and mixed doubles matches will be played at Timberline High, except the championship at Appleton.
All boys and girls singles will be played at Vallivue High.
Friday’s boys doubles matches are at Caldwell High. Saturday matches begin at Caldwell and move to Vallivue for the consolation and championship finals.
All girls double matches will be played at Caldwell High.
Friday’s mixed double matches are at Caldwell High. Saturday’s matches will begin at Caldwell and move to Vallivue High for consolation and championship finals.
Shaina Gustafson and Chelsea Macumber of Clark Fork are the defending girls doubles champions.
Local qualifiers from Coeur d’Alene Charter include: Steven Hallgren and Mitch Ketron in boys singles; Allysa Collier in girls singles; James George and Caesar Stoddard in boys doubles and Julianna Satterly and Cyrus Bowlin in mixed doubles.