Vikings share third at 5A tourney

BOISE - Rain shortened the third-place game between Coeur d'Alene and Rocky Mountain in the state 5A baseball tournament Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Rocky Mountain was leading 5-1 in the top of the second inning when the game was called. With Coeur d'Alene (22-10) unable to stick around for another couple of days to finish the game, tournament officials decided both teams would share third place.

"I'm pretty proud of the guys for where we're at as a program," Coeur d'Alene coach Nick Rook said. "We came up short of our goal, but our kids should hold their heads high. It was nice of the tournament organizers to award both us and Rocky Mountain third place. It helps us validate the season without playing the game."

Coeur d'Alene returns 12 players next season.

"I'm excited for next year," Rook said. "We've got a lot of kids coming back. We'll be working hard during the offseason to make another appearance in the state playoffs in 2011."

South Fremont 6

Timberlake 5

ONTARIO, Ore. - South Fremont defeated Timberlake to claim the consolation (fourth place) championship in the state 3A state tournament at Treasure Valley Community College.

Timberlake (15-8) finished sixth in the eight-team tournament.

Further details were not reported.

At Memorial Stadium, Boise

Saturday

Fourth and sixth places - Lewiston 10, Capital 1

Third and fifth places - Rocky Mountain led 5-1 in the top of the second inning when the game was called due to rain. Tournament officials decided the teams would split third place.

Championship - Timberline (23-6) vs. Centennial (21-9), ppd., rain, rescheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium

At Rodeo Park, Nampa

Saturday

Fourth and sixth places - Hillcrest 5, Kuna 4

Third and fifth places - Twin Falls led Minico 5-0 in the top of the third when the game was called due to rain. Officials decided the teams would split third place.

Championship - Bonneville (24-5) vs. Bishop Kelly (21-4), ppd., rain; rescheduled for Monday at 3 p.m. PDT at Twin Falls High

At Treasure Valley Community College

Ontario, Ore.

Saturday

Fourth and sixth places - South Fremont 6, Timberlake 5

Third and fifth places - Fruitland 7, Orofino 5

Championship - Buhl 12, Payette 7

BOISE - Marian deTar and Dyllin Cady of Post Falls fell 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 to a team from Capital in the third round of the consolation bracket to end their run at the 5A state tournament at the Boise Racquet and Tennis Club.

Post Falls boys finished tied for 13th, and the girls were 15th.

Sandpoint's Sophia Meulenberg downed Bonneville's Susan Lindley 6-2, 6-0 in the consolation bracket for the Bulldogs only win on the second day of the 4A tournament at the Appleton Tennis Complex at Boise State University. Meulenberg was then eliminated by Erica Shenton of Bonneville 6-2, 6-0.

Boise's boys and Eagle's girls won 5A titles, and Wood River's boys and Bonneville's girls won in 4A.

In 3A, Community School won the boys tournament, with Coeur d'Alene Charter seventh and Clark Fork eighth. Parma won the girls tourney, with Clark Fork fourth and Charter tied for ninth.