Wallace wins an emotional one

WALLACE - In their first game since the death of coach Kirby Krulitz, the Wallace Miners came out ablaze with energy, putting down the Kootenai Warriors 44-13 in North Star League play Saturday night.

Taylor Pasley led Wallace (9-7, 5-1 NSL) with 19 points and Courtney Jennings added 15.

"They wanted this win for Kirby," Wallace interim coach Nichole Farkas said. "The girls' motto is 'finish strong' and I'd say they did that."

The Miners, before Saturday a half-court team, pressured the ball full-court for the first three quarters.

"(Krulitz) was planning to put the full-court press into play later in the season when his team was healthy," Farkas said. "He knew his girls could outlast most other teams."

Ana Parker scored six points for Kootenai (0-12, 0-6), which plays host to Lakeside on Tuesday.

Wallace hosts Mullan on Monday.

Kootenai 2 6 2 3 - 13

Wallace 11 10 23 0 - 44

KOOTENAI - K. Walton 1, S. Walton 0, Griggs 2, Schultz 0, Benson 0, Kincheloe 1, Verkist 0, Mabbutt 3, Parker 6.

WALLACE - Vester 0, Hill 0, Pasley 19, Snyder 4, Dire 0, Jennings 15, Bayer 0, Nelson 0, Pehan 4, Dodge 0, Denson 2, Browning 0, Kingsley 0.

Timberlake 62

Bonners Ferry 35

BONNERS FERRY - Kara Wenstrom scored 20 points and Cassie Thompson added 16 to lead Timberlake, ranked No. 2 in 3A past Bonners Ferry to clinch the Intermountain League title for the third straight year.

Caitlyn Nichols added 12 points for Timberlake (16-3, 7-0), which plays at Priest River next Saturday.

Markayle Acord scored 15 points to lead Bonners Ferry (3-15, 2-4), which shared the IML title with Timberlake in 2009.

Timberlake 20 19 13 10 - 62

Bonners Ferry 6 11 14 4 - 35

BONNERS FERRY - Tucker 2, Andrews 0, Marfield 4, Porter 6, Riley 4, Gust 8, Taggart 0, Acord 11, Wasmer 0.

TIMBERLAKE - Wenstrom 20, Malloy 3, Mason 0, Hoffman 5, Nichols 12, Thompson 16, Peters 2, George 4.

Post Falls 61

Moscow 43

POST FALLS - Brooke Litalien scored 15 points, Tori Davenport added 14 and 5A Post Falls beat 4A Moscow in nonleague play at The Arena.

"We got off to a good start and shot the ball pretty well," Post Falls coach Chris Johnson said. "It was senior night, so it was a little emotional. Everyone played, everyone scored - it was a good night for Post Falls."

Post Falls (8-11) wraps up 5A Inland Empire League play and the regular season Tuesday when it hosts Lewiston.

Moscow is 5-14.

Moscow 8 9 8 18 - 43

Post Falls 16 19 7 19 - 61

MOSCOW - Davis 5, Gordon 6, Reddinger 3, Sprenger 6, Olmsted 6, Bigler 0, Greer 0, A. Quinnett 11, Anderson 0, C. Quinnett 6.

POST FALLS - Waller 1, Tennison 4, King 6, Gonzales 3, Davenport 14, Litalien 15, Clancy 4, Failor 8, Smith 6.

Lewiston 62

Sandpoint 22

LEWISTON - Tanis Fuller scored 16 points to lead three players into double figures as the Bengals, ranked No. 3 in 5A, beat the Bulldogs at Booth Hall.

Jordan Speelmon scored seven points for Sandpoint (7-13), which travels to Lakeland on Tuesday in the first round of the 4A Region 1 tournament. The winner visits top-seeded Moscow on Thursday. Maggie Kirscher added six points and three rebounds, and Hailey Olin had four rebounds.

Lewiston (16-3) travels to Post Falls on Tuesday, then plays host to Post Falls on Friday in the first round of the 5A Region 1 tournament.

Sandpoint 8 2 6 6 - 22

Lewiston 19 12 24 7 - 62

SANDPOINT - Speelmon 7, Bruce 0, Van Ooyen 2, Tucker 0, Neumann 0, Olin 2, Chatburn 3, Oyharsabal 0, S. Roop 0, Kirscher 6, N. Roop 2.

LEWISTON - Wilson 0, Moscrip 0, Bernatz 5, P. Schlader 0, Hansen 13, Hastings 0, K. Schlader 5, Johnson 0, Phillips 15, Blinn 4, Fuller 16, Waters 3.

Priest River 36

St. Maries 24

PRIEST RIVER - The Spartans hiked their winning streak to five games and tightened their grip on second place with the Intermountain League victory over the Lumberjacks at Spartan Arena.

The Spartans denied the Lumberjacks a double-digit quarter or scorer.

"We hang our hat on defense at the end of the year," Priest River coach Gary Stewart said. "I was impressed even though we were in foul trouble we played under control defensively and didn't put them on the line."

Sophomore Steffie Pavey led the way for Priest River (8-9, 3-2 IML) with 10 points and nine steals. Liz Halcro grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with eight points.

Tia Asbury scored nine points for St. Maries (5-11, 2-4 IML), Lumberjacks, which hosts the Coeur d'Alene JV team on Monday.

Priest River hosts Kellogg on Tuesday.

St. Maries 6 5 6 7 - 24

Priest River 8 12 6 10 - 36

ST. MARIES - Asbury 9, Buell 0, Hudson 5, Anxo 1, Huddleston 3, Thaut 6, Waddell 0.

PRIEST RIVER - Luckey 0, Weimer 5, Trost 1, Pavey 10, Stewart 3, Oscarson 0, Doolittle 0, Halcro 8, Hirst 9.

Cd'A Charter 39

Kellogg JV 28

COEUR d'ALENE - Amber Ferguson had 10 points and 16 rebounds as the Panthers defeated the Wildcat JV team in a nonleague game at Holy Family Catholic School.

"We got into foul trouble early and had to have a couple girls step up," Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Logan Grant said. "Amber really stepped up with Paige (Kelly) being in foul trouble and played a great game."

Brittany Urbaniak had 11 rebounds, Paige Kelly 11 points for Coeur d'Alene Charter (14-5), which faces Kamiah on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Lapwai High in the first round of 2A District 1-2 tournament. The winner plays top-seeded Grangeville on Saturday.

Jessi Gibbons scored nine points for the Kellogg JV.

Kellogg JV 6 11 4 7 - 28

Cd'A Charter 11 17 5 6 - 39

KELLOGG JV - Kenser 2, Curtis 2, Roberts 4, Smith 0, Barr 4, Gibbons 9, Davis 3, Nadler 2, Lynch 2.

COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Turkenburg 8, Uribe 2, Urbaniak 6, Ferguson 10, Kelly 11, Goodson 0, Winzer 2, Rinaldi 0.