Burnett lifts Hawks past Tigers

BASEBALL

RATHDRUM - Tyler Burnett went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and three runs scored as the Lakeland Hawks defeated the Timberlake Tigers 15-5 in a nonleague game Thursday.

"I was very impressed with the way our guys hit," said Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury, whose team had 15 hits in the win. "Tyler (Shaffer) is a good quality pitcher and my guys just sat back and hit the ball really well. That's what our goal was coming into today and let the score take care of itself."

Troy Carr went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two steals for Lakeland (1-2), which hosts Moscow on April 2.

J.D. Page had a two-run single in the fourth inning for Timberlake (1-3), which travels to the Bonners Ferry tournament today.

Timberlake 000 50 - 5 3 4

Lakeland 023 46 - 15 15 2

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

Tyler Shaffer, S.Thompson (5) and A. Allen; Daniel Whitesitt, Troy Carr (5) and Luke Howell, A.J. Walls (4). W - Whitesitt (1-0). L - Shaffer.

HITS: TL - Page, McNamara, Masterson. LL - Dononian, Carr 2, Cooper, Burnett 3, Vandever 3, Mobeck, Dietrich 2, Howell, Gray. 2B - Dononian, Carr, Burnett. 3B - Burnett, Mobeck, Howell, Gray.

SOFTBALL

Coeur d'Alene 10-11

Sandpoint 0-0

COEUR d'ALENE - Nikki Ragsdale and Amanda Brown teamed for a no-hitter in the first game for the Vikings (5-1) at Larry Schwenke Field.

Ragsdale struck out eight in five innings and Brown fanned two in the sixth for Coeur d'Alene.

Jessica Ball went 3 for 3 with three runs for the Vikings.

In the second game, Lindsie Scholwinski struck out six and gave up one in four innings, and Brown struck out the side in the fifth.

Elli Tindall went 3 for 3 for Coeur d'Alene, which returns to action April 5 at Lake City. It was the season openers for Sandpoint.

"After getting dumped by Lake City, it was nice to see the kids get out there and hit the ball some," Coeur d'Alene coach Larry Bieber said. "We accomplished what we set out to do - play hard and play good softball."

FIRST GAME

Sandpoint 000 000 - 0 0 1

Coeur d'Alene 302 302 - 10 14 0

Game called in 6th inning due to 10-run rule.

Maggie Kirscher and Jessica Strickland; Nikki Ragsdale, Amanda Brown (6) and Tiegan Lockwood. W - Ragsdale (2-0). L - Kirscher (0-1).

HITS: Spt - none. Cd'A - Parker 2, Tindall 2, Ball 3, Scholwinski, Petit 2, Shaffer, Lockwood, Tindall, Rasmussen. 2B - Scholwinski, Ball, Petit.

SECOND GAME

Sandpoint 000 00 - 0 1 4

Coeur d'Alene 154 1x - 11 12 2

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

Maggie Kirscher, Brittany Johnson (3) and Jessica Strickland; Lindsie Scholwinski, Amanda Brown (5) and Tiegan Lockwood, Shaffer (3). W - Scholwinski (3-1). L - Kirscher (0-2).

HITS: Spt - Quigley. Cd'A - Parker, Tindall 3, Petit 2, Lockwood 2, Spencer, Scholwinski 2, Shaffer. 2B - Tindall. 3B - Scholwinski, Shaffer, Lockwood, Petit.

Lake City 2

Lakeland 0

COEUR d'ALENE - Katie Rowe and Casey Stangel hit RBI singles in the third and fifth innings, respectively, for the host Timberwolves (3-0).

Stangel pitched a two-hitter, striking out 12 and walking two. Lake City had 10 hits, but left eight on base.

Lake City travels to Ferris today at 4.

Lakeland 000 000 0 - 0 2 0

Lake City 001 010 x - 2 10 1

Ashley Metcalf and Teri Glenn; Casey Stangel and Mariah Linehan. W - Stangel (3-0). L - Metcalf (0-3).

HITS: LL - Cox, T. Glenn. LC - Short 2, Shippy, Stangel 2, Rowe, McCracken, Kritz, Wilson, Jackson.

Riverside 16

Timberlake 4

SPIRIT LAKE - Cheyenne Neal hit a two-run double in the third inning but the Tigers could not overcome 10 errors in a nonleague loss to Riverside in their season opener.

"We just didn't make plays behind our pitcher today," Timberlake coach Mike Menti said. "We had a lot of routine plays, but couldn't make the throws. Nicole (Cameron) did a great job of keeping the ball on the ground, but had to throw five or six outs."

Timberlake will face Kellogg today at 1:30 in the Bonners Ferry tournament, which was moved to Spirit Lake.

Riverside 150 19 - 16 7 4

Timberlake 103 00 - 4 6 10

Game called after five innings due to 10-run rule.

Davis and Jupanchick; Nicole Cameron, Sydnie Malloy (5) and Ashlei Jerome. W - Davis. L - Cameron (0-1).

HITS: Riv - Jupanchick, Hjelm, McMahon, Hunt, McKinney, Workman, Davis. TL - Jerome, Malloy, Owen, Neal 2, Cameron. 2B - Neal, McMahon, McKinney. 3B - Hunt.

BOYS GOLF

Coeur d'Alene

second at invite

PULLMAN - Coeur d'Alene's Brennan Stillinger shot a three-under 69 to finish in a three-way tie for medalist at the Pullman Invitational at the Palouse Ridge Golf Course.

Stillinger was second in the playoff to Clarkston's Michael Baldeck, who won medalist honors.

Coeur d'Alene freshman Stephen Roller shot a 70 to finish fourth, but played as an individual and didn't score for the Vikings, who finished second with a 300.

"I'm proud of how the kids are beginning to step up," Coeur d'Alene coach Bryan Duncan said. "It pays to practice and play and their efforts are starting to show. With only one senior, it's something to be proud of. Our kids have came a long way in the last three weeks."

Derek Bayley finished 10th with a 75 for Lakeland.

At Palouse Ridge Golf Course

Par 72

6,172 yards

MEDALIST - Michael Baldeck, Clarkston, 69 (won playoff).

TEAM SCORES - 1, Southridge 292. 2, Coeur d'Alene 300. 3, Clarkston 303. 4, Lewiston 311. 5, Pasco 325. 6 (tie), Othello, Mead 328. 8, Moscow 342. 9, Kennewick 349. 10, Mt. Spokane 350. 11, Lakeland 353. 12, Lewis and Clark 356. 13, Deer Park 357. 14, East Valley 359. 15, Lakeside 360. 16, Pullman 362. 17, St. Maries 367. 18, Ferris 371. 19, Chewelah 373. 20, University 385. 21, Medical Lake 396. 22, West Valley, incomplete score.

COEUR d'ALENE - Brennan Stillinger 69, Hunter Kraft 74, John Duffin 78, Michael Porter 79, Kyle Kaufman 80.

LAKELAND - Derek Bayley 75, Devon Clark 88, Dylan Darrington 95, Aron Teslov 95, Clayton Anderson 100.

ST. MARIES - Dan Masterson 82, Ryan McNulty 91, Satchel Schetzle 93, Jake Mercer 101, Bryan Jensen 113.

INDIVIDUALS - Stephen Roller, Coeur d'Alene, 70.

TENNIS

Post Falls 6

East Valley 6

SPOKANE - The visiting Trojans swept the boys matches, but went 1-6 in girls and mixed doubles to finish with a draw against the Knights.

"It was nice to finally get out to play," Post Falls coach Angela Blair said. "Hopefully with the boys we continue to see that throughout the season. Our boys will certainly carry us, but now we know what we've got to work on."

Post Falls travels to Moscow on April 6.

BOYS SINGLES - No. 1, Andrew Sedgwick, PF, d. J.J. Pinard, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Jordan Hernandez, PF, d. Jayson Pitman, 6-1, 6-1. No. 3, James Buckle, PF, d. Jacob Ambach, 6-2, 6-1.

BOYS DOUBLES - No. 1, Michael Tucker/Ben Payton, PF, d. Jesse Taylor/Josh Rogers, 6-0, 6-2. No. 2, Roryn Sidel/Kyle Newton, PF, d. Dakota Sargent/Justin Smith, 6-1, 6-0.

GIRLS SINGLES - No. 1, Brittany Engle, PF, d. Marisa Woodbrey, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. No. 2, Allison Phillips, EV, d. Brittany Laudermilk, 6-2, 6-1. No. 3, Kallie Hanson, EV, d. Erica Pofahl, 6-0, 6-1.

GIRLS DOUBLES - No. 1, Anna Gorkovchenko/Chelsea Montenguise, EV, d. Kim Rowe/Jessica Niles, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2, Pachee Xiong/Tori Fiestener, EV, d. Shelby Mahal/Megan Pierce, 6-3, 9-7.

MIXED DOUBLES - No. 1, Nick Sweeney/Alyssa Dorr, EV, d. Dan Schaefer/Cammie Sonders, 6-2, 6-1. No. 2, Nick Gonzalez/Bryce Combs, EV, d. Robert Willis/Camille Barlow, 6-2, 6-1.