Metcalf's HR lifts Trojans past Hawks

Post Falls High's Bordyn Grieser reaches back to make the throw to first base to complete the double play after tagging second base in Wednesday's game against Lakeland.

Lakeland High's second baseman Gage Long dives to make a stop and complete the play at first base.

| May 5, 2011 9:00 PM

Lakeland High's second baseman Gage Long dives to make a stop and complete the play at first base.

BASEBALL

POST FALLS - Senior Darnell Metcalf hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning to lift the Post Falls Trojans past the Lakeland Hawks in a nonleague game on Wednesday at Post Falls High.

"It was a quick game," Post Falls coach Mick Zeller said. "There was a lot of first-pitch swinging by both teams and not a lot of deep counts. Tyler pitched a very efficient game, didn't allow a walk and threw to contact and we played great defense behind him."

Zack Reeder and Riley Denney had two hits apiece for Post Falls (7-9), which travels to Coeur d'Alene on Friday.

"We had a couple of tough losses against Coeur d'Alene yesterday (Tuesday)," Zeller said. "It was nice to come out and get a win and some confidence built up again going to play Coeur d'Alene again on Friday."

Eric Cooper and Tyler Burnett had two hits apiece for Lakeland (9-11), which hosts Moscow on Thursday in a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader.

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Tyler Burnett and Luke Howell; Tyler Shelton and Matt Hammond, Tyler Booth (6). W - Shelton (2-0). L - Burnett.

HITS: LL - Cooper 2, Burnett 2. PF - Reeder 2, Givens, Denney 2, Metcalf. 2B - Cooper, Reeder. HR - Metcalf (1).

Sandpoint 14

Timberlake 2

SPIRIT LAKE - Tyler Gordon had three RBIs and pitched a complete game as the Bulldogs defeated the Tigers in a nonleague game at Timberlake High.

Eric Nikssarian had two hits and two RBIs for Sandpoint (6-14), which opens the 4A Region 1 tournament on Saturday.

Johnny Hayden had an RBI single in the third inning for Timberlake (10-7), which hosts Priest River on Friday.

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Timberlake 002 000 0 - 2 8 5

Tyler Gordon and Eddo Feyen; Kolton Mourning, Mason Cramer (3) and Austin Allen. W - Gordon. L - Mourning (0-1).

HITS: Spt - Nitcy, Nikssarrian 2, Gordon 2, Lang 2, Halpin, Schwartz. TL - Hayden 2, Masterson 2, Allen, Mourning, Galloway, Teal. 2B - Nikssarian, Lang, Gordon, Masterson. 3B - Galloway.

SOFTBALL

Post Falls 12

Lakeland 6

RATHDRUM - Katie King, Michelle Booth and Haley Walker had three hits apiece as the visiting Trojans defeated the Hawks in a nonleague game at Lakeland High.

Kendall Floch hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning for Post Falls (5-16), which travels to Lake City on Friday.

Bekah Kastning had three hits, including a double and triple for Lakeland (8-9), which hosts Sandpoint on Saturday.

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Lakeland 110 001 12 - 6 11 5

Collins and Kolar; Metcalf and Cox, T. Glenn (5). W - Collins (5-12). L - Metcalf (7-8).

HITS: PF - King 3, Booth 3, Collins 2, Kolar 2, Floch 2, Walker 3, Anderson, Schuler, Gonzales. LL - Kastning 3, Metcalf 2, Klopatek 2, S. Glenn 2, T. Glenn, Schwalbach. 2B - King, Booth 2, Collins, Kolar, Walker, Kastning, S. Glenn. 3B - Kastning. HR - Floch.

Lake City 11-6

Lewiston 0-3

COEUR d'ALENE -

Sophomore Casey Stangel struck out nine in a one-hit shutout in the first game and delivered a two-run double in the second game as the Timberwolves swept a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader against the Bengals.

"I thought we were aggressive in the box in the first game," Lake City coach Laura Tolzmann said. "Katie Rowe made some nice defensive plays for us in the second game. It was good to see us come from behind in the sixth inning and respond with some runs."

Trailing 3-2 in the sixth inning of the second game, Lake City rallied as Amber Edwards doubled to score Jamie Yurick with the tying run. Hailey Jackson scored the go-ahead run on the Stangel double as the Timberwolves added four runs in the sixth.

Lake City (19-0, 10-0 5A IEL) hosts Coeur d'Alene today.

Lewiston 11-6, 6-6) falls a half-game behind Coeur d'Alene for the second seed in the regional tournament.

FIRST GAME

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Zink and Garrett; Casey Stangel and Mariah Linahan. W - Stangel (17-0). L - Zink.

HITS: Lew - Robinson. LC - Short 3, Shippy 2, Stangel 3, Wilson 2, Leddy, Edwards 2, Linahan 2, Jackson. 2B - Stangel 2, Wilson, Leddy, Jackson. 3B - Short.

SECOND GAME

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Huffaker and Garrett; Stangel and Linahan. W - Stangel (18-0). L - Huffaker.

HITS: Lew - Parson 2, Garrett 2, Wells, Johnson, Huffaker, Robinson. LC - Shippy 2, Stangel 3, Rowe, Yurick 2, Edwards, Jackson. 2B - Parson, Stangel, Yurick, Edwards, Jackson. HR - Stangel (7).

Timberlake 7-13

Sandpoint 1-1

SANDPOINT - Nicole Cameron struck out 15 batters and allowed five hits in two complete game wins to lead the visiting Tigers (15-5) past the Bulldogs (0-15) in a nonleague doubleheader at Travers Park.

Timberlake hosts Priest River on Friday.

FIRST GAME

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Sandpoint 100 000 0 - 1 3 5

Nicole Cameron and Ashlei Jerome; Brittany Johnson, Kayanna Quigley (3) and Jesse Mead. W - Cameron (14-5). L - Johnson (0-2).

HITS: TL - Jerome 2, Edelblute, Owen, Moffit. Spt - DaVault, Elsfelder, Edwards.

SECOND GAME

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Sandpoint 100 00 - 1 2 5

Cameron and Jerome; Kym DaVault, Casey Bottomley (4) and Paula Hendrickson. W - Cameron (15-5). L - DaVault (0-3).

HITS: TL - Jerome 2, Malloy 3, Hoffman 2, Edelblute, Lastoskie 2, Thompson, Kuykendall. Spt - Lawson, DaVault.

TENNIS

Lake City 8

Post Falls 4

POST FALLS - The visiting Timberwolves swept through the girls singles and doubles matches to defeat the Trojans in a match, which began on Tuesday and concluded Wednesday.

Post Falls will host Coeur d'Alene today, while Lake City hosts Post Falls on Tuesday.

BOYS SINGLES - No. 1, Luke Ness, LC, d. Adam Sedgwick, 6-0. 6-1. No. 2, Matt Finney, LC, d. Jordan Hernandez, 6-1, 6-0. No. 3, James Buckel, PF, d. Briley Moreno, 6-3, 6-2.

BOYS DOUBLES - No. 1, Michael Tucker/Ben Payton, PF, d. Nick Kuisti/Jordan Cates, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. No. 2, Robert Willis/Kyle Newton, PF, d. Seth Helbling/Ryan Tiffany, 6-3, 6-3.

GIRLS SINGLES - No. 1, Ronique Padda, LC, d. Erica Pofahl, 6-0, 6-1. No. 2, Haley Kausen, LC, d. Brittany Engle, 6-2, 6-4. No. 3, Elin Ringdahl, LC, d. Jessica Niles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

GIRLS DOUBLES - No. 1, Maggie Heidenreich/Bree Duran, LC, d. Kim Rowe/Cammie Sonders, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2, Carmen Frampton/Raveena Padda, LC, d. Megan Pierce/Camille Barlow, 6-2, 6-1.

MIXED DOUBLES - No. 1, Hailey Little/Dylan Johnson, LC, d. Dan Schaefer/Shelby Mahal, 7-5, 6-1. No. 2, Loryn Seidl/Brittany Laudermilk, PF, d. Hannah Olvera/Peter Youngblood, 6-3, 6-2.