Vikings, Skipper earn titles
• 5A Region 1 golf tournament
LEWISTON - Springtime weather returned just in time for golf regionals, and the 5A field responded with low scores Monday at the Region 1 tournament.
Coeur d'Alene High won its seventh regional in eight years, shooting a team score of 295 to top host Lewiston (301) at Bryden Canyon Golf Course. Brennan Stillinger (68) and Michael Porter (70) both fired under-par rounds to lead the Vikings to state, which will be held May 16-17 at Shadow Valley Golf Course in Boise.
"It was pretty nice weather - not windy, and the greens were more receptive than they usually are down here," Coeur d'Alene coach Bryan Duncan said. "I was real proud of the boys for stepping up and winning the regional at Lewiston's home course."
Also qualifying for state as individuals were Lake City's Spencer Skipper (68) and Kevin Porto (71), with Skipper firing a birdie on the first playoff hole to claim medalist honors over Stillinger.
"I feel bad for Lake City - they shot a 305, and that's the lowest non-qualifying team score I've ever seen at a regional," Duncan said. "Post Falls shot well, too ... our region is loaded with good teams."
Senior Chelsea Porter shot a 91 to lead the Coeur d'Alene girls to a second-place
finish behind Lewiston. The Vikings' 403 qualified them for state.
"We were very excited to play today," Coeur d'Alene girls co-coach Keri Jaworski said. "It wasn't our overall best day, but at the same time we did well.
We were excited to have Chelsea lead us - she has been solid, and we hope to make a great showing at state."
Post Falls' Maddie Dodge took home medalist honors, shooting a 9-over 80.
"I'm pretty proud of how we played," Post Falls girls coach Matt Barkley said. "Maddie had an excellent round today. She has put together three solid rounds for us in a row."
At Bryden Canyon
Par 71
6,103 yards
Top two teams, top four individuals advance to state
TEAM RESULTS - 1, Coeur d'Alene 295, 2, Lewiston 301, 3, Lake City 305, 4, Post Falls 314.
Medalist - Spencer Skipper, Lake City, 68.
COEUR d'ALENE - Brennan Stillinger 68, Hunter Kraft 81, Mike Porter 70, John Duffin 80, Kyle Kaufman 77.
LAKE CITY - Spencer Skipper 68, Kevin Porto 71, Will Groetken 81, Matt Creighton 85, Zach Culpepper 94.
POST FALLS - No scores reported.
LEWISTON - John Forsmann 73, Brennan Hansen 74, Dusty Myklebust 76, Cody Schumacher 78, Andrew Dodge 80.
At Bryden Canyon
Par 72
5,380 yards
Top two teams, top four individuals advance to state
TEAM RESULTS - 1, Lewiston 338. 2, Coeur d'Alene 403. 3, Lake City 436. 4, Post Falls 450.
Medalist - Maddie Dodge, Post Falls, 80
COEUR d'ALENE - Chelsea Porter 91, Mackenzie Phillips 103, Taylor Hammon 104, Elsa Goodsen 105, Jordan Hintz 114.
LAKE CITY - Priscilla Duran 113, Kylie Skipper 102, Kylie Johnson 104, Megan Williams 136.
POST FALLS - Maddie Dodge 80, Haley Serdahl 100, Sarah Emerson 144, Chelsea Simas 131, Hannah White 139.
n 3A District 1
golf tournament
PINEHURST - Dan Masterson of St. Maries shot a 4-over 76 for medalist honors, Kaceelyn Pouttu of Kellogg medaled on the girls side with a 5-over 77 and the Kellogg boys and girls swept the team titles at the 3A District 1 tournament at Pinehurst Golf Club.
The Kellogg (324) and Timberlake (339) boys teams qualified for state, and the Wildcat girls (392) also qualified for state, to be held in Payette on May 16-17.
Masterson and Aaron Moe (82) of Bonners Ferry qualified as boys individuals to state. No girls qualified individually for state.
Dylan VanWingerden's 79 led the Timberlake boys and Madi Hauck (96) was low scorer for the girls team.
At Pinehurst Golf Club
Par 72
TEAM SCORES - 1, Kellogg 324. 2, Timberlake 339. 3, St. Maries 344. 4, Priest River 388. 5, Bonners Ferry 390.
Medalist - Dan Masterson, St. Maries, 76.
KELLOGG - Justin Margason 82, Dain Harden 79, Dillon Stovern 82, Teado Hulstrom 81, Jesse Lambert 84.
ST. MARIES - Dan Masterson 76, Satchel Schetzle 84, Ryan McNulty 88, Jake Mercer 96, Bryan Jensen 104.
TIMBERLAKE - Andrew VanWingerden 83, Jared Sanders 86, Dylan VanWingerden 79, Sam Ross 91, Jordan Simon 104.
PRIEST RIVER - Max Salesky 85, Colton Nunley 98, Allen Easley 100, Marcus Douglas 105, Eric Mortenson 108.
BONNERS FERRY - Aaron Moe 82, Chase Mellon 89, Aaron Smith 120, CJ Smith 115, Colter Wynsma 104.
At Pinehurst Golf Club
Par 72
TEAM SCORES - 1, Kellogg 392. 2, St. Maries 529. Incomplete - Bonners Ferry, Timberlake, Priest River.
Medalist - Kaceelyn Pouttu, Kellogg, 77.
KELLOGG - Kaceelyn Pouttu 77, Jessi Gibbons 92, Camry Mitten 107, Erin Garner 116, Payton McKinley 119.
ST. MARIES - Kelsie Ragan 129, Candace Aguirre 130, Mariah Glidden 135, Katelyn McQueen 135, Sam Nelson 158.
TIMBERLAKE - Madi Hauck 96, Shanel Cunningham 192.
BONNERS FERRY - Bella Orr 144.
n BASEBALL
n 5A REGION 1 TOURNAMENT
Coeur d'Alene 6
Post Falls 3
COEUR d'ALENE - The top-seeded Vikings scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a 3-all tie in a first-round game at Ted Page Field.
Danny Lockhert's RBI single put Coeur d'Alene ahead 4-3. Levi Pereira drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in another run, and Chad Nyquist's sacrifice fly scored the final run.
Coeur d'Alene had beaten Post Falls in all four matchups in 5A Inland Empire League play.
"It's difficult to beat any baseball team five times, and Post Falls played well today," Coeur d'Alene coach Nick Rook said. "Our guys did a good job manufacturing runs."
Coeur d'Alene (22-1) plays host to No. 2 seed Lewiston (14-9) today at 4 in the championship game for a berth to state May 19-21 in Boise. Lewiston defeated Lake City 14-4 on Monday. No. 4 seed Post Falls (7-11) travels to No. 3 Lake City (8-13) today at 4 in a loser-out game.
Drew Turbin had a pair of hits, two RBIs and two stolen bases for Coeur d'Alene.
Post Falls tied it at 3 in the fourth when Taylor Valente doubled, stole third and scored on a single by Tony Davidson.
Post Falls 101 100 0 - 3 5 2
Coeur d'Alene 201 030 x - 6 9 1
Zach Carter, Tyler Shelton (5) and Matt Hammond; Mikey Schmidt, Alex Gunnerson (5) and Kaleb DeHaas. W - Gunnerson (1-0). L - Carter.
HITS: PF - Givens, Metcalf 2, Davidson, Valente. Cd'A - Comack, Turbin 2, Lockhert, DeHaas, J. Pereira, Duran 2, Roletto. 2B - Valente, Comack. 3B - Roletto.
Lewiston 14
Lake City 4
LEWISTON - Lake City pitchers walked 10 in four innings and the host Bengals (14-9) advanced to the 5A Region 1 title game with the victory at Church Field.
"We did a lot of the damage," Lake City coach Al Bevacqua said. "They always have timely hitting. Overall, we didn't play too badly, but it's tough when you have to fight uphill."
Mitch Bevacqua hit a solo home run in the third inning for Lake City (8-13), which plays host to Post Falls (7-11) today at 4 in a loser-out game.
Lake City 001 03 - 4 10 2
Lewiston 504 5x - 14 10 0
Colton Houlihan, Suraji Kedia (3) and Emmitt Stangel; Allen Willey and Petey Bakker. W - Willey. L - Houlihan (0-1).
HITS: LC - Smyly, Hoffman, Bevacqua 2, Pattis, Curtis, Combo, Parsons 2, Cabeza. Lew - Kerns, Bakker, Grunenfelder 2, Humphrey, Mai, Willey, Presby, Charlo 2. 2B - Humphrey, Mai. HR - Bevacqua (3).
n 4A REGION 1 TOURNAMENT
Lakeland 7
Sandpoint 3
RATHDRUM - Tyler Burnett's two-run homer highlighted a five-run first inning as the second-seeded Hawks defeated the visiting Bulldogs in the first round of the 4A Region 1 tournament.
Eric Cooper's RBI double opened the scoring for Lakeland (11-11). After Burnett's homer, Daniel Whitesitt hit an RBI double and scored on a fielder's choice to cap the inning.
"It was a great way to start," Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. "The kids were aggressive at the plate."
Lakeland travels to No. 1 seed Moscow (10-8) today at 4. The winner advances to Thursday's championship game, and the loser plays host to Sandpoint (6-15) on Wednesday in a loser-out game.
Eric Nikssarian went 4 for 4 with two doubles and a triple, and drove in all three runs for Sandpoint. He hit a two-run triple in the third inning and an RBI double in the seventh.
"I was throwing everything in the book at him," Bradbury said. "He's just a very disciplined batter."
Cody Vandever struck out eight in six innings for Lakeland.
Sandpoint 002 000 1 - 3 9 3
Lakeland 500 011 x - 7 10 0
Caleb Nishimoto, Markus Davis (3) and Eddo Feyen; Cody Vandever, Daniel Whitesitt (7) and Luke Howell. W - Vandever (5-2). L - Nishimoto.
HITS: Spt - Nitcy 2, Olin 2, Nikssarian 4, Halpin. LL - Carr 2, Cooper, Burnett 2, Whitesitt 3, Long, Howell. 2B - Nitcy, Nikssarian 2, Cooper, Whitesitt, Howell. 3B - Nikssarian. HR - Burnett (3).
n TENNIS
Lake City 9
Coeur d'Alene 3
COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City's Luke Ness and Ronique Padda shut out their opponents in No. 1 singles matches, and the Timberwolves beatCoeur d'Alene.
Lake City hosts Post Falls today.
BOYS SINGLES - No. 1 Luke Ness, LC, d. Craig Tedmon 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Matt Finney, LC, d. John Campbell 6-0, 6-0. No. 3, Briley Moreno, LC, d. Jake Behm 7-5, 6-2.
BOYS DOUBLES - No. 1, Nick Kuisti and Seth Helbling, LC, d. Nate Vauston and Ian Lynch 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Ryan Tiffany and Jordan Cates, LC, d. Zack Stockert and Keenan Olenslager 6-3, 6-3.
MIXED DOUBLES - No. 1, Kyle Coffey and Sloane Botterbaugh, Cd'A, d. Dylan Johnson and Hailey Little 6-3, 6-2. No. 2, Chase Davis and Maddie Matheson, Cd'A, d. Peter Youngblood and Elin Ringdal 8-6, 5-7, 6-0.
GIRLS SINGLES - No. 1, Roniquee Padda, LC, d. Abby Steed 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Haley Kausen, LC, d. Lexi Carlsen 6-2, 6-2. No. 3, Carmen Frampton, LC, d. Mary Fisher 6-3, 6-4.
GIRLS DOUBLES - No. 1, Cassidy Hand and Sonja Jacobson, Cd'A d. Maggie Heindenrich and Bre Duran 7-6, (7-1) 6-0. No. 2, Megan Dibble and Hannah Olvera, LC, d. Courtney Gunnerson and Danyelle Keese 6-4, 7-5.