Viks claim consolation title

BOISE - Though the trophy they brought home wasn't the one they went down there to get, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings closed their season in style, routing Highland 13-4 on Saturday in the consolation championship game of the state 5A baseball tournament at Memorial Stadium.

Danny Lockhert and Kaleb DeHaas each went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for Coeur d'Alene (25-2). Andrew Baracco went 2 for 4 and drove in two runs. Highland (20-7) pitchers walked five and hit seven. Drew Turbin was hit twice, walked twice, hit a double (extending his school single-season record to 16), and drove in three runs.

"It was just nice to see the kids go out on a high note in the last game of the season," said Vikings coach Nick Rook, whose squad lost 4-3 to Mountain View of Meridian in the first round on Thursday night, then clobbered Centennial 17-4 on Friday. "This is a phenomenal group of kids that we're truly blessed to coach. Obviously the kids are disappointed, but at the same time it was a great year."

Coeur d'Alene's 25-2 record is the school's best ever by winning percentage, and the Vikings' 25 wins matches the total of the 2001 squad.

"We set (numerous) records," Rook said. "It was a pretty spectacular year. The kids did not play a bad inning (at state), unfortunately we just got beat on the first night."

Coeur d'Alene 242 211 1 - 13 11 1

Highland 103 000 0 - 4 10 1

Mikey Schmidt, Ransom Storm (3), Logan Brastrup (3), Bubba Duran (5), Alex Gunnerson (6) and Kaleb DeHaas, Levi Pereira (5); Cole Ashby, Derek Watt (4), Bo Burrup (5) and Tyler Wise. W - Brastrup (3-0). L - Ashby.

HITS: Cd'A - Comack, Turbin, Lockhert 2, DeHaas 2, L. Pereira 2, Nyquist, Baracco 2. High - Burch 2, Ashby 2, Wise, Burrup, Buffat, Harding 2, Peck. 2B - Burch, Harding 2, Turbin, DeHaas, L. Pereira, Baracco.

Bonneville 14

Lakeland 13

BOISE - Jake Harper hit an RBI single with one out in the seventh inning as the Bees defeated the Hawks in the third-place game of the state 4A baseball tournament at Bishop Kelly High.

Lakeland, which trailed 8-5 entering the sixth inning, exploded for eight runs, keyed by a three-run home run by Cody Vandever, who also had a three-run homer in the first inning.

"Basically, we came out hitting in the sixth inning," Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. "They brought in their second guy and he walked the first two he faced and Cody hit the home run."

Following two more walks, Tyler Burnett delivered a two-run double to put Lakeland in the lead.

"We scored on a couple passed balls and went ahead 13-8," Bradbury said. "Before that, the kids were getting kind of down and kind of flat. That was a huge inning for us."

Colben McGuire hit a two-run triple to tie the game with one out in the seventh for Bonneville.

"The kids took the loss pretty hard," Bradbury said. "The kids played hard and we were in it with every team we played. I didn't think we were outplayed in any games. We gave up a lot of runs, but thought we were just as good as every team down here."

Lakeland finished 14-14.

Lakeland 301 108 0 - 13 5 1

Bonneville 130 313 3 - 14 8 3

One out when winning run scored.

Troy Carr, Gaige Gray (5), Cody Vandever (6) and Luke Howell; Hostert, Cooper (5) and Hendrix. W - Chapa. L - Vandever (6-3).

HITS: LL - Carr, Cooper, Burnett, Vandever 2. Bonn - McGuire 3, John, Dellasilva 2, Harper, Cooper. 2B - Burnett. HR - Vandever 2, McGuire, John.

Bonners Ferry 15

Kimberly 5

ONTARIO, Ore. - Bryan Moore and Alex Awbrey had two-run doubles as the Badgers defeated the Bulldogs in the state 3A baseball tournament third-place game at Treasure Valley Community College.

"Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Payette on Friday, it was great to see the kids compete hard," Bonners Ferry coach Tom Turpin said.

Austin Wilson went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and 11 strikeouts for Bonners Ferry, which finishes 12-14.

Bonners Ferry 313 002 6 - 15 11 2

Kimberly 300 020 0 - 5 5 8

Wilson, Conlin (7) and Lopez; Bourgouis, Charters (6), Olsen (7) and Morse. W - Wilson. L - Bourgouis.

HITS: BF - Lopez, Mayzell 2, Moore 2, Wilson 2, Awbrey 2, Conlin 2. Kim - Casperson, Lee 2, Champlin, Morris. 2B - Mayzell, Moore 2, Awbrey. 3B - Awbrey, Champlin.

At Memorial Stadium, Boise

Saturday

Coeur d'Alene 13, Highland 4 (consolation championship)

Mountain View 4, Lewiston 3 (third-fourth place)

Game 11 - Eagle 8, Capital 3 (championship)

At Bishop Kelly High, Boise

Saturday

Bishop Kelly 7, Pocatello 6, 11 innings (consolation championship)

Bonneville 14, Lakeland 13 (third place)

Twin Falls 5, Kuna 2 (championship)

At Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, Ore.

Saturday

Buhl 7, Snake River 5 (consolation championship)

Bonners Ferry 15, Kimberly 5 (third place)

Fruitland 16, Payette 0 (championship)