Lakeland boys beat Sandpoint for first time in school history

RATHDRUM - Colton Grytness scored on an assist from Alex Opland in the 25th minute and the Lakeland Hawks defeated the Sandpoint Bulldogs 1-0 in a 4A Inland Empire League match Saturday at Corbit Field.

It was Lakeland's first win over Sandpoint since the Hawks started their program 15 years ago, Hawks coach Nick Haynes said.

"It was an intense game," Haynes said. "We were pretty jacked up for it. It was a physical game and Colton got one for us. It was a really good game."

Sandpoint (7-6-1, 3-1 5A IEL) will be the top seed to the 4A Region I tournament and on Oct. 13 will host the winner of the Oct. 11 match between Lakeland (8-4-3, 1-2-1) and Moscow (5-6-1, 1-2-1) for a berth to the state tournament. Because Moscow went 1-0-1 against Lakeland in their two meetings, Moscow earned the No. 2 seed.

"They're a good team," said Haynes of Sandpoint. "They're a physical team and it was a good matchup. They've got some good players there."

Lakeland hosts Northwest Christian on Thursday at the Rotary Soccer Complex.

First half - 1, LL, Colton Grytness (Alex Opland), 25:00. Second half - none.

Shots on goal - Spt 5, LL 8.

Saves - Spt, Austin Keyes 4; LL, Cade Coffey 4.

Post Falls 2

Lewiston 1

LEWISTON - Timmy Mueller scored on a penalty kick in the 75th minute as the Trojans defeated the Bengals in a 5A Inland Empire League match, clinching the league title and the top seed to the Region I tournament.

"We went down there shorthanded because we had a number of kids doing the SATs," Post Falls coach Gabe Lawson said. "Then Matt Howard rolled his ankle during warmups and we had to make some major adjustments. It was just one of those days. It's hard to play in Lewiston sometimes, but we found a way to win in adversity."

Lucas Whitten tied the match at 1-1 on an unassisted goal for Post Falls (13-0-1, 5-0 5A IEL), which hosts St. George's on Tuesday.

Lewiston falls to 3-12, 0-6.

First half - none. Second half - 1, Lew, name not reported (penalty kick), 45:00. 2, PF, Lucas Whitten (unassisted), 60:00. 3, PF, Timmy Mueller (penalty kick), 75:00.

Shots on goal - PF 12, Lew 3.

Saves - PF, Scott Benner 2; Lew, Reece Uhlorn 6.

Lake City 4

Moscow 1

COEUR d'ALENE - Junior Luke Barrett scored on his first touch of the season to spark the Timberwolves past the Bears in a nonleague match at the Irma Anderl Soccer Complex.

Barrett returned to action after suffering a leg injury during club season. He started every match as a sophomore.

"It was good to have him back on the field," Lake City coach Chad Beadell said. "Everyone on the team went ballistic for him and he was grinning from ear to ear."

Lucas Zirotti had two assists for Lake City (7-5-1), which hosts Sandpoint on Wednesday.

"Lucas was serving up some really good passes in the first half," Beadell said. "I thought we played really well in the second half. It's been a tough week for us, but I was happy with how we bounced back. We were pretty beat up, but it was a complete team effort."

First half - 1, Mos, Nick Celebrezze (Kadin McGreevy), 2:30. 2, LC, Luke Barrett (Lucas Zirotti), 21:00. 3, LC, Mason Sanchez (Zirotti), 24:40. Second half - 4, LC, Kyle Lamson (Zirotti), 48:00. 5, LC, Evan Teichmann (Sanchez), 56:00.

Shots on goal - Mos 7, LC 14.

Saves - Mos, Tanner Jones 10; LC, Tanner Horton 6.

Bonners Ferry 3

St. Maries 1

ST. MARIES - Andre Zirotti had a goal and an assist in the second half as the Badgers defeated the Lumberjacks in an Intermountain League match.

"The boys played well," St. Maries coach Chris Renaldo said. "It's tough playing young kids three days in a row, but the boys played well. It's tough to win when you get outshot 15-5."

Ryan Kennelly scored on a penalty kick in the 79th minute for St. Maries (0-14, 0-3 IML), which hosts the Sandpoint JV on Tuesday.

Bonners Ferry (5-7-1, 3-0-0) travels to Moscow on Monday.

First half - 1, BF, Hayden Wakkinen (Oscar Lopez), 22.00. Second half - 2, BF, Emmon McCoy (Andre Zirotti), 65.00. 3, BF, Zirotti (unassisted), 72.00. 4, SM, Ryan Kennelly (penalty kick), 79.00.

Shots on goal - BF 15, SM 5.

Saves - BF, Garrett Skeen 4; SM, Cody Posselt 10.

Lake City 1

Coeur d'Alene 0

COEUR d'ALENE - Freshman Alissa Jolliff scored on an assist from Taylor Hoffman in the 61st minute to lift the Timberwolves past the Vikings in a 5A Inland Empire League match at Lake City.

"Alyssa made a great play on the ball," Lake City coach Matt Ruchti said. "She played the ball to the near post and made a great finish for a young freshman. It was a big night for her and was great to see."

Lake City (6-3-3, 1-1-2 5A IEL) will host Lakeland on Tuesday.

Coeur d'Alene (5-6-2, 2-2) travels to Post Falls on Thursday.

First half - none. Second half - 1, LC, Alissa Jolliff (Taylor Hoffman), 61.00.

Shots on goal - Cd'A 3, LC 8.

Saves - Cd'A, name not reported 7; LC, Brittany Amburn 2, Nicole Noordam 1.

Post Falls 2

Moscow 1

MOSCOW - Lexi Smith and Kelcie Hedge scored in the first half of the nonleague game for the Trojans, who had played to a tie in their previous four games.

Post Falls (6-4-5) played most of the second half one player down after picking up a red card early in the second half.

"(Moscow) played us hard; we were attacking and knocking at the door the whole game," Post Falls coach Briggs Anderson said.

Post Falls plays host to Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.

First half - 1, PF, Lexi Smith (penalty kick), 13:00. 2, PF, Kelcie Hedge (Jessica Scott), 32:00. Second half - 3, Mos, name unavailable (penalty kick), 57:00.

Shots on goal - PF 11, Mos 6.

Saves - PF, Sam Runkle 4; Mos, name unavailable, 6.

Sandpoint 1

Lakeland 1

RATHDRUM - Cambrae Steinke gave the Hawks the lead in the 74th minute, but Meghan Pagano scored the equalizer for the Bulldogs four minutes later in the 4A Inland Empire League game at Corbit Field.

Steinke came into the game after striker Darby Murray suffered an arm injury. A minute later, she split two defenders and scored from 9 yards out.

Pagano scored from right in front of the goal when she poked in a teammate's shot that had bounded off Lakeland keeper Angelique Wetherelt, who had "saved our tail ends" throughout the game, Lakeland coach Mario Maddy said.

"It was a great game, and it'll be an interesting district tournament," he added.

No. 3 seed Lakeland (3-5-4, 0-2-2 4A IEL) will travel to No. 2 Sandpoint (3-8-5, 1-0-3) on Oct. 10 in the first round of the 4A Region 1 tournament. The winner plays at No. 1 Moscow on Oct. 12 for the region's lone berth to state.

Lakeland is at Lake City on Tuesday.

First half - none. Second half - 1, LL, Cambrae Steinke (Caitlyn Langlitz), 74:00. 2, Spt, Meghan Pagano (unassisted), 78:00.

Shots on goal - Spt 12, LL 10.

Saves - Spt, name unavailable 8; LL, Angelique Wetherelt 8.