Lake City girls capture 5A IEL title

| October 9, 2011 9:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - The Lake City Timberwolves captured the 5A Inland Empire League girls title and top seed to the Region 1 tournament starting Wednesday with a 3-0 victory against the Coeur d'Alene Vikings on Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High.

No details were provided.

Lake City (9-3-3, 3-1-2 5A IEL) will host No. 4 seed Coeur d'Alene (5-8-2, 2-4-0), while No. 2 seed Post Falls (7-4-5, 2-1-3) will host No. 3 Lewiston (7-5-3, 2-3-1) on Wednesday, both at 3:30 p.m., with the winners advancing to next Saturday's championship game as well as the state 5A tournament Oct. 20-22 in Eagle and Meridian.

Post Falls 1

Lake City 1

COEUR d'ALENE - Timmy Mueller scored in the 27th minute for the Trojans and Christian Guzman scored in the 73rd for the Timberwolves as the teams battled to a draw in the 5A Inland Empire League finale for both at the Irma Anderl Soccer Complex at Lake City.

"It was a good effort from our guys today," Lake City coach Chad Beadell said. "We didn't come out with our best stuff today and they took it to us in the first half. But we bent, but didn't break. Post Falls is a very good, technical and smart team. It was good for our boys to bounce back."

No. 1 seed Post Falls (14-0-2, 5-0-1 5A IEL) will host No. 4 Lewiston (3-13, 0-6) and No. 2 Lake City (8-5-2, 3-2-1) will host No. 3 Coeur d'Alene (10-4-1, 3-3) in the semifinals Region 1 tournament on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday's winners advance to next Saturday's title game, and also qualify for state Oct. 20-22 in Eagle and Meridian.

First half - 1, PF, Timmy Mueller (Cole Jesienouski) 27:00. Second half - 2, LC, Christian Guzman (Kenny Randall), 73:30.

Shots on goal - PF 9, LC 4.

Saves - PF, Scott Benner 3; LC, Tanner Horton 8.