Bulldogs edge Lakeland

| October 11, 2011 9:00 PM

• GIRLS SOCCER

SANDPOINT - Angelique Weatherelt made 11 saves for Lakeland in the Hawks' 3-2 loss to Sandpoint in a 4A Inland Empire League loser-out game on Monday at Centennial Field.

Ellie Engel, a high-flying senior forward, answered her team's chant with a hat trick of goals, leading the No. 2 seed Sandpoint (4-8-5) over No. 3 Lakeland (5-7-4).

Engel could hear her teammates loud and clear as junior defender Whitney Reichold lined up a free kick from 35 yards out midway through the first half. Reichold's service was perfect, and Engel knocked in a header for the first of three goals on the day.

"I couldn't help but smile," said Engel, who now has a team-high seven goals on the season. "Hopefully we'll keep up the mentality of taking shots and getting them in."

Lakeland's Darby Murray scored the first goal of the game after crashing the goal and punching in the rebound after Sandpoint goalie Maggie Kirscher blocked a shot.

After the equalizer in the 26th minute, Engel would add her second goal after dribbling past two defenders and blasting an arcing shot over Lakeland goalie Angelique Weatherelt, who tallied 11 saves between the pipes.

Down 2-1 early in the second half, Murray would add her second goal, once again booting a rebound into the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2 in the 47th minute.

"It came down to who made that last opportunity," said Hawks coach Mario Maddy, who felt all three 4A North teams were very even this season. "We knew it would be tight, and it was who capitalizes at the end."

First half - 1, LL, Darby Murray (unassisted), 10:56. 2, Spt, Ellie Engel (Whitney Reichold), 26:00. 3, Spt, Engel (unassisted), 35:00. Second half - 4, LL, Murray (unassisted), 47:00. 5, Spt, Engel (Courtney Windju), 81:00.

Shots on goal - Spt 14, LL 5.

Saves - Spt, Maggie Kirscher 3; LL, Angelique Weatherelt 11.

Timberlake 0,

Kellogg 0

SPIRIT LAKE - Tina Holtz had seven saves for the Tigers in a Intermountain League tie with Kellogg.

No. 3 seed Timberlake (67-2, 5-3-2 IML) faces No. 2 Bonners Ferry in a 3A District 1 matchup on Friday at Lakeland High.

"It was like two heavyweights going at it, both evenly matched," Tigers coach Steve Michael said. "I feel we are peaking at the right time and we should be in good shape for the district game on Friday."

First half - none. Second half - none.

Shots on goal - Kel 13, TL 12.

Saves - Kel name unavailable 10, TL Tina Holtz 7.

• VOLLEYBALL

Kootenai Thunder d. N.I. Christian

SANDPOINT - Kana Shanley had 12 kills, Desi Reardon 12 digs and Hannah McCauley five aces to go along with 11 assists in the Panthers' 25-10, 25-21, 18-25, 25-18 loss to Kootenai Thunder in Mountain Christian League play.

North Idaho Christian (4-9, 3-7 MCL) faces Grace Bible tonight in Hayden at 5:45.