Mueller sparks Post Falls to boys soccer victory

BOYS SOCCER

POST FALLS - Timmy Mueller had two goals in the first half as the Post Falls Trojans beat the Lake City Timberwolves 5-1 on Tuesday to remain on top of the 5A Inland Empire League.

"We came out really strong and hard," Post Falls coach Gabe Lawson said. "Our boys pressured and were relentless in the first half and the result was four goals."

Cole Jesienouski and Ruben Briseno had two assists apiece for Post Falls (11-0-1, 4-0 5A IEL), which hosts Moscow on Thursday.

Evan Teichmann scored in the 56th minute for Lake City (6-4-1, 3-1), which travels to Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.

First half - 1, PF, Timmy Mueller (Cole Jesienouski), 5:00. 2, Ruben Briseno (Jackson Redline), 26:00. 3, PF, Reece Jackson (Jesienouski), 29:00. 4, PF, Mueller (Briseno), 35:00. Second half - 5, LC, Evan Teichmann (unassisted), 56:00. 6, PF, Matt Howard (Jackson), 78:00.

Shots on goal - LC 8, PF 12.

Saves - LC, Tanner Horton 6; PF, Scott Benner 3.

Coeur d'Alene 6

Lewiston 1

COEUR d'ALENE - Juniors Graison Le and Adam Garman had one goal and an assist apiece, classmate Kevin Hampson added two assists, and the Vikings (8-3-1, 2-3) defeated the Bengals (1-6, 0-3) in 5A Inland Empire League action.

"Graison, Adam and Kevin played extremely well today," Coeur d'Alene coach Jeff Lake said. "Le and Hampson dominated the midfield."

Justin Doering, Adam Borsheim, Sean Palmer and Jacob Gonzalez also scored for the Vikings, who host Lake City on Thursday.

First half - 1, Cd'A, Adam Garman (Kevin Hampson), 14:00. 2, Cd'A, Graison Le (Adam Borsheim), 27:00. Second half - 3, Cd'A, Justin Doering (Le), 45:00. 4, Cd'A, Borsheim (Garman), 56:00. 5, Cd'A, Sean Palmer (Hampson), 60:00. 6, Lew, Jeremy Cermak (Travis Huffman), 74:00. 7, Cd'A, Jacob Gonzales (Chase Sanchez), 79:00.

Shots on goal - Lew 1, Cd'A 17.

Saves - Lew, Reese Ulhorn 11; Cd'A, Keagan Shillington 0.

VOLLEYBALL

Sandpoint d.

Lake City

SANDPOINT - Sophomore Hannah Neumann posted 13 kills and 30 digs, leading Sandpoint to a 25-19, 24-26, 25-20, 25-20 win over Lake City in nonleague play at Les Rogers Court.

Alex Bucholtz had 12 kills for the Bulldogs (8-6), Mackenzie Jones added 38 assists, Megan Rockwell three aces and Beth Lewis three blocks.

"The difference tonight was every single part of our game - good serving, good passing and scrappy defense - Sandpoint coach Karen Alsager said. "It's the third night in a row we've kept our vocal commitment."

Jennifer Schuman had 18 kills to lead Lake City (10-4), mostly from setter Camille Rounds, who dished out 24 assists to go with three aces. Mac Brown added 10 digs and Kelly Jo Cutler five blocks.

Lake City plays host to Post Falls on Thursday.

Moscow d.

Lakeland

MOSCOW - Maddie Ray and Jayne Van Slate had eight kills apiece for the visiting Hawks, who lost 25-18, 25-15, 26-28, 25-12 to the Bears in 4A Inland Empire League play at Bear Den.

Kaitlyn Whitesitt had six kills and Chelsea Bayley had 14 assists for Lakeland (3-14, 0-3 4A IEL), which plays host to St. Maries on Thursday.

Moscow is 9-7, 2-1.

Priest River d.

Timberlake

PRIEST RIVER - Melissa Trost had 10 kills and seven aces as the host Spartans defeated the Tigers 25-14, 25-20, 25-22 in an Intermountain League match.

"This was probably our best match we've played so far," Priest River coach Kati Bodecker said. "We're finally starting to play consistent and Timberlake is one of the top teams, so it was a nice win."

Kelsey Lederle had 33 digs, Taryn Eldore 26 assists and Liz Halcro three blocks for Priest River (9-4, 3-1 IML), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Thursday.

Kelly Madsen had six kills, six digs, four blocks and three aces for Timberlake (7-5, 2-2), which travels to Kellogg on Thursday.

"Give Priest River credit. They served tough and we never got out of the starting gates," Timberlake coach Michelle Garwood said. "We were flat, couldn't pass serve and just all-around didn't perform."

Clark Fork d.

Kootenai

HARRISON FLATS - Celeste Komanec had 32 assists and 10 digs as the Wampus Cats beat the Warriors 16-25, 25-21, 25-18, 19-25, 15-10 in a North Star League match.

"It was an exciting match," Kootenai coach Jessica Hammond said. "We played well as a team. Brie (Benson) stepped it up and hit well tonight."

Ellison Schultz had 16 assists, Benson had seven kills and two aces and Olivia Kincheloe had 19 digs for Kootenai (2-9, 1-5 NSL), which hosts Wallace on Thursday.

Brocklynn Thornton had 10 digs, 12 kills, three blocks and two aces for Clark Fork (15-3, 6-0 NSL), which hosts Coeur d'Alene Charter on Thursday.

"Clark Fork played well and hit the ball really well," Hammond said. "They are a lot of fun to play."

Cd'A Charter d.

Mullan

COEUR d'ALENE - Lexi Young had 20 kills, 18 assists and five aces as the Panthers beat the Tigers 25-17, 23-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-4 in a nonleague match at Holy Family Catholic School.

"We got off to a good start," said Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Brian Childs of the fifth game. "Emily (Verhaeghe) served really well and we got a little momentum. It was a well played match by both teams."

Verhaeghe had 22 assists, 19 kills, five blocks and five aces, Kelly Martin 17 digs and Emma Henderson 14 digs and six kills for Coeur d'Alene Charter (5-12), which travels to Clark Fork on Thursday.

Lakeside d.

Wallace

PLUMMER - Maria Garcia had 26 digs and eight kills as the Knights defeated the Miners 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 in a North Star League match.

"The defense of the entire team was really good," Lakeside coach Jan Mitchell said. "Ruth (Haynes) played a really good net game. She kept blocking their hits and really sparked us."

Lakeside and Wallace are competing for the lone berth to a state play-in match in 1A Division II out of the North Star League. The teams split their two league matches this season.

Haynes had 14 blocks, Avery Sonder three aces and Michelle Whaley 26 assists for Lakeside (9-5, 4-2 NSL), which travels to Mullan on Thursday.

Wallace falls to 3-2 in league and travels to Kootenai on Thursday.

Kootenai Thunder d.

N.I. Christian

COEUR d'ALENE - Kana Shanley had nine kills and three aces as the Royals fell to the Kootenai Thunder of Cocolalla 25-12, 27-25, 17-25, 25-14 at Project CDA.

Courtney Lawson had 11 assists and Desi Reardon 15 digs for North Idaho Christian (3-4, 2-3 MCL), which faces Pullman Christian on Thursday at Project CDA.

GIRLS SOCCER

Post Falls 1

Lake City 1

COEUR d'ALENE - Erica Simpson of Post Falls and Meaghan Bare of Lake City scored goals in the second half as the two teams played to a draw in their 5A Inland Empire League match at the Irma Anderl Soccer Complex.

"Post Falls is a very good team, but we let one slip away today," Lake City coach Matt Ruchti said. "We had the momentum, but if we could have found the back of the net more than the goalkeeper, we could have been in better shape."

Post Falls (5-4-4, 1-1-3 5A IEL) will travel to Lakeland on Thursday.

Lake City (5-3-3, 0-1-2) hosts Coeur d'Alene on Saturday.

First half - none. Second half - 1, PF, Erica Simpson (unassisted), 66:00. 2, LC, Meaghan Bare (unassisted), 74:00.

Shots on goal - PF 3, LC 11.

Saves - PF, Sam Runkle 10; LC, Brittany Amburn 2.

Lakeland at

Colville

No report was received from the Hawks.