Ness, Finney win region title

COEUR d'ALENE - The Lake City boys doubles team of Luke Ness and Matt Finney won in straight sets to capture the title at the 5A Region 1 tournament on Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High.

Ness and Finney defeated James Buckle and Dan Schaefer of Post Falls 6-1, 6-1 in the championship match to advance to the state 5A tournament next Friday and Saturday at Timberline High in Boise. Buckle and Schaefer also qualified by finishing second.

Lewiston won the team championship after winning regional titles in the four other divisions.

Sonja Jacobson and Lexie Carlsen lost in the championship match for Coeur d'Alene, but finished second in girls doubles after beating Haley Little and Maggie Heidenreich of Lake City. Both teams advanced to state.

"I think my girls in general are a little more disappointed than I am," Coeur d'Alene girls coach Laura Taylor said. "To lose in the championship was tough for them, but it was good to bounce back."

Topher Carson and Sloane Booterbaugh were second in mixed doubles for Coeur d'Alene, with Brittany Engle and Robert Willis of Post Falls third. John Campbell of Coeur d'Alene was third in boys singles, and Caitlin McHugh of Coeur d'Alene was third in girls singles.

The top three in each division advance to state.

TEAM SCORES - 1, Lewiston 118. 2, Lake City 54. 3, Coeur d'Alene 50. 4, Post Falls 33.

(Top three in each division advance to state)

BOYS SINGLES - Championship: Rafa Hewitt, Lewiston, d. Adam Ohman, Lewiston, 6-1, 6-1 (winner to state). Consolation: Lincoln Hill, Post Falls, d. Nathan Freeman, Lake City, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; John Campbell, Coeur d'Alene, d. Jacob Dahl, Lake City, 6-3, 6-4; Hill, Post Falls, d. Campbell, Coeur d'Alene, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Second place: Ohman, Lewiston, d. Campbell, Coeur d'Alene, 6-0, 6-0. (both to state).

BOYS DOUBLES - Championship: Luke Ness/Matt Finney, Lake City, d. James Buckel/Dan Schaefer, Post Falls, 6-1, 6-1. (winner to state). Consolation: Johnson/Lindstrom, Lake City, d. Lindstrom/Newton, Post Falls, 6-2, 6-2; Roberts/Kucera, Lewiston, d. Burrup/Thomas, Lewiston, 6-2, 6-3; Roberts/Kucera, Lewiston, d. Johnson/Cates, Lake City, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Second place: Buckel/Schaefer, Post Falls, d. Roberts/Kucera, Lewiston. (both to state)

GIRLS SINGLES - Championship: Christine Sayler, Lewiston, d. Elsa Hansen, Lewiston, 6-1, 6-0. Consolation: Hailey Kausen, Lake City, d. Maria Cordova, Lake City, 6-0, 6-1; Caitlin McHugh, Coeur d'Alene, d. Abbey Steed, Coeur d'Alene, 6-1, 6-3; McHugh, Coeur d'Alene, d. Kausen, Lake City, 7-5, 6-2. Second place: Hansen, Lewiston, d. McHugh, Coeur d'Alene, 7-5, 6-2. (both to state).

GIRLS DOUBLES - Championship: Mayton/Kingsbury, Lewiston, d. Sonja Jacobson/Lexie Carlsen, Coeur d'Alene, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Consolation: Haley Little/Maggie Heidenreich, Lake City, d. Rietz/Thomson, Lewiston, 6-0, 6-2; Megan Dibble/Hannah Olvera, Lake City, d. Courtney Gunnerson/Danyelle Keese, Coeur d'Alene, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4; Little/Heidenreich, Lake City, d. Dibble/Olvera, Lake City, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Second place: Jacobson/Carlsen, Coeur d'Alene, d. Little/Heidenreich, Lake City, 7-5, 6-2 (both to state).

MIXED DOUBLES - Kirk/Jagelski, Lewiston, d. Topher Carson/Sloane Booterbaugh, Coeur d'Alene, 7-6 (10), 6-3. Consolation: Brittany Engle/Robert Willis, Post Falls, d. Chase Niles/Cammie Saunders, Post Falls, 6-2, 6-1. Weiner/Krause, Lewiston, d. Seth Helbling/Taylor Hanzen, Lake City, 7-5, 6-3. Engle/Willis, Post Falls, d. Weiner/Krause, Lewiston, 6-1, 6-3 Carson/Booterbaugh, Coeur d'Alene, d. Engle/Willis, Post Falls. (both to state).

4A: Bulldogs

dominate

SANDPOINT - There was little doubt who owned the 4A Region 1 tennis tournament at Travers Park, as the Bulldogs claimed eight of the possible 10 berths to state in a dominating display.

Kevin Kirby and Kennedy Search each notched straight-set wins over their teammates in the singles finals, with the loser of each bouncing back to win the consolation final for a clean sweep in the singles draws.

Bulldogs coach Kent Anderson was merely a spectator, refusing to coach in the all-Sandpoint finals, and was impressed with the play of Kirby in a 6-4, 6-1 win over Kane Wijngaarden.

"Kevin came through with a great game plan," said Anderson, who figured the match could go either way. "He mixed up pace and drives perfectly, and kept Kane off-balance."

Brothers Drew and Micah Buckmiller won a tightly contested match against teammates Talbot Callister and Alex Hon to win the boys doubles title, then Hon and Callister bounced back to take down Lakeland's Godwin Peck and Matthew Peck in a three-set consolation final to punch their ticket to state.

One of the biggest surprises of the day came at mixed doubles, where Sandpoint's Carson Nygren and Nicolette Jessen opened some eyes with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over a favored Moscow team in the final.

"Carson was putting it away and Nicolette was just so consistent with pinpoint accuracy," said Anderson. "They kind of just rolled through it."

All told a whopping 12 Bulldogs will be making the trip to the 4A state tournament next Friday and Saturday in Boise.

No Lakeland players advanced to state.

BOYS SINGLES - Final: Kevin Kirby, Spt, d. Kane Wijngaarden, Spt, 6-1, 6-4. Consolation final: Wijngaarden, Spt, d. Hunter Levy, Mos, 6-0, 7-6.

GIRLS SINGLES - Final: Kennedy Search, Spt, d. Michele Rockwell, Spt, 6-4, 6-2. Consolation final: Rockwell, Spt, d. Moscow, 6-1, 6-2.

BOYS DOUBLES - Final: Drew Buckmiller/Micah Buckmiller, Spt, d. Alex Hon/Talbot Callister, Spt, 7-6, 6-3. Consolation final: Hon/Callister, Spt, d. Godwin Peck/Matthew Peck, LL, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.

GIRLS DOUBLES - Final: Courtney Windju/Megan Rockwell, Spt, d. Moscow, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Consolation final: Moscow No. 1 d. Moscow No. 2, 6-1, 6-2.

MIXED DOUBLES - Final: Nicolette Jessen/Carson Nygren, Spt, d. Moscow, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Consolation final: Moscow d. Ryan Schwartz/Bailey Scrimsher, Spt, 6-0, 6-4.

3A: Charter gets

3 to state

MOSCOW - Coeur d'Alene Charter's Mindi Grantham defeated Madeline Schwartz of Grangeville in straight sets to win the district championship in girls singles at the 3A District 1-2 tournament at the University of Idaho.

Grantham defeated Annie Wurm of Clark Fork in the opening round and Kenedie Cox of Grangeville in the semifinals on Friday.

"Mindi was expected to win and just cruised," Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Eileen Johnson said.

Lynn Babich finished third in girls singles and Parker Matthews second in boys singles to also advance to state Friday and Saturday at Vallivue High in Caldwell.

Coeur d'Alene Charter was without 11 varsity players due to advanced placement testing.

"We could have done much better," Johnson said. "The ones that got to go were either underclassmen or didn't have to take the test. I was real pleased with how they did."

BOYS SINGLES - First round: Parker Matthews, Cd'A Charter, d. Josh Draper, Grangeville, 6-3, 7-5. Semifinals: Matthews, Cd'A Charter, d. Austin Medlock, Deary, 6-0, 6-1. Championship: Cooper Fales, Grangeville, d. Matthews, Cd'A Charter, 6-3, 6-4.

GIRLS SINGLES - First round: Mindi Grantham, Cd'A Charter, d. Annie Wurm, Clark Fork, 6-1, 6-1. Lynn Babich, Cd'A Charter, d. Liz Younger, Deary, 6-1, 6-3. Semifinals: Grantham, Cd'A Charter, d. Kenedie Cox, Grangeville, 6-1, 6-1. Schwartz, Grangeville, d. Babich, Cd'A Charter, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Championship: Grantham, Cd'A Charter, d. Schwartz, Grangeville, 6-3, 6-2. Consolation: Babich, Cd'A Charter, d. Aneisha Reuben, Clearwater Valley, 6-2, 6-0. Third-place match: Babich, Cd'A Charter, d. Cox, Grangeville, 6-1, 6-2.