Viks nearly pull off comeback
<p>Lewiston's Emilee Schlader splits Coeur d' Alene defenders Erin Higbie (9) and Sydney Williams (10) for the point during first game action at Booth Hall Tuesday.</p>
After dropping the first two games in one-sided fashion, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings staged quite the comeback before coming up just short.
Emilee Schlader had 18 kills as the top-seeded Lewiston Bengals held off the third-seeded Vikings 25-17, 25-8, 24-26, 24-26, 15-13 in the 5A Region 1 volleyball championship match Tuesday night at Booth Hall in Lewiston.
"Lewiston is a good team, but we struggled to say the least getting started," Coeur d'Alene coach Dee Pottenger said. "But I couldn't be any prouder of the effort my girls showed coming back.
“It’s disappointing to lose 15-13 in the fifth, but we’re hoping to see them again at state,” Pottenger added.
Kayla McGlathery had 17 kills, Megan Ramseyer 25 assists and three aces, Amy Norris 15 digs and Sydney Williams six blocks for Coeur d’Alene (19-11), which faces Post Falls tonight at 7 in the second-place game at Coeur d’Alene High.
Makayla Wilson had 32 assists, Klaree Hobart four aces and 21 digs for Lewiston (26-4), which advances to the state tournament at Bonneville High in Idaho Falls next Friday and Saturday. It was Lewiston’s first regional title since 2009.
In a loser-out match Tuesday night, Savannah Hill had 18 kills for fourth-seeded Post Falls in a 21-25, 25-12, 25-16, 18-25, 15-13 upset of the second-seeded Lake City Timberwolves at Lake City.
“I think our kids played with a whole lot of heart tonight,” Post Falls coach Willow Hanna said. “It was nice to see the things we’ve been working on so hard throughout the season come together. It was another battle. This is a tough league and on any given night, anyone could win.”
Brenna Meehan had 43 assists, Brooke Litalien 19 digs, Natalie Sarff and Danielle Failor five blocks each and Michelle Booth three aces for Post Falls (15-22).
Kylie Curtis had 15 kills, Madi Farrell eight kills, Kaity Widmyer 19 assists and Brittany Gay 15 assists and six digs for Lake City, which finishes 15-6. The T-Wolves, who lost to Coeur d’Alene in the first round on Saturday, dropped three of their last four matches.