Hunt fuels Trojans' victory

* BASEBALL

POST FALLS - Sophomore Ryan Hunt struck out 12 in five innings, and also went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, as Post Falls defeated Sandpoint 13-2 in five innings on Thursday.

Matt Hammond went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run double in an eight-run third inning, for Post Falls (2-2). Jeremy Scherer also hit a two-run double for the Trojans.

"You can't complain, getting 14 hits and getting 12 strikeouts," Post Falls coach Dustin Frank said.

Sandpoint dipped to 0-4.

Post Falls returns to action April 9 at home vs. Coeur d'Alene to open 5A Inland Empire League play.

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Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Porry, Smith (3), Sexen (4) and Sundquist; Ryan Hunt and Matt Hammond. W - Hunt (2-0). L - Porry.

HITS: Spt - Puryear, Sexen. PF - Bailey 2, Wiltse, Hunt 3, Gomer, Hammond 3, Scheer 2, Buschbacher, Lozier. 2B - Hammond 2, Scherer, Wiltse. HR - Sexen.

Kendrick 2

St. Maries 1

JULIAETTA - Jared Boyle hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Tigers beat the Lumberjacks in a Central Idaho League game.

"It was just a great high school baseball game," St. Maries coach Craig Tefft said. "Both pitchers threw strikes and both defenses made plays. They just made one more play than us."

D.J. Turner scored on a squeeze bunt to give St. Maries the lead in the sixth, but an error with two outs in the seventh allowed Kendrick to tie the game.

St. Maries (3-1, 3-1 CIL) will host Kamiah in a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.

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None out when winning run scored.

Jordan Stapleton, Dillon Michael (7) and Isaac Walters; Cole Hardin, Jared Boyle and Dylan Scott. W - Boyle. L - Michael (1-1).

HITS: SM - Stapleton, Turner, Truscott. Ken - Lundy 2, Hardin, Boyle, Scott, D. Brown, Glessner. HR - Boyle.

* SOFTBALL

Sandpoint 11

Post Falls 10

POST FALLS - Lexie Butterfield struck out seven for the Trojans, which lost a nonleague game to the Bulldogs on Thursday.

Lucy Calvert had an RBI single in the seventh to cap a seven-run uprising and give the Bulldogs the lead for good.

"We just made errors at a crucial time and they capitalized on that," Post Falls assistant coach Megan Piephoff said.

Tayler Ekness had two RBIs for Post Falls (1-5), which hosts Coeur d'Alene on April 9.

Sandpoint (0-4) hosts Lakeland on April 9.

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Casey Bottomley and Marnie Mitchell; Butterfield and McDermott. W - Botterly. L - Butterfield.

HITS: Spt - Speelmon, Buchmiller 3, Bluemmer, Baldree, Smith, Talvert 2, Establer, Mitchell. PF - King 2, Gonzales, McDermott, Ekness, Butterfield 2, Worley. 2B - Baldree, Ekness.

St. Maries 4

Kendrick 2

JULIAETTA - Chelsea Grosvenor struck out five and scattered five hits in the Central Idaho League game as the Lumberjacks picked up their first win of the season.

St. Maries (1-3, 1-2 CIL) scored all four of its runs on passed balls.

"We got people in the right place at the right time," St. Maries coach Todd Bitterman said. "Defensively we've been playing decently; we've been struggling at the plate."

St. Maries plays host to Priest River on Saturday in a doubleheader.

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Chelsea Grosvenor and Aubree Hall; Taylor and Harris. W - Grosvenor (1-3). L - Taylor.

HITS: SM - Waddell, Grosvenor, Womack 2, Hall, Ghramm, Auer. Ken - Harris, Towne 2, Taylor 2.

* TENNIS

Moscow at

Lake City

COEUR d'ALENE - Junior Hailey Little scored a straight-set victory for the host Timberwolves at No. 1 girls singles in their coed match vs. the Bears.

"Today she was very solid - a nice win for her against a very competent opponent," Lake City girls coach Roger Keilig said.

Boys results were not reported.

Lake City returns to action April 9 at Lewiston.

GIRLS SINGLES - No. 1, Hailey Little, LC, d. Hunter Levy, 6-4, 6-4. No. 2, Maria Cordova, LC, d. Royce Yaevo, 6-4, 7-5. No. 3, Ian Wendt, Mos, d. Payton Glover 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

GIRLS DOUBLES - No. 1, Hannah Olvera/Megan Dibble, LC, d. Phoebe Unger/Ameena El Mansouri 7-6, 6-4. No. 2, Amber Hawkes/Brenna Condon, LC, d. Moia Ena/Arianna Sivula, 6-2, 6-1.

MIXED DOUBLES - No. 1, Nate Vassell/Victoria Wilk, Mos, d. C.C. Cates/Ethan Leyva, 7-6, 1-6, 10-7. No. 2, Emma Burke/Connor Stauning, LC, d. Jordan Gray/Savanna Allen, 6-1, 6-4.