NIC women open with win over all-stars
* COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
COEUR d'ALENE - Georgia Stirton had 22 points, three assists and three steals to lead the North Idaho College Cardinals past the North Idaho All-Stars 75-55 in their season opener Saturday night at Rolly Williams Court.
Panisessi Taimani had 12 points and seven rebounds for NIC, which returns to action on Nov. 14 against Northeastern Junior College in Casper, Wyo.
Former Lake City High standout Richelle (Fenenbock) Rieben scored a game-high 23 points for the All-Stars.
NORTH IDAHO ALL-STARS
Jessica Depell 1-3 2-2 5, Kerie Depell 2-4 2-3 6, Jeni Boesel 1-3 1-1 3, Sydney Butler 3-4 0-0 6, Ashley Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Jordan Schoening 2-5 0-0 5, Crystal Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Richelle Rieben 8-17 5-6 23, Natalie Nichols 0-2 0-1 0, Jennifer Sutter 0-1 0-0 0, Kandice McArthur 0-1 1-5 1, Marielle McKean 0-0 2-4 2. Totals 19-43 13-22 55.
NORTH IDAHO
Georgia Stirton 5-9 9-10 22, Katie King 0-2 0-0 0, Jansen Butler 4-8 0-0 12, Bailey Schroeder 1-4 0-0 2, Morgan Grier 0-4 0-0 0, Ryleigh Swaggerty 0-5 2-2 2, Kara Staggs 3-8 1-1 7, Sabrina Earle 1-1 1-2 3, Renae Mokrzycki 2-12 2-3 6, Caitlyn Behymer 3-7 1-2 7, Mariah Swanson 1-6 0-0 2, Maggie Kirscher 0-4 0-0 0, Panisessi Taimani 2-3 8-10 12. Totals 22-73 24-30 75.
Halftime - NIC 31-22. 3-point goals - NIAS 4-11 (J. Depell 1-2, Boesel 0-1, S. Butler 0-1, Schoening 1-2, Rieben 2-4, McArthur 0-1), NIC 7-30 (Stirton 3-7, King 0-2, J. Butler 4-8, Schroeder 0-1, Grier 0-1, Swagerty 0-2, Staggs 0-5, Mokrzycki 0-2, Swanson 0-2). Rebounds - NIAS 32 (J. Depell 4), NIC 52 (Mokrzycki 9). Assists - NIAS 7 (Nichols, Sutter 2), NIC 8 (Stirton 3). Team fouls - NIAS 19, NIC 24. Fouled out - J. Depell
* PREP VOLLEYBALL
Grace Bible beats
N.I. Christian, wins
MCL tourney
PULLMAN - The North Idaho Christian Royals beat the Grace Bible Warriors of Hayden in the semifinals to advance to the championship match of the Mountain Christian League tournament, but the Warriors beat the Royals twice to claim the championship at Pullman Christian School.
In the semifinal, Sydney Lawson had eight kills, Sarah Ployhar 17 digs, Breanna Clemans 15 assists and Liz Bookamer eight aces for the Royals in a 25-16, 25-17, 12-25, 23-25, 15-13 win.
Lawson had nine kills, Ployhar 13 assists, Maura Lund 16 digs, Rayla Andrews five blocks and Bookamer six aces in a 22-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-22, 15-11 loss.
In the if-necessary match, Andrews had five aces, Bookamer three kills and Ployhar seven assists and seven digs in a 26-24, 25-11, 25-12 loss for North Idaho Christian, which finishes 20-5.