Cd'A Charter girls headed to state for first time
* GIRLS SOCCER
RATHDRUM - Abby Bartlett and Emily Osborne-Moss scored first half goals for the top seeded Coeur d'Alene Charter Panthers, who defeated the fourth seeded Timberlake Tigers 3-0 in a semifinal match in the 3A District 1 tournament on Friday at Rotary Field to clinch a berth in the state tournament starting next Thursday at Vallivue High in Caldwell.
"We're so excited," said second-year Charter coach Dave Baxter. "We needed to start fast, and we needed to control Allison Kirby, and the girls did both. We held her to one shot. Natalie Goetz marked Allison the entire game, and did an incredible job keeping her under control."
Katie Baxter capped the scoring in the second half for Coeur d'Alene Charter (11-3-3), which faces third-seeded Bonners Ferry today at noon in the championship match to determine seeding to state.
Bonners Ferry upset second seeded Kellogg 1-0 in the other semifinal on Friday to also qualify for state.
Timberlake, which had qualified for the previous three state tournaments, finishes 4-10-1.
First half - 1, CCA, Abby Bartlett (free kick), 1:14. 2, CCA, Emily Osborne-Moss (Brooklyn Cunningham), 6:20. Second half - 3, CCA, Katie Baxter (unassisted), 46:23.
Shots on goal - TL 5, CCA 9.
Saves - TL, Courtney Sutton 6; CCA, Jackie Jensen 5.
* BOYS SOCCER
St. Maries 4
Priest River 0
RATHDRUM - Jacob McGregor scored three goals to propel the Lumberjacks into the district championship today by shutting out the Spartans at Rotary Field.
Ryan McNulty assisted on two of McGregor's goals and also put one in the net himself for St. Maries (8-6), which faces Bonners Ferry today at 2 p.m. at Rotary Field in a loser-out championship, with the winner advancing to state.
First half - none. Second half - 1, SM, Jacob McGregor (Ryan McNulty) 48:00. 2, SM, McGregor (McNulty) 53:0. 3, SM, McNulty (Victor Grogan) 64:00. 4, SM, McGregor (Andrew Spooner) 69:00.
Shots on goal - PR, 3. SM, 19.
Saves - PR, Alex Irujo, 11. SM, Cody Posselt, 2.
* FOOTBALL
Coeur d'Alene JV 49
St. Maries 46
COEUR d'ALENE - Braeson Richmond's 6-yard touchdown reception from Austin Lee with 1:30 remaining gave the Vikings junior varsity the lead for good in a win against the 2A Lumberjacks at Viking Stadium.
Rhett Dewitt intercepted a Logan Feasline pass on the ensuing possession to seal the win for Coeur d'Alene.
Brad Macumber had 135 yards rushing and two touchdowns for St. Maries (2-5), which travels to Orofino next Friday to conclude 2A Central Idaho League play.
"We knew they were going to be extremely athletic and have more depth than us," St. Maries coach Craig Tefft said. "I thought we played effectively and thought we'd slow down their passing game a little better, but they moved the ball well."
Prairie 62
Lakeside 12
PLUMMER - Playing a nonleague game against a team ranked fifth in 1A Division I, Lakeside lost big after falling behind, 26-6, in the first quarter to the Pirates (6-1).
Joseph Brown and Brandon Gauither both scored touchdowns for the Knights (1-6).
"I was pretty happy with our kids' effort," coach Chris Dohrman said. "We played a tough team and you've got to give them credit."
Lakeside hosts Mullan in North Star League action next week.
Prairie 26 24 12 - 62
Lakeside 6 6 0 - 12
LS - Brandon Gauither 65 pass from Charlie Zahier (pass failed)
Pra - Lucas Arnzan 10 run (run failed)
Pra - Hunter McWilliams 30 run (run failed)
Pra - McWilliams 4 run (Jake Roland pass from Jake Bruener)
Pra - Bruener 12 run (pass failed)
LS - Joseph Brown 27 pass from Zahier (pass failed)
Pra - Schlaeder 28 pass from Bruener (run failed)
Pra - Roland 70 pass from Bruener (run failed)
Pra - Bruener 34 run (pass failed)
Pra - Roland 37 run (run failed)
Pra - McWilliams 12 run (no attempt)
Kootenai 48
Mullan 0
MULLAN - Morgan Willms had two touchdown catches and returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown as the Warriors whipped the Tigers by the 45-point mercy rule at halftime in a North Star League game at John Drager Field.
Jake Pfeiffer ran for a pair of touchdowns for Kootenai (5-2, 3-0 NSL), which travels to face Wallace next Saturday at Sather Field in Silverton.
"We played well offensively and defensively," Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said. "We executed pretty well and held them in check pretty good. They were able to move the ball, but we were able to come up with some stops. Morgan's INT return took some wind out of their sails."
Mullan (2-5, 0-4) hosts Lakeside next Friday.
A scoring summary was not available.