Lakeland boys 3rd at state
* BOYS
CALDWELL - Playing with confidence, Cinderella didn't quite land the championship, but made quite the impression at the big dance.
Cade Coffey had eight saves for the Lakeland Hawks, which defeated the Mountain Home Tigers 2-1 in the state 4A boys tournament third-place match on Saturday afternoon at Brothers Park.
"We're excited beyond belief," second-year Lakleland coach Andrew Craig said. "Winning a championship would have been nice, but getting to state was just as nice. Getting to place here was a huge accomplishment, and the boys deserve all the reward for it. These boys should be back next year and we can move forward from here for next year."
Lakeland (8-12-2), which advanced by upsetting defending 4A champion Sandpoint in the Region 1 championship game, had its highest finish in two appearances at the state tournament. The Hawks won the consolation title in 2011.
"We really started jelling with two games left in the regular season," Craig said. "We carried some big momentum from our match against Lewiston into Moscow and beating Sandpoint just boosted the boys' confidence. Once we knew we could do that, we knew we could do well at state. We showed some poise today and played a great third-place match."
First half - 1, LL, Brent Gueira (unassisted), 20:00. Second half - 2, LL, Austin Garitone (unassisted), 47:00. 3, MH, David Arciniega (unassisted), 65:00.
Shots on goal - LL 14, MH 9.
Saves - LL, Cade Coffey 8; MH, Jake Richelieu 12.
Post Falls 2
Lake City 1
EAGLE - Timmy Mueller scored on an assist from Ameen Gondo in the 73rd minute as the Trojans beat the Timberwolves in a matchup of 5A Inland Empire League foes in the consolation game of the state 5A tournament at Eagle High.
"Both teams were a little banged up coming into the match," Post Falls coach Gabe Lawson said. "We had to go deep into our benches in the tournament and Lake City played really well."
Post Falls junior goalkeeper Noah Gondo had six saves, with Lake City senior Tanner Horton saving two.
"The biggest difference in the game today was Noah Gondo," Lawson said. "All season long, he's been trying to figure out who the better keeper in the league was with Tanner. Noah made some big saves in big situations."
Mueller's goal gives him 104 for his high school career at Post Falls, which finishes 12-6-1.
"It was pretty frustrating today," Lake City coach Chad Beadell said. "Our guys played well; they took advantage of our mistakes."
Lake City finishes 10-4-4.
First half - 1, PF, Jarry Southerland (Sam Enfield), 13:00. Second half - 2, LC, Garrett Flolo (Max Mularski), 51:00. Second half - 3, PF, Timmy Mueller (Ameen Gondo), 73:00.
Shots on goal - PF 8, LC 12.
Saves - PF, Noah Gondo 6; LC, Tanner Horton 2.
* GIRLS
Lake City 3
Highland 2 (2OT)
MERIDIAN - Just like they practiced it.
Maddi Ward headed in a pass from Meaghan Bare in the 93rd minute, helping lift the Timberwolves past the Rams of Pocatello in double overtime of the 5A consolation championship game at Meridian High.
"It was just a big-time goal by Maddi," Lake City coach Matt Ruchti said. "It was the best goal I'd seen all weekend. It was just great. It was a big-time play by two big-time players. It's part of a pattern we work on and they've been connecting like that since they were little kids. It wasn't surprising to see them end it that way."
Havana Johnson scored on an assist from Bare in the 26th minute for Lake City, which finishes 11-6-3, one year after winning the state championship.
"Going into it (state), we thought we had a great chance to repeat," Ruchti said. "We gave up a few unfortunate goals to Boise and lost the opener, but we're at least bring back some hardware. Highland's a very physical team and this was a good way to end our season."
First half - 1, LC, Meaghan Bare (Alissa Jolliff), 17:00. 2, High, Makenzie Van Sickle (unassisted), 23:00. 3, LC, Havana Johnson (Bare), 26:00. Second half - 4, High, Van Sickle (unassisted), 48:00. First overtime - none. Second overtime - 5, LC, Maddi Ward (Bare), 93:00.
Shots on goal - LC 10, High 9.
Saves - LC, Tiegan Horton 8; High, Stephanie Tyler 4.
Cd'A Charter 3
Shelley 1
CALDWELL - Katie Baxter scored two goals and Jackie Jensen had 13 saves to lead the Panthers past the Russets in the 3A consolation championship game at Vallivue High.
"I was very proud of the girls for coming out fighting and battling for three days in a row," said second-year Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Dave Baxter, whose team was making its first appearance at state, in its second year as a program. "Our player of the tournament was Jackie. She had a phenomenal weekend with three great games in a row and led us to a fantastic conclusion to our season."
Coeur d'Alene Charter finished 14-4-3.
First half - 1, CCA, Katie Baxter (unassisted), 9:11. 2, Shel, Kira Marlow (Jasmin Vega), 17:58. 3, CCA, Johanna Ramb (unassisted), 29:53. 4, CCA, Baxter (unassisted), 39:52. Second half - none.
Shots on goal - CCA 9, Shel 14.
Saves - CCA, Jackie Jensen 13; Shel, Meg Gold 6.