Viks swept by defending state 5A champ Lewiston
LEWISTON - Coeur d'Alene opened the season with four straight wins, but ran into a more experienced team Tuesday night in defending state 5A champion Lewiston, which handed the Vikings a 25-15, 25-18, 25-8 loss in 5A Inland Empire League play at Booth Hall.
"We still have some inexperienced players learning what it's like to play at a high level consistently," Coeur d'Alene coach Dee Pottenger said. "I am excited to see how we look against them later in the season."
Missy Huddleston had five kills and two blocks for Coeur d'Alene (4-1, 0-1 5A IEL). Miranda Miller had four kills and five digs, Megan Ramseyer had nine assists, Cameron Cardenas seven, and Sydney Williams had six blocks.
Emilee Schlader, the reigning 5A IEL MVP, totaled 12 kills and 11 digs for Lewiston (7-0, 2-0), which was coming off a victory in its own invitational last weekend. Makayla Wilson had 14 assists, Jaclyn Shumacher four aces.
The teams meet again Sept. 26 in Coeur d'Alene.
Coeur d'Alene plays host to Lake City on Thursday.
Lake City d.
Lakeland
RATHDRUM - Madi Farrell had seven kills and Kaity Widmyer added 16 assists to lead the visiting Timberwolves past the Hawks 25-10, 25-7, 25-11 in a nonleague match at Hawk Court.
Kelly Ramus had for kills for Lakeland (1-3), which hosts Sandpoint in a 4A Inland Empire League match on Thursday.
Natalie Taylor had five aces, Haile Watson three blocks and Kasey Widmyer and Brittany Gay three digs each for Lake City (2-0), which travels to Coeur d'Alene to open 5A Inland Empire League play on Thursday.
Trojans fall to
Sandpoint, G-Prep
SANDPOINT - Post Falls lost to Sandpoint 25-12, 25-20, 25-20 and Gonzaga Prep 25-18, 25-21, 25-14 at Les Rogers Court.
Brenna Meehan led the Trojans (0-3) against Sandpoint with four kills, five assists and five aces. Amy Booth added six digs, Shayna Allert four kills.
"Sandpoint served well. They always serve well," Post Falls coach Willow Hanna said. "We were slow to start and it took us a while to get going."
Sandpoint is 6-2.
Post Falls plays at the Lakeland Invitational on Saturday.
Moscow d.
Timberlake
SPIRIT LAKE - After making a big comeback attempt in the second game, host Timberlake fell to Moscow in nonleague play, 25-18, 25-23, 25-23.
"We were actually down 15-3 in the second game," Tigers coach Michelle Garwood said. "Courtney Eaton served us back into the game. We fought with them. Moscow has some pretty big hitters. They have a sophomore who hammers the ball."
Timberlake (1-6) could not quite hold onto a 21-20 lead in the third game.
"We led the whole (third) set, but we played not to lose, instead of to win," Garwood said. "We played scared and against Moscow you can't do that. But I'm pleased with how we did."
Tayah Holbert had three kills for Timberlake, Matraca Rocheleau had 10 assists. Eaton served three aces and Kiara Hauck finished with six digs. Jacquelyn Mallet had two blocks.
Timberlake plays Thursday at home against Bonners Ferry.
Troy d.
St. Maries
TROY - Jaycee McQueen had 13 assists for the 2A Lumberjacks, which lost a nonleague match 25-20, 25-15, 25-11 to the 1A Division I Trojans.
"We played a lot better than we did in the (Lewiston) tournament, but made a lot of mental errors," said St. Maries coach Missy Asbury, whose team went 0-3 in that tourney. "We're kind of a young team, and still working the bugs out."
Kelsey Auer had five kills, Maddie McQueen nine digs and Haylee Waddell had four kills for St. Maries (0-5), which travels to Kellogg on Thursday.
Wallace d.
Cd'A Charter
WALLACE - Gretchen Farkas had 33 assists and 14 digs to lead the Miners past the Panthers 25-20, 25-16, 20-25, 25-19 in a nonleague match.
Jordan Browning had 10 kills and three blocks for Wallace (1-1), which hosts Lakeside on Thursday in a North Star League match.
Taylor Garn had 20 assists, Stephanie Kociela seven digs and two aces, Taylor Petticolas eight kills and Anna Verhaeghe three blocks for Coeur d'Alene Charter (0-4), which travels to Mullan on Thursday.
Lakeside d.
Kootenai
HARRISON FLATS - Francine Hendrickx had eight digs and Alexis Seim had three blocks to lead the Knights past the Warriors 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 in the North Star League opener for both schools.
"We passed and served better than last week (against the Kellogg junior varsity)," Kootenai coach Jessica Hammond said. "But we just couldn't get the ball set up to attack at the net."
Lacy Goodsen had two blocks, Madison Grubham eight assists, Jill White three kills and Austin Anderson two digs for Kootenai (0-2), which travels to Clark Fork on Thursday.
Kim Duncan had three kills and two aces for Lakeside (2-0), which travels to Wallace on Thursday.
Grace Bible d.
N.I. Christian
HAYDEN - Sydney Lawson had five kills for the visiting Royals, which lost 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-23 to the Warriors in a Mountain Christian League match.
Sarah Ployhar had eight assists and six digs and Katelyn Stegman five aces for North Idaho Christian (2-1, 2-1 MCL), which hosts Flathead Valley Home School on Saturday at Venture High School.