Sutton paces Vikings past Trojans

* BASEBALL

POST FALLS - Sean Sutton went 3 for 4 with four RBIs and three runs scored as the Coeur d'Alene Vikings defeated the Post Falls Trojans 8-2 in a 5A Inland Empire League game on Tuesday afternoon.

Sutton hit a two-run double to score Gibson Green and Nick Nyquist to give Coeur d'Alene (10-4, 3-1 5A IEL) a 4-0 lead in the third inning.

Drake Bowers scored on an error in the fourth inning for Post Falls (8-5, 0-3) to cut the deficit to 5-1. Ameen Gondo had an RBI single to score Bowers in the seventh.

"It was a fun game," Post Falls coach Dustin Frank said. "It's always nice to play competitive teams and just a good test to see where we're at, and what we need to work on. It was a fun game to be a part of. I'm looking forward to tomorrow and hope the outcome will be a little different."

The teams play again today in Post Falls starting at 4 p.m.

Coeur d'Alene 203 012 0 - 8 11 1

Post Falls 000 100 1 - 2 9 0

Logan Brastrup, Graham Thompson (3), Colin Richards (7) and Kolby DeHaas; Dalton Lozier, T.J. Harris (5) and Treavor Hammell. W - Brastrup. L - Lozier (3-1).

HITS: Cd'A - Green 2, DeHaas 2, Sutton 3, Hicks 2, Kluss, Plum. PF - Hall, Bowers, Harris, Gondo, Setian 2, Hammell, McKeown 2. 2B - Sutton 3, Hicks, Plum, McKeown, Hammell, Bowers.

Lakeland 7

Lake City 4

COEUR d'ALENE - Dalton Strong's go-ahead two-run triple in the top of the fifth inning keyed the Hawks' nonleague win over the Timberwolves.

Strong's huge hit to right field scored Blake Wrotenbery and Logan Bruner for a 5-4 lead, in a three-run fifth inning by Lakeland (7-6). A passed ball scored Strong for an insurance run and a 6-4 lead.

Jordan Ross and Cody Garza each had two hits for the Timberwolves (8-5), who scored three runs in the first inning, and led 4-0 after two.

"I thought we came out pretty hot in the first inning," Lake City coach Travis Georgius said. "It seemed like we cooled down and their pitcher did a good job of settling in. He kept them in the game and they had a couple of big innings."

Both teams play a doubleheader on Saturday. Lake City plays at Coeur d'Alene, with the first game set for 10 a.m.

Lakeland plays at Moscow, starting at noon.

Lakeland 003 030 1 - 7 6 1

Lake City 310 000 0 - 4 8 2

Logan Bruner and Tyler Utecht; Dominic Conigliaro, Jordan Ross (5) and Reilly Cherry. W - Bruner. L - Conigliaro (1-2).

HITS: LL - Wrotenbery 3, Strong 2, Cooper. LC - Ross 2, Garza 2, Hall, Cherry, Winger, Chaffin. 2B - Wrotenbery, Ross 2. 3B - Strong.

Timberlake 10

Priest River 0

SPIRIT LAKE - Hunter Tonkin pitched five shutout innings in Timberlake's Intermountain League rout of Priest River, played in intermittent rain.

Tonkin struck out eight and walked two for Timberlake (6-3, 3-0 IML). Tonkin and catcher Austin Allen each had three hits with two runs batted in.

"It was a good day," Timberlake coach Bill Rider said. "We put the ball in play. We played well. Once we got through the wetness, we were all right."

Priest River is 3-5, 1-2.

Timberlake plays at home Friday against Sandpoint.

Priest River 000 00 - 0 1 2

Timberlake 206 11 - 10 13 2

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

J. Bowden, G. Fitzmorris (4), B. Drake (5) and B. Huntley; Hunter Tonkin and Austin Allen. WP - Tonkin (2-1). LP - Bowden.

HITS: PR - Fitzmorris. TL - Galloway 2, Allen 3, Tonkin 3, Johnson 3, Wells, Galloway. 2B - Galloway 2, Allen, Tonkin 2, Johnson.

Bonners Ferry 10

Kellogg-Wallace 9

BONNERS FERRY - Jesse Dunham struck out five in the final three innings of relief for the Badgers, which defeated the Wildcats in an Intermountain League game.

Bonners Ferry (6-5, 2-1 IML) trailed 7-1 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, but scored eight runs, keyed by a two-run single by Matt Gray as the Badgers scored eight runs.

"We really struggled getting the bat on the ball," Bonners Ferry coach Tom Turpin said. "But really got it going in the fifth inning. Dunham came in and really shut them down."

Brandon Stott had a two-run double in the first inning for Kellogg-Wallace (1-6, 0-3), which hosts Priest River on Saturday at Teeters Field in Kellogg.

Bonners Ferry hosts Timberlake on Saturday.

Kellogg-Wallace 312 010 2 - 9 10 7

Bonners Ferry 100 081 x - 10 9 5

Brandon Stott and Casey Jerome; Connor Bennett, Eric Garcia (2), Jesse Dunham (5) and Korey Gray. W - Dunham (4-1). L - Stott.

HITS: KW - Jerome, Silva 2, Stott 2, Hansen 2, Easley, Bisaro, Carlson. BF - Blackmore, Garcia 2, Gering 2, C. Bennett, V. Bennett, K. Gray, M. Gray. 2B - Garcia, K. Gray, Stott.

* SOFTBALL

Timberlake 12

Priest River 6

SPIRIT LAKE - Shelby Salois struck out six and went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored, leading the Tigers past the visiting Spartans in an Intermountain League game.

Ashley Carhart went 3 for 3 with three RBIs for Timberlake (5-5, 3-0 IML), which travels to Sandpoint on Friday.

"We just did a good job of hitting today with 13 hits," Timberlake coach Mike Menti said. "When we got runners on, we got them in. All of our hits were clutch hits."

Priest River (5-3, 2-1) travels to Kellogg on Saturday for a doubleheader.

Priest River 102 010 2 - 6 4 3

Timberlake 402 042 x - 12 13 3

Brittany Krampert and Jesi Huntley; Shelby Salois and Jamie Lickfold. W - Salois (4-2). L - B. Krampert.

HITS: PR - Day, Krampert, DeMent, Warren. TL - Kalar 2, McGrath, Malloy 2, Salois 2, Carhart 3, Rocheleau 2, Mallet. 2B - Krampert, Salois, Rocheleau.

SM-Clearwater Valley

* GOLF

McNulty, Balbi win

at Wallace match

BIG CREEK - Ryan McNulty shot an eight-over 44 to win medalist honors in a match between St. Maries, Wallace, Genesis Prep, Mullan and Clark Fork at Shoshone Golf and Tennis Club.

St. Maries won the team title with 179, followed by host Wallace in second with 189.

Makenna Balbi of St. Maries won girls medalist honors with a 51.

No full girls teams competed in the match.

Par 36

3,176 yards

MEDALIST - Ryan McNulty, St. Maries, 44.

TEAM SCORES - 1, St. Maries 179. 2, Wallace 189. 3, Lakeside 200. 4, Genesis Prep 220. 5, Mullan 265.

ST. MARIES - Ryan McNulty 44, Gavin McCarter 45, David Burnett 45, Cody Posselt 45, Conner Haeg 50.

WALLACE - Duncan Brain 46, Jason Waters 50, Josh Howard 46, Justin Bayer 47, Tyler Harshman 54.

GENESIS PREP - Nicholas Gatti 54, Hunter Gamble 58, Tegan Harrington 54, Zach Colgrove 54, Collin Floyd 67.

MULLAN - Cody Johnson 861, Austin Street 63, Mac Coumerhil 69, Bryce Stepro 72.

CLARK FORK - Wyatt Stevens 52, Wyatt Debenderfer 64, Marcus Frank 57.

Par 37

2,991 yards

MEDALIST - Makenna Balbi, St. Maries, 51.

TEAM SCORES - no full teams.

ST. MARIES - Makenna Balbi 51, Morgan Manful 62, Aspen Presley 61.

LAKESIDE - Cailyn Dohrman 63, Rachael Arthur 66, Corin Peone 73.

WALLACE - Emily Nelson 69, Haley Brackebusch 68, Kelsi Houchin 67.

CLARK FORK - Mary Dick 62.

* TENNIS

Lake City 7

Coeur d’Alene 5

COEUR d’ALENE — Hailey Little of Lake City beat Caitlin McHugh in straight sets and Mitch Williams also won in straight sets as the Timberwolves beat the Vikings.

“For Hailey to beat Caitlin, who is the best player in the league, it was a nice win for Hailey,” Lake City girls coach Roger Keilig said. “Mitch has been on a nice roll in the last three matches and really continuing to be consistent over that time.”

Boys matches were held at Coeur d’Alene High, with girls and mixed doubles at Lake City.

On Thursday, Lake City travels to Moscow and Coeur d’Alene hosts Post Falls.

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Jordan Cates, LC, d. Pierre Schramback, 6-0, 6-1. No. 2, Mitch Williams, LC, d. Ross Clark, 6-0, 6-4. No. 3, Zach Weadick, LC, d. Eric Tiffany, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3.

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Nick Jordan/Jacob Dahl, LC, d. Cole Williams/Kyle Schneider, 6-3, 6-3. No. 2, Ian Lynch/Jake Mai, Cd’A, d. Gunnar Staunning/Connor Staunning, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Hailey Little, LC, d. Caitlin McHugh, 7-6, 6-2. No. 2, Emma Burke, LC, d. Lauren Carlsen, 6-0, 6-2. No. 3, CC Cates, LC, d. Xiao Luo, 6-0, 6-0.

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Lexi Carlsen/Megan Mitchell, Cd’A, d. Freja Rosenlund/Sydney Jackson, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Kennan Orlandi/Sara Walker, Cd’A, d. Casey Moore-Snyder/Natalie Findley, 6-0, 6-0.

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Hailey Johnson/Joey Jeske, Cd’A, d. Shawn Hoppi/Ashley Gervais, 6-4, 6-4. No. 2, Riley Ellingson/Amanda Jeske, Cd’A, d. Daniel Gibbons/Bryce Martin, 6-4, 6-4.