Viks wrap up 12-0 season in 5A IEL

COEUR d'ALENE - Zoe Clark singled to score Kylie Smith with the go-ahead run with one out in the top of the seventh inning, leading the Coeur d'Alene Vikings past the Lake City Timberwolves 5-4 in the 5A Inland Empire League finale for both.

"Zoe got that go-ahead hit and with her two home runs (Wednesday against Lewiston), she's really saved our bacon," Coeur d'Alene coach Larry Bieber said. "She's really had a good week. It was a good game defensively. We left a few runners on base that would have helped, but just weren't stringing any hits together. (Lake City pitcher Jordyn) McCracken had us off balance and was mixing up her pitches really well. We kept telling them to see the ball and hit the ball, and they finally got it."

Breana Burke struck out six for Coeur d'Alene (18-3, 12-0 5A IEL), which opens the 5A Region 1 tournament on Tuesday at 2 p.m., hosting No. 4 seed Post Falls (1-17, 0-10). No. 2 Lake City (17-5, 8-4) will face No. 3 Lewiston (8-8, 2-8) in the other opening round game at 2, at Canfield Middle School.

Hailey Jackson hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give Lake City a 3-0 lead. Dakota Wilson added a solo shot in the fifth for Lake City to make it 4-1.

"Breana gave up that first-inning home run, but I was so proud of her for gritting her teeth and digging in," Bieber said.

"It was a good battle," Lake City coach Laura Tolzmann-Fierro said. "We put up a good fight and just came up short. We're right where we want to be going into districts on Tuesday."

Coeur d'Alene 010 002 2 - 5 5 0

Lake City 300 010 0 - 4 7 1

Breana Burke and Abby Howard; Jordyn McCracken and Chloe Falciani. W - Burke (11-3). L - McCracken (11-4).

HITS: Cd'A - Howard, Behm, Montee, Clark, Smith. LC - Cavanaugh, Cook 3, Jackson, D. Wilson, Shippy. 2B - Cook. HR - Jackson, Wilson.