PREP ROUNDUP: Timberlake advances to state
<p>Justina Kalar sprints to first after bunting the ball Wednesday during Timberlake’s 3A District 1 tournament game against Priest River.</p>
<p>Katie Malloy rounds third base on her way home during the fourth inning of Timberlake’s 3A District 1 tournament game against Priest River Wednesday.</p>
* SOFTBALL
SPIRIT LAKE - Timberlake freshman pitcher Shelby Salois stepped up when the Tigers needed her the most, allowing just one run on five hits in a 5-1 complete-game victory over the Priest River Spartans in the 3A District 1 tournament championship game to advance to the state 3A tournament next week in Nampa.
"Shelby was great," Timberlake coach Mike Menti said. "For a freshman to come into a district championship game and throw the way she did was fantastic."
Salois escaped a few jams with runners on base.
"She did a great job of throwing strikes and letting her defense work behind her," Menti said. "She had great command."
Justina Kalar was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and stole four bases and Katie Malloy went 2 for 3 with a run batted in and a run scored for Timberlake (12-9), which faces the winner of a play-in game between the runner-up from District 5 and 6 to open the state tournament next Friday at the West Park Softball Complex.
Priest River will face Bonners Ferry, which beat Kellogg 11-10 in a loser-out game, tonight in the second-place game at 5 p.m. at Timberlake.
A three-run bottom of the fourth inning was the key for Timberlake. Brittany Krampert allowed two earned runs for the Spartans.
"Justina Kalar had a fantastic day," Menti said. "We were the league champs and we only had two players on the all-tournament team. So to say we played with a little bit of a chip on our shoulder, we were ready to go. Justina deserved to be on that team."
Priest River 000 001 0 - 1 5 1
Timberlake 100 310 x - 5 10 2
Brittany Krampert and Jesi Huntley; Shelby Salois and Jamie Lickfold. W - Salois. L - Krampert.
HITS: PR - Akre, Krampert, Novak 2, Reynolds. TL - Kalar 2, Malloy 2, Rocheleau, Carhart, McGrath 2, Lickfold 2. 2B - Rocheleau.
* TENNIS
In an effort to avoid the expected inclement weather on Friday, the 5A Region 1 tennis tournament has been moved up a day.
Tournament play begins today at 9 a.m. with boys and girls singles matches at Coeur d'Alene High, boys and mixed doubles matches at Post Falls High and Girls doubles matches at the Post Falls City Courts.
The tournament is scheduled to resume in Post Falls on Saturday at 10 a.m.