PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP: Lakeland boys fall short at Sandpoint

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SANDPOINT - A pair of first half goals propelled the Sandpoint Bulldogs to a 2-1 win over the Lakeland Hawks in 4A Inland Empire League boys soccer Tuesday night under the lights at War Memorial Field.

It was the teams' first meeting since Lakeland won the 4A Region 1 title last year on Sandpoint's home field.

C.J. Crane took a through ball from Jack Rinck, then beat his defender before popping the ball over the goalie's head to give the Bulldogs (3-4, 1-0 4A IEL) an early 1-0 lead. In the 31st minute Dawson Mulder headed in a rebound for a 2-0 lead.

"It absolutely feels good to beat Lakeland after last year's district championship. The importance of league games is huge," Sandpoint coach Adam Tajan said. "I thought we scored two excellent goals. C.J. hit a nice chipper with great composure, and Dawson's header showed some bravery."

Lakeland (1-5, 0-1 4A IEL) scored its goal in extra time, when Brett Rotz found the back of the net after the ball got free in front of the goal.

"Playing them is always an intense match," Lakeland coach Andrew Craig said. "It was well-played by both sides, we had a lot of opportunities with the ball. As the season goes on, we've got to find ways to score. Defensively, we're doing really well. We've just got to do a better job of defending set plays."

Lakeland hosts Stillwater Christian of Kalispell, Mont., on Friday.

First half - 1, Spt, C.J. Crane (Jack Rinck), 8:00. 2, Spt, Dawson Mulder (Kyle Stanley), 31:00. Second half - 3, LL, Brett Rotz (unassisted), 90:00.

Shots on goal - Spt 4, LL 8.

Saves - Spt, Kyle Hertel, 7; LL, Cade Coffey, 2.

Coeur d'Alene 2

Moscow 0

COEUR d'ALENE - The Vikings scored two goals on headers in the second half in a nonleague win over the visiting Bears.

Junior midfielder Brett Haney got the scoring party started with a header on a free kick from 22 yards away in the 58th minute. Chase Sanchez scored 17 minutes later on a corner kick for the insurance goal for Coeur d'Alene (6-0).

"I thought we did pretty well," Jeff Lake said. "I thought we needed to convert our chances in open play better. I was definitely pretty pleased with how we converted our chances on set plays."

The Vikings host Lake City on Thursday in a 5A Inland Empire League battle.

First half - none. Second half - 1, Cd'A, Brett Haney (Gunnar Skindlov), 58:00. 2, Cd'A, Chase Sanchez (Gunnar Skindlov), 75:00.

Shots on goal - Mos 2, Cd'A 13.

Saves - Mos, Keith McGuire 9, Cd'A, Garrett Boyce 2.

Post Falls 6

Lewiston 3

LEWISTON — Roberto Esquivel scored five goals for the Trojans in an 5A Inland Empire League win against the Bengals at Walker Field.

“He’s a good player, but he’s not unstoppable,” said Lewiston coach David Kronemann of Esquivel. “Tonight’s match was a slugfest.”

Cole Sullivan scored in the 24th minute for Post Falls (5-0-1, 1-0 5A IEL), which hosts St. George’s on Thursday.

Lewiston is 3-4, 0-3.

First half — 1, Lew, Christian Haas (unassisted), 3:00. 2, PF, Roberto Esquivel (unassisted), 13:00. 3, PF, Esquivel (unassisted), 17:00. 4, PF, Cole Sullivan (unassisted), 24:00. 5, PF, Esquivel (unassisted), 33:00. 6, PF, Esquivel (unassisted), 33:00. Second half — 7, Lew, Kyler Grimm (unassisted), 45:00. 8, Lew, Logan Taylor (unassisted), 47:00. 9, PF, Esquivel (unassisted), 70:00.

Shots on goal — PF 12, Lew 7.

Saves — PF, Noah Gondo, 3; Lew, Brandon Mooers, 6.

Lake City 11

N’west Christian 1

COEUR d’ALENE — Forward Devon Hoffman had a hat trick and two assists, defender Shay Hannigan-Luther scored two goals and the Timberwolves routed the Crusaders in nonleague action at the Irma Anderl Soccer Complex.

Hannigan-Luther scored just 3 minutes, 25 seconds into the game.

“The guys played well,” Lake City coach Chad Beadell said. “We played well, we took advantage of our chances. Everyone played well, it was a complete team effort.”

In a battle of 6-0 teams Thursday, Lake City plays at Coeur d’Alene.

First half — 1, LC, Shay Hannigan-Luther (Jack Barrett), 3:25. 2, LC, Jack Barrett (Ryan Swallow), 5:45. 3, NWC, Ryan Brandkamp (unassisted), 29:00. 4, LC, Devon Hoffman (Landon Chang), 32:38. Second half — 5, LC, Hannigan-Luther (Kade Murphree), 42:17. 6, LC, Murphree (Hoffman), 53:00. 7, LC, own goal, 56:00. 8, LC, Murphree (unassisted), 58:36. 9, LC, Hoffman (unassisted), 61:58. 10, LC, Colton Gednalske (unassisted), 67:16. 11, LC, Connor Shaw (Hoffman), 72:00. 12, LC, Hoffman (Gednalske), 75:00.

Shots on goal — NWC 1, LC 26.

Saves — NWC, Valerie Gaffney 13, LC, Jared Stone 0, Tyler Rieken 0.

Bonners Ferry 1

Timberlake 1

SPIRIT LAKE — Cody Bentley scored his 11th goal of the season in the 66th minute for the Tigers, but a late Badgers goal ended the Intermountain League match in a draw at Van Tuinstra Memorial Field.

“It was a battle,” Timberlake coach Bert Bentley said. “Both teams were very physical tonight.”

Shawn Kirby had five saves for Timberlake (2-2-1, 2-1-1 IML), which travels to St. George’s on Friday.

First half — none. Second half — 1, TL, Cody Bentley (Isaiah Higbee), 66:00. 2, BF, Steffan Robles (unassisted), 76:00.

Shots on goal — BF 6, TL 12.

Saves — BF, Caleb Blackmore, 7; TL, Shawn Kirby, 5.

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Lewiston 3

Post Falls 1

POST FALLS — Two would-be Trojan goals were called off by officials in a 5A Inland Empire League loss to the Bengals.

Erica Simpson scored on a penalty kick in the 67th minute, after a hand ball by Lewiston (6-2, 2-1 5A IEL) was called in the penalty box.

“That’s why we play each game,” Sarah Stevens said. “What happened there today was we had a couple of goals called back.”

One potential goal in the 37th minute by Post Falls (2-3-1, 0-1) by Alli Crain was called off, due to a foul by the Trojans before the shot.

“Lewiston comes in and does what they need to do,” Stevens said. “They stay on their game plan. They’re never a team to underestimate.”

Simpson put a ball in the back of the net after her goal, but it was called off due to offside.

“It was a late offsides whistle,” Stevens said. “Those are things you can’t change.”

Post Falls plays Saturday at Lake City.

First half — 1, Lew, Emilee Wiggins, 15:00. Second half — 2, Lew, Madison Taylor, 42:00. 3, Lew, Demi Randall, 44:00. 4, PF, Erica Simpson (penalty kick), 67:00.

Shots on goal — Lew 6, PF 7.

Saves — Lew, Kaysha Bailey 4, PF Sam Runkle 3.

Coeur d’Alene 3

Moscow 0

MOSCOW — Megan Lowery scored two goals for the Vikings in their nonleague win over the Bears.

Lowery scored her first goal on a goal from 6 yards out, on a pass through two defenders by Sydney Quimby.

Bekah Brendis scored the first goal of the game for Coeur d’Alene (4-2-1) on a free kick from 30 yards out.

“I thought we played well,” Coeur d’Alene coach Andy Vredenburg said. “We had a hard time finishing, but we looked good. We moved the ball around well and we kept our positioning well. Moscow played really hard; they got every player behind the ball and played really good defense.”

Coeur d’Alene plays Thursday at Lake City.

First half — 1, Cd’A, Bekah Brendis (unassisted), 6:00. 2, Cd’A, Megan Lowery (Sydney Quimby) 25:00. Second half — 3, Cd’A, Lowery (Kylie Hanson), 60:00.

Shots on goal — Cd’A 11, Mos 6.

Saves — Cd’A, Julia Roach 4, Sammi Lane 2, Mos, name unavailable, 8.

Sandpoint 2

Lakeland 1

RATHDRUM — Corinne Ariss scored the go-ahead goal in the 14th minute for the Bulldogs, who beat the Hawks in the 4A Inland Empire League opener for both schools.

Maddy Murn scored unassisted in the 12th minute for Lakeland (4-3-1), which hosts Moscow next Tuesday.

Ashly Bunch scored on an assist from Rachel Meyer in the 10th minute for Sandpoint (1-4-1), which travels to Moscow on Thursday.

First half — 1, Spt, Ashly Busch (Rachel Meyer), 10:00. 2, LL, Maddy Murn (unassisted), 12:00. 3, Spt, Corinne Ariss (penalty kick), 14:00. Second half — none.

Shots on goal — Spt 15, LL 14.

Saves — Spt, Paige Dumars, 6; LL, Danielle Dowd, 13.

Timberlake 4

Bonners Ferry 1

SPIRIT LAKE — Allison Kirby scored two first-half goals to lead the Tigers past the Badgers in an Intermountain League match at Van Tuinstra Memorial Field.

“We got out to a pretty good start on them,” Timberlake coach Steve Michael said. “Once we were able to manage the game, we got some youngsters in the game and it was a good match for them.”

Timberlake (5-2-1, 4-1 IML) travels to Colville on Friday.

First half — 1, TL, Allison Kirby (unassisted), 3:00. 2, TL, Elizabeth Shuster (unassisted), 10:00. 3, TL, Kirby (unassisted), 18:00. 4, TL, Kodi Anderson (unassisted), 39:00. Second half — 5, BF, Grace Coughlin (unassisted), 60:00.

Shots on goal — BF 2, TL 9.

Saves — BF, not available, 5; TL, Courtney Sutton, 1, Malia Remillard, 0.

Cd’A Charter 2

Rogers 1

SPOKANE — Emily Nicklay scored in the 79th minute, lifting the Panthers past the Pirates in a nonleague match.

“The girls showed a lot of toughness against a very physical and well coached Pirates team,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Dave Baxter said. “Emily’s game winner from the zero-angle was bent perfectly toward the high far post. She’s been working very hard and rose to the challenge when we needed it most.”

Abby Bartlett scored in the 25th minute for Coeur d’Alene Charter (4-1), which travels back to Spokane to play St. George’s on Thursday.

First half — 1, Rog, Anna Kirilovich (unassisted), 10:33. 2, Charter, Abby Bartlett (unassisted), 25:52. Second half — 3, Charter, Emily Nicklay (unassisted), 79:18.

Shots on goal — Charter 14, Rog 5.

Saves — Charter, Jackie Jensen, 2, Rachel Callister, 2. Rog, not available, 8.