PREP GIRLS SOCCER: Johnson, Queen send Timberwolves to finals
COEUR d’ALENE — Havana Johnson and Monique Queen each scored a pair of goals as the top-seeded Lake City Timberwolves eliminated the fourth-seeded Post Falls Trojans with a 5-2 victory in the semifinals of the 5A Region 1 girls soccer tournament Saturday at the Irma Anderl Soccer Complex.
Lake City (11-0-2) will play host to second-seeded Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. for the regional title and a trip to state.
“I thought our energy was great,” Lake City coach Matt Ruchti said. “It was a great team effort, a great team win. Everybody was on the same page.”
Post Falls finished 2-11-1.
First half — 1, Havana Johnson (Kelsi Grinde), 8:00. 2, LC, Johnson (Camryn Wendlandt), 10:00. 3, PF, 12 Cheyenne Kleiner (free kick), 27:00. 4, LC, Monique Queen (Caitlin Barber), 29:00. 5, LC, Annica Wilson (C. Barber), 33:00. Second half — 6, LC, Queen (Bridget Rieken), 42:00. 7, PF, Abby Gennett (unassisted), 68:00.
Shots on goal — PF 5, LC 17.
Saves — PF, Maddie Graangard 12; LC, Emily Parson 3.
Coeur d’Alene 2
Lewiston 0
COEUR d’ALENE — Julia Roach saved a penalty kick in the first half, and the host Vikings (8-3-1) scored twice in six minutes in the second half to eliminate the Bengals in the semifinals of the 5A Region 1 tournament.
Lewiston (6-7-2) was awarded a penalty kick midway through the first half, but Roach dove to her left and made the save.
“It was huge for us, because honestly, we weren’t playing well at all,” Coeur d’Alene coach Andy Vredenburg said. “It that had went in, it could have been a totally different game.”
Kylie Hanson drilled a free kick inside the far post from some 30 yards out to the left of the goal in the 56th minute to break the ice. Maddie Morris scored six minutes later.
“I’m just really proud of the girls today,” Vredenburg said. “They hung in there and stuck it out and we got the win.”
Coeur d’Alene plays at Lake City on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. for the regional title.
First half — none. Second half — 1, Cd’A, Kylie Hansen (free kick), 56:00. 2, Cd’A, Maddie Morris (Rachel Brendis), 62:00.
Shots on goal — Lew 10, Cd’A 15.
Saves — Lew, unknown, 13; Cd’A, Julia Roach, 10.
Sandpoint 1
Moscow 0
SANDPOINT — Four games, zero goals against, as the Bulldogs finished 4A Inland Empire League play with a victory over the Bears at Pine St. Field, capping a run of four shutouts in league play.
Senior Riley Couch scored the game’s lone goal in the 23rd minute off an assist from Hadley Marshall, and Paige DuMars notched her fourth shutout.
“Four league games without a goal scored on us, that is exciting,” said Bulldogs head coach Conor Baranski, who wasn’t all that pleased with his team’s play even with the win. “We were going to be the No. 1 seed, but we finished in style.”
No. 1 Sandpoint will await the winner of 4A Region 1 loser-out game between Moscow and Lakeland on Monday, with the championship game slated for Wednesday, at 3:30 p.m. at Pine St. Field.
St. Maries vs.
Bonners Ferry
RATHDRUM — No report was received.
Priest River 3
Kellogg 2 (SO)
RATHDRUM — The fourth-seeded Spartans rallied with two late goals in regulation, then outscored the fifth-seeded Wildcats 3-0 in a shootout to advance from the opening round of the 3A District 1-2 tournament.
Melissa Krampert, Avery Summers and Hannah Brengle scored in the shootout for Priest River (4-8), which faces Timberlake on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in a semifinal match at Post Falls High.
Mariko White scored two goals for Kellogg, which finishes 3-12.
First half — none. Second half — 1, Kell, Mariko White (unassisted), 46:24. 2, Kell, White (unassisted), 52:15. 3, PR, Avery Summers (unassisted), 61:20. 4, PR, Rachel Akre (unassisted), 69:13.
Shots on goal — PR 18, Kell 12.
Saves — PR, Lilly Hernandez 9; Kell, Kara Steele 13.