PREP ROUNDUP: T-Wolves, Trojans split in baseball
• BASEBALL
COEUR d’ALENE — Cody Garza shined in the first game for Lake City, and Preston Benson was a tough out all day for Post Falls as the Timberwolves and Trojans split a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader Tuesday at Lake City.
Lake City won the opener 16-8, and Post Falls took the nightcap 12-6.
Garza went 4 for 4 in the opener for Lake City (8-5, 2-2 5A IEL), with two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Jarred Hall was 3 for 4 with a double for the T-Wolves.
“We hit the ball well, and were able to capitalize with big hits in the middle of our order,” Lake City coach Paul Manzardo said of the first game. “We put pressure on them in every inning but the sixth.”
Benson, the leadoff hitter, was 6 for 7 on the day for Post Falls (11-5, 1-3) and scored four runs, three in the second game.
“He had a good approcgh at the plate,” Manzardo said. “He was spraying the ball all over the field; he was a tough out for us.”
Lake City travels to Freeman today for a 4 p.m. tilt. Post Falls plays a doubleheader at Coeur d’Alene on Saturday.
FIRST GAME
Post Falls 123 020 0 — 8 8 2
Lake City 641 140 x — 16 12 3
Jared Porter, Isaiah Gosney (2), Sam Schulze (5) and Nate Buer; Kodie Kolden, Brett Stapleton (4), Cody Garza (7) and Grant Wade. W — Kolden. L — Porter.
HITS: PF — Benson 3, Pfennigs, Buer, Bailey 2, Lebsock. LC — Garza 4, Conigliaro, Hall 3, Criswell, Bra. Stapleton, Reid 2. 2B — Benson, Garza 2, Conigliaro, Hall, Reid. 3B — Buer.
SECOND GAME
Post Falls 702 100 2 — 12 13 3
Lake City 230 100 0 — 6 6 3
Matt Flemming, Chaz Bailey (4), Josh McGlathery (5) and Nate Buer; Jarred Hall, Kyle Manzardo (1), Nathan Phillips (3) and Zach Sensel. W — Flemming. L — Hall.
HITS: PF — Benson 3, Weeks 2, Setian, Pfennigs, Bailey, Buer, Lebsock, Schulze, Gosney 2. LC — Manzardo, Garza, Conigliaro 2, Hall, Phillips. 2B — Benson 2, Schulze, Manzardo, Garza.
Timberlake 14
Priest River 12
SPIRIT LAKE — Jerrett Plunkett doubled, tripled, drove in four runs and picked up the win in relief for the Tigers in an Intermountain League win against the Spartans.
Four others had two hits each for Timberlake (7-8, 3-0 IML), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Saturday. Bonners (3-0 IML) defeated Kellogg (0-3) 19-6 on Tuesday.
“We hit the ball extremely well today, even the off-speed stuff,” Timberlake coach Matt George said. “Our hitting is what kept us ahead. Without our hot bats today, we could have been in real trouble.”
Thomas Hauck scored Braxton Tonkin on a suicide squeeze for the go-ahead run in the fourth inning for Timberlake.
Priest River is 0-3 in league.
Priest River 036 210 0 — 12 4 8
Timberlake 524 300 x — 14 12 6
Fitzmorris, Simpkins (6) and Jeter; Brady Nowlan, Nathan Rodriguez (3), Jerritt Plunkett (3), Derek Galloway (6), Braxton Tonkin (7) and Seth Villanpando. W — Plunkett. L — Fitzmorris.
HITS: PR — Pettit 2, Campbell, Jeter. TL — Galloway 2, Plunkett 2, Smith 2, George 2, Tonkin, Villanpando 2, Hauck. 2B — Plunkett. 3B — Plunkett.
• SOFTBALL
Lake City 8-14
Post Falls 2-4
COEUR d’ALENE — Bailey Cavanagh’s two-run homer in the fifth inning of the first game broke a 2-all tie, and the Timberwolves went on to sweep the Trojans in 5A Inland Empire League play.
Heather Hawkes went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the second game for Lake City (11-2, 4-0 5A IEL). Emma Gray was 2 for 2 with two runs and two RBIs in the second game for the T-Wolves.
“Bailey Cavanagh, Emma Gray, and Heather Hawkes had a great day at the plate for us,” Lake City coach Jesse Lenz said. “In the first game, Reilly Williams took a pitch off the elbow to pave the way for Bailey Cavanagh to break the 2-2 tie with a bomb, paving the way to a nice first game lead and victory.”
Casey Goleeke and Bailey Gleaves each had four hits on the day for Post Falls (6-6, 0-6). Brooke Bowers homered in the second game for the Trojans.
“Post Falls is much improved in all aspects, and put us in some situations where we had to work through them,” Lenz said. “I am very pleased with my team’s progress this far as we work through league play.”
Lake City travels to Lewiston on Saturday for a doubleheader. Post Falls returns to action next Tuesday at home vs. Lewiston in a doubleheader.
FIRST GAME
Post Falls 100 100 0 — 2 8 1
Lake City 001 160 x — 8 13 1
Amanda Rouse and Allison Morris; Michaela Flerchinger, Heather Hawkes (7) and Reilly Williams. W — Flerchinger. L — Rouse.
HITS: PF — Goleeke 2, Gleaves 2, Bowers, Demute, Eckness, Horn. LC — Loffer 2, Hawkes, Williams, Cavanagh 2, Cook, Walker 2, Falciani 2, Gray 2. 2B — Cavanagh, Williams. HR — Cavanagh.
SECOND GAME
Post Falls 202 00 — 4 6 5
Lake City 347 0x — 14 10 1
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Amanda Rouse, Brooke Bowers (3) and Alexis Demute, Allison Morris (3); Michaela Flerchinger and Reilly Williams, Jalyssa Beamer (4). W — Flerchinger. L — Rouse.
HITS: PF — Goleeke 2, Gleaves 2, Demute, Bowers. LC — Loffer, Hawkes 2, Cavanagh, Cook, Walker, Falciani, Gray 2, Chapman. 2B — Goleeke, Walker, Loffer, Gray. 3B — Gray. HR — Bowers.
Timberlake 13
Priest River 0
SPIRIT LAKE — Glori Cheevers drove in four runs and Shelby Salois went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, leading the Tigers past the Spartans in an Intermountain League game.
“We just did a good job of being picky with the pitch selection again,” Timberlake coach Casi Reisenauer said. “If they weren’t getting the pitch they wanted, they took a walk. We’ve just been working on being really patient.”
Brittany Hibdon struck out four for Timberlake (6-1, 3-0 IML), which plays at Genesee on Thursday.
Priest River is 0-3 in league.
Priest River 000 00 — 0 2 0
Timberlake 280 3x — 13 12 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Nichols, Akre (4) and Huntley; Brittany Hibdon and Matraca Rocheleau. W — Hibdon (4-0). L — Nichols.
HITS: PR — DeMet, Butler. TL — Mallet 2, Starr 2, Cheevers 3, Rocheleau, Salois 3, Kelley. 2B — Salois, Dement. 3B — Salois, Starr.
• TENNIS
Post Falls 7
Coeur d’Alene 5
COEUR d’ALENE — The Post Falls boys swept in singles to beat the Vikings at Coeur d’Alene High.
Coeur d’Alene’s girls swept in girls doubles.
“Hannah (Johnson) and Kayla (Fagan) played some great tennis today,” Coeur d’Alene girls coach Laura Taylor said. “It was the best I’ve seen them play all season. Lauren (Carlsen) and Sara (Switer) played great and Kim (Gunnerson) got another big win for us in girls singles.”
On Thursday, Lake City’s girls visit Coeur d’Alene and Lake City’s boys host Coeur d’Alene.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Tanner Short, PF, d. Adam Priebe, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. No. 2, Peter Gobin, PF, d. Bracken Curtis, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. No. 3, Tyler Baker, PF, d. Sean Hirtle, 6-2, 6-0.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Logan Hall/Trevor Barlow, PF, d. Joey Jeske/Cooper Herby, 6-0, 7-5. No. 2, Brock Tanya/Seth Priebe, Cd’A, d. Jason Benton/James Melton, 6-1, 6-4.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Kaitlyn McLeod, PF, d. Gabby Kauer, 6-2, 4-6 (10-5). No. 2, Kim Gunnerson, Cd’A, d. Emily Danforth, 6-0, 6-3. No. 3, Niza Hernandez-Bito, PF, d. Rachel Evans, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Lauren Carlsen/Sara Swider, Cd’A, d. Timberlynn Short/Alexis Young, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. No. 2, Hannah Johnson/Kayla Fagan, Cd’A, d. Brooklyn Nitula/Maddy Lahr, 6-1, 6-3.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Meghan McLeod/James Melton, PF, d. Laura Vetsch/Josh Whitney, 6-2, 6-3. No. 2, Ashley Tomblin/Rex Wade, Cd’A, d. Ally Kyes/David Melton, 7-5, 6-0.
Lake City 7
Moscow 5
COEUR d’ALENE — The Timberwolves beat the Bears in a dual at Lake City High.
Lake City’s boys will host Coeur d’Alene on Thursday, with the girls playing at Coeur d’Alene High.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Jack DuCoeur, LC, d. Derek Wendt, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Chris Vargas, LC, d. Ethan Oberg, 6-4, 6-3. No. 3, Eric Garber, Mos, d. Josh Weadick, 6-1, 7-5.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Danny Johnson/Nick Kitchel, Mos, d. Aaron McNee/Teague O’Shaughnessy, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2, Gunnar Staunning/Sean Hoppe, LC, d. Nadir Talha/Matias Cornwall, 6-1, 6-0.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Ellen Postell, Mos, d. Sydney Jackson, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2, CC Cates, LC, d. Lyssa Blood, 6-1, 6-1. No. 3, Kailey Emmerson, LC, d. Samantha Eng, 6-4, 6-3.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Bryce Martin/Madison Morris, LC, d. Josie Sanford/Lauryn Windsor, 6-0, 6-3. No. 2, Ashleigh Gervais/Arielle Myers, LC, d. Sophia Sivula/Rebecca Schmidt, 7-5, 6-1.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Victoria Wilk/Neeraj Utgikar, Mos, d. Alex Henderson/Natalee Findlay, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2, Patrick Robichaud/Rosemary Adams, Mos, d. Cade White/Tessa Widmyer-Davis, 1-6, 6-1, 7-6.