PREP SOCCER: Lumberjacks halt 17-year slide, beat Bonners

• BOYS

ST. MARIES — After 17 years, whether that be in the regular season or postseason, the ball had always bounced the way of the Bonners Ferry Badgers when it came to playing the St. Maries Lumberjacks on the soccer field.

With the new season starting for area high school teams, why not a new beginning to that story as well.

Sophomore Matt Masterson scored two goals in the second half as the Lumberjacks beat the Badgers for the first time in program history 3-0 in the Intermountain League and season opener for both at City Park.

“We’ve played them usually at least three times a year, but it’s been a number of times they’ve beaten us,” said St. Maries coach Chris Renaldo, who began his 18th season at the helm with the win. “The flow of play was in their favor the entire game. It’s just nice to get a win. I think we’ve got a young team this year. A lot of these kids quite frankily, weren’t even born yet when we started playing them. I think this means more to me than these kids.”

Stephen Davenport had a goal and assist for St. Maries, which travels to Priest River on Tuesday.

The Lumberjacks held the Badgers without a shot on goal in the match.

First half — none. Second half — 1, SM, Stephen Davenport (penalty kick), 53:00. 2, SM, Matt Masterson (Davenport), 60:00. 3, SM, Masterson (unassisted), 79:00.

Shots on goal — BF 0, SM 16.

Saves — BF, Isaac Wilson, 8; SM, Zach Hills, 0.

Post Falls 3

Lakeland 1

RATHDRUM — Diego Esquivel scored a pair of goals to the lead the Trojans past the Hawks in the nonleague opener for both schools at Sunrise Rotary Field.

Cody Callahan gave Lakeland the lead in the 13th minute on an unassisted goal.

Ronny Keating gave Post Falls the advantage for good on a goal in the 31st minute.

Post Falls hosts Moscow on Wednesday.

Lakeland hosts Lewiston on Tuesday.

First half — 1, LL, Cody Callahan (unassisted), 13:00. 2, PF, Diego Esquivel (unassisted), 22:00. 3, PF, Ronnie Keating (unassisted), 31:00. Second half — 4, PF, Esquivel (penalty kick), 68:00.

Shots on goal — PF 14, LL 13.

Saves — PF, unknown, 4; LL, Max Baker, 4.

Sandpoint 10

Vallivue 1

CALDWELL — Led by Dawson Mulder, the Bulldogs scored early and often, capping an early season road trip south by romping past the Falcons.

Mulder found the back of the net four times, Christian Dressel had three assists to go with a goal, and Charlie Crane added a goal and three assists to pace the attack.

After falling to 5A Rocky Mountain High of Meridian on Friday night, the Bulldogs (1-1) flashed some of the firepower that will make them a force in the 4A ranks, handling Vallivue, which dropped from 5A to 4A this year. Vallivue’s only goal came on a penalty kick, the third the Bulldogs have yielded in two games.

Sandpoint hosts Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday.

First half — 1, Spt, Dawson Mulder (Christian Dressel), 11:00. 2, Spt, Cole Baillie (Dressel), 22:00. 3, Spt, Amos Crossingham (Charlie Crane), 26:00. 4, Spt, Mulder (unassisted), 39:00. Second half — 5, Spt, Noah Hastings (Mac Stultz), 46:00. 6, Spt, Dressel (Stultz), 48:00. 7, Andre Kemink (Dressel), 60:00. 8, Val, Hector A., (penalty kick), 70:00 9, Spt, Mulder (Crane), 72:00. 10, Spt, Crane (Kemink), 77:00. 11, Spt, Mulder (Crane), 79:00.

Shots on goal — Spt 19, Val 5.

Saves — Spt, Mitch Rust, 4; Val, unknown, 9.

Priest River 6

Orofino 0

PRIEST RIVER — Corbin Malta recorded a hat trick and added an assist as the Spartans beat the Maniacs in the Intermountain League and season opener for both schools.

“The boys played very well and it was the whole team that delivered today,” Priest River coach Rob Lawler said. “Defensively, we were very sound and offensively, the team made us of the space well and capatalized on our shots on goal.”

Priest River hosts St. Maries on Tuesday.

First half — 1, PR, Matthew Brengle (Corbin Malta), 10:00. 2, PR, Malta (Gabe MacAlevy), 20:00. 3, PR, Braden Burns (Malta), 29:00. Second half — 4, PR, Malta (Brengle), 49:00. 5, PR, MacAlevy (Clay Pelton), 51:00. 6, PR, Malta (Burns), 63:00.

Shots on goal — Oro 2, PR 35.

Saves — Oro, Jaden Robertson, 22; PR, Evan Barnes, 1, Adam Irvine, 1.

• GIRLS

Sandpoint 2

Coeur d’Alene 2

COEUR d’ALENE — Rachel Brendis scored in the 33rd minute to give the Vikings an early advantage, but a goal by Casey Shaha in the 68th minute was the difference as the Bulldogs rallied for a draw in the nonleague opener for both schools.

“We were trying a new formation that put a lot of pressure on the defense and got us two goals,” Coeur d’Alene coach Andy Vredenburg said. “We should have made a tactical change for the second half, but we just got tired and they took advantage of that.”

Megan Drake scored in the 30th minute on an assist from Brendis for Coeur d’Alene, which hosts Moscow on Saturday.

“For a first game of the season and a formation they’ve never played, I thought our girls held their own really well,” Vredenburg said. “I saw a lot of good things. We’ll just continue to build on those. It was a good start and we’ll go from there.”

Riley Walkington also scored for Sandpoint.

“It was an incredible turnaround,” Sandpoint coach Conor Baranski said. “I was really impressed with how the girls responded. Defensively, midfield, attack, just better all around in second half.”

First half — 1, Cd’A, Megan Drake (Rachel Brendis), 30:00. 2, Cd’A, Brendis (Sarah Swider), 33:00. Second half — 3, Spt, Riley Walkington (unassisted), 54:00. 4, Spt, Casey Shaha (Jezza Hutto), 68:00.

Shots on goal — Spt 10, Cd’A 7.

Saves — Spt, Shea Kilpatrick, 8; Cd’A, Alli Rollins, 5, Lilly Foster, 3.

Post Falls 2

Lakeland 2

POST FALLS — In the debut of Post Falls coach Steve Mills, Rickie Colosimo scored two goals in the first half, but in the last minute, the Hawks’ Kenna Frantzich scored on a shot from 22 yards out to tie the game.

Mills coached for nine seasons at 3A Kellogg, and was the JV coach at Post Falls in 2015 before moving to the varsity job last spring.

“There are more girls and there’s a little bit better-developed players,” Mills said of the difference coaching girls at the 5A level. “But the game’s still the game. I think we’ve got some things to work on. But overall, we played some really good ball.”

Colosimo struck first in the ninth minute, on a through ball by Cierra Foster directly up the middle. Then Colosimo scored again seven minutes later, on a direct kick.

Post Falls plays at Moscow on Wednesday.

Lakeland visits Lewiston on Tuesday.

First half — 1, PF, Rickie Colosimo (Cierra Foster), 9:00. 2, PF, Colosimo (unassisted) 16:00. Second half — 3, LL, Kenna Frantzich (unassisted), 58:00. 4, LL, Frantzich (unassisted), 80:00.

Shots on goal — LL 11, PF 8.

Saves — LL, Morgan Bixenstein, 5; PF, Maddie Grangaard, 6.

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St. Maries, ppd.

ST. MARIES — The Intermountain League match was moved to Monday due to scheduling conflict for the Badgers.

The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. at City Park.

• LATE FRIDAY

Cd’A Charter 6

Sandpoint JV 0

COEUR d’ALENE — Izzy Lehosit recorded a hat trick for the Panthers in a season opening win against the Bulldog junior varsity on Friday at Community United Methodist Church on Friday.

Brooklyn Cunningham had two goals for Coeur d’Alene Charter, which opens Intermountain League play at Timberlake on Tuesday.

“We had a tough beginning to the first half,” first-year Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Stacy Smith said. “Players were making the right decisions, we just couldn’t connect passes. Izzy’s goal just before halftime gave us some confidence. During the second half, we began connecting passes much better and figuring out marks in the midfield and on the back line. We finally began to put away the opportunities we were creating.”

First half — 1, Charter, Izzy Lehosit (Marissa Hagerty), 39:00. Second half — 2, Charter, Lehosit (unassisted), 42:00. 3, Charter, Brooklyn Cunningham (unassisted), 44:00. 4, Charter, Lehosit (unassisted), 62:00. 5, Charter, Cunningham (Mary Nicklay), 66:00. 6, Charter, Marie Michalson (unassisted), 74:00.

Shots on goal — Spt. JV 6, Charter 21.

Saves — Spt, unknown, 11; Charter, unknown, 6.