PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls sweeps Sandpoint in softball
• SOFTBALL
POST FALLS — Kelsey Horn’s two-run double highlighted a six-run fifth inning that broke open the first game, and the Post Falls Trojans went on to sweep the Sandpoint Bulldogs 10-3 and 14-4 in nonleague softball play Thursday at Post Falls High.
Amanda Rouse struck out eight in the opener and seven in the nightcap for the Trojans (13-9), and Casey Goleeke and Abby Melton each had a pair of hits.
Brooke Bowers went 3 for 4, including a three-run homer in the fourth inning of the second game, and scored three runs for Post Falls
Sandpoint is 12-7.
Post Falls returns to action Tuesday vs. Lake City in the first round of the 5A Region 1 tournament.
FIRST GAME
Sandpoint 001 100 0 — 3 5 2
Post Falls 120 061 x — 10 11 1
Bri Baldree and Sam Holland; Amanda Rouse and Allison Morris.
HITS: Spt — C. Baldree, Barlow, Holland, Calvert, Crabb. PF — Goleeke 2, Gleaves, Melton 2, Bowers, Ekness, Jackson, Bowen, Morris, Horn. 2B — Holland, Horn, Bowen.
SECOND GAME
Sandpoint 200 020 — 4 2 4
Post Falls 411 413 — 14 14 3
Game called in 6th inning due to 10-run rule.
Bri Baldree; Audrey Matilla (6) and Sam Holland; Amanda Rouse and Allison Morris. W — Morris. L — Baldree.
HITS: Spt — Barlow, B. Baldree 2. PF — Goleeke, Gleaves 2, Bowers 3, Ekness, Jackson, Demute, Anderson 2, Morris 2, Bowen. 2B — B. Baldree, Goleeke. 3B — B. Baldree. HR — Bowers.
St. Maries 13
Potlatch 1
POTLATCH — Devyn Wilson went 4 for 4 with four RBIs and three runs scored, powering the Lumberjacks past the Loggers.
Kelsey Auer and Kari Ghramm drove in three runs each for St. Maries (10-7), which has won six straight. Kyrra Powell allowed three hits in five innings for St. Maries.
“We had a pretty good day and put some good swings on the ball,” St. Maries coach Todd Bitterman said. “Kyrra threw 58 pitches in five innings and was really efficient today. We’re kind of tying things together one game at a time.”
St. Maries will face Kendrick in the opening round of the 2A District 1-2 tournament on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Orofino High.
St. Maries 004 45 — 13 15 2
Potlatch 100 00 — 1 3 0
Game called after fifth inning due to 10-run rule.
Kyrra Powell and Shelby Holder; L. Wilcoxson, R. Chambers (5) and R. Wallen. W — Powell. L — Wilcoxson.
HITS: SM — Ghramm, Auer 3, Wilson 4, Sines 2, Scott, Hall, Holder 2. Pot — Ackerman, Wallen, McGreal. 2B — Ghramm, Auer, Wilson. 3B — Hall, Holder, Wilson.
• BASEBALL
Lewiston 13-12
Lakeland 0-0
RATHDRUM — The 5A Bengals held the 4A Hawks to one hit in each game of a doubleheader at Gorton Field.
Ryan Pote singled in the first game and Drew Zaken singled in the nightcap for Lakeland (9-13), which hosts the winner of Saturday’s 4A Region 1 tournament loser-out game with Sandpoint and Moscow on Tuesday in the regional title game at 4 p.m.
“We couldn’t seem to get our bats going tonight,” Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. “Lewiston’s a very good hitting ball club. You can’t make mistakes when you’re pitching against those guys.”
Lewiston (17-4) hosts Coeur d’Alene today starting at 2 p.m. in a key 5A IEL doubleheader at Church Field.
FIRST GAME
Lewiston 423 13 — 13 13 1
Lakeland 000 00 — 0 1 2
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
C. Powell and Munoz; JJ Mackesy, Tyler Blood (4), Tucker Price (5) and JP Zaken. W — Powell. L — Mackesy.
HITS: Lew — Light, Way 2, Alford, White 2, Moore 2, Tibbits, Powell, Phillips, Fuller, Driskell. LL — Pote. 2B — Light, Phillips. HR — Moore.
SECOND GAME
Lewiston 700 23 — 12 12 1
Lakeland 000 00 — 0 1 2
VanBoyen and Grijalva; Drew Zaken, Braden Gifford (2), Andrew Neilson (4), Konner Mitchell (5) and Dylan Bradbury. W — VanBoyen. L — D. Zaken.
HITS: Lew — Olson, Tibbits, Grijalva 2, Phillips 2, Washburn 3, Alford 2, Driskell. LL — D. Zaken. 2B — Tibbits, Washburn. 3B — Olson.
Potlatch 9
St. Maries 6
ST. MARIES — Kiefer Gibson had two hits and scored two runs for the Lumberjacks in a loss to the Loggers at the St. Maries American Legion baseball field.
Bryant Asbury also had two hits for St. Maries (7-8), which committed six errors in the loss.
“We had a one run lead after the fourth inning and started the fifth with an error,” St. Maries coach Craig Tefft said. “It’s hard to win games when you’re making that many errors.”
Jared Hamburg and Cole Thompson scored two runs each for Potlatch.
St. Maries opens the 2A District 1-2 tournament on Monday against Grangeville at 1 p.m. at Orofino High. With a win, St. Maries will advance to face to play again at 5 p.m. With a loss, St. Maries will play Orofino at 3 p.m., with that winner advancing to the game at 5 on Monday.
Potlatch 030 030 3 — 9 9 2
St. Maries 024 100 0 — 6 9 6
Hunter Nicholson, Devin Carpenter (3) and Bailey Clark; Drake Lounsbury, Bryant Asbury (3), Chase Truscott (5), Kiefer Gibson (6) and Chase Truscott, Anthony McKuin (5), Truscott (6). W — Carpenter. L — Gibson.
HITS: Pot — Clark 2, Grady, Nicholson, Hamburg, Thompson 2, Judson 2. SM — Asbury 2, Lounsbury, Truscott, Gibson 2, Wilson, Edwards, McKuin. 2B — Asbury, Gibson, Wilson. 3B — Casey Grady, Asbury.
• GOLF
Post Falls girls, Cd’A’s Mitchell win
Led by Maddy Anderton’s 85, the Post Falls girls won the Lakeland Invitational at The Links.
In the boys tourney, at Twin Lakes Village, Chase Mitchell of Coeur d’Alene won with a 70. Teammate Alex Callahan was second at 71, and Dylan Knight of Lakeland tied for third with a 72.
Post Falls beat Coeur d’Alene for second place in a sudden-death playoff, thanks to a birdie from Nathan Gregory. Complete boys scores were not reported.
On Monday, the 5A Region 1 tournament is at The Links, and the 4A Region 1 tournament is at the University of Idaho course in Moscow, the 3A District 1 tournament is at Mirror Lake in Bonners Ferry, and the 2A District 1-2 tourney is at Orofino Golf Course.
BOYS
At Twin Lakes Village
TEAM SCORES — Not provided.
POST FALLS — Tanner Byers 74, Nic Riorden 74, Drew Harris 77, Jacob Glenn 79, Nathan Gregory 88.
LAKELAND — Andrew Knight 75, Dylan Knight 72, Ashton Waddington 92, Cole Tingey 106, Sam Schneider 108.
GIRLS
At The Links
TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 360. 2, Lake City 371. 3, Kellogg 385. 4, Lewiston 391. 5, Lakeland 400. 6, Mead 406. 7, Moscow 408. 8, Lewis and Clark 423. 9, Post Falls JV 433. 10, Coeur d’Alene 436. 11, Lakeland JV 457. 12, Timberlake 485.
MEDALIST — Kylie Esh, Lewiston, 75.
POST FALLS — Savanna Routh 90, Maddy Anderton 85, Renee Mosby 89, Jordyn Franks 96, Sydney Schumacker 97.
LAKE CITY — Emily Dodge 82, Samantha DeMent 105, Natalie Hobson-Andrews 94, Ella Erwin 95, Paisley Larsen 100.
KELLOGG — Kat Rauenhorst 91. Kaitlyn Miller 94, Kylie Robinson 105, Anika Sundstrom 95, Morgan Nusz 113.
LAKELAND — Monica Higbee 104, Kenzie Roth 106, Morgan Neff 89, Racheal Rager 101, Sydney Suko 110.
POST FALLS JV — Jainy Anderson 115, Hannah Larson 106, Jaydin Whitten 117, Maya Zane 101, Camden Lenox 111.
COEUR d’ALENE — Kealy McMurray 124, Jessica Fahy 103, Julia Jaworski 99, Demi Moreno 110.
LAKELAND JV — Higbee 109, Kelleher 121, Price 119, Rhode 113, Gorton 116.
TIMBERLAKE — Shelbee Hester 121, Lauren Anundson 117, Hanna Mendenhall 124, Laura Ortega 123.
• TENNIS
Lewiston 7
Lake City 5
LEWISTON — The Timberwolves swept in girls singles, but came up short to the Bengals in a dual.
Both teams will compete in the 5A Region 1 tournament next Friday and Saturday at Coeur d’Alene High.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Gavin Hewitt, Lew, d. Jack DuCoeur, 6-2, 6-4. No. 2, Chris Vargas, LC, d. Trevor Reitz, 7-6, 6-4. No. 3, Clayton Hill, LC, d. Jericho Manangquil, 6-4, 6-2.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Lewiston by forfeit. No. 2, Zach Allen/Troy Ahlers, Lew, d. Teague O’Shaughnessy/Josh Weadick, 6-0, 6-2.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Sydney Jackson, LC, d. Madelyn Parkey, 6-3, 6-3. No. 2, CC Cates, LC, d. RaeAnn Kirk, 6-1, 6-4. No. 3, Elisa James, LC, d. Lacey Smith, 6-2, 6-3.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Kristin Reitz/Cassidy Burrup, Lew, d. Madison Morris/Bryce Martin, 6-1, 7-6. No. 2, Jessica Vogel/Natalie Vogel, Lew, d. Arielle Myers/Ashleigh Gervais, 6-2, 7-6.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Brella Santana/Troy Ahlers, Lew, d. Ben Edmonds/Katherine Devlin, 6-4, 6-0. No. 2, Chloe Kirk/Alex Hansen, Lew, d. Cade White/Natalee Findlay, 6-0, 6-2.