Starr, Salois spark Timberlake win

- SOFTBALL

SPIRIT LAKE — Shelby Starr and Shelby Salois had four RBIs each for the Timberlake Tigers in a 23-1 win over the Lakeland Hawks on Thursday at Timberlake High.

Salois struck out five over five innings and allowed two hits for Timberlake (5-0).

“We just hit the ball really well today,” Timberlake coach Casi Reisenauer said. “Shelby pitched an excellent game and really kept them off balance.”

Timberlake (5-0) is scheduled to return to action April 15 at home vs. Priest River in an Intermountain League doubleheader.

Brittany Charles had both hits for Lakeland (1-3), which travels to Lake City on Monday.

Lakeland 000 10 — 1 2 6

Timberlake 16(14) 2x — 23 23 0

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Brittany Charles and MaRynda Pehrson; Shelby Salois and Matraca Rocheleau. W — S. Salois (4-0). L — Charles.

HITS: LL — Charles 2. TL — J. Mallet 3, M. Salois, Lindley, Starr 4, Cheevers 3, McGrath, S. Salois, Rocheleau 2, Sebastian 2, Jerome 2. 2B — Lindley, Starr, Cheevers, S. Salois. HR — S. Salois (3), Sebastian.

- BASEBALL

Post Falls JV 8

St. Maries 2

POST FALLS — Chase Cripps went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and struck out seven on the mound, helping the Trojan junior varsity top the Lumberjacks.

Hayden Brooke had two hits and a run scored for Post Falls.

Kiefer Gibson drove in both runs for St. Maries (2-1), which hosts Bonners Ferry on Saturday in a doubleheader at the St. Maries American Legion baseball field.

St. Maries 000 002 0 — 2 5 1

Post Falls 400 220 x — 8 8 0

Tyler Lohman, Kaden Hammond (4), Derek Larson (6) and Cade Truscott; Chase Cripps, Austin Higgins (5) and Tristan Morrow. W — Cripps. L — Lohman (0-1).

HITS: SM — Larson 2, Truscott, Gibson 2. PF — Madson, Cripps 2, Hasver, Buck, Brooke 2, Pollard. 2B — Truscott, Cripps, Hasver.