Post Falls opens season with pair of victories
LOREN BENOIT/Press Courtney Finney, right, of Post Falls and Jenny Wirtz of Lakeland battle for the ball at the net during a match Thursday evening at Lakeland High School.
LOREN BENOIT/Press Lakeland’s Mattisyn Cope hits from the back row during a match Thursday evening against Post Falls at Lakeland High.
VOLLEYBALL
RATHDRUM — The local prep volleyball season Thursday night, with the Post Falls Trojans notching a pair of victories at Hawk Court.
Post Falls defeated Lakeland 25-21, 25-18, 25-21 and Kellogg 25-16, 25-13, 25-12.
Against Lakeland, Allison Munday had 15 kills for Post Falls, Alison Carpinter had four aces and eight digs, Mackenzie Morris had nine digs, Courtney Finney 19 assists, Kayla Mayo 15 assists.
Against Kellogg, Munday had eight kills and three blocks, Morris six kills and six digs, Finney 13 assists, Mayo 11 assists, Megan Wood three aces and two blocks.
“Our girls played really well for our first match,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “We started slow against Lakeland, but were able to dig deep and finish off each set. This was a great match for us to get our feet wet and see what we can do.”
In the third match of the night, Lakeland swept Kellogg 3-0. No other information was immediately available.
Post Falls is scheduled to play host to Coeur d’Alene next Tuesday in the 5A Inland Empire League opener for both.
Lakeland is scheduled to play at the Lewiston Invitational on Saturday.
GIRLS SOCCER
Post Falls 3
Lakeland 1
RATHDRUM — A few days later than scheduled, the Trojans did enough to get things going at Sunrise Rotary Field.
Rickie Colosimo scored two first half goals as the Trojans beat the Hawks in a nonleague game, previously scheduled for Aug. 19.
“It was a good offensive performance,” Post Falls coach Steve Mills said. “We’re still having trouble finding the back of the net.”
Sammy DuBois had two assists for Post Falls (1-0-1), which hosts Sandpoint on Tuesday.
Lakeland (0-2) visits Lake City on Saturday.
First half — 1, PF, Rickie Colosimo (Sammy DuBois), 17:00. 2, PF, Maddie Lasher (DuBois), 32:00. 3, PF, Colosimo (Abby Gennett), 36:00. 4, LL, Sofi Schnepf (unassisted), 38:00. Second half — none.
Shots on goal — PF 10, PF 5.
Saves — PF, Carly Schacher 6; LL, Alecia Edelblute 7.
BOYS SOCCER
Lakeland 3
Bonners Ferry 0
BONNERS FERRY — The Hawks played keepaway, and it resulted in coach Jeremiah Beckett’s first win as coach.
Goals by Alex Lycan, Max Baker and Dade McDevitt were the difference for the Hawks against the Badgers in a nonleague match.
“We were able to hold the ball and play keepaway,” Beckett said, “which made it hard for Bonners Ferry to get a lot of shots off. Our defense played really well today and most of their shots were from a distance and they didn’t get much at our goalie.”
Lakeland (1-1) hosts Lake City on Saturday.
First half — 1, LL, Alex Lycan (unassisted), 32:00. 2, LL, Max Baker (Dylan Knight), 38:00. Second half — 3, LL, Dade McDevitt (unassisted), 57:00.
Shots on goal — LL 10, BF 5.
Saves — LL, Bradley Munson 4; BF, unknown 6.