Lakeside clinches North Star title

PLUMMER — Lakeside rallied from seven points down with 3 minutes left to edge Genesis Prep 53-49 and capture the North Star League girls basketball championship Tuesday night at Ron Miller Court.

After a 3-pointer by Trinity Morrow put Genesis Prep (10-5, 6-2 NSL) up by seven, Lakeside (14-1, 9-0) rallied behind a five-point play. Corin Peone hit a 3-pointer, and a foul on Genesis Prep away from the ball gave the Knights the ball back. Olivia Palmer scored on the inbounds play, and Lakeside eventually took the lead for good on free throws.

“It really just shows their toughness,” Lakeside coach Chris Dohrman said. “They didn’t quit; they kept fighting. We didn’t play our best basketball tonight, but we fought hard. Keep playing; you never know what’s going to happen.”

Lillian Rhea had 24 points, 14 rebounds and four steals for Lakeside, which trailed 10-2 after the first quarter. Rachael Arthur had six assists.

Rachel Schroeder led Genesis Prep with 21 points. Bella Murekatete added 12 but was saddled with foul trouble and eventually fouled out in the fourth.

Genesis Prep plays at Wallace tonight at 7:30.

Lakeside plays host to Mullan on Friday.

Genesis Prep 10 12 16 11 — 49

Lakeside 2 23 12 16 — 53

GENESIS PREP — Morrow 8, Imanzi 0, Schroeder 21, Blood 4, Scribner 4, Murekatete 12.

LAKESIDE — Palmer 5, Rhea 24, S. Pakootas 2, SiJohn 0, Adrian 0, Daman 0, T. Pakootas 9, Arthur 6, Lambert 0, Peone 7, Olson 0.

Sandpoint 62

Lakeland 21

SANDPOINT — Grace Kirscher had 20 points, eight assists, four blocks and four steals to lead the Bulldogs past the Hawks in a 4A Inland Empire League game at Les Rogers Court.

Taylor Elpers scored six points for Lakeland (2-17, 0-4 4A IEL), which plays at Coeur d’Alene tonight.

Trinity Golder had 11 points and three assists for Sandpoint (9-11, 3-0), which plays at Moscow on Saturday.

Lakeland 2 9 6 4 — 21

Sandpoint 15 18 20 9 — 62

LAKELAND — Cooper 3, Schnepf 2, Loutzenhiser 0, Edinger 2, Farris 4, Elpers 6, Kirk 2, Charles 0, Boyer 0, Dowd 2.

SANDPOINT — Morgan 7, Driggs 1, Kaul 4, Ward 8, Laybourne 6, Golder 11, Hicks 5, Kirscher 20.

St. Maries 57

Kootenai 25

ST. MARIES — Kelsey Auer had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Lumberjacks in a win against the Warriors.

“It was a good defensive effort by our girls,” St. Maries coach Jay Sines said. “We got a few turnovers off the press and it carried over to the offensive end.”

Paige Sines had 11 points and Shelby Holder had four assists for St. Maries (14-4), which faces the winner of Saturday’s Orofino/Grangeville game next Tuesday at Genesee High in the 2A District 1-2 tournament.

Kaili Gentry scored 12 points for Kootenai (4-8), which plays at Wallace on Thursday.

Kootenai 3 10 7 5 — 25

St. Maries 17 16 16 8 — 57

KOOTENAI — K. LaFountaine 2, Lamb 2, Greene 0, M. LaFountaine 3, Dotson 6, Walker 0, Gentry 12, Grange 0, Andersen 0.

ST. MARIES — Sines 11, Peet 9, Borgman 1, Haeg 0, Cordell 0, Hill 0, Davenport 6, Becktell 2, Wilson 2, Kel. Auer 13, Holder 4, Kay. Auer 9.

Timberlake 58

Moscow 26

SPIRIT LAKE — Keelie Lawler led four players in double figures with 13 points as the Tigers beat the Bears.

“I was really pleased with how we played on both sides of the court,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “We looked the best we have this season on defense, and offensively, the ball movement and shot selection was great tonight.”

Shelby Starr scored 11 points, McKeeley Tonkin and Allison Kirby 10 points each for Timberlake (16-2), which hosts Bonners Ferry on Friday.

Claire Haeder scored nine points for Moscow (6-11).

Moscow 4 5 6 11 — 26

Timberlake 19 21 15 3 — 58

MOSCOW — Haeder 9, Rauch 2, Thorensteinsen 2, Carscallen 6, Meyer 7, Minden 0, Smith 0, Waters 0, Jung 0.

TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 10, Kelley 6, Kronenberg 4, Starr 11, Kirby 10, Cheevers 4, Linehan 0, Bronson 0, Lawler 13.

Bonners Ferry 57

Cd’A Charter 37

BONNERS FERRY — Trailing by seven points after three quarters, the visiting Panthers faded in the fourth in an Intermountain League loss to the Badgers.

“We’re just not finishing,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Doug Grant said. “We’re playing well, but we’re young, and we haven’t figured out how to finish.”

Sandi Faulkner returned from a bout with mono to score 15 points in limited minutes for Coeur d’Alene Charter (11-8, 1-6 IML).

Nicole Donn hit five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points for Bonners Ferry (8-7, 5-2). Kadi Bateman hit a pair of 3s and added 15 points.

Coeur d’Alene Charter travels to Kellogg on Thursday for a makeup game.

Cd’A Charter 14 2 16 5 — 37

Bonners Ferry 8 11 20 18 — 57

COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Alexander 8, Haag 0, Faulkner 15, Bartlett 0, Ruebke 10, Taylor 2, I. Bresee 0, Lehosit 2.

BONNERS FERRY — Cowley 2, Skeen 2, Spangler 1, Wenk 2, Coughlin 8, Bateman 15, Donn 23, Webster 2, Mullerschon 2.