Cardinals open strong

CLEARMONT, Fla. — Former Coeur d’Alene High standout Ana Raynor went 2 for 3 with three runs batted in for North Idaho College in a 16-1 win over Davenport University in its season opener on Friday.

Kayla Curtan went 3 for 3 with a single, double and triple and Emily Aspden went 2 for 3 with an RBI and stolen base in the opener.

Later, Nikki Miller hit a three-run home run to lift the Cardinals past Northwestern-St. Paul by a score of 16-1.

Raynor went 2 for 3 with a single and triple and Kennedy Anderson went 2 for 3 with two RBIs in the win for NIC, which faces Muskegon and Wesleyan of West Virginia today in Clearmont.