Lake City clinches league title
POST FALLS — Even on an off night, the Lake City Timberwolves did enough to get a win.
And the 5A Inland Empire League title to boot.
Arlaina Stephenson had 20 kills, Ashley Kaufman 18 kills and three aces for the Timberwolves in a 25-22, 19-25, 25-18, 25-20 win over the Post Falls Trojans in a 5A IEL match at The Arena on Tuesday.
It’s the third straight league title for Lake City (23-1, 5-0 5A IEL), which won it outright last year as well, after sharing the title in 2015.
“Every match, they seem to be focused and driven on winning,” first-year Lake City coach Mike Summers said. “Tonight, it was about us being a little tired from last weekend’s tournament (at Rocky Mountain High in Meridian) and also sick. We had a couple under the weather and didn’t play well at all. We were lucky to scoot out of the gym with a win tonight. We need to rest, get better and back to playing like we’re capable of.”
Allison Munday had 18 kills and three aces for Post Falls (22-11, 1-4). Courtney Finney had 20 assists, Macky Morris 23 digs, Tessa Sarff and Sydney Parks three blocks each, Alison Carpenter three aces.
“What a fun match,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “Both teams battled hard during some long and intense rallies. We started a little slow in a couple sets and you can’t do that against a team like Lake City. We played some great defense, digging nearly everything that came our way. I am really proud of how hard our girls battled tonight.”
Lake City travels to Eastmont High of Wenatchee on Saturday.
Post Falls hosts Lewiston next Tuesday to conclude the regular season.
Coeur d’Alene d.
Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — Kelly Horning had 12 kills and Emily Kladar added 11, leading the Vikings to a 22-25, 25-12, 25-9, 25-23 win over the Bulldogs at Les Rogers Court.
Taylin Rowley had 16 assists and seven digs, Sam Swayze nine digs and three aces, Lauren Phillips 11 assists and three aces for Coeur d’Alene (15-9), which hosts Lewiston on Thursday.
“Our young girls are really stepping up,” Coeur d’Alene coach Dee Pottenger said.
Shelby Kluver had a team-high nine kills for Sandpoint (11-16), which visits Lewiston on Saturday.
Moscow d.
Lakeland
MOSCOW — Mattisyn Cope had 19 kills, eight digs and two aces, but the host Bears clinched the 4A Inland Empire League title with a 25-18, 25-23, 25-22 victory over the Hawks at Bear Den.
Daphne Carroll had nine kills and five digs for Lakeland (12-17, 1-2 4A IEL). Keely DeVore had 19 assists and two aces, Brooke Mayberry 12 assists, Abby Leon seven digs, and Leyah de Souza, Katy Ryan and Jenny Wirtz four blocks each.
Moscow last won an outright league title in 2005, when the Bears won a combined 5A/4A IEL. Moscow shared the 4A IEL title with Sandpoint in 2014.
Lakeland plays host to Sandpoint next Tuesday, in a match to determine the second and third seeds to the 4A Region 1 tournament.
Bonners Ferry d.
Cd’A Charter
BONNERS FERRY — Megan Mackinney had five kills for the Panthers in a 25-6, 25-16, 25-13 loss to the Badgers in Intermountain League play.
Coeur d’Alene Charter (5-7, 1-5 IML) hosts Wallace on Thursday at Holy Family Catholic School.
St. Maries d.
Timberlake
SPIRIT LAKE — Kaci Haeg had 26 digs, Dakotah Wilks 29 assists as the visiting Lumberjacks beat the Tigers 20-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-22 in nonleague play.
Kaylee Auer had nine kills and six blocks for St. Maries (14-12), and McKenna Borgman had five aces.
Kenzie Dean had 17 kills for Timberlake (11-16). Peyton Kronenberg had 20 assists and two aces, Kylie Marneris 11 digs and two aces, Ashlyn Mallet two blocks, McKeeley Tonkin two aces.
On Thursday, St. Maries travels to Orofino, and Timberlake plays host to Kellogg.
Saint George’s d.
Genesis Prep
SPOKANE — Christa Imanzi had eight digs and four aces for the Jaguars, who fell 25-18, 25-15, 25-23 to the Dragons.
“They were a good team and served really, really well,” Genesis Prep coach Mindy Buck said. “They played unbelievable defense and we weren’t quite ready for that.”
Bella Murekatete had 10 kills and three blocks and Emily Martinez had 14 assists for Genesis Prep (7-5), which faces Kootenai on Saturday at Post Falls Middle School.
Kootenai d.
Clark Fork
CLARK FORK — Madison Napierala had 10 kills, 18 assists and five blocks as the visiting Warriors handed the North Star League-leading Wampus Cats their first league loss, 6-25, 27-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-7.
Kaili Gentry added 13 kills, eight digs and four blocks for Kootenai (9-3, 6-2 NSL). Brittney Larson had 11 assists, five digs and three kills, Courtney Lamb 10 digs and two kills, Aspen Greene eight digs and five kills.
“The night definitely started off a little rough for us,” Kootenai coach Mary Gentry said. “I don’t think the girls believed they could do it but by the last set they toughened up their mentalities and kept control of the entire game. Winning five-set matches two nights in a row on the road is quite an accomplishment. Especially when the second night was against our league’s only undefeated team. That shows hard work and determination.”
Ellie Kiebert had nine kills and 11 aces for Clark Fork (11-3, 7-1).
Kootenai plays at Genesis Prep on Saturday at Post Falls Middle School.
N.I. Christian d.
Christian Center
COEUR d’ALENE — Gabrielle Cavanaugh had 10 digs for the Royals in a 25-17, 25-21, 20-25, 25-10 win over the Lions in Mountain Christian League play at Holy Family Catholic School.
Melanie Lund had nine aces, Kaylee Prosch 15 assists and Julia Haag six kills for North Idaho Christian (9-4, 5-2 MCL), which travels to Christian Heritage of Edwall, Wash., on Thursday.
Lakeside at
Wallace
WALLACE — No report was received.