Coeur d'Alene boys score late to top Lewiston

• BOYS

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Vikings finally broke a scoreless tie with two goals in the last three minutes to beat the Lewiston Bengals 2-0 in a 5A Inland Empire League soccer match Tuesday which included a car crashing into the fence surrounding the field late in the first half.

Gabe Nazemi corraled a cross from Cameron Dance in a crowd and beat Lewiston keeper Matthew Hersh to the lower left-hand corner of the goal for the game’s first goal in the 77th minute for Coeur d’Alene (6-0, 2-0 5A IEL).

“We had a lot of opportunities to score, and were taking a lot of shots, and the Lewiston keeper was doing a fantastic job stopping them,” said Coeur d’Alene assistant coach Bruce Twitchell, who was subbing for head coach Jeff Lake, who missed the game due to illness.

With just over a minute left in the first half, a car just north of the roundabout on Fourth Street crashed into the fence, near the southeast corner of the field and near the Lewiston bench. Coaches from both teams rushed to the driver’s aid, and the driver was still being attended to by emergency personnel as the second half began.

“The kids were definitely thinking of something else,” Twitchell said of that portion of the game.

Lewiston is 0-3 in league.

Coeur d’Alene plays at Post Falls on Saturday.

First half — none. Second half — 1, Cd’A, Gabe Nazemi (Cameron Dance), 77:00. 2, Cd’A, Kyler Sorenson (Dance), 79:00.

Shots on goal — Lew 7, Cd’A 15

Saves — Lew, Matthew Hersh 11; Cd’A, Shawn McKeeken 7.

Post Falls 6

Saint George’s 1

SPOKANE — Things are starting to click for the Trojans after a few postponements due to poor air quality.

And it couldn’t have came at a better time.

Diego Esquivel recorded a hat trick in the Trojans’ win over the Dragons. Post Falls held the host school to two shots on goal.

“Overall, the defense has been excellent with Kyle Sanchez leading the pack,” Post Falls coach Gabe Lawson said. “They struggled to generate anything and our creativity was the best I’ve seen. We’re starting to click on the field and it’s starting to happen little by little. We had to cancel three matches (due to smoke), and it’s been a struggle not being able to practice outside this season, but we saw tonight it’s starting to happen.”

Post Falls (3-2) hosts Lewiston on Thursday.

First half — 1, PF, Ethan Lawson (Diego Esquivel), 8:00. 2, PF, Esquivel (Aidan O’Halloran), 14:00. 3, SG, Mitch Ward (unassisted), 21:00. 4, PF, Esquivel (Lawson), 32:00. 5, PF, Cadin Perry (Eli Gregory), 38:00. Second half — 6, PF, Bryce Davis (unassisted), 70:00. 7, PF, Esquivel (Mckie Gregory), 78:00.

Shots on goal — PF 18, SG 2.

Saves — PF, Tanner McCliment-Call 1; SG, Ethan Johnson 6.

St. Maries 5

Orofino 0

OROFINO — The Lumberjacks extended their shutout streak to five straight matches, beating the Maniacs in an Intermountain League match at Orofino Elementary School.

“It was a well-balanced game,” St. Maries coach Chris Renaldo said. “The boys did their job, switched at the point of attack and the defense was good once again.”

Ben Bailey had four saves for St. Maries (5-1, 5-1 IML), which hosts the Lakeland JV at City Park on Thursday.

First half — 1, SM, Trysten Lockridge (Matt Masterson), 10:00. 2, SM, Masterson (Dylan Sotin), 30:00. Second half — 3, SM, Sotin (penalty kick), 57:00. 4, SM, Tyler Martin (David Warnken), 66:00. 5, SM, Warnken (unassisted), 70:00.

Shots on goal — SM 17, Oro 5.

Saves — SM, Ben Bailey 4; Oro, Caleb Gugger 9.

Priest River at

Timberlake, ppd.

SPIRIT LAKE — The Intermountain League soccer match between the Spartans and Tigers was postponed and rescheduled for Monday.

- GIRLS

Coeur d’Alene 5

Lewiston 1

LEWISTON — After allowing a goal in the third minute, the Vikings took control and made it fun to watch for coach Andy Vredenburg.

Abby Ellison scored two goals, Kylie Hanson had two assists and the Vikings beat the Bengals in a 5A Inland Empire League match at Walker Field.

“It’s always tough coming to Lewiston, but the girls showed up today,” Vredenburg said. “We controlled most of the game, the defense really stepped up and everything was cooking for us. It was fun to watch.”

Ali Rollins had eight saves for Coeur d’Alene (4-3, 2-0 5A IEL), which travels to Lakeland on Thursday.

Lewiston is 0-1 in league and hosts Post Falls on Thursday.

First half — 1, Lew, Cassidy Bardertscher (unassisted), 3:00. 2, Cd’A, Abby Ellison (Kylie Hanson), 12:00. 3, Cd’A, Zoe Cox (Sarah Swider), 27:00. Second half — 4, Cd’A, Megan Drake (Hanson), 41:00. 5, Cd’A, Ellison (Erika Skindlov), 44:00. 6, Cd’A, Madison Sorsabal (Jordan Roth), 73:00.

Shots on goal — Cd’A 15, Lew 9.

Saves — Cd’A, Ali Rollins 8; Lew, Cass Williamson 10.

Cd’A Charter 11

Bonners Ferry 0

COEUR d’ALENE — Cali Shipman had a hat trick and an assist, and Eliason Cherrstrom, Sarah Hines and Mia Maldonado each scored twice as the Panthers beat the Badgers in Intermountain League play at Community United Methodist Church Field.

Coeur d’Alene Charter (4-0-1, 4-0-1 IML) travels to Orofino on Saturday.

First half — 1, Charter, Eliason Cherrstrom (Sarah Hines), 5:00. 2, Charter, Olivia Chang (unassisted), 21:00. 3, Charter, Cali Shipman (Elizabeth Lehosit), 24:00. 4, Charter, Shipman (Lehosit), 27:00. 5, Charter, Hines (Emma Bartlett), 36:00. 6, Charter, Cherrstrom (Kate Nicklay), 40:00 Second half — 7, Charter, E. Lehosit (Hines), 45:00. 8, Charter, Hines (Shipman), 47:00. 9, Charter, Shipman (unassisted), 50:00. 10, Charter, Mia Maldonado (K. Nicklay), 58:00. 11, Charter, Maldonado (Chang), 67:00.

Shots on goal — not reported.

Saves — not reported.

St. Maries 5

Lakeland JV 0

ST. MARIES — Bethan Suchowski started like a flash of lightning, then another bolt halted the match at halftime.

Suchowski recorded a hat trick in the first 16 minutes for the Lumberjacks in a win over the Hawks junior varsity at City Park in a match called at halftime due to lightning in the area.

“Bethan did a good job of making good, solid runs and getting into the right position,” St. Maries coach Brad Groce said. “She played the ball well to herself, and finished well.”

Cassie Blakenship closed the first half with a pair of goals for St. Maries (4-2-1), which hosts Kellogg on Thursday.

First half — 1, SM, Bethan Suchowski (unassisted), 11:00. 2, SM, Suchowski (unassisted), 12:00. 3, SM, Suchowski (unassisted), 16:00. 4, SM, Cassie Blankenship (Aubree Osier), 25:00. 5, SM, Blankenship (Beth Lindberg), 36:00. Second half — not played.

Shots on goal — LL 2, SM 13.

Saves — LL, Keelie Brisk 3; SM, Jenna Holder 1.

Priest River at

Timberlake, ppd.

SPIRIT LAKE — The Intermountain League match between the Spartans and Tigers was postponed and rescheduled for Monday.