Post Falls passes way to 3rd straight win

- BOYS

POST FALLS — Diego Esquivel had two goals and an assist as the Post Falls Trojans won their third straight game, beating the Lewiston Bengals 4-0 in 5A Inland Empire League play Thursday in Lewiston.

“I think we picked up where we left off at Saint Georges, knocking the ball around,” Post Falls (5-2-0, 2-1-0 5A IEL) coach Gabe Lawson said, referring to a 6-1 win in Spokane on Tuesday. “In the second half we had 73 percent possession of the ball, and it was around 70 for the game. We didn’t give them many opportunities. Our back line is just stellar, and it allows us to do a lot of things going forward.”

Lewiston is 0-4-0 in league.

Post Falls plays host to Coeur d’Alene on Saturday.

First half — 1, PF, Aidan O’Halloran (unassisted), 11:00. 2, PF, Diego Esquivel (penalty kick), 33:00. Second half — 3, PF, Esquivel (Cadin Perry), 53:00. 4, PF, Mckie Gregory (Esquivel), 74:00.

Shots on goal — Lew 6, PF 19.

Saves — Lew, Matt Hersh 10. PF, Tanner McCliment-Call, 1.

St. Maries 4

Lakeland JV 0

ST. MARIES — Sophomores Preston Blood and Trysten Lockridge had two goals each for the Lumberjacks in a win over the Hawks junior varsity at City Park.

“Both Preston and Trysten played really, really well today,” St. Maries coach Chris Renaldo said. “The goals were pretty today. One was on a header, two were on a volley. They were all good goals. Defensively, they’re playing really solid right now.”

St. Maries (6-1) — which has won its last six games via shutout — plays at Timberlake on Tuesday.

First half — 1, SM, Preston Blood (Matt Masterson), 35:00. Second half — 2, SM, Trysten Lockridge (Masterson), 53:00. 3, SM, Blood (Masterson), 56:00. 4, SM, Lockridge (unassisted), 58:00.

Shots on goal — LL 3, SM 13.

Saves — LL, Gage Mattern 5; SM, Ben Bailey 3.

Timberlake 3

Bonners Ferry 1

BONNERS FERRY — Wade Scott scored twice on assists from Denton Meijerink, leading the Tigers past the Badgers in an Intermountain League match.

Kobe Harris scored in the 66th minute — on an assist from Meijerink — for Timberlake (7-2, 4-0 IML), which hosts St. Maries on Tuesday.

First half — 1, TL, Wade Scott (Denton Meijerink), 31:00. 2, BF, Kason Pluid (unassisted), 36:00. Second half — 3, TL, Scott (Meijerink), 43:00. 4, TL, Kobe Harris (Meijerink), 66:00.

Shots on goal — TL 11, BF 8.

Saves — TL, Sheldon Kistler 6, BF, Seth Bateman 5.

- GIRLS

Coeur d’Alene 5

Lakeland 2

RATHDRUM — Once they were scored upon, the Vikings got things going.

Megan Drake put Coeur d’Alene ahead for good in the 37th minute and capped the scoring in the 55th for the Vikings in a nonleague win against the Hawks at Sunrise Rotary Field.

“We came out and tried a couple of different things and got scored on,” Coeur d’Alene coach Andy Vredenburg said. “And that motivated the girls. Once we got scored on, we started picking it up and played with more energy and things started clicking for us. The girls were moving the ball around really well in the second half and it was a good half for us.”

Kylie Hanson had a goal and an assist for Coeur d’Alene (5-3), which hosts Moscow on Tuesday.

Sofi Schnepf opened the scoring in the 12th minute and assisted on another goal for Lakeland (3-5-1), which hosts Moscow in a 4A Inland Empire League match on Saturday.

First half — 1, LL, Sofi Schnepf (Sammi Penick), 12:00. 2, Cd’A, Maddie Morris (Abby Ellison), 16:00. 3, Cd’A, Kylie Hanson (Sarah Swider), 17:00. 4, LL, Megan Rauvola (Schnepf), 24:00. 5, Cd’A, Megan Drake (Kylie Hanson), 37:00. Second half — 6, Cd’A, Erika Skindlov (unassisted), 48:00. 7, Cd’A, Drake (Madison Sorsabal), 55:00.

Shots on goal — Cd’A 20, LL 5.

Saves — Cd’A, Ali Rollins 3, Lilly Foster 2; LL, Alicia Edelblute 15.

Post Falls 2

Lewiston 0

LEWISTON — Rickie Colosimo scored on an assist from Maddy Lasher in the fourth minute and Jazzmin Kernodle scored on an assist from Beth Gimor in the 13th minute to send the Trojans past the Bengals in a 5A Inland Empire League match at Walker Field.

“The girls dug deep and played hard,” Post Falls coach Steve Mills said. “We were down four starters due to injury and illness, plus we played a night game at Lake City the night before. Abby Gennett in the center defense and Maddie Grangaard in the goal have just been fantastic this week.”

Post Falls (2-4-3, 1-1-1 5A IEL) hosts Lewiston on Tuesday.

Cd’A Charter 6

Sandpoint JV 1

COEUR d’ALENE — Eliason Cherrstrom scored a hat trick as the host Panthers beat the Bulldog junior varsity at Community United Methodist Church Field.

“I was pleased to see the player movement that I saw on the field,” Cd’A Charter coach Stacy Smith said. “We struggled with a few technical parts of our game in the first half but were still able to put three away in the half. I was also pleased with our upperclassman leadership and poise on the field. Our younger players seem to rise to the expectations of the upperclassman. Second half we weathered the numbers that Sandpoint sent forward while trying out a couple of different combinations on the field.”

Coeur d’Alene Charter (5-0-1) travels to Orofino on Saturday.

First half — 1, Charter, Elizabeth Lehosit (unassisted), 2:00. 2, Charter, Cali Shipman (E. Lehosit), 9:00. 3, Charter, Eliason Cherrstrom (Sarah Hines), 36:00. Second half — 4, Spt JV, Hope Ambridge (unassisted), 61:00. 5, Charter, Hines (unassisted), 65:00. 6, Charter, Cherrstrom (Jaclynne Lehosit), 68:00. 7, Charter, Cherrstrom (Emma Bartlett), 72:00.

Shots on goal — Spt. JV 1, Charter 15.

Saves — Spt JV, Sunshine Osborn 6; Charter, 0.

St. Maries 6

Kellogg 1

ST. MARIES — German exchange student Janna Oelke had two goals and two assists as the Lumberjacks beat the Wildcats in Intermountain League play.

“She’s starting to play really unselfishly, which is awesome,” St. Maries coach Brad Groce said. “She gets the ball down and usually gets one or two players on her, so it opens it up for someone else. We’ve had three players who have never scored goals, score goals.”

St. Maries (5-2,1, 4-2-1 IML) travels to Timberlake on Tuesday.

First half — 1, SM, Janna Oelke (unassisted), 7:00. 2, SM, Layla Rice (unassisted), 19:00. Second half — 3, SM, Oelke (unassisted), 45:00. 4, Kell, Lora Allred (unassisted) 65:00. 5, SM, Emilie Axelsen (Oelke), 68:00. 6, SM, Bethan Suchoski (Oelke), 70:00. 7, SM, Alena Davenport (unassisted), 72:00.

Shots on goal — Kell 7, SM 33.

Saves — Kell, Shea Curran, 11; SM, Jenna Holder, 5.

Timberlake

at Bonners Ferry

BONNERS FERRY — No report was received.