Bonners gets past Timberlake
- BASEBALL
SPIRIT LAKE — In a battle of the Goliaths in the Intermountain League baseball ranks, one landed just one more shot than the other.
Chris Sabin hit a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to send the Bonners Ferry Badgers past the Timberlake Tigers 8-7 in a winner-take-all league finale on Wednesday at Timberlake High.
“It was a battle of the Goliaths, and we weren’t as big as the other Goliath today,” Timberlake coach Cameron Knigge said. “Chris’ home run was the difference.”
The teams were scheduled to begin the game on Tuesday at 4 p.m., but a rainstorm delayed the start of the game until 5:30. With the game tied at 7-7 after seven innings on Tuesday, the game was suspended until Wednesday due to darkness.
“Both teams came out ready to go,” Knigge said. “There was no lull or anything like that. They made one play when it counted, and it happened to be in the top of the ninth inning.”
Bonners Ferry (8-1 in IML) will host the 3A District 1 tournament starting Tuesday, hosting fourth-seeded Priest River (0-9 in league) in the opening round. Timberlake (12-5, 7-2) will face third-seeded Kellogg (3-9 in IML) in its opening round game at Bonners Ferry.
“We hope to see them again at districts,” said Knigge of Bonners Ferry. “Bonners Ferry is a very good team from top to bottom, and you’ve got to play near perfect to beat them. We did it once, and came close twice. I told our guys before the game it wasn’t about who wants it more, but just who makes the play when it counts. And they did today.”
Jacob James had three RBIs and Seth Villanpando two RBIs for Timberlake, which visits Lakeland today.
Bonners Ferry 010 002 401 — 8 13 4
Timberlake 102 112 000 — 7 9 1
Will Parr, Mason (6) and Brady Bateman; Jack McDonald, Seth Villanpando (7) and Villanpando, Louis Powell (7). W — Mason. L — Villanpando.
HITS: BF — B. Bateman 3, S. Bateman 2, Walker, Sabin, Fess 2, Mason, T. Bateman 2, Parr. TL — J. McDonald 2, Villanpando 3, Smith, James, Mullin. 2B — B. Bateman, Walker, Fess, James, Villanpando. 3B — Mullin. HR — Sabin.
- GOLF
St. Maries sweeps
teams titles at home
ST. MARIES — The St. Maries boys and girls golf teams claimed team titles by mere strokes at their home tournament at St. Maries Golf Course.
St. Maries edged Wallace 360-362 in boys, and the Lumberjack girls beat Lakeside 402-403.
“Our course wasn’t even playable last week for this,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “The kids have really surprised me this year, with a lot of freshmen and sophomores stepping up and starting to play well right now.”
Hunter Gust of Wallace (boys) and Brooke Stevens of Clark Fork (girls) earned medalist honors.
At St. Maries Golf Course
BOYS
Par 70
5,598 yards
MEDALIST — Hunter Gust, Wallace, 77.
TEAM SCORES — 1, St. Maries 360. 2, Wallace 362. 3, Lakeside 438.
ST. MARIES — Kadin Olson 88, Parker Telford 90, Eric Porter 90, Grant Peet 92, Cooper Daniel 116.
WALLACE — Hunter Gust 77, Josh Allen 84, Logan Hull 97, Hunter Schulz 104, Hayden Hogamier 110.
LAKESIDE — Talon Twoteeth 104, Kenyon Spotted Horse 117, Jasper Abuan 123, Emmitt White 103, Sergio Abuan 114.
GENESIS PREP — Jacob Schultz 83, Jacob Schroeder 88, Sean Murrin 127.
MULLAN — Sam Hess 124.
CLARK FORK — Wade Stevens 89, Jordy Dick 123.
GIRLS
Par 70
5,222 yards
MEDALIST — Brooke Stevens, Clark Fork, 92.
TEAM SCORES — 1, St. Maries 402. 2, Lakeside 403. 3, Wallace 459. 4, Genesis Prep 488.
ST. MARIES — Tabitha Boller 96, Gabrielle Harold 95, Macie Rimel 111, Kassidy Ross 117, Jayden Martin 100.
LAKESIDE — Alyssa SiJohn 95, Mia Pakootas 102, Suzie Pakootas 101, Brooklyn Marchand 105.
WALLACE — Kayla Bayer 98, Jen Hayman 110, Skyler Hill 128, Mackenna Merrick 123.
GENESIS PREP — Josie Scribner 117, Yunji Kim 129, Morgan Dae 112, Jacey Williams 130, Liberty Reidt 137.
CLARK FORK — Brooke Stevens 92, Tessa Sutton 108, Aliha Calleria 125.