Lake City fends off Lakeland in softball
LOREN BENOIT/Press Lakeland High shortstop Jaret Taylor throws to first base for the out in a game against Timberlake on Thursday at Lakeland High School.
Timberlake’s Alex Drake tags Lakeland baserunner Tristan Clift at home plate for the out in Thursday’s game at Lakeland High School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lakeland’s Colton Aragon, center, celebrates a sacrifice fly, which scored Collin Bell, right, during Thursday’s game against Timberlake High. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lakeland’s Jaret Taylor delivers a pitch in a game against Timberlake High on Thursday in Rathdrum. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Timberlake’s Jack McDonald delivers a pitch in a game against Lakeland High on Thursday in Rathdrum. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
A Timberlake High baseball player studies the opposing pitcher inside of the on-deck circle in a game against Lakeland. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Timberlake’s Jacob James rounds third base on his way to score a run in Thursday’s game against Lakeland High. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
- SOFTBALL
RATHDRUM — Ashley Kaufman homered and drove in five runs as the visiting Lake City Timberwolves, in their first game in 26 days, beat the Lakeland Hawks 13-4 in a nonleague softball game Thursday.
Kaufman, who finished 4 for 4, hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the fifth for Lake City (6-0). Emma Gray also homered for the T-Wolves, and Jalyssa Beamer went 2 for 2 and scored three runs.
Alaina Pruitt and Harlee See hit back-to-back homers to open the third inning for Lakeland (0-5). See and Hailey Gosch each had two hits for the Hawks.
“It was nice to get back outside with the weather finally cooperating,” said Lake City coach Jesse Lenz, whose teams first five games were played in St. George, Utah, in early March. “Ashley Kaufman had a big day at the plate, and Lakeland was really impressive with their at bats and fielding. We have things to work on, but I think we got better today and were put in situations that will help us in the future.”
Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua was delighted how her team played against a 5A power — particularly after a rough stretch to open the season.
Some position changes helped, she said.
“It’s been really tough because we went from being in the gym to lots of games — the games have been practice for us,” Bevacqua said. “I was really proud of how they did, especially playing an awesome team like Lake City. They did an awesome job.”
Lake City has another extended break before its next game, though not quite as long — the Timberwolves are scheduled to host Coeur d’Alene next Friday in a doubleheader to open 5A Inland Empire League play.
Lakeland is scheduled to host Moscow on Saturday in a doubleheader to open 4A IEL play.
Lake City 322 33 — 13 9 1
Lakeland 004 00 — 4 5 6
Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule.
Ashley Kaufman, Amanda Curry (2), Phoebe Schultz (3) and Jalyssa Beamer; Taylor Woolley and Mia O’Hara.
HITS: LC — Taylor, E. Gray, Beamer 2, Jankay, Kaufman 4. LL — Gosch 2, Pruitt, See 2. 2B — Beamer, Jankay. HR — Kaufman, E. Gray, Pruitt, See.
Kendrick 10
St. Maries 6
JULIAETTA — Gracie Barden hit a three-run homer in a four-run first inning for the Lumberjacks, but the host Tigers answered with four in the bottom of the first en route to the nonleague win.
Amber Rose Walrod went 3 for 4 with two triples and two RBIs for St. Maries (0-2), which is scheduled to play host to Grangeville on Saturday in a doubleheader to begin Central Idaho League play.
St. Maries 410 100 — 6 9 1
Kendrick 412 30x — 10 5 2
Gracie Barden, Cora Peel (4) and Madison Cordell; J. Anderson and M. Sandino.
HITS: SM — Ragan, Cordell, Walrod 3, Barden, Davenport, Peel, Holder. Ken — Anderson 3, Brown 2. 2B — Cordell. 3B — Walrod 2. HR — Barden, Anderson, Brown.
- BASEBALL
Timberlake 10
Lakeland 10 (9 inn.)
RATHDRUM — The good thing for district rivals Timberlake and Lakeland is that both teams got plenty of at-bats in the nonleague game at Gorton Field.
The bad thing — depending on who you ask — is that neither team won.
Addison Balavage hit a two-run single with two outs in the seventh to tie the game for Timberlake (1-5-1), which took the lead on an RBI double by Jack McDonald. Lakeland tied the game on a single by Sean Tierney with two out in the seventh.
“We never quit,” Timberlake coach Cameron Knigge said. “Addison, our No. 9 guy, it was really good for him to come through for his confidence going forward.”
Knigge also coaches in the Northern Lakes American Legion program, which includes players from Lakeland and Timberlake High.
“Nobody likes a tie, but for as hard as both teams played, it was an acceptable outcome,” Knigge said. “We pitched and hit the ball really well, but our defense just needs to play better.”
Collin Bell went 5 for 5 with two runs scored, Colton Aragon and Tristan Clift had two RBIs each for Lakeland (1-5-2), which travels to Post Falls for a doubleheader on Monday starting at 3 p.m.
Timberlake 020 011 330 — 10 8 6
Lakeland 211 101 130 — 10 13 4
Game called after 9 innings due to darkness.
Jack McDonald, Louis Powell (6), Alex Drake (7) and Gage Benefield, Zac Larson (8); Isaac Silva, Jaret Taylor (5), Cam Harris (8) and Colton Aragon.
HITS: TL — McDonald, Drake, Powell 3, Larsen, Benefield, Balavage. LL — Bell 4, Aragon 2, Silva 2, Hegbloom, Clift 2, Tierney 2. 2B — Benefield, Larsen, McDonald, Powell, Silva.
- GOLF
Lake City girls 2nd
at Lewiston invite
LEWISTON — Kyla Currie shot a 76 to pace the Lake City girls to a second place finish in the Lewiston girls Invitational at Bryden Canyon Golf Course.
Marisa Hagerty shot 91 and Echo Anderson 95 for Lake City, which finished four strokes behind Lewiston for the team title with a 362.
“It was a really good start for our girls,” Lake City girls coach Corey Owen said. “They played amazing golf considering most of our practices up to this point have taken place inside our gymnasium. I now having some real high expectations for this team moving forward. It was great to see Kyla, Marisa and Echo turn in good scores today because they worked really hard on their games this winter, and it paid off for them today.”
Martina Hicks shot an 89 for Coeur d’Alene, which finished with 412.
“We didn’t score that bad,” Coeur d’Alene coach Bryan Duncan said. “We’ve got a ways to go, but I think they’ll make it at the end of the season.”
Moscow’s Makena Rauch shot a 6-under 65 to earn medalist honors, one stroke off the course record according to Duncan.
Camden Lenox shot a 91 for Post Falls, which finished third with a 411.
At Bryden Canyon Golf Course, Lewiston
Par 71
TEAM SCORES — 1, Lewiston 358, 2, Lake City 362. 3, Post Falls 411. 4, Coeur d’Alene 412. 5, Coeur d’Alene No. 2 487.
MEDALIST — Makena Rauch, Moscow, 65.
LAKE CITY — Kyla Currie 76, Taryn Cherry 100, Marisa Hagerty 91, Echo Anderson 95, Grace Hite 115.
COEUR d’ALENE — Martina Hicks 89, Marin Rowley 113, Olivia Dixon 111, PJ Gates 116, Holly Hudson 99.
POST FALLS — Camden Lenox 91, Renee Mosby 93, Maya Zane 101, Catherine Gordon 126, Payton Blair 132.
LAKE CITY NO. 2 — Jojo Dodge 89, Lily Kimmel 122, Claire Ramero 124.
COEUR d’ALENE NO. 2 — Clay Cameron 120, Brianna Priest 118, Paige Crabb 121, Kate White 128.
LEWISTON — Kaylee Halstead 91, Megan Light 88, Allison MacMillan 87, Avery Literal 92, Sidney Barden 103.
MOSCOW — Makena Rauch 65, Mia Barrett 114, Marissa Lewis 119.
- TENNIS
Coeur d’Alene 7
Moscow 5
MOSCOW — Madi Whittemore, Abby Markowski and Marriah Piazza each won in girls singles for the Vikings in a win over the Bears at Moscow Junior High.
“Abby, after losing the first set 6-2 and coming back to win, I was really happy with her play today,” Coeur d’Alene girls coach Laura Taylor said. “Both Madi and Marriah played great matches as well today.”
Noah Cobb won in three sets for the Coeur d’Alene boys.
“It was kind of a mixed bag for us, but a good experience,” Coeur d’Alene boys coach Dan O’Connor said. “Moscow’s a good team.”
Coeur d’Alene will compete in the Post Falls tournament on Saturday.
Boys and girls doubles will be held at Coeur d’Alene High, boys and girls singles at Post Falls High and mixed doubles at White Pine Park in Post Falls starting at 9 a.m.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Derek Wendt, Mos, d. Bayley Throm, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2, Noah Cobb, Cd’A, d. Peter Goebel, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4. No. 3, Mattias Cornwall, Mos, d. Justin Jaworski, 6-1, 6-2.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Riley Paine/Benny Kitchell, Mos, d. Kobie DeLeonard/Nez Ogle, 6-0, 6-3. No. 2, Guillermo Fernandez/Wes Sando, Cd’A, d. Treven Gottschalk/Evan Odberg, 6-2, 6-3.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Madi Whittemore, Cd’A, d. Chloe Sampson, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Abby Markowski, Cd’A, d. Katrine Cornwall, 2-6, 6-1, 10-5. No. 3, Marriah Piazza, Cd’A, d. Jayden Pope, 7-5, 6-4.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Kim Gunnerson/Maggie Bloom, Cd’A, d. Chloe White/Nikki Johnson, 6-4, 6-2. No. 2, Ella Fountain/Emilia Fountain, Mos, d. Rachel Hoopman/Emma Childress, 6-2, 5-7, 12-10.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Sammy Eng/Ben Postell, Mos, d. Sarah Swider/Chris Swider, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Sarah Wilkey/Nick Propst, Cd’A, d. Allison Adley/Max Radil, 6-3, 6-2.