Coeur d'Alene boys win Sandpoint invite
Courtesy photo The Coeur d’Alene boys golf team claimed first place at Monday’s Sandpoint invitational. From left: Coach Bryan Duncan, Wyatt Williams, Brayden Ogle, Cole Jaworski, Jackson Davenport, Sam Johnson, Trace Goucher, Coach Chase Bennett.
Courtesy photo The Coeur d’Alene girls golf team finished third at Monday’s Sandpoint Invitational. From left: Coach Bryan Duncan, Marin Rowley, Martina Hicks, Olivia Dixon, PJ Gates, Holly Hudson, Brianna Priest, Coach Chase Bennett.
GOLF
BLANCHARD — Battling strong winds and a nine-team field, the Coeur d’Alene boys had three scores in the 70s to win the Sandpoint Invitational on Monday at StoneRidge Golf Course in Blanchard.
Cole Jaworski (74), Jackson Davenport (77) and Brayden Ogle (78) led the way for the Vikings varsity. And although he was competing as an individual, CHS freshman Trace Goucher fired an 80 for his best score of the season.
“Considering the conditions, I was pretty pleased with our scores,” Vikings coach Bryan Duncan said. “Some of the greens (at StoneRidge) are in rough shape after the winter we had, so everybody had to adjust their putting.”
Lake City’s Cameron Johnson continued his strong play, shooting a 1-over-par 72 to earn medalist honors.
“The kids battled some tough conditions today. Cameron Johnson has been playing really good golf lately and he continued that today with a 72 which was the lowest round for the boys,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “Both the boys and the girls need to have a good week of practice if we are going to compete for the district title Monday.”
Post Falls’ boys (322) edged Lake City (323) by a stroke to claim second, led by Jacob Glenn’s 76.
In girls’ play, Lewiston topped Lake City for the girls team title, with Moscow’s Makena Rauch shooting a 75 to finish far ahead of the other girls golfers.
Coeur d’Alene took third and their coach was pleased to see continued improvement from the Vikings.
“The girls have knocked 50 strokes off their team score from the start of the season,” Duncan said. “They’re now in the hunt to qualify for state.”
The 5A regional tournament for North Idaho is Monday, May 6, at Coeur d’Alene Public Golf Course.
Before that, area teams will compete on Friday — the boys squads in a 26-team event at The Links, and the girls teams in a tournament at Twin Lakes Village.
BOYS TEAM SCORES — 1. Coeur d’Alene 312, 2. Post Falls 322, 3. Lake City 323, 4. Lewiston 344, 5. Moscow 356, 6. Lakeland 368, 7. Sandpoint 371, 8. Priest River 403, 9. Bonners Ferry 493.
Medalist — Cameron Johnson, Lake City, 72.
COEUR d’ALENE — Williams 83, Ogle 78, Davenport 77, Jaworski 74, Johnson 86.
POST FALLS — Glenn 76, Torgerson 84, Mosby 77, John Gordon 85, James Gordon 89.
LAKE CITY — Johnson 72, Chapman 75, Sandford 81, Barrett 95, Lee 96.
LEWISTON — Buddell 78, Selby 83, Rasmusen 91, Thompson 95, Goechner 92.
MOSCOW — Brown 73, Beebe 88, Parson 97, Nielson 98, Kees 100.
LAKELAND — Waddington 93, Edwards 95, Elmore 89, Schneider 91, O’Neal 100.
SANDPOINT — Johnson 93, Darling 101, Macdonald 89, Wilks 95, McCutchan 94.
PRIEST RIVER — Salesky 97, Zapfe 97, Fagert 96, Patterson 123, Gamber 113.
BONNERS FERRY — Iacolucci 95, Youngwirth 129, Robinson 137, Beazler 132.
GIRLS TEAMS SCORES — 1. Lewiston 365, 2. Lake City 368, 3. Coeur d’Alene 382, 4. Post Falls 402, 5. Sandpoint 406, 6. Lakeland 433.
Medalist — Makena Rauch, Moscow, 75.
LEWISTON — Light 95, Halstead 89, MacMillan 85, Literal 98, Barden 96.
LAKE CITY — Currie 86, Hagerty 90, Cherry 97, Dodge 95, Himmel 113.
COEUR d’ALENE — Hicks 94, Hudson 102, Rowley 101, Dixon 96, Gates 91.
POST FALLS — Lenox 99, Zane 92, Mosby 108, Gordon 103, Blair 111.
SANDPOINT — Larson 103, Deprez 100, Neuder 100, Hanning 103, Lish 116.
LAKELAND — Suha 107, Higbee 102, Kelleher 113, Gorton 111, Friddle 122.
BASEBALL
Timberlake 4-4, Sandpoint 1-10
SPIRIT LAKE — A dominant pitching performance by Jack McDonald coupled with two clutch at-bats helped the host Tigers earn a nonconference win in Monday’s opener. Sandpoint used nine hits and took advantage of five Timberlake errors to claim the nightcap.
McDonald earned the complete game victory in game one, allowing only one run, three hits and one walk while striking out 14 Bulldogs.
“Jack was really dealing today,” Tigers coach Cameron Knigge said.
Timberlake took control of the game in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, sophomore Jacob Hessing laid down a “perfect” suicide squeeze bunt to score the first run of the game, Knigge said. The next hitter, fellow sophomore Alex Drake, belted a two-run single to put the hosts ahead, 3-0.
“We had two really big, back-to-back at-bats by our two sophomores,” Knigge added.
In game two, Sandpoint’s Tyler Lehman threw five shutout innings, allowing only three hits while striking out nine. Billy Brackett went 3-for-4 at the plate for the Bulldogs, knocking in three runs.
Timberlake (12-7-1 overall, 10-0 Intermountain League) visits IML foe Priest River for a doubleheader today.
FIRST GAME
Sandpoint 000 000 1 — 1 3 2
Timberlake 000 310 x — 4 6 3
Ethan Butler, Caleb Davis (5) and Auggie Lehman; Jack McDonald and Louis Powell. W — McDonald. L — Butler.
HITS — Spt, T. Lehman, Garcia, Stockton; TL, Knerr 2, James 2, Powell, Drake. 3B — Stockton.
SECOND GAME
Sandpoint 301 104 1 — 10 9 0
Timberlake 000 004 0 — 4 5 5
Tyler Lehman, Max Thielbahr (6) and Trevor Brackett; Zac Larsen, Louis Powell (5) and Gage Benefield. W — Lehman. L — Larsen.
HITS — Spt, B. Brackett 3, Thielbahr 2, T. Lehman, Garcia, Stockton, Arroyo; TL, McDonald 2, Harris 2, Larsen. 2B — Arroyo.
St. Maries 11-8
Grangeville 1-4
KAMIAH — The Lumberjacks swept the Bulldogs in Central Idaho League play to earn the top seed to next week’s 2A District 1-2 tournament.
St. Maries (7-3, 4-2 CIL) and Grangeville (9-8, 4-2) tied for first in league, but St. Maries earned the top seed by beating Grangeville in two of their three league meetings.
The district tourney is next Monday and Tuesday at St. Maries City Park.
No other information was immediately available.
TENNIS
Post Falls 7
Lakeland 5
RATHDRUM — The Trojans swept in girls doubles and mixed doubles to edge the Hawks.
“Post Falls and Lakeland match up very well — there was some very good tennis being played by both teams,” Lakeland coach Tyler Jacobs said. “Kelsey Brumbles and Emily Schlotthauer put on a fantastic match — both were hitting amazing groundstrokes at all angles.”
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Sammie Schumacker, PF, d. Cece Viebrock, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2, Kelsey Brumbles, LL, d. Emily Schlotthauer, 8-7, 0-6, 10-8 (tiebreaker). No. 3, Bailey Givens, PF, d. Desiree Zito 6-6, 10-4
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Kaisa Stowers/Amber Steenburgh, PF, d. Anna Altsuler/Rachel Moen, 6-2, 6-1. No. 2, Kailey Moors/Molly Barkley, PF, d. Briley Harris/Elle Brown, 6-0, 6-0.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Nathen Peck, LL, d. Justin Wiggers, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Carson Schertz, PF, d. Kong Jaturanot, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2, Brandon Strietzel, LL, d. Brady Christiansen, 6-2, 6-4.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, David Durfee/Caleb Pearson, LL, d. Josiah Shields/Malakai Verduzco, 6-4, 6-2. No. 2, Nicholas-John Zubaly/Blaise Wright, LL, d. Ryan Nearing/Noah Meredith (PF) 6-4, 7-5.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Nic McLeod/Courtney Finney, PF, d. Abbie Gangier/Blaise Wright, 6-2, 6-3. No. 2, Braxton Zirker/Charlee Bastedo, PF, d. Brady Manko/Jessica Daniels, 3-6, 6-1, 12-10 (tiebreaker).