Post Falls boys open with shutout
LOREN BENOIT/Press Coeur d’Alene High School midfielder Tierra Lambert, left, dribbles the ball down the field next to Sandpoint defender Kylie Burnett during a match Tuesday at Coeur d’Alene High School.
Zoe Cox of Coeur d’Alene dribbles by Sandpoint defenders Kendall Rubright, far left, and Emma Thielbahr during a match at Coeur d’Alene High School on Tuesday. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
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MOSCOW — With a makeshift roster, the Post Falls Trojans made the most of it in their season opener Tuesday at Moscow Community Playfields.
Aidan O’Halloran and Ethan Lawson had a goal and assist each in the first half as the Trojans beat the Bears 2-0 in a nonleague match.
“We had some kids not ready and our starting centerback has a sprained ankle and was out,” Post Falls coach Gabe Lawson said. “We had to bring up some kids today, and didn’t have a full roster, but the guys made it happen. We were organzied defensively, and when we were on, we were on. The goals we scored were beautiful goals. Moscow’s a good team and gave us a good run today.”
Post Falls travels to Sandpoint next Thursday.
Moscow is 0-2.
First half — 1, PF, Aidan O’Halloran (Ethan Lawson), 15:00. 2, PF, Lawson (O’Halloran), 31:00. Second half — none.
Shots on goal — PF 8, Mos 12.
Saves — PF, Josh Nilson 2, Kael McGowan 2; Mos, Joseph Colter, 3.
Coeur d’Alene 4
Sandpoint 0
SANDPOINT — In their season opener, the visiting Vikings scored twice in each half and blanked the Bulldogs in nonleague play.
No other information was available.
Coeur d’Alene plays host to Moscow on Saturday.
Lewiston 6
Lakeland 1
LEWISTON — Emma Kyei scored a hat trick as the Bengals downed the visiting Hawks in nonleague play at Walker Field.
Lakeland travels to Timberlake on Thursday.
First half — 1, Lew, Emma Kyei, 8:00. 2, Lew, Aiden Brogan (Sammi Miller), 29:00. Second half — 3, Lew, Kyei (Miller), 43:00. 4, Lew, Kyei (Drew Scrosehein), 54:00. 5, Lew, Brayden Pederson (Kyei), 55:00. 6, Lew, Kale Witt (Brogan), 63:00. 7, LL, unknown, 72:00.
Shots on goal — LL 3, Lew 13.
Saves — LL, 10; Lew, Kyson Barden, 2.
Timberlake 6
Priest River 2
PRIEST RIVER — Wade Scott scored two goals for the Tigers, who improved to 2-0 on the season and in Intermountain League play with a win over the Spartans.
Timberlake hosts Lakeland on Thursday.
First half — TL, Wade Scott (unassisted), 15:00. 2, TL, Blake Miller (unassisted), 25:00. 3, TL, Scott (unassisted), 29:00. Second half — 4, TL, Erik Gray (unassisted), 54:00. 5, TL, Caleb Harris (unassisted), 57:00. 6, PR, Cameron Bell (Bowen Fegert), 71:00. 7, PR, Bell (Fegert), 76:00. 8, TL, Alex Bailey (unassisted), 79:00.
Shots on goal — TL 33, 7.
Saves — TL, unknown, 6; PR, unknown, 2.
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Sandpoint 3
Coeur d’Alene 0
COEUR d’ALENE — Hattie Larson stopped all 15 shots for the visiting Bulldogs in a win over the Vikings in a nonleague match at Coeur d’Alene High.
“The first half was a struggle for us,” Coeur d’Alene coach Andy Vredenburg said after his team’s season opener. “Hats off to (Sandpoint coach) Conor (Baranski), they played a formation that we weren’t expecting to see and played an extra player in the midfield. It took us a while to figure out how to defend it. I was happy with how we played in the second half, but just couldn’t get it in the back of the net.”
Coeur d’Alene travels to Moscow on Saturday.
Sandpoint (2-0) travels to Post Falls next Tuesday.
First half — 1, Spt, Holly Kassa (unassisted), 22:00. Second half — 2, Spt, Hannah Eddy (unassisted), 56:00. 3, Spt, Emi Lynch (Erin Eddy), 78:00.
Shots on goal — Spt 10, Cd’A 15.
Saves — Spt, Hattie Larson, 15; Cd’A, Lily Foster, 7.
Moscow 4
Post Falls 0
POST FALLS — Ally Gerke scored a pair of goals as the visiting Bears beat the Trojans in the season opener for both teams.
“Tonight we were missing a couple of key starters that were not yet game eligible, but the girls that did play really worked hard,” Post Falls coach Steve Mills said. “I’m proud of their effort. I saw a lot of positive things from them tonight that we can build on. They passed and possessed the ball well; we just need to work on finishing the play.”
Post Falls returns to action next Tuesday at home vs. Sandpoint.
First half — 1, Mos, Gabriella Eldridge (Emily Stubbers), 19:00. 2, Mos, Ally Gerke (Ava Hicke), 22:00. Second half — 3, Mos, Gerke (unassisted), 52:00. 4, Mos, Hicke (unassisted), 71:00.
Shots on goal — Mos 14, PF 1.
Saves — Mos 1, PF, Ashley Grant 10.
Lewiston 1
Lakeland 0
RATHDRUM — The visiting Bengals scored the game’s lone goal in the fourth minute and went on to beat the Hawks in nonleague play at Sunrise Rotary Fields.
Lakeland (0-1) travels to Timberlake on Thursday.
First half — Lew, Hailey Skinner, 4:00. Second half — none.
Shots on goal — Lew 8, LL 5.
Saves — Lew, Madison Arlint 5; LL, J. Pluid 7.
Timberlake 3
Priest River 2
PRIEST RIVER — The visiting Tigers improved to 2-0 on the season and in Intermountain League play with a win over the Spartans.
Further information was not available.
Timberlake hosts Lakeland on Thursday.