Coeur d'Alene girls capture 5A district title
5A
LEWISTON — It’s not how you start, but how you finish.
The finish — at least to this point — has been a pretty good one for the Coeur d’Alene girls tennis team.
Coeur d’Alene, behind a girls singles title by sophomore Madi Whittemore and runner-up finish by Kim Gunnerson and Maggie Bloom in girls doubles, won the 5A District 1-2 title on Saturday at Lewiston High.
“Watching Madi play today, it was amazing,” Coeur d’Alene girls coach Laura Taylor said. “She just played incredible, did her thing and dominated the match. It was great to see. I was really happy with all of our girls. They’ve worked hard all season. With the way they held their composure with the practices they didn’t have because of weather, it was fabulous for them. I was excited for all of them and how they played.”
The mixed doubles team of Chris Swider and Sarah Swider for Coeur d’Alene also won a district title.
Noah Cobb finished third in boys singles to qualify for state.
“He played his best match of the year and really put a complete game together,” Coeur d’Alene boys coach Dan O’Connor said. “He’s a machine and just keeps finding ways to win. He’s been really consistent all year and it came together for him at districts.”
Guillermo Fernandez and Kobie DeLeonard finished fourth to also qualify.
“They had a good tournament and season,” O’Connor said. “We’re hoping for good things for them at state.”
For Lake City, Chloe Teets and Schreyer Jones (girls doubles) and Gabe Gates and Leon Fleck (boys doubles) won district titles.
The top four finishers at regionals qualify for state, beginning Friday at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club.
Team scores were unavailable.
Top 4 to state
BOYS SINGLES
Championship — Austin Gomez, Lew, d. Jack DuCoeur, Lake City, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Third/fourth place — Noah Cobb, Coeur d’Alene, d. Jacob Janzen, Lake City, 6-1, 6-0.
GIRLS SINGLES
Championship — Madi Whittemore, Coeur d’Alene, d. Ryley Carper, Lewiston, 6-0, 6-0. Third/fourth place — Zannah Castenada, Lake City, d. Kiki Cates, Lake City, no score provided.
BOYS DOUBLES
Championship — Gabe Gates/Leon Fleck, Lake City, d. Paul Wineinger/Daniel Olvera, Lake City, 6-1, 6-2. Third/fourth place — Noakes/Garcia, Lewiston, d. Kobie DeLeonard/Guillermo Fernandez, Coeur d’Alene, 6-3, 6-2.
GIRLS DOUBLES
Championship — Chloe Teets/Schreyer Jones, Lake City, d. Kim Gunnerson/Maggie Bloom, 6-1, 7-5. Third/fourth place — Boudreaux/Paulson, Lewiston, d. Kaisa Stowers/Amber Steenburgh, Post Falls, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
MIXED DOUBLES
Championship — Chris Swider/Sarah Swider, Coeur d’Alene, d. Parkey/Parkey, Lewiston, 6-3, 6-2. Third-fourth place — Sarah Wilkey/Nez Ogle, Coeur d’Alene, d. Nick Brown/Breanna Torres, Lake City, by default.
4A
Lakeland boys
win district title
RATHDRUM — Lakeland won the boys title and achieved a couple milestones at the 4A District 1-2 tournament which concluded Saturday at Lakeland High.
Sandpoint won the girls team title.
Lakeland produced its first regional champions in school history in boys doubles, as Cody Wilding and David Durfee knocked off top-seeded Declan Plummer and Christian Story of Sandpoint in the final.
Lakeland is also sending its first girls player to state in Abbie Gagnier, who teamed with Caleb Pearson to finish second in mixed doubles.
“I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of this program, or more thankful to be these players’ coach,” second-year Lakeland coach Tyler Jacobs said. “It’s truly an honor to be a part of what they have worked so hard for. Honestly, I was glad I was wearing sunglasses so they couldn’t see me get all misty-eyed when they came off the courts victorious.”
Jenny Slaveck of Sandpoint won a district title in girls singles, and Bulldogs Allura Livingston and Tessa Beeman teamed to win in girls doubles.
The top two finishers advance to state Friday and Saturday at Timberline High in Boise.
BOYS TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 41. 2, Moscow 29. 3, Sandpoint 22.
GIRLS TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 52. 2, Moscow 32. 3, Lakeland 18.
Top 2 to state
BOYS SINGLES
Championship (winner to state) — Derek Wendt, Moscow, d. Nathan Peck, Lakeland, 6-2, 6-2. Second place (winner to state) — Peck, Lakeland, d. Peter Goebel, Moscow, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
GIRLS SINGLES
Championship (winner to state) — Jenny Slaveck, Sandpoint, d. Hadley Goodvin, Sandpoint, 6-1, 6-0. Second place (winner to state) — Goodvin, Sandpoint, d. Chloe Sampson, Moscow, 6-3, 6-1.
BOYS DOUBLES
Championship (winner to state) — David Durfee/Cody Wilding, Lakeland, d. Declan Plummer/Christian Story, Sandpoint, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Second place (winner to state) — Riley Paine/Mattias Cornwall, Moscow, d. Plummer/Story, Sandpoint, 6-4, 6-3.
GIRLS DOUBLES
Championship (winner to state) — Allura Livingston/Tessa Beeman, Sandpoint, d. Cece Viebrock/Anna Altsuler, Lakeland, 6-0, 6-2. Second place (winner to state) — Chloe White/Nikki Johnson, Moscow, d. Viebrock/Altsuler, Lakeland, 6-0, 6-2.
MIXED DOUBLES
Championship (winner to state) — Ben Postell/Sammy Eng, Moscow, d. Seifert/Korn, Sandpoint, 6-2, 6-3. Second place (winner to state) — Abbie Gagnier/Caleb Pearson, Lakeland, d. Seifert/Korn, Sandpoint, 6-4, 6-2.
3A
Cd’A Charter
wins district title
COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene Charter won the team title and produced three champions at the 3A District 1-2 tennis tournament.
Hannah Burt (girls singles), Megan MacKinney and Olivia Chang (girls doubles) and Brandon King and Gabriel Kamalani (boys doubles) won district titles for the Panthers, who totaled 107 points, 25 more than second-place Grangeville.
All told, Charter qualified four doubles teams, and three in singles, to state.
Clark Fork qualified a pair of doubles teams to state.
The top five finishers advance to state this Friday and Saturday at Ridgevue High in Nampa and Sage Valley Middle School in Caldwell.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene Charter 107. 2, Grangeville 82. 3, Clearwater Valley 76. 4, Culdesac 26. 5, Clark Fork 24. 6, Orofino 16.
Top 5 to state
BOYS SINGLES
Championship — Trayse Mangun, Clearwater Valley, d. Ian Fleming, Cd’A Charter, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Third/fourth place — Gabe Kirish, Clearwater Valley, d. Logan Koenig, Cd’A Charter, 6-3, 7-5. Fifth place — Tiyapo Campbell, Culdesac, d. Sebastian Darwish, Grangeville, 6-1, 6-2.
GIRLS SINGLES
Championship — Hannah Burt, Cd’A Charter, d. Chloe Dame, Grangeville, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Third/fourth place — Hernyanie Henke, Grangeville, d. Elise Andrews, Clearwater Valley, 6-0, 6-0. Fifth place — Alleyna Edmondson, Grangeville, d. Emma Knapton, Clearwater Valley, 6-1, 6-0.
BOYS DOUBLES
Championship — Gabriel Kamalani/Brandon King, Cd’A Charter, d. D. Parker/T. Stang, Culdesac, 6-4, 6-3. Third/fourth place — W. Simko/B. Williams, Clark Fork, d. L. Bishop/O. Ruklic, Grangeville, 6-0, 6-1. Fifth place — B. Gomez/D. Kinsley, Grangeville, d. Lucas Cheeley/Henry Tran, Cd’A Charter, 6-0, 2-6, (10-6 tiebreaker).
GIRLS DOUBLES
Championship — Olivia Chang/Megan MacKinney, Charter, d. J. Forsmann/J. Toston, Grangeville, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Third/fourth place — K. Kitchen/M. Roever, Orofino, d. M. Roberts/G. VanGuten, Grangeville, 6-1, 6-3. Fifth place — E. Kiebert/L. Simko, Clark Fork, d. E. Lambert/S. McMahon, 4-6, 6-4 (10-8 tiebreaker).
MIXED DOUBLES
Championship — M. Herrick/J. Nuxoll, Clearwater Valley, d. Lauren Faulkner/Nemo Vest Wu, Cd’A Charter, 6-4, 6-1. Third/fourth place — D. Gorges/L. Frances, Clearwater Valley, d. A. Mangun/J. Francis, Clearwater Valley, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Fifth place — Simone Johnson/Dylan McCaughan, Cd’A Charter, d. M. Krieger/J. Loughran, Clearwater Valley, 6-4, 6-4.