Coeur d'Alene tops Post Falls in 'Volleyball 4 the Cure' match
POST FALLS — On a night that was much bigger than volleyball, the Coeur d’Alene Vikings got 14 kills and seven blocks from Elly Schraeder in a 25-22, 25-13, 26-28, 25-19 victory over the Post Falls Trojans in the “Volleyball 4 the Cure” match for cancer awareness Thursday night at The Arena.
Taylin Rowley added 13 kills and five aces for Coeur d’Alene (18-5, 3-1 5A Inland Empire League). Courtney Garwood had 15 assists, 12 digs and three aces, Lili Hare six blocks, Lauren Phillips 20 assists, Maggie Bloom 13 digs.
“Schraeder was tough in the middle; she really hit the ball hard,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “Their libero, Maggie Bloom, she was passing nails in the back row. We only had two aces the entire night.”
For Post Falls (8-11, 0-4), Maya Blake had 19 kills, Kassie Gardiner 21 assists, Aly Carpenter 13 digs. Brielle Nagel and Brooklyn Minden had one ace each, and Kamden Fiddes, Laura Moler and Madi John had one block each.
The Trojans, who dug themselves holes in the first two sets, were down by four points late in the third set, before battling back to extend the match.
“I was proud of their grit,” Barkley said. “We got thumped in that second set pretty hard, and they responded to our pep talk.”
Barkley praised the huge crowd, and said “the student sections for both schools were amazing.”
The total amount raised was still being determined. As part of the proceeds, the teams donated $500 to a family in Post Falls whose daughter is battling cancer.
“It was nice to give back to the community,” Barkley said. “Obviously disappointed in the loss, but this is bigger than volleyball.”
On Tuesday, Coeur d’Alene plays host to Sandpoint, and Post Falls is home vs. 5A IEL-leading Lake City.
Lakeland d.
Bonners Ferry
RATHDRUM — Olivia Cooper had five aces and 14 digs as the host Hawks swept the Badgers 25-14, 25-9, 25-13 in nonleague play at Hawk Gym.
Katy Ryan had 18 kills for Lakeland (13-10). Abbey Neff had 26 assists, Bethany Johnson four blocks.
“Our girls played well tonight,” Lakeland coach Kelsie Badger said. “We served aggressively and controlled the tempo on our side of the net. Ryan had some great kills. I’m very proud of our girls tonight.”
Lakeland travels to Moscow on Tuesday.
Timberlake d.
Priest River
PRIEST RIVER — Kylie Marneris and Jaycie Pratt each had 17 digs and one ace as the visiting Tigers defeated the Spartans 25-21, 27-25, 25-20 in Intermountain League play.
Taylor Suko had 12 kills and an ace for Timberlake (10-11, 5-1 IML). Brooke Jessen had four blocks, 17 digs and an ace, and Sami Wilfong had 13 assists.
Priest River is 1-4 in league.
Timberlake plays host to St. Maries on Tuesday, then travels to IML-leading Kellogg on Wednesday.
Kellogg d.
Cd’A Charter
COEUR d’ALENE — Maddie Kociela had nine kills, Rylee Peterson five kills for the Panthers in a 25-19, 25-18, 25-10 loss to the Intermountain League-leading Wildcats (6-0) at Holy Family Catholic School.
“I thought we played them well in the first two games,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Cindy Beyer said. “We dug ourselves a hole in the third set, but came back and competed. We just didn’t pass well at all in that third game, but we showed we can fight and play with them.”
Quincy Rigg had 14 assists and Taylor Peterson six digs for Coeur d’Alene Charter (9-4, 2-4 IML), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.
Mullan d.
Lakeside
MULLAN — The Tigers held off the Knights 3-2 in North Star League play at the Mullan Pavilion.
Further information was not available.
Lakeside (5-11, 3-3 NSL) travels to Wallace next Thursday.
Mullan is 4-5, 3-4.