Post Falls nabs third seed to regionals
POST FALLS — Brielle Nagel had 14 kills, Maya Blake 12 for the Post Falls Trojans in a 25-12, 25-18, 25-17 senior night win over the Lewiston Bengals in the 5A Inland Empire League finale for both schools Tuesday.
The win clinched the the third seed for the Trojans to the Region 1 tournament starting Saturday.
“From the start, we just came out with a lot of emotion,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “All four of our seniors (Ali Carpenter, Kailey Moors, Amber Steenburgh and Madi John) played with a lot of heart tonight.”
Carpenter had five aces and nine digs, Moors 12 digs, Kassie Gardiner 20 assists, Brooke Minden 18 assists and Rylee Hartwig three blocks for Post Falls (10-12, 1-5 5A IEL), which opens regionals at Lake City on Saturday at 1 p.m.
“Our serve-receive was spot on, and we were on fire pretty much the entire night tonight,” Barkley said. “A lot of times, it can go two ways, and it went our way tonight. The girls wanted to get a big win on their last night on this court, and they did.”
Lewiston (1-5 in league) will be the fourth seed to regionals, and travel to Coeur d’Alene on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Lakeland d.
Timberlake
RATHDRUM — Daphne Carroll had 21 kills, nine digs and six aces as the host Hawks swept the Tigers 25-21, 26-24, 25-14 in nonleague play on senior night at Hawk Court.
Katy Ryan added eight kills and three blocks for Lakeland (16-10). Abbey Neff had 26 assists and five aces, Olivia Cooper 13 digs.
“It was an emotional night for our seniors, but I am happy how all our seniors played,” Lakeland coach Kelsie Badger said. “Everyone came together and worked hard for our seniors. I’m very proud of our girls.”
For Timberlake (11-13), Taylor Suko had nine kills and two aces, Brooke Jessen eight kills and one block, Kylie Marneris 14 digs.
Timberlake travels to Bonners Ferry on Thursday to conclude Intermountain League play.
Lakeland returns to action next Thursday in the championship match of the 4A Region 1 tournament, playing the winner of next Tuesday’s Sandpoint-Moscow match.
Lakeside d.
Kootenai
PLUMMER — Senior Tenley Lambert had five kills, four digs, seven aces and was 17 for 17 on serves for the Knights in a 25-9, 25-10, 25-23 win over the Warriors in North Star League play at Ron Miller Court.
“She played really well all-around tonight,” Lakeside coach Brad Veile said. “She passed the ball well, served well and hit well. The entire team played well tonight. They played loose and had a good time out there.”
Kria Peters had five kills and 16 assists and Nicole Middleton was 10 for 10 on serves for Lakeside (6-11, 3-3 NSL), which hosts Wallace on Thursday.
Lakeside can clinch the second seed to the 1A Division II District 1 tournament on Oct. 26 at Clark Fork with a win over Wallace on Thursday, or in Saturday’s rescheduled match at Wallace. Should the Miners sweep, Lakeside and Mullan will flip a coin to determine the second and fourth seed.
Kootenai (1-9, 0-8) will visit the fourth seed in a 1A Division II District 1 tournament match next Wednesday.