PREP VOLLEYBALL: Timberlake hands Bonners Ferry first loss

BONNERS FERRY — Sami Wilfong had 17 assists and three blocks as the visiting Timberlake Tigers handed the Bonners Ferry Badgers their first loss of the season, 25-19, 25-20, 25-16 in Intermountain League volleyball Thursday night.

Jaycie Pratt had eight kills and nine digs for Timberlake (3-5, 1-1 IML). Mckennah Kronenberg had eight digs and two blocks, Emma Torr 10 digs, Lindley Howard six kills.

Bonners Ferry fell to 4-1, 1-1.

Timberlake plays host to Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy on Tuesday.

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Coeur d’Alene

COEUR d’ALENE — Two nights after winning the last three sets to beat Lake City, the host Vikings fell to the Bengals 25-19, 9-25, 25-15, 16-25, 15-12 in Inland Empire League play at Viking Court.

Madi Symons had 14 kills and seven digs for Coeur d’Alene (3-4, 2-3 IEL). Hailey Wuolle had 10 assists, Skylar Burke eight kills, Maicy Nelson eight aces, Olivia Dixon and Mia Carrico two aces each for the Vikings.

Lewiston is 5-2, 1-3.

Coeur d’Alene plays host to Post Falls on Tuesday in the annual Volleyball 4 The Cure match for cancer awareness.

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Lakeland

COEUR d’ALENE — A shakeup of the lineup paid off for the host Timberwolves in a 26-24, 19-25, 26-24, 25-18 victory over the Hawks in nonleague play.

Junior Olivia Liermann was moved from right side hitter to middle blocker, and finished with 10 kills for Lake City (9-2).

“She was just super aggressive at the net,” Lake City coach Michelle Kleinberg said. “She’s athletic, she jumps, and she has some power. It made our offense just a little less predictable.”

Outside hitter Hanah Stoddard, who usually draws much of the attention from defenses, still finished with 20 kills, and also had seven digs and two aces for the Timberwolves.

Nellie Reese had 17 assists, four kills, six digs and two aces, Allie Bowman 19 digs, Emberlyn Reynolds two blocks.

“A few kids got bigger roles,” Kleinberg said. “Payton Peugh stepped up on the outside, and was very consistent. And Allie Bowman was huge in the back row tonight. Lakeland was sending a lot of balls her direction, and she didn’t back down.”

For Lakeland (6-6), Addie Kiefer had 14 kills, Sam Daniels 26 assists, Ellie Carlson 19 digs and three aces, Bethany Johnson and Kenna Simon four blocks each.

“We fought hard and played tough tonight,” Lakeland coach Kelsie Badger said. “Lake City played scrappy, and we had some really long rallies. Ellie Carlson had an awesome game and had a lot of great digs. Sam Daniels moved the set around and Bethany Johnson had some great kills in the middle. I’m very proud of how hard everyone played tonight.”

“They played hard,” Kleinberg said of Lakeland. “Defense, blocking, serve-receive were good. It was tough to get them out of system.”

Lakeland plays in the SunDome Invitational on Saturday in Yakima, Wash.

Lake City travels to Moscow on Tuesday, the first of three matches in three nights for the T-Wolves.

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Priest River

PRIEST RIVER — Taylor Peterson had five aces, 10 digs, three kills and a block as the visiting Panthers opened Intermountain League play with a 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 victory over the Spartans.

Leandra Norcini had six kills, two blocks, 17 digs and an ace for Coeur d’Alene Charter (2-4, 1-0 IML). Raeanna Kendra had five kills, six blocks and four digs, Alysse Woodworth three kills, Isabel DeSoto six digs, Kailei Merrifield 18 assists and two aces.

“They worked hard this week and they put that work to use,” first-year Charter coach Christel Moores-Winkle said. “They kept up the energy and optimism, and worked well together as a team for the win.”

Priest River is 0-5, 0-2.

Coeur d’Alene Charter travels to Timberlake on Tuesday.

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St. Maries

KELLOGG — The visiting Lumberjacks fell to the Wildcats 25-19, 25-15, 25-15 in a nonleague match at Andrews Gymnasium.

Further details were not available.

St. Maries (2-3) travels to Priest River on Tuesday.

Kellogg (3-4) hosts Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

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Kootenai

PLUMMER — Arianna Havier-Gorr had 11 kills for the Knights in a 25-8, 25-22, 25-20 nonleague win over the Warriors at Ron Miller Court.

Martina Rivera had 14 assists and Chantel Luke had 12 aces for Lakeside (2-3), which opens Scenic Idaho League play against Genesis Prep at The Courts at Real Life in Post Falls.

“We’re continuing to improve each match,” Lakeside coach Kim Duncan said.

For Kootenai (0-7), Tayva Maitland had four digs and two kills, Kaylee Lupo four assists, Paige Offerman three digs, Keira Bohannon two digs.

“The girls worked hard and are starting to get there," Kootenai coach Kaili Gentry said. "We just need to focus on our defense and keeping the energy high throughout the whole game.”

Kootenai travels to Mullan on Tuesday to begin North Star League play.

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Genesis Prep

CLARK FORK — The visiting Jaguars fell to the Wampus Cats 25-19, 25-17, 25-13 in a nonleague match.

Further details were not available.

Genesis Prep (2-2) faces Lakeside on Tuesday at The Courts at Real Life in Post Falls.