PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls, Lake City split in softball

• SOFTBALL

COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Peyton Lozier hit a pair of two-run homers, including a tiebreaking blast in the top of the ninth inning, as the Post Falls Trojans beat the host Lake City Timberwolves 7-5 in the first game of an Inland Empire League doubleheader Tuesday.

In the second game, Layla Gugino scattered four hits and KaeLee Kolden drove in two runs as Lake City (4-2, 1-1 IEL) won 4-1 to earn the split.

In the first game, Lozier also hit a two-run shot in the fifth inning to tie the game at 3. She finished the first game 4 for 5 with five RBIs.

"Peyton's two home runs really made the difference," Post Falls coach Katy Sinn said.

Lake City took a 4-3 lead when Kaydence Constable singled in Taylor Hill in the sixth. Eden Nye singled with one out in the seventh inning, and scored on a two-out error to force extra innings.

In the first inning of the second game, Kolden doubled in the first and scored on a single by Hope Bodak. Constable’s sacrifice fly scored Bodak.

In the fourth, with the T-Wolves leading 2-1, Kolden doubled to score Kylee Palmer and Karsyn Dement.

Freshman Lexie McCarroll pitched all 14 innings for Post Falls, finishing with 10 strikeouts.

"Lexie has shown some true grit and determination on the mound, hitting her spots to force outs when we need them," Sinn said. "She's a trooper and we've got a good outlook for her."

On Saturday, Post Falls (2-4, 2-2) travels to Lewiston, and Lake City visits Moscow, both in IEL doubleheaders.

FIRST GAME

Post Falls 100 020 112 — 7 12 3

Lake City 001 201 010 — 5 9 1

Lexie McCarroll and McKenna Zimmerman; Kayla Palmer, Layla Gugino (6) and Hope Bodak.

HITS: PF — Davis, Nye 3, Lozier 4, Zimmerman, Rouse, Krizenesky 2. LC — Hill 2, Bodak, Gugino, Constable 3, Glenn 2. 2B — Nye, Bodak. HR — Lozier 2.

SECOND GAME

Post Falls 001 00 — 1 4 2

Lake City 200 20 — 4 4 3

Game called after 5 innings due to darkness.

Lexie McCarroll and McKenna Zimmerman; Layla Gugino and Hope Bodak.

HITS: PF — Davis, Zimmerman, Rouse, McCarroll. LC — Kolden 2, Bodak 2. 2B — Bodak, Kolden 2.

Timberlake 14-10

Lakeland 3-16

RATHDRUM — Ashley Grantham hit a grand slam in the first game for Timberlake (4-4), and Logan Walsh went 4 for 5 and drove in five runs.

Allilah Dykes went 3 for 3 and scored three runs for the Tigers, and Acacia Pecor struck out six in five innings.

Alexis Hanna homered for Lakeland (1-3) in the opener, and went 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the second game.

Also in the nightcap, Payton Sterling hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning for Lakeland, and finished 2 for 2 with three RBIs and three runs scored. Aubrie Goncalves went 2 for 2 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored.

Jesi Kitchin hit a two-run homer in the first inning for Timberlake.

Timberlake plays at Coeur d’Alene on Thursday.

Lakeland plays host to Coeur d’Alene on Saturday in an Inland Empire League doubleheader.

FIRST GAME

Timberlake 022 19 — 14 15 1

Lakeland 200 01 — 3 7 5

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Acacia Pecor and Logan Walsh, Mia Kesner and Payton Sterling.

HITS: TL — Dykes 3, Kitchin 2, Walsh 4, Pecor, Grantham 3, Needs, Cameron. LL — Hanna, Zimmerman 2, Sterling, Zeilstra, Kesner, Goncalves. 2B — Dykes, Walsh. HR — Grantham, Hanna.

SECOND GAME

Timberlake 450 01 — 10 13 2

Lakeland 711 7x — 16 15 2

Game called in 5th inning due to darkness.

Casey Whaley, Acacia Pecor (4) and Logan Walsh; Aubrie Goncalves and Payton Sterling.

HITS: TL — Dykes 2, Kitchin 2, Walsh, Grantham 2, Pecor 2, Needs, Rojas 2, Armes. LL — Hanna 3, Zimmerman 2, Sterling 2, Avalos, Dewey 2, Drake 2, Zeilstra, Goncalves 2. 2B — Hanna, Goncalves, Zimmerman. HR — Kitchin, Sterling.

St. Maries 13

Kellogg 0

ST. MARIES — Taci Watkins struck out 14 for the Lumberjacks in a win over the Wildcats at City Park in the Central Idaho League opener for both schools.

“She was using the inside fastball and rise ball really well today,” said St. Maries coach Lane Watkins, whose team last played on March 22 against Timberlake, a 4-1 loss. “I love how the girls responded at the plate and we were aggressive on the mound.”

The game, previously scheduled for Kellogg Middle School, was moved to St. Maries due to field conditions, with the Wildcats as the home team.

St. Maries (2-2) faces Grangeville in a doubleheader on Friday at Orofino Elementary School.

It was the season opener for Kellogg, which plays at St. Maries in a doubleheader on Saturday.

St. Maries 128 11 — 13 10 0

Kellogg 000 00 — 0 2 7

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Taci Watkins and Brenna Elliott; Macy Jerome and Brielle Hei. W — Watkins. L — Hei.

HITS: SM — Sande, McGreal 2, Watkins, Mitchell 2, Sloper, Elliott, Thomas 2. Kell — Hinklemann, McDaniel. 2B — Thomas, McDaniel.

• BASEBALL

Coeur d’Alene 10-8

Post Falls 0-5

COEUR d’ALENE — Sometimes, it’s just best to just step away for a few days and come back fresh.

On Tuesday, Coeur d’Alene senior Bryce Stockton did just that.

Stockton struck out 10, then hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to kickstart the Viking offense in the first game of a Inland Empire League sweep over the Trojans at Ted Page Field.

“It was as efficient as he’s ever been,” Coeur d’Alene coach Erik Karns said. “It was probably the best start of his high school career, then he came up in the fourth and broke the game open with the home run. (Post Falls pitcher Jayden) Butler was pitching really well, and that kind of opened things up for us.”

Coeur d’Alene went 0-4 in its recent trip to the Rocky Mountain Tournament before spring break last week.

“We had a great, focused practice yesterday (Monday) and shook some of that stuff off from the Boise trip,” Karns said. “We fixed a lot of that stuff and played really well.”

“Coeur d’Alene showed up to play and we didn’t,” Post Falls coach Kurt Reese said. “Bryce pitched really well and was dominating. We just had a lot of mental and physical errors and just did not show up today.”

Senior Bryce Hall had three RBIs and two runs scored for Coeur d’Alene in the opener.

Andrew Karns and Jesse Brown scored two runs each in the nightcap as the Vikings earned the sweep after the game was called after five innings due to darkness.

Coeur d’Alene (4-6, 4-0 IEL) hosts Lakeland in a doubleheader on Friday.

Post Falls (4-5, 3-2) travels to Lewiston for a twinbill on Saturday.

FIRST GAME

Post Falls 000 000 — 0 4 4

Coeur d’Alene 000 352 — 10 6 0

Game called with one out in bottom of sixth inning due to 10-run rule.

Jayden Butler, Danny Davoren (5), Lucas Smith (6) and Gabe Cooley; Bryce Stockton and Chase Saunders. W — Stockton. L — Butler.

HITS: PF — Naylor, DeBoer, Cooley, Jimerson. Cd’A — Bridge, Erickson, Hall 2, Brown, Stockton. 2B — Naylor, Hall, Brown. HR — Stockton.

SECOND GAME

Post Falls 003 02 — 5 3 3

Coeur d’Alene 131 3x — 8 6 6

Game called in the bottom of the fifth inning due to darkness.

Austin DeBoer, Isaac Ziegler (2), Langan Naylor (4) and Gabe Cooley; Cooper Erickson, Logan Markowski (4), Harrison Trunkey-Evans (5) and Richie Hackett.. W — Erickson. L — DeBoer.

HITS: PF — Naylor, Bustamante, Ziegler. Cd’A — Hall, Karns 2, Brown, Trunkey-Evans, Smart. 2B — Bustamante, Ziegler.

Kellogg 12

St. Maries 8

ST. MARIES — Riply Luna singled to score Reid Whatcott with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Wildcats, who rallied from a 7-0 deficit to beat the Lumberjacks in the Central Idaho League opener for both at City Park.

Ramsey Rainio had three RBIs for Kellogg (3-2), which was the home team after the game was moved from Morehouse Field in Osburn due to field conditions.

Dillon Holder had two hits and three RBIs for St. Maries (1-3).

Kellogg travels to Timberlake on Thursday.

St. Maries hosts Kellogg on Saturday in a doubleheader.

St. Maries 430 100 0 — 8 14 1

Kellogg 004 215 x — 12 10 0

Trace Wicks, Brock Anderson (4), Wyatt Holmes (6) and Dillon Holder; Travis Eixenberger, Logan Smith (5) and Austin Clapper. W — Smith. L — Anderson.

HITS: SM — Wicks, Anderson, L. Holmes, W. Holmes, Abell 3, Holder 2, Tefft, Marsh 2, Nantell. Kell — R. Luna 3, Clapper 2, Rainio, Eixenberger, Whatcott 2, K. Luna. 2B — W. Holmes, L. Holmes, K. Luna.

• GOLF

Paul, Bayer win

at Mirror Lake

BONNERS FERRY — Kellogg’s Stephen Paul notched boys medalist honors with a 72 in a tri-match with Bonners Ferry and Timberlake at Mirror Lake Golf Course.

Braylyn Bayer shot an 81 for Bonners Ferry to earn girls medalist honors.

Kellogg (boys) and Bonners Ferry (girls) were team champions.

The schools will compete in the Kellogg Invitational on Thursday at The Links Golf Course in Post Falls.

BOYS

MEDALIST — Stephen Paul, Kellogg, 72.

TEAM SCORES — .1, Kellogg 331. 2, Bonners Ferry 387. 3, Timberlake 443.

KELLOGG — Stephen Paul 72, Jaeger Hall 94, Brodie Robinson 82, Blake Coburn 87, Easton Towne 90, Johnny Stovern 104.

TIMBERLAKE — Colton Mendenhall 83, Paydon Devore 106, Zach Paslay 126, Daniel Dorman 128, Harrison Hunter 140.

GIRLS

MEDALIST — Braylyn Bayer, Bonners Ferry, 81.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bonners Ferry 457. 2, Kellogg 501. 3, Timberlake 515.

KELLOGG — Kendra Korasick 121, Kadimay Hart 114, Kaci Finlay 125, Faith Shorey 141.

TIMBERLAKE — Malia Miller 108, Danika Sjolund 131, Kirstyn Edelblute 136, Tommi Olphie 140, Addison Hunter 142.

• TRACK AND FIELD

Cook third in 3,200

for Kootenai in Kamiah

KAMIAH — Kootenai freshman Claire Cook was third in the girls 3,200 in 19 minutes, 12.71 seconds at the Kamiah Invitational.

Prairie won the seven-team girls meet with 216 points. Kootenai was seventh with 13.

Grangeville won the eight-team boys meet with 178 points. Kootenai was sixth with 20 points.