PREP ROUNDUP: McPhedran-Torres has 'game of her life' for Vikings
• SOFTBALL
COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Makiya McPhedran-Torres has played a little bit of everywhere in her four seasons on the Coeur d’Alene varsity softball team.
This year, first base has been her home — at least for now.
On Thursday, McPhedran-Torres went 2 for 3 and drove in three runs, and made two dazzling plays at first base as the Vikings beat the Timberlake Tigers 5-2 in nonleague play at Larry Schwenke Field.
“She’s my utility,” Coeur d’Alene coach Bobbi Darretta said. “Makiya had the game of her life. “She never gets to play one position, but she works hard, she has a good attitude, and plays where she’s needed.”
McPhedran-Torres doubled in a run in the second inning, then hit a two-run double in the fourth inning to break a 2-all tie.
At first base, she made a nice pick on a throw from third base, then ended the game by snaring a liner above her head.
Kristine Schmidt struck out 12 and scattered four hits for Coeur d’Alene (3-1). Freshman Abbie Linder hit her first varsity homer in the first for the Vikings.
“It was tied at one point, so I was glad to see them push through that,” Darretta said. “Kristine pulled us out of a couple innings with strikeouts.”
Alycia Cameron singled in a run for Timberlake (4-5) in the top of the fifth, and the Tigers tied it two batters later on an error following a Jesi Kitchin single.
Timberlake plays at Orofino today at noon.
Coeur d’Alene travels to Lakeland on Saturday for an Inland Empire League doubleheader.
Timberlake 000 020 0 — 2 4 2
Coeur d’Alene 101 030 x — 5 9 2
Acacia Pecor and Logan Walsh; Kristine Schmidt and Delaney Gosch.
HITS: TL, Dykes, Kitchin, Pecor, Cameron. Cd’A — Burke, Linder, Gosch 2, Bakken, Schmidt 2, McPhedran-Torres 2. 2B — Schmidt, McPhedran-Torres. HR — Linder.
• BASEBALL
Timberlake 9
Kellogg 5
SPIRIT LAKE — Grant Allaway — who struck out nine in 5 ⅓ innings — gave the Tigers a 6-5 lead when he scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning, and Jesse O’Connor scored on an RBI single by Parker Holly as Timberlake held off the Wildcats in a nonleague game at Timberlake High.
Holly, Cooper Lenz and O’Connor finished with two RBIs each for Timberlake.
Reid Whatcott singled to score Travis Eixenberger with the tying run in the top of the sixth for Kellogg (3-3), which is scheduled to play a doubleheader at St. Maries on Saturday. The Wildcats defeated the Lumberjacks 12-8 on Tuesday.
“Kellogg’s a scrappy team,” Timberlake coach Bryce Johnson said. “We had some chances, but just couldn’t put them away. We left 13 runners on base and just kept leaving guys on base and let them hang around. We were putting guys on base, but just couldn’t get them in. Kellogg did a good job of getting out of those key situations.”
Timberlake (5-3) is scheduled to travel to Bonners Ferry for an Intermountain League doubleheader on Saturday.
Kellogg 100 004 0 — 5 4 1
Timberlake 103 104 x — 9 10 0
Riply Luna, Austin Clapper (2), Kolby Luna (5) and Logan Smith; Grant Allaway, Cooper Lenz (6), Kenny Wells (7) and Jesse O’Connor. W — Wells. L — K. Luna.
HITS: Kell — Rainio, Whatcott 2, K. Luna. TL — Robinett, Wells, Lenz, Allaway, O’Connor 2, Armes, Holly 2, Gallimore. 2B — K. Luna.
• TENNIS
Coeur d’Alene 8
Cd’A Charter 4
COEUR d’ALENE — The host Vikings swept in straight sets in boys singles and girls doubles to top the Panthers at Coeur d’Alene High.
Coeur d’Alene Charter swept in boys singles.
Coeur d’Alene is scheduled to host Sandpoint on Tuesday.
Coeur d’Alene Charter is scheduled to play in a Central Idaho League match at Lewiston High on Saturday.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Turner Cox, Cd’A, d. Miles Taylor, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Jake Whiting, Cd’A, d. Tytan Reynolds, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3, Alexander Nipp, Cd’A, d. Mattis Macmillan, 6-4, 6-2.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Caitlin Combes, Cd’A Charter, d. Audrey Judson, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. No. 2, Alexandria Montgomery, Cd’A Charter, d. Katie Shell, 6-2, 6-0. No. 3, Eden Stephens, Cd’A, d. Jillian Provost, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Owen Sharp/Tate Burkholder, Cd’A Charter, d. CJ Giao/Gabriel Danser, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8. No. 2, Arjiis Macmillian/David Leahy, Cd’A Charter, d. Gavin Butler/Elijah Rabel, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-7.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Maddie Hunt/Hannah Black, Cd’A, d. Claire Leahy/Libby Montgomery, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Annie Wilson/Kaisa Kent, Cd’A, d. Jessi Garr-Coles/Eden Harger, 6-3, 6-4.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Luke May/Ella Morton, Cd’A, d. Jullian Conigliaro/Sienna Hepworth, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Aiden Antal/Grace Priest, Cd’A, d. Mattis Macmillan/Lydia Lehosit, 6-1, 6-2.