PREP SOFTBALL: Lake City opens Hensley era with split

RICHLAND — The Lake City Timberwolves beat Central Valley 21-4, and lost to Hermiston (Ore.) 8-5, in their season opener Saturday at the Richland mixer at Columbia Playfields.

Hope Bodak of Lake City went 4 for 4 with eight RBIs and four runs scored against Central Valley. She hit a two-run single in the second inning, a grand slam later in the second and a two-run double in the fourth.

Kaelee Kolden went 2 for 4 with an RBI and three runs scored for the T-Wolves, and Kylee Palmer struck out seven in four innings.

Against Hermiston, Layla Gugino hit a two-run homer in the fifth, and Taylor Hill also homered for Lake City.

“We came out today excited to play, focused, and we competed,” said first-year Lake City coach Jordyn Hensley, a former T-Wolf pitcher and 2014 Lake City High grad. “They fought hard in the second game and showed some grit. Overall, I think it was a good start to the season.”

Lake City plays host to Timberlake on Thursday in a doubleheader.

LAKE CITY 21, CENTRAL VALLEY 4

C. Valley 011 2 — 4 6 1

Lake City 2(13)0 6 — 21 9 2

G. Melcher, A. Hansen (2) and Bendele; Kylee Palmer and Hope Bodak.

HITS: CV — Bendele, Saty, Morales, McGovern 2, Manus. LC — Kolden 2, Bodak 4, Gugino, Palmer 2. 2B — Saty, Bendele, Palmer, Bodak. HR — Bodak.

HERMISTON 8, LAKE CITY 5

Hermiston 104 003 — 8 7 1

Lake City 101 003 — 5 4 2

Game called after 6 innings due to tourney time limit.

Philippi and M. Cherry, W. McKay (x); Layla Gugino, Kylee Palmer (5) and Hope Bodak.

HITS: Herm — Stocker, South 2, Serna, Richman, Davis, Stewart. LC — Hill, Gugino 2, Palmer. 2B — Palmer. 3B — Serna. HR — Gugino, Hill.

Coeur d’Alene splits at Richland mixer

RICHLAND, Wash. — The Vikings beat Mead 11-5 and lost 8-2 to Chiawana of Pasco on Saturday at the Columbia Playfields.

Against Mead, Preslie McLaughlin hit a three-run double in a five-run first inning for Coeur d‘Alene. Chloe Burke hit a two-run triple in the fifth, and finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Delaney Gosch was 2 for 4 and scored twice.

Against Chiawana, Morgan Knutson had two hits for the Vikings.

Coeur d’Alene (2-1) is scheduled to return to action April 6 at home vs. Timberlake.

COEUR d’ALENE 11, MEAD 5

Coeur d’Alene 510 131 — 11 13 4

Mead 003 200 — 5 7 1

Game called after 6 innings due to tourney time limit.

Kristine Schmidt and Delaney Gosch; E. Cheney, L. Mount (3) and B. Brischle.

HITS: Cd’A — Burke 2, Linder, Gosch 2, Schmidt2, McPhedran-Torres, Sheffield 2, P. McLaughlin 2, Knutson. Mead — Tyson Guess, Brischle 2, Wyatt 2, Mount, Tomayko. 2B — McLaughlin, Brischle. 3B — Burke.

CHIAWANA 8, COEUR d’ALENE 2

Coeur d’Alene 101 000 — 2 5 3

Chiawana 302 21x — 8 8 2

Game called in 6th inning due to tourney time limit.

Leah Nordman, Kristine Schmidt (3) and Delaney Gosch; L. North and C. Wirt.

HITS: Cd’A — Burke, Linder, Sheffield, Knutson 2. Chia — Melendez, Zaro 2, Vandez 2, C. Wirt, E. Wirt, Pearson. 2B — Linder, C. Wirt, Pearson, Valdez. HR — Zaro.

Post Falls drops two in Tri-Cities

RICHLAND — The Trojans lost 12-2 to Richland and 7-2 to Southridge of Kennewick to open their season at Columbia Playfields.

JJ Davis had two hits for Post Falls vs. Richland

Post Falls travels to Moscow on Tuesday for a doubleheader.

RICHLAND 12, POST FALLS 2

Post Falls 000 02 — 2 4 3

Richland 614 11 — 13 11 1

Game called in 5th inning due to tourney time limit.

Lexie McCarroll, Kayla Rouse (5) and Kaelyn Miller, McKenna Zimmerman (2).

HITS: PF — Davis 2, Lozier, Krizensky. Rich — Names not available.

SOUTHRIDGE 7, POST FALLS 2

Post Falls 000 001 1 — 2 4 2

Southridge 005 110 x — 7 9 3

Lexie McCarroll, Kayla Rouse (6) and McKenna Zimmerman; Southridge battery not available.

HITS: PF — Berg, Davis, Lozier, Dan. South — N/A.

Lakeland opens

With two losses

RICHLAND, Wash. — Hannah Zeilstra homered for the Hawks in their season opener, a 9-7 loss to Hermiston (Ore.) at the Columbia Playfields.

Katie Dewey went 3 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored for Lakeland.

In the second game, Lakeland managed just one hit in a 9-0 loss to Kamiakin of Kennewick.

Lakeland returns to action April 4 with a doubleheader at Timberlake.

HERMISTON 9, LAKELAND 7

Lakeland 200 23 — 7 9 6

Hermiston 312 12 — 9 8 2

Game called after 5 innings due to tourney time limit.

Mia Kesner and Payton Sterling; M. Tovar and S. Stocker.

HITS: LL — Zimmerman, Sterling, Drake, Zeilstra, Kesner, Dewey 3, Goncalves. Herm — Stocker 2, Botefur, South, No. 27 2, Tovar, Davis. 2B — Dewey 2, Kesner, No. 27 2, Davis. HR — Zeilstra, South.

KAMIAKIN 9, LAKELAND 0

Lakeland 000 00 — 0 1 4

Kamiakin 150 30 — 9 8 2

Game called after 5 innings due to tourney time limit.

Aubrey Goncalves, Emma Avalos (4) and Payton Sterling; Whitney McKay and Kaylee Elliot.

HITS: LL — Sterling. Kam — Some names not available.

Timberlake 9-13

Colville 6-2

COLVILLE, Wash. — While most other North Idaho teams headed south in search of playable fields, the Tigers ventured north, and came home with a sweep of the Crimson Hawks.

Logan Walsh went 7 for 9 with three homers, nine RBIs and six runs scored for Timberlake (2-1). Acacia Pecor was 5 for 9 with a homer and four RBIs, and also struck out 13 in 10 innings pitched. Ashley Grantham also homered in the opener.

“We hit the ball really well today,” Timberlake coach Casi Lupinacci said. “Logan and Acacia both hit the ball well, and Acacia pitched well.”

Timberlake travels to East Valley on Monday.

FIRST GAME

Timberlake 014 010 3 — 9 12 5

Colville 015 000 0 — 6 6 2

Casey Whaley, Acacia Pecor and Taylor Bentley; M. Summer, I. Cleveland (6) and M. Palmer.

HITS: TL — Kitchin 2, Cameron, Walsh 3, Grantham, Pecor 2, Rojas, Whaley, Needs. Col — Kroll, Summer 3, Kinney, Cleveland. 2B — Walsh, Kroll. HR — Pecor, Walsh.

SECOND GAME

Timberlake 330 223 — 13 13 2

Colville 100 010 — 2 7 7

Acacia Pecor and Logan Walsh; M. Summer, Peyton (3) and S. Struck.

HITS: TL — Cameron, Walsh 4, Grantham 2, Pecor 3, Rojas 2, Whaley. Col — Petrey, Bradford, Kinney, Struck, Cleveland, Brown 2. 2B — Grantham. HR — Grantham, Walsh 2.

Sandpoint opens season with two losses

RICHLAND, Wash. — The Bulldogs fell to Kamiakin of Kennewick 17-0 and Riverside of Chattaroy, Wash., 19-8 in their season openers at the Columbia Playfields.

After managing just one hit in the opener, Sandpoint totaled seven hits against Riverside, with Cadence Skibitsky hitting two triples and Mayle Ducken singling and doubling and driving in three runs.

Ducken struck out three in the first game, and Ashlyn Darling fanned four in the second game.

"We are excited to go down to Boise and play four more games next weekend. This team is going to keep progressing and growing every week,” Sandpoint coach Elizabeth Hawkins-Williams said.

KAMIAKIN 17, SANDPOINT 1

Sandpoint 000 00 — 0 1 5

Kamiakin (10)07 0x — 17 12 1

Ducken, Darling (4) and Dysart; O’Leary, Dauenhauer and Worster.

HITS: Spt — Dysart. Kam — N/A.

RIVERSIDE 19, SANDPOINT 8

Sandpoint 204 20 — 8 7 8

Riverside 465 4x — 19 7 2

Ashlyn Darling, Mayle Ducken (4) and Ellie Dysart; Timer, Reedy and Waldeon.

HITS: Spt — Cessna, Knowles, Darling, Ducken 2, Skibitsky 2. Riv — N/A. 2B — Ducken. 3B — Skibitsky 2.