PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lakeland tops Lake City in four
RATHDRUM — Landree Simon had 11 kills and Lakeland rallied after dropping the first set to beat Lake City 23-25, 25-13, 25-14, 25-23 in Inland Empire League play Thursday night at Hawk Court.
Ziya Munyer had eight kills, 10 blocks and four aces for Lakeland (3-2, 1-1 IEL). Alyssa Ryckman had 10 kills, Ella Terzulli 18 assists, Olivia Zazuetta 16 assists, Addy Hocking 22 digs and three aces, Alexis Hanna 13 digs and three aces, Layla Benson six kills.
“We served tough tonight and came away with some aces at key moments,” Lakeland coach Kelsie Badger said. “Layla Benson had a great night and brought a lot of energy to the court by making some big plays when we needed the momentum. Alexis and Addy were very scrappy and picked up some tough hits. Ziya and Ashleigh (Feld) were aggressive at the net and made some key plays.”
Jessalyn Wilson had 16 kills for Lake City (1-4, 1-3). Taylor Winey had 26 assists, Lola Jeanselme 16 digs, Ava Johnson six kills.
“Lakeland’s momentum really challenged us tonight,” Lake City coach Michelle Kleinberg said. “We had moments of our own, but we struggled to control our side of the net, and had too many missed opportunities. Despite the bumps, our bench stayed positive and I’m proud of how we’re growing as a team off the court. We’ll keep chipping away at it.”
Lakeland competes at the Freeman Rip-A-Shot tournament on Saturday.
Lake City returns to action Tuesday at home against Sandpoint.
Coeur d’Alene d.
Sandpoint
COEUR d’ALENE — Senior middle blocker Olivia Naccarato had 12 kills and five blocks as the host Vikings beat the Bulldogs 25-19, 22-25, 25-10, 25-15 in nonleague play at Viking Court.
“Olivia had a great night,” Coeur d’Alene coach Carly Curtis said. “She did a great job getting up quick and getting a quick attack on them, and also did a great job getting up on the block. Our middles did a good job setting the block.”
Maddie Mitchell had 11 kills for Coeur d’Alene (9-1). Paisley Goings had 17 digs and four aces, Lizzy Hardy 18 assists and four aces, Bailey Jaworski 15 assist, Gracie Legg 15 digs.
“We had a great night defensively,” Curtis said. “Paisley and Gracie did a good job getting up some really good hits from Sandpoint.”
Sandpoint is 6-5.
Coeur d’Alene plays host to Mead on Tuesday.
St. Maries d.
Orofino
ST. MARIES — Mia Asbury had 10 kills, eight digs and four aces, Lily Daniel 30 assists for the Lumberjacks in a 14-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-18 Central Idaho League win over the Maniacs.
Abbie Wilks had 14 digs, Allie Zook 11 digs and Ava Stancil seven kills for St. Maries (5-3) in its league opener.
“We had a slow start to the night in Game 1 and just couldn’t get our offense going,” St. Maries coach Rachele Fischer said. “We had too many hitting errors, giving unearned points. After that, we woke up and played better as a team, attacking the ball with purpose and looking for a way to score. Orofino made the girls earn it. They played good defense.”
Rilee Diffin had seven kills, Mylie Zenner 16 digs and four aces for Orofino (3-1, 0-1).
St. Maries competes in the Freeman Rip-A-Shot tournament on Saturday.
Wallace d.
Genesis Prep
WALLACE — The Miners swept the Jaguars 25-20, 25-15, 25-15 in Scenic Idaho Conference play at Kirby Krulitz Court.
Wallace (6-0, 2-0 SIC) returns to action Tuesday at Lakeside.
Genesis Prep (2-1, 0-1) is home on Tuesday vs. Priest River.