PREP ROUNDUP: Zimmerman delivers in opener as Lakeland splits with Moscow
• SOFTBALL
RATHDRUM — Sophomore Delilah Zimmerman went 3 for 5 with a homer, and the Lakeland Hawks held on to beat the visiting Moscow Bears 7-5 in the first game of an Inland Empire League doubleheader Thursday.
Zimmerman and Payton Sterling each hit two-run homers in a four-run first inning in the first game for Lakeland (2-5, 1-3 IEL), which led 7-0 heading into the top of the sixth.
In the second game, Megan Highfill hit two homers and drove in four runs for Moscow (6-7, 2-4), which went yard four times. Sterling homered for the Hawks.
Lakeland plays host to Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls, Wash., on Saturday.
FIRST GAME
Moscow 000 001 4 — 5 9 1
Lakeland 412 000 x — 7 11 1
Allison Dorigo, Ella McCallie (4) and Megan Highfill; Abby Helmholz and Payton Sterling.
HITS: Mos — Kiblen, Branen 2, Highfill, Stodick 2, Pfiffner 2, McCallie. 2B — Frank, Avalos, Holte. HR — Branen, Sterling, Zimmerman.
SECOND GAME
Moscow 260 62 — 16 15 1
Lakeland 100 11 — 3 5 2
Kelly Stodick and Megan Highfill; Mia Kesner, Abby Helmholz (4) and Payton Sterling.
HITS: Mos — Kiblen 3, Branen 2, Highfill 3, Robertson 3, Pfiffner, Newlan 2, McCallie. LL — Hanna, Zimmerman 2, Sterling, Frank. 2B — Branen 2, McCallie, Frank, Hanna. 3B — Kiblen. HR — Highfill 2, Newlan, Robertson, Sterling.
Coeur d’Alene 11-7
Post Falls 9-5
POST FALLS — Freshman Kyndal Bridge went 7 for 9 with six RBIs and four runs scored as the visiting Vikings swept the Trojans in IEL play.
Bridge was 4 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the opener for Coeur d’Alene (7-3, 5-1 IEL), and hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning of the second game.
Abbey Linder went 4 for 4 with two doubles and four RBIs in the first game for the Vikings, and Molly Nelson was 2 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs.
Kayla Rouse had two hits and drove in three runs in the first game for Post Falls (1-10, 1-7). Her two-run single sparked a five-run seventh.
Leah Nordman struck out 11 in the first game for Coeur d’Alene, and Jenna Davenport fanned eight in the nightcap.
Post Falls plays host to Sandpoint today at 3 in a doubleheader.
Coeur d’Alene is home vs. Lake City on Tuesday in a twinbill.
FIRST GAME
Coeur d’Alene 300 330 2 — 11 16 2
Post Falls 031 000 5 — 9 9 4
Leah Nordman and Kyndal Bridge; Lexie McCarroll and Kulani Peahu-Michael.
HITS: Cd’A — Burke 2, Nelson 2, Bridge 4, Davenport, Linder 4, P. McLaughlin 2, Vignale. PF — Felix, Peahu-Michael, Berg 2, Rouse 2, McCarroll 2, Carpenter. 2B — Bridge 2, Linder 2, Burke, Berg.
SECOND GAME
Coeur d’Alene 002 130 1 — 7 9 3
Post Falls 200 001 2 — 5 6 5
Jenna Davenport and Kyndal Bridge; Lexie McCarroll and Kulani Peahu-Michael.
HITS: Cd’A — Nelson 2, Bridge 3, Linder, Henderson, Knutson 2. PF — Felix, Peahu-Michael, Dan, Rouse 2, Williams. 2B — Bridge, Henderson, Williams. HR — Bridge.
Timberlake 15
St. Maries 0
SPIRIT LAKE — Casey Whaley pitched a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts, and Logan Walsh homered and drove in five runs for the host Tigers in the nonleague win over the Lumberjacks.
Whaley walked two, and hit a triple for Timberlake (6-6). Walsh hit a two-run double in the first inning and a two-run homer in the third, finishing 3 for 4 with four runs scored. Acacia Pecor and Marissa Needs each had two hits for the Tigers.
“I’m proud of how we played today,” Timberlake coach Casi Lupinacci said. “All of my kids, one through nine, hit the ball hard today. Casey pitched a good game for us. It’s nice to see the run support for our pitchers.”
St. Maries travels to Priest River on Saturday for a doubleheader.
Timberlake returns to action Monday, hosting Troy in a twinbill
St. Maries 000 00 — 0 2 5
Timberlake 435 3x — 15 11 1
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Addyson Stewart and Brenna Elliott; Casey Whaley and Logan Walsh.
HITS: SM — Turner, Elliott. TL — Dykes, Kitchin, Walsh 3, Pecor 2, Needs 2, Cameron, Whaley. 2B — Walsh, Needs, Cameron. 3B — Whaley. HR — Walsh.
Kellogg 12
Bonners Ferry 2
BONNERS FERRY — Further information was not available.
• BASEBALL
Sandpoint 3-8
Timberlake 1-3
SANDPOINT — Grant Allaway took advantage of two straight walks with a two-run single in the top of the sixth to cut the deficit to 5-3 in the second game, but the Bulldogs countered with three runs in the bottom half to get a nonleague sweep at Memorial Field.
Cooper Lenz tripled and scored on a groundout in the sixth inning for Timberlake, which got its first hit on a leadoff single by Nate Beardsall in the third inning. Caden Robinett struck out five for the Tigers in the opener.
Timberlake (6-6-1) hosts St. Maries next Thursday.
Sandpoint (4-6) travels to Lakeland for a doubleheader next Thursday.
FIRST GAME
Timberlake 000 001 0 — 1 3 2
Sandpoint 010 110 x — 3 5 0
Caden Robinett and Nate Beardsall; Jorden Tyler and Coleman Inge.
HITS: TL — Lenz, Pecor, Beardsall. Spt — Lehman, Little, Turner, Williams, Medeiros. 3B — Lenz.
SECOND GAME
Timberlake 000 003 0 — 3 4 4
Sandpoint 050 003 x — 8 8 1
Grant Allaway, Ryker Brennan (6) and Ethan Pecor; Lucas Hansen, Sage Medeiros (6) and Gavin Day.
HITS: TL — Allaway 2, Robinett, Pecor. Spt — Reichart 2, Williams 2, Turner, Mellander, Johnson, Hansen. 2B — Turner. 3B — Hansen.
St. Maries 7
Bonners Ferry 4
BONNERS FERRY — Will Smith doubled to score Kody Tefft with the go-ahead run in the top of the sixth inning as the Lumberjacks rallied with four runs in the frame to beat the Badgers at Bonners Ferry High.
Landen Holmes hit a two-run double to score Peyton Lingo and Wyatt Holmes to give St. Maries a 7-4 lead in the seventh.
St. Maries (6-6) travels to Priest River for a doubleheader on Saturday.
Bonners Ferry (5-13) visits Lakeland on Monday.
St. Maries 001 004 2 — 7 11 0
Bonners Ferry 002 011 0 — 4 9 0
Wyatt Holmes, Landen Holmes (7) and Brock Anderson, G. Long (6); Trey Bateman and Keenan Maas.
HITS: SM — Abell, Anderson, Lingo, W. Holmes 4, L. Holmes, Long 2, Gibson. BF — Fess, Tr. Bateman, Maas, Liermann 3, Smith 2. 2B — Abell, L. Holmes, Long, Smith, Liermann. 3B — Smith.
• TENNIS
Coeur d’Alene 10
Lake City 2
COEUR d’ALENE — The Vikings swept in boys singles, boys doubles and mixed doubles to top the Timberwolves.
Boys matches were scheduled for Lake City High, with girls matches at Coeur d’Alene High.
“I am so proud of the way our team played today,” Coeur d’Alene girls coach Laura Taylor said. “It was nice to see our mixed doubles play well and get a couple of wins for us.”
Both schools will host Moscow and Lewiston on Monday.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Connor Judson, Cd’A, d. Tucker Rosenau, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Grant Johnson, Cd’A, d. Cayden Brown, 6-2, 6-0. No. 3, Cooper Irwin, Cd’A, d. Eli Scarola, 6-3, 6-2.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Maddy Nesbit, LC, d. Caitlin Combes, 7-5, 6-1. No. 2, Maddie Hunt, Cd’A, d. Whitlee Sudol, 6-1, 6-0. No. 3, Eden Stephens, Cd’A, d. Eleanor Walsh, 6-4, 6-1.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Aiden Antal/Luke May, Cd’A, d. Josh Atwood/Elias Oguma, 6-0, 6-1. No. 2, Elijah Rabel/Roberto Ledda, Cd’A, d. Caden Oxborrow/Easton Swope, 6-1, 6-1.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Katie Shell/Julia Johnson, Cd’A, d. Sophia Olson/Kaylie Smith, 6-0, 6-1. No. 2, Reese Merk/Josie Hocking, Lake City, d. Brooklyn Brunn/Annie Wilson, 4-6, 7-6, 10-5.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Samuel Mandel/Grace Priest, Cd’A, d. Luke Rodgers/Shannon Doyle, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Payson Irwin/Kaisa Kent, Cd’A, d. Jaden Ross/Drew Merk, 6-1, 6-4.
Sandpoint 11
Post Falls 1
SANDPOINT — The Bulldogs swept in girls singles, girls doubles, mixed doubles and boys doubles to down the Trojans at Travers Park.
Post Falls is scheduled to play at Moscow today.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1 Jacob Dawson, SPT, d. Isaac Holding, 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 Matthew Norton, SPT, d. Cadence Warren, 7-5, 2-6, 10-7. No. 3 Ethan Fleischman, PF, d. Mason Blaser, 7-6, 4-1.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1 Pepper Rickert, SPT, d. Ashley Webster, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 Neva Reseska, SPT, d. Raya Zirker, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3. Bella Bailey, SPT, d. Kaydence Dalton, 6-0, 6-1.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1 Ethan Ballard/Nathan Duke, SPT. d. Carson Hunter/Isaiah Robinson, 6-4, 6-2. No. 2 Brennan Johnson/Fisher Dail, SPT, d. Noah Ingle/Nigel Greaser, 6-7, 7-6, 12-10.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1 Sydney Webb/Aubrey Knowles, SPT, d. Natalie McGraw/Rian Schiable, 6-2, 6-1. No. 2 Lily Evans/Mya Vorhies, SPT, d. Sydney Muir/Abby Lloyd, 6-4, 6-0.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1 Berkeley Cox/Noah Spinney, d. Taylor Holding/Makensy Shapiro, 6-2, 6-3. No. 2 Elly Tutin/Caden Martz, SPT, d. Colby Mickalk/Demi Mocko, 6-1, 6-0.