PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls boys, Coeur d'Alene girls shine in sunny Sweeney track opener

| March 16, 2024 1:17 AM

• TRACK AND FIELD

LEWISTON — Junior Cobe Cameron and senior Taycen Genatone won three events each, helping the Post Falls Trojans run away with the boys team title at the season-opening Sweeney Invitational on Friday at Vollmer Bowl in Lewiston.

“Overall, it was a great team effort today,” Post Falls coach Wade Quesnell said. “We covered most of the bases today. The depth of our boys team really came through in both the field and running events. We had some really good efforts on the girls side, but just came up a little short.”

Cobe Cameron had wins in the 200- and 400-meter dash, as well as a winning leg of the 4x400 relay. Genatone swept the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles, as well as helped Post Falls in the 4x400 as the Trojans boys compiled 177.5 points.

Coeur d’Alene senior Maddie Mitchell won the 300 hurdles and ran a winning leg of the school’s 4x100 relay, helping the Viking girls claim the team title with 140 points.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (Through 17 events; results of two events not posted) — 1, Post Falls 177.5. 2, Connell 66. 3, Coeur d’Alene 64. 4 (tie), Pullman, Lewiston 61. 6, Cheney 45. 7, Lake City 37. 8, Lakeland 36.5. 9, St. Maries 29. 10, Clarkston 17. 11, Colfax 15. 12, Grangeville 13. 13, Kellogg 8. 14 (tie), Lind-Ritzville, Deary 7. 16, Asotin 6. 17 (tie), DeSales, Troy 5. 19, Orofino 2.

Winner, locals in top three

100 — 1, Noah Carpenter, Lewiston, 11.24. 2, Gio Carlino, Post Falls, 11.56. 200 — 1, Cobe Cameron, Post Falls, 22.68. 3, Gio Carlino, Post Falls, 23.14. 400 — no results posted. 800 — 1, Ethan Martin, Cheney, 2:05.34. 2, Kyle Rohlinger, Coeur d’Alene, 2:05.72. 1,600 — 1, Calvin Hinton, Cheney, 4:25.17. 2. Lachlan May, Coeur d’Alene, 4:29.71. 3,200 — no results posted.

110 hurdles — 1, Taycen Genatone, Post Falls, 15.91. 2, Nolan Vaughan, Post Falls, 17.37. 3, Jonah Mangis, Post Falls, 17.53. 300 hurdles — 1, Taycen Genatone, Post Falls, 42.14. 2, Nolan Vaughan, Post Falls, 43.17. 3, Kyle Rohlinger, Coeur d’Alene, 43.41. 4x100 relay — 1, Lewiston (Tre Grittner, Noah Carpenter, Tanner Irwin, Nathan King), 44.83. 3, Lakeland, 45.02. 4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Apolo Gratzinger, Ethan Abbott, Jaron Yager, Weston Saputski), 1:34.13. 2, St. Maries, 1:37.34. 3, Kellogg, 1:38.75. 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls (Trenton McLean, Taycen Genatone, Tallan McCracken, Cobe Cameron), 3:29.64. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 3:36.46. Distance medley — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Zack Cervi-Skinner, Jacob King, Wyatt Carr, Max Cervi-Skinner), 10:34.99. 2, Lake City, 11:17.35. 3, Post Falls, 11:33.47.

Shot put — 1, Brent Ludiker, Post Falls, 42-10 ½. 2, Jackson Kiehn, Post Falls, 42-5. Discus — 1, Alexzander Lambson, St. Maries, 153-3. 2, Jackson Kiehn, Post Falls, 137-7. Javelin — 1, Kellen Riner, Connell, 173-8. High jump — 1, Trenton McLean, Post Falls, 6-6. 2, Alex Shields, Post Falls, 6-2. Pole vault — 1, Jakan Lawrence, Coeur d’Alene, 13-6. 2, Brandon Decker, Lake City, 13-0. Long jump — 1, Peyton Pyeatt, Connell, 21-5. 2, Taycen Genatone, Post Falls, 20-11 ½. Triple jump — 1, Alex Shields, Post Falls, 43-6.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 140. 2, Post Falls 108. 3 (tie), Pullman, Cheney 79. 5, Lakeland 53.5. 6, Lake City 42. 7, Connell 35. 8, Orofino 34. 9, Lewiston 31.5. 10, Troy 22. 11, Potlatch 18. 12, Clarkston 14. 13, Colfax 13. 14 (tie), Deary, Grangeville, St. Maries 11. 17, Asotin 10. 18, DeSales 7. 19, Kellogg 4. 20, Lind-Ritzville 3.

Winner, locals in top three

100 — 1, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 13.37. 2, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Post Falls, 13.39. 200 — 1, Emilee Van Buren, Connell, 26.00. 2, Kinlee McLean, Post Falls, 26.98. 3, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 27.15. 400 — 1, Emilee Van Buren, Connell, 59.31. 2, Millie Cosper, Post Falls, 1:00.66. 800 — 1, Ada Harris, Pullman, 2:28.85. 3, Lindsey Davis, Post Falls, 2:31.93. 1,600 — 1, Olivia May, Coeur d’Alene, 5:38.71. 2, Ann Marie Dance, Coeur d’Alene, 5:41.37. 3,200 — 1, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 11:23.85. 2, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d’Alene, 11:33.98. 3, Maddison Chapple, Lakeland, 13:17.47.

100 hurdles — 1, Jade Estes, Coeur d’Alene, 17.57. 300 hurdles — 1, Maddie Mitchell, Coeur d’Alene, 48.94. 4x100 relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Evey McGraw, Paige Hunt, Maddie Mitchell, Emily Sumrall), 52.15. 2, Post Falls, 52.43. 3, Lakeland, 52.75. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Trinity Byrne, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Millie Cosper, Kinlee McLean), 1:49.18. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 1:51.38. 3, Lakeland, 1:51.47. 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls (Trinity Byrne, Chloe Van Volkinburg, Millie Cosper, Kinlee McLean), 4:15.54. Distance medley — 1, Post Falls (Lindsey Davis, Kathryn Murphy, Emmalyn Sorensen, Kaylynn Misner), 13:17.20. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 13:27.84.

Shot put — 1, Kathryn Burnette, Potlatch, 39-9. 3, Kelsey Carroll, Coeur d’Alene, 35-7. Discus — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 121-11. Javelin — 1, Clara Browne, Cheney, 111-0 ½. High jump — 1, Jordan Cassetto, Clarkston, 5-2. 2, Kimberlee Priebe, Coeur d’Alene, 5-0. 3, Jamie Mueller, St. Maries, 4-10. Pole vault — 1, Maile Sandberg, Pullman, 9-0. 2, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d’Alene, 9-0. Long jump — 1, Lindi Kessinger, Orofino, 16-8. 2, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d’Alene, 16-5. Triple jump — 1, Kenzie Thompson, Coeur d’Alene, 33-1. 2, Ashley Kerns, Lake City, 32-5 ½.

• SOFTBALL

Kennewick 12

Coeur d’Alene 9

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Freshman Molly Nelson went 2 for 3 with a double and scored twice for the Vikings in their season opener, a loss to the Lions at Kennewick High.

Freshman Jenna Davenport went 2 for 3 with an RBI for Coeur d’Alene, which is scheduled to play Richland today at 10:30 a.m. and Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls, Wash., at 12:30 at the Richland Mixer at Columbia Playfields.

Kailey Palmer of Kennewick hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and a solo shot in the sixth.

Coeur d’Alene 222 101 1 — 9 8 6

Kennewick 311 412 x — 12 11 5

Jenna Davenport, Ellie Henderson (6) and Abbey Linder; Emma Seiner, Bella Serrano (7) and Addi Fielder.

HITS: Cd’A — Burke, Knutson, Linder, Davenport 2, A. McLaughlin, Nelson 2. Kenn — Gutierrez, Bendewald 2, Seiner 3, Schuldheisz, Palmer 2, Sparhawk 2. 2B — Nelson, Bendewald. 3B — Burke. HR — Palmer 2.

Hermiston 9

Post Falls 4

HERMISTON, Ore. — Junior Summer Dan homered in the top of the fourth to tie the game at 4-4 for Post Falls, but the host Bulldogs scored the game’s final five runs to spoil the Trojans’ season opener.

Dan finished 2 for 2 with two runs scored. Lexie McCarroll was 2 for 3 with an RBI for Post Falls.

Post Falls plays Riverside of Chattaroy, Wash., today at 10:30 a.m., and Mead at 12:30 p.m., at the Richland Mixer at the Columbia Playfields.

Post Falls 031 000 0 — 4 5 1

Hermiston 401 301 x — 9 9 3

Lexie McCarroll and Kulani Peahu-Michael; P. Roberts, W. McKay (3) and S. Stocker.

HITS: PF — Dan 2, Peahu-Michael, McCarroll 2. Herm — Stocker 2, Elliot 2, Stewart, Venoy, Botefur, Cherry, Serna. 2B — Stocker, Cherry, Serna, Elliot, Botefur. HR — Dan, Stocker.

Kendrick 20

St. Maries 5

JULIAETTA — Averie Baird and Mia Asbury each had a hit and an RBI for the visiting Lumberjacks in the nonleague loss to the Tigers.

St. Maries (0-4) travels to Grangeville on Monday to open Central Idaho League play.

Ashna Casto hit a grand slam in the second inning and finished with six RBIs for Kendrick (2-0).

St. Maries 100 4 — 5 3 4

Kendrick 659 x — 20 13 3

Game called in fourth inning due to 15-run rule.

Maddie Thomas, Lyssa Watkins (3) and Brenna Elliott; Hayden Kimberling and Kenadie Kirk.

HITS: SM — Baird, L. Brebner, Asbury. Ken — Taylor 3, Silflow 2, Kimberling, Heimgertner 2, Boyer, Hansen, Casto, Anderson 2. HR — Casto.

• BASEBALL

Timberlake wins one,

ties in another

FRUITLAND — Senior Grant Allaway delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Tigers in a 6-6 tie with the Pilgrims in the Bill Betts Tournament at Fruitland High.

Timberlake trailed 6-3 entering the bottom of the sixth before Allaway’s single cut the deficit to 6-5. Allaway scored on a two-out single by Ryker Brennan to tie the game at 6-6, before it was ended due to the tournament’s time limit.

“We kind of dug ourselves a hole and knew going into the sixth, we weren’t starting another inning,” Timberlake coach Bryce Johnson said. “We had to make up some ground, and thankfully we did. Ryker, he’s one of those freshmen that’s making the adjustment to varsity, but came up and hit the first pitch he saw. It was just a scrappy outing to get that one.”

Later, seniors Carson Hutson and Caden Robinett drove in two runs each as the Tigers beat Sugar-Salem 6-1.

Robinett struck out seven in 6 ⅔ innings pitched for Timberlake (2-2-1), which faces Fruitland today to conclude the tournament.

“It was a big win for us,” Johnson said. “Every time we can beat them, it means something. Caden had 86 pitches to mess with (he threw 14 in relief on Thursday), and to get through 6 ⅔ innings against that lineup, he was just dominant. He’s a difference maker, and I’m glad we were able to put some runs together around him.”

NEW PLYMOUTH 6, TIMBERLAKE 6

New Plymouth 230 101 — 6 5 3

Timberlake 110 103 — 6 6 2

Boring, Cockerum (5) and Hartle; Ryker Brennan, Nate Beardsall (2), Cooper Lenz (6) and Ethan Pecor.

HITS: NP — Evins, Hawker, Cockerum, Evers, Cope. TL — Lenz, Allaway 3, Brennan, Hurlbert. 2B — Hurlbert. 3B — Cope.

TIMBERLAKE 6, SUGAR-SALEM 1

Sugar-Salem 000 100 0 — 1 4 2

Timberlake 100 050 x — 6 3 1

Harris, Jones (5) and Woodcock; Caden Robinett, Cooper Lenz (7) and Nate Beardsall.

HITS: SS — McInelly, Chappell, Mattson, Cutler. TL — Moore, Robinett, Beardsall. 2B — Moore, Robinett.

St. Maries improves

to 3-0 on season

JULIAETTA — Senior Jackson Nantell singled twice, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Lumberjacks in a nonleague win over the Tigers.

Senior Brock Anderson drove in three runs and senior Riley Abell scored three runs for St. Maries.

Late Thursday, Milo Marsh and Landon Holmes drove in two runs each for the Lumberjacks, who held off Liberty 10-9 in the second game of a nonleague doubleheader in Spangle, Wash.

St. Maries, which led 9-0 after two innings, scored in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Kody Tefft after the Lancers had rallied to tie the game 9-9.

St. Maries (3-0) faces Grangeville on Monday at Clearwater Park in Lewiston.

ST. MARIES 10, KENDRICK 4

St. Maries 025 021 0 — 10 9 2

Kendrick 011 200 0 — 4 9 2

Sawyer, L. Holmes (2), G. Long (4) and Stewart; Littlefield, Ashmead (3) and Kirkland.

HITS: SM — Anderson, L. Holmes, Long 2, Abell, Nantell 2, Tefft, Dolar. Kend — Taylor 2, Koepp, Carpenter, Kimberling 3, Ashmead 2. 2B — Dolar, Tefft, Anderson, Taylor 2.

LATE THURSDAY

St. Maries 270 001 — 10 12 0

Liberty 005 400 — 9 7 0

Wyatt Holmes, Riley Abell (4), Milo Marsh (6) and Gabe Long; Liberty names unavailable.

HITS: SM — S. Nantell, Tefft 2, Marsh 2, L. Holmes, W. Holmes 2, Abell 2, Long 2. Lib — names not available. 2B — Abell, L. Holmes, Marsh.