NIC ROUNDUP: Hobson has a day for Cardinals in sweep

| March 17, 2024 1:10 AM

• SOFTBALL

PENDLETON, Ore. — Sophomore Kennedy Hobson and her North Idaho College teammates had a grand old time on Saturday afternoon.

Hobson hit a pair of three-run home runs, then added a grand slam in the fourth inning for the Cardinals, who capped the weekend with a 21-0 and 24-5 sweep of the Blue Mountain Timberwolves in Northwest Athletic Conference play.

“She just had a tremendous day,” said NIC coach Shay Chapman of Hobson, who also allowed two hits over four innings in the second game in the circle. “She’s just seeing the ball well at the plate and making great adjustments.”

Sophomore Kani Korok also hit a grand slam in the second game for NIC (12-2, 4-0 NWAC), which travels to Columbia Basin on Friday.

Kristine Schmidt, a freshman pitcher from Coeur d’Alene High, had five strikeouts in a three-hit shutout in the opener for NIC.

“She just pounded the zone really well and had a great offspeed,” Chapman said. “She threw a lot of outs today and our defense played really well behind her.”

Blue Mountain is 5-13, 1-3.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 801 66 — 21 18 0

Blue Mount. 000 00 — 0 3 4

Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule.

Kristine Schmidt and Corine Duran, Delaney Gosch (5); Hailey Burnett, Kayla Bowling (1), Makenzie Misner (4), Sofie Francis (5) and Abigail Kahler.

HITS: NIC — Hommel 3, Thomas, Pfeifer 3, Korok, Vieira, Rockwell, Doran 2, Makinster, Yamaguchi, Schulhauser 3, Hobson 2. BMCC — Miethe, Higley, Hamilton. 2B — Vieira. HR — Thomas, Korok, Rockwell, Schulhauser, Hobson.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 256 (11)0 — 24 20 1

Blue Mount. 020 03 — 5 5 4

Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule.

Jaylyn Christensen, Kennedy Hobson (2) and Summer Makinster; Sofie Francis, Hailey Burnett (3), Makenzie Misner (4), Kayla Bowling (4) and Gracie Hamilton.

HITS: NIC — Hobson 3, Thomas 2, Korok 3, Vieira 3, Rockwell 2, Makinster, Nichols 3, Kostoff, Schulhauser 2. BMCC — Miethe, Hamilton 2, Misner, Bowling. 2B — Rockwell, Kostoff, Schulhauser. HR — Hobson 3, Thomas, Korok 2, Vieira 2, Rockwell, Bowling.

• GOLF

Former Vik West second

after first day in Willamette

SALEM, Ore. — Lewis-Clark State’s Luke West, a freshman from Coeur d’Alene High, is currently tied for second with a 3-under 69 after the first day of the Willamette Valley Cup at Creekside Golf Club.

Lewis-Clark State leads the tournament at 282, with North Idaho College tied for fourth in its season opener.

Jarrett Giles is tied for fourth with a 2-under 70 for NIC, which shot 297.

In the women’s tournament, George Fox leads with at 296.

Kyla Currie, a senior from Lake City High, is tied for 11th with a 82 for Lewis-Clark State.

NIC, led by sophomore Laila Jalil with a 6-over 78, is fourth with a 343.

The tournament concludes today.

MEN

At Creekside Golf Club

Salem, Ore.

Par 72

6,665 yards

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lewis-Clark State 282. 2, Linfield 295. 3, Pacific Lutheran 296. 4 (tie), Whitworth, North Idaho 297. 6, Whitman 299. 7, Southern Oregon 300. 8, Willamette 301. 9, Willamette ‘B’ 306. 10, George Fox 309. 11, Pacific 311. 12, Corban 330.

NORTH IDAHO — t-4, Jarett Giles 70, t-19, Josh McCartin 75, t-34, Dyson Lish 76, t-34, Ferdinand Le Grange 76, t-64, Spencer Mason 82.

WOMEN

At Creekside Golf Club

Salem, Ore.

Par 72

5,604 yards

TEAM SCORES — 1, George Fox 296. 2, Lewis-Clark State 322. 3, Whitman 336. 4, North Idaho 343. 5, Pacific Lutheran 344. 6, Southern Oregon 346. 7, Pacific 348. 8, Willamette 388. 9, Linfield 401.

NORTH IDAHO — 4, Laila Jalil 78, t-23, Lauryn Bulger 86, t-28, Sofia Lippiello 89, t-30, Megan Quinton 90, 34, Rien Solodan 92.