PREP ROUNDUP: Coeur d'Alene's Cervi-Skinner twins break course record at Battle for the 509

• CROSS COUNTRY

AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Coeur d’Alene High senior Max Cervi-Skinner eclipsed the course record, winning in 14 minutes, 42.50 seconds at the seventh annual Battle for the 509, winning the boys Varsity Black (teams average time below 21 minutes, 30 seconds) at the Spokane Polo Grounds on Saturday. 

Senior Zack Cervi-Skinner was second (15:00.30), also passing the previous record of 15:00.04 set by former Coeur d’Alene runner Lachlan May (15:00.4) in 2023. 

Sophomore Wyatt Carr (third, 15:15) and freshman Wyatt Morgenstern (15th, 15:54.10)m also finished in the top 20 for the Vikings, who won the team title with 44 points.  

Lake City senior Hazel Kunkel was fourth in the girls race, followed by Post Falls senior Kaylynn Misner in fifth.  

University High of Spokane Valley won the girls Varsity Black team title with 85 points, followed by Coeur d’Alene with 120.  

Timberlake sophomore Caleb Royce was second in the boys Varsity Red (team average over 21 minutes, 30 seconds), leading the Tigers to a third-place finish. 

Timberlake junior Vanessa McLachlan was third in the girls Varsity Red race, leading the Tigers to a fourth-place finish. 

Moscow (boys) and Moses Lake (girls) claimed team titles in the Varsity Red race. 

VARSITY BLACK 

(Winner, locals) 

BOYS TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 44. 14, Lakeland 365. 19, Sandpoint 461. 

RESULTS — 1, Max Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 14:42.50. 2, Zack Cervi-Skinner, Coeur d’Alene, 15:00.30. 3, Wyatt Carr, Coeur d’Alene, 15:15. 15, Wyatt Morgenstern, Coeur d’Alene, 15:54.10.  

GIRLS TEAM SCORES — 1, University 85. 2, Coeur d’Alene 120. 8, Post Falls 180.  

RESULTS — 1, Kylah Madariaga, Wenatchee, 17:40.80. 4, Hazel Kunkel, Lake City, 18:22.90. 5, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 18:31.50. 16, Dakota Keyworth, Coeur d’Alene, 19:23.60.  

VARSITY RED 

(Winner, locals) 

BOYS TEAM SCORES — 1, Moscow 142. 3, Timberlake 219. 10, Post Falls 275. 18, Kellogg 473.  

RESULTS — 1, Malik Ortiz, Colville, 16:10.40. 2, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 16:17.10. 19, Ryken White, Kellogg, 17:28.20.  

GIRLS TEAM SCORES — 1, Moses Lake 126. 3, Lake City 156. 4, Timberlake 156. 5, Sandpoint 216. 10, Lakeland 261.  

RESULTS — 1, Ella Menard, Ferris, 19:18.70. 3, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 19:31.20. 17, Violet Hernandez, Lake City, 20:15.60.  

• VOLLEYBALL

Lake City lost another player to injury and went 0-3 on Saturday to finish 1-4 at the Rocky Mountain tournament. 

The Timberwolves fell to Boise 25-23, 25-14, 25-20, then lost to Melba 23-25, 25-15, 28-30, 25-12, 16-14 to finish 1-3 in pool play. In a crossover finale, Lake City lost to Centennial 25-13, 25-16, 27-25. 

Taylor Winey had 65 assists, 17 digs, six aces and four kills on the day for Lake City (16-10). Jess Wilson totaled 33 kills, 23 digs and five aces, Lola Jeanselme 34 digs and six aces, Camryn Woodman 18 kills and three aces. 

“It wasn’t the outcome we envisioned for the weekend but the scores don’t come close to reflecting our mettle,” Lake City coach Michelle Kleinberg said. “After a season-ending injury to a starter (libero Daphne Neeley, knee) on Friday, we had another starter (setter Kate Moglia) go down on the first point of the morning today, and yet we still refused to give up.” 

Jeanselme moved to libero when Neeley got hurt. Kleinberg said juniors Miranda FitzSimmons and Sofia Peressini, and sophomore Macey Yancey stepped up off the bench for the Timberwolves. 

“I’ve never coached a team that’s had to face so much adversity in one season,” Kleinberg said. “I’m so proud of them for being willing to trust the process, come off the bench into any role, and fight for the growth they want to see in themselves ahead of the district playoffs. It took a lot of maturity to accept that we might not get the reward of winning today, but that the fight was worth it regardless of the outcome.” 

Kleinberg is hopeful Moglia (ankle) will be back on Thursday, when Lake City plays host to Post Falls. 

Post Falls d. 

Central Valley 

POST FALLS — Vanessa Kison totaled 12 kills, 17 digs and two blocks as the Trojans swept the Bears 25-13, 25-22, 26-24 in nonleague play at The Arena. 

Trinity Byrne had 13 kills for Post Falls (14-8). Claire Ziegler added 14 assists and two aces, Lucy Carr 18 assists, Kaela Gump three blocks, Lexi Norisada 15 digs. 

“We played one of our most complete matches of the year today,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “Our girls were dialed in from the opening serve and didn’t let up. CV made runs at us in the second and third set. They even had a five-point lead midway through the third set and we kept chipping away. We stayed poised and didn’t panic when we were pressured.” 

For Central Valley (4-8), Keilee Eskelsen had 12 kills, Elliana Roullier 15 assists and four blocks, Campbell Lathan four aces, Maddy Joswick 14 digs). 

Post Falls returns to action Thursday at Lake City. 

Tri match with St. Maries, Bonners Ferry, Moscow 

ST. MARIES — Moscow defeated Bonners Ferry 24-26, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-14 and downed St. Maries 23-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-16 as part of a tri-match. 

In the first match of the day, Bonners Ferry defeated St. Maries 25-10, 25-11, 25-16. 

In that match, Meijah Yearout had five kills and a block for St. Maries. Mia Asbury had four kills and five assists, Brenna Elliott five assists and seven digs, Emma Tefft three aces, Allie Zook eight digs. 

In the match against Moscow, Raevyn Yearout had seven kills, two blocks and four aces for St. Maries (6-15). Asbury added five kills, 10 assists, two blocks and eight digs, Elliott 10 assists, Zook 10 digs. 

St. Maries returns to action next Saturday at home vs. Orofino in a Central Idaho League match. 

Moscow is 7-8. 

Bonners Ferry (9-7) travels to Kellogg on Tuesday. 

Clark Fork 3

Kootenai 0

CLARK FORK — Sophomore Nora-Jean Hoy registered nine aces, nine assists and five kills as the host Wampus Cats, on senior night, beat the Warriors 25-21, 25-23, 25-10.

"I'm really proud of how this team has taken ownership over their ability to get teams out-of-system off the bat," Clark Fork coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said.

All five seniors started for Clark Fork, and four out of the five recorded at least one kill. The Lady Cat seniors are as follows: Olivia Yetter, Kayla Swales, Rebecca Heilman, Cherish Christensen and Hannah Thompson.

Junior Aurora Lane had eight aces and a team-high 10 assists, junior Piper Scarlett six aces, Yetter four kills and Swales three aces for Clark Fork (4-10) which faces Genesis Prep for a 2A Scenic Idaho League match at The Courts in Post Falls on Tuesday.

Kootenai hosts the St. Maries JV on Tuesday.

Genesis Prep d. 

Kellogg JV 

POST FALLS — Senior Laya Daniels had 13 kills, five blocks and three aces for the Jaguars in a 25-23, 25-18, 25-3 win over the Wildcats JV at The Courts. 

"We started slow today in the first set, and were caught off guard multiple times by Kellogg,” Genesis Prep coach Paula Thurston said. “Thankfully, we started to wake up in the second set and play our game. As a team, we had 21 aces in the match. When our serving and passing is on, we play a really solid game. I think we proved that in the third set.” 

Senior Madi Cooper had seven kills, five digs and four aces, senior Ella Martin nine aces and five kills, senior Sienna Williams four kills and five blocks and senior Pearl Covey 12 digs and four aces for Genesis Prep (8-7), which hosts Clark Fork in a Scenic Idaho Conference match on Tuesday at The Courts. 

Kellogg JV hosts Bonners Ferry on Tuesday. 

• BOYS SOCCER

Lake City 5 

Sandpoint 0 

SANDPOINT — Sophomore striker Reese Crawford recorded a hat trick for the Timberwolves, which built a 3-0 halftime lead on the way to a nonleague win over the Bulldogs at War Memorial Field. 

“Our boys played a complete game against a well-coached and determined team,” Lake City coach Chaz Donovan said. “Every player received significant time on the field and demonstrated incredible teamwork and selflessness. Reese had a complete game for us as well. The way we have come together as a team and played unselfishly highlights our growth and showcases what we are truly capable of achieving.” 

Lake City (8-1-2) concludes the regular season at Upper Columbia Academy of Spangle, Wash., on Monday. 

Sandpoint (8-5-2) is the top seed to the 5A Region 1 tournament and will host the winner of Tuesday’s No. 4 Lakeland and No. 5 Lewiston match next Saturday. 

"Lake City is a very good team and we lacked focus today," Sandpoint coach Dan Anderson said. "When you don't come focused against a high-caliber team like Lake City, you can struggle to find a foothold in the game, which we very much did."

First half— 1, LC, Reese Crawford (Jacob Molina), 9:00. 2, LC, Reese Crawford (unassisted), 22:00. 3, LC, Oliver Soumis (Vann Tate), 35:00. Second half — 4, LC, Sawyer Anderson (Greyson Kortus), 69:00. 5, LC, Crawford (unassisted), 72:00. 

Shots on goal — LC 9, Spt 7. 

Saves — LC, Lukas Ruchti 2; Spt, Gavan Miles 4. 

Lakeland 2 

Moscow 2 

RATHDRUM — While not quite 100% yet, Hawks senior Haidyn Jonas was just enough to make something happen on Saturday. 

Jonas, who joined the team recently after recovering from a knee injury, scored on a 30-yard free kick in the 72nd minute for the Hawks, who played to a draw with the Bears in Inland Empire League play at Sunrise Rotary Field. 

Lakeland (3-6-5, 1-5-4 IEL) needed a win or tie to earn the fourth seed and host fifth-seeded Lewiston (2-9-3, 1-6-3) in a loser-out match in the 5A Region 1 tournament on Tuesday. 

“We moved (defender) Asher Drake out of the back line and to the front line, and it was a big difference today,” Lakeland coach Nick Haynes said. “We had nothing to lose, so we just went for it.” 

Jonas played at Timberlake as a junior, then transferred to Lakeland and was cleared to play three games ago. 

“He’s still getting into game shape,” Haynes said. “It’s hard to jump right in after being out and then only getting 10 practices. His free kick, it was beautiful and he bent it around the keeper. He definitely gives us another weapon up front and some skill we were missing.” 

Moscow is 3-9-1, 3-6-1. 

First half — 1, LL, Haidyn Jonas (penalty kick), 18:00. Second half — 2, Mos, William Vieux (unassisted), 48:00. 3, Mos, Jonas Mordhorst (unassisted), 66:00. 4, LL, Jonas (unassisted), 72:00. 

Shots on goal — Mos 16, LL 4. 

Saves — Mos, Wyatt Thornycroft 3; LL, Ty VanMeeteren 13. 

Post Falls 8

Timberlake 0

POST FALLS — No other information was available.

Cd’A Charter 1 

Grangeville 0 

GRANGEVILLE — Senior Isaac Hines scored on an assist from Owen Sharp in the 54th minute for the Panthers in an Intermountain League win over the Bulldogs at Grangeville High. 

“We controlled the tempo of the game for 75 minutes, then had a sloppy final five,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Craig Daigle said. “We’ve got to do a better job converting on our opportunities.” 

Coeur d’Alene Charter (11-0-2, 9-0-1 IML) travels to Priest River on Thursday. 

Grangeville (3-3-4, 3-2-4) hosts Orofino on Wednesday. 

First half — none. Second half — 1, Charter, Isaac Hines (Owen Sharp), 54:00. 

Shots on goal — Charter 23, Grange 3. 

Saves — Charter, Mattis Macmillan 3; Grange, unknown 18.

Orofino 4

Priest River 0

PRIEST RIVER — The Spartans (5-6-1, 5-5-1 Intermountain League) fell to the Maniacs (3-5-2) in an Intermountain League match at Priest River High.

Priest River hosts the Lakeland JV on Monday.

• GIRLS SOCCER

Moscow 3

Lakeland 0

MOSCOW — No other information was available.

Timberlake 1 

Post Falls 0 

POST FALLS — Senior Lucy Simpson scored on a penalty kick in the first half for the 4A Tigers in a win over the 5A Trojans at The Fields at Real Life.

Timberlake (8-2-1) hosts Colville on Monday. 

Fifth-seeded Post Falls (1-11-1) faces fourth-seeded Lakeland in a 5A Region 1 loser-out game on Wednesday in Rathdrum. 

First half — 1, TL, Lucy Simpson (penalty kick), unknown. Second half — none. 

Shots on goal — TL 5, PF 14. 

Saves — TL, Alisa Grantham 11; PF, Ellie McGowan 5. 

Cd’A Charter 0 

Grangeville 0 

GRANGEVILLE — The Panthers (7-2-3, 7-0-2 IML) and Bulldogs (5-4-1, 3-4-1) played to a scoreless draw in an Intermountain League match at Grangeville High. 

“We controlled all aspects of the game of possession, but were unable to find the back of the net,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Stacy Smith said. “Grangeville played swarm defense and we struggled with it. We have some takeaways from the game to work on. The good news is, we have a handful of practices prior to districts to do so.” 

Coeur d’Alene Charter travels to Priest River on Tuesday. 

Grangeville, which beat St. Maries 3-0 in a league match on Friday, travels to Bonners Ferry next Saturday. 

First half — none. Second half — none. 

Shots on goal — Charter 16, Grange 1. 

Saves — Charter, Adysen Robinson 1; Grange, unknown 12.