PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lakeland rolls on senior night
RATHDRUM — Seniors Landree Simon, Ziya Munyer, Olivia Zazuetta and Addy Jo Hocking led the way on senior night as the Lakeland Hawks swept the Lake City Timberwolves 25-13, 25-11, 25-13 in nonleague play Tuesday night at Hawk Court.
Simon had 11 kills, Munyer nine kills and five blocks, Zazuetta 34 assists and five aces, Hocking 19 digs and four aces for Lakeland (17-10).
Junior Alyssa Ryckman added 10 kills for the Hawks.
“It was an unforgettable senior night for our five seniors,” Lakeland coach Kelsie Badger said. “Our seniors led the way and stepped up in a big way, with Liv and Addy Jo dominating the service line, each delivering a series of crucial aces that kept the momentum on our side.
Landree showcased tonight with her kills, and Ziya added to the team’s dynamic attack. Defensively, Addy Jo anchored the back row and frustrated the opposing offense all night. Liv had another outstanding night. (Senior) Lexi Levesque’s energy, blocks and key kills kept the intensity on our side."
For Lake City (17-11), Emmery Fuller had four kills, Kate Moglia 11 assists and six digs, Lola Jeanselme 11 digs, Josie Hocking two blocks.
"Hats off to Lakeland for bringing it on their senior night — the energy was radiating on their side of the net,” Lake City coach Michelle Kleinberg said. “We are responsible for the heartbeat on our side of the net and we didn’t bring that tonight. A good lesson learned ahead of our rematch against Post Falls on Thursday. We’ll be right back at it tomorrow in practice and ready to perform next time we take the floor.”
Lakeland wraps up the regular season Thursday at Moscow in Inland Empire League play.
Second-seeded Lake City plays host to third-seeded Post Falls on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the loser-out first round of the 6A District 1 tournament.
Timberlake d.
St. Maries
ST. MARIES — Addie Archer had nine kills and 11 digs as the visiting Tigers beat the Lumberjacks 25-13, 25-21, 25-16 in nonleague play.
Diana Nelson had six blocks tor Timberlake (11-8). Sophia Soumas added 18 assists, Kaydence Edwards nine assists and 10 digs, Amarijana Olivieri seven kills and six digs, Mya Reynoldson six kills and two aces, Isabelle Torr 11 digs, Maci Sandbank six kills.
“This was a whole team effort,” Timberlake coach Lisa Gardom said. “Every single player contributed to the win. It was exciting to see them playing at a high level and keeping their energy up no matter what they faced from the other side of the net. Everyone showed up to play, did their job and did it well.”
For St. Maries (7-17), Mia Asbury had four kills and four assists, Raevyn Yearout three kills and 11 digs, Naomi Mueller three kills, three aces and two blocks, Brenna Elliott nine assists and two aces, Allie Zook 16 digs.
Timberlake plays host to Bonners Ferry on Thursday in an Intermountain League match.
St. Maries returns to action Friday at the 3A District 1-2 tournament at Kellogg High’s Andrews Gymnasium. The fifth-seeded Lumberjacks face fourth-seeded Priest River at 10 a.m. in a loser-out match. The winner plays top-seeded Kellogg at 2 p.m.
Genesis Prep d.
Clark Fork
POST FALLS — Laya Daniels had nine kills and three aces as the top-seeded Jaguars beat the fourth-seeded Wampus Cats 25-23, 25-22, 25-5 in the first round of the 2A District 1 tournament at The Courts at Real Life.
Sienna Williams added three kills for Genesis Prep (11-9). Brielle Wise had four aces, Kinzie Lawler two aces and four kills, Ella Martin four aces and four kills.
“We started very slow tonight, but thankfully we were able to turn it on to finish the match strong in the third set,” Genesis Prep coach Paula Thurston said. “Serving was a struggle tonight until the third set. Clark Fork came ready to play and put up a good fight. We're looking forward to Wallace on Saturday.”
Genesis Prep will play third-seeded Wallace (13-7) on Saturday at 6 p.m. at The Courts for a berth in the championship match Oct. 24 at North Idaho College.
Wallace defeated second seeded Lakeside on Tuesday. Lakeside (6-7) will play host to Clark Fork (4-12) on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Plummer in a loser-out match.