PREP ROUNDUP: Vikings win opener under new coach

| March 19, 2025 1:17 AM

• BASEBALL

COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Kolbe Coey went 4 for 4 with a two-run home run in the second inning for the Coeur d’Alene Vikings in a 15-0 win over the Ridgeline Falcons of Liberty Lake at Ted Page Field on Tuesday, the season opener for the Vikings under new coach Brandon Williams.

Coey also scored three runs, Owen Field and Bam Fenter had two RBIs each for Coeur d’Alene, which is scheduled to host Lakeland in a doubleheader on Saturday at noon.

Ridgeline is 0-3.

Ridgeline 000 00 — 0 1 0

Coeur d’Alene 432 6x — 15 10 2

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Sam Sudweeks, Conner Addington (1), Kael Nelson (2) and Nolah Wohl; Harrison Trunkey-Evans, Will Beckenhauer (2), Dylan Cook (4), Kai Wheeler (5) and Richie Hackett.

HITS: Ridge — Wohl. Cd’A — Field, Voorhees 2, Coey 4, Helms, Beckenhauer 2. HR — Coey.

Post Falls JV 11

St. Maries 0

ST. MARIES — Sophomore James Morast struck out seven in four innings, allowing three hits for the Trojan JV in a win over the Lumberjacks at City Park.

Freshman Jerry Jones went 4 for 4 with two runs scored for Post Falls.

St. Maries (0-2) travels to Liberty High of Spangle, Wash., on Thursday.

Post Falls JV 304 13 — 11 14 0

St. Maries 000 00 — 0 3 1

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

James Morast, Colin Davis (5) and Mason Perkins; Jordan Hammons, Peyton Lingo (4) and Amado Stewart.

HITS: PF — Jones 4, Perkins, Singleton, Morast, Davis 3, Kubo, Vranich, Tremange, Fitzpatrick. SM — Morris, Lingo, K. Brusseau. 2B — Davis 2, Kubo.

Lakeland at

Lake City, ppd.

COEUR d’ALENE — The Inland Empire League doubleheader was postponed and rescheduled for today at 2 p.m. at Lake City High.

• SOFTBALL

Lake City 19

Lakeland 13

RATHDRUM — Sammie Chavez had three hits, three RBIs and five runs scored for the Timberwolves in an Inland Empire League win over the Hawks at Lakeland High.

Mariah Thomas had two hits and five RBIs for Lake City (2-1), which hit three home runs int the game.

Jaiden Corbey and Dizzy Zimmerman each homered twice for Lakeland in the first game.

Lake City led Lakeland 12-2 in the middle of the fourth inning in the second game before the game was suspended due to darkness. That game will be resumed at a later date.

Lake City (2-1) faces Kimberly and tournament host Owyhee in the WTP Spring Break Classic on Friday in Meridian.

Lakeland (0-1) will also compete in the Classic, facing La Grande (Ore.) on Friday at Boise High.

FIRST GAME

Lake City 701 231 5 — 19 16 2

Lakeland 321 203 2 — 13 16 1

Maddy Blood, Madeline Peterson and Alexandria Routon; Abby Helmholz, Reagan Masters (2) and Katie Dewey.

HITS: LC — Routon 3, Kolden 2, Gugino, DeMent 2, Peterson, A. Lopez, Waterhouse, Chavez 3, Thomas 2. LL — Blakemore 3, Corbey 3, D. Zimmerman 3, Drake, Ra. Dutton, Re. Dutton 3, Vanek. 2B — Peterson, Routon 2, Kolden, Blakemore, Drake, Ra. Dutton. HR — Chavez, Routon, Gugino, Corby 2, Re. Dutton, D. Zimmerman 2.