PREP SOCCER: Viking boys start fast, shut out Post Falls

| October 4, 2026 1:15 AM

• BOYS

COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene wants to play fast.

The start of the second half in Saturday’s 6A Inland Empire League match was a good example of that.

Senior Brett Johnson scored on an assist from junior Blake Baune just moments after kickoff for the Vikings in a 9-0 win over the Post Falls Trojans in a 6A Inland Empire League match at Viking Field on Saturday.

“Blake Wise played the kickoff to Baune, who hit a through ball to Brett for the goal,” Coeur d’Alene coach Robbie Harmelink said. “It might have caught them off guard. We’re trying to make our attack as quick as possible and want to be quick and clinical, and the boys did a good job of that today.”

Baune recorded a hat trick and Brett Johnson had two goals and an assist for Coeur d’Alene (12-0-1, 4-0 6A IEL), which awaits the winner of next Saturday’s district-opening match between Post Falls and host Lake City in the district championship match on Oct. 13 at Viking Field.

Post Falls (2-10, 0-4) hosts Saint George’s on Monday.

First half — 1, Cd’A, Blake Baune (Brett Johnson), 3:00. 2, Cd’A, Baune (Blake Wise), 12:00. 3, Cd’A, Asier Rodriguez (unassisted), 21:00. 4, Cd’A, Jacob Shaporda (Mason Taylor), 35:00. Second half — 5, B. Johnson (Baune), 40:00. 6, Cd’A, Rowan Wyatt (Wise), 45:00. 7, Cd’A, Miles Hart (Jacob Melun), 48:00. 8, Cd’A, Baune (Melun), 53:00. 9, Cd’A, B. Johnson (Wise), 58:00.

Shots on goal — PF 2, Cd’A 19.

Saves — PF, Bradyn Singleton 10; Cd’A, Grant Johnson 2.

Moscow 4

Lakeland 3

RATHDRUM — A few weird bounces, and the Hawks will hit the road next week to open regional play.

Junior Cole Zlateff had two goals and an assist for the Hawks, who fell to the Bears in a 5A Inland Empire League match at Sunrise Rotary Field.

Lakeland (6-6, 2-4 5A IEL) will travel to Moscow (8-8, 3-3) in a semifinal match in the Region 1 tournament next Saturday.

“We had a bit of momentum, but it was just a weird game,” Lakeland coach Nick Haynes said. “We outshot them 6-3 in the first half, but allowed four goals, which isn’t a good sign. We had some miscommunication and mental errors in the first half. We had some good opportunities, but we just shot ourselves in the foot today.”

First half — 1, Mos, Owen Lassen (unassisted), 8:00. 2, Mos, own goal, 9:00. 3, LL, Cole Zlateff (Luke Fritts), 12:00. 4, LL, Zlateff (Marty Babb), 26:00. 5, Mos, Preston Apt (unassisted), 32:00. 6, Mos, Mohammed Alayat (unassisted), 39:00. Second half — 7, LL, Liam Breyer (Zlateff), 73:00.

Shots on goal — Mos 6, LL 10.

Saves — Mos, unknown, 7; LL, Cameron Ryan 1, Levi Foss 3.

Grangeville 6

St. Maries 0

GRANGEVILLE — The Bulldogs (6-8, 6-4 Intermountain League) scored five second-half goals to beat the Lumberjacks at Grangeville High.

St. Maries (1-11-1, 0-9-1 IML) hosts the Lakeland JV on Monday at PotlatchDeltic Field in St. Maries.

First half — 1, Grange, Landon McAllister (penalty kick), 30:00. Second half — 2, Grange, Kaden Hess (unassisted), 47:00. 3, Grange, McAllister (penalty kick), 59:00. 4, Grange, Hess (unassisted), 63:00. 5, Grange, Hess (unassisted), 65:00. 6, Grange, George Willis (unassisted), 68:00.

Shots on goal — SM 0, Grange 22.

Saves — SM, Gabe Halloran 15; Grange, Ryan Newson 0.

• GIRLS

Coeur d’Alene 12

Post Falls 0

POST FALLS — Senior Izzy Grimmett scored five goals and junior Audrey Linder recorded a hat trick for the Vikings in a win over the Trojans at Post Falls High.

“We had a goal of putting some shots in the back of the net and capitalized on our opportunities,” Coeur d’Alene coach Andy Vredenburg said. “The girls played really well today.”

It was the sixth straight shutout for Coeur d’Alene (8-3), which travels to Lake City on Wednesday in Game 1 of the 6A District 1 best-of-3 championship series. Game 2 is next Saturday at Coeur d’Alene High, with an if-necessary match Oct. 13 at Lake City High.

Post Falls (3-8-2) travels to Lakeland on Wednesday in a 5A Region 1 play-in match.

First half — 1, Cd’A, Ava Wickens (Olivia Nusser), 9:00. 2, Cd’A, Izzy Grimmett (Kendalyn Bowlby), 12:00. 3, Cd’A, Grimmett (unassisted), 13:00. 4, Cd’A, Clara Schmidt (Bowlby), 37:00. Second half — 5, Cd’A, Grimmett (unassisted), 42:00. 6, Cd’A, Bowlby (penalty kick), 44:00. 7, Cd’A, Grimmett (Brightyn Gatten), 54:00. 8, Cd’A, Audrey Linder (Katie Foster), 55:00. 9, Cd’A, Linder (penalty kick), 74:00. 10, Cd’A, Gatten (Payton Brennan), 75:00. 11, Cd’A, Grimmett (unassisted), 76:00. 12, Cd’A, Linder (unassisted), 78:00.

Shots on goal — Cd’A 38, PF 0.

Saves — Cd’A, Maddie Olivier 0; PF, unknown, 15.

Moscow 6

Lakeland 1

MOSCOW — The visiting Hawks fell to the Bears in a 5A Inland Empire League match at the Moscow School District Community Playfields.

Senior Aspen Liddiard scored on a penalty kick in the 73rd minute for Lakeland (3-7-3, 1-4-3 5A IEL).

“We had a rough start in the first half today,” Lakeland coach Allison Guy said. “We just weren’t playing to the best of our abilities. We changed some things up and turned things around in the second half. I’m so proud of how my girls came back out in the second half today. It was a day and night difference. Usually a forward, but filling in on the wing today Sydney Thompson had a phenomenal game. Then in the final minutes, Aspen came in clutch with a powerful PK shot.”

Moscow is 7-3-1, 6-1-1.

Lakeland hosts Post Falls in a 5A Region 1 play-in match on Wednesday, with that winner advancing to face top-seeded Sandpoint next Saturday. Moscow hosts Lewiston next Saturday in a semifinal match.

First half — 1, Mos, Hannah Lowry (Winnie Colvin), 5:00. 2, Mos, Saskia Hohenlohe (unassisted), 10:00. 3, Mos, Lowry (corner kick), 12:00. 4, Mos, Mattea Nuhn (unassisted), 20:00. Second half — 5, Mos, Lila Beard (unassisted), 63:00. 6, Mos, Beard (unassisted), 69:00. 7, LL, Aspen Liddiard (penalty kick), 73:00.

Shots on goal — LL 4, Mos 23.

Saves — LL, Avah Gonzales 17; Mos, unknown 3.

Cheney at

Lake City

COEUR d'ALENE — No report was received.

Cd’A Charter 9

Orofino 1

OROFINO — Senior midfielder Sierra Sheppard had three goals and an assist in the first half for the Panthers in an Intermountain League win over the Maniacs.

With the win, Coeur d’Alene Charter (11-4-1, 11-2-1 IML) will be the second seed in the 4A District 1-2 tournament starting on Wednesday, moving past Bonners Ferry (10-4-1, 10-3-1). The Panthers will face St. Maries in their opening round match at The Fields in Post Falls on Wednesday.

“Everyone got lots of minutes and we finished the season on a high note,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Stacy Smith said. “Players that we rely on to score, scored. Players that we rely on to defend, defended well. Orofino got one on us from a free kick outside the box that was perfectly taken. Other than that, we dominated possession and the pace of the game.”

Orofino (0-14-1, 0-13-1) opens at districts against top-seeded Timberlake on Wednesday at The Fields in Post Falls.

First half — 1, Charter, Sierra Sheppard (unassisted), 2:00. 2, Charter, Sheppard (unassisted), 4:00. 3, Charter, Sofia Keese (Sheppard), 15:00. 4, Charter, Sheppard (unassisted), 16:00. 5, Charter, Riley Greene (unassisted), 17:00. 6, Charter, Avery Thompson (unassisted), 29:00. 7, Charter, Paige Fish (unassisted), 29:00. 8, Charter, Fish (unassisted), 30:00. 9, Oro, Virginia May (free kick), 37:00. Second half — 10, Charter, Greene (unassisted), 63:00.

Shots on goal — Charter 21, Oro 4.

Saves — Charter, Ara Glinski 3; Oro, Izzy Otto 6.

Grangeville 4

St. Maries 0

GRANGEVILLE — The Lumberjacks (3-12, 3-11 IML) concluded the regular season with a loss to the Bulldogs (9-6, 9-5) at Grangeville High.

Further information was not available.

St. Maries, seeded seventh, faces second-seeded Coeur d’Alene Charter (11-4-1) in the first round of the 4A District 1-2 tournament on Wednesday at The Fields in Post Falls.

Grangeville will be the fourth seed and face fifth-seeded Kellogg (5-10).