Bulldogs end season with road loss
MOSCOW — Pete Gibson scored nine and Spencer Swerin eight as the Bulldogs lost 72-43 at Moscow in 4A Region 1 boys tournament action Tuesday night.
The loss ends the season for Sandpoint (9-14), with only one state berth available for the region this year.
"Moscow played extremely well," said coach Tyler Haynes. "They came out with a purpose and executed with a lot of intensity and emotion. Things snowballed on us in the second half, but the kids never quit playing hard."
Sandpoint 9 13 9 12 — 43
Moscow 16 18 22 16 — 72
SANDPOINT — Armbruster 4, P. Gibson 9, Hanson 6, K. Gibson 2, Allen 6, Swerin 8, Karle 3, Bessler 5.
MOSCOW — Weimer 14, Helbling 15, Miller 25, Williams 7, Farr 8, Davis 2, Mossman 4, Scott 2, Weaver 2.
? Clark Fork looks to extend winning streak
The Wampus Cat boys begin the 1A District 1 playoffs tonight as they take on Wallace (#4) at 6 p.m. at Lakeland High school.
The Cats are the top seed in the tournament, currently riding an eight-game winning streak and playing their best basketball of the season down the stretch. Five of their six losses are to teams from 3A or higher.
Teams have been focusing more attention on Cameron Jeffres, and Mike Martin and Tyler Broggi have seen their points increase.
Coeur d'Alene Charter (#2) plays Kootenai (#3) in the other NSL semi-final tonight.
? Allen, Hewitt garner All-NSL honors
KELLOGG — Clark Fork girls basketball standouts Rayna Allen and Bailey Hewitt were named to the All-North Star League, as voted by the league's coaches. The team announced Tuesday in Kellogg.
Kootenai senior guard Cassie Scheffelmaier was named the 2006-07 North Star League Girls Most Valuable Player, receiving 40 points to win the honor for the league-champion Lady Warriors.
Wallace seniors Lisa Carver and Cara Hayman were second and third in the voting, with 35 and 33 points respectively.
Allen, a senior guard, was honored for her unrivaled defense, steals, and ability to score in the open court. Hewitt, a sophomore wing, brings an all-around game to the floor, often times leading her team in scoring, rebounds and assists in the same game.
ALL NORTH STAR LEAGUE
GIRLS BASKETBALL
MVP — Cassie Scheffelmaier, sr., Kootenai.
WALLACE — Lisa Carver, sr. Cara Hayman, sr. Krista Williams, sr. KOOTENAI — Hannah Nyrop, jr. Cassie Scheffelmaier. LAKESIDE — Rian Miller, soph. Saundra Curley, soph. CLARK FORK — Bailey Hewitt, soph. Rayna Allen, sr. MULLAN — Fawn Story, jr.
? Baker and Griffitts headline All-IEL team
Sophomores Katie Baker of Lake City and Kama Griffitts of Coeur d'Alene were named co-MVPs of the Inland Empire League in girls basketball by the league's coaches.
Freshman Katelyn Loper of Post Falls and sophomore Whitney Heleker of Coeur d'Alene shared Newcomer of the Year honors.
Chris Johnson of Post Falls was named Coach of the Year.
ALL-INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE
GIRLS BASKETBALL
FIRST TEAM — Deanna Dotts, jr., Coeur d'Alene; Richelle Fenenbock, sr., Lake City; Jenny McVeigh, jr., Post Falls; Natalie Nichols, sr., Lakeland; Lindsey Stark, sr., Coeur d'Alene.
SECOND TEAM — Jenna DeLong, sr., Coeur d'Alene; Brittney Devorak, sr., Lewiston; Riki Moreland, sr., Lake City; Jordan Schoening, so., Post Falls; Sadie Simon, so., Coeur d'Alene.
HONORABLE MENTION — Lauren Bender, Moscow; Kiki Edwards-Teasley, so., Lewiston; Emma Hawn, jr., Lake City; Kandice McArthur, jr., Post Falls; Camille Reynolds, so., Lakeland.