Pitching gem highlights busy day of prep action

| April 7, 2009 9:00 PM

RATHDRUM — Cole Tonnemacher continued his torrid pitching of late, tossing a two-hit shutout to lead Sandpoint to a 9-0 nonleague win over Lakeland on Tuesday, in a game that was moved from War Memorial because of field conditions.

Tonnemacher struck out nine, pounding the strike zone and economically throwing just 52 pitches in the shutout. Head coach Chris Young said the team has really rallied around the left hander after Tonnemacher had a strong showing in Tucson during spring break.

Ben Fisher, Joel Cramer, Jordan Hammack, Daniel Charvoz, and Tonnemacher each tallied two hits to lead an emerging Sandpoint (5-9) offence.

“We came ready to swing the bats and jumped all over them,” said Young, stressing the importance of playing over spring break. “The guys got a lot of field time in Tucson.”

Sandpoint went just 1-4 in the 1st Annual Cherry Field Tournament in Arizona, the win coming when Tonnemacher pitched a gem to lead the Bulldogs to a 7-1 win over Murano High School from Arizona, the No. 1 seed in their pool.

“I was able to move a lot of players around and get a feel for what I want to do the rest of the year,” said Young of the tournament, which included two of the top 10 high school teams in the country. “It showed the boys a different level.”

Sandpoint is at Coeur d’Alene tomorrow in an early season IEL showdown.

Lakeland 000 000 0 — 0 2 2

Sandpoint 602 000 1 — 9 13 2

Cole Tonnemacher and Jonas Cafferty; Schweikert, Storrs (5), Robbins (7) and Van Duyne. W — Tonnemacher. L — Schweikert.

HITS: Spt — Cramer 2, Semones, Fisher 2, Tonnemacher 2, Cafferty, Hammack 2, Charvoz 2, Hamilton. Lak — Oden, Ragen. 2B — Fisher.

n Bulldog girls suffer hard luck loss

RATHDRUM — While he admitted a passed ball on an attempted intentional walk in the last inning is a tough way to lose, Sandpoint coach Derek Dickinson loved the way his team battled in a 4-3 loss at Lakeland Tuesday afternoon.

C.J. Semones had two of Sandpoint’s three hits, and Molly Givens was solid on the mound in the loss, striking out four Hawks hitters. Nicole Adams added an RBI single, but the Bulldogs (0-6-1) left eight runners on base, which proved costly in the tight game.

“If we cash in some of our runs we’re in better shape,” said Dickinson, whose team led 3-0 in the fifth inning before Lakeland tied the game.

Jordan Thomas led off the Lakeland seventh with a triple and scored on a passed ball for the winning run.

“We manufactured the other runs with some bunting and delayed steals,” Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua said.

Sandpoint hosts IEL power Coeur d’Alene on Thursday.

Sandpoint 000 210 0 — 3 3 3

Lakeland 000 030 1 — 4 8 2

Molly Givens, Kym DaVault (6) and Sierra Rodriguez; Alisha Watson and Alia Cox. W —Watson. (3-0). L — DaVault.

HITS: Spt — Semones 2, Adams. LL — Ali. Watson, Thomas, Campbell, Aly. Watson, Kunis, Klopatek, Grawcock, Jacobson. 2B — Semones, Kunis. 3B — Thomas.

n Bulldog tennis team drops opener

COEUR d’ ALENE — Abby Helander and Roxanne Imeson notched impressive wins in girls singles, Dustin Pierce won at No. 1 boys singles, and Jackson Bussard and Susan Williams teamed to win No. 1 mixed doubles for Sandpoint, which lost 8-4 to Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.

Imeson won in a grueling third set tie-breaker, which ended at 8-6.

“She would not give up; just wore the other girl down,” said head coach Kent Anderson, who felt a couple of the matches will have different outcomes as his team logs more court time. “First match of the year on one practice and every match was tight.”

Kevin Kirby and Nik Thorell fell in boys singles, Mikka Nostdahl and Ben Hardy fell at No. 1 boys doubles, and Rob Carne and Steven Gavin lost at No. 2 doubles, and each match was tight.

Sandpoint is at Post Falls on Friday.

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Abby Helander, Spt, d. Mary Benscheidt, 6-3, 6-3. No. 2, Roxanne Imeson, Spt, d. Brooke Fowler, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6). No. 3, Talia Beebe, Cd’A, d. Brittany Claffey, 6-0, 6-0.

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Nicole DeMarco-Jillian Grutta, Cd’A, d. Justine Clawson-Piper Wahlin, 6-3, 6-2. No. 2, Hannah George-Stephanie Grimm, Cd’A, d. Sophia Meulenberg-Jesse Cobb, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5).

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Dustin Pierce, Spt, d. Trevor McEvers, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2, Sam Grove, Cd’A, d. Kevin Kirby, 6-1, 6-4. No. 3, Will Bruno, Cd’A, d. Nick Thorell, 6-2, 6-0.

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, T.J. Kast-Matt Lewis, Cd’A, d. Mikka Nostbahl-Ben Hardy, 6-2, 7-6 (5). No. 2, Ray Lyon-Jesse Smith, Cd’A, d. Rob Carne-Steve Gavin, 6-4, 6-2.

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Jackson Bussard-Susan Williams, Spt, d. Rachel Hanley-Ryan Humphries, 6-2, 6-3. No. 2, Lindsay DeLong-Ethan Waite, Cd’A, d. Mike Berg-Kyenna Jensen, 6-2, 6-1.

n Host of boys nab wins in track dual

POST FALLS — Walker Watson won the discus and shot put, one of seven Sandpoint boys to nab a win in a dual home meet against Post Falls on Tuesday. The meet was supposed to be held in Sandpoint, but had to be moved because the track is not quite ready.

Danny Pfeifer (3,200), Zach Kuhl (high jump), David Marienau (800), Ray Lee (300 hurdles), Josh Kopsa (200) and Brandon Hawkins (1,600) each finished first as the boys team fell 98-47 to Post Falls.

Molly Burgstahler won the 3,200, teaming with Tabby and Tanya Fessenden to sweep the event, and Susan Kovalchuk won the pole vault to lead the girls team, which fell 120-25.

Sandpoint is at the Coeur d’Alene Invite on Saturday.

BOYS

Post Falls 98, Sandpoint 47

3,200 meters — 1, Danny Pfeifer, Spt, 11:15. 2, Jordan Powers, PF, 11:44. 3, Sean Salmon, PF, 11:46. 110 hurdles — 1, Chad Mehalechko, PF, 17.5. 2, Caleb Blue, PF, 17.9. 3, Shawn Ward, PF, 19.45. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls 1:38.5. High jump — 1, Zach Kuhl, Spt, 5-8. 2, Zack Linscott, PF, 5-8. 3, Mike Habbor, Spt, 5-8. Discus — 1, Walker Watson, Spt, 135-2. 2, Kaine Mundel, PF, 130-1 1/2. 3, Chris Hotine, PF, 123-0. 100 — 1, Anthony Gold, Spt, 11.7. 2, Sean Rollins, PF, 11.8. 3, Cody Hecker, Spt, 11.82.

Long jump — 1, Chris Wilson, PF, 18-8 1/2. 2, Cody Anderson, PF, 18-1. 3, Dakota Allert, PF, 17-6. 800 — 1, David Marienau, Spt, 2:06. 2, Jordan Powers, PF, 2:09. 3, Hayden Booth, PF, 2:23. 4x100 relay — 1, Post Falls 46.6. Pole vault — 1, Nick Hernandez, PF, 11-6. 2, Tom Kirby, PF, 11-0. 3, Rovert Homuth, PF, 10-0. 400 — 1, Phillip Beaas, PF, 54.40. 2, Jordan Powers, PF, 54.59. 3, Eric Lundholm, PF, 57.40. 300 hurdles — 1, Raymond Lee, Spt, 44.7. 2, Chris Wilson, PF, 46.4. 3, Shawn Ward, PF, 47.93.

Shot put — 1, Walker Watson, Spt, 45-0. 2, Matt Wardell, PF, 42-6. 3, Austin Tate, PF, 42-4 1/2. Triple jump — 1, Cody Anderson, PF, 36-10. 2, Seth Anderson, PF, 34-6. Medley relay — 1, Post Falls (no time reported). 200 — 1, J. Kopsa, Spt, 23.3. 2, Chris Wilson, PF, 24.05. 3, Sean Rollins, PF, 24.13. 1,600 — 1, Brandon Hawkins, Spt, 5:02.4. 2, Joe Maimone, PF, 5:43. 3, Shawn McLeod, PF, 5:49. 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls 3:45.7.

GIRLS

Post Falls 120, Sandpoint 25

3,200 meters — 1, Molly Burgstahler, Spt, 14:18. 2, Tanya Fessenden, Spt, 14:19. 3, Tabby Fessenden, Spt, 14:20. High hurdles — 1, Kaci Shields, PF, 16.5. 2, Kayla Asay, PF, 19.34. 3, Hailey Smith, PF, 20.29. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls 1:54. Shot put — 1, Becca Bauman, PF, 35-10 1/2. 2, Dani Meehan, PF, 29-11. 3, C. Johnson, Spt, 29-7. 100 — Shaundra Scott, PF, 12.8. 2, Melinda VanDyk, Spt, 13.4. 3, Kadie Booth, PF, 13.80. Pole vault — 1, Susan Kovalchuk, Spt, 8-6. 2, Sarah Beck, PF, 7-6.

Long jump — 1, Shaundra Scott, PF, 14-8. 2, Nikki Tonasket, PF, 14-2 1/2. 3, Jalana White, PF, 14-2. High jump — 1, Tori Bertsch, PF, 5-0. 2, Haily Smith, PF, 4-10. 3, Nikki Tonasket, PF, 4-6. 4x100 relay — 1, Post Falls 53.7. 800 — 1, Angie Whalen, PF, 2:33. 2, Kylie Ellison, PF, 2:45. 3, Alex Gates, PF, 2:51. 400 — 1, Allison Meehan, PF, 1:04.7. 2, Aynslee Stuart, PF, 1:04.98. 3, Angie Whalen, PF, 1:05.72. 300 hurdles — 1, Kacie Shields, PF, 51.39. 2, Kayla Asay, PF, 55.41. 3, Haily Smith, PF, 56.44.

Medley relay — 1, Post Falls (no time recorded). Triple jump — 1, Nikki Tonasket, PF, 30-9. 2, Jalana White, PF, 30-8. 3, Nicole Namen, PF, 28-9. Discus — 1, Becca Bauman, PF, 117-6 1/4. 2, Christina Johnson, Spt, 109-4. 3, Jennifer Thomas, Spt, 98-3. 200 — 1, Shaundra Scott, PF, 27.5. 2, Josie Tennison, PF, 28.48. 3, Teanna Davis, PF, 29.81. 1,600 — 1, Angie Whalen, PF, 6:02.25. 2, Aubree Shaw, Spt, 7:14.47. 3, Brianna Salmon, PF, 7:34.23. 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls 4:36.