PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint girls soccer wins big; Sandpoint, Clark Fork volleyball open season with wins
The Sandpoint girls volleyball team jumps for joy after defeating Lake City 3-1 (27-25, 25-23, 23-25, 27-25) in a thriller at the SHS gymnasium on Thursday night.
Photo by Jason Duchow Photography
Sandpoint sophomore Reese Burnett dribbles down the sideline and past a Stillwater Christian defender in Thursday's 14-0 victory.
Clark Fork senior Amari Printz-Hay gets ready to dig a volleyball during an inter-squad scrimmage earlier this month.
Soccer
SANDPOINT — Led by a second-half hat trick from sophomore Hope Barnes, the Sandpoint girls soccer team defeated Stillwater Christian, 14-0 at War Memorial Field on Thursday.
Within the first 10 minutes of play, Sandpoint’s Aliya Strock put the Bulldogs on the board with a line drive shot. Strock would score two more goals in the second half to complete a hat trick. Soon after, Freshman Aspen Little-Torez scored on a cross from Strock during the 17th minute; Little-Torez scored another goal three minutes later to put the Bulldogs up 3-0 before halftime.
In the second half, Sandpoint ran away with the contest, scoring 11 straight goals to secure the 14-0 victory. Reese Burnett, Marlee McCrum, Hope Barnes, Ayla Hull, and Bayah Ratigan got in on the action scoring goals of their own.
The Bulldogs dominated time of possession, only allowing the Cougars to play a couple of minutes in Sandpoint territory. Stillwater Christian was not able to get a shot off during the entire 80 minutes of play.
The Bulldogs (2-0) will be back in action Saturday against Lewiston at War Memorial Field.
SANDPOINT 14, STILLWATER CHRISTIAN 0
First half — SPT, Strock (unassisted), 9’. SPT, Little-Torez (Strock), 17’. SPT, Little-Torez (unassisted), 20’. Second half — SPT, McCrum (unassisted), 43’. SPT, Strock (unassisted), 49’. SPT, Burnett (Vorhies), 51’. SPT, Howard (Glahe), 54’. SPT, Barnes (unassisted), 55’. SPT, Barnes (Howard), 56’. SPT, Ratigan (unassisted), 60’. SPT, Hull (unassisted), 63’. SPT, Strock (Stark), 67’. SPT, Barnes (unassisted), 70’. SPT, Hull (unassisted), 71’.
Volleyball
SANDPOINT 3, LAKE CITY 1
SANDPOINT — Sandpoint High School’s Les Rogers Courtwas electric on Thursday night as the Sandpoint girls volleyball team defeated Lake City for the first time in years in a thrilling four-set match. Sandpoint won all of their sets by just two points — 27-25, 25-23, 23-25, 27-25.
The Bulldogs set the tone early, immediately going up 8-2 in the first set. Lake City would eventually reclaim the lead, but unforced errors allowed Sandpoint to keep things close and capture the first set 27-25. The same could be said for the second set, where the Bulldogs led by as many as seven points, and again fended off a late Lake City run, 25-23.
Sandpoint led 16-11 at one point in the third set, but the Timberwolves wouldn’t go away easily. They clawed their way back into the game and came away with a two-point set win. In the fourth set, Sandpoint trailed 20-15 but some high-flying kills from seniors Aubree Lane and Vivian Platte got the Bulldogs right back into the game, 20-20. The Bulldogs would eventually secure the fourth set, 27-25 to win the match 3-1.
Platte had 15 kills, while senior Haley Swaim added 6 crucial aces. Overall, the Bulldogs out hustled the Timberwolves on every level.
“What we did tonight is huge steps for us as a program,” first-year head coach Piper Wahlin said. “... The goal was to come out and set a good tone for the season, and we did that, hands down.”
The Bulldogs (1-0) will be back in action on Saturday at the Judy Fong Memorial Tournament in Lewiston.
Clark Fork 3, Lakeside 0
PLUMMER — The Clark Fork Volleyball team started off their season by defeating Lakeside, 3-0 at Lakeside High School on Thursday. The Wampus Cats dominated, winning 26-24, 25-17, 25-15.
Senior Lilly Reuter stepped into a new position, setter, for Clark Fork and shined in Thursday’s season-opener. Reuter had 13 assists and six digs in the match. Senior Eloise Shleton also showed off her skills against the Knights, amassing 13 kills and 14 digs.
“Eloise hit really well tonight and played with great energy on defense,” head coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said.
Some other notable statistics from Clark Fork’s three set victory include Ameri Printz-Hay who had a team-high three blocks and added 10 digs; Piper Scarlett, who had five kills and no kill errors; and Aurora Lane, who compiled five aces and eight assists.
“We started slow but got our groove going about halfway through the first set.” Kiebert-Carey said. “Once we were rolling, the girls were so fun to watch. Hannah Thompson and Nora Jean-Hoy stepped up and played big games on defense tonight as well.”
The Wampus Cats (1-0) will be back in action today against Noxon in Clark Fork High School gymnasium.
