PREP ROUNDUP: Priest River girls soccer shuts out Grangeville; Sandpoint boys soccer wins big over Lewiston
Priest River senior Rebecca Sedbrook gets ready to take a goal kick. Sedbrook has been one of the Spartans' top defensive players so far this season.
Photo by Emily Bonsant
Girls Soccer
Priest River 4, Grangeville 0
PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls soccer team shutout Grangeville on Friday, 4-0 at home. Three different Spartans scored goals in Priest River’s first win of the season.
“The girls had a great game,” head coach Christina Leonard said. “We have been working to improve our passing game and it really showed tonight.”
Marley Burgess-Duquette led the Spartans on offense, scoring two goals in the first half; she also had a team-high 11 shots on the night.
Lizzie McCracken scored her second goal of the season in the second half. Also tacking on a goal was Pavin Coleman who scored on a penalty kick late in the contest.
On defense, Haley Braae led the way with 21 pass interceptions and four steals. Rebecca Sedbrook contributed 18 interceptions while Samantha Pound added 13 interceptions of her own. In goal, Lydia Stowell had 11 saves for the Spartans.
Priest River (1-1) will face St. Maries on Tuesday at home.
Lewiston 3, Sandpoint 2
SANDPOINT – The Sandpoint girls soccer team fell in a nail-biter to Lewiston, 3-2 at War Memorial Field on Saturday.
At halftime, the Bengals led 1-0, but Sandpoint’s Aliya Strock would score on a pass from Lilliana Brinkmeier within the first two minutes of the second half to tie things up, 1-1. It’s now the third consecutive game Strock has recorded a goal.
Lewiston would then score two consecutive goals around the 60th minute mark to make the score 3-1. Sandpoint continued to fight, playing a lot of the last 20 minutes in Bengal territory. Sandpoint’s Mya Vorhies would score late in the contest, but the Bulldogs ran out of time, falling 3-2.
“We allowed too many through balls, made too many mistakes, and didn’t finish our chances,” head coach Conor Baranski said. “We lacked the grit and aggression that got us our win over Lake City. It wasn’t until the last 10 minutes until we really kicked it into high gear today.”
Despite the loss, Baranski said Kenzie Mitchell and Strock worked hard all game long and deserve praise for their efforts on Saturday.
Sandpoint (2-1) will face Moscow at home on Wednesday.
Boys Soccer
Grangeville 3, Priest River 0
No other information available. Game final Friday, Aug. 25.
Sandpoint 6, Lewiston 0
LEWISTON – A hat trick by senior Eoin Eddy helped Sandpoint defeat Lewiston, 6-0 on Saturday in their first game of the season.
In addition to Eddy’s hat trick, Huxley Hall added a goal and an assist; Issac Schmidt scored in the final minute of the first half, and Jett Longanecker, after kicking in Friday’s football game, contributed two assists.
“I’m happy with how the game was played despite some circumstances,” head coach Tanner French said. “The first game of the season is never simple tactically or technically, but the boys seemed to have enjoyed themselves.”
Sandpoint (1-0) will travel south to Moscow to face the bears on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
First half — SPT, Eddy (J. Longanecker), 11’. SPT, Eddy (Fisher Dail), 21’. SPT, Isaac Schmidt (J. Longanecker) 40’. Second half – SPT, Hall (unassisted), 53’. SPT, Eddy (Hall), 59’. SPT, Lewiston own goal, 71’.
Shots – Sandpoint 23. Lewiston 4.
Saves – Sandpoint, Kai Longanecker 4. Lewiston, unknown 7.
Volleyball
LEWISTON – The Sandpoint volleyball team won three out of five matches at the Judy Fong Memorial tournament held at Lewiston High School on Saturday. All of the matches were played in a best of three sets format.
In pool play, the Bulldogs started things off against Troy, a team that regularly wins the 1A state championship in Idaho. Sandpoint would fall in a close three sets, 21-25, 25-20, 13-15. However, the Bulldogs would bounce back to defeat Pendleton, 20-25, 25-18, 15-6 and Orofino, 25-6, 25-16 later in the day.
In the gold bracket, the Bulldogs defeated Kendrick in the opening round 25-16, 28-26 before falling to Coeur d’Alene in the semifinal match, 25-16, 9-25, 7-15.
“We seemed a little out of sorts today but we’re learning every single match,” head coach Piper Wahlin said. “The mental side of our game has already grown immensely and is showing on and off the court.”
Wahlin said the highlight of the day was Sandpoint’s first set against Coeur d’Alene; she said the team’s energy and execution synced up perfectly. Some individual highlights on the day include Haley Swaim’s 94 set assists and 10 aces; Aubree Lane’s team-high 40 kills and 14 aces; and Vivian Platte’s 36 kills. On defense, Mackenzie Eden and Hazel Pierce led the way with six and five blocks each, respectively.
Sandpoint (4-2) will travel back down to Lewiston to take on the Bengals on Tuesday night.