PREP SOCCER: Sandpoint girls top Lakeland; Priest River girls take down Newport
Sandpoint's Luke Leavitt is held back by Lake City midfielder Sawyer Anderson as the two fight for possession of the ball near midfield on Thursday.
Photo by MAX OSWALD
Priest River's Cheyenne Thompson turns with the ball, faking out a defender in a game earlier this season at Priest River Lamanna High School.
Boys Soccer
Lake City 1, Sandpoint 0
SANDPOINT — Lake City’s Beckham Dodge scored the only goal of the game in the first three minutes of play, which helped the Timberwolves defeat Sandpoint 1-0 at War Memorial Field on Thursday.
“We came out extremely timid and flat for the first 40 minutes — losing possession cheaply, which led to tired legs and tired minds as we defended the whole first half,” head coach Tanner French said. “We didn’t make any adjustments at the break other than just giving the boys an opportunity to change the game. I was happy with their effort (in the second half), specifically the efforts of sophomore Issac Scmitt and junior Luke Leavitt.”
Sandpoint’s Kai Longanecker made six saves in goal, and faced a total of 19 shots from Lake City. The Bulldogs were only able to fire one shot throughout the entirety of the game.
Sandpoint (3-2, 3-2) will face Post Falls at home Tuesday, Sept. 12.
First half — 1, LC, Dodge (unassisted), 3’. Second half — none.
SOG — Sandpoint 1, Lake City 7.
SV — Sandpoint, Kai Longanecker, 6; Lake City, Benjamin Valov-Deming, 1.
- Wednesday, Sept. 6
Timberlake 1, Priest River 0
Priest River battled hard against an undefeated Timberlake squad. The Tigers' Cazwell McKenzie scored the night's only goal on an assist from Ethan Applegate.
No other information was available in the Spartans' road matchup.
CORRECTION: On Tuesday, Aug. 29, Priest River defeated St. Maries, 7-0. The seventh goal was scored by Henry White, not Liam Dahlin. The goal was assisted by Daryan Haidari.
Girls Soccer
Sandpoint 2, Lakeland 0
RATHDRUM — Sandpoint girls soccer defeated rivals Lakeland 2-0 in an Inland Empire League match at Sunrise Rotary Field on Thursday.
After a slow first half, Sandpoint’s Marlee McCrum got things going for the Bulldogs in the 43rd minute, scoring off a pass from Ayla Hull. In the 70th minute, Hope Barnes sealed the deal with a goal of her own, with an assist from Aliya Strock.
“ … Our players were tired after that battle yesterday (against Lake City),” head coach Conor Baranski said. “ Our finishing needs to improve drastically, but it’s another shutout, and we’re at the top of our district. Credit to Lakeland for a hard-fought match, they have been improving every year.”
Sandpoint (5-2, 4-2) visits Ridgeline of Spokane Valley on Saturday.
First half — none. Second half — 1, SPT, McCrum (Hull), 43:00. 2, SPT, Barnes (Strock), 70:00.
Shots on goal — Sandpoint 12, Lakeland 15.
Saves — Sandpoint, Lilliana Brinkmeier, 10; Lakeland, Malia Batman, 10.
Priest River 3, Newport 1
PRIEST RIVER – Marley Burgess-Duquette led the Spartans with two goals in Thursday’s border battle match against Newport at Priest River Lamanna High School. Priest River defeated Newport, 3-1.
Priest River played one player down, even two at times, in their victory over the Grizzlies. Newport’s only goal came from Lucy Bowen when the Spartans were down two players deep in the second half.
Priest River’s other goal came from Lizzie McCracken, who has been one of the most consistent offensive players for the Spartans this year. Brooklyn Best had another great game in net, saving 13 Newport shots on Thursday.
Priest River (3-3) will face Riverside at home Saturday.
- Wednesday, Sept. 6
Timberlake 6, Priest River 1
Brooklyn Best racked up a season-high 23 saves in the Spartans’ road loss to Timberlake. Priest River only got off three shots against a strong Tiger defense Wednesday.
