PREP VOLLEYBALL: Turner impresses, Priest River tops St. Maries

Priest River 3, St. Maries 0

PRIEST RIVER — Sophomore Raygn Turner had a team-high 13 digs and four aces and Priest River swept the Lady Lumberjacks (25-16, 25-16, 25-19) in a 3A Central Idaho League match held Thursday at Priest River High.

"Varsity came out swinging and had relentless hustle," head coach Katlyn Ward said. "The girls played like a team and it showed — great way to start off league play."

Junior Jayda Storro tallied 20 assists while junior Aleigha Jensen added three blocks. Senior Desi Humphrey had a team-high seven kills while fellow senior Paityn Yount added four of her own.

Priest River (2-0) will look to keep things rolling when they host Newport on Saturday, Sept. 7.

Coeur d’Alene 3, Sandpoint 0

COEUR d’ALENE — The host Vikings defeated the Lady Bulldogs in straight sets (14-25, 11-25, 8-25) in a 6A/5A showdown held Thursday at Coeur d’Alene High.

"The team really struggled offensively and had a hard time handling CDA's tough serves," head coach Piper Wahlin said. "Calie Bailey was more offensive tonight with some dumps in great moments and served aggressively."

Junior Gretta Beck had a team-high 11 digs, junior Hazel Pierce three blocks, four kills, and an ace. Senior Calie Bailey had 11 assists while sophomore Marlee Lane added four kills.

Sandpoint (0-2) travels to Bonners Ferry on Friday.

Timberlake 3, Clark Fork 0

SPIRIT LAKE — The visiting Lady Cats were defeated in straight sets by the host Tigers (7-25, 11-25, 18-25) in a non-league match held Thursday at Timberlake High.

Freshman Keira Gannon had a team-high eight digs. Clark Fork High head coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said Gannon plays with a fearlessness that's hard to teach and that she can handle what's asked of her.

Senior Kayla Swales had three aces during, and an important serving run in the third set.

"I am proud of how she stepped up and got the job done at the service line," coach Kiebert-Carey said of Swales.

Junior Piper Scarlett had six digs and anchored the team's back line.

"We repped serve receive hard in practice yesterday and Piper set the tone for us, passing dime after dime."

Sophomore Nora-Jean Hoy had six digs while junior Aurora Lane added three kills and two aces.

"Both Aurora and Nora-Jean did an excellent job mixing up our offense, but we had a hard time finishing rallies against Timberlake's block."

Despite the loss, coach Kiebert-Carey was proud of the way her team played.

"I don't think I've ever had so much fun coaching a game," head coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said. "These girls are in it for each other, and tonight it showed."

Clark Fork (0-2) returns to action at Wallace on Tuesday.