PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint girls soccer blanks Lady Viks in big senior night win

GIRLS SOCCER

Sandpoint 3, Coeur d’Alene 0

SANDPOINT — At War Memorial Field, senior Marlee McCrum had two goals and an assist and the host Lady Bulldogs scored three goals in the second half to take down the 6A Lady Vikings on Thursday — Sandpoint’s senior night.

After a scoreless first half, freshman Sam Leaverton found the back of the net early in the second, dribbling 20 yards upfield and taking a shot from just inside the box — a shot that sailed just over the goalkeeper's head. With three minutes remaining, McCrum scored after a scrum in front of the net. Leaverton had passed a ball in front, junior Hope Barnes took a shot which was deflected, and McCrum was there to clean up the mess. In stoppage time, McCrum would strike again, this time from the right side of the box.

Senior Lilliana Brinkmeier notched another shutout between the posts with six saves on the night.

“I think the girls came out here and played for the seniors, played for each other,” Sandpoint High head coach Alan Brinkmeier said. “They were a little emotional at half and they just came out on fire. With the ambition we didn’t have in our last game, they showed it here. Our seniors did especially well tonight.”

McCrum, Brinkmeier, Maddie Mitchell and Ayla Hull were all honored at halftime for their career contributions.

Sandpoint (2-1-1) hosts 5A Inland Empire League foe Lakeland on Tuesday.

1st half — None. 2nd half — 1, SPT, Sam Leaverton (Marlee McCrum), 47’. 2, SPT, Marlee McCrum (unassisted), 77’. 3, SPT, Marlee McCrum (unassisted), 82’.

Shots on goal: SPT — 9. CDA — 6.

Saves: SPT — Lilliana Brinkmeier 6. CDA — Macy Walters 6.

Timberlake 10, Priest River 1

PRIEST RIVER — The visiting Lady Tigers defeated the host Lady Spartans by a nine-goal margin in a 4A/3A showdown held Thursday at Priest River High.

Senior Lizzie McCracken scored the lone goal for Priest River in the second half off of a penalty kick. Senior goalkeeper Kylee Swoboda managed an impressive 18 saves in her first start of the season.

Priest River (0-2) will travel to Grangeville on Saturday for a 3A Central Idaho League match.

Box score was not available.

BOYS SOCCER

Bulldogs fall to Viks

Coeur d’Alene 4, Sandpoint 1

COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Luke Leavitt scored during the first half, but Sandpoint couldn’t keep up with the host Vikings, who scored two goals in both halves to seal a three-goal victory at Coeur d’Alene High on Thursday.

Leavitt scored during the 25th minute off of a great through ball from freshman phenom Pax Longanecker. Senior Kason Pintler scored two goals in the first half for the Vikings, who had 17 shots, 11 of which were on goal. Senior goalkeeper Gavan Miles had seven saves to keep Sandpoint, who had 11 shots on the day, four of which were on goal, in the contest.

“I would say the score line isn’t representative of how close of a game it was; it was very back and forth — a battle,” Sandpoint High head coach Dan Anderson said. “We struggled to take advantage of our chances while they very much did take advantage of theirs. That being said, Gavan Miles had another great game to keep us in it.”

Coach Anderson said the team’s focus was below the standard they have set for themselves, but it served as a good reality check as Sandpoint (2-1-1) will quickly turn around and travel to Vallivue on Saturday for a noon match.

“It isn’t such a bad thing if we’re learning from it, we move forward, and continue to improve, and I’m confident that’s what we’ll do,” coach Anderson said.

1st half — 1, CDA, Kason Pintler, 10’. 2, SPT, Luke Leavitt (Pax Longanecker), 25’. 3, CDA Kason Pintler, 30’. 2nd half — 4, CDA, Keaton Gust, 46’. 5, CDA, Jacob Shaporda, 75’.

Shots on goal: SPT — 4. CDA — 11.

Saves: SPT — Gavan Miles 7. CDA — Grant Johnson 3.

Spartans extend winning streak

Priest River 3, Timberlake 0

PRIEST RIVER — At Priest River High, senior Connor Stevens scored two second half goals and the Spartans defeated 4A Timberlake for the first time since 2016 in a non-league match on Thursday.

Midway through the first half, senior Cameron Howell scored first for Priest River from roughly 30 yards out. Stevens scored insurance goals during the 42nd and 63rd minutes to lift the Spartans to victory. Junior goalkeeper Baylor White had eight saves on the night.

“I am delighted for our young men; it was a fantastic team performance tonight against a well coached and skillful Timberlake team,” Priest River High head coach Ryan Carruth said. “We played 19 of our amazing student-athletes tonight with not a single bad performance. That is truly remarkable and speaks to our depth and ‘next man up’ philosophy.”

Priest River (3-0) will travel to Grangeville on Saturday for a 3A Central Idaho League match.

1st half — 1, PR, Cameron Howell, 20’. 2nd half — 2, PR, Connor Stevens, 42’. 3, PR, Connor Stevens, 63’.

Shots on goal — not reported.

Saves: PR — Baylor White 8. TL — not reported.

GOLF

Mire impressive, consistent again

MOSCOW — Senior Taylor Mire shot a 3-over-par 75 and finished second overall as the Lady Bulldogs finished second out of seven teams at an invitational held at the University of Idaho Golf Course on Thursday.

Senior Alexa Tuinstra finished with a score of 80 while senior Raegan Samuels, who had an eagle, put up an 84. Senior Demi Driggs shot an 85, a huge step up from her scores last year on this same course. Senior Claire Loutzenhiser carded a 95 to round out Sandpoint’s top five. The Lady Bulldogs closed the gap on Coeur d’Alene, finishing with a total score of 329 — just 11 strokes behind the Lady Vikings, who finished second last year at the 5A state championship.

For the boys, junior Micah Young shot an 11-over-par 83 to lead the Bulldogs to a sixth place team finish. Following right behind Young was sophomore Bode Eacret and junior Cooper Zimmerman, who carded an 84 and 85, respectively. Senior Aidan Rork scored a 91 to give Sandpoint a total score of 343, four strokes ahead of Lewiston and just five behind Lake City. Sophomore Rajah Brown scored a 99 in the No. 5 spot while junior Linkin Haddock carded a 93 as an individual.

Sandpoint will play next on Thursday at the Bryden Canyon Golf Course in Lewiston.

GIRLS

At Univ. of Idaho GC

Par 72

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 318. 2, Sandpoint 329. 3, Moscow 411. 4, Lake City 322. 5, Post Falls 425. 6, Lewiston 433. 7, Lakeland 449.

MEDALIST — Ella Wilson, Coeur d’Alene 72.

COEUR d’ALENE — Ella Wilson 72, Stella Deitz 80, Sophia Vignale 82, Jossetta Williams 84, Mady Riley 91.

SANDPOINT — Taylor Mire 75, Alexa Tuinstra 80, Reagan Samuels 84, Demi Driggs 90, Claire Loutzenhiser 95.

MOSCOW — Addison Raney 93, Gemma Sorenson 101, Alexa Lambert 105, Haili Hull 112, Paige Raney 128.

LAKE CITY — Lanie Carter 95, Danika Thompson 108, Marissa Hyland 108, Libby Montgomery 111, Emily Clausen 118.

POST FALLS — Kloe Monette 90, Jewel Malmoe 111, Maria Gordon 111, Dani Bastedo 113, Jaidyn Jensen 118.

LEWISTON — Shelby Arellano 97, Cora Lott 99, Kalen Kelly 115, Josey Hemphill 122, Destiny Ellenwood 124.

LAKELAND — Dani Russell 95, Ellie Austad 110, Bridget Derbyshire 115, Annie Mattila 129, Colt Williams 133.

BOYS

At Univ. of Idaho GC

Par 72

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 299. 2, Moscow 324. 3, Lakeland 332. 4, Post Falls 336. 5, Lake City 338. 6, Sandpoint 343. 7, Lewiston 347.

MEDALIST — Ben Focke, Coeur d’Alene, 71.

COEUR d’ALENE — Ben Focke 71, Ben Crabb 75, Hunter Paquin 76, Grant Potter 77, Brady Rubert 77.

MOSCOW — Chase Lovell 77, Cooper Trout 81, Burke Brown 81, Cohen Miller 85, Keaton Clark 89.

LAKELAND — Tyler Zachary 77, Jakob Jovick 78, Marty Babb 85, Maddox Score 92, Daniel Lowe 97.

POST FALLS — Gavin Rodriguez 77, Kellen Odd 85, Karl Berend 87, Jaeson Walker 87, Mason Leiser 99.

LAKE CITY — Luke Mason 79, Wes Adams 85, Corbin Jacobson 86, Cooper George 88, Tanner Collins 91.

SANDPOINT —Micah Young 83, Bode Eacret 84, Cooper Zimmerman 85, Aidan Rork 91, Rajah Brown 99.

LEWISTON — Dash Walker 82, Royce Fisher 87, Colt Walker 88, Kayden Orton 90, Jayden Estlund 105.

VOLLEYBALL

Coeur d’Alene 3, Sandpoint 0

SANDPOINT — The visiting Lady Vikings defeated the Lady Bulldogs in straight sets (17-25, 11-25, 19-25) in their home opener at Les Rogers Court on Thursday.

Sandpoint High head coach Piper Wahlin said seniors Audrey Petruso and Calie Bailey put in a hard day’s work for the Lady Bulldogs.

“Audrey showed a lot of focus and discipline on serve receive and defense,” coach Wahlin said. “Calie hustled to put up good sets for her attackers despite rolling her ankle.”

Sandpoint (0-5) is gearing up for the Judy Fong Memorial Tournament, which will be held Saturday in Lewiston.

Coeur du Christ 3, Clark Fork 2

CLARK FORK — Due to a five-set battle, information was received after deadline and will be reported on in Saturday’s paper.

FOOTBALL

Stewart tabbed as honorable mention

CLARK FORK — Clark Fork High sophomore Cameron Stewart, who plays wide receiver and defensive back for the Wampus Cats, received an honorable mention in Idahosports.com’s “8-man football 3-star awards” weekly column. Standing at 5 foot 10 inches and 177 pounds, Stewart scored Clark Fork’s lone touchdown, an 80-yard reception in the first half, in the team’s season opener against Lakeside. He finished the game with four receptions for 100 yards. The Wampus Cats host Wallace today at 7 p.m.