PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint girls soccer rebounds with 5-0 win over Post Falls

GIRLS SOCCER 

Sandpoint 5, Post Falls 0

SANDPOINT — Junior Mackenzie Mitchell scored the first and last goals of the game and tallied an assist as the host Lady Bulldogs ran past the visiting Lady Trojans for a 5-0 5A Inland Empire League win at War Memorial Field on Tuesday.

Mitchell's first goal came during the 13th minute off a corner kick taken by junior Ava Glahe. One minute later, freshman Sam Leaverton received a pass inside the box from senior Marlee McCrum and scored to extend the lead to 2-0.

In the second half, sophomore Jordyn Tomco netted her first career goal, assisted by junior Elia Howard, right under the middle of the top of the crossbar. Howard then scored during the 70th minute off an assist from Mitchell, and Mitchell, scored again during the 75th minute off a pass from senior Maddie Mitchell to give the Lady Bulldogs a 5-0 lead.

"We were working on possession and building from the back for a solid hour and a half yesterday —  working the midfield, playing backwards, going back into the midfield — I feel like they took that to heart and took advantage of that in this type of game," Sandpoint High head coach Alan Brinkmeier said. "A lot of the goals we scored were from building out of our center back, to midfield, to outside back, and then working our way up the field and finishing off crosses. Our girls are coming alive and putting their bodies on the line to put the ball in the back of the net, and I'm happy to see that."

Sandpoint (5-2-1) travels to Boise on Monday to take on Owyhee, last year's 6A state champions.

1st half — 1, SPT, Mackenzie Mitchell (Ava Glahe), 13'. 2, SPT, Sam Leavrton (Marlee McCrum), 14. 2nd half — 3, SPT, Jordyn Tomco (Elia Howard), 59'. 4, SPT, Elia Howard (Mackenzie Mitchell), 70'. 5, SPT, Mackenzie Mitchell (Maddie Mitchell), 75'.

Shots on goal: SPT — 17. PF — 1.

Saves: SPT — Lilliana Brinkmeier 1. PF — Ellie McGowan 12.

McCracken continues scoring streak for Lady Spartans

Bonners Ferry 7, Priest River 3 

BONNERS FERRY — Sophomore Macie Olmo scored in the first half (33’), senior Lizzie McCracken found the back of the net twice in the second half (43’, 58’), and the visiting Lady Spartans fell to the host Lady Badgers in a league match held Monday at Bonners Ferry High. 

Senior goalkeeper Kylee Swoboda had eight saves between the posts. Priest River High assistant coach Nick Tucker said Swoboda and the whole team are showing some real growth. 

“The girls played much better after we got through the first ten minutes,” coach Tucker said. “If we could figure out how to start games like we finish them, we could really see some competitive games and get some wins under our belt. We made an adjustment at halftime that made us play much more disciplined in the second half.” 

Priest River (0-5) travels to Newport on Thursday. 

BOYS SOCCER

Leavitt nets hat trick 

Sandpoint 5, Post Falls 0

POST FALLS — At Post Falls High, senior Luke Leavitt scored one goal in the first half, two in the second, and the visiting Bulldogs got back on track with a big 5A Inland Empire League win over the host Trojans on Tuesday.

Junior Huxley Hall started off the scoring during the ninth minute, knocking in a rebound off of Post Falls' goalkeeper. During the 18th minute, Hall sent a nice through ball to Leavitt for the game's second goal. 

In the second half, freshman Pax Longanecker scored his first career goal during the 60th minute, assisted by junior Caiden Gion, after a great driving run which ended in Longanecker lacing a ball off the bottom of the left post and in. Leavitt then scored again two minutes later, assisted by freshman Colton Dickinson — the first assist of his career. Leavitt then capped off the hat trick in the 66th minute after a nice hustle play where he stole the ball from the opposing goalkeeper.

Sandpoint High head coach Dan Anderson said it was a great team performance.

"The coaching staff challenged the boys to come out and put together a resounding league victory tonight and that's exactly what they did," coach Anderson said. "We were down five starters, for various reasons, so getting this win was something that were very proud of and that we needed for confidence and for a reward for all the hard work the boys have been putting in on the field and in the classroom."

Sandpoint (4-3-1), after six straight away games, hosts Coeur d'Alene on Saturday.

1st half — 9, SPT, Huxley Hall (unassisted), 9'. 2, SPT, Luke Leavitt (Hall), 18'. 2nd half — 3, SPT, Pax Longanecker (Caiden Gion), 60'. 4, SPT, Leavitt (Colton Dickinson), 62'. 5, SPT, Leavitt (unassisted). 66'.

Shots on goal: SPT — 10. PF — 6.

Saves: SPT — Gavan Miles 6. PF — Riley Johnson 5.

Bonners Ferry 6, Priest River 0 

BONNERS FERRY — Junior goalkeeper Baylor White had 14 saves as the visiting Spartans fell to the host Badgers on Monday at Bonners Ferry High.

"We dug ourselves an early hole by conceding four early goals," Priest River High head coach Ryan Carruth said. "That's always going to be a very difficult hole to climb out of against a team like Bonners Ferry. It was good to see a positive response at halftime and a more competitive second half. Hopefully, our guys learned a tough lesson about the importance of starting on the front foot and competing from the first whistle to the last."

Priest River (3-3) travels to Coeur d'Alene Charter on Friday.

GOLF 

Loutzenhiser leads Lady Bulldogs

COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Claire Loutzenhiser shot a 10-over-par 82, a new season best, to lead the Lady Bulldogs to a third place finish at the Coeur d'Alene Dizzy Bird Invitational held Tuesday at the Circling Raven Golf Club.

Senior Raegan Samuels carded an 85 and was second for Sandpoint, which finished third out of four scoring teams. Seniors Demi Driggs and Alexa Tuinstra shot a 90 and 91, respectively, to round out the Lady Bulldogs' top four.

On the boys' side, junior Micah Young led the Bulldogs, which placed fourth out of four scoring teams, with an 11-over-par 83. Junior Logan Roos and sophomore Bode Eacret carded 91's while juniors Cooper Zimmerman and Logan McGrann both shot 94's.

Sandpoint returns to action Thursday for an invitational at the Lewiston County Club.

GIRLS

At Circling Raven Golf Club

Par 72

MEDALIST — Ella Wilson, Coeur d'Alene 75. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 328. 2, Rocky Mountain 340. 3, Sandpoint 348. 4, Lake City 450.

COEUR d'ALENE — Ella Wilson 75, Jossetta Williams 83, Sophia Vignale 84, Mady Riley 86, Chloe Orear 93.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN — Zoe Moore 80, Adel Peterson 84, Maggie Urian 87, Ellianna Hoopes 89, Natalie Nichenko 94.

SANDPOINT — Claire Loutzenhiser 82, Raegan Samuels 85, Demi Driggs 90, Alexa Tuinstra 91, Grace Loutzenhiser 127.

LAKE CITY — Danika Thompson 102, Lanie Carter 106, Libby Montgomery 115, Marissa Hyland 127, Emily Clansen 132.

BOYS

At Circling Raven Golf Club

Par 72

MEDALIST — Ben Focke, Coeur d'Alene 70.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 313. 2, Rocky Mountain 316. 3, Lake City 350. 4, Sandpoint 359.

COEUR d'ALENE — Ben Focke 70, Hunter Paquin 78, Brady Rubert 80, Grant Potter 85, Jake-Ryan Barowski 91.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN — Jacob McFarland 70, Aiden Meyer 82, Miles McFarland 82, Chad Gibbs 82, Taig Bror 84.

LAKE CITY — Luke Mason 83, Corbin Jacobson 85, Cooper George 90, Wes Adams 92, Tanner Collins 97.

SANDPOINT — Micah Young 83, Logan Roos 91, Bode Eacret 91, Cooper Zimmerman 94, Logan McGrann 94.

VOLLEYBALL

Storro leads Lady Spartans to league win 

Priest River 3, St. Maries 2 

ST. MARIES — Junior Jayda Storro had a team-high 11 kills, 15 assists, and added two aces as the visiting Lady Spartans outlasted the host Lady Lumberjacks in a five-set thriller (20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13) on Tuesday at St. Maries High.

Junior Aleigha Jensen had three blocks and two aces, junior Toni Marinello a team-high 22 digs, and sophomore Raygn Turner two aces in the win. On defense, senior Paityn Yount and Jensen both contributed five block assists.

Priest River (6-1) will travel to Orofino on Friday.

Lane shines from service line

Clark Fork 3, Kootenai 0 

KOOTENAI — Junior Aurora Lane once again led the Lady Cats offense, posting a game-high 18 aces, 12 assists and five kills in a road win in straight sets (25-19, 25-9, 25-9) over the Lady Warriors on Tuesday.

Freshman Keira Gannon had six aces, Kayla Swales four of her own, in what was a dominant performance by Clark Fork. Sophomore Nora-Jean Hoy added seven assists.

"It took us a minute to wake up in the first set, but Aurora's serving got us back into our rhythm," Clark Fork High head coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said. "After that, our defense was ready for anything Kootenai had to offer."

Clark Fork (2-6) will host Lakeside on Thursday at 7 p.m. for homecoming. It is advised fans wear their best pink shirt to the game.