PREP ROUNDUP: Clark Fork falls just short of Lakeside in 3-2 homecoming loss

VOLLEYBALL 

Lakeside 3, Clark Fork 2

CLARK FORK — With the roar of a homecoming crowd behind them, the Lady Cats exceeded expectations, but fell in five sets to the visiting Lady Knights (25-23, 25-20, 10-25, 23-25, 11-15) in a 2A Scenic Idaho match held at Clark Fork High on Thursday.

Clark Fork High head coach Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey said it was a heartbreaker, especially after losing a close fourth set, a set in which the Lady Cats led 19-14 at one point.

"There were just some rallies we ended up on the wrong side of," coach Kiebert-Carey said. "It's hard when you lose like that, but there's also a lot of positives."

In the team's last meeting Aug. 27, Lakeside won in a sweep. Coach Kiebert-Carey said the team continues to impress her with their desire to get better and play with each other.

One player who looked particularly good on the night was sophomore Nora-Jean Hoy, tallying a team-high 22 assists in the contest.

"Nora really impressed me tonight with how she took ownership of the offense," coach Kiebert-Carey said. "Only being a sophomore and seeing limited varsity time last year, your nervous as a coach when you put a lot of pressure on a kid in their second year in the program. Nora is tough ... in a word, that girl is tough."

Senior Hannah Thompson, who had 10 digs, and junior Piper Scarlett, who had five aces and five kills, played a big part on the defensive side of things, picking off tons of Lakeside's attacks on the left side.

"Lakeside is notorious for setter dumps; their setter is just a stellar player," coach Kiebert-Carey said. "I told her after the game — 'I need you to graduate.' Our girls looked like they learned their lesson and were playing dialed in defense."

Junior Aurora Lane added 15 assists and five kills, senior Kayla Swales five aces for Clark Fork (2-7) which hosts Timberlake on Tuesday.

Lakeland 3, Sandpoint 0  

RATHDRUM — The visiting Lady Bulldogs fell in straight sets to the host Lady Hawks (11-25, 13-25, 22-25) at Lakeland High on Thursday.

Sandpoint High head coach Piper Wahlin said a lot of her players were battling some sickness, so she was proud of them for fighting through the match.

"Our attacking was hot and cold, but our serve receive and defense is steadily improving," coach Wahlin said. "Hazel (Pierce) hit really well across the entire net and stayed aggressive the whole match. Her and Gretta (Beck) provided some much-needed consistency for the team tonight."

Sandpoint (0-8) travels to Lake City on Monday.

GOLF 

Tuinstra takes home medalist honors ... again 

LEWISTON — After a playoff with Mady Riley of Couer d’Alene, Sandpoint High senior Alexa Tuinstra captured medalist honors for the third time this season with a 5-over-par 77 during an invitational held Thursday at the Lewiston Country Club. 

Senior Taylor Mire shot an 84, senior Demi Driggs an 87, and senior Raegan Samuels a 91 to give the Lady Bulldogs a total score of 339, good enough for second place out of seven scoring teams. 

On the boys' side, junior Tyler Weisz carded a 15-over-par 87 to lead the Bulldogs to a sixth place finish out of six scoring teams. Junior Cooper Zimmerman and senior Aidan Rork shot 88s, sophomore Rajah Brown a 91 to round out the Bulldogs’ top four. 

Sandpoint will compete next at their home invitational, which will be held Monday at The Idaho Club. 

GIRLS 

At Lewiston Country Club 

Par 72 

MEDALIST — Alexa Tuinstra, Sandpoint, 77. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 322. 2, Sandpoint 339. 3, Lake City 415. 4, Lewiston 432. 5, Post Falls 444. 6, Lakeland 458. 7, Moscow 461. 

COEUR d’ALENE — Mady Riley 77, Jossetta Williams 80, Ella Wilson 82, Brooklyn Leen 83, Mack Kelly 87. 

SANDPOINT — Alexa Tuinstra 77, Taylor Mire 84, Demi Driggs 87, Raegan Samuels 91, Claire Loutzenhiser 101. 

LAKE CITY — Lanie Carter 94, Danika Thompson 94, Libby Montgomery 112, Emily Clausen 115. 

LEWISTON — Shelby Arellano 95, Cora Lott 101, Kalen Kelly 113, Destiny Ellenwood 123, Jazmyn Smith 129. 

POST FALLS — Kloe Monette 102, Dani Bastedo 113, Jaidyn Jensen 114, Jewel Malmoe 115, Maria Gordon 122. 

LAKELAND — Dani Russell 104, Ellie Austad 114, Bridget Derbyshire 114, Amanda Olson 126, Maddy Woods 127. 

MOSCOW — Alexa Lambert 103, Addison Raney 106, Paige Raney 121, Tessa Maxcer 131, Haili Hull 136. 

BOYS 

At Lewiston Country Club

Par 72 

MEDALIST — Ben Focke, Coeur d’Alene, 70. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 292. 2, Moscow 322. 3, Lewiston 327, 4, Lakeland 328. 5, Post Falls 347. 6, Sandpoint 354. Incomplete teams — Lake City. 

COEUR d’ALENE — Ben Focke 70, Grant Potter 72, Brady Rubert 74, Hunter Paquin 76, Dylan Cook 82. 

MOSCOW — Chase Lovell 75, Cooper Trout 81, Keaton Clark 82, Cohen Miller 84. 

LEWISTON — Royce Fisher 76, Kayden Orton 82, Dash Walker 84, Colt Walker 85, Landon Blewett 90. 

LAKELAND — Tyler Zachary 71, Jakob Jovick 81, Marty Babb 81, Daniel Lowe 95, Maddox Score 95. 

POST FALLS — Jaeson Walker 82, Gavin Rodriguez 87, Kellen Odd 89, Colin Davis 89, Karl Berend 91. 

SANDPOINT — Tyler Weisz 87, Cooper Zimmerman 88, Aidan Rork 88, Rajah Brown 91, Logan Roos 93.

GIRLS SOCCER

McCracken extends scoring streak to six games

Newport 6, Priest River 2

NEWPORT — At Newport High, senior Katrina Davis scored her first goal of the season during the 54th minute as the Lady Spartans fell to the host Lady Grizzlies on Thursday.

Senior Lizzie McCracken banked in a goal off the right post, her eighth goal in six games, during the 71th minute.

Priest River (0-6) travels to Coeur d'Alene Charter today.

FOOTBALL 

BUTTE, Mont. — Tonight’s match between Sandpoint and Pocatello, which is being held at Montana Tech University’s Bob Green Field, will be broadcast on ROCK103.3 and ROCK103FM.COM. Alvin Bone and Tag Benefield will be on the call. The pregame show starts at 4:45 p.m. with kickoff at approximately 5 p.m. (PST).

    Clark Fork High senior pin hitter Hannah Thompson looks to block a Lakeside attacker during Thursday night's match.