PREP ROUNDUP: Sandpoint tennis pulls off straight sets sweep of Lakeland
TENNIS
Sandpoint 12, Lakeland 0
SANDPOINT — The host Bulldogs won all 12 matches in straight sets over the Hawks in a 5A Inland Empire League matchup held Thursday at the James E. Russell Sports Center.
In girls singles, Bella Bailey and Pepper Rickert clinched victories without losing a game.
"Pepper's amazing serves were the highlight of the match … almost untouchable," Sandpoint High head coach Kent Anderson said. "Bella returned to her customary winning ways with a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Consistency and foot speed was the name of the game today. Nice to see Bella starting to hit her stride."
In boys singles, Jacob Dawson also won with a perfect score, with his big ground strokes and great closing volleys proving to be too much for his opponent to handle. Nathan Duke and Caden Martz only lost one game on their way to dominant victories.
"As great as everyone played today, match of the day goes to Nathan," Anderson said. "His 6-1, 6-0 victory over a strong opponent at No. 2 singles was a testament to the long hours of offseason practice he has put in this year. Great court coverage, solid attacking net game and shockingly powerful ground strokes are working well for him."
In doubles, Aubrey Knowles and Amelia Poulson posted a second set shutout to lead the way while Avery Thornton and Lane Harris posted 6-1, 6-1 set wins in the No. 1 mixed doubles spot. Fisher Dail and Joey Allen took home a big win in boys doubles.
"It was great getting both Lane Harris and Fisher Dail back in action; they missed the Lake City match," Anderson said. "This was a great overall performance against one of our biggest rivals in the 5A Inland Empire League."
Sandpoint (2-0) will host Moscow for another 5A IEL matchup Thursday.
SINGLES
BOYS — No. 1 Jacob Dawson, Sandpoint, d. Ethan Hunt, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 Nathan Duke, Sandpoint, d. Marty Babb, 6-1, 6-0. No. 3 Caden Martz, Sandpoint, d. Thayer Sabatke, 6-1, 6-0.
GIRLS — No. 1 Pepper Rickert, Sandpoint, d. Caitlin Costello, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 Bella Bailey, Sandpoint, d. Candela Masip, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 Donna Tutin, Sandpoint, d. Jenna Olson, 6-2, 7-5.
DOUBLES
BOYS — No. 1 Ethan Ballard/Brennan Johnson, Sandpoint, d. Brock Raebel/Jayden Ruelle, 6-4, 6-2. No. 2 Fisher Dail/Joey Allen, Sandpoint, d. Corvin Krause/Jacob Holan, 6-1, 6-3.
GIRLS — No. 1 Aubrey Knowles/Amelia Poulson, Sandpoint, d. Maddie Andres/Amanda Olsen, 6-3, 6-0. No. 2 Lily Evans/Hannah Fisher, Sandpoint, d. Brenna Brownsberger/Aspen Liddiard, 6-2, 6-2.
MIXED DOUBLES
No. 1 Avery Thornton/Lane Harris, Sandpoint, d. Bridget Derbyshire/Garrett Snyder, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2 Colby Dyk/Morgan Dail, Sandpoint, d. Gabriella Phillips/Kyle Fritz, 4-3, 4-2.
BASEBALL
Sandpoint 11, Parma 1
Homedale 7, Sandpoint 6
NAMPA — Senior Gavin Day was 3-for-3 with three singles and three RBI in the first game against the Panthers as the Bulldogs split a pair of contests to start out the Buck's Bags Invitational held Thursday at Rodeo Park.
In the 10-run win over Parma, which competes in the 3A Western Idaho Conference, the Bulldogs put up a 6-spot in the bottom of the first inning to set the tone early.
In four consecutive plate appearances, senior Drew Lehman and sophomore Bode Eacret hit RBI singles, senior Jesse Turner a two-run double, and Day an RBI single before junior Parker Reichart got in on the fun and hit an RBI single of his own to round out the inning.
Junior Hayden Miller hit a two-run single in the third while Day knocked a two-run single in the sixth to enact the 10-run rule.
Sophomore Bode Eacret was dealing on the mound in his varsity debut, giving up just three hits and one earned run while striking out five batters across five innings of work.
In their second game against 4A Homedale of the Snake River Valley Conference, a four-spot by the Trojans in the bottom of the first made for a difficult Bulldog comeback.
Lehman, who combined to go 4-for-7 at the plate on the day, hit a two-run double to left field in the sixth to tie the game at 6-6 before Homedale rallied for the win.
Freshman Benson Brown was impressive on the bump in his varsity debut, giving up no earned runs and striking out three batters across 3.2 innings in relief.
Sandpoint (2-2, 1-1) will face Blackfoot for their third game of the tournament today.
Parma 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 3 1
Sandpoint 6 0 2 0 1 2 — 11 12 1
Game called in 6th inning due to 10-run rule.
PITCHING
SPT — Eacret: 5IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K. Inge: 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K. PAR — Cole: 4IP, 10H, 8ER, 3BB, 2K. Jac. Mikelson: 1.2IP: 1H, 2ER, 1BB, 2K. Jar. Mikelson: 0.0 IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K.
BATTING
HITS: SPT — Day 3, Ott 2, Lehman 2, Reichart 1, Caprio 1, Miller 1, Eacret 1, Turner 1. PAR — Hultman 2, Jac. Mikelson 1.
2B — Turner.
RBI: SPT — Day 3, Miller 2, Inge 2, Reichart 1, Lehman 1, Eacret 1. PAR — Jac. Mikelson 1.
Sandpoint 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 — 6 8 2
Homedale 4 0 0 0 2 1 — 7 6 5
PITCHING
SPT — Little: 1IP, 2H, 4ER, 3BB, 0K. Brown: 3.2IP, 2H, 0ER, 4BB, 3K. Lehman: 1.1IP, 2H, 1ER, 2BB, 1K. HOM — Fine: 2.2IP, 1H, 2ER, 1BB, 1K. Dunne: 3.1 IP, 6H, 0ER, 1BB, 1K. Bidiman: 1IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 2K.
BATTING
HITS: SPT — Williams 3, Lehman 2, Day 1, Caprio 1, Reichart 1. HOM — Martell 2, Hall 2, M. Taylor 1, D. Taylor 1,
2B — Lehman, Hall.
RBI: SPT — Lehman 2, Caprio 1, Reichart 1. HOM — D. Taylor 2, Hall 2, M. Taylor 1, Martell 1.
Priest River game postponed
SPIRIT LAKE — The Spartans' away game against the Tigers scheduled for Thursday was canceled and a make-up date was not immediately announced.
Priest River (1-2, 1-2) will host Kellogg for a 3A Central Idaho League doubleheader on Monday.
TRACK & FIELD
MEAD — Sandpoint attended the Wildcat Invite on Thursday hosted by Mt. Spokane High and results were not available.
Sandpoint will head to the Bonners Ferry Invite on Saturday.
IML dual postponed
BONNERS FERRY — The Badgers' home dual against Timberlake scheduled for Thursday was canceled and rescheduled for April 9.
Bonners Ferry will host their annual home invitational Saturday, which Priest River and Clark Fork will also be attending in addition to Sandpoint.