* BASEBALL

ST. MARIES - Senior pitcher J.D. Page struck out 21 and walked only two batters and the Timberlake Tigers scored eight times in the eighth inning to beat the St. Maries Lumberjacks 8-0 in the Intermountain League baseball opener for both schools on Tuesday at City Park.

"He was in great command all night and really put the pressure on our hitters," said St. Maries coach Craig Tefft of Page. "Our guys had a tough time of putting the ball in play against him. He was just in command with his fastball and curveball and was in complete control out there."

Ryan Sullivan had six strikeouts for St. Maries, but left the game in the seventh after reaching his limit on pitches for the day.

"Ryan pitched a heck of a game," Tefft said. "He gave us a heck of an effort."

Trevor Masterson and Hunter Tonkin had two-run singles in the eighth for Timberlake (4-0, 1-0 IML), which travels to Newport on Thursday.

Ryan Barbour singled with one out in the eighth for St. Maries (0-4, 0-1), which is scheduled to host Bonners Ferry on Saturday.

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J.D. Page and Austin Allen; Ryan Sullivan, David Barbour (7), Ashton Stephenson (8), Matt Smith (8) and Ray Flowers. W - Page (2-0). L - Barbour (0-1).

HITS: TL - Allen, Masterson 2, Torren 2. SM - Barbour.

Lakeland 4

Post Falls 3

RATHDRUM - Troy Carr walked and eventually scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Hawks defeated the visiting Trojans in nonleague play.

"It was a well-pitched game, solid defense, and guys hit well in spots," Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. "It's too bad it came down to a passed ball."

Bradbury had praise for junior James Prockish, who fouled off about a half-dozen pitches with an 0-2 count to stay alive, and was batting when Carr scored on the passed ball.

Carr pitched five shutout innings of relief, striking out seven, walking one and allowing two hits for Lakeland (3-2).

Grayson Ludiker's RBI double in the third inning gave Post Falls (2-4) a 3-1 lead.

Lakeland is scheduled to host Coeur d'Alene today at 4. Post Falls is home vs. Lake City on Thursday.

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1 out when winning run scored.

Hunt, Hammond (6) and Hammond, Wiltse (6); Nathan Collier, Troy Carr (4) and James Prockish. W - Carr (1-0). L - Hammond.

HITS: PF - Givens, Gomez, Swift 2, Ludiker, Buschbacher 2. LL - Collier 2, Schwalbach, Galbraith. 2B - Ludiker, Galbraith.

* SOFTBALL

Timberlake 15

St. Maries 3

ST. MARIES - Sydnie Malloy and Jenna Hoffman had two RBIs apiece as the Tigers beat the Lumberjacks in the Intermountain League opener for both schools.

"It was a good game through the first four innings and then we imploded in the fifth," St. Maries coach Todd Bitterman said. "Timberlake's a real solid team and made plays when the ball was hit at them. Once they figured out our pitchers, they were able to get some hits and did what they had to do to win."

Nicole Cameron had five strikeouts for Timberlake (2-1), which is scheduled to travel to Newport on Thursday.

Chelsea Grosvenor and Dusti Huddleston had two hits apiece for St. Maries (0-4), which is scheduled to host Bonners Ferry on Saturday in a doubleheader.

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Game called after 6 innings due to 10-run rule.

Nicole Cameron and Ashlei Jerome; Chelsea Grosvenor, Dusti Huddleston (6) and Kaylin Thomas. W - Cameron (2-1). L - Grosvenor (0-3).

HITS: TL - Kuykendall 3, S. Malloy 3, Jerome, Hoffman 2, Owen 2, Posch 2, Slattery, Driggs, Latoskie. SM - Grosvenor 2, Huddleston 2, Masterson, K. Schaum 2B - Jerome, Malloy, Huddleston. 3B - Grosvenor.

Post Falls at

Lakeland

RATHDRUM - The game was postponed when the umpires didn't show.

* BOYS TENNIS

Mead 5

Lake City 2

SPOKANE - Luke Ness won in straight sets for the Timberwolves in a boys dual with the Panthers.

Matt Finney won in three sets for Lake City, which is scheduled to host Post Falls today.

"Luke was just dominant today," Lake City boys tennis coach Tim Scott said. "Matt, once he got going, did really well. There were a few matches that could have gone either way."

BOYS SINGLES - No. 1, Luke Ness, LC, d. T.J. Westry, 6-1, 6-2. No. 2, Matt Finney, LC, d. Josiah Hopkins, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. No. 3, Ryan Fraiser, Mead, d. Jacob Bahl, 6-0, 6-0. No. 4, Nick Greene, Mead, d. Sam Chambers, 6-4, 6-0.

BOYS DOUBLES - No. 1, Ryan Wagstaff/Blake Lund, Mead, d. Jordan Cates/Dylan Johnson, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. No. 2, Mark Gillam/Connor Guskeida, Mead, d. Nathan Freeman/Peter Youngblood, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. No. 3, Nate Smith/Joe Morris, Mead, d. Seth Helbling/Carson Stunning, 6-4, 6-4.

* TENNIS

Cd'A Charter 8

Lakeland 4

COEUR d'ALENE - Jake Beattie and Jaeger Zollman of Coeur d'Alene Charter rallied to defeat Will Coulombe and Zachary Myles-Christian of Lakeland 8-7 in a pro set as the Panthers beat the Hawks at the Cherry Hills courts.

"Both teams played a really good match," Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Eileen Johnson said. "I look for both us and them to get better as time goes on."

BOYS SINGLES - No. 1, Ryan Meech, Cd'A C, d. Ethan Bradbury, 8-3. No. 2, Matt McWhorter, Cd'A, d. Shawn Thompson, 8-2. No. 3, Mason Upton, LL, d. Parker Matthews, 8-5. No. 4, Ryan Bushling, Cd'A, d. Justin Miller, 8-6.

BOYS DOUBLES - No. 1, Ian Childress/Griffin Kociela, Cd'A, d. Ben Gonser/Zack Miiler, 8-3. No. 2, Jake Beattie/Jaeger Zollman, Cd'A, d. Will Coulombe/Zachary Myles-Christian, 8-7.

GIRLS SINGLES - No. 1, Polina Khramkina, LL, d. Mindi Grantham, 8-6. No. 2, Becca Mann, Cd'A, d. Alexa Ziegler, 8-2.

GIRLS DOUBLES - No. 1, Lura Bonney/Becca Mann, Cd'A, d. Katie Hendrickson/Gina Pitterington, 8-3. No. 2, Cloe Kuenzel/Kiana MacArthur, LL, d. Gabby Thompson-Hoots/Jodi Grantham, 8-4. No. 3, Sydney Meckel/Rachel Larve, LL, d. Alexa Maldanado/Jody Grantham, 8-1.

MIXED DOUBLES - No. 1, Ryan Meech/Lura Bonney, Cd'A, d. Austin Cooper, Kiki Russel, 8-3.

* LACROSSE

Lake City 7

Logos 4

COEUR d'ALENE - Max Evans scored three goals to lead Lake City past Logos in the North Idaho Lacrosse League opener for both schools.

Caden Robertson added two goals for Lake City (1-0), which travels to University on Friday.

LOGOS - Goals: Trevor Morse 2, Josh Courtney 1, Marshall Sauter 1. Assists: none. Saves: Josiah Whitling 9.

LAKE CITY - Goals: Max Evans 3, Caden Robertson 2, Cade Moulton 1, Wyatt Duchow 1. Assist: Moulton 1. Saves: Zac Kerzman 3.