* SOFTBALL

COEUR d'ALENE - Kelsey LaVaute hit four home runs, including two three-run shots in the first game, as the North Idaho College Cardinals swept the Skagit Valley Fighting Cardinal of Mt. Vernon, Wash., 11-1 and 17-1 in a nonconference softball doubleheader Tuesday at Memorial Field.

In the second game, sophomore catcher Shelby Carter hit her 31st home run of her NIC career - a 3-run homer in the second inning - breaking the career record previously set by Shelby Gonzales in 2011. Carter also hit a three-run double in the third inning for NIC (14-23), which hosts Southern Nevada on Friday in a Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader at 1 p.m.

"It was a good midweek game for us," NIC coach Don Don Williams said. "With Southern Nevada coming in on Friday, we're right in the middle with them, so we'll need to come out and play well against them."

Southern Nevada (20-21, 13-17) is in fourth in the seven-team SWAC, and NIC (9-15 SWAC) is in fifth.

FIRST GAME

Skagit Valley 000 00 - 0 0 3

North Idaho 641 0x - 11 11 1

Game called in 5th inning due to 8-run rule.

Kelci Douglas, Alexis Trumbull (2) and Sammy Falcone; Emily Perlich and Shelby Carter, Shanika Sawyer (4). W - Perlich (7-11). L - Douglas.

HITS: SV - none. NIC - Hatton, Bishop 2, Carter 2, Meyers 2, LaVaute 3, Tinoco. 2B - Hatton, Meyers. HR - LaVaute 2 (8).

SECOND GAME

Skagit Valley 000 10 - 1 4 4

North Idaho 547 1x - 17 16 1

Game called in 5th inning due to 8-run rule.

Brieanna Lopez, Alexis Trumbull and Alesha Fish; Laura Potts, Hunter Allen (4) and Shelby Carter, Shanika Sawyer (4). W - Potts (2-1). L - Lopez.

HITS: SV - Falcone, Brown 2, Miksivsky. NIC - Bishop 3, Carter 2, Meyers 2, Tinoco, Schuller, Hatton 2, LaVaute 3, Sawyer 2. 2B - Bishop, Carter, Hatton. HR - Meyers (2), LaVaute 2 (10), Carter (10), Sawyer (4).

* GOLF

Skipper second at Concordia tourney

PORTLAND - Former Lake City High standout and current North Idaho College sophomore Spencer Skipper finished tied for second with a 2-over-par 218 at the Concordia Classic on Tuesday at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.

Austin Westphal finished tied for eighth with a 224 for NIC, which was third with a team score of 907.

Jed Dalton won the men's tournament with a 216 for Concordia. Community Colleges of Spokane won the team title with an 888.

In the women's tournament, Arlee Coleman finished 11th with a 274 for NIC, which was fourth.

Sarah Crofcheck of Northwest Christian won the women's tournament with a 244. Host Concordia won the team title with a 1,005.

NIC competes in the College of Idaho Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Riverbend Golf Course in Wilder.

At Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Par 72

6,615 yards

TEAM SCORES - 1, CC Spokane 304-292-292-888. 2, Concordia 300-313-290-902. 3, North Idaho 300-314-293-907. 4, Northwest Christian 328-317-300-945. 5, Concordia "B" 327-327-295-949. 6, Warner Pacific 333-343-292-968. 7, Concordia "C" 347-343-319-1,009.

MEDALIST - Jed Dalton, Concordia, 72-76-68-216.

NORTH IDAHO - Spencer Skipper 74-74-70-218, Austin Westphal 72-80-72-224, Calvin Baty 81-78-77-236, Dylan Morrison 73-82-81-236, Taylor Reed 81-87-74-242, Chris Cremer 81-84-78-243.

At Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Par 72

5,952 yards

TEAM SCORES - 1, Concordia 340-341-324-1,005. 2, Northwest Christian 367-364-336-1,067. 3, Warner Pacific 358-367-347-1,072. 4, North Idaho 402-381-364-1,147.

NORTH IDAHO - Arlee Coleman 99-88-87-274, Madi Hauck 96-94-91-281, Chelsea Porter 101-97-86-284, Jennie Williams 107-102-100-309, Hannah Keough 106-102-105-313.