* SOFTBALL

COEUR d'ALENE - Kayla Albertson hit two home runs as the Coeur d'Alene Vikings beat the Shadle Park Highlanders 8-3 in a nonleague softball game at Larry Schwenke Field on Wednesday.

The victory gives coach Larry Bieber his 400th win in his 20th season at Coeur d'Alene High.

"It's just gratifying to know that over the 20 years, we've averaged 20 wins a year," Bieber said. "It's not because of what I've done coaching, but what the kids have done and surrounding myself with good coaches. I've got some good assistant coaches this year with Travis (Smith) and Julie (Stark). It takes a good group to get the job done."

Lindsie Scholwinski struck out 11 and drove in two runs for Coeur d'Alene (7-1), which travels to Lewiston for a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Airport Park.

"Shadle Park just put some hits together in the fourth inning and hit the ball pretty good," Bieber said. "Then 'Ski' (Scholwinski) had them pretty much hoodwinked the entire way."

Shadle Park 000 300 0 - 3 5 1

Coeur d'Alene 102 041 x - 8 10 0

Gatley and Jones; Lindsie Scholwinski and Rashell Shaffer. W - Scholwinski (5-1). L - Gatley.

HITS: SP - Fisher 2, C/K, Novak, Hayes. Cd'A - Behm 2, K. Albertson 2, B. Albertson, Clark, Parker, Scholwinski, Burke. 2B - Fisher, Novak, B. Albertson. 3B - B. Albertson. HR - K. Albertson 2 (7).

St. Maries 11-3

Coeur d'Alene JV 9-17

ST. MARIES - Kati Schaum and CJ Scott had two hits each for the Lumberjacks in the first game and Jessica Spinazza had two hits for the Viking junior varsity in the second game as the teams split a doubleheader.

In the first game, Chelsea Grosvenor and Kari Ghramm had back-to-back triples in a six run fifth inning for St. Maries (4-6), which travels to Kellogg today.

Miranda Amos and Missy Huddleston had two hits each in the second game for the Coeur d'Alene JV, which travels to play the Lewiston JV on Saturday.

FIRST GAME

Cd'A JV 203 100 3 - 9 7 1

St. Maries 003 260 x - 11 7 2

Jane Wilkey and Miranda Amos; Chelsea Grosvenor and Aubree Hall. W - Grosvenor (3-4). L - Wilkey.

HITS: Cd'A - Amos 2, Huddleston 2, Mensching, Garcia, Raymond. SM - Waddell, Hall, Grosvenor, Ghramm, Schaum 2, Scott 2. 2B - Huddleston 2, Menching, Hall. 3B - Grosvenor, Ghramm, Scott.

SECOND GAME

Coeur d'Alene JV 347 03 - 17 8 2

St. Maries 210 00 - 3 4 5

Game called after 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Haley Kluss, Jane Wilkey (3), Kluss (5) and Missy Huddleston; CJ Scott and Jaycee McQueen. W - Kluss. L - Scott (0-2).

HITS: Cd'A - Spinazza 2, Amos, Huddleston, Kluss, Menching, Gardinas, Garcia. SM - Waddell, Stephenson 2, Brusseau. 2B - Spinazza, Huddleston. 3B - Menching, Waddell.

* POSTPONEMENTS

Rain washed away a few events on the prep sports schedule on Wednesday afternoon.

The Lakeland softball game at Cheney was postponed and rescheduled for April 24.

A baseball game between Lakeland at Timberlake and a tennis match between Sandpoint at Coeur d'Alene were also washed away.

Makeup dates were not announced for either event.

* LATE TUESDAY

Coeur d'Alene 7

Moscow 0

COEUR d'ALENE - Eric Wilde scored three goals as the Coeur d'Alene lacrosse team beat Moscow in a North Idaho League match.

Karl Haakenson had two assists and a goal for Coeur d'Alene (3-2, 2-0 NIL), which hosts Sandpoint on Friday.

MOSCOW - no information provided.

COEUR d'ALENE: Goals: Karl Haakenson 1, Myles Flanagan 2, Eric Wilde 3, Liam Johnson 1. Assists: Karl Haakenson 2. Saves: Nick Desantis 6.