COEUR d'ALENE - Sydney Williams and Miranda Miller had nine kills each as the Coeur d'Alene Vikings defeated the Post Falls Trojans 27-25, 25-19, 25-12 in the "Volleyball 4 the Cure" match for breast cancer awareness on Saturday.

Megan Ramseyer had 14 assists for Coeur d'Alene (18-9, 2-3 5A Inland Empire League). Miller had eight digs, Darby Lyon seven. Ali Williams had five aces and Sydney Williams and Morgan Leifer each had two blocks for the Vikings.

"It was an emotional start to the match, as we recognized our athletic secretary's (Judy Mayotte) family," Coeur d'Alene coach Dee Pottenger said. "But we got settled down and I thought we played real well tonight."

Mayotte's daughter died of cancer earlier this year.

Brenna Meehan had nine kills and four blocks, Amanda Westlake 13 digs and two aces and Lydea Schneider 14 assists for Post Falls (8-22, 0-6 5A Inland Empire League), which hosts Priest River and Lakeland in a tri-match on Thursday at The Arena. Shayna Allert had six blocks and six kills for the Trojans.

"We had a good first set," Post Falls coach Willow Hanna said. "It was pretty competitive in the first game, but we just didn't compete in the final two. Coeur d'Alene ran their middle well and served and passed really well."

Money raised through the Volleyball 4 the Cure event goes to North Idaho Hospice, Kootenai Cancer Center and the local Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Totals for this year weren't immediately available, but organizers said more than $7,000 was raised last year, and more than $25,000 has been raised since Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls have participated in the "Volleyball 4 the Cure" match.

Coeur d'Alene travels to Lake City on Tuesday.

St. Maries splits

in CIL play

ST. MARIES - Haylee Waddell had 15 kills, 13 digs and an aces for the host Lumberjacks, which beat the Bulldogs 25-22, 22-25, 12-25, 25-22, 15-10 in the first of two Central Idaho League matches for St. Maries.

"We played pretty well against Grangeville," St. Maries coach Missy Asbury said. "Our defense was pretty good and we played tough on the net as well. Haylee had a great game."

Kelsey Auer had 23 assists and three blocks for St. Maries.

Later, Orofino (10-3, 5-1 CIL) defeated St. Maries (5-15, 2-3) 25-27, 25-16, 25-15, 25-15 to clinch the league title and top seed to the 2A District 1-2 tournament. Grangeville (14-6, 4-2) will be the No. 2 seed, St. Maries the third and Coeur d'Alene Charter (7-14, 0-5) the No. 4 seed.

"Orofino just played smart by tipping and hitting well and we didn't play well and struggled with our defense," Asbury said.

Kelsey Auer had 17 assists, Kari Ghramm eight kills, Maddi McQueen 10 digs and Kerstin Auer four blocks for St. Maries, which hosts Coeur d'Alene Charter on Tuesday to close out the regular season.

Cd'A Charter

drops two in CIL

ST. MARIES - Coeur d'Alene Charter lost two Central Idaho League matches at St. Maries High.

The Panthers lost to Grangeville 25-20, 25-19, 25-11, and to Orofino 25-15, 25-21, 25-16.

In the match against Grangeville, Taylor Garn finished with seven assists, eight digs and four aces for Coeur d'Alene Charter. Tayler Petticolas put away five kills.

In the loss to Orofino, Petticolas had five kills and 15 digs, Garn finished with seven assists and Anna Verhaeghe posted three blocks.

Coeur d'Alene Charter (7-14, 0-5) plays at St. Maries on Tuesday.

N.I. Christian d.

Country Christian

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho Christian won its sixth match in a row this season, beating Country Christian Center of Pasco, Wash., in nonleague play at Venture High School.

Rayla Andrews had 10 kills for the Royals (12-2) as part of a 25-14, 25-14, 25-10 rout, as Country Christian Center was without its top hitter due to illness.

Breanna Clemans had seven assists, Grace Gipson finished with six digs and Liz Bookamer served six aces for North Idaho Christian.

NICS returns to Mountain Christian League play Monday against House of the Lord Christian Academy in Priest River.