PREP SOFTBALL: Timberlake clinches Intermountain League title

SPIRIT LAKE - Shelby Starr hit a two-run double in a five-run fifth inning, leading the Timberlake Tigers to a 7-2 win against the Priest River Spartans in Intermountain League play on Saturday at Timberlake High.

With the win, Timberlake clinches the league title and will host the District 1 tournament starting on May 5. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out, and will be made up on Thursday starting at 4 p.m. at Timberlake.

"It was a big win for us," Timberlake coach Mike Menti said. "Now we need to keep moving on and getting better."

Shelby Salois struck out eight in the two-hitter for Timberlake (10-8, 7-0 IML), which hosts Moscow in a doubleheader on Monday, starting at 3 p.m.

Priest River is 8-7, 4-3.

Priest River 010 010 0 - 2 2 2

Timberlake 100 150 x - 7 9 3

Rachel Akre and Jesi Huntley; Shelby Salois and Matraca Rotcheleau. W - Salois (4-4). L - Akre.

HITS: PR - Krampert, Fink. TL - Kalar 2, Mallet 2, Starr 2, Rocheleau, McGrath, Kelley. 2B - Starr

Coeur d'Alene 8-9

Lewiston 1-7

COEUR d'ALENE - Breana Burke struck out 12 in the first game as the Vikings swept the Bengals in 5A Inland Empire League play at Larry Schwenke Field.

"Breana had a really good day and was in control with her pitches," Coeur d'Alene coach Larry Bieber said. "It was an absolute team effort and once we started hitting, then we started piling on."

Analisa Raynor had a three-run single in the second game for Coeur d'Alene (17-0, 10-0 5A IEL), which travels to Lake City on Tuesday at 3 p.m. for a doubleheader.

"Analisa had a great game and did a nice job in center field," Bieber said. "She made some great catches and did a great job out there."

Lewiston (9-9, 1-7) visits Post Falls on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Lewiston 100 000 0 - 1 4 3

Coeur d'Alene 010 610 x - 8 11 0

Cheyenne Rose and Brynnan Carpenter; Breana Burke and Abby Howard. W - Burke (14-0). L - Rose.

HITS: Lew - Huffaker 2, Fuhs, Collins. Cd'A - Smith 2, Behm 2, Montee 2, Burke, Rasmussen, Howard, Raynor, Catt. 2B - Smith, Rasmussen, Behm, Catt.

SECOND GAME

Lewiston 001 200 4 - 7 8 3

Coeur d'Alene 431 100 x - 9 13 4

Cheyenne Rose and Brynnan Carpenter; Breana Burke and Abby Howard. W - Burke (15-0). L - Cheyenne.

HITS: Lew - Fuhs 3, Huffaker 2, Atwood, Vaughns, Carpenter. Cd'A - Burke 2, Smith 2, Rasmussen 2, Howard 2, Raynor 2, Donovan 2, Behm. 2B - Howard. 3B - Fuhs, Atwood, Behm.

Lake City 15-17

Post Falls 5-0

COEUR d'ALENE - Bailey Cavanagh went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in the first game, leading the Timberwolves to a sweep of the Trojans in 5A Inland Empire League play at Lake City High.

Brittany Gay homered twice and drove in five runs in the second game for Lake City (13-4, 8-2 5A IEL), which hosts Coeur d'Alene in a doubleheader starting at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

"We had to battle a lot of adversity, including the elements, but I was excited to see the girls respond," Lake City coach Jesse Lenz said. "Bailey and Brittany had great days at the plate for us and Michaela Flerchinger threw the ball well again. We are excited for the week ahead."

Brook Bowers hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning of the first game and Ally Morris followed two batters later with a two-run shot for Post Falls (1-14, 1-9), which hosts Lewiston in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Post Falls 000 05 - 5 7 5

Lake City 012 66 - 15 12 0

Game called with one out in bottom of 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Brook Bowers and Ally Morris; Michaela Flerchinger, Brittany Gay (5), Flerchinger (5) and Chloe Falciani-Marshall. W - Flerchinger (11-4). L - Bowers.

HITS: PF - Goleeke 3, Bowers, Murray, Morris 2. LC - Dement, Nelson 2, Gay, Cavanagh 3, Cook 2, Walker, Falciani-Marshall, Loffer, Collinson. 2B - Goleeke 3, Morris, Cook, Gay, Nelson 2, Cavanagh 3, Loffer. HR - Bowers, Morris.

SECOND GAME

Post Falls 000 0 - 0 2 1

Lake City 52(10) 0 - 17 10 1

Game called in 4th inning due to 15-run rule.

Brook Bowers, Alexis Murray (2), Bowers (3) and Ally Morris; Michaela Flerchinger, Kayla Patton (3) and Chloe Falciani-Marshall. W - Flerchinger (12-4). L - Bowers.

HITS: PF - Bowers, Ackerman. LC - Nelson 3, Gay 2, Hawkes, Cavanagh 2, Cook, Falciani-Marshall. 2B - Hawkes, Nelson. HR - Gay 2.

Sandpoint 12-6

St. Maries 2-5

SANDPOINT - Bri Baldree allowed one hit and struck out 12 in the first game as the Bulldogs swept the Lumberjacks in a nonleague doubleheader at Sandpoint Middle School.

Sandpoint (7-9) travels to Lakeland for a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Tuesday, starting at 3 p.m.

St. Maries (8-4) travels to Kendrick on Monday.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries 101 00 - 2 1 2

Sandpoint 121 35 - 12 8 0

St. Maries pitcher, catcher not reported; Bri Baldree and Sam Holland. W - Baldree.

HITS: SM - not reported. Spt - B. Baldree 2, Holland, C. Baldree, Bluemer, Moore, Elsfelder, Moreland.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries 002 300 0 - 5 6 2

Sandpoint 410 100 x - 6 6 1

St. Maries pitcher, catcher not reported; Nycole Moreland and Cheri-Lyn Darrah. W - Moreland.

HITS: SM - not reported. Spt - B. Baldre 2, Holland, Bluemer, Moore and Merritt. 2B - B. Baldree, Bluemer. 3B - B. Baldree.

"Ultimately, at the end of the day, our league is tight," Coeur d'Alene coach Nick Rook said. "Anybody can beat anybody. Lewiston's proved they can beat almost everybody. It's a back-and-forth deal. We've been working really hard on a mindset and wanting to will yourself to get on base, will yourself to succeed."

In the fifth inning of the second game, Sumner tacked on a three-run blast over the fence in left field that gave Coeur d'Alene a 6-3 lead. He took advantage of the fact that after Lewiston catcher Jessup Scott set up on the outside part of the plate, Bengal starting pitcher Mikel Jensen missed his spot and instead went inside.

Sumner's two homers on Saturday were his first of the season.

"He missed inside and I was just looking for a pitch to drive and he put it there," Sumner said of the second homer. "So I just swung at the first pitch."

Five lead changes in the second game culminated with the big sixth. Devin Kluss completed his 4-for-4 day with a one-out double. Michael Hicks reached on an error to short, then Gibson Green was hit by a pitch from reliever Dalton Stamper. With the bases loaded and Reggie Nault facing Stamper in a lefty-lefty matchup, he wore a pitch on his shoulder and drove in a run that cut Lewiston's lead to 8-7. That set up Sumner's big hit.

"The kids did a great job of finding a way to get it done and refusing to get out," Rook said. "Obviously Jackson to finish the (first) game with a big swing was epic. He's been working hard, he's been improved and he's staying with it. He's been patient, it's his first year here (on varsity), he's just trying to figure it all out. The second game, it was a great game. I'm excited with the kids trying to play well here toward the end."

Connor Cardinel struck out two in the seventh to earn his first save this season.

In the first game, Hicks hit his fourth home run of the season in the third inning, a two-run shot to cut the deficit to 3-2.

Coeur d'Alene, who scored five of its seven runs with two outs, tied the first game in the fourth inning as Plum singled to score Nault to tie the game at 4-all.

Vikings starting pitcher Colin Richards threw a complete game, striking out seven, walking five and allowing four earned runs.

FIRST GAME

Lewiston 201 101 0 - 5 7 0

Coeur d'Alene 002 201 2 - 7 11 1

One out when winning run scored.

Kade Woods and Jessup Scott; Colin Richards and Reggie Nault. W - Richards (6-1). L - Woods.

HITS: Lew - Munoz 2, White 2, Phillips, Scott, Stamper. Cd'A - Plum 2, Kluss 2, Hicks, Richards, Nault 2, Sumner, Carter, Langley. 2B - Munoz, Scott, Nault 2. HR - White, Hicks (4), Sumner (1).

SECOND GAME

Lewiston 001 025 0 - 8 7 4

Coeur d'Alene 001 233 x - 9 9 1

Mikel Jensen, Dalton Stamper (6) and Jessup Scott; Elliott Sparks and Reggie Nault, Nault (5), Tanner Toepke (6), Connor Cardinel (7) and Nault, Toepke (5), Hunter Wabs (6). W - Toepke (1-0). L - Stamper. S - Cardinel (1).

HITS: Lew - Tibbits, Munoz 2, Moore 2, Ricard, Scott. Cd'A - Kluss 4, Hicks, Sumner 3, Carter. 2B - Kluss 2, Tibbits. HR - Sumner (2).