Vikings set for third game in three states
MARK NELKE | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 4 months AGO
Mark Nelke covers high school and North Idaho College sports, University of Idaho football and other local/regional sports as a writer, photographer, paginator and editor at the Coeur d’Alene Press. He has been at The Press since 1998 and sports editor since 2002. Before that, Mark was the one-man sports staff for 16 years at the Bonner County Daily Bee in Sandpoint. Earlier, he was sports editor for student newspapers at Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University. Mark enjoys the NCAA men's basketball tournament and wiener dogs — and not necessarily in that order. | September 8, 2016 9:00 PM
Today’s Game
Coeur d’Alene vs. Mead at Joe Albi Stadium, 5 p.m.
Friday’s Games
All 7 p.m. unless noted
Lake City at Central Valley
University at Post Falls
East Valley at Lakeland
Timberlake at Moscow, 6 p.m.
St. Maries at Deer Park
Lakeside at Clark Fork
Kootenai at Timberline (Weippe)
The Coeur d’Alene Vikings (1-1) play their third game in a 13-day stretch today, and their third game in three states, facing Mead (1-0) of the Greater Spokane League at 5 p.m. at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane.
Mead, picked to finish third in the 4A GSL, defeated Post Falls 41-3 last week. Coeur d’Alene handled Central Valley, picked to finish second in the 4A GSL, 47-11 last Friday. The Vikings opened the season at Folsom (Calif.) on Aug. 27.
Coeur d’Alene last played at Albi in 2014, beating Ferris 31-8.
The rest of the high school football slate involving local teams takes place Friday.
Lake City (1-1) at Central Valley (0-1): The Timberwolves bounced back from an opening-week loss by hammering Lewis and Clark 51-6 last week.
University (1-0) at Post Falls (1-1): It’s the home opener for the Trojans. University won 13-10 at Sandpoint last week, in a game delayed some 90 minutes by lightning. Post Falls won 22-7 at Sandpoint in the season opener. The Trojans lost 14-7 at University last year.
East Valley (0-1) at Lakeland (1-1): The Knights opened with a 14-6 loss to North Central. The Hawks followed up a 44-0 win over Bonners Ferry with a 7-6 setback at Colville. East Valley won 56-22 at Lakeland last year.
Timberlake (0-2) at Moscow (1-1): The Bears beat Grangeville 18-15 and lost to Clarkston 22-21.
The teams last met in 2013, with Timberlake winning 14-6 at home.
Timberlake is off to an 0-2 start for the first time since 2010.
St. Maries (2-0) at Deer Park (1-0): The Lumberjacks are ranked No. 2 in 2A in the latest Idaho media poll. The Stags opened last week with a 23-0 blanking of Rogers at Albi Stadium.
Lakeside (0-1, 0-1 White Star League) at Clark Fork (1-0, 1-1): The Knights lost 58-12 to Kendrick in last week’s opener. The Wampus Cats beat White Star foe Timberline 32-8 in their opener, then lost to Clark Fork (the Montana version) 52-18 last week.
Kootenai (0-1, 0-1) at Timberline (0-2, 0-2): The Warriors had a bye last week, after losing 44-34 at Lewis County in the opener. Timberline lost to Lewis County 32-28 last week.
Through Sept. 3
5A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE
League Overall
W L W L
Lewiston 0 0 2 0
Coeur d’Alene 0 0 1 1
Post Falls 0 0 1 1
Lake City 0 0 1 1
Thursday’s Game
Coeur d’Alene vs. Mead at Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane
Friday’s Games
Lake City at Central Valley
University at Post Falls
Hermiston at Lewiston
4A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE
League Overall
W L W L
Lakeland 0 0 1 1
Moscow 0 0 1 1
Sandpoint 0 0 0 2
Friday’s Games
East Valley at Lakeland
Sandpoint vs. Mt. Spokane at Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane
Timberlake at Moscow
INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE
League Overall
W L W L
Kellogg 0 0 1 1
Priest River 0 0 0 1
Timberlake 0 0 0 2
Bonners Ferry 0 0 0 2
Friday’s Games
Timberlake at Moscow
Kellogg at Orofino
Bonners Ferry at Freeman
Priest River at Medical Lake
CENTRAL IDAHO LEAGUE
League Overall
W L W L
St. Maries 0 0 2 0
Orofino 0 0 1 1
Grangeville 0 0 1 1
Friday’s Games
St. Maries at Deer Park
Kellogg at Orofino
Clarkston JV at Grangeville.
1A DIVISION I
WHITEPINE LEAGUE
League Overall
W L W L
Lapwai 1 0 2 0
Prairie 1 0 1 0
Wallace 1 0 1 0
Troy 0 0 1 0
Kamiah 0 0 1 1
Clearwater Valley 0 1 0 1
Potlatch 0 1 0 1
Genesee 0 1 0 2
Friday’s Games
Wallace at Potlatch
Lapwai at Troy
Prairie at Salmon River
Deary at Genesee
Kamiah at Clearwater Valley
1A DIVISION II
WHITE STAR LEAGUE
League Overall
W L W L
Lewis County 2 0 2 0
Clark Fork 1 0 1 1
Kendrick 0 0 1 0
Deary 0 0 1 0
Lakeside 0 0 0 1
Kootenai 0 1 0 1
Timberline 0 2 0 2
Friday’s Games
Kootenai at Timberline
Lakeside at Clark Fork
Deary at Genesee
Kendrick at Lewis County
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“The whole process has been completely amazing,” said Nathan Williams, now in his fourth season as the Badgers boys basketball coach. “And the parents … it’s an hour and a half to Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, when we’d play an AAU game, and an hour and a half back, and there were so many times there was 6, 8 inches of snow. And we’ve got a game at 8 a.m. They’d always schedule us at 8 a.m., coming from Bonners. So we’re waking up at 5 … it was crazy. But the commitment from the parents and the kids has been amazing.”