MERIDIAN — Lake City fought through three pool play matches, then three more in bracket play, beating Timberline High of Boise 29-27, 28-30, 15-12 to win the Rocky Mountain High tournament on Saturday afternoon.

“It was a fun match to watch,” Lake City coach Mike Summers said of the title match. “It was unreal and had a lot of back-and-forth action. We learned a lot about our team coming down here.”

In pool play, Lake City beat Centennial 21-14, 21-14, split with Rocky Mountain 19-21, 21-18 and swept Boise 21-14, 21-18 to advance to the gold bracket. In bracket play, Lake City swept Highland 25-15, 25-15 and Boise 25-12, 25-15 to reach the title match.

“Once we got into bracket play, the girls really put the pedal to the metal,” Summers said. “It was just fun to watch the girls battle all day and have the determination to finish what they came down here to do. I’m glad we made the trip down to see the teams we might see again at the state tournament.”

On Saturday, Arlaina Stephenson had 51 kills, Ashley Kaufman 37 kills and four aces, Klaire Mitchell 31 kills, 107 assists and six aces, Ashley Reyes 47 digs and five aces, Zion Nelson seven blocks and Chloe Knudsen 24 digs for Lake City (22-1), which resumes 5A Inland Empire League play at Post Falls on Tuesday.

Post Falls third

at Sheridan tourney

SPOKANE — Led by Allison Munday’s 50 kills, 33 digs and four aces, the Post Falls Trojans finished third in the 62-team Linda Sheridan Classic.

Coeur d’Alene finished sixth.

Post Falls went 3-0 in pool play, beating the Mead junior varsity, Auburn-Mountain View and Othello.

In the Platinum bracket, the Trojans defeated Coeur d’Alene, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), lost to Gonzaga Prep in the semifinals, then beat Graham-Kapowsin for third.

Kayla Mayo had 73 assists and six aces on the day for Post Falls (22-10). Tessa Sarff had 13 blocks, Sydney Parks and Megan Wood 10 each. Macky Morris had 38 digs, and Alison Carpenter and Courtney Finney each had four aces.

“This was a great tournament for us,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “We struggled against Coeur d’Alene on Thursday and showed how resilient we are this weekend. We played solid team defense all day and were able to run our offense. Allison Munday surpassed the 1,000 career kill mark this weekend. She was already our career kill leader to start the season and now she is at 1,035 for her career.”

Coeur d’Alene went 3-0 in pool play, beating St. John, Pullman and Chelan. In the Platinum bracket, the Vikings lost to Post Falls, beat University, beat Jackson in one game to 25, then lost to Cascade in one game to 25 to finish sixth.

Kelly Horning had 34 kills on the day for Coeur d’Alene (12-9). Emily Klader had 32 kills and 25 digs, Taylin Rowley 52 assists and three aces, Lauren Phillips 35 assists, Sam Swayze 42 digs and three aces, Lilli Hare six blocks, Elly Schraeder five blocks.

Gonzaga Prep won the tournament, beating Mead 17-25, 25-23, 15-11 in the championship match. Graham-Kapowsin was fourth, Cascade fifth.

Of other North Idaho teams, Sandpoint finished 35th, St. Maries 36th, Lakeland tied for 39th, Bonners Ferry tied for 41st, Timberlake 50th and Kellogg 60th.

LOCAL RESULTS

POOL PLAY

Pool A

At Ferris High

Prosser d. Bonners Ferry 25-16, 25-23

Ferris d. Bonners Ferry 25-23, 25-23

Bonners Ferry d. Cheney 18-25, 25-18, 15-12

Pool E

At Lewis and Clark High

Lewis and Clark d. St. Maries 25-17, 25-17

St. Maries d. Eastmont 25-20, 22-25, 15-9

King’s d. St. Maries 25-17, 25-17

Pool F

At Lewis and Clark High

West Valley (Yakima) d. Sandpoint 25-14, 25-13

Sandpoint d. Gonzaga Prep JV 25-17, 25-10

East Valley (Spokane) d. Sandpoint 25-23, 25-22

Pool H

At Lewis and Clark

Coeur d’Alene d. St. John 25-17, 25-18

Coeur d’Alene d. Pullman 25-16, 25-18

Coeur d’Alene d. Chelan 26-24, 25-15

Pool I

At Shadle Park High

Shadle Park d. Kellogg 25-15, 25-18

Eisenhower d. Lakeland 19-25, 25-23, 15-12

Shadle Park d. Lakeland 16-25, 25-16, 15-6

Eisenhower d. Kellogg 25-17, 25-14

Lakeland d. Kellogg 25-20, 25-14

Pool K

At Shadle Park High

Mead d. Timberlake 25-18, 25-18

Granger d. Timberlake 24-26, 25-19, 15-8

Wenatchee d. Timberlake 25-15, 25-17

Pool L

At Shadle Park High

Post Falls d. Mead JV 25-18, 25-12

Post Falls d. Auburn-Mountain View 25-17, 25-22

Post Falls d. Othello 25-18, 25-18

PLATINUM BRACKET

FIRST ROUND

Post Falls d. Coeur d’Alene 25-18, 25-14

QUARTERFINALS

Post Falls d. Lakeside 25-19, 20-25, 15-12

SEMIFINALS

Gonzaga Prep d. Post Falls 29-27, 25-17

CONSOLATION

Coeur d’Alene d. University 25-19, 23-25, 18-16

Coeur d’Alene d. Jackson 25-18

Cascade d. Coeur d’Alene 25-23 (for fifth and sixth places)

Post Falls d. Graham-Kapowsin 25-8 (for third and fourth places)

SILVER BRACKET

FIRST ROUND

Bonners Ferry d. Moses Lake 18-25, 25-19, 15-8

St. Maries d. West Valley (Spokane) 25-17, 25-21

Sandpoint d. North Central 25-13, 25-11

Lakeland d. Lewis and Clark JV 25-11, 25-21

QUARTERFINALS

St. Maries d. Bonners Ferry 25-23, 23-25, 15-10

Sandpoint d. Lakeland 25-11, 25-22

SEMIFINALS

Eastlake d. St. Maries 26-24, 25-14

Ridgefield d. Sandpoint 27-26, 25-23

CONSOLATION

Chelan d. Bonners Ferry 25-19 (winner tied for 39th; loser tied for 41st)

Lakeland d. Granger 25-17 (winner tied for 39th; loser tied for 41st)

Sandpoint d. St. Maries 25-13 (for 35th and 36th places)

BRONZE BRACKET

FIRST ROUND

Timberlake d. Kennewick 17-25, 25-23, 15-11

QUARTERFINALS

Timberlake d. Pasco 26-24, 23-25, 15-11

SEMIFINALS

Timberlake d. Gonzaga Prep JV 25-22, 25-20

CHAMPIONSHIP

Eastmont d. Timberlake 25-13, 25-19 (for 49th and 50th places)

CONSOLATION

Kennewick d. Kellogg 25-8

Goldendale d. Kellogg 25-2 (for 59th and 60th places)

Genesis Prep d.

Lakeside

POST FALLS — Bella Murekatete had nine kills and nine blocks, and the host Jaguars overcame a slow start to beat the Knights 21-25, 29-27, 25-21, 25-22 in North Star League play at Post Falls Middle School.

Josie Scribner had nine kills for Genesis Prep (7-4, 5-2 North Star League). Rachel Schroeder had 10 digs, Christa Imanzi six aces, Trinity Morrow nine assists for the Jaguars.

“It was one of those nights where it seemed a little flat on both sides of the net,” Genesis Prep coach Mindy Buck said. “The whole match was like pulling teeth; we just managed to make less mistakes.”

Genesis Prep plays at Saint George’s on Tuesday in Spokane.

Lakeside (3-11, 1-6) travels to Wallace on Tuesday.

Kootenai d.

Cd’A Charter

HARRISON FLATS — Kaili Gentry had 12 kills and four blocks as the host Warriors defeated the Panthers 25-23, 25-12, 25-21 in nonleague play.

Madison Napierala had 17 assists and six kills, and Courtney Lamb had 11 digs for Kootenai (7-3), which travels to Wallace on Monday. Coeur d’Alene Charter (5-6) plays at Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

N.I. Christian sweeps MCL foes

COEUR d’ALENE — The Royals swept Christian Heritage of Edwall, 25-7, 25-9, 25-9, then beat Country Christian of Pasco 25-8, 26-24, 25-15 in Mountain Christian League play at Holy Family Catholic School.

Sarah Luck had 15 aces, Melanie Lund five kills and Kaylee Prosch 10 assists for North Idaho Christian against Christian Heritage.

Julia Haag had eight aces, Layla Noordam seven kills, Prosch 14 assists and Delaney LePard 12 digs for North Idaho Christian against Country Christian.

North Idaho Christian (8-4, 4-2 MCL) will face Christian Center on Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic School.