SANDPOINT — Sandpoint battled hard to get a 15-0 win over Post Falls in their first matchup but fell to Lewiston 10-5 in pool play and 7-2 in the championship game to finish second at the Idaho District 1 Little League tournament held June 29-30 at Stub Myers Park in Rathdrum.

Against Post Falls, Sandpoint started off the game by scoring 10 runs in the first inning and five in the second to put the game out of reach. Chryslynn Byers, Ayla Deany and Bella Danish all had RBI singles during the rally while Delaney Montgomery notched a triple. On the mound, Danish got the win and pitched a three-inning perfect game … striking out every single batter she faced.

In Sandpoint’s first meeting against Lewiston, the game was closer than it appeared. Tied 1-1 going into the third inning, Lewiston put up four runs, but Sandpoint responded in the bottom half of the inning with a 4-run rally capped off by an RBI single from Nina Cardin. Leading 6-5 heading into the final inning, Lewiston scored four runs and held off Sandpoint to take home the victory. Despite the loss, Sandpoint’s Spencer Wilson was terrific on the mound, recording 13 strikeouts.

In the championship game, Sandpoint and Lewiston faced off again. Kinlee Ecklund started the game off with a double to left field, but Sandpoint’s first run didn't come until the top of the second when Deany scored on a wild pitch. In the fourth, Danish hit an RBI double to center field to score the team’s second run and tie the game 2-2. However, Lewiston rallied for five runs between the fourth and fifth innings and eventually punched their ticket to the state tournament set to be held July 12-14 at the Charles F. McDevitt Youth Sports Complex in Boise.

GAME ONE

Post Falls 000 XXX — 0 0 6

Sandpoint [10]5X XXX — 15 4 0

W — Danish: 3IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 9K. L — Olsen: 0.1 IP, 2H, 10ER, 6BB, 0K.

HITS: SPT — Montgomery 1, Byers 1, Danish 1, Deany 1. PF — None.

3B — Montgomery.

RBI: SPT — Danish 2, Byers 1. PF — None.

GAME TWO

Lewiston 104 104 — 10 9 1

Sandpoint 014 000 — 5 5 8

W — Rogers: 6IP, 5H, 5ER, 2BB, 14K. L — Wilson: 6IP, 9H, 2ER, 3BB, 13K.

HITS: SPT — Cardin 2, Danish 1, Ecklund 1, Glass 1. LEW — N/A.

2B — Danish.

RBI: SPT — Cardin 1, Montgomery 1, Wilson 1, Danish 1. LEW — N/A.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sandpoint 010 100 — 2 4 7

Lewiston 110 32X — 7 6 3

W — Rogers: 6IP, 4H, 2ER, 4BB, 11K. L — Danish: 4.1 IP, 6H, 0ER, 0BB, 5K.

HITS: SPT — Danish 2, Ecklund 1, Fox 1. LEW — N/A.

2B — Danish, Ecklund.

RBI: SPT — Danish 1. LEW — N/A.