BASEBALL

Sandpoint 14, Lakeland 1

Lakeland 8, Sandpoint 5

SANDPOINT — Junior Mason Little and senior Drew Lehman both recorded three hits apiece in the opener as the host Bulldogs split their home-opening 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader with the Hawks on Thursday at War Memorial Field.

The Bulldogs got hot early in game one and only needed four innings of batting to induce the run rule. Lehman and Little knocked RBI singles on back-to-back plate appearances in the first. Little then hit another RBI single in the second to cap off a 4-run rally that put Sandpoint up 6-0.

In the third, Little and Lehman hit RBI singles again, as did junior Parker Reichart, and the Bulldogs took a 12-0 lead heading into the fourth. In the fourth, Lehman smashed an RBI double to left and sophomore Carson Resso rounded out the hitting clinic with an RBI single down the third base line for Sandpoint's 14th run of the game.

Junior Dallen Williams was dealing on the mound in the win, giving up just two hits while striking out two batters over four innings of work.

In the nightcap, Sandpoint led 5-4 heading into the final frame, but the Hawks put up a 4-run mark and shutout the Bulldogs in the bottom half of the inning to spoil the sweep. 

Junior Sage Medeiros had a sacrifice fly, sophomore Brennan Shaw two singles in game two for Sandpoint (6-10, 5-7), which hosts league-newcomer Lewiston on Saturday for a twinbill.

GAME ONE

Lakeland 0 0 0 0 1 — 1 5 3

Sandpoint 2 4 6 2 X — 14 14 0

Game called in five innings due to run rule.

PITCHING

SPT — Williams: 4IP, 2H, 0ER, 0BB, 2K. Inge: 1IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 1K. LL — Ellwood: 2IP, 8H, 4ER, 2BB, 1K. Jovick: 0.0IP, 0H, 4ER, 4BB, 0K. Lukey: 2IP, 6H, 4ER, 2BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Lehman 3, Little 3, Reichart 2, Resso 2, Caprio 1, Shaw 1, Williams 1, Medeiros 1. LL — Smith 2, Caywood 1, Shanley 1, Bevacqua 1; 2B — Lehman; RBI: SPT — Lehman 3, Caprio 2, Little 2, Reichart 1, Resso 1, Day 1. LL — Lund 1.

GAME TWO

Lakeland 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 — 8 10 5

Sandpoint 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 — 5 5 1

PITCHING

SPT — Reichart: 5IP, 5H, 4ER, 4BB, 4K. Lehman: 1.1IP, 5H, 4ER, 1BB, 0K. Ott: 0.2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 0K. LL — Taylor: 5IP, 4H, 1ER, 2BB, 2K. Shanley: 2IP, 1H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Shaw 2, Caprio 1, Inge 1, Williams 1. LL — Ellwood 3, Shanley 2, Larcher 2, Taylor 1, Lund 1, Hocking 1. 2B — Shaw. RBI: SPT — Lehman 1, Medeiros 1. LL — Ellwood 2, Shanley 2, Lund 1, Avriett 1, Taylor 1, Larcher 1.

Best registers career-high 13K's

Newport 2, Priest River 0

NEWPORT — In a a pitchers' duel at Newport High, freshman Jacob Best struck out a career-high 13 batters across six innings as the visiting Spartans fell short of their rivals on Thursday in a non-league contest.

Senior Hank Kirkwood, a Spokane Community College commit, whiffed 18 batters over seven innings for the Grizzlies, which improve to 7-2 on the season.

Sophomores Colton Kuprienko and Broden Collins both recorded hits on the day for Priest River, as did junior Logan Troumbley.

Priest River (2-8, 2-4) returns to action Monday for a 3A Central Idaho League doubleheader against Kellogg.

Priest River 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 3 1

Newport 0 0 1 0 0 1 X —  2 3 0

PITCHING

PR — Best: 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 2BB, 13K. NPT — Kirkwood: 7IP, 3H, 0ER, 0BB, 18K.

BATTING

HITS: PR — Kuprienko 1, Troumbley 1, Collins 1. NPT — Kirkwood 1, Martin 1, B. Driver 1; No extra-base hits; RBI: PR — None. NPT — None.

SOFTBALL

Newsom crushes ball against Lady Hawks

Lakeland 13, Sandpoint 12

Lakeland 13, Sandpoint 3

RATHDRUM — Sandpoint High sophomore Teagan Newsom went a combined 4-for-7 with seven RBI as the visiting Lady Bulldogs dropped both games of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader held Thursday at Lakeland High.

Newsom and senior Bailey Lancaster both went 3-for-4 in the opener, which came down to the final frame. After an RBI single by Newsom to start things off, the Lady Hawks put up six runs in the bottom of the first to take a commanding lead, but Sandpoint fought back.

Senior Ainsley Hull, who also had a multi-hit effort in game one, hit a two-run single and Newsom a three-run, bases-clearing single in the second inning to tie the game at 6-6. The Lady Bulldogs put up another 5-spot in the third, getting an RBI double from freshman Marlee Stevens, an RBI single from junior Cadence Skibitsky, and an RBI double from Newsom to take an 11-6 lead.

Senior Abi Miller knocked an RBI single to right in the fifth to put Sandpoint ahead 12-10, but Lakeland, after scoring a run in the sixth, walked things off in the bottom of the seventh for the victory.

In the nightcap, six different Sandpoint players recorded hits, but Lakeland rallied early for the run-rule win. Skibitsky hit her second RBI single of the series and Newsom a two-run double in the fifth inning to give the Lady Bulldogs their three runs of the contest.

Sandpoint (1-13, 1-9) will travel to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday for a non-league doubleheader.

GAME ONE

Sandpoint 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 — 12 12 4

Lakeland 6 0 0 4 0 1 2 — 13 14 4

PITCHING

SPT — M. Stevens: 3.2IP, 10H, 10ER, 4BB, 3K. Wilson: 3IP, 4H, 1ER, 5BB, 2K. LL — Helmholz: 1.2IP, 3H, 5ER, 5BB, 2K. Masters: 5.1IP, 9H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Newsom 3, Lancaster 3, Hull 2, M. Stevens 1, Skibitsky 1, Miller 1, Hindle 1. LL — Blakemore 3, Re. Dutton 3, Vanek 2, Ra. Dutton 2, Dewey 1, Helmholz 1, Drake 1, Zimmerman 1.

2B — Lancaster 2, M. Stevens, Newsom, Blakemore, Ra. Dutton, Re. Dutton. HR — Dewey, Drake, Re. Dutton.

RBI: SPT — Newsom 5, Hull 2, Skibitsky 1, Miller 1, M. Stevens 1. LL — Re. Dutton 4, Helmholz 2, Drake 2, Dewey 2.

GAME TWO

Sandpoint 0 0 0 0 3 — 3 6 2

Lakeland 3 4 5 0 1 — 13 10 1

Game called in fifth inning due to run rule.

PITCHING

SPT — M. Stevens: 1IP, 2H, 5ER, 5BB, 0K. Wilson: 3IP, 8H, 7ER, 4BB, 0K. LL — Re. Dutton: 5IP, 6H, 3ER, 2BB, 3K. 

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Inge 1, Kohal 1, Skibitsky 1, Newsom 1, Smotherman 1, M. Stevens 1. LL — Blakemore 2, Drake 2, Ra. Dutton 2, Zimmerman 1, Re. Dutton 1, Dewey 1, Vanek 1; 2B — Newsom, Ra. Dutton. HR — Ra. Dutton, Drake; RBI: SPT — Newsom 2, Skibitsky 1. LL — Drake 4, Ra. Dutton 3, Re. Dutton 1, Dewey 1, Zimmerman 1, Corbey 1, Blakemore 1.

GOLF

Coleman, Yount post top finishes

BONNERS FERRY — Priest River High senior Palmer Coleman is certainly proving he's ready to make a run for back-to-back state titles.

The defending 2A (now 3A) state champion shot a 2-under-par 70 to capture medalist honors at the Bonners Ferry Invite held Thursday at Mirror Lake Golf Course. 

Sophomore Nate Fegert tallied a 95, Braxton Knaack a 100, and Mason Crump a personal-best round of 105 to lead the Spartans to a second-place overall team finish. Parker Bradbury also shot a personal best round of 100 playing as individual for Priest River.

For the girls, Priest River High senior Paityn Yount carded a personal best score of 101, which earned her a silver medal. Sophomore Callie Bateman shot a 110 for Bonners Ferry, which won their second straight team title with a score of 450 points.

Priest River will compete next on Monday at an invitational hosted by Genesis Prep at The Links in Post Falls. Clark Fork will also be in attendance of that invitational for their season opener.

BOYS 

Par 72 

6,001 yards 

MEDALIST — Palmer Coleman, Priest River, 70. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Kellogg 343. 2, Priest River 370. 3, Timberlake 377. 4, St. Maries 382. 5, Bonners Ferry 428. 

KELLOGG — Brodie Robinson 79, Easton Towne 83, Johnny Stovern 90, Broden Glindeman 91, Bridger Bowman 98. 

PRIEST RIVER — Palmer Coleman 70, Nate Fegert 95, Braxton Knaack 100, Mason Crump 105, Hunter Paterson 110.

TIMBERLAKE — Payden DeVore 88, Harry Hunter 92, Malachi Dickerson 97, Tyler Sells 100, Soren Sande 102. 

ST. MARIES — Brayden Buell 80, Owen Chatigny 91, Ezekiel Watts 98, Trace Chatigny 113, Hunter Cook 131. 

BONNERS FERRY — Eli Blackmore 84, Gabriel Warren 101, Brandon Gardener 116, Makeen Loretto 127, Bodee Scarborough 128.

INDIVIDUALS — Sean McMahon, Priest River 116; Mason Fenderson, Priest River, 111; Preston Fenderson, Priest River, 117; Madden Redinger, Priest River, 115; Ukiah Martinez, Priest River, 135; Carter Hilliard, Timberlake, 86; Easton Scarborough, St. Maries, 122; Mason Transue, St. Maries, 126; Paxton Cravens, St. Maries, 126; Dylan Gagnon, Priest River, 110; Parker Bradbury, Priest River, 100. 

GIRLS 

Par 72 

6,001 yards 

MEDALIST — Malia Miller, Timberlake, 84. 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bonners Ferry 452. 2, St. Maries 460. 3, Kellogg 502. 

BONNERS FERRY — Callie Bateman 110, Nollie Hiatt 114, Sydney Hinthorn 114, Ava Villelli 114, Sadie Newhouse 130. 

ST. MARIES — Paige Offerman 109, Addison Crane 111, MaKenna Phillips 118, Donna Warren 122. 

KELLOGG — Kendyl Bircher 117, Faith Shorey 125, Destiny Hurd 127, Gemma Miller 133, Kyncie Evans 141. 

PRIEST RIVER — Paityn Yount 101, Callie Stanger 136. 

INDIVIDUALS — Lilly Bremer, Bonners Ferry, 127.

    Priest River High senior Paityn Yount is all smiles after receiving her silver medal at the Bonners Ferry Invite held Thursday at the Mirror Lake Golf Course.