PREP VOLLEYBALL: Post Falls downs Lakeland

POST FALLS — Junior Lucy Carr had 21 assists and two aces, and sophomore Claire Ziegler added 16 assists and two aces as the Post Falls Trojans downed the Lakeland Hawks 25-12, 25-20, 26-28, 25-15 in nonleague play Thursday night at The Arena. 

“I was real happy with both of our setters, Lucy and Claire,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “They moved the ball around all night and always had an aggressive serve.” 

Teresa Smith added 11 kills, 10 digs and two aces for Post Falls (2-0). Zuri Blood had 11 kills, Mia Carr eight digs, Reese DeGraw and Tiffany Foxx three blocks each, Annabelle Tucker two blocks. 

“Our girls played a great match tonight,” Barkley said. “We came out strong in the first two sets and dictated the tempo. Lakeland is a well-coached team and wouldn’t go away without a battle. They served us pretty tough in the third and kept us on our heels.” 

Kindell Day had 17 assists, Jaeli Hoffman 15 for Lakeland (0-2). Alyssa Ryckman had 15 kills, Chloe Neff 14 digs, Raygen Dutton five blocks, Jolie Warren two aces. 

“We battled hard, but struggled to find our rhythm in a competitive matchup,” Lakeland coach Kelsie Badger said. “We couldn’t gain the momentum needed to swing the sets. Post Falls kept the pressure on throughout the night, capitalizing on key runs and controlling the pace of play. We showed flashes of tough defense and aggressive swings, but we were unable to sustain consistency long enough to close out sets.” 

Post Falls plays host to Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday to open 6A IEL play.  

Lakeland returns to action Thursday at home vs. Lake City. 

Coeur d’Alene d. 

Sandpoint 

SANDPOINT — Senior Kaylee Paulson had 12 kills and two blocks as the visiting Vikings swept the Bulldogs 25-7, 25-8, 25-17 at Les Rogers Court. 

Hannah Shafer had 25 assists and six aces, Gianna Callari eight kills, and Camryn Farrar had four kills, eight digs and two aces for Coeur d’Alene (2-0). Bridget Maiani had eight digs and two aces, Embree Mckeown eight digs, Maren Larson three blocks, Eva Callari three assists, Jovie Le two blocks for the Vikings. 

“Our defense was solid and our ball control really held steady throughout the match,” Coeur d’Alene coach Carly Curtis said. “Sandpoint definitely put up a fight in the third set, but our attackers stayed smart and aggressive. Everyone was in sync — it felt like everything was clicking.” 

Sandpoint is 0-3. 

Coeur d’Alene travels to Post Falls on Tuesday for the 6A Inland Empire League opener for both schools.  

IEL schools voted this year, in all team sports, that 6A vs. 6A (and 5A vs. 5A) contests would be the first criteria toward determining district tournament seeding. Results of contests against the other classification would be used only to break ties in seeding. 

Timberlake d. 

Clark Fork 

CLARK FORK — Senior Amarijana Olivieri had eight kills and eight digs as the visiting Tigers beat the Wampus Cats 25-19, 25-19, 25-15 in nonleague play. 

Addie Archer added six aces and 11 digs for Timberlake (2-1). Shae Jones had five aces, five kills and two blocks, Willow Mattson eight assists, seven digs and three aces.  

“We fought through some adversity tonight and when things got uncomfortable, they never gave up,” Timberlake coach Lisa Gardom said. “I’m proud of them for coming together and pushing through to a positive outcome.” 

Clark Fork is 0-2. 

Timberlake travels to Genesis Prep on Tuesday. 

Kellogg d. 

Wallace 

WALLACE — Freshman Gretah Angle had 10 aces and 15 assists for the Wildcats in a 25-6, 25-9, 25-12 win over the Miners at Kirby Krulitz Court. 

Junior Paige Yrjana had 12 kills and 12 digs, junior Jordyn Stutzke 14 digs and sophomore Ella Yrjana 11 assists and six aces for Kellogg (2-0), which travels to Orofino on Saturday. 

“Consistent serving and playing with intent led us to an early season win over our valley rivals,” Kellogg coach Hollie Yrjana said. “This team is fun to watch when everything is clicking.” 

Senior Kylee Phillips had four kills and five digs, senior Megan Hull 12 digs and four kills and senior Aubrey Birdsell 12 assists and four digs for Wallace (1-1), which hosts Clark Fork on Tuesday. 

Lakeside d. 

Coeur du Christ 

PLUMMER — Kimberly Pluff had eight kills, eight digs and six aces, and Tylah Lambert added 16 assists, nine aces, seven digs and three kills as the host Knights beat the Saints 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 25-14 in a nonleague match at Ron Miller Court. 

"These girls keep impressing me and I can’t wait to watch them continue to grow,” Lakeside coach Devyn Moore said. “A phenomenal game from my two seniors, Kimberly and Tylah. They were truly all over tonight. From defense to offense they truly ran my floor tonight.” 

Ambi Aldrich had four kills and two blocks for Lakeside (2-0). Rayna Schatz had three kills, Ryanna Ortivez three aces, Alberta Stensgar and Cassidy Gorr three digs each. 

For Coeur du Christ (1-1), Maddie Junkin had eight kills, five blocks and five aces, and Kate Clemens had 10 assists.

Lakeside travels to Mullan on Tuesday. 

Coeur du Christ returns to action next Thursday at Clark Fork. 

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Kootenai 

MULLAN — The host Tigers opened their season with a 25-22, 27-25, 25-22 North Star League victory over the Warriors at the Mullan Pavilion. 

“Mullan was a tough team to play tonight. Great game,” said Kootenai coach Elexus Moore-Rich, who praised the hitting of the Warriors’ Chloe Dorman and the serving of Anikka Hunter. 

Mullan plays host to Lakeside on Tuesday. 

Kootenai returns to action next Thursday at home vs. Wallace. 

Priest River at

Genesis Prep

POST FALLS — No report was received.