POST FALLS — With Post Falls coach Mike Divilbiss under the weather on Tuesday, the Trojans turned to a familiar face to guide them in Inland Empire League play. 

Marc Allert, who went 177-94 in 11 seasons as Post Falls girls coach, including state titles in 2013 and 2018, filled in for the Trojans in a 56-39 win over the visiting Lake City Timberwolves at The Arena. 

“Mike’s been sick the last three or four days,” said Allert, who returned to the bench as an assistant coach this season after being diagnosed with a rare blood disease in 2022. “I’ve been running practices the last couple of days. I talked to him today, and he’s really sick and didn’t want to come around the kids and wanted to keep everyone healthy.” 

Senior Ellie McGowan scored 18 points and senior Myckenzee Mitley added 12 points for Post Falls, which outscored the Timberwolves 31-19 in the second half. 

“Really, we knew they had two really good shooters and make things as difficult as we could on the defensive end,” Allert said. “They’d been playing zone most of the year, so we were a little more prepared for that, so we ran our man stuff, and they did a great job of getting the ball into the post, sealing and getting shots inside. And it opened things up.” 

“It was a total team effort, both on the offensive and defensive side,” Allert said. “Mike’s really got these guys prepared. That was him and them, not me. It was fun.” 

Post Falls (6-12, 3-2 IEL) on Friday. 

Senior Sadie Zimmerman scored 15 points, sophomore Macy Murphey had 12 points for Lake City (7-9, 2-2). 

“We got some really good looks in the first half in particular,” Lake City coach David Pratt said. “And it did not go in, getting the ball inside and outside, and they weren’t going in. Sometimes, when you’re young you grip a little bit and really want the ball go down. Our effort was really good at times and other times it wasn’t, and you’ve got to be consistent throughout the game. Credit to Post Falls, they played hard and turned us over and that kind of hurt us.” 

Lake City hosts Coeur d’Alene on Jan. 23. 

“The nice thing is we get to play these teams twice,” Pratt said. “I think our kids are learning what it takes to win. Sometimes, that’s really hard, but we get to continue to work and get better.” 

Lake City    10    10    8    11    —    39 

Post Falls    11    14    19    12    —    56 

LAKE CITY — Murphey 12, Kolden 4, Hiltenbrand 3, Baltzell 0, Fagan 0, Brouse 0, S. Zimmerman 15, Chavez 0, Johnson 5. 

POST FALLS — Hollenbeck 0, Reese 3, Felix 11, McGowan 18, Johnson 0, Tucker 2, Mitley 12, Walton 10, Wilcox 0. 

Coeur d’Alene 62 

Sandpoint 40 

SANDPOINT — Junior Natalie Semprimoznik scored a game-high 16 points for the Vikings in a nonleague win over the Bulldogs at Les Rogers Court. 

Sophomore Brookeslee Colvin scored 14 points, senior Kelsey Carroll 11 points and freshman Lexi Wheeler 10 points for Coeur d’Alene (10-7), which hosts Moscow on Tuesday. 

LIvia Driggs scored 10 points for Sandpoint (7-9), which hosts Lakeland in the Battle for the Paddle spirit game on Friday at 4 p.m. 

Coeur d’Alene    23    20    12    7    —    62 

Sandpoint    4    12    12    12    —    40 

COEUR d’ALENE — Semprioznik 16, Colvin 14, Carroll 11, Wheeler 10, Wallis 8, Bridge 2, Shafer 1. 

SANDPOINT — L. Driggs 10, Tomco 7, Thaete 6, Ch. Laybourne 5, Mire 4, M. Driggs 3, Ca. Laybourne 3, D. Driggs 2. 

Lakeland 51 

Flathead 30 

BONNERS FERRY — Junior Karstyn Kiefer scored 14 points as the Hawks defeated the Bravettes of Kalispell, Mont., in a meet-you-halfway game. 

Landree Simon added 12 points, Macy Bretveld 10 for Lakeland (9-4), which was coming off a 46-39 loss to Moscow at home on Saturday in Inland Empire League play. 

“The girls responded well after our loss and I’m proud of their effort tonight,” Lakeland coach Caelyn Caulfield said. 

Mattie Thompson scored 14 points for Flathead (1-4). 

Lakeland plays at Sandpoint on Friday in the Battle for the Paddle spirit game. 

Flathead     2    10    4    11    —   30 

Lakeland     7    19    10    15    —    51 

FLATHEAD — Aldrich 2, Flint 0, Kilmer 0, Greene 2, Converse 3, Malmin 6, Gall 3, Thompson 14. 

LAKELAND — Simon 12, Kiefer 14, Forsman 2, H. McMurray 0, Hatcher 3, J. McMurray 2, Vanek 0, Bowie 0, Bretveld 10, Bullington 8. 

Lakeside at 

Timberlake, ppd.

SPIRIT LAKE — No makeup date was announced for the game at Timberlake High.

Wallace 52 

Clark Fork 18 

WALLACE — Khepri Wood scored a game-high 20 points for the Miners in a Scenic Idaho Conference win over the Wampus Cats at Kirby Krulitz Court. 

Kylee Phillips scored 12 points for Wallace (6-6, 2-2 SIC), which hosts Genesis Prep tonight. 

Kathi Rupp scored 14 points for Clark Fork (4-8, 0-4), which travels to Noxon, Mont., on Thursday. 

Clark Fork    7    4    7    2    —    18 

Wallace        18    9    17    8    —    52 

CLARK FORK — Leadbetter 0, Raynor 0, Rupp 14, Herrick 0, Hoy 3, Stevens 0, Scarlett 0, Thompson 1, Mayorga 0. 

WALLACE — K. Phillips 12, Au. Birdsell 4, Voorhees 2, Wood 20, Stutzke 4, Johnson 0, Hanks 0, Delano 6, Al. Birdsell 0, B. Phillips 4, Kessler 0. 

N.I. Christian 55 

The Oaks 41 

SPOKANE VALLEY — Chelsey Cate had 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League win over The Oaks. 

Belle Jordan had 19 points and five steals and Kenna Brotherton eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals for North Idaho Christian, which trailed 15-1 in the first quarter before rallying. 

Sammie Palpant had 14 points for The Oaks (6-5, 6-3 MCL). 

North Idaho Christian (8-2, 5-0) travels to Stillwater Christian of Kalispell, Mont., on Friday. 

N.I. Christian    14    14    13    14    —    55 

The Oaks    20    5    5    11    —    41 

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Ellis 0, Jordan 19, Cate 23, Salaiz 8, Collins 3, Brotherton 2. 

THE OAKS — Palpant 14, Love 1, McEachen 7, Doster 11, Ott 6, Curran 2.