Lakeland 3, Sandpoint 0

RATHDRUM — Freshman Averi Mire set up a team-high 24 assists, senior Belen Gonzales contributed a team-high 11 kills, but the No. 3 Lady Bulldogs came up short against the No. 2 Lady Hawks (25-23, 25-20, 27-25) in a 5A District 1-2 first round matchup held Saturday at Hawk Court.

Offensively, junior Marlee Lane and senior Hazel Pierce added five kills each while sophomore Carlee Klippel recorded four of her own. Lane registered an ace, as did freshman Hailey Gion in what was her first career varsity appearance.

On the defensive side of the net, freshman Abigail Williams chipped in a team-high seven digs, Gonzales, Mire, and senior Gretta Beck four digs for Sandpoint, which took Lakeland to extra points in the third set. Klippel, Pierce and Lane all had two total blocks, one solo and one assisted, and senior Alex Appl had a solo block on the night.

Following the guidance of a bracket published by Idahosports.com, it was reported that Saturday's game was a loser-out game with the winner advancing to a best-of-three district tournament series. After further review, the league has 1.5 bids to state this year.

No. 3 Sandpoint (7-11) will host No. 4 Moscow (13-14), which lost to No. 1 Lewiston by a score of 3-2 this past Saturday, for a 5A District 1-2 loser-out game on Tuesday. The winner will play the loser of the district championship match between No. 1 Lewiston (16-7) and No. 2 Lakeland (14-12) for a chance to advance to a state play-in game.