PREP ROUNDUP: Helmholz socks first career homer as Lakeland sweeps

• SOFTBALL

SPIRIT LAKE — Junior Abigail Helmholz struck out 10 and hit a two-run home run — her first career homer — in the fourth inning of the first game, and the visiting Lakeland Hawks went on to sweep the Timberlake Tigers 9-2 and 20-4 in a nonleague doubleheader Tuesday. 

Helmholz allowed five hits and walked one in seven innings in the opener for Lakeland (8-3). 

"It was her first one (homer) ever," Lakeland coach Dwayne Curry said. "She pitched a great game too." 

Delilah Zimmerman hit a solo homer in the seventh and drove in a pair of runs for the Hawks. Katie Nave tripled and knocked in two runs. 

In the second game, Jaiden Corbey drove in three runs, two on a third-inning double, for Lakeland.  

Raygen Dutton went 4 for 6 on the day for the Hawks, with two RBIs and four runs scored. Zimmerman was 4 for 6 with three RBIs and five runs scored. 

Shae Jones struck out 13 in the first game for Timberlake (2-4), and Prestyn Gardner hit a three-run homer in the second game for the Tigers. 

On Thursday, Lakeland travels to Sandpoint for a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader, and Timberlake visits Reardan (Wash.) for a nonleague pair. 

FIRST GAME 

Lakeland    110    410    2    —    9    9    0 

Timberlake    100    000    1    —    2    5    4 

Abby Helmholz and Delilah Zimmerman; Shae Jones and Prestyn Gardner. 

HITS: LL — Blakemore, Zimmerman 2, Ra. Dutton 2, Corbey 2, Nave, Helmholz. TL — Jones 2, Green, Gardner, Lee. 2B — Corbey, Gardner. 3B — Nave. HR — Helmholz, Zimmerman. 

SECOND GAME 

Lakeland     46(10)     —    20    6    3 

Timberlake    004    —    4    1    11 

Katie Dewey and Reese Vanek; Karly Statkus, Shae Jones (2) and Prestyn Gardner. 

HITS: LL — Blakemore, Zimmerman 2, Ra. Dutton 2, Corbey. TL — Gardner. 2B — Corbey. HR — Gardner. 

Lake City 11-12 

Sandpoint 6-5 

COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Brooklyn Caan drove in five runs in the opener and senior KaeLee Kolden homered in both games as the host Timberwolves swept the Bulldogs. 

Caan hit two-run doubles in the third and fourth innings of the opener for Lake City (8-1), part of a 3-for-4 day. 

Kolden hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning of the first game and a three-run shot in the fifth inning of the second game.  

Alexandria Bracy went 4 for 4 in the second game for the Timberwolves. Madeline Peterson struck out nine in the opener for Lake City, and Tabitha Lopez fanned 10 in the nightcap.

“It was good to get a pair of wins today,” Lake City coach Jordyn Hensley said. “KaeLee had some big, timely home runs in both games. Brook was an RBI machine in Game 1 and did a great job of scoring her teammates. Lou had solid at-bats at the plate in Game 2. Overall, I think we have a lot of great things to build off of. We are excited and ready to start our 6A games this week.”

Taylor Bannick hit a three-run home run in the third inning of the first game to give Sandpoint (3-7) a 4-2 lead. 

Lake City plays at Post Falls on Saturday in a 6A Inland Empire League doubleheader. 

FIRST GAME 

Sandpoint     004    011    0    —    6    10    8 

Lake City    203    411    —    11    8    5 

Bailey Wilson and Avery Inge; Madeline Peterson and Kyla Smith. 

HITS: Spt — Wilson, M. Stevens 2, Skibitsky, A. Stevens, Newsom 2, Bannick 2, Pierson. LC — Kolden, DeMent, Peterson, Lopez, Caan 3, Smith. 2B — Newsom, M. Stevens, Smith, Caan 2. 3B — Skibitsky. HR —Bannick, Kolden. 

SECOND GAME 

Sandpoint     000    230    0    —    5    11    2 

Lake City     142    041    x    —    12    14    4 

Marlee Stevens and Avery Inge; Tabitha Lopez and Kyla Smith. 

HITS: Spt — Inge 2, Skibitsky 3, Bannick 2, Pierson 2, Turnbull, Olsen. LC — Bracy 4, Waterhouse 3, Kolden 2, Kesner, Lopez, Smith, Beamesderfer. 2B — Turnbull, Bracy, Kesner. 3B — Skibitsky. HR — Kolden. 

• TRACK AND FIELD

Post Falls boys, Lakeland

girls win at Lakeland meet

RATHDRUM — Post Falls sophomore Griffin Carpenter won in the 110-meter hurdles and 300 hurdles to help the Trojan boys edge Lakeland in a four-team meet at Lakeland High. 

Post Falls' boys finished with 140 points, followed by Lakeland with 136. 

Lakeland junior Sapphire Ruelle won the 100 and 200 and ran a leg on the winning 4x100 relay as the Hawks claimed the girls team title with 162 points. 

BOYS  

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 140. 2, Lakeland 136. 3, Deary 8. 4, Wallace 2. 

100 — 1, Jackson Harvey, Post Falls, 11.77. 2, Sean Burke, Lakeland, 11.95. 3, Kayden Karle, Lakeland, 11.98. 200 — 1, Kayden Karle, Lakeland, 24.12. 2, Sean Burke, Lakeland, 24.81. 3, Ryan Engelbrecht, Lakeland, 24.96. 400 — 1, Jaron Yager, Lakeland, 52.48. 2, Ryan Engelbrecht, Lakeland, 52.67. 3, Ethan Hunt, Lakeland, 54.75. 800 — 1, Ryan Engelbrecht, Lakeland, 2:04.95. 2, Charlie Mattila, Lakeland, 2:11.22. 3, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 2:11.29. 1,600 — 1, Charlie Mattila, Lakeland, 4:49.62. 2, Parker Sterling, Lakeland, 4:53.22. 3, David Mckinney, Post Falls, 4:57.09. 3,200 — 1, Oliver Peters, Post Falls, 10:367.28. 2, Cole Holley, Post Falls, 10:41.73. 3, Caiden Nicassio, Post Falls, 11:14.90.  

110 hurdles — 1, Griffin Carpenter, Post Falls, 16.54. 2, Joseph Auble, Post Falls, 18.00. 3, Corbin Lapworth, Post Falls, 18.91. 300 hurdles — 1, Griffin Carpenter, Post Falls, 42.90. 2, Jarrett Keen, Deary, 45.53. 3, Levi Abbott, Lakeland, 45.68. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Apolo Gratzinger, Sean Burke, Kayden Karle, Jaron Yager), 44.04. 2, Post Falls, 46.83. 3, Post Falls, 49.28. 4x200 relay — 1, Post Falls (Griffin Carpenter, Chandler Glassmoyer, Archer Kirk, Jackson Harvey), 1:35.14. 2, Post Falls, 1:41.90. 3, Lakeland, 1:42.29. 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls (Chandler Glassmoyer, Griffin Carpenter, Cruz Andrich, Jackson Harvey), 3:38.68. 2, Lakeland, 3:39.01. 3, Lakeland, 3:57.65. Sprint medley — 1, Post Falls (Nathan May, Archer Kirk, Jackson Olson, Trystan Zuniga), 4:04.67. 2, Lakeland, 4:08.73.  

Shot put — 1, Brayden Carrel, Lakeland, 51-5. 2, Kenai Munyer, Lakeland, 43-0. 3, Hunter Steward, Lakeland, 41-6. Discus — 1, Kenai Munyer, Lakeland, 142-9 ½. 2, Beckett Noland, Post Falls, 110-2 ½. 3, Henry Griffin, Post Falls, 106-1. Javelin — 1, Landon Goodwin, Post Falls, 152-4. 2, Peyton Hillman, Lakeland, 146-11. 3, Hunter Steward, Lakeland, 127-2 ½. High jump — 1, Cashton Bodman, Post Falls, 5-7. 2, Jaron Yager, Lakeland, 5-7. 3, Joseph Auble, Post Falls, 5-7. Pole vault — 1, Donovan Ihle, Lakeland, 10-0. 2, Samuel Schmidt, Post Falls, 10-0. 3, Ashton Miller, Post Falls, 9-6. Long jump — 1, Jaxon Lysne, Post Falls, 18-8. 2, Camden Fitzpatrick, Post Falls, 18-4. 3, Jaxon Cysewski, Lakeland, 17-4. Triple jump — 1, Jaxon Lysne, Post Falls, 40-7. 2, Levi Abbott, Lakeland, 39-8. 3, Camden Fitzpatrick, Post Falls, 35-1.  

GIRLS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 162. 2, Post Falls 97. 3, Deary 21. 4, Wallace 2. 

100 — 1, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 13.11. 2, Reagan Hutchinson, Post Falls, 13.23. 3, Ashlyn Karle, Lakeland, 13.25. 200 — 1, Sapphire Ruelle, Lakeland, 26.09. 2, Karstyn Kiefer, Lakeland, 27.37. 3, Kaylee Wood, Deary, 27.91. 400 — 1, Tessa Lovell, Lakeland, 1:01.47. 2, Jorja Coppinger, Lakeland, 1:06.44. 3, Danica Pratt, Post Falls, 1:07.06. 800 — 1, Maddison Chapple, Lakeland, 2:40.41. 2, Annie Mattila, Lakeland, 2:52.56. 3, Piper Peterson, Lakeland, 2:55.29. 1,600 — 1, Maddison Chapple, Lakeland, 5:49.37. 2, Annie Mattila, Lakeland, 6:23.34. 3, Piper Peterson, Lakeland, 6:38.95. 3,200 — 1, Dorothy Pope, Post Falls, 12:19.07. 2, Ainsley Parker, Post Falls, 12:26.98. 3, Angelique Averette, Post Falls, 12:42.86.  

100 hurdles — 1, Karstyn Kiefer, Lakeland, 17.20. 2, Annabelle Tucker, Post Falls, 17.40. 3, Cadence Davis, Post Falls, 18.04. 300 hurdles — 1, Annabelle Tucker, Post Falls, 49.63. 2, Allie Vincent, Deary, 52.60. 3, Cadence Davis, Post Falls, 53.97. 4x100 relay — 1, Lakeland (Casey Foster, Ashlyn Karle, Karstyn Kiefer, Sapphire Ruelle), 49.94. 2, Post Falls, 55.71. 3, Post Falls, 1:00.20. 4x200 relay — 1, Lakeland (Ashlyn Karle, Jordin Cysewski, Ruby Kindy, Kapree Kiefer), 1:51.52. 2, Post Falls, 1:52.76. 3, Wallace, 2:04.47. 4x400 relay — 1, Post Falls (Annabelle Tucker, Ainsley Parker, Danica Pratt, Reagan Hutchinson), 4:17.54. 2, Lakeland, 4:38.53. 3, Lakeland, 4:46.65. Sprint medley — 1, Lakeland (Paige Carey, Ruby Kindy, Jorja Coppinger, Bailey Haag), 2:07.61.  

Shot put — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 37-11. 2, Evalyn Grandstaff, Post Falls, 32-2. 3, Rylee Crocker, Lakeland, 31-4. Discus — 1, Jackie Robbins, Lakeland, 131-3. 2, Rylee Crocker, Lakeland, 113-0. 3, Annabella Palaniuk, Lakeland, 108-7 ½. Javelin — 1, Kaylee Wood, Deary, 125-2. 2, Rylie Gump, Post Falls, 100-7. 3, Allie Vincent, Deary, 99-6. High jump — 1, Jaya Felix, Post Falls, 4-8. 2, Macy Bretveld, Lakealnd, 4-6. 3, Leah Bosley-Barnett, Lakeland, 4-6. Pole vault — 1, Alyssa Hinkle, Lakeland, 8-6. 2, Reesa Saxe, Lakeland, 8-0. 3, Aubreigh Worley, Post Falls, 7-0. Long jump — 1, Jaya Felix, Post Falls, 15-4 ¾. 2, Sydney Thompson, Lakeland, 14-11 ½. 3, Reagan Hutchinson, Post Falls, 14-1 ¾. Triple jump — 1, Jaya Felix, Post Falls, 32-7. 2, Sydney Thompson, Lakeland, 31-2. 3, Anabel Bowie, Lakeland, 30-10. 

St. Maries boys, girls 

finish third at Kamiah 

KAMIAH — St. Maries seniors Santiago Prenzato won the 100 (11.26 seconds) and 200 (23.01) and Isaiah Gustaffe was first in the 110 hurdles (15.17) and 300 hurdles (41.27) for the Lumberjacks in the Kamiah Invitational at the Bob Squires Sports Complex. 

St. Maries senior Zack Sotin won the discus (133 feet, 2 ¼ inches) and senior Jordan Yearout the long jump (21-1) for the Lumberjacks, who finished third with 80 points.  

St. Maries sophomore Dimerica Spooner won the javelin (99-1), junior Sophia Tondee the high jump (4-10) for the Lumberjack girls, who finished tied with Kootenai for third with 70 points. 

Kootenai junior Tyla Dittman won the girls pole vault (9-0). 

Logos swept the boys (130 points) and girls (197 points) team titles. 

• TENNIS

Coeur d’Alene 9 

Post Falls 3 

COEUR d’ALENE — The Vikings swept in boys singles, girls doubles and mixed doubles to top the Trojans at Coeur d’Alene High. 

“I’m very proud of how our kids competed today, especially coming off spring break,” Coeur d’Alene coach Corey DeLeonard said. “After a challenging practice yesterday, it was great to see the team respond so well and secure a victory. Post Falls is a good team with experienced upperclassmen who how know to battle for every point. I feel like this win reflects our team’s resillience and determination.” 

Coeur d’Alene hosts Sandpoint on Thursday. 

Post Falls hosts Lakeland on Thursday. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Samuel Mandel, Coeur d’Alene, d. Taylor Holding, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Grant Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, d. Brysen Hunter, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3, Logan Cotant, Coeur d’Alene, d. Nathaniel Babek, 6-0, 6-0.  

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Maddie Hunt, Coeur d’Alene, d. Faith Banks, 6-3, 6-1. No. 2, Cora Woydziak, Post Falls, d. Krysten Moore, 7-5, 6-1. No. 3, Evelyn Raber, Coeur d’Alene, d. Gloria Anderson, 6-1, 6-4. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Isaiah Robinson/Branson Morse, Post Falls, d. Ryker Frank/Alexander Pulsipher, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2, Nigel Greaser/Tanner Teisl, Post Falls, d. Lucas Chapman/Kohl Morin, 6-3, 6-4. 

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Natalie Knutson/Gabby Knutson, Coeur d’Alene, d. Abby Lloyd/Sarah Woodford, 6-2, 6-4. No. 2, Libby Morrisroe/Ava Jaeger, Coeur d’Alene, d. Sydney Muir/Lailah Bonner, 6-3, 7-5.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Brody Raber/Morgan Knutson, Coeur d’Alene, d. Noah Ingle/Grace Ingle, 6-3, 7-5. No. 2, William Watkins/Emily Stillert, Coeur d’Alene, d. Athens Nay/Rachel Reece, 6-2, 1-6, 10-3.  

Lake City 11 

Lakeland 1 

COEUR d’ALENE — The Timberwolves swept in boys singles, girls singles, girls doubles and mixed doubles to defeat the Hawks at Lake City High. 

Lake City hosts Coeur d’Alene Charter on Thursday. 

Lakeland travels to Post Falls on Thursday. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Josh Rojo, Lake City, d. Sam Harrell, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Trey Lambert, Lake City, d. Eli McCracken, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3, Reece Carron, Lake City, by default. 

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Emily Walker, Lake City, d. Jenna Olson, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2, Whitlee Sudol, Lake City, d. Bridget Derbyshire, 6-0, 6-1. No. 3, Savannah Spencer, Lake City, by default. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Brock Raebel/Garrett Snyder, Lakeland, d. Josh Atwood/Noah Rodriguez, 7-5, 0-6, 10-5. No. 2, Dylan De Berard/Masen Bates, Lake City, d. Peyton Davis/Aiden Hunt, 6-0, 6-0.  

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Chloe Fitzgerald/Keira Gannon, Lake City, d. Aspen Liddiard/Paetyn Blagden, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2, Andi Rosenau/Roxanne Perfumo, Lake City, d. Emma Davis/Riley Clement, 6-2, 3-6, 11-9. 

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Elizabeth Montgomery/Caden Oxenrider, Lake City, d. Caitlin Costello/Marty Babb, 7-6, 3-6, 10-6. No. 2, Jaden Ross/Drew Merk, Lake City, d. Brenna Brownsberger/Landon Cederbloom, 6-0, 6-0. 

    MARK NELKE/Press Katie Dewey of Lakeland slides safely into second base as Karly Stutkus (10) of Timberlake attempts to field the throw, and teammate Nova Gonzales (8) backs her up in the first game Tuesday in Spirit Lake.