BASEBALL

Sandpoint 22, Lakeland 3 (5)

RATHDRUM — It's safe to say that Sandpoint has been swinging some hot bats as of late.

Following a four-game sweep of Bonners Ferry, with a sweep of Moscow sandwiched in between, those bats did not cool off Thursday when the Bulldogs headed to Lakeland for a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader.

Junior Jack Schriber went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, an RBI single, and his second home run of the week — a three-run shot to center field during Sandpoint's nine-run fourth frame — junior Carson Resso added a 3-for-4 effort that included three runs scored and a pair of RBI singles, and the Bulldogs scored early and often in a game one rout of the Hawks.

Three other players collected multi-hit efforts as Sandpoint outhit Lakeland by a 16-4 margin and drew 13 walks in the contest. Senior Sage Medeiros went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and an RBI single, senior Mason Little was 2-for-5 with a two-run double and an RBI single, and senior Parker Reichart was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles for Sandpoint, which scored at least three runs in four of the five innings they batted.

Medeiros lowered his ERA to 0.40 on the year and improved to 7-0 on the season on the bump as he struck out three batters across four one-hit innings. The right-hander only needed 37 pitches to get the job done.

Lakeland, led by a Parker Byrd two-run double, scored all three of their runs in the fifth inning.

Senior Soren Caprio tallied a two-run single and both junior Brennan Shaw and senior Coleman Inge doubled for the Bulldogs during the 19-run victory — their largest margin of victory since 2018, when Sandpoint defeated Priest River by a score of 26-0.

Sandpoint 2 3 3 9 5 — 22 16 0

Lakeland 0 0 0 0 3 — 3 4 3

PITCHING

SPT — Medeiros (W): 4IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 3K. Reichart: 0.1IP, 3H, 3R (3ER), 1BB, 3K. Day: 0.2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 0K. LL — Puzio (L): 3.2IP, 9H, 12R (9ER), 6BB, 2K. Knight: 1.1IP, 7H, 10R (10ER), 7BB, 1K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Schriber 3, Resso 3, Reichart 2, Little 2, Medeiros 2, Williams 1, Shaw 1, Caprio 1, Inge 1. LL — Larcher 1, Smith 1, Averitt 1, Byrd 1. 2B — Shaw, Inge, Little, Medeiros, Byrd. HR — Schriber. RBI: SPT — Schriber 5, Little 3, Medeiros 3, Reichart 2, Caprio 2, Resso 2, Shaw 2. LL — Byrd 2, Larcher 1.

Sandpoint 10, Lakeland 1

RATHDRUM — And the bats didn't cool off in game two.

Senior Mason Little went 3-for-4 with a two-run single, a double, and his first career home run — a solo shot to left field in the fourth — senior Dallen Williams put together another quality start on the rubber, striking out five batters across six two-hit innings, and the Bulldogs clinched a series and season sweep of the Hawks during Thursday afternoon's 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader at Lakeland High.

Senior Parker Reichart recorded three hits of his own, including a two-run double in the fifth and an RBI single in the seventh for Sandpoint, which also got two hits on the day from senior Soren Caprio, who hit an RBI double to start off the scoring in the second inning.

Junior Carson Resso smashed a double of his own, as did junior Brennan Shaw, who also struck out two batters across a perfect inning in relief on the mound for the Bulldogs. Sandpoint High head coach Jesse Dunham said a point of emphasis in the program is showing up — not just in baseball, but in life — and the team did just that on Thursday.

"We work really hard to make sure we're heading into games, focused for the entirety of it," coach Dunham said. "... They definitely showed up in game one and game two today. The team has been phenomenal lately, it's been a good ride, and I'm very grateful to have the group (of players) that I have now."

Lakeland scored their lone run in the third via a Jake Larcher RBI single. The Hawks, which swept Moscow earlier this year and have beaten Lewiston twice, dropped to 8-10 on the season with the pair of losses.

Junior Jack Schriber and senior Sage Medeiros chipped in singles for Sandpoint (16-2), which has clinched the 5A Inland Empire League regular season title and has now won eight straight games in which they're outscoring opponents 105-14. They'll look to continue one of their most successful seasons in recent history when they finish up the regular season with a league doubleheader at Moscow on Saturday.

Sandpoint 1 3 0 1 4 0 1 — 10 12 1

Lakeland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 2 3

PITCHING

SPT — Williams (W): 6IP, 2H, 1R (1ER), 1BB, 5K. Shaw: 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K. LL — Taylor (L): 4.1IP, 9H, 9R (8ER), 4BB, 7K. Larcher: 2.2IP, 3H, 1R (1ER), 3BB, 1K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Little 3, Reichart 3, Caprio 2, Schriber 1, Shaw 1, Medeiros 1, Resso 1. LL — Larcher 1, Taylor 1. 2B — Shaw, Resso, Little, Caprio. HR — Little. RBI: SPT — Little 3, Reichart 3, Caprio 1, Resso 1. LL — Larcher 1.

TENNIS

Sandpoint 12, Coeur d'Alene Charter 0

SANDPOINT — Junior Pepper Ricket continued her winning ways with her 10th consecutive win by a score of 6-0, 6-0 as the Bulldogs blanked the Panthers during a non-league match held Wednesday at the James E. Russell Center.

Sandpoint (6-2-2), which won all 12 of their matches in straight sets, will be back in action today and tomorrow at the 79th Annual Inland Empire Championship tennis tournament set to be held at 10 high schools across the Greater Spokane Area.

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1 Pepper Rickert, Sandpoint, d. Etta Corkill, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 Avery Thornton, Sandpoint, d. May Wigglesworth, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-3, 6-1. No. 3 Claire Ballard, Sandpoint, d. Aune Dawson, Coeur d'Alene Charter, by default.

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1 Daniel Woelfle, Sandpoint, d. Cooper Hermes, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-3, 6-4. No. 2 Louie Reale, Sandpoint, d. Luis Urbat, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 2-0 , 2-0. No. 3 Kordell Gabell, Sandpoint, d. Thomas Wright, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-3, 6-0.

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1 Lily Evans/Amelia Poulsen, Sandpoint, d. Merle Kerkhof/Emma Valtinat, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-2, 6-3. No. 2 Veronica Kramer/Paityn Zimmerman, Sandpoint, d. Gabi Ballou/Adriana Turcan, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-0, 6-1.

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1 Caden Martz/Brayden Western, Sandpoint, d. Aedan Aguirre/Creighton Lehosit, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-1 , 6-2. No. 2 Joey Allen/McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint d. Joe Poncato/Oliver Lavy, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-4, 6-4.

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1 Tanner Western/Morgan Dail, Sandpoint, d. Mason Curry/Isabel Trinidad, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2 Zayda Ambauen/Porter Jensen, Sandpoint, d. Blake Sharp/Mary Leahy, Coeur d'Alene Charter, 6-1, 6-4.

    Senior Daniel Woelfle, who hails from Bonners Ferry, stepped in for Sandpoint at the No. 1 boys singles spot and posted a two-set win during Wednesday's match against Coeur d'Alene Charter at the James E. Russell Center.