PREP ROUNDUP: Timberlake lands last shot, advances to state 4A qualifier

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SPIRIT LAKE — Timberlake coach Bryce Johnson knew. 

There’s just too much history. 

He knew. 

Leading 8-2 heading into the top of the seventh inning in an elimination game, Johnson soon found himself regrouping after a seven-run rally by the Badgers. 

Junior Gage Haines had an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh, scoring senior Eric Wylie with the winning run as the top-seeded Timberlake Tigers beat the second-seeded Bonners Ferry Badgers 10-9 to advance to a state 4A qualifier next week. Timberlake, ranked eighth by MaxPreps.com, must be among the top four district champions to host a best-of-3 series next week. Bonners Ferry (5-18) is 14th. 

“Give a ton of credit to Tom (Turpin) and Bonners Ferry, they never quit,” said Johnson, in his seventh season as coach. “You know it’s never over when you play them. In the back of my mind, you know what they’re capable of, and that’s a huge kudos to Tom.” 

Bonners Ferry took the lead on a single by junior Jacob Solt to take a 9-8 lead. Timberlake junior Nate Beardsall tied the game in the bottom of the seventh, driving in Dane Perkl to even the score at 9-9. 

“Bonners Ferry earned it and put the pressure back on us,” Johnson said. “We were a little sloppy and they took the lead. Gage has been working on his swing, and it was really good to see him come through. I’m really proud of the fight our guys showed. They were loud and up and just never lost belief they were going to score a run, or two.” 

It is the fourth straight district title for Timberlake. 

“I’m extremely proud of them,” Johnson said. “It’s such a great group. They really wanted this.” 

Bonners Ferry    020    000    7    —    9    6    3 

Timberlake    040    400    2    —    10    13    7 

One out when winning run scored. 

Jack Woods, Kordale Burt (6), Stryder Liermann (7) and Keenan Maas; Ryker Brennan, Tanner Van Tassel (7) and Gage Haines. 

HITS: BF — Rider, Burt, Liermann, Hanson, Solt, Baisden. TL — Brennan 2, Perkl, Wylie, Beardsall, Van Tassel 2, Haines 2, Tenney 3, Shively. 2B — Liermann, Burt, Brennan. 

Orofino 11 

St. Maries 1 

OROFINO — The fourth-seeded Lumberjacks were held to four hits in a loss to the top-seeded Maniacs in the semifinals of the 3A District 1-2 tournament at Orofino High. 

St. Maries (4-12) will face Kellogg (4-17) in a loser-out game on Friday in Orofino. Orofino (18-3), which is ranked second in the state by MaxPreps.com, will face Priest River (13-4) in the championship game, with the second-place game to follow.  

Priest River, which is ranked seventh in the state by MaxPreps.com, beat Kellogg 7-1 in the other district semifinal. 

The district champion will host one of four three-team state regional qualifiers, with the loser having a shot at also advancing if they finish in the top 12 in the MaxPreps.com rankings, which is used to seed the state tournament. 

St. Maries    001    00    —    1    4    6 

Orofino        611    12    —    11    7    2 

Game called with one out in bottom of 5th inning due to 10-run rule. 

William Durham, Kris Brusseau (1) and Amado Stewart; Quinton Naranjo and Luke Turcott. 

HITS: SM — Nantell, D. Jensen 2, Durham. Oro — Tondevold, Bonner 3, Gilmore, Turcott, Schneider. 2B — Turcott, Bonner. 

SOFTBALL

Kellogg 5-5 

Timberlake 1-1 

SPIRIT LAKE — Senior Joci Lee struck out 17 in the opener, then fanned 10 in the nightcap for the Wildcats in a sweep of the Tigers in a nonleague doubleheader at Timberlake High. 

Sophomore Shae Jones struck out 10 in both games for Timberlake (9-9), which travels to St. Maries today. 

“Two tough losses to Kellogg today,” Timberlake coach Jenny Whaley said. “We had some errors that allowed four runs to score and that was the difference maker in both games. Kellogg is coached well and their pitcher did a great job.” 

Kellogg (12-4) is off until districts next week. 

“We had some young girls step up and play new positions and put the ball in play, so that was exciting,” Whaley said. “We’ve got to move on and be ready for the next game and districts next week.” 

Timberlake is scheduled to host Bonners Ferry in the 4A District 1 tournament starting on Monday. 

FIRST GAME 

Kellogg        130    100    0    —    5    5    3 

Timberlake    100    000    0    —    1    1    9 

Joci Lee and Kamryn McDonald; Shae Jones and Prestyn Gardner. 

HITS: Kell — Kunze, McDonald 3, Miller. TL — Lee. 2B — none. 3B — none. 

SECOND GAME 

Kellogg        200    200    1    —    5    5    3 

Timberlake    000    010    0    —    1    4    5 

Joci Lee and Kamryn McDonald; Shae Jones and Emma Harrington. 

HITS: Kell — A. Kunze, Munoz, Lee, Schillereff, E. Kunze. TL — Jones, Gardner, Statkus, Harrington. 2B — Gardner. 

St. Maries 14 

Priest River 4 

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Taryn Brebner homered twice and drove in six runs for the Lumberjacks in a Central Idaho League win over the Spartans. 

Junior Lyssa Watkins struck out 11, allowing one hit, for St. Maries (4-9, 3-8 CIL), which hosts Timberlake today at PotlatchDeltic Fields. 

Priest River is 3-17, 0-12. 

St. Maries    320    002    7    —    14    16    9 

Priest River    101    000    2    —    4    1    3 

Lyssa Watkins, Letty Smith (6) and Taryn Brebner; Toni Marinello and Heather Stumm. 

HITS: SM — Watkins 4, Scheffelmeier 3, Brebner 2, Turner, Maetche 3, Smith, Seyferth, Price. PR — Stanger. 2B — Smith, Maetche, Watkins. HR — Brebner 2. 

TENNIS

Lakeland 7 

Cd’A Charter 5 

RATHDRUM — The Hawks swept in girls singles, all three in straight sets, to down the Panthers at Lakeland High. 

Lakeland hosts Moscow and Lewiston on Friday. 

Coeur d’Alene Charter is scheduled to face Clark Fork at the Ramsey Park Courts today. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Marty Babb, Lakeland, d. Luis Urbat, 6-1, 6-2. No. 2, Cooper Hermes, Cd’A Charter, d. Landon Cederbloom, 6-2, 6-2. No. 3, Thomas Wright, Cd’A Charter, d. Peyton Davis, 6-2, 6-3. GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Cailtin Costello, Lakeland, d. May Wigglesworth, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Bridget Derbyshire, Lakeland, d. Etta Corkill, 6-2, 6-3. No. 3, Imogen Sanborn, Lakeland, d. Gabi Ballou, 6-0, 6-0. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Brock Raebel/Garrett Snyder, Lakeland, d. Aedan Aguirre/Creighton Lehosit, 4-6, 6-1, 10-8. No. 2, Oliver Lavy/Joe Poncato, Cd’A Charter, d. Sam Harrell/Aiden Hunt, 6-2, 6-1. 

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Amanda Olson/Aspen Liddiard, Lakeland, d. Emma Valinat/Merle Kerkhof, 3-6, 6-3, 10-3.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Isabel Trinidad/Mason Curry, Cd’A Charter, d. Caitlin Costello/Marty Babb, by default. No. 2, Emma Davis/Riley Clement, Lakeland, by default. 

Lake City 7 

Coeur d’Alene 5 

The Timberwolves swept in girls singles and girls doubles to beat the Vikings in a dual late Tuesday. 

Coeur d’Alene hosts Lewiston and Moscow on Friday. 

Lake City hosts Sandpoint today. 

BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Grant Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, d. Reece Carron, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2, Samuel Mandel, Coeur d’Alene, d. Josh Atwood, 6-0, 6-0. No. 3, Brody Raber, Coeur d’Alene, d. Masen Bates, 6-1, 6-2.  

GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Emily Walker, Lake City, d. Natalie Knutson, 6-4, 6-7, 10-8. No. 2. Savannah Spencer, Lake City, d. Gabby Knutson, 6-1, 4-6, 10-8. No. 3, Greta Nace, Lake City, d. Emily Stillert, 2-6, 6-1, 10-7. 

BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1. Lucas Chapman/Kohl Morin, Coeur d’Alene, d. Noah Rodriguez/Jerry Soto, 7-6, 2-6, 12-10. No. 2, Josh Rojo/Trey Lambert, Lake City, d. Logan Cotant/Ryker Frank, 6-4, 6-3. 

GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Roxanne Profumo/Madelynn Penn, Lake City, d. Evelyn Raber/Allie Frank, 6-3, 6-4. No. 2, Chloe Fitzgerald/Keira Gannon, Lake City, d. Kyrsten Moore/Giuliana Pistone, 6-2, 6-0.  

MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Caden Oxenrider/Elizabeth Montgomery, Lake City, d. Alexander Pulsipher/Molly Jaeger, 6-3, 6-3. No. 2, William Watkins/Ava Jaeger, Coeur d’Alene, d. Jaden Ross/Drew Merk, 6-4, 6-4.