PREP ROUNDUP: Lake City downs Lakeland in nine innings

• BASEBALL

SANDPOINT — Aven Adams scored the eventual game-winning run on a sacrifice fly with two in the ninth inning as Lake City beat Lakeland 6-5 in the nonleague opener for both schools at Memorial Field on Wednesday, giving first-year Timberwolves coach Gil Pierce his first win. 

“It was a great game,” Pierce said. “The boys continued to battle, which was good to see, especially in the first game out. We had some timely hits and some good execution when we needed it. We’d give up a run, but the kids just continued to battle, which was really good to see.” 

Lake City took a 4-3 lead after Logan Strimback scored on an error in the top of the seventh. Brennan Jensen singled to score Colton Slife to make it 5-3 Lake City. 

Lakeland tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Nate Bevacqua to score Jace Taylor to make it 5-5. 

Jensen finished with two RBIs for Lake City, which faces Centennial of Boise and Rocky Mountain of Meridian in the Rocky Mountain Tournament on Friday in Meridian. 

Lakeland travels to Sandpoint for a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader against the Bulldogs on Tuesday. 

Lake City    101    000    301    —    6    7    3 

Lakeland    200    010    200    —    5    9    5 

Maverick Lanigan, James Morast (2), Kasen Noffke (5), Evan Huss (5), Aven Adams (7), Brennan Jensen (8) and Logan Strimback; Jace Taylor, Jake Larcher (5), Landon Puzio (7) and Nate Bevacqua. 

HITS: LC — Strimback, Adams, Slife, Noffke, Jensen 2, Huss. LL — Tamagni, Larcher 2, Taylor, Bevacqua, Smith, Knight 2, Averitt. 2B — Adams, Taylor, Averitt, Larcher, Tamagni. 

• SOFTBALL

St. Maries 17 

Kendrick 1, 5 inn. 

ST. MARIES — Junior Lyssa Watkins pitched four shutout innings, striking out eight, walking none and allowing one hit, and the host Lumberjacks opened their season with a victory over the Tigers at City Park. 

Freshman Madison Hemmah hit a two-run triple to trigger a 12-run first inning for the Lumberjacks. She finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs scored. Junior Lyla Maetche was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Watkins was 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs, and Gracie Price had a two-run single in the first. 

“Our bats came alive; we jumped on them early,” fourth-year St. Maries coach Lane Watkins said. “Lyssa pitched awesome, and we played great defense.” 

St. Maries plays at the Lakeland JV on Friday at 2 p.m. 

Kendrick    000    01    —    1    3    6 

St. Maries    (12)03    2x    —    17    15    2 

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule. 

Ivy Cowley and Karmen Griffin; Lyssa Watkins, Madison Hemmah (5) and Taryn Brebner. 

HITS: Kend — Cowley, Heimgartner, Jensen. SM — Watkins 2, Scheffelmeier, M. Hemmah 3, Turner, Maetche 3, Brebner, G. Hemmah 2, Caldwell, Prince. 2B — Maetche, G. Hemmah, M. Hemmah. 3B — G. Hemmah, M. Hemmah, Turner. 

• BASKETBALL

Final rosters announced for

District 1 All-Star Games

Rosters have been finalized for tonight’s 39th annual District 1 All-Star Basketball Games at the Mullan Pavilion. 

The event begins with the girls game at 5:30 p.m., followed by the boys at 7. 

There will be a 3-point contest at halftime of both games, with a slam dunk contest at halftime of the boys game. 

BOYS 

WEST — Lucas Matthews, Priest River; Hallah Peone, Lakeside; Westin Caven, Clark Fork; Payton Stevens, Clark Fork; Ian Lamanna, Priest River; Josh Watson, Lake City; Max Simpson, Timberlake; Riley Ausman, Kootenai; Tyson Charley, Lakeside; Brant Rush, Timberlake; Caden Symons, Coeur d’Alene; Sulay Abubakari, Bonners Ferry; Brady Hatten, Priest River; Dawson Strange, Priest River. The team will be coached by Juston Henry, Timberlake. 

EAST — Colten Imes, Mullan; Jack Barta, St. Maries; JJ Yearout, St. Maries; Radley McDonald, Kellogg; Jaxon Lysne, Post Falls; Isaiah Gustaffe, St. Maries; Draeden Taylor, Kellogg; Isaiah Naylor, Post Falls; Brock Barta, St. Maries; Evan Trevena, North Idaho Christian; Connor Carver, Post Falls; Cayden Honnerlaw, Kellogg; Caden Sakae, North Idaho Christian; Xavier Sloper, St. Maries; Drake Wilson, Mullan. The team will be coached by Bryan Chase, St. Maries. 

GIRLS 

WEST — Cassidy Gorr, Lakeside; Kimberly Pluff, Lakeside; Sydney Ellis, North Idaho Christian; Kyleigh Wolfe, Lakeside; Chelsey Cate, North Idaho Christian; Madison Salaiz, North Idaho Christian; Alberta Stensgar, Lakeside; Piper Scarlett, Clark Fork; Tylah Lambert, Lakeside; Priscilla Mayorga, Clark Fork. The team will be coached by Jerry Bittner, North Idaho Christian. 

EAST — Olivia Hollenbeck, Post Falls; Jasmin Lang, Sandpoint; Aleigha Jensen, Priest River; Aubrey Birdsell, Wallace; Summer Loutzenhiser, Sandpoint; Avah Blankenship, Mullan; Dani Henrikson, Kellogg; Kailey Walton, Post Falls; Kylee Phillips, Wallace. The team will be coached by Jana Nearing, Kellogg. 

•  POSTPONEMENTS

A tennis match between Coeur d’Alene Charter and host Lakeland was postponed due to water on the courts in Rathdrum.

No makeup date was announced.

A nonleague softball doubleheader between Kellogg and host Bonners Ferry was postponed due to wet field conditions.

No makeup date was announced.