PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lake City wins outdoor match

By MARK NELKE

Sports writer

COEUR d'ALENE — A memorable night produced a finish to match on Saturday night. 

Lake City fought off a match point in the fourth set, then prevailed in a tight fifth set to beat Mt. Spokane 25-20, 17-25, 20-25, 27-25, 15-13 on a court set up on the Timberwolves' football field, Van Troxel Field. 

"This was such an insane experience, definitely something I'll remember the rest of my life," said Lake City senior outside hitter Camryn Woodman, who finished with 21 kills, 12 digs and two aces. "Being able to share this experience with our whole community, our whole school, who put in so much work for us to be able to play like this." 

"It was awesome," said Timberwolf senior setter Kate Moglia, who totaled 49 assists, 17 digs, two kills and an ace. "I just loved the fact our parents and our community poured into this to make it happen ... it just feels great to know that we're loved by the community." 

Junior outside hitter Ella Jeanselme added 14 kills, 13 digs, two blocks and an ace for Lake City (18-8). Sophomore libero Sonia-Rei Fong had 25 digs. 

"I don’t think it gets more memorable than coming from behind to win in five under the lights," Lake City coach Michelle Kleinberg said. "The entire day has felt surreal. I am proud of our team for finding a way to come out on top when it didn’t feel like things were clicking for most of the match. The growth they’ve made since returning home from Idaho Falls has been unreal." 

"They're scrappy, they've got some big hitters, they move the ball around well," third-year Mt. Spokane coach Darcy McMurray said of Lake City. "They put the ball away when they needed to put the ball away." 

The match started in sunlight, with Mt. Spokane facing the sun in the first set, and some players wearing sunglasses.  

"At the beginning, we were adjusting to the wind and stuff, but our team did a good job talking about it, and figuring it out by the end," Woodman said.  

"It was really hard, because when you're going up to set the ball, all you see is space up above you," Moglia said. "It definitely took a lot of focus, but after the first set, we were good to go." 

Heaters were onhand in case condensation formed on the court as temperatures dropped, but were not needed. 

"It took a village today and in true Lake City fashion, we had representatives from nearly every other sports team involved in setup or in-game support," Kleinberg said. "Most notably, boys basketball and football hauling and assembling thousands of pounds of flooring. A coaching core memory for sure." 

Mt. Spokane (6-3) which served for the match at 24-23, defeated Mead in five sets in an outdoor match Sept. 22 at Union Stadium in Mead. McMurray said conditions Saturday were similar to last week, other than the Mead match was on artificial turf, and Saturday's was on a grass field. 

In what is beginning to become a trend in high school volleyball, Lewiston played host to Moscow in an outdoor match earlier this week at the P1FCU Sports Complex at Lewiston High. 

"I think it's so awesome; it's a cool new trend, that is bringing more attention and more fans, and just a fun event to women's volleyball," McMurray said. "It started at the college level, and we're seeing it pop up at the high school level. Anything that brings a community together and supports women's sports is a really cool thing." 

Lake City travels to Lakeland on Tuesday.

Lakeland at 

Rocky tourney 

MERIDIAN — The Hawks won one match and dropped four — three of those in five sets — against five pre-scheduled opponents Friday and Saturday at Rocky Mountain High. 

Lakeland lost to Boise 21-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-18, 17-15, lost to Highland 25-15, 23-25, 25-22, 27-29, 15-11, lost to Idaho Falls 25-16, 20-25, 25-20, 17-25, 15-11, lost to Rocky Mountain 25-22, 25-22, 27-25 and beat Shelley 25-21, 25-17, 25-18. 

Against Boise, Jolie Warren had 15 kills, Ella Cook 10 kills and four blocks for Lakeland. Kindell Day had 25 assists, Jaeli Hoffman 21 assists, Emma Beaty 13 digs, Anabel Bowie four blocks, Shasta Ackerman four aces. 

Against Highland, Hoffman had 16 kills and 15 assists, Beaty 16 digs and three aces, Day 23 assists, Bowie and Cook three blocks each. 

Against Idaho Falls, Maddi Justesen had 16 kills, Day 21 assists, nine kills and three aces, Bowie nine kills and three aces, Hoffman 20 assists and six blocks, Beaty 16 digs and three aces. 

Against Rocky, Justesen had 15 kills, Day 15 assists and two aces, Hoffman 13 assists, Beaty 17 digs, Bowie seven blocks, Ackerman two aces. 

Against Shelley, Justesen had 11 kills, Hoffman 12 assists and eight kills, Day 25 assists and three aces, Beaty 11 digs, Cook and Bowie four blocks. 

"We faced several tough teams this weekend and came away with some difficult losses, but our girls battled throughout the tournament and continued to show resilience and fight," Lakeland coach Kelsie Badger said. 

"With Jolie (Warren) unable to finish the tournament due to illness, we had to make adjustments and rely on one another. Kindell stepped up as a leader and played with consistency throughout the weekend. Jaeli  had a strong tournament, making an impact both at the net with her blocking and offensively with aggressive hitting. 

"Ella had a strong performance on Friday, and we are proud of the way she stepped up when her team needed her. Emma played well throughout the tournament, picking up several aggressive attacks and providing consistency in serve receive. Her ability to help stabilize in the back row allowed us to run a faster-tempo offense and keep pressure on.  

"Our girls battled every team and continued to fight, even when things didn’t go our way. We need to clean up our unforced errors and make smarter decisions in close sets so we can finish matches." 

Lakeland (12-11) plays host to Lake City on Tuesday for senior night. 

St. Maries d. 

Orofino 

OROFINO — Senior Raevyn Yearout had 17 kills, 11 assists and four digs as the visiting Lumberjacks bounced back after dropping the first two sets to defeat the Maniacs 16-25, 16-25, 24-18, 25-23, 15-13 in Central Idaho League play.  

Lyssa Watkins had 28 assists, four aces and 15 services points for St. Maries (7-9, 2-4 CIL). Taylyn Harvey had three blocks, Letty Smith four assists, Dimercia Spooner 11 kills, four assists and two aces, Meijah Yearout four kills and five blocks, Bristal Thorhaug three assists. 

Orofino is 5-9, 3-4. 

St. Maries plays host to Kellogg on Monday.

Lakeside d. 

Genesis Prep

POST FALLS — The Knights defeated the Jaguars 25-11, 25-15, 25-16 in a Scenic Idaho Conference match at The Courts. 

Further details were not available. 

Lakeside (5-11, 1-2 SIC) and Genesis Prep (0-9, 0-3) meet again Tuesday at Ron Miller Court in Plummer. 

Wallace claims consolation title at 

Pea and Lentil Spikeoff

GENESEE — After going 1-2 in pool, Wallace bounced back to win the consolation championship at the Pea and Lentil Spikeoff at Genesee High, beating the host Bulldogs 25-23, 25-22 in the consolation final. 

Wallace fell to Salmon River 26-24, 25-17, then Prairie 25-9, 25-14 before beating Genesee 25-15, 20-25, 16-14 to conclude pool play. 

In its first consolation match, Wallace defeated St. John-Endicott 25-12, 25-19. 

Wallace (9-11) hosts Priest River on Monday. 

    MARK NELKE/Press Lake City senior Kate Moglia (12) and junior Lexie Burns (2) go up for the block against Mt. Spokane junior Ella Florko (6) in an outdoor match Saturday night at Van Troxel Field in Coeur d'Alene.