Idaho Boys, Girls Soccer Playoffs Begin
The chase for the North Idaho A-1 Region I boys soccer state berth begins today.
And the three teams vying for the spot do it essentially with no season playing experience. The Idaho state tournament is held in October though North Idaho boys teams play their season in the spring.
Based on winning the North Idaho Cup last spring, Sandpoint will get a bye while Lake City and Coeur d’Alene meet today at 4:30 at Hayden Meadows Elementary.
The Lake City-Coeur d’Alene winner will meet Sandpoint on Wednesday. If LC wins today, the match Wednesday will be played at Hayden Meadows at 4:30. If Coeur d’Alene wins today, the match Wednesday will be played at Sandpoint.
The girls regional tournament begins today as well.
In a pair of loser-out matches, No. 6 seed Bonners Ferry (0-9) goes to No. 3 Sandpoint (5-3-2) while No. 5 Lewiston (5-6-1) visits No. 4 Moscow (6-4-3). Both matches are at 4.
The Bonners Ferry-Sandpoint winner will play No. 1 Coeur d’Alene (9-4-3) on Thursday while the Lewiston-Moscow winner goes to No. 2 Lake City (8-3-4) the same day.
Thursday’s winners advance to the championship match, which will be played Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Moscow’s Bear Field. The champion earns a berth to state.
Youth wrestling
The Mat Pack, a youth wrestling program designed to develop the high school programs at Lake City and Coeur d’Alene, returns for youth in grades kindergarten through sixth.
Registration will take place Thursday, 5-6:30 p.m. at the North Idaho College gym foyer. Cost is $50 per person and includes a $25 insurance package.
LC coach Pat Whitcomb and CdA coach Pat Corbett will coach the youth along with NIC wrestlers and NIC coach John Owen.
Practices will begin Oct. 16 and will be held thereafter on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6:30 p.m.
Golf
Eastern Washington’s Scott Carroll is in second place, but eight strokes back at 146, in the men’s individual standings going into the final day of the Big Sky Conference championships today at Bozeman, Mont.
Idaho’s Elizabeth Carter shot the best women’s round Monday with a 75 and moved into fourth place, seven strokes out of the lead in the women’s individual standings.
In the men’s standings, Idaho is in third place (603) and EWU is in fourth place (609), both trailing leader Boise State (584). The Vandals are led by Mark Hogaboam in 10th place with a 151.
In the women’s standings, Idaho is holding on to fourth place (666) with EWU in sixth (674) behind leader Weber State (644).
Elizabeth Carter leads the Idaho women with 159, while the Eagles are led by Brooke Hanford, who is in eighth place at 161.
Prep volleball
St. John-Endicott overcame a 5-10 deficit in game two to beat Reardan 15-9, 16-14 in a non-league match.
Staci Garrett had eight kills as well as two blocks for SJE.
Falls Christian defeated Kootenai 15-8, 16-14 in North Star League division play.
Audry Wallace had seven kills and teammate Sarah Peterson had six service aces for the eagles.
The Deary Mustangs defeated the Lakeside Knights 15-6, 15-7.
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