Sandpoint bounces back, blanks Bears

It was a measure of redemption.

The Sandpoint High boys soccer team, which saw its streak of nine straight state tournament appearances snapped by Moscow last year, suffered a second straight loss to the Bears in the first Inland Empire League meeting between the teams earlier this month.

Sandpoint bounced back in measurable fashion Tuesday with a telling 6-0 win over visiting Moscow. The victory kept Sandpoint (10-1-0 overall, 5-1-0) in a tie for first place with Lake City while knocking Moscow (7-2-0, 4-2-0) into third. Adam Crossingham and Tanner Williams led the Bulldogs with two goals each.

In other IEL matches, Lake City pummeled visiting Lewiston 9-0. Three Timberwolves – Logan Frederickson, Oscar Kosok and Jimmy Williamson – scored two goals apiece. LC (5-3-1, 5-1-0) outshot the Bengals (0-7-1, 0-5-1) 15-1. … Visiting Coeur d’Alene (5-4-0, 3-2-0) blanked Post Falls (1-7-1, 0-5-1) 3-0. Vikings goalie sophomore Jimmy Keith had his third shutout in league play. CdA’s Forrest Walker had two goals and teammate Robby Astin had two assists.

Girls soccer

Inland Empire League: Sandpoint got the only goal it needed in the 6th minute from Kendall Stratton as the visiting Bulldogs blanked Moscow 3-0.

Savannah Engel and Sandy Whalen added goals for the Bulldogs (6-3-1, 4-0-1). Moscow fell to 4-4-2 and 1-3-1. … In another league match, visiting Lake City (5-2-4, 3-0-3) tripped Lewiston (1-8-0, 0-6-0) 1-0.

Great Northern League: Laura Estey and Deedee Garbe led visiting West Valley (4-0, 3-0) to a 5-0 win over Riverside (0-4, 0-3). Estey had one goal and three assists while Garbe added a goal and two assists as the Eagles outshot the Rams 16-3.

Elsewhere in league play, Courtney Kelley scored the game-winning goal in overtime as Medical Lake (4-0, 4-0) stopped Clarkston (0-2, 0-2) 3-2 at Clarkston. Lena Miraglio of Clarkston knocked in a chip shot in the 67th minute to force overtime. Courtney and Samantha Kelley each had a goal in regulation. … Visiting Cheney (2-3-0, 1-2-0) had no difficulty with Deer Park (2-3-0, 1-2-0), shutting out the Stags 3-0. Briana Estrellado and Kellie Zakrzewski each scored to go with an own goal.