Post Falls piles up points in overtime

Boys basketball

West Valley 40, Lakeland 38: Matt Roth finished with 24 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Eagles (4-3) over the visiting Hawks (5-4). Roth finished 9 of 14 from the field, including the only 3-pointer he attempted. Lakeland led 23-15 at halftime, but the Eagles seized a five-point lead by midway through the fourth quarter. WV’s Nick Brown grabbed an offensive rebound with 14 seconds left and hit 1 of 2 free throws to keep the Hawks at bay. Lakeland’s Joel Underdahl hit 8 of 22 from the floor, with three 3-pointers, on the way to 23 points.

Gymnastics

Cadie Pratt won the floor exercise, vault and all-around to guide Mead to the team win during a five-way Greater Spokane League meet at North Central. Pratt scored 9.325 on the floor and 8.85 on the vault on the way to 35.625 points. Mead used its dominance on uneven bars, with six of the top 10 places, to pile up 166.125 points and easily outdistance second-place Central Valley’s 151.6. Lakeside’s Anande Egland won the balance beam (9.1) and finished second in the all-around at 35.35. Mt. Spokane’s Courtney Bray won the bars (8.85) and took third in the all-around (35.225). Mead is undefeated in league.