Greg Lee

Lake City High boys soccer coach Adriano Eva stopped just short of saying his team was beat long before it took the field against its cross-town rival Tuesday. Eva's hunch was on the bull's-eye, though, as Coeur d'Alene jumped out early and rode that momentum to a 5-1 victory in an Inland Empire League match at the Irma Anderl Complex.

It's not that the Lake City High volleyball team has an overpowering attack. Far from it. But at least the Timberwolves have a handful of players willing to take a swing at the ball.

If area boys soccer teams hope to knock off perennial 4A state power Sandpoint, they had better do it early. If area girls soccer teams hope to knock off perennial 4A state power Sandpoint, they're probably dreaming. Opponents have, at best, a proverbial snowball's chance in that warm place of knocking off the talent-rich Bulldogs.

Sean Dorris starts living his dream Friday. That's when the Coeur d'Alene High graduate debuts as head football coach at Sandpoint High, his first head coaching job.

When the North team in the fifth annual Calam Shrine North/South All-Star Football Classic has the ball, the offense will have a distinct Sandpoint High flavor. That's because nine starters off the State 4A runner-up Bulldogs team were chosen for the game. So it made sense that Satini Puailoa coached them one last time.

The Spokane Indians have been beaten decisively just once in 16 home games. Whether that makes their fourth loss by a run in the ninth inning easier to swallow, only the Indians know.

The game of baseball is such that one can do something boneheaded one night and do something laudable the next night. You know, something akin to redemption. Consider Eugene Emerald infielder Lachlan Dale, whose throwing error allowed the tying and winning runs to score Tuesday but bounced back to hit a two-run double to spark the Emeralds' 5-3 Northwest League victory Wednesday in front of 3,462 fans at Avista Stadium.

Ironman is a test of three disciplines – swimming, biking and running. But Heather Gollnick credits another sport, gymnastics, for giving her the chance to defend her pro title at Ironman USA Coeur d'Alene today. Gollnick was involved in a nasty bicycle accident nearly three weeks ago. She was traveling at about 40 mph on a group training ride when she hit a pothole on a downhill portion of the road. With her background as a college gymnast at Valparaiso, she instinctively tucked her head when she landed to prevent possible neck and back injuries.

Darren Taylor decided two head coaching jobs was one too much. Taylor resigned Tuesday as Lake City High's softball coach. He will continue as head girls basketball coach.