Cda Finishes Off Lc, 1-0

“Intensity” cheered the Coeur d’Alene High School girls soccer team as the Vikings broke from their halftime huddle on Tuesday afternoon.

Coeur d’Alene and Lake City still had some unfinished business to tend to after playing to a 0-0 standstill one week earlier in Hayden Lake.

And the Vikings didn’t settle for a tie, thanks to senior Erin Murphy.

The midfielder’s solo goal 54 minutes into the game was all Coeur d’Alene needed for a 1-0 victory.

Defender Linsey Mattison cleared the ball to Murphy whose score in the lower left corner of the net came from about 5 yards.

“I knew I could do it,” Murphy said. “I was going against (Lake City’s) Glenna Ryan. I started thinking, she’ll beat me, but I put that aside and took off.

“It’s the best feeling in the world,” Murphy added.

It was Coeur d’Alene’s first ever win against the Timberwolves, and also the first game played on the new Vikings Field.

“Erin made a very, very nice run,” Vikings coach David Tabakman said. “With Erin’s speed, once she plants that left foot down, she’s tough to stop. She didn’t hold up and shoot, she finished the job. She took advantage of a wonderful, wonderful opportunity.”

Two minutes later, Murphy sent a shot off the Timberwolves’ crossbar.

Lake City took 13 of its 19 shots in the second half, with sophomore goalkeeper Rachel StormoGipson making 11 of her 15 saves after the break.

Lake City (4-1-2, 5-3-3) got eight saves from goalkeeper Jeanne Russell, along with an excellent defensive effort from senior Glenna Ryan.

Lake City travels to Bonners Ferry on Thursday. West Valley visits Coeur d’Alene on Friday.

At Moscow, Alison Roberts’ late goal allowed Lewiston (2-4-1, 2-4-1) to tie the host Bears at 2-2.

Moscow’s Erica Mays (2-3-3, 3-3-3) scored 6 minutes apart in the second half for a 2-1 lead. Moscow outshot the Bengals 12-4 in the first half.

Volleyball

Lake City (2-1, 7-5) bounded back from a poor second game to defeat host Post Falls 15-4, 6-15, 15-10 in an Inland Empire League match.

Jessica Waltz had eight kills, Heidi Umthun 15 digs, Brittany Murphy four aces and Rachel Edmonds 11 assists for the Trojans (0-3, 8-17).

Bridget O’Dwyer had 16 kills on the day as St. Maries defeated Moscow 15-7, 15-13 and Coeur d’Alene 15-12, 11-15, 15-3 in non-league matches at Moscow.

Kim Reed of the Lumberjacks (13-2) had six kills against the host Bears (1-9). Amanda Tams of St. Maries had nine kills against the Vikings (13-13).

At Wallace, Joy Sperry had 11 kills, three blocks and served 100 percent as Wallace (14-5) defeated Kellogg 15-7, 15-11 in a non-league match.

Racheal Pommerening of the Miners closed out the first game with four aces. Dana Streeter of Wallace served 11 of 11 and had three aces. Marcy Swift and Amy Lemon of the Wildcats (5-5) served 100 percent and had two aces.

Clark Fork (4-1, 14-4) won a battle of nerves in the second game and went on to beat host Mullan 11-15, 16-14, 15-10 in a North Star League match.

Both teams went through six servers with the second game tied at 14. The Tigers (2-1, 7-6) finished 68 of 71 serving, with Kristy Decker 19 of 20 and Tiahna Stinehart and Katie Elwood both 14 of 14.

At Post Falls, Latisha Taylor had four aces and Audrey Wallace five kills in Falls Christian’s 15-11, 15-4 NSL win over visiting Lakeside (0-6, 0-17).

The Eagles are 5-1, 10-9.