Lewiston, Post Falls Win Iel Finales

The outcome didn’t change its region matchup, but Lewiston had a Bloomin’ good time Saturday beating Sandpoint.

Laura Bloom’s 12 kills and nine blocks led the Bengals (10-8, 3-5) to a 15-8, 10-15, 15-7 Inland Empire League-ending volleyball win at Sandpoint (10-11, 4-4).

Kari Alldredge added eight kills and five blocks, and Vicki Smith 25 assists for fourth-seeded Lewiston, which advances to an A-1 Region I loser-out playoff Monday at home against No. 5 Post Falls. The winner is seeded into the regional tournament, which starts Tuesday.

Jessica Waltz had 13 kills, six aces and six block kills to lead Post Falls (2-6) to a 15-13, 17-19, 15-10 Inland Empire league win over visiting Lake City (4-4). Lindsay Herbert had 10 kills, six block kills and 13 digs for LC.

Ending in style

Bridgette O’Dwyer’s seven kills and five blocks allowed St. Maries (18-5 overall) to complete its 15th consecutive Intermountain championship season with a 15-5, 15-1 win over visiting Lakeland and a perfect record in 10 matches. Lumberjacks sophomore Jamie Hamas added five kills. Amber Jamison had five kills for Lakeland (8-13, 2-7), which ends league play Tuesday at home against second-place Kellogg.

Lakeside upset visiting Kootenai 15-13, 15-9 at Plummer to complete North Star League play. Mindy Middleton served the final three points of the first game and Josetta SiJohn served five straight in the second game for the Knights. Lakeside (7-14, 4-4) finished third, the Warriors (8-8, 5-3) second. … Mullan and Falls Christian, which tied for fourth at 2-6, play Monday for seeding into the district tournament.

Early winter checks in

Heavy snow postponed or canceled several events in Moscow and Lewiston. The North Idaho District girls soccer tournament took a hit, as sixth-seeded Lakeland couldn’t reach No. 3 Lewiston, and No. 5 Lake City had no more luck getting to No. 4 Moscow. The loser-out matches may be rescheduled Monday. … Bonners Ferry’s IML season-ending volleyball match at Moscow was rescheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday. With BF at 3-6 in league and Moscow 4-5, the match will have a big effect on district pairings. … Moscow’s cross country invitational was canceled.

Some did play soccer

Teah Beckman had two goals and one assist in the first 28 minutes as top-seeded Coeur d’Alene (15-4-1) stomped visiting Bonners Ferry 15-1. The Vikings advance to meet the LC-Moscow winner Tuesday. The eliminated Badgers finished 0-15-0.

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