Blue Devils, Lumbermen Win Openers
Tim Snell scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on an overthrow at third on an attempted steal to give the Blue Devils of Spokane a 6-5 win over Belmont, Calif., at the Cranston Tournament in Coeur d’Alene.
Eric Bell had a pair of hits, including a solo homer in the fourth inning, for the Blue Devils.
In the second game, Chris Potter pitched a complete game and added three hits to spark the Lumbermen of Coeur d’Alene to an 8-2 win over the Blue Devils.
B. Devils 6, Belmont 5
Belmont 010 101 2 - 5 8 4
B.Devils 010 310 1 - 6 6 2
Ricci, Norm (4) and Hays; Hayden and Coe. W-Hayden. L-Norm.
HITS: Belmont-Sigona, MacBeth, Julranel 2, Figoni, Jondrow, Hawthorne 2. Blue Devils-Hayden, Nisbet, Lafferty 2, Bell 2. 2B-Julranel, Lafferty, Bell. HR-Bell.
Lumbermen 8, B. Devils 2
B.Devils 100 010 0 - 2 4 3
Lumbermen 101 051 x - 8 10 2
Lafferty, Lembcke (5) and Coe; Potter and Ross. W-Potter. L-Lafferty.
HITS: Blue Devils-Hayden 2, Coe, Kulesza. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen-Crain, Johnston 2, Potter 3, Rook, Hoorelbeke, Ross, Rod. 2B-Johnston, Rook, Hoorelbeke. HR-Johnston.
Prep basketball
Ryan Monroe of Riverside in Chattaroy hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points at Yakima as the State downed the City 102-97 in the Class AA Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association all-star game in the SunDome.
City’s Ben Addink of White River had 16 points and 12 rebounds to earn game MVP honors. Michael Johnson of Ballard topped City scoring with 20 points.
In the Class B game, Travis Greenwalt of Liberty High was named most valuable player after scoring 18 points to lead the East to a 100-61 victory over the West.
The 6-foot-8 Greenwalt also pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds at the other coaches association game in the SunDome.
Boxing
Joe Roberts of Spokane’s Lilac City Boxing Club took a 3-2 decision over Gerareo Pineda of Oakland, Calif., to advance to Saturday’s 119-pound final of the National Junior Olympic Boxing Championships at Marquette, Mich.
Roberts will fight Steven Luevano of LaPuente, Calif.
Two other Spokane boxers lost semifinal matches in the tournament for 15- and 16-year-olds.
At 125 pounds, Mahlon Kerwick of Lilac City lost a 5-0 decision to Schamir Reyes of Brooklyn, N.Y. At 132, Dewey Welliver of the Spokane Eagles Boxing Club lost 5-0 to Mario Ramos of Phoenix.
, DataTimes MEMO: Changed in the Spokane edition.