Vikings Quartet Quiets Wv
Four Coeur d’Alene pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout Wednesday in the Vikings’ 7-0 non-league baseball win at West Valley.
CdA starter Seth Alderman and Casey Hoorelbeke (1-0) had three strikeouts apiece.
Bret Whiteman of the Vikings finished 3 for 3, with one double and one run batted in. CdA’s David Seccome went 2 for 3 and scored twice.
Boxing
Spokane’s Mahlon Kerwick advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. boxing championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., with a 22-12 decision over Julio Diaz at 132 pounds.
Kerwick, 17, of Lilac City Boxing Club, outpointed Diaz in a bout scored by computer. Diaz, of Coachella, Calif., was the 125-pound champion at the 1997 Golden Gloves.
Kerwick will meet Jacob Hudson of Augusta, Ga., on Friday. Kerwick, a student at University High, also won Tuesday and had a bye Monday.
Boys soccer
Lewis and Clark and Mead took similar routes for non-league wins against teams likely to challenge for Greater Spokane League supremacy.
LC defeated Gonzaga Prep 3-2 after a 4-2 shootout, and Mead topped Ferris 2-1 after a 4-2 shootout.
Casey Johnson scored a second-half goal and set up Robert Rowland’s late goal in LC’s win at G-Prep (3-1). Mead’s Scott Kerwein scored midway through the second half to force overtime, and Matt Folsom’s shootout goal clinched the win at Ferris (1-1).
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