Nic Rides Bonner To Victory

Steven Bonner totaled game highs of 23 points and nine rebounds Wednesday to lead North Idaho College to an 89-65 non-conference men’s basketball win at Wenatchee Valley.

Bonner finished 10 of 15 from the field to guide the Cardinals’ 51 percent shooting. Bonner played less than 28 minutes.

Mark Brown led the Knights with 20 points, hitting 8 of 9 from the floor.

NIC won its ninth consecutive game.

North Idaho 89, Wenatchee Valley 65

North Idaho (12-1) - Pender 4 1-3 9, Brooks 6 3-4 16, Milicic 3 1-3 9, Tsimpliavidas 3 2-2 9, Bacon 2 0-0 5, Anderson 3 6-10 13, Augustus 0 0-0 0, Bonner 10 2-3 23, Sherry 0 0-0 0, Tsolakidis 0 0-0 0, Boedecker 2 1-2 5, Kandic 0 0-0 0. Totals 33 17-28 89.

Wenatchee Valley (4-7) - Hawker 1 0-0 2, Alvarado 0 2-2 2, Murphy 0 0-1 0, Scott 1 0-0 3, Luper 1 2-2 4, Klellan 1 0-2 2, Valdez 3 0-0 6, Krohn 0 0-0 0, Cagle 2 1-2 7, Kerns 4 0-0 9, Brown 8 4-7 20, Wattling 2 2-2 6, Anderson 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 11-18 65.

Halftime-North Idaho 45, Wenatchee Valley 29. 3-point goals-North Idaho 6-19 (Pender 0-2, Brooks 1-2, Milicic 2-3, Tsimpliavidas 1-4, Bacon 1-1, Anderson 1-3, Bonner 0-1, Kandic 0-3). Wenatchee Valley 4-13 (Murphy 0-1, Scott 1-2, Valdez 0-1, Cagle 2-2, Kerns 1-7). Fouled out-none. Rebounds-North Idaho 42 (Bonner 9), Wenatchee valley 26 (Wattling 6). Assists-North Idaho 19 (Brooks 6), Wenatchee Valley 17 (Murphy 4). Total fouls-North Idaho 18, Wenatchee Valley 26. Technicals-Kerns. A-NA.

Women’s basketball

Gonzaga 74, Montana 73

Jessica Malone had team highs of 26 points, nine rebounds and three assists before fouling out, and visiting Gonzaga rallied for a win over Montana in a non-conference game at Missoula.

Malone finished 8 of 19 from the field, with five 3-pointers, and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.

The Grizzlies led 41-33 at halftime after hitting 6 of 11 3-pointers. Montana missed 10 of 14 3-point attempts after halftime.

Erin Bergman and Triana Allen combined to hit 10 of 19 field goals and 7 of 9 free throws for the Bulldogs.

GU was outscored by eight points at the line, but made six more field goals than the Grizzlies.

Gonzaga 74, Montana 73

Gonzaga (4-6)-Quitiquit 1 0-1 2, Bergman 5 2-3 14, Chevallay 1 1-2 3, Allen 5 5-6 15, Malone 8 5-5 26, Bickelhaupt 3 0-0 6, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Stime 4 0-1 8, Fahsholtz 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 13-18 74.

Montana (6-3)-Cooper 6 2-5 19, Cummings 7 7-9 23, Valley 0 2-6 2, Keller 3 2-2 10, Lorenzen 1 0-1 2, Montes 0 0-0 0, Henkel 1 0-0 2, Schildt 1 8-10 11, Deming 2 0-0 2. Totals 21 21-33 73.

Halftime-Montana 41, Gonzaga 33. 3-point goals-Gonzaga 7-18 (Malone 5-11, Bergman 2-3, Allen 0-1, Shaw 0-2, Stime 0-1). Montana 10-25 (Cooper 5-11, Cummings 2-4, Keller 2-4, Montes 0-1, Henkel 0-1, Schildt 1-2, Deming 0-2). Fouled out-Malone. Rebounds-Gonzaga 44 (Malone 9), Montana 42 (Schildt 11). Assists-Gonzaga 8 (Malone 3), Montana 17 (Keller 4). Total fouls-Gonzaga 25, Montana 18. Technicals-none. A-2,987.

Detroit-Mercy 67, Eastern Washington 62

Shari Hill and Michelle Bortz combined for 25 points off the bench as the Titans left the Eagles winless at the Ala Moana Hotel Paradise Classic in Honolulu.

Eastern Washington (3-7)-Chase 0-2 0-0 0, Pilkington 1-4 1-3 3, Nygaard 0-2 0-0 0, Bennion 0-0 0-0 0, Demetruk 0-5 1-2 1, Paluck 10-25 4-5 27, Granger 2-6 0-0 4, Bailey 4-12 0-3 8, Thoelke 0-5 0-0 0, Carlson 6-12 3-5 15, Ruen 1-4 2-5 4. Totals 24-77 11-23 62.

Detroit (6-5) - Wild 0-0 0-0 0, Yoches 1-3 0-0 2, Henry 1-7 2-3 4, James 4-12 1-1 9, O’Dea 0-0 0-0 0, Moss 1-2 1-1 3, Hill 6-13 0-1 15, Peterman 7-18 3-4 17, Savalli 0-0 0-0 0, Coleman 0-0 0-1 0, Bortz 3-7 1-2 7, Crum 4-6 2-2 10. Totals 27-68 10-15 67.

Halftime-Detroit 32, Eastern Washington 28. 3-point goals-Eastern Washington 3-11 (Demetruk 0-1, Paluck 3-9, Carlson 0-1). Detroit 3-10 (James 0-6, Hill 3-4). Fouled out-Bailey, James. Rebounds-Eastern Washington 55 (Bailey 12). Detroit 46 (Bortz 10). Assists-Eastern Washington 15 (Granger 5). Detroit 9 (Yoches 3, James 3). Total fouls-Eastern Washington 17, Detroit 23. Technicals-none. A-NA.

Boys basketball

Moscow 55, Colville 45

Moscow chopped Colville in half during Wednesday’s Border League boys basketball home win.

The Bears hit 11 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off the Indians. Defense was a big factor, as Moscow held Colville to half the points it scored while defeating Coeur d’Alene 90-77 on Tuesday.

Colville dropped into a first-place tie with idle Lake City.

Moscow 55, Colville 45

Colville 6 7 14 18 - 45

Moscow 4 11 19 21 - 55

Colville (4-1, 4-1) - Banich 3 0-0 6, Bassett 4 4-4 12, Cornwell 1 0-0 2, Cox 0 0-0 0, Goble 4 3-3 11, Johnson 3 0-1 6, May 0 0-0 0, Salina 0 0-0 0, Sprangers 1 0-0 2, Trudgeon 2 2-4 6. Totals 18 9-12 45.

Moscow (3-3, 2-2) - Dail 3 0-1 9, S. Sumner 1 1-2 3, J. Sumner 0 0-0 0, Williams 1 0-0 2, Penoncello 1 1-2 3, Legoll 0 0-0 0, Davis 2 5-6 10, Gibbs 0 0-0 0, Richards 4 4-6 15, Burton 2 9-12 13. Totals 14 20-29 55.

3-point goals-Dail 3, Davis, Richards 3. Total fouls-Colville 22, Moscow 16. Fouled out-Trudgeon, Banich. Technicals-none.

Girls basketball

Non-league

Wallace 49, Potlatch 18

Katie Branstetter hit 6 of 9 field goals to help the Miners past the visiting Loggers.

Wallace’s Stephanie Lavigne added nine rebounds and seven steals.

The Miners opened their season with a 27-point win at Potlatch. Wallace is off for two weeks.

Potlatch 1 5 6 6 - 18

Wallace 19 10 13 7 - 49

Potlatch - Baker 3, Westcott 6, Beebe 0, Reynalds 0, Rohn-Hayden 0, Teasley 0, Ausman 2, Osborne 5, Colvin 0, Garcia 0, Hoidal 2.

Wallace (10-2) - Lee 12, Clark 0, Connor 2, Zent 5, Branstetter 14, Levigne 10, Anderson 0, Crum 2, Philp 2, Edmunds 2.

Wrestling

Colville 50, Post Falls 18

The visiting Indians won every match from 140 to 275 pounds to defeat the Trojans in a non-league meet.

PF freshman Dustin Medlock improved to 3-0, all pins, with a 20-second fall against Justin Lundquist at 112.