Riverside takes down Chewelah
Riverside knocked Chewelah out of sole possession of first place in the Great Northern League by scoring a 58-47 victory on its home court.
Chewelah (11-2, 4-1) falls into a first-place tie with idle Lakeside.
Angela Hartill scored 26 points on 12-of-18 shooting from the floor and pulled down 15 points to lead the Rams (10-2, 3-2). Brittney Paul added another 16 points.
Jochelle Schatz’ 18 points led the Cougars.
Deer Park 66, Medical Lake 45: Kaytee Clough led four Stags in double figures with 21 points. Laura Gibson added 14 points and dished off six assists for Deer Park (10-3, 3-2). Miranda Spilker scored 16 points to lead the Cardinals (5-7, 1-4). … Pullman 47, Colville 36: The visiting Greyhounds feasted on 25 Colville turnovers. Jamie Thornton scored 17 points to lead Pullman (8-5, 3-2). Raylynn Martin connected on four 3-pointers and led the Indians (1-12, 0-6) with 17 points.
Northeast A League
Scotties start fast, elude Grizzlies
Freeman opened the game at Newport with an 11-2 run and rolled to a 68-50 win over the Grizzlies. Jessie DePell and Claire Moberg each scored 15 points to lead the Scotties (11-2, 3-0), who had five players score in double figures. Maria Barranco had 14 points to lead Newport (6-8, 0-3).
Bi-County League
Davis hits winning free throw in OT
Shannon Davis’ free throw with 2.4 seconds left in overtime lifted Liberty to a 37-36 victory over Odessa at Spangle. Jessica Hahner and Shawn Hennessey combined for 23 points, and Kristin Crosby pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Lancers (8-4, 8-3) Lauren Fink had 15 points to lead the Tigers (2-10, 2-9). … Almira/Coulee-Hartline 72, Northwest Christian 49: The Warriors (9-2, 8-1) went on a 15-0 run to open the second half and held the host Crusaders scoreless for the first 5 minutes of the third quarter. Molly Gwinn scored 18 points and Michelle Balcom scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half for ACH. Sara Fairburn scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Northwest Christian (5-7, 4-6). … Davenport 53, Valley Christian 21: The Gorillas dominated the boards, outrebounding Valley Christian 37-20 at Spokane. Darci Dehn led all scorers with 11 points for Davenport (7-6, 6-5). The Panthers (4-9, 3-8) shot just 19 percent from the floor. … Lind-Ritzville 39, Reardan 30: Jenna Kragt scored nine of her game-high 11 points in the second half to spark the Broncos (5-7, 5-5). Reardan (2-10, 1-9) trailed by just three points going into the fourth quarter thanks to Chelsea Wagner, who scored nine of her team-high 10 points in the second half. … Sprague-Harrington 65, Wilbur-Creston 37: The Falcons collected 16 steals and forced 27 turnovers at Harrington. Abby Hatten scored 14 points to lead SH (12-1, 11-0). Maddisen Peterson scored 14 points to lead the Wildcats (4-8, 4-6).
Panorama League
Tigers can’t handle Cusick defense
Cusick’s defense held the Tigers to 21-percent shooting from the field, earning a 58-40 victory at Republic Cusick (14-1, 9-0) shot 8 of 13 from the free-throw line while Republic struggled to hit 11 of 24. Kimberly Bluff paced Cusick with 16 points while Randi Koontz and Jenna Burbank both scored eight points to lead Republic (7-6, 5-4). … Inchelium 58, Springdale 24: The Hornets (11-4, 7-2) stung the Chargers in the first half at Springdale, rolling up a 31-8 halftime lead. Leah Dick scored 21 points and Chelsi Pakootas added eight points and scooped up seven steals to lead Inchelium. Springdale (4-11, 2-7) was 4 of 20 from the free-throw line. … St. George’s 53, Columbia-Hunters 46: Jessee Rouse scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the second half to lead the Dragons (6-8, 5-4) at Hunters. Jaysanna Kemmerer and Samantha Montgomery each scored 12 points for the Lions (1-11, 1-8). … Wellpinit 55, St. Michael’s 37: Wellpinit (8-6, 5-4) took control in the second quarter with a 23-7 run. Samantha Flett scored 16 points and dished off eight assists and Jessica Kieffer pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Redskins. Patty Urann led all scorers with 19 points for St. Michael’s (2-10, 1-8). … Curlew 56, Selkirk 48: Amanda Grumbach and Brittany Strandberg each scored nine points and combined for 18 rebounds and Nicole Miller pumped in 21 points to lead undefeated Curlew (14-0, 9-0) past visiting Selkirk. Holly Newman scored eight of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter for the Rangers (7-8, 5-4).
Whitman County League
Ayers-Stamper leads Tigercats
Jennifer Ayers-Stamper scored 20 points, half that total on 10 for 12 shooting from the free-throw line, to lift LaCrosse-Washtucna past St. John-Endicott 68-55 at Washtucna Alyssa Koller connected on 7 of 10 shots from the floor to add 17 points for the Tigercats (8-4, 4-3). Sydney Gossard poured in 19 points to lead the Eagles (10-6, 5-3). … Asotin 41, Rosalia 22: Playing without starting point guard Ashley Widman, the Spartans committed 30 turnovers and the visiting Panthers pounced. Rosalia (3-12, 0-7) held Ali Uhlenkott, Asotin (4-12, 2-6) to just five points. … Tekoa-Oakesdale 61, Colton 33: The Nighthawks shot 50 percent from the field (24 of 48) to cruise at Colton. Casey Smith put up 17 points and Molly Smith pulled down 13 rebounds to lead T-O (10-3, 7-1). Rochelle Druffel and Casey Riedner each scored 10 points for Colton (4-9, 2-5).
Caribou Trail League
Lake Roosevelt gets defensive
Lake Roosevelt crushed Oroville 80-30 in a Caribou Trail League game at Oroville. The Raiders used a pressure defense to hold the Hornets to eight first-quarter points, then switched to a half-court man and surrendered just four points in the second. Amanda Marchand tossed in 18 points to lead Lake Roosevelt.
Non-league
Mustangs top Grand Forks
Northport forced six fourth-quarter steals to turn away Grand Forks, British Columbia, 41-34 at Northport. The Mustangs (2-11) got 10 points from Kayla Buffan.
Gymnastics
Mead sweeps Mt. Spokane
Mead swept the top five all-around spots in a Greater Spokane League gymnastics meet at home against district rival Mt. Spokane. The league-leading Panthers scored 173.325 team points to the Wildcats’ 133.15. Ashley Dotson earned all-around honors with 35.075 points. Micaline Tomeo was second all-around at 34.775.
Idaho basketball
Lakeland girls win again
A month ago, Lakeland found itself winless in the Inland Empire League after four starts.
Lakeland coach Steve Seymour wasn’t overly concerned, however. After all, his Hawks’ widest margin of defeat in the stretch was by six points. So he knew things would turn around.
Lakeland crawled over the .500 mark in conference, avenging an earlier narrow loss to Sandpoint with a convincing 59-46 victory in Rathdrum.
The Hawks (11-5), who have won five straight league games since their 0-4 start, fired on all cylinders against the Bulldogs (10-5, 5-4), who tripped Lakeland 38-36 in mid-December.
“I was really pleased with the start tonight,” said Seymour, who watched the Hawks open 7-0 and 10-2 leads.
“We had a hard time running the floor (at Sandpoint),” Seymour said. “We did a much better job getting out and pushing the tempo.”
Lakeland’s full-court pressure also began to take a toll on Sandpoint in the second half. The Bulldogs committed 24 turnovers, and the Hawks took advantage of back-to-back mistakes midway in the fourth quarter to open their biggest lead at 53-35.