Knight, Gardner second in Sunfair; Cheney wins small-schools title

The only thing that stopped North Central’s Katie Knight from winning the girls cross country race at the Sunfair Invitational Saturday at Franklin Park in Yakima was a course record set by Glacier Peak’s Amy-Eloise Neale.

Knight finished the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 19.5 seconds. Knight challenged Neale in the final mile, but the Glacier Peak junior pulled away and crossed in 17:03.9 to win the premier flight and shatter the previous course record mark of 17:10, set in 2004.

Third place went to Shadle Park junior Kendra Weitz, who finished in 17:49.7.

The Cheney team, led by Sanne Holland’s 10th-place finish, won the small-schools division. Holland finished in 18:23.6 as the Blackhawks dominated the rest of the 1B-2A schools.

Riverside’s Jess Mildes finished 12th in 18:28.0.

In the boys race, Kamiakin’s Anthony Armstrong passed Mead’s Andrew Gardner in the final 100 meters to take first place. Armstrong posted a time of 15:07.7 and Gardner crossed in 15:09.6.

Also finishing among the top 10 was Lewis and Clark’s Sumner Goodwin, who took seventh in 15:30.3. The Tigers took fourth among 4A schools.

• Bulldog Invitational: Colfax senior Morgan Willson ran away from the field at the Bulldog Invitational in Pasco, crossing more than 2 minutes ahead of second-place finisher Alyssa Harmon of East Valley.

Willson completed the 5,000-meter course in 18:20, while Harmon crossed in 20:31.

University’s Courtney Sherick took third in 20:34.

The Titans won the team title by a wide margin. Hanford was second, followed by Pullman, Tri-Cities Prep and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse-Washtucna.

In the boys division, East Valley’s Cody Edwards finished second to lead the Knights to second place. Edwards finished in 16:33, 12 seconds behind winner Seth Deal of Waitsburg-Prescott. Tri-Cities Prep won the team title.

• Can-Am Invitational: Deer Park won the girls title and Colville edged the Stags to claim first place in the boys at the Can-Am Invitational near Kettle Falls.

Deer Park’s Daniel Amann won the boys race, finishing the 5,000-meter course in 17:04. Oroville’s Sierra Speiker was the girls champion in 19:33 and Colville’s Alison Price took second in 20:57.

Boys soccer

Post Falls 2, Lewiston 1: Lucas Whitten and Timmy Mueller scored in the second half and the Trojans (6-0, 4-0) secured the Inland Empire League 5A title with a win over the host Bengals (1-8, 0-4).

Lakeland 1, Sandpoint 0: Colton Grytness scored in the 25th minute to give the visiting Hawks (5-4, 1-2) their first win over the Bulldogs (6-4, 3-1) in school history. Alex Opland assisted on the goal.

Bonners Ferry 3, St. Maries 1: Haden Wakkinen, Eammon McCoy and Andre Zarate scored to give the Badgers (4-5, 2-0) an Intermountain League win over the host Lumberjacks (0-10, 0-3).

Girls soccer

Lake City 1, Coeur d’Alene 0: Alyssa Jolliff’s 61st-minute goal gave the Timberwolves a shutout of the Vikings in an Inland Empire League 5A contest in Coeur d’Alene.

Sandpoint 1, Lakeland 1: The Bulldogs’ Nichole Pagano scored in the 78th minute as Sandpoint (2-6, 1-0) and the host Hawks played to a draw in an IEL 4A match in Rathdrum. Cambra Steinke scored in the 75th minute for the Hawks.

Volleyball

Inland Empire League 5A: Klaree Hobart had 11 kills to guide Lewiston (2-2) to a 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 25-15 win at Coeur d’Alene (1-4).