Area Roundup: Moscow girls win district soccer opener; Pullman routed by West Valley

In its Class 4A district tournament opener, the Moscow High girls soccer team held visiting Lakeland scoreless while receiving two goals apiece from Addy Rainer and Lola Johns en route to victory.

“The shutout would not have been possible without defensive powerhouse Punk Knott, stopping four goals from being made,” Moscow coach Jessica Brown said.

Goalkeeper Makai Rauch also preserved the sweep with five saves.

The Bears (9-5-1) will defend their district championship at 5 p.m. Thursday at Sandpoint.

Lakeland 0 0—0

Moscow 2 3—5

Moscow — Addy Rainer (Kolbi Kiblen), 26th

Moscow — Megan Poler (Rainer), 38th

Moscow — Lola Johns, PK, 47th

Moscow — Lola Johns, PK, 56th

Moscow — Rainer (Jessika Lassen), 58th

Shots — Lakeland 12, Moscow 10. Saves — Lakeland: Malia Batman 7; Moscow: Makai Rauch 5.

West Valley 7, Pullman 0

Pullman suffered a 7-0 rout at the hands of unbeaten West Valley in Class 2A Greater Spokane League play Tuesday at Pullman High School.

Goalkeeper Lillian Cobos made seven saves for the Greyhounds (5-5, 4-3), who only managed to get off one shot of their own.

Pullman coach Doug Winchell said his team will try to “forget about this one, clean up some mistakes, and look forward to hosting Rogers on Thursday.”

West Valley 4 3—7

Pullman 0 0—0

West Valley — Chloe van Wey, 14th

West Valley — Jenna Howe, 15th

West Valley — Littleworth, 26th

West Valley — Howe, 34th

West Valley — van Wey, 43rd

West Valley — Kelly (Thompson), 58th

West Valley — Sicilia (Daphne van Wey), 76th

Shots — West Valley 17, Pullman 1. Saves — West Valley: Aubrey Lobdell 1; Pullman: Lillian Cobos 7.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Bears win on senior night

Host Moscow defeated 4A Inland Empire League foe Lakeland of Rathdrum 27-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23 on the Bears’ senior night.

Among seniors playing their final regular-season home match with the Bears, Morgan Claus led in kills with 14, Maecie Robins led in digs with 25 and Sam Unger notched 36 assists.

The Bears improved to 11-9 overall and 3-1 in league play. They will next play Kellogg on Thursday.

Bulldogs get revenge on Loggers

GENESEE — In a clash of the second- and third-ranked teams in Whitepine League Division I volleyball, Genesee avenged a defeat from earlier in the season by topping Potlatch in straight sets.

The final scoreline read 25-18, 25-20, 25-19, and the Bulldogs improved to 23-7 overall and 10-3 in league, while the Loggers fell to 13-4 and 11-3.

“We’ve changed some things — we’ve changed our lineup a little bit since then,” Gensee coach Pete Crowley said of the turnaround. “A big difference was we were missing one of our senior leaders — Maxine English — last time.”

Mia Scharnhorst had a team-high 33 digs, while Isabelle Monk and Makayla Herman hit 10 kills apiece for the Bulldogs.

JV — Genesee def. Potlatch 25-12, 25-19

Trojans conquer Knights

Logos of Moscow ran Whitepine League Division I heavyweight Troy close in two of three sets, but ultimately fell 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 at home.

“There was just a lot of energy in Logos’ gym,” Troy coach Deborah Blazzard said. “It was their senior night and they’ve got five seniors, so certainly there was a lot of people there and a lot of noise. It was all good noise.”

Jolee Ecklund had 14 kills and went 9-for-9 serving with four aces for the Trojans (22-5, 13-0).

JV — Troy def. Logos.

Pullman handles West Valley

The Greyhounds swept the visiting Eagles 25-12, 25-14, 25-13 to remain undefeated in Class 2A Greater Spokane League play.

Gabby Oliver led Pullman (7-3, 4-0) with 20 assists and eight aces. Sophie Armstrong had 13 kills and five blocks, while Margot Keane had 17 digs.

Tigers roar to league title

CRAIGMONT — The visiting Kendrick Tigers finished Class 1A Division II Whitepine League play undefeated with a 25-7, 25-15, 25-15 win against the Highland Huskies.

Hailey Taylor led Kendrick (12-2, 10-0) with seven kills and added two aces. Morgan Silflow had six aces and Ruby Stewart provided 16 assists.

“Our last league game before districts on Saturday,” Kendrick coach Molly Olson said. “Getting back into the groove of things before the postseason.”

JV — Kendrick def. Highland 3-0.

Mustangs race past Nighthawks

NEZPERCE — The Mustangs earned their 10th win of the season with a 25-17, 25-13, 25-20 Class 1A Division II Whitepine league win versus the Nighthawks.

Deary was shorthanded with players off for FFA and others under the weather.

“Pretty even (performance) across the board, good team effort,” Deary coach Brooke Swanson said. “New rotation to run tonight and the girls did great.”

JV — Deary won 25-22, 25-13.

Bulldogs bring down Dragons

SPOKANE — Colfax stayed perfect in Class 2B Bi-County league play with a 25-16, 25-12, 25-17 win versus the St. George’s Dragons of Spokane.

Brynn McGaughy had 10 kills and four blocks for the Bulldogs (8-5, 6-0).

Lauren York had 10 assists. Gracie Veitenheimer and Hailey Demler each had four aces.

JV — Colfax won.

Pirates skewer Wildcats

POMEROY — Buoyed by 27 assists and a 14-for-14 serving performance from Jillian Herres, the host Pirates rolled to a 25-12, 25-11, 25-6 win against Colton.

Hallie Brewer added seven kills and nine digs while Kendall Dixon delivered a team-high 10 kills for Pomeroy (14-4, 5-1). Rachel Becker put up 10 digs for the Wildcats (4-6, 2-4).

MEN’S COLLEGE GOLF

WSU second at Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Junior Jaden Cantafio had a final-round even-par 71 to help Washington State to a second-place finish at the Oregon State Invitational at Trysting Tree Golf Club.

The Cougars finished with an 863, behind meet-champion Kansas State’s 849. Idaho finished 12th in the 15-team field with an 891.

Cantafio finished tied for ninth with a 1-over 214. Idaho was led by senior Colt Sherrell and junior Jose Suryadinata, who each finished with a 9-over 222 to tie for 40th place.

Team scores — 1. Kansas State 849; 2. Washington State 863; 3. Tarleton State 865; 4. Southern Mississippi 871; 5. Utah 873; T6. Seattle 875; T6. Oregon State 875; 8. Sam Houston 879; T9. Fullerton 883; T9. Gonzaga 883; 11. Pacific 884; 12. Idaho 891; 13. Sacramento State 892; 14. Boise State 897; 15. Utah Tech 899.

Medalist — Javier Barcos (Utah) 209.

WSU individuals — T9. Jaden Cantafio 214; T17. Preston Bebich 217; T17. Sam Renner 217; T28. Pono Yanagi 219; T37. Daniel Kim 221; T51. Peter Jung 225.

Idaho individuals — T40. Colt Sherrell 222; T40. Jose Suryadinata 222; T44. Joe Sykes 223; 69. Matt McGann 229; T74. Samuel Johnson 232.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Some game times announced for WSU

SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 Conference announced a total of 19 Washington State women’s basketball games will be broadcast on its network, the Pac-12 Network, and the school has set game times for all home games this coming season.

The Cougars’ conference season starts at 4 p.m. Dec. 30 at home against Utah. The Nov. 13 home game against Prairie View A&M will tip off at noon.

WSU will have a 2 p.m. Oct. 30 exhibition game against Westmont (Calif.) at Beasley Coliseum and the regular season starts at noon Nov. 7 against Loyola Marymount.

The Cougars will play defending WNIT champion South Dakota State at 7 p.m. Nov. 28, then host Montana at 6 p.m. Dec. 2.

Other game times will be announced at a later date.

SCHEDULE

Nov. 7 — Loyola Marymount, noon; 11 — at San Francisco; 13 — Prairie View A&M, noon; 18 — BYU+; 21 — Troy+; 28 — South Dakota State, 7 p.m.; Dec. 2 — Montana, 6 p.m.; 7 — at Portland; 11 — at Washington*, 2 p.m.; 17 — Jackson State; 19 — at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; 21 — at Houston; 30 — Utah*, 4 p.m.; Jan. 1 — Colorado*, 4 p.m.; 8 — Washington*, noon; 13 — at Oregon State*, 7 p.m.; 15 — at Oregon*, noon; 20 — USC*, 7 p.m.; 22 — UCLA*, noon; 27 — at Arizona State*, 5 p.m.; 29 — at Arizona*, 11 a.m.; Feb. 3 — Stanford*, 7 p.m.; 5 — California*, noon; 10 — at Colorado*, 6 pm.; 12 — at Utah*, 11 a.m.; 17 — Oregon*, 7 p.m.; 19 — Oregon State*, noon; 23 — at UCLA*, 6 p.m.; 25 — at USC*, noon; March 1-5 — Pac-12 tournament

+ — Northshore Showcase, Laie, Hawaii

* — Pac-12 games