" RATHDRUM — Josh Neilson scored 21 points and Josiah Haaland had 14 points and 15 rebounds, powering the Hawks past the Indians at Hawk Court. “We started the game on an 18-3 run and our defensive pressure was a big key tonight,” Lakeland assistant coach Tyrel Derrick said. “Colville played hard, and competed hard, but we were pretty good defensively tonight.” Lakeland (2-2) travels to Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls tonight at 6. Colville 5 8 4 9 — 21 Lakeland 23 21 18 6 — 68 COLVILLE — Marshall 1, Wilson 5, Cunningham 5, Barnett 4, Floner 4, Bateman 2, Cameron 0, Heidinger 0, Arms 1. LAKELAND — Taylor 8, Zubaly 6, Seay 3, Am. Munyer 3, N. Haaland 4, Strietzel 3, Henry 4, Ab. Munyer 0, Derrick 2, Neilsen 21, J. Haaland 14." CDA Press Full Article ...

"NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. — Trailing by just six points at halftime, the visiting Hawks were outscored by 12 in the third quarter in the nonleague loss to the Eagles. Josiah Haaland had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Lakeland (2-3). Jalen Skalskiy added 13 points. “We struggled in the third quarter,” Lakeland assistant coach Tyrel Derrick said. Lakeside, meanwhile, hit 14 of 24 3-pointers. Tristan Cox was 5 of 10 from beyond the arc and led all scorers with 22 points. Javon Williams was 6 for 6 from deep and added 18 points. Lakeland plays host to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday. Lakeland 15 17 11 22 — 65 Lakeside 19 19 23 16 — 77" CDA Press Full Article ...

" POKANE VALLEY — Lakeland’s Alex Edelblute was the area’s lone champion at the Inland Empire Classic, beating Nathan Chang of Eastmont by an 8-0 major decision in the 120-pound championship match on Saturday at Central Valley High. “He wrestled tough all weekend,” Lakeland coach Rob Edelblute said. “He was seeded third in the tournament and came all the way through. He controlled the entire final match, and was just really dominant. I was happy with his result.” Sam Edelblute (126 pounds) and Ryan Quimby (145) finished third, Connor Heim fifth at (182) and Riley Siegford (132) sixth for Lakeland, which finished seventh with 137.5 points. “Overall, I thought the kids wrestled well,” Rob Edelblute said. “We were missing three guys out of the lineup, but was happy with their performance. This is a great dialing-in tournament and great way to start things out.” Payton Keough (132), Gavin Sherar (138) and Gunner Giulio (160) were third for Coeur d’Alene. Dylan Moffat (106) and Nick Dohm (182) were fourth, Nolan Randles (145) fifth, Rome Worley (120) and Hunter Schueller (126) sixth for the Vikings, who finished sixth with 147 points. I was pretty happy with our guys,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “They competed hard. We’ve got some things to work on and things to fix, but I think we’ll be just fine.” Chiawana of Pasco won the tournament. On Wednesday at Andrews Gymnasium in Kellogg, Coeur d’Alene will face Lakeland and Kellogg, while Lakeland wrestles Lake City and Coeur d’Alene." CDA Press Full Article ...

"RATHDRUM — Josiah Haaland had 12 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocked shots for the Lakeland Hawks in a 71-52 nonleague win over the Bonners Ferry Badgers at Hawk Court. “After the Lakeside game (a 77-65 loss last Saturday), we really had to focus on our defensive pressure,” Lakeland assistant coach Tyrel Derrick said. “We manned up and got some early baskets and got into a nice rythmn on offense. We’re really gelling as a team this week. It was a good game for us.” Jalen Skalskiy scored 21 points for Lakeland (3-3), which travels to Coeur d’Alene next Tuesday. Chris Bateman scored 19 points for Bonners Ferry. Bonners Ferry 11 12 8 21 — 52 Lakeland 19 17 13 22 — 71 BONNERS FERRY — Bateman 19, Hittle 13, Duerette 4, Stockton 4, Petersen 5, Morgan 6. LAKELAND — Taylor 14, Zubaly 3, Seay 3, A. Munyer 2, Strietzel 2, Skalskiy 21, Derrick 1, Neilson 13, J. Haaland 12." Full Article - CDA Press ...

"KELLOGG — Senior Brennen Atkins scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half, including 10 in the fourth quarter, as the host Wildcats rallied to beat the Hawks in nonleague play at Andrews Gymnasium. Kellogg (2-2) trailed by 13 points at halftime, then Atkins and Raiden Rickets combined for 15 points in the third quarter. Atkins made four of his five 3-pointers in the second half. “He kinda heated up in the second half, and that started the comeback,” Kellogg coach Jeff Nearing said. “I didn’t really tell him to (heat up), but when he did, I didn’t tell him to stop.” Rickets also had five steals for Kellogg. Josiah Haaland, a 6-9 senior, scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half for Lakeland (1-2). Jeret Taylor added 10 points and 6-7 Jalen Skalskiy added seven. “They’re huge,” Nearing said of Lakeland. “They just ate us up on the boards in the first half; they had a lot of second-chance points.” Lakeland plays host to Colville on Friday. Kellogg returns to Wallace on Saturday, where it lost to the Miners last Saturday in the championship game of the Silver Valley Tournament. Lakeland 16 14 12 7 — 49 Kellogg 7 10 19 17 — 53 LAKELAND — Taylor 10, Zubaly 6, Seay 6, Munyer 0, N. Haaland 0, Strietzel 0, Skalskiy 7, Derrick 0, Neilson 4, J. Haaland 16. KELLOGG — Waller 2, Rickets 12, Atkins 23, Oertli 2, Nearing 5, Miller 0, Davis 5, Jerome 2, Luna 2." CDA PRESS Full Article ...

"ST. MARIES — Taylor Elpers scored nine of her 12 points in the fourth quarter as the Hawks rallied past the Lumberjacks in a nonleague game. St. Maries led 25-15 at halftime before Lakeland outscored the Lumberjacks 40-28 in the second half. “To scratch out a win after trailing by 10 at the half, I was proud of the girls’ resolve,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. “It was nice to see.” Katy Ryan scored 15 points — all in the second half — and Melody Loutzenhiser scored 14 points for Lakeland (1-1), which competes in the Border Clash tournament against East Valley at West Valley High next Friday at 3:30 p.m. Shelby Holder had 17 points and two steals, Madison Cordell 14 points, six assists and two steals for St. Maries (0-3), which travels to Priest River on Tuesday. Lakeland 8 7 20 20 — 55 St. Maries 9 16 13 15 — 53" (CDA Press - Full Article) ...

"KELLOGG — The visiting Hawks led 14-0 after the first quarter, then weathered a Wildcat comeback before escaping with the nonleague victory at Andrews Gymnasium. Katy Ryan had 10 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots for Lakeland (2-3), and Izzy Kirk added 10 points. Kellogg (4-2) pulled within one point in the waning moments, before two free throws by Taylor Elpers gave the Hawks some breathing room. “We played an incredible first quarter, and a great second quarter, and then just lost our momentum in the second half,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. “Kellogg made a great run, and we started playing not to lose a little bit.” Elpers finished with eight points and seven rebounds, and Mel Loutzenhiser had seven points and four steals. Hailey Cheney scored 12 points to lead Kellogg, which travels to Moscow on Friday. After six straight on the road to open the season, Lakeland faces Colville on Friday in its home opener. Lakeland 14 16 7 8 — 45 Kellogg 0 13 13 16 — 42 LAKELAND — Boyer 2, Cooper 4, Kime 0, Cooley 3, Elpers 8, Loutzenhiser 7, Kirk 10, Ryan 10, Pruitt 0, Neff 1. KELLOGG — Rauenhorst 0, VanHoose 0, Senteney 7, Sheppard 8, Figueroa 9, Cheney 12, Seymour 0, Nearing 0." (CDA Press) Full Article ...

"SPOKANE — The Hawks led by 11 at halftime following a 26-point second quarter, but sputtered offensively in the second half as the host Eagles rallied in the Border Clash at West Valley High. Shooting guard Bryan Andrews made 10 3-pointers and scored 38 points for West Valley. He hit three 3s in the third quarter as part of the Eagles’ comeback. “We put a lot of attention on (Nick) Drynan,” a point guard who scored 23 points against Lake City on Friday night, Lakeland assistant coach Tyrel Derrick said. “Andrews did a good job finding spaces, and we didn’t do a good job recognizing him.”   Ben Zubaly led Lakeland (1-1) with 14 points. Josiah Haaland added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks, and Jalen Skalskiy had 11 points and eight boards. Lakeland travels to Kellogg on Tuesday. Lakeland 11 26 11 11 — 59 West Valley 14 12 23 20 — 69" CDA PRESS Article ...

"SPOKANE — Sophomore Katy Ryan had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks, who trailed by just three points at halftime before getting outscored 18-8 in the third quarter of the Border Clash game at West Valley High. “We were able to get her the ball in a position to score,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said of Ryan. “In the third quarter it kind of slipped away. We just didn’t have an answer when we needed to have an answer.” Taylor Elpers had seven points and four assists for Lakeland (1-3), and Mel Loutzenhiser had four steals. Hailey Marlow led West Valley with 20 points. Lakeland travels to Kellogg on Tuesday.   Lakeland 8 10 8 9 — 35 West Valley 9 12 18 14 — 53"   CDA Press Article ...

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