" RATHDRUM — Allison Russum went 5 for 5 with a triple, double, five RBIs and three runs scored, and the top-seeded Lakeland Hawks rode a 24-hit attack to a 19-9 victory over the second-seeded Sandpoint Bulldogs on Tuesday to advance to the championship game of the 4A Region 1 softball tournament. Lakeland (8-15) advances to Saturday’s championship round in Rathdrum, which begins at noon. Sandpoint (4-15) plays host to Moscow (4-12) on Thursday in a loser-out game. The winner advances to face Lakeland on Saturday, needing to beat the Hawks twice to win the regional title. Lakeland needs just one win on Saturday to advance to state. Sandpoint beat Moscow 18-8 earlier on Tuesday. Erika Gallus went 5 for 5 with two doubles, two RBIs and five runs scored for Lakeland. Harley See hit a solo homer and finished 5 for 5 with four runs scored. Haylee Smit was 3 for 3 with three RBIs and three runs. Natalie Petit drove in four runs for Sandpoint, and Tanis Davis went 4 for 4 with a homer, two RBIs and three runs scored. Sandpoint 103 41 — 9 12 0 Lakeland 526 33 — 19 24 0 Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule. T. Davis and B. Steiger; Taylor Woolley and Mia O’Hara. HITS: Spt — Edwards, Cessna 2, Davis 4, Petit 2, Irish 2, Steiger. LL — See 5, Gallus 5, Russum 5, Smit 3, Dyer 2, Pluid, Pruitt, O’Hara, Wardak. 2B — Davis 2, Petit 2, Gallus 2, Pruitt, Russum, Smit, Wardak, Pluid. 3B — Russum. HR — Davis, See."   CDA Press Full Article

" Lakeland 16-6 Moscow 6-9   MOSCOW — Alaina Pruitt hit a two-run triple in the fifth inning of the first game to give Lakeland the lead, then added a two-run single later in the 12-run inning as the Hawks, who had already wrapped up the 4A Inland Empire League title, split with the Bears. Harley See went 3 for 3 and scored four runs in the first game for Lakeland (7-14, 6-2 4A IEL). Haylee Smitt went 3 for 3 and scored twice. Taylor Woolley went 3 for 4 in the second game for the Hawks, and Mia O’Hara hit a solo homer. Moscow finished 3-5 in league, tied with Sandpoint. Lakeland wraps up the regular season Thursday at Timberlake. FIRST GAME Lakeland 103 0(12) — 16 15 0 Moscow 015 00 — 6 7 1 Taylor Woolley and Mia O’Hara; L. Dreesmann and A. Barker. HITS: LL — Brack, See 3, Woolley, Russum, Smit 3, Pruitt 3, O’Hara, Gosch. Mos — Barker, Carscallen 2, Verlin, Smith, Tanner 2. 2B — Brack, See. Woolley, Smith, Carscallen. 3B — Pruitt, Smit. SECOND GAME Lakeland 100 023 0 — 6 10 1 Moscow 162 000 x — 9 9 2 Haylee Smit, Taylor Woolley (2) and Harley See, Mia O’Hara (4); L. Dreesmann and A. Barker. HITS: LL — Brack 2, See, Woolley 3, Russum, O’Hara, Dyer, Gosch. Mos — Barker, Carscallen, Fleischman 2, Smith, Tanner, Bethel 2, Dreesmann. 2B — Fleischman. 3B — Gosch, Woolley. HR — O’Hara."   Full Article CDA Press

"RATHDRUM — It took a few innings, but once the bats warmed up for Lakeland, they heated up. Taylor Woolley homered and drove in three two runs, Allison Russum and Alaina Pruitt had three hits each and the Hawks took the first game of a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader 9-1 over the Sandpoint Bulldogs at Lakeland High on Wednesday. Woolley — who struck out seven — scored three runs for Lakeland, which finished the opener with 15 hits. In the nightcap, Sandpoint scored eight runs in the first inning and then held off Lakeland 17-10 to get the split. Russum had four hits, Pruitt three hits and Woolley three runs scored in the nightcap for Lakeland (4-11, 3-1 4A IEL), which travels to Sandpoint next Tuesday. FIRST GAME Sandpoint 000 100 0 — 1 8 0 Lakeland 000 324 x — 9 15 0 Davis and Dewey; Taylor Woolley, Haylee Smit (7) and Mia O’Hara. W — Woolley. L — Davis. HITS: Spt — Cessna 2, Irish, Loutzenhiser, Steiger, Dewey, Petit 2. LL — Brack 2, Woolley 3, Gallus 2, Russum 3, Pruitt 3, Cooley 2. 2B — Russum, Woolley. HR — Woolley.   SECOND GAME Sandpoint 800 222 3 — 17 15 0 Lakeland 220 321 0 — 10 18 1 Irish and Dewey; Kathryn Wardak, Taylor Woolley (1) and Mia O’Hara. W — Irish. L — Wardak. HITS: Spt — Cessna 3, Irish, Davis, Adam, Authier 2, Steiger 2, Dewey 2, Petit 2. LL — Woolley 2, Gallus 3, O’Hara, Russum 4, Pruitt 3, Cooley 2, Wardak, See 2. 2B — Cessna, Russum, Woolley. HR — Irish, Authier, Woolley." CDA Press Full Article

"RATHDRUM — Kathryn Wardak, Haylee Smit and Taylor Woolley teamed on a two-hitter with seven strikeouts as the Hawks beat the visiting Cardinals in the first game of a nonleague doubleheader. Mia O’Hara hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning for Lakeland (3-10). Woolley went 3 for 4 and scored three runs. Allison Russum finished with four hits on the day for the Hawks. She was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the second game. Lakeland is scheduled to host Colville today in a doubleheader starting at noon. FIRST GAME Medical Lake 200 00 — 2 2 0 Lakeland 420 51 — 12 11 0 Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule. M. McDowell and Ashlyn Tamietti; Kathryn Wardak, Haylee Smit (3), Taylor Woolley (4) and Harley See. HITS: ML — Duncan, Thompson. LL — Woolley 3, O’Hara 2, Russum 2, Dyer, Wardak, Pruitt, Brack. 2B — Pruitt, Woolley 2. HR — O’Hara."   CDA Press Full Article

"RATHDRUM — For Lakeland senior Taylor Woolley, the lucky number was seven on Saturday. Seven runs batted in at the plate. Seven strikeouts in the circle. Woolley homered twice, including a sixth-inning grand slam to send the Hawks past the Moscow Bears 22-12 in the first game in the 4A Inland Empire League opener for both schools at Lakeland High. “Taylor hitting two home runs was pretty phenomenal,” Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua said. “We played well as a team, and the girls did a great job. We did some good things today, and that was nice to see.” The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was postponed due to rain. Erika Gallus had three hits and three RBIs for Lakeland (1-9), which is scheduled to host Sandpoint in a doubleheader on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m. Moscow 042 240 — 12 8 4 Lakeland 242 734 — 22 15 4 Game called with in 6th inning due to 10-run rule. L. Dreesmann and A. Barker; Taylor Woolley, Haylee Smit (4) and Mia O’Hara. W — Woolley. L — Dreesmann. HITS: Mos — Verlin 3, Ewart, Payne, Dreesmann 3. LL — Woolley 3, Smit 2, Gallus 3, O’Hara 2, Russum, Dyer, Cooley, See 2. 2B — Verlin, Ewart, Dreesmann, Woolley. HR — Woolley 2." CDA Press

" • SOFTBALL   RATHDRUM — Ashley Kaufman homered and drove in five runs as the visiting Lake City Timberwolves, in their first game in 26 days, beat the Lakeland Hawks 13-4 in a nonleague softball game Thursday. Kaufman, who finished 4 for 4, hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the fifth for Lake City (6-0). Emma Gray also homered for the T-Wolves, and Jalyssa Beamer went 2 for 2 and scored three runs. Alaina Pruitt and Harlee See hit back-to-back homers to open the third inning for Lakeland (0-5). See and Hailey Gosch each had two hits for the Hawks. “It was nice to get back outside with the weather finally cooperating,” said Lake City coach Jesse Lenz, whose teams first five games were played in St. George, Utah, in early March. “Ashley Kaufman had a big day at the plate, and Lakeland was really impressive with their at bats and fielding. We have things to work on, but I think we got better today and were put in situations that will help us in the future.” Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua was delighted how her team played against a 5A power — particularly after a rough stretch to open the season. Some position changes helped, she said. “It’s been really tough because we went from being in the gym to lots of games — the games have been practice for us,” Bevacqua said. “I was really proud of how they did, especially playing an awesome team like Lake City. They did an awesome job.” Lake City has another extended break before its next game, though not quite as long — the Timberwolves are scheduled to host Coeur d’Alene next Friday in a doubleheader to open 5A Inland Empire League play. Lakeland is scheduled to host Moscow on Saturday in a doubleheader to open 4A IEL play. Lake City 322 33 — 13 9 1 Lakeland 004 00 — 4 5 6 Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule. Ashley Kaufman, Amanda Curry (2), Phoebe Schultz (3) and Jalyssa Beamer; Taylor Woolley and Mia O’Hara. HITS: LC — Taylor, E. Gray, Beamer 2, Jankay, Kaufman 4. LL — Gosch 2, Pruitt, See 2. 2B — Beamer, Jankay. HR — Kaufman, E. Gray, Pruitt, See." CDA Press