HIGH SCHOOLS: Lapwai opens with a sweep

LAPWAI - Joandra Wilson registered 13 kills as Lapwai swept Clearwater Valley 25-17, 25-17, 25-15 on Thursday night in a season-opening Wbitepine League prep volleyball match.

Wildcats coach Ada Marks liked the way her team moved and communicated as Iris Domebo collected 14 assists and Taylor Whitney contributed five kills. Lapwai racked up 22 assists.

Emma Lyons tallied four aces and three kills for the Rams, and Shalynn Gutzman recorded five digs.

The match had been scheduled for Kooskia but was moved because of area wildfires. A match between the same schools later in the season will be moved to Kooskia.

JV - Lapwai def. CV 25-6, 25-7.

• At Orofino, the Maniacs downed Highland 25-15, 25-10, 25-14 in their season opener behind Lexi Schwartz's seven aces.

In the opening game, Schwartz served nine straight points. Kianna Sablan added eight kills with three aces and Shay Kuykendall added six kills, four aces and 16 assists.

"Our kids played pretty well tonight," said Orofino coach Shannon Erbst, who noted that sometimes it's tough to get up emotionally for a game before the school year officially starts.

"We don't start until Monday, so the intensity level isn't as high - the gym's not filled with screaming fans - so the kids have to build their own intensity... and overall I was pretty proud of them."

JV - Orofino def. Highland

WHITEPINE DIVISION II

• At Craigmont, Deary was a bit shaky in the first set, but rounded into form by the end of the match to sweep Summit of Cottonwood 25-14, 25-20, 25-14 in both team's season opener.

"By the third game, it was starting to really come together and they were clicking as a team," Mustangs coach Dani Jones said of her players.

Paige Johnston tallied six aces for Deary while Brooke Swanson added nine assists. Shelby Anderson tallied five kills.

Deary will play at Potlatch at 10 a.m. Saturday, which will be the first half of a quasi-doubleheader. The schools' football teams will clash at the Kibbie Dome at 2 p.m. Saturday.

JV - Summit def. Deary

• At Nezperce, the Indians placed an emphasis on serving accuracy and forged a four-set season-opening WPL Division II win over Timberline.

The scores were 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-16.

Nezperce sophomore Paige Nelson led the way with 18-for-20 serving while Maria Mosman, Tianna Leitch and Janelle Nelson also contributed to a high service ratio that coach Julia Stapleton saw as the key to victory.

The match, originally scheduled for Weippe, was moved to Nezperce because of area wildfires. So the two teams' match Oct. 13 will be on Timberline's court.

BOYS' SOCCER

Orofino match scrapped

OROFINO - Due to smoke concerns, Orofino and Bonners Ferry won't play a boys' soccer match originally scheduled for today.

A makeup date hasn't been set.