Area Roundup: Johnston tosses three-hitter for Monarchs
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:21 AM PDT
By The Daily News
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E-mail this articleVANCOUVER - Talia Hamer ignited a six-run fourth inning to break up a scoreless tie, and Mark Morris left the rest up to Kayli Johnston as the Monarchs routed Hockinson 12-0 in six innings on Monday in a Greater St. Helens 2A League fastpitch game.
Johnston pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10 for Mark Morris (3-1, 1-0 league), which added two more runs in the fifth for an 8-0 lead and four more in the sixth to complete the rout.
Jessica Johnson (3-for-4, run scored), Hamer (3-for-4, two runs) and Christy Polis (1-for-3, two runs) led the MM offense.
The Monarchs host Hockinson again Wednesday at their new on-campus field, then host R.A. Long on Friday.
On Saturday, Johnston twirled a three-hitter and struck out 14, but Mark Morris came out on the short end of a 1-0, eight-inning decision against Hudson's Bay in nonleague action.
Bay's leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth reached base on an error, and later moved to third when the next two batters walked. The next batter hit an infield grounder, but the runner at third beat the throw to the plate.
"The umpire said our catcher pulled her foot off the plate, so the runner was safe at home," MM coach Mitch Stanberry said. "It was a very questionable call."
Polis had two of MM's four hits.
Pirates maul Mules
CATHLAMET - A tough Adna squad rolled to a 13-1 victory over Wahkiakum in a Central 2B League fastpitch game Monday.
Courtney Helms, Halie Boyce and Paige Kehrli played well defensively for the Mules (2-1, 0-1 league), while pitcher Shelby Deaton went six innings.
Helms and Evelyn Clark had the only hits for Wahkiakum.
Rockets rock Ducks
TOUTLE - The defending state champion Castle Rock fastpitch squad picked up its first victory here Monday, and did so in a big way.
The Rockets' offense came alive against rival Toutle Lake for a 17-3 nonleague victory.
Kayleigh Klingberg (two triples, one RBI) and Stormi Grendahl (two doubles, triple, four RBIs) each went 4-for-5 for Castle Rock (1-2).
Sophomore Danielle Nevers had more than enough offensive support as she pitched the win, scattering four hits and one walk while striking out six.
The Rockets scored four runs in the first inning and capped the win with a 6-spot in the top of the seventh on "station-to-station hitting," CR coach Jim Van Fleet said.
Lindsay Melton substituted into the game in the fifth inning and went 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored for the winners. Lacey Seidl was 2-for-4 with a double and Samantha Watkins 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.
"What a relentless line-up, up and down," Ducks coach Mark Benson said of the Rockets.
Defensive standouts for the Rockets included catcher Ashley Gilman, and outfielders Taviah' Jenkins and Brooke Adams.
Janae Wall had two hits, including an RBI triple, and Geri Wuollet cracked an RBI double for Toutle Lake (1-2).
Castle Rock visits La Center on April 8, and the Ducks host Napavine today.
Lassies roll by Heritage
Jenna DeRosier pitched the win in Kelso's 7-1 defeat of Heritage on Saturday at Lassie Beach.
DeRosier allowed one earned run on four hits and struck out 11 in six innings of work. Crystal Nyman struck out the side in the seventh.
Kelli Snyder (2-for-2) and Jamie Bolen (double) were Kelso's top hitters. Andrea DeRosier, Jenna DeRosier, Nyman and Mackenzie Southard also had hits.
Kelso (2-1) visits W.F. West today in another nonleague matchup.
Jills rally past Beavers
Myra Hobson scored the winning run on a passed ball in the seventh inning, and junior pitcher Baily Harris struck out 15 as R.A. Long slipped past Woodland 2-1 in a Greater St. Helens 2A League fastpitch game Monday at RAL.
Christina Driscoll of the Jills scored in the first inning off a Kiana Mawae double. Harris helped her cause by ripping a pair of singles for RAL (4-1, 1-0 league).
BASEBALL
Jacks outlast Woodland
Willie Kubin drilled a two-run double down the left-field line in the sixth inning to give R.A. Long the lead, and Kyle Wika pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to notch the win as the Lumberjacks defeated Woodland 8-6 in a Greater St. Helens 2A League baseball game Monday at the Lumberyard.
"Woodland came out very intense and ready to play," RAL coach Jason Castro said. "Fortunately, we got some key hits late and Kyle Wika did a great job for us," RAL coach Jason Castro said. "I can't say enough about him. He bailed us out of a big jam."
The Lumberjacks (3-1, 1-0 league) allowed four runs with two outs, on just one hit, in the fourth inning, and later trailed the Beavers 6-5 entering the bottom of the sixth.
Scott Pisapia got the rally started with a walk, and Trevor Sweet followed with a sacrifice bunt that went for a single. Carl Johnson moved Pisapia and Sweet into scoring position with another sac bunt, and Kubin ripped his double for a 7-6 RAL advantage.
Kubin later scored on a passed ball.
Edwin Frauenfeld made his first pitching appearance of the season and allowed four hits, two earned runs and walked none in 3 2/3 innings. Wika was superb in his stint, surrendering one hit and one walk.
Kyle Helem (2-for-3, RBI) and Pisapia (2-for-2, two runs) were the top hitters for the Jacks, who travel to Corvallis today for a 4 p.m. nonleague game against Lebanon, Ore., at Oregon State University's home diamond.
Minium carries Monarchs
HOCKINSON - Matt Minium was absolutely dominant - and economical.
Mark Morris' senior right-hander did not allow a baserunner to advance beyond second base in shutting out Hockinson 3-0 here Monday in a Greater St. Helens 2A League baseball game.
Minium allowed only three hits, struck out seven and, to head coach Joe Bair's delight, walked none.
"He did a great job working the inside half of the plate," Bair said. "He only threw 86 pitches."
Justin Waldher (2-for-3) tripled and scored on a single by Jeray Key to give MM a 1-0 lead in the third inning, and another run scored on a passed ball. Key (2-for-3) added his second RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Kyel Lambert went 2-for-2 for the Monarchs (3-2, 2-0 league), who host Hockinson on Wednesday.
Comets punish Taholah
NASELLE - Every Naselle player got at least two innings of action, and every starter had at least one base hit as the Comets blasted Taholah 24-2 in five innings here Monday in a Pacific 2B League baseball game.
Naselle (1-1, 1-0 league) scored nine runs in the first inning and nine more in the second to take control.
Nick Hines (2-for-4, three runs scored, two RBIs, double), Logan Scrabeck (2-for-3, three runs scored, RBI, double), Nathan Sultemeier (2-for-5, two doubles, two RBIs), John Hines (3-for-4, four runs scored), and Leonel Mendoza (double, three runs scored) paced the Comets' 13-hit attack.
Sultemeier gave up three hits and one unearned run while striking out four in a two-inning stint to earn the win.
Naselle visits North Beach today.
Wahkiakum edges Adna
CATHLAMET - Wahkiakum scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Mules held off Adna 9-8 in a Central 2B League baseball game Monday.
The Mules (3-0, 1-0 league) left the bases loaded in the first inning, but built an 8-5 lead going into the top of the seventh. Starting pitcher Matt Willette got into trouble, and Wahkiakum began hemorrhaging runs.
Ben Doumit came in and got the last out with runners on first and second, but not before Adna had tied the game 8-8.
Willette opened the seventh with a walk, and Blake Anderson (infield single) and C.J. Bridges (hit by pitch) also reached to load the bases. With one out, Joel Fudge walked to force in Willette with the winning run.
"It was a great game," Wahkiakum coach Kyle Hurley said. "It was just a great team effort."
GOLF
Tapanis spark Jills
WASHOUGAL - Desi Tapani fired a 46 to earn medalist honors and help lift R.A. Long to a 257-285 victory over Washougal at Orchard Hills Golf Course here Monday in a Greater St. Helens 2A League girls golf match.
Kamri Tapani carded a 47 for the Jills.
Also for R.A. Long, Rachel Zdilar shot a 50, and Mackenzi Ellis and Hannah Bennett each shot 57.
TENNIS
Monte shuts out CR
CASTLE ROCK - The doubles teams of Emily Hollingsworth and Dezmon Eyer, and Ariel Elf and Kayla Nielson played well in defeat as Castle Rock dropped a 5-0 decision to Montesano in girls tennis action Monday.
Monarchs soar to win
Mark Morris hosted Hudson's Bay in a nonleague girls tennis match Monday and coasted to a 5-0 victory over the Eagles without dropping a set.
Laura Mahon (6-4, 6-0) and Amanda Thomas (6-1, 6-2) won singles matches for MM, and Lindsey Dawkins and Jessica Chiu (6-1, 6-3), Megan Boaglio and Lauren Salberg (6-0, 6-1), and Lauren Anneberg and Jill Isaacson (6-0, 6-4) swept the doubles.
Storm breezes by Kelso
Kelso continued its rain-delayed nonleague girls tennis match against Class 4A Skyview on Monday, and lost to the Storm 5-0.
Kelso's Michelle Slind (2-6, 7-5, 2-6) came closer to a win than any of her teammates.
"We kept it close in most of the matches," Kelso coach Mike Skeie said. "All the doubles teams were in it all the way."
The Lassies (1-2) host Mark Morris on Wednesday.
TRACK
Ilwaco sprint medley third
TACOMA - The Ilwaco boys' sprint medley grabbed a third-place finish, and three other relays grabbed top-five finishes at the Tacoma Relays held at Mount Tahoma High on Saturday.
Ilwaco's sprint medley of Josh Schenk, Jason Huntley, Eddie Knick and Matt Kaino finished third in 1:41.08, and the distance medley of Evin LaPlantney, Knick, Kaino and
Stephen Berglund was fourth in 11:58.3. Berglund also grabbed fifth place in the 1600 in 4:47.7, and Knick was seventh in the 100 in 11.89.
In the girls' events, Ilwaco's sprint medley of Kelly Freese, Kenzi Wirkkala, Annika Wolters and Cameo Ulbricht was fifth in 2:04.65, and the same foursome was fifth in the distance medley in 14:36.48.
Kooiman leads Beavers
MONTESANO - Michelle Kooiman won an individual event and helped two relays to victory as the Woodland girls rolled to victory in a five-team track meet Thursday.
Woodland tallied 142 points to easily outdistance Rainier, Wash., with 104. Onalaska placed third with 56, Montesano tallied 51 and Winlock had nine.
Kooiman won the 800 (2:50.5), teamed with Alex Coons, Ale Van Cleef and Sammi Sturdivan to win the 400 relay (53.8), and joined Charity Arn, Mia Patterson and Van Cleef to claim the 800 relay in 2:02.6.
Mackenzie Ripp also won the shot put (31-feet-11) and discus (93-10), Sturdivan was tops in the 100 (13.6), Coons won the 200 (28.1), Lauren Davis took the triple jump (31-6) and Arn won the high jump (5-feet).
In the boys' meet, Montesano outdistanced Woodland 150-94, followed by Rainier, Wash., with 69, Onalaska 57 and Winlock with eight.
Woodland's Elliott Moss won the 110 hurdles (16.1), Hayden Woodard claimed the shot put (41-11), Steven Graham was tops in the discus (113-8), Jordan Shaw won the long jump (19-8 3/4) and Marcus Watts claimed the javelin (154-4).
Pond, McCain win twice
WHITE SALMON - Marcus Pond and Trevor McCain won two events apiece as Kalama slipped past White Salmon and La Center in a three-team SWW 1A Trico Division track meet on Friday.
Kalama edged White Salmon 60-52 to win the boys' meet, with La Center tallying 44 points. In the girls' events, La Center tallied 122 points compared to 26 for Kalama and White Salmon with 21.
McCain won the 100 (11.75) and the javelin (159-feet), and Pond took the long jump (19-8) and 800 (2:07). Sean McDonald claimed the discus (135-7), Ricky Seay won the shot put (42-11) and the 400 relay broke the tape in 45.82.
On the girls' side, Macy Bottorff won the 400 in 1:08.5, and Shelby Massey was tops in the javelin at 95-5.
CC BASEBALL
Devils go 3-2 at tourney
WALLA WALLA - The Lower Columbia College Red Devils had their ups and downs while winning three of five games at the Walla Walla Baseball Tournament, which concluded Sunday.
LCC (13-5) dropped a 6-1 decision to host Walla Walla and blanked Columbia Basin 2-0 on Friday, smacked Blue Mountain 7-1 on Saturday, and lost to Columbia Basin 5-4 and slipped past Walla Walla 6-5 on Sunday.
"We're playing poorly and not paying attention to details heading into league play," LCC coach Kelly Smith said. "We're making a lot of mistakes and we have to pick it up a notch."
On Sunday, the Devils led 4-3 in the ninth inning against Columbia Basin when they lost their composure. A dropped fly ball in center field by Richie Allen, a throwing error by third baseman Taylor Schenck and a hanging curveball from reliever Conor Spink resulted in a base hit that plated both runs.
Jett Hart had two hits, Nic Shadle drilled a home run and drove in two runs, and Schenck and Bo Lybeck each hit RBI doubles.
In the Walla Walla contest, LCC trailed 5-2 entering the eighth inning when the Devils scored twice, highlighted by an RBI single from Jeremy Lorance. In the ninth, Shawn Peterson slapped an RBI double down the right-field line that scored Alex Lovell, and Peterson later scored the game-winner on a throwing error.
On Saturday, the Devils pounded out 12 hits to back the three-hit pitching of Chad Wagner and Brian Erickson. Wagner whiffed six batters through seven innings before yielding to Erickson, who gave up a hit in the final two frames.
LCC scored twice in the first inning, highlighted by an RBI single from Lorance, and took a 3-0 lead in the second capped by an RBI single from Shadle. The Devils broke open the game with a four-run third inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from Schenck.
In Friday's tournament lid-lifter against Columbia Basin, the Devils scored both of their runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a run-scoring single from Luke Zirkle.
Tyler Lichty scattered four hits and struck out six through seven innings before stepping aside for Michael Greene, who allowed a hit in two relief innings.
The Devils made six errors in their second game Friday against Walla Walla, including three miscues in the first inning that were converted into five Warrior runs.
LCC's lone run was scored in the seventh inning when Alex Lovell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
The Devils open Western Division play against Pierce at David Story Field on Saturday.
JV report
Boys soccer
Mark Morris 3, Kelso 0 - Eric Cotterell, Miguel Linares and Luis Hernandez each scored a goal for MM in the win on Friday.
Baseball
Mark Morris 12, Hockinson 0 (5 inn.) - Hank Hanigan was the winning pitcher for the Monarchs and also finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs at the plate. Brad Coleman (3-for-3, three RBIs) and Tim O'Hollaren (2-for-3, RBI) also played well for MM (3-3, 2-0 league).
Kelso 8, Union 5 - Garrett McCoy and Blake Giles had two hits each for Kelso. McCoy pitched the win and whiffed nine.
R.A. Long 13, Woodland 6 - Boston Peterson (three hits, RBI), Zac Williams (2-for-2, two RBIs), Josh Sorenson (2-for-3, two RBIs) and Kersey Kreiger (2-for-4, two RBIs) sparked the Jacks at the plate, and Drew Zandi pitched the victory.
Tennis
Mark Morris 5, Hudson's Bay 0 - Trang Le (8-1), Meredith Kretzler (8-2), Ariel Moilanen and Brianne Robinson (8-4), Julia Chun and May Ng (8-3), and Megan Arnett and Morgan Overall (8-4) were MM's winners.
Skyview 5, Kelso 0 - Kelso's Kirstyn Clairmont and Samantha Humphreys fought hard, both losing their singles matches 4-8.
Softball
Castle Rock 5, Toutle Lake 3 - Jessica Hainline was 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs for the Rockets. Kat Byrum and Brenna Smith scored two runs each, and Jennifer Clement pitched the win in relief.
Kelso 12, Heritage 4 - Brittany Lee struck out seven to earn the win. Brooke Hendrickson went 3-for-3 with a double, Allyson Dillehay had a single and a double, Mackenzie Martin had a single and a double.
C-squad report
Baseball
R.A. Long 10, Rainier JV 0 - Nick Brill and Jesse Gomez (pitching), Tanner Chamberlain (triple), Gomez (double) led RAL.
R.A. Long 7, Camas 1 - Josh Johnson and Nick Brill combined for the victory on the mound, and Austin Wegdahl belted a double.
Kelso 13, Union 3 - Conner Lane was the winning pitcher for the Scotties, and also had a big day at the plate (3-for-4, two doubles, five RBIs). Matt Wagner (2-for-3, two runs scored) and James Gummell (two RBIs) also hit well for Kelso.
Softball
Kelso 14, Battle Ground 2 - Caitlin Reed (4-for-4) and Lindsay King (3-for-4, double) led the Lassies.
Tennis
Hudson's Bay at Mark Morris - The Monarchs got wins from the doubles teams of Sydnee Monroe and Ellen Turner (6-0), Cassie Williams and Vici Meadows (6-2), and Bonney Carter and Kenzie McDaniel (6-4).
Kelso 8, Skyview 1 - Kelso's winners included Carina Jung and Stevie Pinard (6-4), Anna Hadley and Hailee Dahl (6-3), Daylee Clark and Allysia Dotson (6-4), and Elisa Bussanich and Kayla Leggett (6-4).
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