Area Roundup: Lassies blank River
Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:00 AM PDT
By The Daily News
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E-mail this articleVANCOUVER - Crystal Nyman served up seven innings of no-hit softball on Wednesday as Kelso blanked Columbia River 9-0 in its Greater St. Helens 3A League fastpitch opener.
Nyman faced 24 batters and struck out 13 of them, then turned around and went 2-for-4 at the plate with two doubles.
Tailor Snow carried the heavy aluminum for the Lassies (3-1, 1-0 league), going 2-for-2 with a home run. Andrea DeRosier (2-for-4) and Mackenzie Southard (2-for-4) also hit well, and Southard and catcher Kelli Snyder excelled on defense.
The Lassies play at Union today.
MM improves to 4-1
Meaghan House, Talia Hamer and Shayla Lane each finished 2-for-3 at the plate and scored a run in Mark Morris' 5-1 victory over Woodland in a Greater St. Helens 2A League fastpitch game Wednesday at MM.
Kayli Johnston pitched all seven innings for the Monarchs (4-1, 2-0 league), striking out seven.
Mark Morris scored a run in the first, two in the second and two more in the fifth to put away the Beavers. Woodland scored its run in the fourth inning on a walk, a sacrifice bunt and a Cami Pearson RBI single.
MM hosts Hockinson today and visits Woodland on Friday.
Spuds mash R.A. Long
Ridgefield slipped past R.A. Long 4-3 in a Greater St. Helens 2A League fastpitch game Wednesday at RAL, dropping the Lumberjills to 5-2 overall.
Their superiority on the mound delivered the game to the Spudders as R.A. Long struck out 12 times to Ridgefield's four.
The Jills did produce eight hits. Mira Hobson and Kiana Mawae nailed two doubles apiece, and Baily Harris added two singles.
"We were playing catch-up, but I was really proud of the girls because they never gave up," RAL coach Jennifer Godinho-Hefley said. "We basically lost because of a lack of mental toughness and some early season errors."
The Lumberjills have another shot at Ridgefield on Friday, this time on the road.
Ducks cage Huskies
TOUTLE - Rachel Dahlman whiffed 13 Morton batters as Toutle Lake pounded the Huskies 12-2 in six innings in a Central 2B League fastpitch game Wednesday.
Dahlman hurled a complete game, and Dahlman and Janae Wall drove in three runs each. Chelsea Olver finished 3-for-3 for the Ducks.
Toutle Lake (4-2, 2-1 league) travels to Wahkiakum today for a doubleheader.
BASEBALL
Sloppy Jacks fall, 5-1
The spring break layoff was unkind to the R.A. Long baseball team, which committed five errors and issued six walks while stumbling through a 5-1 loss to Ridgefield in Greater St. Helens 2A League baseball action Wednesday at the Lumberyard.
"It was a very disappointing effort. We gave the game away," said RAL coach Jason Castro. "It was our first game back after spring break. I thought we were ready to go, but we sure looked rusty."
Two of the Spudders' five runs were earned as Kevin Fritz and John Woolsey connected for solo home runs to lead off the first and sixth innings, respectively, against Lumberjacks starter Kyle Wika (three hits allowed, five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings).
"Kyle didn't get much defense behind him," Castro said.
Dane Cheatley was 2-for-4 and drove in the lone run for RAL (4-3, 2-1 league), which travels to Washougal today.
Columbians clobber CG
PORTLAND - Daryl Paddock launched a home run as Rainier smoked Catlin Gabel 16-3 in a five-inning blowout Wednesday in Lewis and Clark 3A League baseball action.
Chris Eddy started on the mound and got the win before being relieved by Jon Wright. Paddock finished 2-for-2 and Wright was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles.
Rainier (4-1, 1-0 league) hosts Vernonia on Friday.
GIRLS TENNIS
Doubles spark Jills' win
R.A. Long's doubles teams swept Hockinson to help the Lumberjills beat Hockinson 3-2 in a Greater St. Helens 2A League girls tennis match Wednesday.
Kelsey Craft and Julie Linn (6-0, 6-1), Lyndsey Norris-Collette and Jordyn Ashford (6-1, 6-2), and Katie Wright and Hannah Johnson (6-2, 6-0) all won for the Lumberjills.
RAL coach Helen Donovan praised her second singles player, Katie Madison, for going three sets in "a long, tough, hard-fought match."
The Jills (2-2, 1-0 league) continue a suspended match against Washougal at home today.
Tough River tops Kelso
VANCOUVER - Columbia River's high-powered girls tennis lineup dominated Kelso 5-0 on Wednesday, preventing the Lassies from winning even one set.
"They are really good, even better than they've been in most years," Kelso coach Mike Skeie said.
Michelle Slind, Kelso's third singles player, lost her first game 6-0, but put up a good fight in the second game, a 6-4 loss.
BOYS SOCCER
Kelso, Bay play to 1-1 tie
VANCOUVER - Kelso's first shot found the net, but Hudson's Bay escaped with a 1-1 tie in Wednesday's Greater St. Helens 3A League boys soccer game.
Derek Bobadilla had the assist on Julian Olivas' goal 15 minutes into the game, and defender McKehen Wheeler also earned high praise from Kelso coach John Fromdahl.
"(Wheeler) was all over the field for us, really our heart and soul," Fromdahl said. "We had a couple defensive errors that hurt us, but the guys came back and played a much better second half. We had a lot more possessions and more opportunities."
The Hilanders (2-3-2, 0-1-1 league) host Union on Friday.
CC SOFTBALL
Devils split with Lakers
COOS BAY, Ore. - Lower Columbia College split an NWAACC fastpitch doubleheader with Southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, with the Lady Devils winning the first game 4-0 and dropping the nightcap 9-5.
Carri O'Neil pitched LCC's win, and Kayla Vickaryous, Tasia Trochim and Hayley Ridout each contributed two hits.
Trochim took the loss on the mound in Game 2. LCC's top hitters were Jessi Hanna (3-for-4), Camy Way (2-for-3) and O'Neil (1-for-3), each with a home run.
The Lady Devils (2-2 league) play a makeup game at Clackamas today.
JV report
Boys soccer
Kelso 3, Hudson's Bay 2 -Jeremy Hess, Cameron King and Travis Kohler scored for the Hilanders. Andrew Skreen played well defensively.
Girls tennis
R.A. Long 2, Hockinson 0 -RAL's winners were the doubles teams of Rachel Vermeeren and Cambri Shanahan (8-6), and Christie Isenhart and Dana Sorensen (8-4).
Columbia River 5, Kelso 0
Baseball
R.A. Long 13, Ridgefield 4 - Levi Welch (two hits), Gavin Johnson (two hits), Boston Peterson (two hits, RBI) and Kersey Kreiger (two hits, RBI) led the Lumberjacks. Michael Puvogel pitched three solid innings of one-hit shutout ball for the win.
Mark Morris 4, Woodland 3 - Colton Carpenter pitched the win in four, striking out one and allowing two runs on three hits. Matt Lomasney was the top Monarch hitter, finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Braydon Poole hit an RBI double.
Kelso 6, Camas 5 - Garrett Crayne and Lane Sari had three hits each, and Cameron Margaris had two hits and pitched well in relief.
Softball
Kelso 5, Columbia River 1 (8 innings) - Starter Brittany Lee pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two hits and striking out nine. Allyson Dillehay picked up the win in relief, tossing 2 1/3 innings with five whiffs and no earned runs allowed. Offensively, Brooke Hendrickson (3-for-4, two doubles, triple, three RBIs) and MacKenzie Martin (double, two RBIs) led the way. Defensive standouts were Madeline Zbaeren, who made a game-saving catch in the seventh inning with the bases loaded, and catcher Shay Workman.
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