Polson, Libby, C. Falls leave Butte tourney with 8 softball wins
The Daily Inter Lake
BUTTE - The Polson and Libby high school softball teams finished Butte Central's LaVerne Combo Invitational strong with two victories Saturday.
Polson beat Thompson Falls, 10-3, and then defending state champ Laurel, 10-2.
Libby beat Glendive, 10-3, and then Class B power Florence, 6-1.
The Pirates and Loggers both finished the tourney with 3-1 records. Polson lost to Hamilton and Libby lost to Laurel on Friday.
The Columbia Falls Wildkats beat Laurel on Saturday and finished the tourney with a 2-2 record.
Both Eureka and Whitefish dropped two games Saturday and went 0-for-4 in tourney.
The 30-team tournament, which gets its name from a longtime Butte Central secretary, does not declare a champion.
Polson 10, Thompson Falls 3
Sarah Newton pitched four no-hit innings with five strikouts and one walk, while Amanda James belted a sixth home run of the season to lead Polson.
Newton had three RBIs while Lindsey Rafter, James and NeTesha Arlint each added two.
Polson 025 30 - 10 11 1
T. Falls 000 03 - 3 3 5
Sarah Newton, Dakota Peterson (5) and Brittany Jones; Kyla Molzhon and K. Jedkeka. W - Newton (6-0). L - Molzon.
POLSON (16-2) - Kayla McDonald 0-3, Lindsey Rafter 1-3, Jaelin Vandeberg 1-2, Amanda James 2-3, Kendra Woldstad 1-3, Newton 1-3, Jones 1-3, Lela Clairmont-Perez 1-2, NeTesha Arlint 1-3, Staci Benson 0-0, Rochelle Woods 0-1, Peterson 0-1, Maggie Gordon 0-1.
THOMPSON FALLS - Nicole Hagedorn 1-3, Katie Petteys 1-2, Jedkeka 0-3, Kayla Watghtson 0-2, Bria Howard 0-2, Breanna Wakefield 0-2, Jessica Pfister 1-2, Molzhon 0-1, T. Brown 0-1.
RBIs - Pol. 10 (McDonald, Rafter 2, James 2, Newton 3, Arlint 2). 2B - Rafter, Pfister. HR - James (7).
Polson 10, Laurel 2
Dylen Zetterberg struck out five and allowed just four hits while Jaelin Vandeberg hit her eighth home run of the season and Sarah Newton hit her seventh with a grand slam.
Vandeberg matched Newton with four RBIs and Zetterberg improved to 10-2 on the season.
Polson 202 15 - 10 12 4
Laurel 000 20 - 2 4 0
Dylen Zetterberg and Brittany Jones. Kirby Myers and Kaitlyn Connor. W - Zetterberg (10-2). L - Myers.
POLSON (17-2) - Kayla McDonald 2-4, Zetterberg 1-1, Rafter 1-3, Vandeberg 3-4, James 1-3, Woldstad 1-3, Newton 1-2, Jones 0-1, Benson 2-3.
LAUREL - Sam Ewalt 2-3, Jena Rensinger 0-3, Tif Thomas 0-3, Brit Caeger 1-1, Myers 0-3, Connor 0-3, Kaitlyn Bummer 0-3, Katie Michmori 0-0, Brit Sterna 1-2.
RBIs - Pol. 10 (Vandeberg 4, Newton 4, Benson 2). 2B - Rafter, Benson. HR - Newton.
Libby 6, Glendive 3
Nickole Lapkin went 3-for-3 with a double, while Laice Dedrick went 2-for-3 to back up the strong pitching by Brooke Hageness to lead the Loggers.
Hageness allowed nine Glendive hits, but fanned 11 batters in the win.
Lauren LaBar went 2-for-3 with a triple to lead the Red Devils. Rikki Berg went 2-for-3 with a double, with Ceri Olson adding a two-bagger.
Libby 100 030 2 - 7 10 1
Glendive 010 000 2 - 3 9 3
Brooke Hageness and Shelby Barton; Abby Dufner and Kyla Johnson. W - Hagenss. L - Dufner.
LIBBY - Hageness 0-3, Nickole Lapka 3-3, Barton 1-4, Laice Dedrick 2-3, Megan Wedel 1-4, McKenzie Grotjohn 2-4, Christina Shilling 0-4, Sami Freeberg 0-2, Holly Ciran 1-3.
GLENDIVE - Kacie Olson 1-3, Kyla Johnson 2-4, McPherson 2-4, Rikki Berg 2-3, Terena Utgaard 0-3, Ceri Olson 1-3, Lauren LaBar 2-3, Megan Erickson 0-3, Candill 0-3.
3B - LaBar. 2B - Lapak, Berg, C. Olson.
Libby 5, Florence 1
Brooke Hageness spread five hits over five innings and the Loggers rallied from a 1-0 deficit with three runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth.
Sami Freebury had a double and two RBIs. Laice Dedrick had two doubles and an RBI.
Libby 000 32 - 5 6 4
Florence 010 00 - 1 5 3
Brooke Hageness and Shelby Barton. Kate Street and Erin Lorechberg. W - Hageness. L - Street.
LIBBY - Brooke Hageness 1-3, Nichole Lapka 0-3, Shelby Barton 1-3, Lacie Dedrick 2-3, Megan Wedel 0-2, McKenzie Grotjohn 0-2, Christina Shilling 0-2, Sami Freebury 1-2, Holly Cirian 1-2.
FLORENCE - Kayla Schmid 0-3, Alyssa Sadowski 0-3, Kate Street 1-3, Chelsea Ralls 0-3, Erin Lorechberg 3-3, Kaitlyn Rolschoch 0-3, Lyn Nichols 0-3, Shelby Meuchel 1-3, Kelsi Hoagland 0-1.
RBIs - Freebury 2, Cirian, Dedrick, Schmid. 2B - Dedrick 2, Freebury.
Anaconda 9, Eureka 4
The Copperheads erupted for five runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back.
Eureka out-hit the 'Heads, 7-5, but committed eight errors.
Anaconda 502 20 - 9 5 1
Eureka 101 20 - 4 7 8
Kirstin King, Maddy Walker (3) and Bri Orrino. Amy Roberts and April Paden. W - Walker. L - Roberts.
ANACONDA - Bri Orrino 2-4, Kirstin King 1-3, Maddy Walker 1-2, Jessica Heim 0-3, Brittany Sturm 0-1, Maggie Green 0-2, Kellie Lorango 0-1, Megan Monaco 1-2, Rachel Wagner 0-2, Jordan Allen 0-1.
EUREKA - Kat Baney 1-3, April Paden 1-3, Amy Roberts 2-2, Carly Hammond 1-2, Kim Blonshine 0-2, Jenna Swain 0-0, Catherine Wimbley 0-2, Ayries Blanck 1-3, Auna Lawlor 1-2, Shyann Vandehey 0-1, Klairee Shay 0-1.
RBIs - Orrino 2, Walker 1, Paden 1, Roberts 1, Hammond 2. 2B - Orrino, Roberts. 3B - Walker, Baney. HR - Roberts.
Livingston 4, Eureka 1
The Lions evened the Rangers in hits, but committed three errors to Livingston's zero in the loss.
Klairee Shay pitched well from the mound for the Lions, allowing just five hits. Amy Roberts had two of Eureka's five hits.
Eureka 001 000 0 - 1 5 3
Livingston 120 001 x - 4 5 0
Klairee Shay and April Paden. Jordan Asay and Jodi Nardella. W-Asay. L-Shay.
EUREKA - Kat Baney 1-3, April Paden 1-3, Amy Roberts 2-3, Kim Blonshire 0-3, Catherine Wimbly 0-3, Carly Hammond 1-3, Jenna Swain 0-3, Ayries Blanck 0-2, Auna Lawher 0-2, Shiane VanDehay 0-1.
LIVINGSTON - Stephanie Davaz 2-4, Jordan Aguilar 0-4, Lilly Davaz, Becky Yager 0-2, Katie Polsak 0-2, Rachel Mintzer 0-2, Jordan Asay 0-3, Jodi Nardella 2-3, Michelle Lutes 0-0, Inga Nead 0-1, Kami Willson 0-1.
2B-S. Davaz, Roberts.
Corvallis 11, Columbia Falls 1
Corvallis' powerhouse pitcher Casey Conder limited the Wildkats to just one hit, which Vanesha Riley got.
The Blue Devils erupted for 15 hits.
C.Falls 100 00 - 1 1 2
Corvallis 005 42 - 11 15 0
Morgan Rowe, Drew Walter (4) and Amber James. Casey Conder and Sam Nelson. W-Conder. L-Rowe.
COLUMBIA FALLS - Amanda Milliard 0-1, Morgan Rowe 0-2, Vanesha Riley 1-2, Amber James 0-2, Drew Walter 0-2, Kayla Stinger 0-2, Lindsay Nelson 0-2, Brittany White 0-2, Ceder Smith 0-1.
CORVALLIS - Brianna Brawley 2-4, Jessica Adair 1-4, Sam Nelson 2-3, Casey Conder 3-4, Megan Auch 1-3, Markie Gurley 2-2, Amber Bradshaw 2-3, Danielle Murray 0-3, K. Pelkey 2-3.
2B-Conder. 3B-Nelson, Bradshaw
Columbia Falls 5, Laurel 4
The Wildkats' Brittany White pitched a gem in relief of Jenna Johnson and Columbia Falls rallied to tie the game with two runs in the seventh inning and then won it in the ninth.
No scoring details were reported.
Cedar Smith went 3-for-4 in knocking off the defending state champs.
C. Falls 020 000 201 - 5 7 2
Laurel 120 001 000 - 4 15 4
Jene Reisinger, Woods (6) and Caitlyn Caron. Jenna Johnson, Brittany White (2) and Amber James. W-Woods. L-James.
COLUMBIA FALLS - Amanda Milliard 1-4, A. Richards 0-2, Sami Vanezio 0-2, Vanasha Riley 1-4, Amber James 0-3, Drew Walter 0-4, Kayla Stinger 1-4, Lindsay Nelson 0-4, Jenna Johnson 0-1, Brittany White 1-3, Ceder Smith 3-4.
LAUREL - Sam Ewalt 1-5, Jene Reisinger 0-6, Tiff Thomas 4-5, Brittney Ceaser 3-5, Kirby Myers 1-4, Caitlin Bummer 1-4, Caitlyn Caron 1-4, Katie Michenovich 1-5, Brittany Sterna 1-2, Jenna Griffin 2-4.
2B-Thomas, Ceaser.
Glendive 6, Whitefish 0
Brookee Milne pitched a five-hit shutout for Glendive and the Red Devils had 11 hits.
Whitefish 000 000 0 - 0 5 1
Glendive 021 300 x - 6 11 1
Torey Ost and Desiree Clarke. Brooke Milne and Kasi Olson. W-Milne. L-Ost.
WHITEFISH - Shelbi Long 0-3, Kilani Morris 0-3, Desiree Clarke 0-3, Shannon Holmes 1-3, Devyn Ost 1-3, Hailey Mortensen 1-3, Taylor Ybarra 0-1, Kristi Whisler 1-2, Shaundra Savage 1-2.
GLENDIVE - Kasi Olson 2-4, Megan Erickson 2-4, Rikki Berg 0-3, Tarena Utgaard 1-3, Lauren LaBar 1-3, Ceri Olson 2-3, Lexi Dufner 1-3, Hannah McPherson 1-3, Ariel Stearns 1-3.
2B-Erickson, LaBar, C. Olson, McPherson.
Hamilton 10, Whitefish 0
Nicki Koning pitched a three-hit shutout for Hamilton and the Bulldogs committed four errors.
Whitefish 000 00 - 0 3 4
Hamilton 214 3x - 10 6 0
Torrey Ost and Desiree Clarke. Nicki Koning and Sarah Callaghan. W-Koning. L-Ost.
WHITEFISH - Maude Gwaizdon 0-2, Kiriana Morris 1-2, Devyn Ost 0-2, Desiree Clarke 1-2, Camille Williams 0-2, Hailey Mortensen 1-2, Shaundra Savage 0-2, Robin Cross 0-2, Shannon Holmes 0-1.
HAMILTON - Terry Bryan 0-2, Annie Schultz 0-1, Chelsey Krueger 0-1, Jessica Huseby 1-2, Rachell Wood 0-1, Sarah Callaghan 0-2, Nicki Koning 2-3, Kelly Lokken 1-1, Kristen Ferguson 0-1, Amanda Hoof 1-2, Cierra Smith 0-2.
2B - Huseby, Lokken. 3B-Koning.