Polson drops Hamilton, Anaconda
The Daily Inter Lake
FRENCHTOWN - Polson finished two-day play at the Frenchtown Invitational with two more softball victories Saturday.
The Pirates (13-1) dropped Hamilton 5-2 and Anaconda 13-0.
Polson opened the invitational on Friday with a 4-2 victory over Corvallis.
Sarah Newton homered in the fourth inning against Anaconda, a three-run blast to left center. She went 2-for-3 in that game and 3-for-4 against Hamilton.
Dakota Peterson was the winning pitcher in both games, improving to 10-1 on the season. She combined with Newton to throw a two-hitter against Anaconda.
Polson is currently riding a five-game winning streak.
Polon 5, Hamilton 2
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Hamilton 000 010 1 - 2 8 2
Dakota Peterson and Caitlyn Vassar; Nikki Koning and Sarah Callaghan; W - Peterson (9-1); L - Koning.
POLSON - Maggie Gordon 2-4, Staci Benson 1-4, Sarah Newton 3-4, Rochelle Woods 1-3, Vassar 2-3, Amanda James 2-4, Susan Perez-Tenas 0-2, Peterson 0-3, Charlee Jenson 0-1, Liz Simshaw 0-2.
HAMILTON - Callaghan 1-3, Amanda Hood 0-4, Melissa Hood 0-4, Koning 3-4, Kristen Ferguson 1-4, Sammie Wood 0-4, Annie Schultz 2-4, Brittany King 1-2, Kaylie Strawberg 0-3.
2B-Benson; HR-Koning; RBIs-Newton (2), James (2); Koning, Ferguson.
Polson 13, Anaconda 0
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Kirstin King and Lisa Laslovich; Peterson, Newton (5) and Vassar, Kayla Duford (5); W - Peterson (10-1); L-King.
ANACONDA - Laslovich 0-2, Brittney Sturm 0-2, Rachel Wagner 1-2, King 1-2, Maggie Green 0-2, Chelsey Moquist 0-2, Sophie Lopez 0-1, Vanessa Jense 0-1, Felicia Strong 0-1, Jenna Brunell 0-1, Brittany Challinor 0-1.
POLSON - Gordon 1-4, Benson 1-3, Jenson 1-1, Newton 2-3, Woods 1-3, Vassar 3-3, James 2-2, Perez-Tenas 1-3, Peterson 3-3, Simshaw 1-1.
2B-Wagner; Gordon, James, Peterson; HR-Newton; RBIs-Gordon, Newton (3), Vassar, Perez-Tenas, Simshaw.
Whitefish 4, Anaconda 3
Whitefish 6, Ronan 2
Ronan 5, Butte Cen. 4
FRENCHTOWN - Whitefish finished the Frenchtown Invitational on a strong note, edging Anaconda and Ronan.
The Bulldogs went 3-1 in the two-day event.
"A great day," Whitefish coach David Dachs said.
"The kids played well. No errors on the day. That's great."
Devyn Ost went 3-for-3 against Anaconda and Hailey Mortensen drove in two runs for the Bulldogs.
Adele FauntLeRoy and Desiree Clarke both stole home for Whitefish in the sixth inning against Ronan. Ost singled in Mortensen for the final run in that inning.
Whitefish (6-6) added three more runs in the seventh.
FauntLeRoy went 2-for-4 while Clarke went 2-for-3.
Ronan beat Butte Central 5-4 with a run in the top of the ninth.
Whitefish 4, Anaconda 3
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Anaconda 102 000 0 - 3 0 0
Torey Ost and Desiree Clarke; Kirsti King and Lisa Laslovich; W - Ost, 5-5; L - King.
Whitefish - Adele FauntLeRoy 1-4, T. Ost 1-4, Clarke 2-2, Hailey Mortensen 1-3, Devyn Ost 3-3, Taylor Ybarra-Brunty 0-2, Kristi Whisler 0-3, Camille Williams 1-3, Shannon Holmes 1-2.
ANACONDA - Laslovich 3-3, Brittany Sturm 1-3, Rachel Wagner 1-3, King 2-3, Maggie Green 1-3, Chelsey Moquist 0-3, Sophie Lopez 0-3, Brittany Challings 1-3, Jeannie Boirell 0-3.
2B-Clarke (2), Mortensen, Holmes; Wagner, King; RBIs-Mortensen (2), D. Ost; Wagner (2), King.
Whitefish 6, Ronan 2
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Ronan 010 001 0 - 2 4 0
T. Ost and Clarke; Abby Luke, Karli Starkel (6), Allison Crenshaw (7) and Kirsten Cordier; W - Ost, 6-5; L - Luke.
WHITEFISH - FauntLeRoy 2-4, T. Ost 1-4, Clarke 2-3, Mortensen 0-2, D. Ost 1-4, Ybarra-Brunty 0-3, Shelbi Long 0-3, Williams 0-2, Holmes 0-2.
RONAN - Kaylee Larson 1-3, Jordan Strozzi 0-3, Starkel 0-3, Kallia Orr 0-3, Kelsey Clairmont 1-3, Cordier 2-2, Katy Sorrel 0-2, Crenshaw 0-2, Dani Crockett 0-2.
2B-FauntLeRoy; RBIs-FauntLeRoy, D. Ost; Starkel.
Ronan 5, Butte Central 4
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Kaylee Larson and Jordan Strozzi. Kelli O'Leary and Anna Manion. W - Larson. L - O'Leary.
RONAN - Larson 2-5, Strozzi 1-5, Carli Starkel 1-5, Kalia Orr 2-4, Kelsey Clairmont 0-3, Kirstin Cordier 0-4, Katie Sorrell 0-5, Allison Crenshaw 0-3, Dani Crockett 0-4.
BUTTE CENTRAL - Brooke Pokorny 1-5, Manion 3-5, O'Leary 0-4, Quinn Peoples 1-2, A. Orizotti 1-3, Kacey Daly 1-4, Kylie Orizotti 0-4, Sadee Johnson 2-4, Kourtney Kambich 1-3.
RBIs - Peoples 2, Daly.
Frenchtown 9, Libby 7
T-Falls 13, Libby 7
FRENCHTOWN - It was another tough day for Libby as the Loggers dropped two more contests at the Frenchtown Invitational.
The Loggers finished tournament play, which began Friday, with an 0-3 mark.
Katelyn Jedlicka slammed a three-run home run for Thompson Falls in the first inning.
Libby is now 8-3 on the season.
Kimi Klin went 2-for-3 for Libby against Frenchtown. Brooke Hageness and Laice Dedrick both went 2-for-4 against Thompson Falls to lead the Loggers.
Frenchtown 9, Libby 7
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Brooke Hageness and Shelby Barton. Shelby Russ and Kristy Kees. W - Russ. L - Hageness.
LIBBY - Hageness 1-3, Barton 0-4, Nickole Lapka 1-2, Laice Dedrick 1-4, Alysha Martin 0-3, Jordan Refsland 0-3, Emily Monroe 0-3, Kimi Klin 2-3, Holly Cirian 1-3.
FRENCHTOWN - Alex Duncan 3-4, Russ 1-4, Noelle Lebsock 1-2, Jennifer Champman 0-2, Kees 1-3, Kali Bennett 2-4, Aimee Duncan 0-4, Lacey Lovell 0-2, Megan Farmer 1-2, Bridget Yarnall 0-3.
2B - Lapka, Klin. Al. Duncan. 3B - Russ. Hageness. RBIs - Dedrick, Martin, Cirian, Hageness. Russ 3, Lebsock, Kees 2, Bennett 2.
Thompson Falls 13, Libby 7
Libby 102 400 0 - 7 9 5
T. Falls 500 440 x - 13 14 2
Laice Dedrick, Taylor Armstrong (5) and Shelby Barton. Bria Howard and Katelyn Jedlicka W - Howard (10-1). L - Deidrich.
LIBBY - Brooke Hageness 2-4, Shelby Barton 1-3, Nicole Lapka 1-4, Laice Dedrick 2-4, Alysha Martin 0-4, Kimmy Quinn 1-3, Amber Grubham 1-3, Taylor Barton 1-3, Holly Cirian 0-3.
THOMPSON FALLS - Nicole Hagedorn 3-5, Katie Petteys 0-2, Kyla Molzhon 3-5, Jedlicka 2-5, Howard 2-4, Jessica Pfister 4-4, Megan Fitchett 0-2, Erica Wilson 0-1, Karli Caville 2-4, Hannah Peters 0-3.
2B - Hageness, Barton, Lapka, Dedrick. 3B - Dedrick; Molzhon, Pfister. HR - Molzhon, Jedlicka. RBIs - Hageness, Barton 3, Lapka, Deidrich, Cirian; Petteys, Molzhon 4, Jedlicka 3, Howard 2, Pfister, Caville 3.