Loggers upend Bulldogs in softball

WHITEFISH —Libby’s Dalyn Germany was 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs on Saturday as the Loggers downed host Whitefish 15-1 in a Northwestern A softball contest.

The Loggers (7-5 overall, 3-2 league) scored 11 runs in the first two innings and racked up 11 hits total in the victory.

Margot Myers had a double and an RBI for the Bulldogs.

“We hit pretty well at the beginning of the game. We got the bats rolling and defensively (the Loggers) cleaned things up from (Friday) and played a lot better,” said Libby coach Dean Thompson.

“I’m pretty happy with the way our young kids are playing and real happy with the way our older kids are playing. They’re gelling together really well,” Thompson added.

Libby has three conference games remaining (Frenchtown, Columbia Falls and Polson). It must win two of those in order to make the state tournament, the coach said.

Libby 651 12 — 15 11 0

Whitefish 000 10 — 1 3 4

Alyssa Walker, Hannah England (5) and Lexi Hageness. Bailey Tveidt, Hannah Gulbrandson and Peyton Twete. W — Walker. L — Tveidt.

Libby — Alyssa Walker 2-4, Mahalah Wedel 2-4, Kim Tangen 0-1, Hageness 2-4, Rebecca Kyriss 1-5, Dalyn Germany 2-2, Devon Gallagher 1-3, Brooke Rosling 0-1, Kelsey Klin 1-2, Hannah England 0-3.

2B —Hageness, Germany. RBI — Walker 1, Hageness 1, Germany 3, Gallagher 1, England 1.

Whitefish — Peyton Twete 0-3, Malia Morris 1-2, Micah McFeely 0-2, Bailee Tveidt 0-1, Margot Myers 1-2, Abbie Taylor 0-2, Emily Stiver 0-1, Hannah Guldbrandson 1-1, Georgia Donaldson 0-1, Brynn Ingraham 0-1, Hannah Lewis 0-2.

2B —Myers. RBI — Myers 1.

Polson 15, Hamilton 1

Polson 12, Corvallis 2

HAMILTON — The Polson Pirate softball team bounced back with a vengeance, besting Hamilton 15-1 and Corvallis 12-2 in a pair of nonconference games.

The Pirates (9-5, 2-3) racked up a total of 27 hits on the day, 14 against the Broncs and 13 against the Blue Devils.

Heidi Rausch had a fantastic day at the plate — 5-for-7 with a home run, a triple and two doubles.

Martina Marquardt was also 2-for-7 with a pair of home runs.

“I thought they did extremely well, especially Shalaina Duford,” said Pirate coach Larry Smith.

On a cold, blustery day, Duford gave up just two hits against Hamilton and five against Corvallis.

Smith also complimented the defensive efforts of right fielder Jordan Evertz.

She “made a fantastic catch” in the Hamilton game, the coach said.

It was a hard hit ball to right center and Evertz “laid out horizontal, caught the ball, hit the ground and held on. What a catch!” Smith said.

“She’s been kind of the quiet girl but she’s got a lot of speed and she’s very athletic,” he added.

The Pirates have three conference games remaining. They play host on Thursday to Columbia Falls.

Polson 15, Hamilton 1

Polson 103 56 — 15 14 0

Hamilton 100 00 — 1 2 6

Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Rebecka Hood and Candice Dunaga. W – Duford. L – Hood.

POLSON – Ashley Johnson 2-5, Riley Kenney 1-4, Duford 3-5, Martina Marquardt 1-3, Heidi Rausch 2-3, J. Kenney 2-4, Jessica Bagnell 2-3, Makaliah Wilson 0-2, Colleen Jacobson 0-2, Jordan Evertz 1-2.

HAMILTON – Hood 1-2, Kiley Newton 0-3, Nichole Hood 0-1, Dunagan 1-2, Taylor Goligoski 0-2, Shaylan Mohn 0-2, Tayler Reynolds 0-0, Rebecca Lyons 0-2, Linda Parks 0-2.

2B – R. Kenney, Duford, Dunagan. 3B – Rausch, Bagnell. HR – Marquardt. RBIs – unavailable.

Polson 12, Corvallis 2

Polson 261 021 — 12 13 2

Corvallis 000 020 — 2 5 3

Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Ashley Johnson and Gianna Schrock. W — Duford (9-5). L — Johnson.

Polson — Ashley Johnson 3-4, Riley Kenney 1-5, Duford 2-2, Martina Marquardt 1-4, Heidi Rausch 3-4, J.Kenney 0-3, Jessica Bagnell 1-3, Makaliah Wilson 0-2, Jordan Evertz 2-4.

2B— Rausch 2. 3B — R. Kenney 1. HR — Marquardt, Rausch. RBI — Ashley Johnson 1, R. Kenney 2, Duford 2, Marquardt 2, Rausch 4.

Corvallis — Gianna Schrock 1-3,Tegan Elliott 1-3, Alex Price 1-3, Alex Ewing 0-3, Miquela Kriskovich 1-3, Ashley Johnson 0-3, Erika Allen 0-3, Katelynn Wohltman 0-3, Markie Montgomery 1-2.

RBI — Price 1.

Frenchtown 11, Columbia Falls 2

FRENCHTOWN — Madison Sandefer batted 2-for-3 with a double and Tiffany Hummer hit a home run, but it wasn’t enough for the Columbia Falls Wildkats as they fell to the Frenchtown Broncs in a Northwestern A softball matchup.

Frenchtown (14-0, 5-0) led 3-1 after three innings, then added three runs in the bottom of the fourth and five in the bottom of the sixth.

Columbia Falls (10-3, 3-2) visits Polson Thursday.

Columbia Falls 001 100 0 — 2 7 1

Frenchtown 111 305 x — 11 13 1

Ashley Trueblood and Erika Nelson. Abby Indreland and Maidson McGuire. W – Indreland (10-0). L – Trueblood.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Tiffany Hummer 1-4, Jaylynn Cantu 0-3, Shaun Rowe 0-2, Niki Birky 0-3, Madison Sandefer 2-3, Nelson 1-3, Kathrin Jetty 1-3, Jordon Lefebvre 1-3, Ciarra Holm 1-3.

FRENCHTOWN – Katie Kees 1-3, Kaitlyn Indreland 1-3, Keller Leishman 3-4, A. Indreland 4-4, McGuire 0-3, Sarah Lester 1-3, Kayla Weishaar 2-3, Keegan Wickman 1-4, Emma Oostdyk 0-3.

2B – Sandefer, A. Indreland 2, Weishaar 2, Wickman. HR – Hummer, A. Indreland 2. RBIs – Hummer, Nelson, A. Indreland 7, Wickman 2, Lester.