C-Falls, Polson 2-0 at LaVerne Combo tourney
BUTTE — Columbia Falls bounced back from a tough softball loss on Thursday with a pair of victories Friday at the LaVerne Combo in Butte.
The Wildkats downed Laurel 4-1, then dumped Livingston, 6-0.
Ciarra Holm led Columbia Falls at the plate against Laurel, going 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
The Wildkats had just three hits against Laurel, but were hitting machines in the Livingston contest with 14.
Ashley Trueblood shut the Locomotives down as well, allowing just three hits to pick up the victory.
Tiffany Hummer and Catie King were each 3-for-3 and Winter Kemppainen and Kathrin Jetty were 2-for-3 in the second game.
Shaun Rowe continued her slugging ways with a home run in that one.
Kemppainen gave up just three hits to pick the win.
Columbia Falls 4, Laurel 1
Laurel 000 001 0 — 1 3 1
Columbia Falls 000 004 x — 4 3 2
Tara Russell and Kayla Hallock. Ashley Trueblood and Erika Nelson.
LAUREL - Brittany Goodson 0-3, Kelcie Wood 1-2, Haylee Gallegos 0-3, Hallock 1-3, Russell 0-3, Emily Smarsh 1-2, Maurissa Gunn 0-3, Kylie Goodson 0-3.
COLUMBIA FALLS - Tiffany Hummer 0-3, Jaylynn Cantu 1-2, Shaun Rowe 0-2, Niki Birky 0-1, Madison Sandefer 1-2, Kathrin Jetty 0-2, Jordan Lefebvre 0-2, Ciarra Holm 1-2.
RBI - Holm 2.
Columbia Falls 6, Livingston 0
Columbia Falls 020 31 — 6 14 0
Livingston 000 0 — 0 3 0
Winter Kemppainen and Tiffany Hummer. Hailey Dowdell and Cassidy Versland. W — Kemppainen. L — Dowdell.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Tiffany Hummer 3-3, Ciarra Holm 0-4, Shaun Rowe 1-2, Niki Birky 1-2, Madison Sandefer 1-3, Kathrin Jetty 2-3, Tori Price 1-3, Catie King 3-3, Winter Kemppainen 2-3.
LIVINGSTON — Jacey Schleicher 0-2, Haley Dowdell 1-2, Kiersten Churchwell 1-2, Hailey Versland 0-2, Meadow Ingram 1-2, Katie Lynn Kraus 0-2, Cassidy Versland 0-2, Alexandra Schaeffer 0-2, MacKenzie Corder 0-1.
2B — Hummer, Kemppainen. HR — Rowe.
Polson 11, L’town 2
Polson 8, Belgrade 4
The Polson Pirates turned in a stellar day as well, picking up a pair of victories over Lewiston and Belgrade.
The Belgrade contest was a good one, according to Pirate coach Larry Smith.
“(The Panthers) hit the ball well and our girls responded,” he said.
Polson led 5-1 going into the fifth, but the Panthers rallied with three runs to cut the lead to one run.
“But in the sixth, we responded with three more runs,” he said.
The Pirates had a great day at the plate — 14 hits against Lewistown and 19 against Belgrade.
Heidi Rausch had two home runs and four RBIs against Belgrade, while younger sister Sarah Rausch had an RBI single in her first varsity at-bat for the Pirates.
Polson plays Sidney and Hardin today.
Polson 11 Lewistown 2
Lewistown 000 11 — 2 3 4
Polson 103 7x — 11 14 1
Allie Adams and Alyssa Yaeger. Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney.
Lewistown — Nadja Robertson 0-3, Yaeger 1-3, Adams 0-3, Amanda Stenseth 1-2, Maddie Gomes 0-2, Mary Birdwell 1-2, Cassi Miller 0-2, Ashlee Jarvis 0-1, Kylee Hould 0-1.
2B — Yager, Birdwell. RBI — Yager 1, Birdwell 1
Polson — Ashley Johnson 2-3, Riley Kenney 1-3, Duford 2-3, Martina Marquardt 0-2, Jessica Bagnell 3-4, Jaylin Kenney 2-3, Makaliah Wilson 2-3, Jordan Evertz 1-3, Colleen Jacobson 1-3.
2B —J. Kenney 1. RBI — Johnson 1, Marquardt 1, Bagnell 1, J. Kenney 2, Wilson 1, Jacobson 1.
Polson 8, Belgrade 4
Polson 102 023 — 8 19 1
Belgrade 100 030 — 4 6 2
Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. West and Hill.
Polson — Johnson 2-5, R. Kenney 2-4, Duford 1-3, Marquardt 2-3, Heidi Rausch 2-4, J. Kenney 3-4, Bagnell 4-4, Wilson 1-3, Evertz 1-4, Sarah Rausch 1-1.
2B — R. Kenney, Bagnell. HR — H. Rausch 2. RBI — Johnson 1, R. Kenney 2, H. Rausch 4, Wilson 1.
Belgrade — Justine Taylor 1-4, Kristina West 2-3, Morgan Wandler 0-3, Taylor Johnson 0-3, Taylor Hill 1-3, Annie Prickett 1-3, Allison Alstrom 1-2, Joey Severson 0-3, Autumn Rollins 0-3.
2B — Taylor. RBI — Johnson 1, Hill 1 Pricket 1.
Bill. Central 5, Libby 1
Libby 9, Columbus 4
The Libby Loggers split, falling to Billings Central, but claiming a victory over Columbus.
Lexie Hageness was 2-for-3 in the Columbus contest and Devon Gallagher had a home run.
Billings Central scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to beat the Loggers.
In the first game, Alyssa Walker, Mahalah Wedel, Gallagher, Brooke Rosling and Dayln Germany all had one hit apiece.
Billings Central 5, Libby 1
Libby 000 10 — 1 5 3
Billings Central 010 4x — 5 3 1
LIBBY - Alyssa Walker 1-3, Mahalah Wedel 1-3, Kim Tangen 0-3, Alexis Hageness 0-3, Devon Gallagher 1-2, Kelsey Klin 0-2, Brooke Rosling 1-2, Daylin Germany 1-2, Hannah England 0-0.
BILLINGS CENTRAL - Ellie Bulltail Scalpcane 1-3, Sarah Stringari 2-3, Alexa Rockwell 0-2, Michela Jacobson 0-2, Sarah Shaw 0-2, Taryn Francischetti 0-2, Jessica Moorhouse 0-2, Kehley Grosulak 0-1, Skylar Rockwell 0-1.
Libby 9, Columbus 4
Columbus 000 220 — 4 5 1
Libby 043 20x — 9 5 1
Stevie Howell and Hannah Hetke. Devon Gallagher and Lexi Hageness.
COLUMBUS - Katie Hetke 0-4, Chloe Russell 2-4, Heather Glenn 1-2, Sadie Church 1-3, Mikaela Koski 0-2, Stevie Howell 1-2, Rachelle Blenkner 0-2, Shayna Howell 0-3, Lindsey Ryker 0-2.
LIBBY - Alyssa Walker 0-3, Mahalah Wedel 0-4, Kim Tangen 0-2, Hageness 2-3, Gallagher 1-1, Kelsey Klin 1-1, Rebecca Kyriss 0-1, Daylin Germany 0-3, Hannah England 1-3.
HR - Gallagher.
Belgrade 11, Whitefish 0
L’town 11, Whitefish 5
Katie Gillis batted 3-for-3 in a losing effort for the Whitefish Bulldogs as they fell to Lewistown.
Bailey Tveidt was 2-for-3 and Margot Myers and Hanna Lewis added one hit apiece for Whitefish.
Lewistown scored seven runs in the first two innings, but the Bulldogs battled back with a run in the third and four in the fourth.
In Whitefish’s first game, Belgrade’s Justine Taylor threw a no-hitter and struck out nine as the Panthers rolled.
Lewistown 11, Whitefish 5
Whitefish 001 40 — 5 7 1
Lewistown 432 2x — 11 9 2
Hallie Reading and Malia Morris. Allie Adams and Alyssa Yaeger.
WHITEFISH — Andrea Lamoureux 0-3, Morris 0-3, Micah McFeely 0-3, Baylee Tveidt 2-3, Margot Myers 1-3, Katie Gillis 3-3, Abby Taylor 0-3, Reading 0-1, Hanna Lewis 1-1.
LEWISTOWN — Nadja Robertson 2-3, Yaeger 0-2, Adams 2-3, Amanda Stenseth 1-3, Maddie Gomes 1-3, Mary Birdwell 3-3, Cassi Miller 1-3, Ashlee Jarvis 1-2, Kylee Hould 0-3.
HR — Robertson.
Belgrade 11, Whitefish 0
Whitefish 000 00 — 0 0 6
Belgrade 551 00 — 11 9 1
Justine Taylor and Rylee Cygan. Baylee Tveidt and Peyton Twete. W — Taylor. L— Tveidt.
Belgrade — Justine Taylor 3-4, Kristina West 1-2, Taylor Salsbury 0-0, Morgan Wandler 1-3, Hannah Goulet 0-0, Taylor Johnson -3, Rylee Cygan 0-0, Taylor Hill 0-3, Katelynn Sullivan 0-0, Annie Prickett, 1-2, Allison Alstrom 0-1, Joey Severson 0-2, Rachel Salsbury 0-0, Autumn Rollins 1-2, Marina Layman 0-2, Maddie Cade 0-0.
Whitefish — Peyton Twete 0-2, Malia Morris 0-2, Andrea Lameraux 0-2, Baylee Tveidt 0-2, Margret Myers 0-2, Micah McFeely 0-2, Savan Eisenach 0-2, Georgia Donald 0-1, Hanna Lewis 0-1.
2B: Morgan Wandler, Taylor Johnson, Annie Prickett, Justine Taylor.