Polson pounds Sidney, Hardin
BUTTE — Saturday was a pretty good day for the Polson Pirate softball team at the LaVerne Combo softball tournament.
Two 17-0 wins over Eastern A Sidney and Hardin, 43 total hits, four doubles, two triples, two home runs and just six hits given up.
“This should give most of them a real positive feeling about hitting. They really hit the ball well, everybody up and down the lineup,” said Pirate coach Larry Smith.
“I hope we didn’t burn all our bats up,” Smith joked.
The first game was highlighted by home runs from Riley Kenney and Jaylin Kenney. Jaylin Kenney’s 3-run homer was an inside-the-park shot over the right fielder.
“She’s really been hot here the past few weeks,” Smith said of Jaylin Kenney.
“The Kenney family had a great weekend.”
Riley Kenney was 7-for-9 on the day, which also included a double and a triple. Jaylin was 5-for-8.
“Heidi Rausch had an enormous weekend. She’s hitting the ball well — and hard,” the coach added.
Rausch was 5-for-7 Saturday with two doubles and a home run.
The Pirates (15-5 overall, 3-3 Northwestern A) play host to Whitefish on Thursday, then head to Libby on Friday.
Polson 040 58 — 17 18 0
Sidney 000 00 — 0 4 2
Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Abby Haraldson and Morgan Thiel.
Polson — Ashley Johnson 2-2, Riley Kenney 4-5, Shalaina Duford 3-4, Martina Marquardt 4-4, Heidi Rausch 3-5, Jaylin Kenney 1-4, Jessica Bagnell 1-4, Makaliah Wilson 3-4, Jordan Evertz 1-3, Colleen Jacobson 0-1.
2B — H. Rausch, Bagnell. 3B — R. Kenney. HR — R. Kenney, J. Kenney. RBI — R. Kenney 4, Duford 1, Marquardt 3, J. Kenney 3, H.Rausch 2, Bagnell 2, Wilson 1, Evertz 1.
Sidney — Jaycee Searer 0-3, Ashley Bjork 0-2, Nicole Peters 1-2, Lindsay Nesper 0-2, Haraldson 2-2, Thiel 0-2, Alex Dynneson 1-2, Holly Papineau 0-2, Tori Getchell 0-2.
Polson 259 01 — 17 25 2
Hardin 000 00 — 0 2 2
Shalaina Duford, Jessica Bagnell (4) and Jaylin Kenney. Miranda Blankenship and Alex Watson.
Polson — Ashley Johnson 3-4, R. Kenney 3-4, Duford 3-4, Marquardt 3-3, H. Rausch 2-2, J. Kenney 4-4, Bagnell 1-3, Wilson 2-4, Jacobson 2-4, Jaelyn Ellenwood 1-1, Jaiden Toth 0-1, Sarah Rausch 0-0.
2B — R. Kenney 1, H. Rausch 1, 3B — Marquardt 1, HR — H. Rausch 1 RBI — Johnson 1, R. Kenney 1, Duford 2, Marquardt 3, Rausch 5, J. Kenney 1, Bagnell 1, Wilson 1, Jacobson 2.
Hardin — Darla Davisson 0-3, Autumn Blakely 0-2, Tori Snyder 1-2, Blankenship 1-2, Jordan Edwards 0-2, Mallory Edgar 0-2, Shandale Feller 0-1, Watson 0-2, Jestin Murphy 0-1.
Libby 4, Florence 0
Libby 7, Livingston 2
BUTTE — Alyssa Walker led off the bottom of the first inning with a double to spark a three-run frame, and the Loggers mowed down the Falcons.
Libby followed that up with a victory over Livingston.
Devon Gallagher hit two doubles in Libby’s 10-hit first game attack. Kim Tangen and Lexi Hageness added one each.
In the second game, Walker was 4-for-5 and Mahalah Wedel was 3-for-5.
Florence 000 000 — 0 5 1
Libby 300 100 — 4 10 1
Megam Byrne and Hayley Cole.; Hannah England and Lexi Hageness. W — England. L — Byrne.
FLORENCE — Paige Bonder 1-3, Cass Skeers 0-3, Courntye Byrne 0-1, H. Cole 0-2, M. Byrne 1-3, Micayla Cole 0-3, Kyndall Hoff 2-3, Hailey Huot 0-3, Holly Hale 0-1, Stephanie Drozdz 1-2, Cody Miller 0-0.
LIBBY — Alyssa Walker 1-4, Mahalah Wedel 1-3, Devon Gallagher 2-3, Hageness 1-2, Kelsey Klin 1-3, Rebecca Kyriss 0-3, Daylin Germany 1-3, Kim Tangen 1-3, Egland 2-3.
3B — Klin. 2B — Gallagher 2, Walker, Tangen, Hageness.
Libby 014 020 0 — 7 16 3
Livingston 002 000 0 — 2 10 5
Alyssa Walker and Lexi Hageness. Haley Dowdell and Cassidy Versland. W – Walker. L – Dowdell.
LIBBY – Alyssa Walker 4-5, Mahalah Wedel 3-5, Kim Tangen 0-2, Lexi Hageness 1-4, Devon Gallagher 2-4, Kelsey Klin 3-4, Becca Kyriss 1-4, Dayln Germany 1-3, Hannah England 1-3.
LIVINGSTON – Jacey Schleicher 2-4, Haley Dowdell 1-4, Kierstin Churchwell 1-4, Hailey Versland 2-3, Meadow Ingram 0-3, Katie Lynn Kraus 1-3, Cassidy Versland 1-2, Alexandra Schaeffer 2-3, MacKenzie Corder 0-2, Vanessa Davaz 0-1.
2B – H. Versland. HR – H. Versland
C-Falls 2, Miles City 0
Belgrade 6, C-Falls 2
Shaun Rowe was 2-for-3 with a double and Ashley Trueblood threw a one-hitter as the Columbia Falls Wildkats outlasted Miles City.
The Wildkats scored one run in the bottom of the first, then tacked one on for insurance in the sixth.
Erika Nelson was the top Wildkat on offense in the second game, batting 2-for-3.
The game was a scoreless tie until the fourth inning, when Belgrade scored four runs. Columbia Falls battled back with two runs in the sixth, but it was too little, too late.
Miles City 000 000 — 0 1 3
Columbia Falls 100 10x — 2 4 0
Lauren Wolfe-Petroff and Shelby Ries. Ashley Trueblood and Kathrin Jetty. W – Trueblood. L – Wolfe-Petroff.
MILES CITY – Lauren Wolfe-Petroff 0-2, Caitlin Shipp 1-3, Shelby Ries 0-3, Taylor Jones 0-2, Dani Finn 0-2, Megan Licht 0-2, Ashlee Hyatt 0-1, Chelsea Davis 0-2, Jamie Gierke 0-1, Gabby Richards 0-1.
COLUMBIA FALLS – Tiffany Hummer 2-3, Ciarra Holm 0-3, Shaun Rowe 2-3, Niki Birky 0-1, Tori Price 0-1, Madison Sandefer 0-2, Carlee Brown 0-1, Kathrin Jetty 0-2, Winter Kemppainen 0-1, Catie King 0-1, Ashley Trueblood 0-2.
2B – Rowe.
Columbia Falls 000 002 — 2 6 3
Belgrade 000 411 — 6 13 1
Ashley Trueblood and Erika Nelson. Kristina West and Taylor Hill. W — West. L — Trueblood
COLUMBIA FALLS — Tiffany Hummer 1-3, Ciarra Holm 0-3, Shaun Rowe 1-3, Niki Birky 1-3, Madison Sandefer 1-3, Erika Nelson 2-3, Kathrin Jetty 0-3, Jaylynn Cantu 0-3, Jordan Lefebvre 0-3.
BELGRADE — Justine Taylor 1-4, Kristina West 2-4, Morgan Wandler 4-4, Taylor Johnson 0-4, Taylor Hill 1-4, Annie Prickett 1-3, Allison Alstrom 2-3, Joey Severson 2-3, Rylee Cygan 0-3.
RBI — Birky; Wandler. 2B — Hummer, Nelson; Wandler 2.
Havre 11, Whitefish 4
M. City 10, Whitefish 6
Whitefish scored three runs in first inning and one in the third, but couldn’t quite keep pace as the Havre Blue Ponies pulled out a victory.
Baylee Tveidt was 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs in the loss.
In the first game, Hanna Lewis batted 2-for-2.
Whitefish 100 21 — 4 5 2
Havre 225 2x — 11 7 1
Andrea Lamoureux and Peyton Twete. Rachel Majeres and Mary Lyons.
WHITEFISH - Twete 0-2, Malia Morris 0-3, Lamoureux 1-1, Baylee Tveidt 1-2, Margot Myers 1-3, Micah McFeely 0-3, Savanah Eisenbarth 0-3, Mason Brubaker 0-1, Hanna Lewis 2-2.
HAVRE - Michaela Boles 1-4, Paige Henderson 2-3, Davee McLeod 1-3, Harlee Boucher 0-4, Lyons 0-2, Morgan Mazurkiewicz 1-3, Clarissa Martin 1-2, Sydne Huston 1-2, Majeres 0-2.
HR - Martin.
Miles City 202 24 — 10 14 2
Whitefish 301 02 — 6 7 4
Lauren Wolfe-Petroff and Shelby Ries. Halle Reading and Peyton Twete. W — Wolf-Petroff. L — Reading.
MILES CITY — Lauren Wolfe-Petroff 2-3, Caitlin Shipp 2-2, Shelby Ries 3-4, Taylor Jones 2-3, Dani Finn 0-3, Megan Licht 2-3, Ashlee Hyatt 0-3, Chelsea Davis 2-3, Sierra Niedge 1-3.
WHITEFISH — Peyton Twete 0-2, Malia Morris 1-3, Andrea Lamoureux 1-3, Baylee Tveidt 2-2, Margot Myers 0-3, Hanna Lewis 1-3, Micah McFeely 0-3, Abbie Taylor 1-1, Halle Reading 1-2.
RBI — Shipp 2, Jones 2, Davis 2, Niedge; Lamoureux. 2B — Ries; Morris. 3B — Wolfe-Petroff. HR — Tveidt 2.
LaVerne Combo
Softball Tournament
At Butte
Saturday’s Scores
Polson 17, Sidney 0
Polson 17, Hardin 0
Libby 4, Florence 0
Libby 7, Livingston 2
Columbia Falls 2, Miles City 0
Belgrade 6, Columbia Falls 2
Miles City 10, Whitefish 6
Havre 11, Whitefish 4
Laurel 24, Deer Lodge 7
Hamilton 22, Hardin 2
Lewistown 16, Stevensville 2
Florence 11, Stillwater 4
Corvallis 9, Sidney 2
Corvallis 6, Columbus 5
Deer Lodge 14, Butte Central 6
Butte Central 9, Glendive 2
Anaconda 23, Browning 1
Laurel 9, Anaconda 1
Glendive 6, Stevensville 1
Frenchtown 9, Lewistown 0
Havre 8, Hamilton 7
Livingston 23, Browning 1