C-Falls, Polson, Libby unbeaten at softball tourney
BUTTE — Northwestern A turned in a great showing at the annual LaVerne Combo Invitationalo softball tournament over the weekend.
Columbia Falls finished the two-day event on Saturday with two more wins for a 4-0 tournament mark.
Polson also won twice Saturday to finish at 4-0.
The Pirates outscored the opposition 56-7.
Libby posted two wins to go with Friday’s victory for a 3-0 showing.
Whitefish lost once Friday and dropped two games Saturday.
Softball action resumes Thursday with Columbia Falls at Libby for a league game.
On Friday it’s Frenchtown at Whitefish and Libby at Polson for more Northwestern A action.
The regular season ends Saturday with two league contests — Frenchtown at Columbia Falls and Whitefish at Polson.
The Class A state tournament is in Belgrade May 23-25.
LaVerne Combo Invitational
Saturday
At Stodden Park and Copper Mountain
At Butte
Libby 8, Hardin 2
Hardin 000 002 0 — 2 6 3
Libby 011 600 x — 8 11 0
Blankenship and Watson; Hannah England and Dayln Germany.
HARDIN — Davidson 1-3, Edwards 1-3, Schneider 2-2, Feller 0-3, Blankenship 1-3, Watson 0-3, Old Coyote 1-2, Torske 0-3, Bush 0-2.
LIBBY — England 2-4, Mahalah Wedel 1-4, Rachel Rebo 2-4, Kelsey Klin 1-4, Rebecca Kyriss 1-3, Hailley Moe 1-1, Auria Benefield 2-4, Devon Gallagher 1-2, Germany 0-2, Brooke Rosling 0-1, Harley Nelson 0-3.
WP- England, LP - Blankenship; HR - Kyriss; 3B - Davidson; 2B - Klin, Edwards, Old Coyote; RBI - Not provided.
Libby 4, Anaconda 3
Libby 120 1 — 4 NA NA
Anaconda 210 0 — 3 NA NA
Staci Regh, England and Gallagher. Brooke Chapman and Courtney Moodry.
LIBBY — Rebo 1-2, Wedel 0-1, Klin 2-3, Kyriss 1-3, Benefield 0-3, Gallagher 1-3, Regh 0-0, England 0-2, Gerway 2-2, Rosling 0-2, Nelson 0-0.
ANACONDA — Courtney Moodry 0-2, Karli King 0-0, Brooke Chapman 2-3, Lauren Bolton 2-2, Delaney Chapman 0-1, Sarah Schaefer 0-1, Lacee Moodry 0-1, C. Worl 0-2, Julia Peterson 0-2, Kasandra Flores 0-0.
No other info provided.
Columbia Falls 8, Custer County 1
Columbia Falls 440 00 — 8 9 0
Custer 100 00 — 1 2 3
Winter Kemppainen and Breanna Friar; Wolfe and Richards
COLUMBIA FALLS — Carlee Brown 1-4, Ciarra Holm 2-3, Kathrin Jetty 2-3, Catie King 1-3, Kemppainen 0-3, Alex Pederson 1-2, Madi Fetters 1-3, Lauren Fields 1-3, Friar 0-3.
CUSTER COUNTY — Wolfe 2-2, Noedge 0-2, Hyatt 0-2, Licht 0-2, Holland 0-2, Davis 0-2, Smith 0-1, Richards 1-2, Gierke 0-1.
2B - Jetty, Holm.
No other information provided.
Columbia Falls 11, Billings Central 3
Columbia Falls 100 55 — 11 NA NA
Billings Central 010 11 — 3 NA NA
Stats not available
Polson 15, Fergus 7
Polson 410 73 — 15 14 2
Fergus 100 60 — 7 10 4
Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Cassi Miller, Maddie Comes and Allyssa Yaeger.
POLSON — Kenney 3-4, Duford 3-4, Jessica Bagnell 0-3, Heidi Rausch 2-4, Martina Marquardt 1-4, Hannah Potter 0-2, Kaelin Wall 1-3, Jordyn Evertz 3-3, Jaiden Toth 1-2.
FERGUS —Allyssa Yaeger 1-3, Nadja Robertson 1-3, Maddie Comes 1-2, Mary Birdwell 1-3, Teale Danell 2-3, Cassi Miller 1-2, Grover 1-3, Jessica Kindzerski 2-3, Sydney Wier 0-2.
2B — Birdwell, Miller. 3B — Jaylin Kenney. HR — Duford, Rausch, Grover. RBIs — Roberston, Birdwell, Miller, Grover 2; Duford 3, Rausch 3, Wall 2, Kenney, Bagnell, Potter, Toth, Evertz.
Polson 10, Hardin 0
Hardin 000 00 — 0 2 3
Polson 820 00 — 10 13 0
Blankenship, Davisson (3) and Watson; Duford and Kenney.
HARDIN — Davisson 0-2, Edwards 0-2, Schnieder 1-2, Feller 0-2, Blankenship 0-2, Watson 0-2, Torske 1-2, Roan 0-1, Old Coyote 0-1.
POLSON — Kenney 2-2, Duford 1-3, Bagnell 3-3, H. Rausch 1-1, Marquart 0-1, Potter 1-3, Evertz 1-2, Taylor Brackey 2-3, Toth 1-1, Wall 1-2, Kyrie Bitterman 1-2, Sarah Rausch 0-1, Skyla Krantz 0-1.
WP - Duford, LP - Blankenship; 3B - Kenney, 2B - Bagnell, Potter, Torske.
Belgrade 12, Whitefish 0
Whitefish 000 000 — 0 4 0
Belgrade 023 02x — 5 7 0
Andrea Lameuroux and Maddie Davis. Judy Taylor, Hannah Goulet and K. Bethke.
WHITEFISH — Georgia Donaldson 1-2, Shannon Craft 1-3, Lameuroux 0-3, Margot Myers 1-3, Micah McFeely 0-3, Davis 0-3, Abbie Taylor 1-1, Halle Reading 0-2, AbbyReese 0-1.
BELGRADE —M. Cade 0-2, K. West 0-1, J. Taylor 1-2, A. Rollins 0-3, T. Johnson 2-3, T. Hill 2-3, A. Alstrom 2-2, H. Goulet 0-0, K. Bethke 1-3, R. Salsbury 0-2, M. Layman 0-2, K. West 0-0.
2B—Johnson; RBIs—Not available
Florence 11, Whitefish 0
Whitefish 000 0 — 0 1 5
Florence 224 3 — 11 5 0
Lameuroux and Davis. Courtney Byrne and Haley Cole, Stephanie Drozdz (2), H. Cole (3). W - Byrne. L - Lam.
WHITEFISH — Donaldson 0-2, Cassie Schriver 0-0, Craft 0-2, Jordan Sweeney 0-1, Lameuroux 0-2, Myers 0-2, McFeely 0-1, Davis 0-1, Carl 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Reading 1-1.
FLORENCE — Holly Hale 0-2, Cazz Skeers 1-2, Byrne 1-2, H. Cole 1-3, Micayla Cole 0-2, Josie McCann 1-3, S. Drozdz 0-0, Kyla Hill 0-1, Kristyne Drozdz 1-2.
2B - Byrne. RBIs - Byrne 2, Hill 2.