Softball roundup: Glacier, Flathead roll Sentinel, stuck by Big Sky

MISSOULA — Glacier was on the offensive versus Missoula Sentinel, banging out 10 hits and scoring runs in every inning but the fifth for a 13-2 Western AA softball victory Thursday afternoon.

Katie McHugh went 3 for 3 for the Wolfpack. Kayla Russell and Ali Williams had two hits each.

“It was a nice game to start the day with,” Glacier coach Andy Fors said.

“We had an opportunity to get the bats going. I was happy with our offensive production and defensively we were solid as well. It was nice to see our team be able to do that.”

Against Missoula Big Sky, Glacier came up short, losing 8-3.

Taylor Riggles and Tacey Howe had two hits each for Glacier.

“Macey Newbary was pitching for them and she does a nice job throwing hard and keep our hitters off balance,” Fors said.

“We couldn’t come up with that timely hit.”

Fors said Big Sky also backed Newbary up with solid defense.

Glacier is back in action Saturday hosting Helena High and Helena Capital at noon and 2 p.m., respectively, at Kidsports Complex.

Glacier 232 402 — 13 10 0

Sentinel 000 200 — 2 3 2

Ali Williams, Hannah Atlee (4) and Atlee, Williams (4). Halle Nurse and Emily Earl, Kealey Gillis (4). W – Williams. L – Nurse.

GLACIER – Kayla Russell 2-3, Mackenzie Brester-Knight 1-3, Kayleena Ikeda 0-4, Williams 2-2, Christina DuFour 1-1, Atlee 1-2, Anna Jenks 0-2, Cheyenna Compton 0-1, Katie McHugh 3-3, Tacey Howe 0-4, Taylor Riggles 0-2.

MISSOULA SENTINEL – Serina Breum 1-3, Nurse 1-3, Timber Plenger 0-2, Cady Lanzel 1-3, Savannah Ganieani 0-2, Jessica McMillan 0-2, Ashna Laird 0-2, Earl 0-1, Gillis 0-1, Cynthia LaRance 0-2.

2B – Russell, Brester-Knight. HR – Lanzel. RBIs – not available.

Glacier 000 000 3 — 3 7 2

Big Sky 002 060 x — 8 9 1

Ali Williams and Hannah Atlee. Macey Newbary and Jaime Shafer W – Newbary. L – Williams.

GLACIER – Kayla Russell 1-4, Taylor Riggles 2-4, Kayleena Ikeda 0-3, Williams 0-2, Atlee 0-4, Anna Jenks 1-3, Katie McHugh 0-2, Tacey Howe 2-3, Mackenzie Brester-Knight 1-2, Christina DuFour 0-1.

BIG SKY – Morgan Johnson 2-4, Kendall Mooney 1-2, Newbary 2-4, Shafer 1-2, Quincy Preston 0-3, Kendall Rauk 0-3, Kiley Snow 1-3, Chelsea Todd 1-3, Hope McCracken 2-3.

2B – Riggles, Jenks, McCracken 2. RBIs – Mooney 2, McCracken, Newbary, Preston.

Flathead 16, Sentinel 6

Big Sky 10, Flathead 0

MISSOULA — Flathead finished the day by downing Missoula Sentinel in a Western AA matchup.

The Bravettes banged out 13 hits and pushed a runner across the plate in every inning but the first. The big inning was the second with seven runs scored.

Kaylee Henderson, 3 for 5, belted a pair of doubles to power Flathead. She accounted for three RBIs.

Abbie O’Brien, Kaitlin Torgerson, Lynsey Potter and Miea Sutton all had two hits each.

Flathead could muster just three hits in the loss to Big Sky. That game was scoreless until Big Sky scored five runs in both the third and fourth innings.

Flathead is back in action Saturday hosting Helena Capital and Helena High at noon and 2 p.m., respectively, at the Conrad Complex.

Flathead 073 123 — 16 13 4

Sentinel 203 100 — 6 12 7

Kylee Beccari, Miea Sutton (3) and Kaylee Henderson. Kealey Gillis, Halle Nurse (4) and Emily Earl. W – Miea Sutton. L – Gillis.

FLATHEAD – Abbie O’Brien 2-5, Iris Matulevich 1-4, Kaitlin Torgerson 2-4, Henderson 3-5, Beccari 1-2, Lynsey Potter 2-4, Cassidy Smith 0-3, Shayka Tweet 0-3, Kaycee Smith 0-1, Sutton 2-3, Emily Jedlicka 0-0.

MISSOULA SENTINEL – Serina Breum 1-4, Gillis 1-4, Timber Plenger 4-4, Cady Lanzel 1-4, Nurse 1-3, Jessica McMillan 1-3, Ashna Laird 1-3, Earl 1-3, Savannah Ganieani 1-3.

2B – Henderson 2, Plenger. RBIs – Togerson 2, Henderson 3, Potter 2, Tweet, Sutton 2, Plenger, Lanzel, Nurse, McMillan, Laird, Earl.

Flathead 000 00 – 0 3 3

Big Sky 005 5x – 10 11 0

Kylee Beccari, Niea Sutton (4) and Kaylee Henderson. Kendall Rauk and Jaime Shafer. W – Rauk. L – Beccari.

FLATHEAD – Abbie O’Brien 1-3, Iris Matulevich 0-2, Kaitlin Torgerson 0-2, Kaylee Henderson 0-2, Cassidy Smith 0-2, Kijrstjn Kruse 0-2, Lynsey Potter 1-2, Shayla Tweet 1-2, Sutton 0-1.

BIG SKY – Morgan Johnson 2-3, Kendall Mooney 2-3, Macey Newbary 1-3, Shafer 2-3, Quincy Preston 3-3, Rauk 0-2, Kiley Snow 1-3, Michelle Pronovost 0-1, Hope McCracken 0-2.

2B – Preston, Snow. HR – Newbary, Mooney. RBIs – Newbary 3, Mooney 2, Snow 2, Johnson.

Libby 7, Whitefish 0

LIBBY — Devon Gallagher homered and doubled and Staci Regh doubled twice as Libby blanked Whitefish in a Northwestern A contest.

Gallagher, 2 for 4, hit a solo shot home run to right field with two outs in the third inning.

Mahalah Wedel had three hits in four at-bats and Regh was perfect at the plate in three appearances for the Loggers.

Libby (11-1 overall, 3-1 league) outhit Whitefish 14-2.

Hannah England struck out 10 Whitefish batters and walked none to pick up the victory.

“A little bit of everything,” Libby coach Dean Thompson said of what was working for England.

“She mixes everything up.”

Whitefish 000 000 0 — 0 2 2

Libby 213 010 x — 7 14 1

Halle Reading and NA; Hannah England and Devon Gallagher. W — England. L — Reading.

WHITEFISH — Malia Morris 0-3, Georgia Donaldson 0-3, Jordan Sletten 0-3, Madi Davis 1-3, Micah McFeely 1-2, Michaela McDowell 0-3, Reading 0-3, Savannah Eisenbarth 0-2, Mickey Dooley 0-2.

LIBBY — England 0-4, Mahalah Wedel 3-4, Kelsey Klin 1-3, Gallagher 2-4, Auria Benefield 2-4, Dayln Germany 1-4, Rachel Rebo 2-3, Staci Regh 3-3, Kyra Lauer 0-2, Brooke Rosling 0-1, Madison Monigold 0-0.

2B—Wedel, Gallagher, Benefield, Germany, Regh (2); HR—Gallagher; RBIs—Gallagher, Benefield, Germany, Regh, Rosling.

Frenchtown 8, Polson 4

POLSON — Frenchtown pushed four runs across the plate in the third inning and added two runs in the sixth and the seventh to best Polson (9-2, 3-2) for the second time this spring.

Kaylin Kenney, Polson’s leadoff hitter, went 4 for 4.

Keegan Wickman had one hit, a home run in the third inning with one runner on, for Frenchtown.

Both team had seven hits, but Polson totaled five errors to two for Frenchtown.

Frenchtown 004 002 2 — 8 7 2

Polson 001 100 2 — 4 7 5

Morgan Ray and Brooke Yarnell; Jessica Bagnell and Jaylin Kenney. W — Ray. L — Bagnell.

FRENCHTOWN — Kayla Blood 0-4, Josie Anderson 2-4, Ray 1-4, Vanessa Stavish 1-3, Keegan Wickman 1-4, Krystal Hebnes 1-3, Yarnell 0-2, Emma Pyron 0-2, Kaylee Prather 0-1, Laci Willett 1-3.

POLSON — Kenney 4-4, Jaiden Toth 0-4, Bagnell 0-3, Hannah Potter 1-3, Kaelen Wall 0-4, Taylor Brackey 1-3, Ashley Benson 0-3, Sarah Rausch 0-2, Kyrie Bitterman 1-3.

2B—Hebnes; HRs—Wickman; RBIs—Wickman (2), Hebnes, Willett; Potter.