Kats' Trueblood hurls no-hitter, rips another HR

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ashley Trueblood threw a no-hitter and smacked a three-run home run to right center in the first inning as Columbia Falls stomped Shelby 16-0 in a nonconference softball matchup on Monday afternoon.

Trueblood finished with nine strikeouts and walked just two batters.

Her home run was her second in as many games and gave Columbia Falls a 3-0 lead.

The Wildkats (5-6-1) had 17 hits by nine players. Tiffany Hummer, Carlee Brown and Mati Fetters had three hits each. Trueblood and Alysha Cantu were next with two apiece.

Columbia Falls belted eight doubles. Hummer and Fetters both had two.

Trueblood drove in four runs, Fetters three and Courtney Murray two.

Columbia Falls returns to Northwestern A play with games Thursday at Frenchtown and Saturday at Polson.

The Wildkats are 2-2 in league play.

Shelby 000 00 — 0 0 4

Columbia Falls 538 0x — 16 17 1

K. Kelleher and R. Bailey; Ashley Trueblood and Courtney Murray. W — Trueblood. L — Kelleher.

SHELBY — S. Sanchez 0-2, B. White 0-2, Bailey 0-2, Kelleher 0-2, Sh. Sanchez 0-1, A. Lawsen 0-2, A. Daniels 0-2, K. Nelson 0-1, L. Lawsen 0-2.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Tiffany Hummer 3-4, Carlee Brown 3-4, Trueblood 2-4, Breanna Friar 1-2, Winter Kemppainen 1-1, Mati Fetters 3-3, Murray 1-3, Alysha Cantu 2-3, Kaitlyn Hoerner 1-2, Lottie Ellis 0-1.

2B—Hummer (2), Brown, Friar, Kemppainen, Fetters (2), Murray; HR—Trueblood; RBIs—Brown, Trueblood (4), Friar, Kemppainen, Fetters (3), Murray (2), Hoerner.

Whitefish 10, Shelby 6

WHITEFISH — A seven-run fourth inning helped Whitefish post a nonconference victory over Shelby.

The Bulldogs (2-9 overall) finished it off with a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

Kenzie Carl, 3 for 4, doubled for Whitefish, as did Georgia Donaldson, 2 for 4.

Malia Morris, Jordan Sletten and Michaela McDowell had two hits each for Whitefish.

Shelby 002 040 0 — 6 9 0

Whitefish 000 712 x — 10 14 0

NA; Jordan Sletten and Malia Morris. W — Sletten; L — NA.

SHELBY — S. Sanchez 0-3, B. White 2-2, R. Bailey 3-4; K. Kelleher 2-4, Sh. Sanchez 1-3, A. Lawsen 1-4, A. Daniels 0-3, L. Lawsen 0-3, Skiera 0-3.

WHITEFISH — Morris 2-4, Georgia Donaldson 2-4, Sletten 2-3, Kenzie Carl 3-4, Madi Davis 0-4, Michaela McDowell 2-3, Abby Reese 1-3, Savannah Eisenbarth 1-3, Micah McFeely 1-3.

2B—Kelleher; Carl, Donaldson; RBIs—NA

Frenchtown 12,

Glacier 1

FRENCHTOWN — Morgan Ray fanned 13 Glacier batters and hit one of Frenchtown’s three home runs in a nonconference victory over Glacier.

Frenchtown, up 3-1 after three innings, scored nine runs in the next three to put the game away.

Vanessa Stavis homered twice for the Class A Broncs.

Ray also doubled.

Tacey Howe homered for Class AA Glacier.

Glacier 010 000 — 1 6 3

Frenchtown 300 612 — 12 9 0

Ali Williams and Hannah Atlee. Morgan Ray and Brooke Yarnall, Kaylee Prather (6). W – Ray. L – Williams.

GLACIER – Kayla Russell 0-3, Taylor Riggles 1-3, Williams 2-2, Atlee 1-3, Tacey Howe 1-2, Anna Jenks 0-2, Christine Connolly 0-1, Katie McHugh 0-3, Mackenzie Brester-Knight 0-2, E. McHugh 1-1, Christina Dufour 0-2.

FRENCHTOWN – Kayla Blood 1-3, Josie Anderson 1-4, Ray 3-3, Vanessa Stavish 2-4, Keegan Wickman 1-2, Krista Hebnes 1-2, Haley Cyr 0-0, Yarnall 0-2, Prather 0-1, Gabby Martello 0-2, Alli Moe 0-1, Laci Willett 0-2, Emma Pyron 0-1, Shelby Shourds 0-0.

2B – Williams, E. McHugh, Ray, Hebnes, Wickman. HR – Howe, Ray, Stavish 2. RBIs – Howe, Stavish 4, Ray 3, Anderson 2, Blood.

Deer Lodge sweeps Eureka

POLSON — Runs and hits favored Deer Lodge in a big way as the Wardens rolled past Eureka 11-1 and 20-2 in Class B doubleheader action.

Eureka had just two hits in each game while Deer Lodge had 12 in the opener and nine in the finale.

Jaime Soderling went 2 for 2 for Eureka in the second game.

Evynn Anderson and Laura Williams both were 1 for 2 in the opener for Eureka.

This matchup was originally scheduled for April 26, but was postponed because of weather.

Eureka wraps up regular-season action on May 17 at Mission.

First game

Deer Lodge 11, Eureka 1

Eureka 001 00 — 1 2 0

D. Lodge 100 73 — 11 12 2

Laura Williams and Charity Parsons. Kelsie Gray and Dani Walker. W – Gray. L – Williams.

EUREKA – Alaina Wright 0-2, Evynn Anderson 1-2, Jaime Soderling 0-2, Courtney Lemer 0-3, Stacy Cooper 0-3, Parsons 0-2, Haley Lindgren 0-1, Williams 1-2, Rose Weaver 0-1.

DEER LODGE – Hunter Therriault 2-3, Gray 1-1, Walker 2-4, Michele Christnacht 2-4, Courtney Goff 2-3, Natalie Padovich 1-3, Sara Forbes 1-2, Elena Carroll 1-3, Chrystal Dean 0-1, McKenna Stefalo 0-1.

2B – Padovich, Forbes, Christnacht, Therriault. 3B – Goff. RBIs – Therriault, Gray, Walker 3, Christnacht 2, Goff 2, Padovich 2.

Second game

Deer Lodge 20, Eureka 2

Deer Lodge 2(11)6 01 — 20 9 1

Eureka 000 20 — 2 2 6

Gray, Therriault (3) and Walker. Anderson, Lemer and Cooper. W – Therriault. L – Anderson.

DEER LODGE – Therriault 2-4, Gray 0-0, Walker 3-5, Christnacht 1-4, Goff 1-4, Padovich 0-3, Forbes 2-2, Carroll 0-0, Taylor Lott 0-2, Elizabeth Barton 0-1.

EUREKA – Wright 0-2, Weaver 0-0, Anderson 0-1, Soderling 2-2, Lemer 0-1, Lindgren 0-2, Cooper 0-3, Parsons 0-3, Ashlyn Waldo 0-0, Hannah Green 0-2.

2B – Walker. RBIs – Therriault 3, Gray, Walker 4, Christnacht, Goff 4, Padovich, Forbes 2, Carroll.