Atlee's slam highlights Glacier rout of Hellgate

The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA — Alivia Atlee punctuated an early scoring explosion with a grand slam in the second inning of Glacier’s 12-4 Western AA conference softball victory over Missoula Hellgate on Friday afternoon.

Glacier has won three in a row.

“It was a good all-around team effort,” Glacier coach Abby Connolly said.

The Wolfpack (4-3 overall, 3-3 league) scored four runs in the first inning before Atlee’s blast in the second that easily cleared the left-field fence. Glacier added one run in the fifth and three in the sixth.

Kynzie Mohl provided two hits from the leadoff spot and picked up the win in the circle.

“She went in there and she just hit her spots pretty well,” Connolly said of Mohl’s outing. “Her teammates really backed her up on defense.”

Sophie Smith was a perfect 3 for 3 at the plate.

Glacier is back home today at 2 p.m. versus Butte.

Glacier 440 013 0 — 12 9 1

Hellgate 000 004 0 — 4 4 4

WP — Kynzie Mohl. LP — Haleigh Irwin.

GLACIER — Kynzie Mohl 2-3, Avery Andersen 0-1, Addie Labrum 0-3, Sophie Smith 3-3, Alivia Atlee 1-3, Allee Meyer 0-2, Maddie Johnson 1-4, Jenn Wallace 1-4, Megan Eckert 0-0, Sage Vanterpool 0-2, Hallie Nikunen 0-3, Meg Hornby 1-4, Olivia Thomas 0-1.

HELLGATE — Kathryn Shipley 0-3, Dreayla Haran 2-4, Khasidy Hodge 0-2, Shoshannah Resner 0-0, Elise Marquardt 1-3, Jaiden Resner 0-3, Cailey Kirsch 0-3, Megan Mann 0-3, Andrea Lee 0-1, Haleigh Irwin 1-3.

2B — Mohl. Haran. HR — Atlee. RBI — Smith, Atlee 5, Johnson, Wallace 2. Haran, Marquart 2, Mann.

Polson 5, Libby 1

LIBBY — Polson avenged its earlier loss to Libby with a road victory against its Northwest A conference rival.

Quinn Motichka logged three hits for the victors, and Josie Caye drove in three runs from her clean-up spot. One of Caye’s two hits was a home run.

Vanessa Kent allowed just one run on six hits over a complete game to pick up the win.

Jayden Winslow led the Loggers with two hits, including a double.

Shayla Gallagher drove in Libby’s lone run with a sacrifice fly.

Libby will look to rebound when it hosts Ronan at 2 p.m. today. Polson is back on the diamond at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Columbia Falls.

Polson 103 000 1 — 5 7 0

Libby 000 001 0 — 1 6 4

WP — Vanessa Kent. LP — Khalyn Hageness.

POLSON — Kaelyn Smith 0-3, Laurel Bitterman 0-4, Quinn Motichka 3-4, Josie Caye 2-4, Grace Quinones 0-3, Kaylanna DesJarlais 0-3, Marina Mayorga 2-3, Paige Noyes 0-2, Olivia Perez 0-1, Lisa Costilla 0-2, Lexy Orien 0-1.

LIBBY — Linsey Walker 1-4, Khalyn Hageness 0-2, Jayden Winslow 2-3, Emily Carvey 1-2, Sammee Bradeen 1-3, Haylee Cannon 1-3, Shayla Gallagher 0-2, Bridgett Haskins 0-2, McKenzie Proffitt 0-1, S. Miller 0-2, B. Thomas 0-1.

2B — Bradeen, Winslow. HR — Caye. RBI — Caye 3, Quinones, Mayorga. Gallagher.

Columbia Falls 21,

Browning 0 (3)

COLUMBIA FALLS — A change of plans didn’t affect Columbia Falls whatsoever.

After their originally scheduled game for today in Browning was moved to Friday in Columbia Falls, the Wildkats exploded for 21 runs and 23 hits to dismantle Browning in just three innings.

“It’s just contagious,” Columbia Falls coach Dave Kehr said of his team’s offensive display.

“They just were comfortable at the plate. They were relaxed and swinging well.”

Ryley Kehr provided much of the offensive firepower for Columbia Falls. She was a perfect 4 for 4 at the dish with seven RBIs, four of which came on a third-inning grand slam. Kehr also had two doubles.

Kaylee Ash notched three hits and four RBIs from the leadoff spot, and Raychel Horner was 4 for 4 with two runs driven in. The Wildkats first five batters were a combined 17 for 18 on the day.

“We really did hit the ball well,” Kehr said. “The girls were relaxed. The weather was good. It really did feel like a good day to play.”

Columbia Falls hosts Polson at 5:30 p.m. Monday for a make-up game.

Browning 000 — 0 1 3

Columbia Falls 687 — 21 23 0

WP — Trista Cowan. LP — K. Rides At The Door.

BROWNING — Montana Brommer 1-2, K. Rides At The Door 0-1, Fitzgerald 0-1, Alyan Skunkcap 0-1, K. Brown 0-1, A. Bitsui 0-1, Morning Star 0-0, T. Kennorlly 0-1, A. Kennorlly 0-0, Katie Running Wolf 0-1, Linsey Old Person 0-1.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Kaylee Ash 3-3, Raychel Horner 4-4, Ryley Kehr 4-4, Trista Cowan 3-4, Kennedy Payne 3-3, Tori Briscoe 2-3, Graceanne Sevesind 1-2, Chloe Kienas 1-1, Jayden Hamilton 1-2, Abbey Underdahl 1-1.

2B — M. Brommer. Kehr 2, Cowan. HR — Kehr, Cowan. RBI — Ash 4, Horner 2, Kehr 7, Cowan, Hamilton, Underdahl.

Late Thursday

Hamilton 10, Ronan 9

RONAN — Hamilton outgunned Ronan in a wild nonconference affair.

Hamilton raced out to a 4-0 lead after two at-bats, but Ronan responded to take its first lead with five runs in the bottom of the second.

Hamilton retook the lead with four runs over the next three innings, but Ronan once again came back with a four-run fifth inning. After the only scoreless inning of the contest, Hamilton scored two runs in the top of the seventh to take a lasting lead.

Ronan travels to Libby at 2 p.m. today.

Hamilton 312 110 2 — 10 10 2

Ronan 050 040 0 — 9 12 1

WP — S. Lopez. LP — G. Wirz.

HAMILTON — S. Dayle 1-3, T. Della Silva 2-4, K. Meis 1-4, C. Dillion 2-4, M. McGill 1-3, A. Johnson 3-4, M. Ringer 0-3, J. Hinson 0-1, J. Taggart 0-3, M. Brickley 0-1, A. Drake 0-1.

RONAN — G. Wirz 2-5, E. Corley 0-2, K. Santos 1-2, B. Kenelty 0-1, M. Mock 2-4, M. Clairmont 1-4, M. Jackson 1-5, J. Hakes 1-4, M. Miller 2-3, C. Clairmont 2-3.

2B — Della Silva 2, Johnson. Wirz, Clairmont. 3B — Dillion. HR — Meis. RBI — Dayle, Della Silva 2, Meis, Dillion, McGill, Johnson. Wirz 2, Santos, Mock, M. Clairmont, C. Clairmont.