C-Falls, Libby softball 2-0 at Frenchtown Tourney

FRENCHTOWN — Libby Loggers and Columbia Falls Wildkats softball went 2-0 on the first day of play at the Frenchtown Invitational on Friday.

The Wildkats defeated Corvallis 11-6 and Loyola Sacred Heart 19-7.

Columbia Falls started with a five-run first inning against Corvallis and sealed it with two runs in the fourth.

Alyssa Blankenship homered and had two RBIs.

Against Loyola, the Wildkats scored nine runs in the third and took control of the game, led by Savvy Ellis’ two homers and four RBIs.

Libby’s seven-run fourth inning helped put Dillon away.

Ten players had RBIs.

It wasn’t close, but Libby scored five runs in the sixth inning to surge ahead of Florence.

Linsey Walker tripled and had two RBIs.

Belgrade nipped Polson, 4-3, erasing the Pirates’ four-run lead with three runs in the fifth inning.

Frenchtown Invitational

Columbia Falls 11,

Corvallis 6

Columbia Falls 19,

Loyola Sacred Heart 7

Corvallis 320 10 — 6 5 1

Columbia Falls 513 2x — 11 12 1

W — Savvy Ellis.

L — Mariah Hickey, Gabby Krueger (4).

CORVALLIS — Hickey 0-2, Macee Greenwood 2-2, Sami Knapp 1-1, Ashlynn Nixon 1-3, Raili Paddock 0-1, Olivia Paddock 0-1, Kimerah Wright 0-1, Krueger 0-2, Cierra Jessop 1-2, Daphney Reynoso 0-3, Katelyn Bayner 0-1.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Kaylee Ashe 1-3, Alyssa Blankenship 2-4, Trista Cowan 2-2, Ryley Kehr 2-3, Graceanne Sevesind 0-2, Ellis 1-2, McKenna Rensel 1-2, Chloe Kienas 1-1, Jazzy Marino 2-3, Abbie Darsow 0-0, Abbey Underdahl 0-0.

2B — Jessop, Knapp, Nixon; Ashe, Kehr; HR — Blankenship; RBI — Greenwood, Knapp (2), Nixon, Paddock; Rensel (2), Ashe, Kehr, Blankenship (2), Cowan, Ellis, Marino (2).

Columbia Falls 139 001 5 — 19 19 3

Loyola Sacred Heart 400 012 0 — 7 7 13

W — Trista Cowan Savvy Ellis (6).

COLUMBIA FALLS — Kaylee Ashe 2-6, Alyssa Blankenship 2-4, Cowan 1-5, Ryley Kehr 3-6, Graceanne Sevesind 3-4, Abbie Darsow 2-3, Ellis 2-5, McKenna Rensel 1-5, Chloe Kienas 0-2, Abbey Underdahl 1-2, Isabel Johnson 1-2, Jazzy Marino 1-3.

2B — Ashe, Cowan Sevesind, Rensel, Johnson; HR — Ellis (2); RBIs — Ashe, Blankenship, Cowan, Sevesind (2), Ellis (4), Johnson (4), Darsow.

Statistics for Loyola Sacred Heart were not available.

Libby 12, Dillon 5

Libby 13, Florence 3

Dillon 301 001 x — 5 12 3

Libby 004 71x x — 12 12 3

W — Linsey Walker.

L — Kylee Pittman.

DILLON — Shylee Ledbetter 3-4, Isabella Ruegsegger 1-3, Pittman 3-4, Jess Zimmerman 0-4, Abby Brevig 1-3, Makiya Dubois 3-3, Christina Hernandez 0-3, Abigail Johnston 0-1, Taylor Westfall 0-2, Alexandria Johnston 1-3.

LIBBY — Walker 2-3, Emily Carvey 1-3, Sammee Bradeen 3-4, Taylor Holm 1-3, Sheyla Gallagher 3-4, MaKenzie Proffitt 2-3, Cerria Swagger 0-1, Samantha Miller 0-3, Bethany Thomas 0-1, Ashlyn Monigold 0-2, Ember Rode 0-0.

2B — Dubois; Bradeen, Carvey, Walker (2), Gallagher; RBIs — Pittman, Brevig, Dubois; Bradeen, Thomas, Proffitt (2), Carvey, Walker, Gallagher (2), Taylor.

Florence 110 100 x — 3 7 4

Libby 111 235 x — 13 8 4

W — Kira Ward.

LIBBY — Linsey Walker 1-4, Emily Carvey 1-4, Sammee Bradeen 2-4, Taylor Holm 1-3, Sheyla Gallagher 0-1, MaKenzie Proffitt 0-3, Aren James 0-0, Samantha Miller 1-3, Cerria Swagger 0-0, Bethany Thomas 1-2, Ward 1-2, Ember Rode 0-0, Kayley Svendsbye 0-0.

2B — Bradeen, Carvey; 3B — Walker; RBIs — Bradeen, Carvey, Walker (2), Ward (2), Holm.

Statistics for Florence were not available.

Belgrade 5, Polson 4

Belgrade 011 030 0 — 5 10 0

Polson 400 000 0 — 4 7 1

WP - Erin Elgas. LP - Lauren Vergeront.

Belgrade — Kamie Gorrell 2, Kenna Thomas 3, Madi Kreiger 2 (HR), Olivia Cook, Erin Elgas 2.

Polson ­­­­— Josie Caye, Paige Noyes 3, Lexi Orien, Lauren Vergeront, Kallie Finkbeiner.

2B — Thomas; Noyes, Finkbeiner; 3B — Elgas HR — Kreiger, Cook, Elgas (2); Vergeront; RBIs — Thomas, Kreiger (2), Cook, Elgas; Noyes (2), Vergeront (2).

Class AA

Missoula Sentinel 20, Flathead 1

Flathead 24,

Missoula Big Sky 2

MISSOULA — Flathead split a doubleheader on Thursday, first dropping 20-1 to Missoula Sentinel and then pounding Missoula Big Sky 24-2 later on.

“Kids played hard,” Flathead coach Jack Foster said. “Did a good job. We’re a little banged up right now but the kids went out and battled.”

Against Big Sky, Riley Chouinard doubled, had four RBIs and was 4 for 4 at the plate. Macy Craver tripled and Brianna Morales homered and had seven RBIs.

Flathead (2-10 overall, 2-5 conference), hosts Helena High and Helena Capital at 12 and 2 p.m. today.

Flathead 000 01 — 1 3 2

Sentinel 573 5x — 20 18 0

W — Shelby Dunwell, Amy Taylor (3), Morgan Holmes (4) and Jalea Cooper.

L — Carissa Comer, Haven McCartney (2) and Sydney Olson.

FLATHEAD — Macy Craver 0-2, Kayla Kallis 0-2, Riley Chouinard 0-2, Illysa Centner 0-2, Comer 1-2, Alyssa Cadwalader 1-2, Brianna Morales 0-2, Olson 0-1, Aspen Rush 1-1, Lexi Longtin 0-2.

SENTINEL — Mack Wright 3-3, Addie Gaub 2-3, Dunwell 3-3, Grace Hardy 3-3, Taylor 2-3, Kody Fraiser 1-4, Cooper 1-4, Cassidy Schwertzer 2-3, Keena Kay 1-3.

2B — Hardy, Fraiser, HR — Taylor, Schwertzer (2); RBIs — Dunwell (3), Hardy (3), Taylor (4), Schwertzer (5)

Flathead 978 — 24 9 0

Big Sky 200 — 2 1 2

W — Carissa Comer and Lexi Longtin.

L — VanHoose and Hewitt.

FLATHEAD — Macy Craver 1-2, Alyssa Habel 0-0, Kayla Kallis 1-2, Riley Chouinard 4-4, Ilyssa Centner 0-0, Comer 0-0, Alyssa Cadwalader 0-2, Brianna Morales 3-3, Sydney Olson 1-4, Longtin 0-1.

BIG SKY — McPhillips 1-2, Kolar 0-1, Faulhaber 0-2, VanHoose 0-2, Owen 0-1, Brown 0-1, Hewitt 0-0, Jansen 0-1, Weber 0-1.

2B — Chouinard, Morales, Olson; 3B — Craver, HR ­— Morales, RBIs ­— Kallis (2), Chouinard (4), Centner, Comer (2), Cadwalader (2), Morales (7), Olson (2).