Polson whips Flathead, Glacier routs Hellgate
Flathead shortstop Riley Chouinard applies the tag to Polson's Josie Caye on a stolen base attempt in the top of the third at Kidsports Complex on Thursday. Caye was out on the play. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson's Kallie Finkbeiner connects on a two-run home run to right-center field during the Lady Pirates' six-run second inning against Flathead at Kidsports Complex on Thursday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead second baseman Kayla Kallis fires to first base for the out after fielding a grounder in the third inning against Polson at Kidsports Complex on Thursday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead first baseman Maddie Engle applies the tag to Polson's Kobbey Smith as she dives back into first base after a snap throw from Bravettes catcher Sydney Olson in the second inning at Kidsports Complex on Thursday. Smith was safe on the play. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Brianna Morales rips a single down the third baseline against Polson at Kidsports Complex on Thursday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead pitcher Ilyssa Centner releases a pitch in the first inning against Polson at Kidsports Complex on Thursday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Polson pitcher Lauren Vergeront releases a pitch in the first inning against Flathead at Kidsports Complex on Thursday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
In non-conference softball play at Kidsports Complex, the Polson Pirates won a 19-1 romp over the Flathead Bravettes on Thursday.
Flathead (2-13) has seven players injured between its varsity and junior varsity squads.
“They keep working,” Flathead coach Jack Foster said.
Illysa Centner pitched and went 1-2 at the plate. Brianna Morales hit two balls on two tries.
Sydney Olson was 1 for 2 and had one RBI.
Flathead scored one run, in the fourth inning.
Polson scored 19 runs on 14 hits, including nine runs in the fourth inning.
Kallie Finkbeiner went 3 for 3 at the plate for the Pirates.
Flathead hosts Hellgate today at 6 p.m. for a conference match at Kidsports.
Polson 262 9 — 19 14 0
Flathead 000 1 — 1 5 2
W — Lauren Vergeront and Kaylanna DesJarlais.
L — Illysa Centner and Sydney Olson.
POLSO — Josie Caye 3-4, DesJarlais 4-5, Paige Noyes 2-5, Lexy Orien 1-5, Kallie Finkbeiner 3-3, Vergeront 2-3, Katelyne Druyvestein 0-0, Kobbey Smith 0-1, Lisa Costilla 1-2, Gracie Quinones 1-2, Cali Cannon 1-2, Savannah Carpentier 0-1.
FLATHEAD — Macy Craver 1-2, Kayla Kallis 0-2, Riley Chouinard 0-2, Centner 1-2, Brianna Morales 2-2, Olson 1-2, Lexi Longtin 0-2, Maddie Engle 0-1, Neveah Lacroix 0-1, Alyssa Poe-Hatton 0-1.
2B — Noyes; HR — Caye, Finkbeiner; RBI — Caye (4), DesJarlais (2), Noyes (3), Orien (3), Finkbeiner (2), Vergeront, Smith, Quinones; Olson.
Glacier 21,
Missoula Hellgate 0
MISSOULA — The Glacier Wolfpack coasted to a 21-0 win in a Western AA conference game against Missoula Hellgate.
Glacier scored 10 runs in the fifth inning.
Sage Vanterpool pitched a five-inning no-hitter, homered, and was 3 for 4 at the plate with four RBIs.
Catcher Kynzie Mohl doubled and was 2 for 2 at the plate with one RBI.
Sammie Labrum had three doubles, five RBIs and was 4 of 5 at bat.
Halle Schroeder tripled and had one RBI.
Jennifer Wallace and Addie Labrum both hit 2 for 2 at the plate.
Glacier hosts Frenchtown on Saturday for a non-conference game at 11 a.m.
Glacier 4 52 0(10) — 21 17 3
Missoula Hellgate 000 00 — 0 2 0
W — Sage Vanterpool and Kynzie Mohl.
L — Hailey Irwin and Maddy Butler.
GLACIER — Sammie Labrum 4-5, Halle Schroeder 0-2, Kira Barney 1-3, Mohl 2-2, Allee Meyer 1-5, Vanterpool 3-4, Sophie Smith 1-3, Megan Eckert 1-5, Jennifer Wallace 2-2, Addie Labrum 2-2.
HELLGATE — Butler 0-2, Dreayla Haran 0-2, Maiti Anderson 0-2, KeKe Davis 0-1, Sintana Gervais 1-2, Irwin 1-2, Rhiannon Moreland 0-2, Jaiden Resner 0-2, Katie Shipley 0-2.
2B — S. Labrum (3), Mohl, Vanterpool, A. Labrum; 3B — Schroeder; HR — Vanterpool; RBI — S. Labrum (5), Schroeder, Barney, Mohl, Meyer (2), Vanterpool (4), Smith (2), A. Labrum.
Class A
Columbia Falls 10,
Ronan 7
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Wildkats edged Ronan 10-7 to stay at the top of Northwest A.
Columbia Falls is 8-8 overall and 4-1 in conference.
Ronan is 4-9 and 1-3.
The Wildkats’ Kaylee Ashe, Alyssa Blankenship and Trista Cowan each went 3 for 4 at the plate.
Ashe tripled and homered and Ryley Kehr doubled.
Cowan homered and had three RBIs.
Columbia Falls next visits Browning on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Ronan 005 000 2 — 7 10 1
Columbia Falls 004 402 x — 10 14 0
W — Savvy Ellis.
L — Macao Jackson.
RONAN — Madison Clairmont 1-2, Madison Miller 1-4, Jackson 2-4, Emilie Corley 2-4, Riley Big Beaver 0-0, Haylie Webster 0-1, Regan Clairmont 1-3, Kiara Sherman 0-4, Ashley Welker 2-3, LaNissa Mahkuk 1-3.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kaylee Ashe 3-4, Alyssa Blankenship 3-4, Trista Cowan 3-4, Graceanne Sevesind 2-4, Ryley Kehr 2-3, Ellis 1-4, Isabell Johnson 0-3, Chloe Kienas 0-3, McKenna Rensil 0-2.
2B — M. Clairmont, Corley, Jackson; Blankenship, Kehr; 3B — Welker; Ashe; HR — Ashe, Cowan; RBI — R. Clairmont, M. Clairmont (2), Corley (3), Jackson (3), Mahkuk, Miller, Welker (4); Ashe, Cowan (3), Ellis (2), Kehr (2).