State A softball: Polson wins, Laurel walks off C-Falls
Columbia Falls' Kylie Gjesdal-Davis (14) beats the throw and tag at home plate during the Wildkats' 8-run third inning against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls celebrates as Annika Reid (24) approaches home plate after her solo home run in the fourth inning against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls third baseman Kylie Gjesdal-Davis (14) throws out a Hamilton batter trying to reach first on a bunt in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls pitcher Ella Branstetter (23) delivers against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls right fielder Sydnee Burke (4) squeezes a line drive against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls second baseman Addy Bowler (11) attempts to turn a double play against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls catcher Bella Mann (3) throws to first for an out after fielding a bunt against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls' Tayler Lingle (6) drives in two runs with a double in the third inning against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls' Sydnee Burke (4) drives in two runs with a double in the fourth inning against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls pitcher Katie Bulawsky (5) delivers against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls' Annika Reid (24) connects on a solo home run in the fourth inning against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls' Alexa Friske (13) drives in two runs with a double in the third inning against Hamilton in the Class A State Tournament at Columbia Falls High School on Thursday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls Wildkats had a laugher, then a heartbreaker, and the Polson Pirates gutted one out.
A three-run home run in the seventh inning by Emerson Gunther, her second big fly of the game, gave Laurel a 6-5 walk-off win over defending champion Columbia Falls at the State A softball tournament Thursday.
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