COLUMBIA FALLS – Rock-solid pitching lifted Columbia Falls to a Class A nonconference doubleheader sweep of Havre on Saturday.
Ashley Trueblood and and Catie King combined to no-hit the Blue Ponies in the Wildkats’ 5-1 win in the first game before King, Shaun Rowe and Winter Kemppainen lifted Columbia Falls to victory by allowing just one hit in the second game.
Columbia Falls managed just three hits off Havre pitcher Rachel Majers in the opener. Rowe doubled and tripled and collected a pair of RBIs and Madison Sandefer contributed a single.
The Wildkats pulled away from a 1-1 deadlock with a four-run fifth inning.
Rowe hit a solo home run in the second contest and Sandefer doubled and drove in three.
Masha Barnekoff’s single in the nightcap was the only hit off Columbia Falls on the afternoon.
The Wildkats trailed 6-0 before scoring 10 times in the bottom of the fourth.
First game
Columbia Falls 5, Havre 1
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Rachel Majers and Mary Lyons. Ashley Trueblood, Catie King (7) and Erika Nelson, Kathrin Jetty (5). W – Trueblood. L – Majers.
Second game
Columbia Falls 10, Havre 6
Havre 060 0 00 0 – 6 1 2
Col. Falls 000 (10)00 x – 10 10 7
Davee McLeod and Mary Lyons. Catie King, Shaun Rowe (3), Winter Kemppainen (6) and Erika Nelson. W – Rowe. L – McLeod.
Class AA
Kalispell Glacier splits with Helena schools
At Helena, the Wolfpack split a pair of Western AA games in the Capital City, beating Helena High 10-1 and falling to Helena Capital 11-1.
Jenna Willis led Glacier to its win over Helena, pitching a complete game and going 3 for 5 at the plate. She belted a pair of doubles and drove home a run.
Katie McHugh added a double and two RBIs for the Wolfpack, who banged out 10 hits.
Capital turned the tables on the Wolfpack, belting 14 hits in a game that was shortened to five innings via the 10-run margin rule.
Willis had two hits, including a double.
Jayden Tripp led Capital with three hits.
Glacier 10, Helena High 1
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Helena 001 000 0 – 1 5 5
Jenna Willis and Hannah Atlee. MacKenzie Donnelly, Nicole Pocklington (4) and Kerstie Ward. W – Willis. L – Donnelly.
GLACIER – Willis 3-5, Kayla Russell 1-5, Shayna Atlee 2-5, Tacy Howe 0-4, H. Atlee 1-3, Marissa Rogozynski 0-4, Brooke W. 0-4, Katie McHugh 2-4, Kallie Evans 1-3.
HELENA – Darcy Ryan 0-1, Nicole Pocklington 0-1, Taylor Reisbeck 1-4, Ker. Ward 0-2, Kennar Ward 0-3, Donnelly 1-2, Abby Thompson 1-3, Rickey Nash 1-3, Alex Pappas 1-2.
2B – Willis 2, McHugh, Evans. HR – Nash. RBIs – McHugh 2, Willis, S. Atlee, Howe, H. Atlee, Nash.
Helena Capital 11, Glacier 1
Glacier 100 00 – 1 5 1
Capital 404 03 – 11 14 1
Jenna Willis and Hannah Atlee. Jordan Petersen and Kyra Dorval. W – Petersen, L – Willis.
GLACIER – Willis 2-3, Kayla Russell 0-2, Shayna Atlee 1-2, Tacy Howe 0-2, H. Atlee 1-1, Marissa Rogozynzki 0-2, Katie McHugh 1-2, Kallie Evans 0-2, C. Mann 0-1.
CAPITAL – Savannah Smith 2-3, Quinci Robertson 1-3, Brittany Hogan 1-1, Jayden Tripp 3-4, Anna Morgan 1-2, Jasyn Mulcahy 1-3, Hailey Pardy 0-3, Kyra Dorvall 2-3, MacKenzie Johnston 1-2, Sydney Ladas 2-3.
2B – Tripp 2, Willis. 3B – S. Smith. RBIs – Tripp 2, Mulcahy 2, Dorvall 2, S. Atlee, Sa. Smith, Robertson, Johnston.
Helena schools sweep Kalispell Flathead
At Helena, the Bravettes dropped a pair of Western AA games, falling 6-2 to Helena Capital and 8-3 to Helena High.
The Bravettes grabbed a 2-0 lead against Capital, only to see the Bruins score three in both the fifth and sixth innings to pull out the win.
Shayla Tweet had two of Flathead’s eight hits while Taylor Twichel and Adrienne Carroll each drove home runs.
The Bravettes fell behind Helena High 8-0 before rallying for three runs in their final at-bat.
Julie Morrow and Julie Dawson had two hits apiece for Flathead.
Alex Pappas had three hits, including a double, and drove home three for Helena.
Helena Capital 6,
Kalispell Flathead 2
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Sidney Alberts and Jayme Evenson. Jessie Apple and Kyra Dorvall. W – Apple. L – Alberts.
FLATHEAD – Julie Morrow 1-4, Shayla Tweet 2-4, Taylor Twichel 1-3, Cassidy Smith 1-3, Alberts 1-3, Julie Dawson 0-3, Adrienne Carroll 1-2, Carson Dawson 1-3, Evenson 0-3.
HELENA – Savannah Smith 1-4, Quinci Robertson 2-4, Jayden Tripp 0-4, Anna Morgan 1-4, Jasyn Mulcahy 1-3, Hailey Pardy 0-3, Dorvall 1-2, Apple 0-3, MacKenzie Johnston 1-2.
2B – C. Smith, Alberts, C. Dawson, Robertson. 3B – Tweet, Dorvall. RBIs – Morgan 2, Twichel, Carroll, Robertson, Tripp.
Helena High 8, Kalispell Flathead 3
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Sidney Alberts, Carson Dawson (5) and Kaylee Henderson. Nicole Pocklington and Kerstie Ward. W – Pocklington. L – Alberts.
FLATHEAD – Julie Morrow 2-4, Shayla Tweet 1-4, Taylor Twichel 0-3, Cassidy Smith 0-2, Alberts 0-4, Julie Dawson 2-3, Adrienne Carroll 1-4, C. Dawson 0-2, Henderson 0-3.
HELENA – Taylor Reisbeck 0-2, Ker. Ward 3-5, Ken. Ward 2-4, MacKenzie Donnelly 1-3, Kylie MacDonald 0-4, Abby Thompson 0-1, Sarah Bryson 1-4, Alex Pappas 3-4, Pocklington 1-3.
2B – Ker. Ward, Ken. Ward, Pappas. HR – Ker. Ward. RBIs – Pappas 3, Ker. Ward 2, Donnelly, Thompson, Pocklington, C. Smith.
Class A
Libby 10, Whitefish 0
At Libby, Hannah England threw a three-hitter as the Loggers scored the Northwestern A win in five innings due to the 10-run margin rule.
England struck out seven and walked just one in earning the complete-game victory.
Kelsey Klin was 2 for 3 with a triple and Kim Tangen singled and doubled as Libby collected 12 hits. Mahalah Wedel added a pair of singles for the Loggers.
Malia Morris, Peyton Twete and Micah McFeely each had a single for the Bulldogs.
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Libby 151 12 – 10 12 1
Baylee Tveidt and Emily Stiver. Hannah England and Lexie Hageness. W – England. L – Tveidt.
Corvallis 9, Belgrade 6
At Corvallis, Ashley Johnson was 3 for 3 with two RBIs to lead the Blue Devils to the nonconference Class A victory.
Alex Ewing threw a complete game for Corvallis, allowing three earned runs on 12 hits. She walked one and struck out five.
Whitney Jessop doubled and went 2 for 3 with a double for the Blue Devils. Gianna Schrock singled twice and drove in one for Corvallis.
Morgan Wandler paced the Panthers, going 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs.
Belgrade 230 001 0 – 6 12 2
Corvallis 301 050 x – 9 10 4
Kristina West and Annie Prickett. Alex Ewing and Erika Allen. W – Ewing. L – West.
Class B-C
Deer Lodge wins a pair
At Troy, the Wardens won both games of a Western B-C doubleheader, downing Troy 16-3 in five innings due to the 10-run margin rule before edging the Trojans 11-10.
Ivy Duncan was 2 for 4 with three RBIs for Deer Lodge in the first game, while Michele Christnacht singled twice and Dani Walker doubled and plated a pair.
Delaney Knuchel pitched the entire game for the Wardens and allowed six hits and two walks. She struck out three.
Audrey Messerly was 2 for 3 with a double for Troy.
Knuchel earned the win in relief of Christnacht in the second game. She went 4 2-3 innings and surrendered two hits and a walk while fanning six.
Walker drove in two, Knuchel was 2 for 3 with an RBI and Hunter Therriault doubled in a 2-for-4 outing for Deer Lodge.
Katie Miller doubled and drove in one for the Trojans (0-4, 0-4).
First game
Deer Lodge 16, Troy 3
Deer Lodge 313 27 – 16 8 1
Troy 012 00 – 3 6 9
Delaney Knuchel and Dani Walker. Audrey Messerly, Brenna Garrison (3) and Ashley Neeley. W – Knuchel. L – Messerly (0-2).
Second game
Deer Lodge 11, Troy 10
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Deer Lodge 152 102 x – 11 6 3
Jordan Williams and Neeley. Michele Christnacht, Knuchel (3) and Walker. W – Knuchel. L – Williams (0-2).
Plains sweeps Eureka
At Plains, the Trotters took both halves of a high-scoring Western B-C twin bill, downing the Lions 13-12 in the first contest and 17-14 in the second.
Tia Thompson had a two-run homer for Plains in the opener, while Destiny Roberts was 3 for 4 with an RBI as the Trotters collected 14 hits.
Karlena Heward went the distance in the circle for Plains, allowing eight hits and three walks while fanning 10.
Alexa Mrgich was 2 for 4 with an RBI for Eureka.
Thompson pitched Plains (4-2, 4-4) to victory in the nightcap. She gave up seven hits and 11 walks and struck out seven.
Alex Green doubled, tripled and drove in five in a 4-for-5 effort for the Trotters and Sami Kinzie added two singles and a double.
The Lions received two doubles and four RBIs from Cassidy Morgan.
First game
Plains 13, Eureka 12
Eureka 401 302 2 – 12 8 7
Plains 340 302 1 – 13 14 10
Jac Lemer and Alexa Mrgich. Karlena Heward and Ashley Thompson, Alex Green (5). W – Heward (2-2). L – Lemer.
Second game
Plains 17, Eureka 14
Plains 403 352 0 – 17 16 5
Eureka 000 626 0 – 14 7 9
Tia Thompson and Green. Mikayla Newman, Cassidy Morgan (5) and Hannah Price. W – T. Thompson (2-2). L – Newman.
