For the boys, the trophy went to Whitefish, but the Pirates looked strong behind senior Alex Nystrom's sixth place, finishing just seven points behind the Bulldogs in the end.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
NWA Cross Country Championships
The Polson girls went one-two-three to capture the Northwest A Championship today at the Polson Golf Course. Claudia Hewston, Aja Starkey and Tegan Bauer led the Lady Pirates to a one-point victory over Columbia Falls.
For the boys, the trophy went to Whitefish, but the Pirates looked strong behind senior Alex Nystrom's sixth place, finishing just seven points behind the Bulldogs in the end.
For the boys, the trophy went to Whitefish, but the Pirates looked strong behind senior Alex Nystrom's sixth place, finishing just seven points behind the Bulldogs in the end.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Polson trumps Columbia Falls' homecoming
(Photos by Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
COLUMBIA FALLS - Last year Columbia Falls spoiled Polson's homecoming.
Friday night, Polson ruined Columbia Falls'.
The fifth-ranked Pirates (4-0 overall and 1-0 league) gave up an early score, but rattled off five touchdowns after that for a convincing 36-7 Northwestern A football victory.
Connor Williams returned an interception 32 yards to stake the Wildcats to an early 7-0 lead before Polson senior quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo took over.
He scored on runs of 32, 29 and 3 yards and Chris Cote and Paul McClurg also found the end zone on short runs.
DiGiallonardo rushed 15 times for 75 yards.
"We had three starters out and we struggled on offense," Columbia Falls coach Bill Coleman said.
"They are an explosive football team."
Polson came into the contest having not given up any points this season. The Pirate defense is still unscored upon.
The 36 points by the offense was also a season low for Polson, which was averaging just over 41.
Columbia Falls (2-2 and 0-1) steps out of league play next Friday at Livingston, while Polson travels to Whitefish for another homecoming contest.
Polson 36, Columbia Falls 7
Polson - 7 - 14 - 8 - 7 - 36
Columbia Falls - 7 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 7
Columbia Falls - Connor Williams 32 interception return (Austin Barth kick)
Polson - Vince DiGiallonardo 32 (Justin Hoel kick)
Polson - DiGiallonardo 29 run (kick failed)
Polson - Chris Cote 1 run (Ian Laimbeer pass from DiGiallonardo)
Polson - DiGiallonardo 3 run (Laimbeer run)
Polson - Paul McClurg 3 run (Hoel kick)
Friday, September 16, 2011
Volleyball: Polson sweeps Columbia Falls
(From the Inter Lake)
COLUMBIA FALLS - When push came to shove, the Polson Pirates simply found a way to get it done on the volleyball court on Thursday night.
The Columbia Falls Wildkats fought off five match points. But in the end, it was Polson picking up a three-set Northwestern A victory 25-21, 25-20, 28-26.
"Honestly, it comes back to fundamentals," said Pirate coach Jan Toth.
"Our girls know how to win. They're winners, honestly. They know how to push through the hard times," she said. "It was a good win for us," Toth said.
"I tried different offenses, a lot of different kids off the bench, just to try something new and get some kids some self confidence - and I think it worked," she said.
"We gave a lot of points up, but you are going to do that when you are trying new things," she added.
"I thought Columbia Falls played us tough. They're tall. They have a big block and they did a great job against us," she added.
But this one came down to offense - and mistakes. Polson had 40 kills and 37 assists. The Wildkats had 16 kills and 12 assists. Both teams had some rough moments - the Wildkats hung right with Polson in each game. The first was tight all the way through, the second Polson led wire-to-wire and the third was nothing less than thrilling. Polson appeared to have that one well in hand early on - it led 19-14 and seemed to be ready to cruise when Columbia Falls shifted gears.
At 24-19, the Wildkats fought back with two kills from Taylor Peterson and one by Haley Belgarde. Two Pirate mistakes tied the set at 24-all. Columbia Falls took the lead on the next play when Belgarde sent a shot down the line. The teams traded the next four points. But the last two belonged to Riley Kenney and the Pirates. Kenney got a kill, then blocked Columbia Falls' final effort.
"We were plagued by missed serves. We missed seven in the final game. When you look at that, you are serving a quarter of the points for the other team. You aren't going to win games if you do that," Toth said. "We're infamous for doing that. I made them play through it. I wasn't going to switch it out and I wasn't going to let them have an easy way out, so I was proud of them (for pulling through)."
Columbia Falls coach Addy Connelly also saw plenty of positives.
"They came back. They fought hard. We worked through a lot of adversity today. It's great to see. We're losing ... but they are making such great progress," she said.
"This week in practice, we worked on coverage. We worked on blocking - and we had so many more touches on hits that our diggers were able to get up. We had things we were hitting the ground for and scrapping up," she said.
"Although it was a loss, it was a big gain ... in our self confidence and in our play. We just continue to go up, up, up," she added.
"Wins are nice, but when we make the progress we did tonight, as a coach I can't complain. The girls know what they are going to work on tomorrow when they come in to practice."
"They really stuck with it. There have been times in the past where we got down 2-3-4 points - and that was it, the gap just keeps going.
"But this crew that I have are just fantastic, they keep fighting. I'm really proud of the progress they are making.
"They are getting mentally tougher every single time they step on the court."
Individually, Polson was led by Ashley Johnson with 12 kills and three aces. Shalaina Duford had 35 assists and 12 digs.
For Columbia Falls, Peterson had five kills, two aces and 10 digs and Shaun Rowe had 13 digs and two aces.
Polson defeats Columbia Falls - 25-21, 25-20, 28-26
Kills - Polson 40 (Ashley Johnson 12, Heidi Rausch 8), Columbia Falls 16 (Taylor Peterson 5, Jessie Gist 4, Haley Belgarde 4); Assists - Polson 37 (Shalaina Duford 35), Columbia Falls 12 (Erica Nelson 6, Hope Burlage 5); Blocks - Polson (no leader); Columbia Falls 6 (Burlage 2); Digs - Polson 47 (Mackenzie Banner 12, Duford 12), Columbia Falls 60 (Shaun Rowe 13, Nelson 10, Peterson 10); Aces - Polson 6 (Johnson 3), Columbia Falls 6 (Peterson 2, Rowe 2).
COLUMBIA FALLS - When push came to shove, the Polson Pirates simply found a way to get it done on the volleyball court on Thursday night.
The Columbia Falls Wildkats fought off five match points. But in the end, it was Polson picking up a three-set Northwestern A victory 25-21, 25-20, 28-26.
"Honestly, it comes back to fundamentals," said Pirate coach Jan Toth.
"Our girls know how to win. They're winners, honestly. They know how to push through the hard times," she said. "It was a good win for us," Toth said.
"I tried different offenses, a lot of different kids off the bench, just to try something new and get some kids some self confidence - and I think it worked," she said.
"We gave a lot of points up, but you are going to do that when you are trying new things," she added.
"I thought Columbia Falls played us tough. They're tall. They have a big block and they did a great job against us," she added.
But this one came down to offense - and mistakes. Polson had 40 kills and 37 assists. The Wildkats had 16 kills and 12 assists. Both teams had some rough moments - the Wildkats hung right with Polson in each game. The first was tight all the way through, the second Polson led wire-to-wire and the third was nothing less than thrilling. Polson appeared to have that one well in hand early on - it led 19-14 and seemed to be ready to cruise when Columbia Falls shifted gears.
At 24-19, the Wildkats fought back with two kills from Taylor Peterson and one by Haley Belgarde. Two Pirate mistakes tied the set at 24-all. Columbia Falls took the lead on the next play when Belgarde sent a shot down the line. The teams traded the next four points. But the last two belonged to Riley Kenney and the Pirates. Kenney got a kill, then blocked Columbia Falls' final effort.
"We were plagued by missed serves. We missed seven in the final game. When you look at that, you are serving a quarter of the points for the other team. You aren't going to win games if you do that," Toth said. "We're infamous for doing that. I made them play through it. I wasn't going to switch it out and I wasn't going to let them have an easy way out, so I was proud of them (for pulling through)."
Columbia Falls coach Addy Connelly also saw plenty of positives.
"They came back. They fought hard. We worked through a lot of adversity today. It's great to see. We're losing ... but they are making such great progress," she said.
"This week in practice, we worked on coverage. We worked on blocking - and we had so many more touches on hits that our diggers were able to get up. We had things we were hitting the ground for and scrapping up," she said.
"Although it was a loss, it was a big gain ... in our self confidence and in our play. We just continue to go up, up, up," she added.
"Wins are nice, but when we make the progress we did tonight, as a coach I can't complain. The girls know what they are going to work on tomorrow when they come in to practice."
"They really stuck with it. There have been times in the past where we got down 2-3-4 points - and that was it, the gap just keeps going.
"But this crew that I have are just fantastic, they keep fighting. I'm really proud of the progress they are making.
"They are getting mentally tougher every single time they step on the court."
Individually, Polson was led by Ashley Johnson with 12 kills and three aces. Shalaina Duford had 35 assists and 12 digs.
For Columbia Falls, Peterson had five kills, two aces and 10 digs and Shaun Rowe had 13 digs and two aces.
Polson defeats Columbia Falls - 25-21, 25-20, 28-26
Kills - Polson 40 (Ashley Johnson 12, Heidi Rausch 8), Columbia Falls 16 (Taylor Peterson 5, Jessie Gist 4, Haley Belgarde 4); Assists - Polson 37 (Shalaina Duford 35), Columbia Falls 12 (Erica Nelson 6, Hope Burlage 5); Blocks - Polson (no leader); Columbia Falls 6 (Burlage 2); Digs - Polson 47 (Mackenzie Banner 12, Duford 12), Columbia Falls 60 (Shaun Rowe 13, Nelson 10, Peterson 10); Aces - Polson 6 (Johnson 3), Columbia Falls 6 (Peterson 2, Rowe 2).
Friday, May 6, 2011
WildKats claw Ronan, 16-4
Courtesy of John Heglie, Special to the Leader
CFalls 16, Ronan 4
At Ronan, the visiting Columbia Falls WildKats extended their claws and put multiple scratches on the scoreboard each inning to secure a NWA conference contest against the host Maidens that was called after five innings on account of the ten run rule.
In the top of the 1st after successive WildKats drew a pair of walks, number three batter Shaun Rowe singled home Jessica Owens to stake the visitors with a 1-0 lead. Cleanup hitter Niki Birky then followed with a 2 RBI double that plated Renae Nelson and Rowe to extend the Columbia Falls lead to 3-0. Middle-of-the-order batter Madison Sandefer then singled with enough gusto that was enough for the fleet-of-foot Birky to motor home for a 4-0 lead. The remainder of the order would come to the plate, but the Maidens would engineer a pair of outs, a just-missed fielder’s choice and a routine 6-3 putout to get out of the inning without any further damage. In the bottom of the 1st with one out, number two batter Ashleigh Lynch would draw a walk, but Ronan was unable to capitalize when the next two batters were retired.
In the top of the 2nd after the top-of-the-order was retired on a popup to the pitcher, Renae Nelson reached first safely after the second baseman couldn’t secure the ball when it deflected off her glove. She then stole second. Rowe followed by stroking a RBI triple to right field that plated the fleet-of-foot Nelson who could be justifiably re-christened with the forename “Run-ae” due to the speed that she exhibits on the base path. Cleanup hitter Birky reached first safely on a RBI fielder’s choice when the Maidens were unable to negate Rowe scoring from third.
Middle-of-the-order batter Sandefer then reached first safely on another fielder’s choice, only this time the Maidens were able to force the lead runner when shortstop Marissa “Mayhem” McCrea relayed the ball to second baseman Amber Quequesah to force out Birky. The Maidens came oh-so-close to turning a double-play, but Sandefer was just fast enough to beat the throw.
Number six batter Erika Nelson then singled, but when the ball got by the outfielder, Sandefer was able to score while Nelson advanced into scoring position at second. Number seven batter Jordan Lefebvre then hit a bouncer to third, but the throw to first was off target and got past the infielder, allowing Erika Nelson to cross the plate that mushroomed the score to 8-0 while a subsequent throwing error advanced the remaining baserunner to second. But the Maidens were able to stem any further bleeding by fielding the subsequent would-be infield hit toward right center accurately and throwing to first for the last out of the top half of the inning.
In the bottom of the 2nd, middle-of-the-order batter Lindsay Clairmont drew an opening walk. Number six batter Quequesah hit a tapper to the mound which was fielded and relayed to second to erase the lead runner who wasn’t quite able to dash fast enough to avoid the out. Two more outs would end the inning for the Maidens.
In the top of the 3rd, the bottom of the WildKat order flew out to center. Top-of-the-order batter Owens singled, then advanced to second on a throwing error. Number two batter Renae Nelson followed with a RBI single that plated Owens, advancing to second on the fielder’s choice that unsuccessfully attempted to negate the run. Nelson then stole third, just evading the attempt to make her pay for her forward designs. After Rowe popped up to the infield, Birky was hit by a pitch, then stole second to place a pair of runners in scoring positions. The opportunity was just too great for Sandefer to turn down as she stroked a twin RBI double to plate both Nelson and Birky to extend the WildKat lead further to 11-0. But the Maidens were able to get the final out to end the top half of the inning. In the bottom of the 3rd, Ronan would head back to the dugout 1-2-3 with a pair of putouts and a strikeout.
In the top of the 4th, opening batter Lefebvre flied out to center. Number eight pinch hitter Tessa Cowan took advantage of her opportunity by stroking a single toward the left-center gap which was crisply fielder, but the throw would not have arrived on time. Just recently back from a trip to Disney World/Land, Cowan tasted a little more of the Magic Kingdom when the ball got by the first baseman, allowing her to advance to second. Bottom-of-the-order hitter Kathrin Jetty then singled Cowan home, advancing to second when the Maidens attempted to negate the run crossing the plate. Leadoff hitter Owens popped up, which the Maiden catcher fielded for the second out. A succession of infield errors would allow Renae Nelson and then Row to reach first safely while Jetty advanced and scored to extend the WildKat lead to 13-0. Birky then hit a drive to center field, but outfielder Lynch was able to secure it for the third out.
In the bottom of the 4th, the Maiden bats awoke from their slumber. Number three batter Payge “La Fonda” DeLaurenti reached first when her liner deflected off the glove of the shortstop into left field. Cleanup hitter Alex “Black Belt” Dulmes drew a walk to place two runners on board with nobody out. After a strikeout, number six batter Quequesah reached on a fielder’s choice when the WildKats made an unsuccessful attempt to get the lead runner, which would have loaded the bases, but the ball got by the infielder and allowed DeLaurenti to score as the runners advanced. Number seven batter Turquoise “T-Rex” Haggard then ripped a RBI single to score a run. Number eight batter Katie “Crash” Andrews then collided her bat with the ball for another RBI single. The WildKats attempted to negate the runner heading to third, but the throw got past the infielder, allowing another run to score while Andrews took advantage of the miscue by attempting to stretch the opportunity into an additional base. But Columbia Falls was able to recover quickly from the misthrow and relayed the ball from shallow outfield to the pitcher to the infielder covering second to tag out Andrews for the second out. The bottom-of-the-Maiden-order then hit an infield chopper that was fielded and thrown to first for the final out of the inning.
In the top of the 5th, middle-of-the-order batter Sandefer opened with a single, then stole second. Subsequent batter Erika Nelson drew a walk, and both runners advanced into scoring position on a passed ball. That set the table for number seven batter Lefebvre, who stroked a 2 RBI double to plate both Sandefer and courtesy runner Tori Price to extend the Columbia Falls lead to 15-4. After a strikeout, bottom-of-the-order batter Jetty hit a RBI sacrifice that drew the coverage and allowed Lefebvre to plate for a 16-4 score. Top-of-the-order batter Owens singled. Renae Nelson reached first safely on an infield throwing error, but the Maidens were able to extract themselves from the inning without further damage by forcing Rowe to ground out.
In the top of the 5th, top-of-the-order McCrea drew a walk, then stole second. After a strikout, number three batter DeLaurenti singled to place two runners on board. At this juncture, it looked like the Maidens were poised to make a similar amount of noise as they did in the preceeding inning, but a strikout and a flyout behind second base would end the game unceremoniously for the Maidens.
Columbia Falls - 443 - 23 - 16
Ronan - 000 - 40 - 4
C-Falls - 13 hits, 2 errors. Ronan - 3 hits, 9 errors
Shaun Rowe and Erika Nelson. Alaina Madsen and Katie Andrews. W - Rowe (4 strikeouts, 3 hits, 4 walks). L - Madsen (1 strikeout, 13 hits, 3 walks, hbp).
CFALLS (5-1, 12-1) - Jessica Owens 2-4, Renae Nelson 1-4, Rowe 2-5, Niki Birky 1-3, Madi Sandefer 3-4, E. Nelson 1-3, Jordan Lefebvre 1-4, Jaylynn Cantu 0-2, Kathrin Jetty 1-3, Tessa Cowan 1-2.
RONAN (1-5, 5-12) - Marissa McCrea 0-2, Ashleigh Lynch 0-2, Payge DeLaurenti 1-2, Alex Dulmes 0-2, Lindsay Clairmont 0-2, Amber Quequesah 0-2, Turquoise Haggard 1-2, Andrews 1-2, Madsen 0-2.
3B - Rowe. 2B - Birky, Sandefer, Lefebvre.
RBIs - Sandefer 3, Birky 3, Rowe 2, Lefebvre 2, Jetty 2, R. Nelson, Haggard, Andrews. sp
SacH - Jetty. SB - R. Nelson 2, Birky, Sandefer, Cantu.
Unofficial game summary by John Heglie in collaboration with Maiden statistician Christina Richwine and team manager John Romero. Some details may vary from official game data.
CFalls 16, Ronan 4
At Ronan, the visiting Columbia Falls WildKats extended their claws and put multiple scratches on the scoreboard each inning to secure a NWA conference contest against the host Maidens that was called after five innings on account of the ten run rule.
In the top of the 1st after successive WildKats drew a pair of walks, number three batter Shaun Rowe singled home Jessica Owens to stake the visitors with a 1-0 lead. Cleanup hitter Niki Birky then followed with a 2 RBI double that plated Renae Nelson and Rowe to extend the Columbia Falls lead to 3-0. Middle-of-the-order batter Madison Sandefer then singled with enough gusto that was enough for the fleet-of-foot Birky to motor home for a 4-0 lead. The remainder of the order would come to the plate, but the Maidens would engineer a pair of outs, a just-missed fielder’s choice and a routine 6-3 putout to get out of the inning without any further damage. In the bottom of the 1st with one out, number two batter Ashleigh Lynch would draw a walk, but Ronan was unable to capitalize when the next two batters were retired.
In the top of the 2nd after the top-of-the-order was retired on a popup to the pitcher, Renae Nelson reached first safely after the second baseman couldn’t secure the ball when it deflected off her glove. She then stole second. Rowe followed by stroking a RBI triple to right field that plated the fleet-of-foot Nelson who could be justifiably re-christened with the forename “Run-ae” due to the speed that she exhibits on the base path. Cleanup hitter Birky reached first safely on a RBI fielder’s choice when the Maidens were unable to negate Rowe scoring from third.
Middle-of-the-order batter Sandefer then reached first safely on another fielder’s choice, only this time the Maidens were able to force the lead runner when shortstop Marissa “Mayhem” McCrea relayed the ball to second baseman Amber Quequesah to force out Birky. The Maidens came oh-so-close to turning a double-play, but Sandefer was just fast enough to beat the throw.
Number six batter Erika Nelson then singled, but when the ball got by the outfielder, Sandefer was able to score while Nelson advanced into scoring position at second. Number seven batter Jordan Lefebvre then hit a bouncer to third, but the throw to first was off target and got past the infielder, allowing Erika Nelson to cross the plate that mushroomed the score to 8-0 while a subsequent throwing error advanced the remaining baserunner to second. But the Maidens were able to stem any further bleeding by fielding the subsequent would-be infield hit toward right center accurately and throwing to first for the last out of the top half of the inning.
In the bottom of the 2nd, middle-of-the-order batter Lindsay Clairmont drew an opening walk. Number six batter Quequesah hit a tapper to the mound which was fielded and relayed to second to erase the lead runner who wasn’t quite able to dash fast enough to avoid the out. Two more outs would end the inning for the Maidens.
In the top of the 3rd, the bottom of the WildKat order flew out to center. Top-of-the-order batter Owens singled, then advanced to second on a throwing error. Number two batter Renae Nelson followed with a RBI single that plated Owens, advancing to second on the fielder’s choice that unsuccessfully attempted to negate the run. Nelson then stole third, just evading the attempt to make her pay for her forward designs. After Rowe popped up to the infield, Birky was hit by a pitch, then stole second to place a pair of runners in scoring positions. The opportunity was just too great for Sandefer to turn down as she stroked a twin RBI double to plate both Nelson and Birky to extend the WildKat lead further to 11-0. But the Maidens were able to get the final out to end the top half of the inning. In the bottom of the 3rd, Ronan would head back to the dugout 1-2-3 with a pair of putouts and a strikeout.
In the top of the 4th, opening batter Lefebvre flied out to center. Number eight pinch hitter Tessa Cowan took advantage of her opportunity by stroking a single toward the left-center gap which was crisply fielder, but the throw would not have arrived on time. Just recently back from a trip to Disney World/Land, Cowan tasted a little more of the Magic Kingdom when the ball got by the first baseman, allowing her to advance to second. Bottom-of-the-order hitter Kathrin Jetty then singled Cowan home, advancing to second when the Maidens attempted to negate the run crossing the plate. Leadoff hitter Owens popped up, which the Maiden catcher fielded for the second out. A succession of infield errors would allow Renae Nelson and then Row to reach first safely while Jetty advanced and scored to extend the WildKat lead to 13-0. Birky then hit a drive to center field, but outfielder Lynch was able to secure it for the third out.
In the bottom of the 4th, the Maiden bats awoke from their slumber. Number three batter Payge “La Fonda” DeLaurenti reached first when her liner deflected off the glove of the shortstop into left field. Cleanup hitter Alex “Black Belt” Dulmes drew a walk to place two runners on board with nobody out. After a strikeout, number six batter Quequesah reached on a fielder’s choice when the WildKats made an unsuccessful attempt to get the lead runner, which would have loaded the bases, but the ball got by the infielder and allowed DeLaurenti to score as the runners advanced. Number seven batter Turquoise “T-Rex” Haggard then ripped a RBI single to score a run. Number eight batter Katie “Crash” Andrews then collided her bat with the ball for another RBI single. The WildKats attempted to negate the runner heading to third, but the throw got past the infielder, allowing another run to score while Andrews took advantage of the miscue by attempting to stretch the opportunity into an additional base. But Columbia Falls was able to recover quickly from the misthrow and relayed the ball from shallow outfield to the pitcher to the infielder covering second to tag out Andrews for the second out. The bottom-of-the-Maiden-order then hit an infield chopper that was fielded and thrown to first for the final out of the inning.
In the top of the 5th, middle-of-the-order batter Sandefer opened with a single, then stole second. Subsequent batter Erika Nelson drew a walk, and both runners advanced into scoring position on a passed ball. That set the table for number seven batter Lefebvre, who stroked a 2 RBI double to plate both Sandefer and courtesy runner Tori Price to extend the Columbia Falls lead to 15-4. After a strikeout, bottom-of-the-order batter Jetty hit a RBI sacrifice that drew the coverage and allowed Lefebvre to plate for a 16-4 score. Top-of-the-order batter Owens singled. Renae Nelson reached first safely on an infield throwing error, but the Maidens were able to extract themselves from the inning without further damage by forcing Rowe to ground out.
In the top of the 5th, top-of-the-order McCrea drew a walk, then stole second. After a strikout, number three batter DeLaurenti singled to place two runners on board. At this juncture, it looked like the Maidens were poised to make a similar amount of noise as they did in the preceeding inning, but a strikout and a flyout behind second base would end the game unceremoniously for the Maidens.
Columbia Falls - 443 - 23 - 16
Ronan - 000 - 40 - 4
C-Falls - 13 hits, 2 errors. Ronan - 3 hits, 9 errors
Shaun Rowe and Erika Nelson. Alaina Madsen and Katie Andrews. W - Rowe (4 strikeouts, 3 hits, 4 walks). L - Madsen (1 strikeout, 13 hits, 3 walks, hbp).
CFALLS (5-1, 12-1) - Jessica Owens 2-4, Renae Nelson 1-4, Rowe 2-5, Niki Birky 1-3, Madi Sandefer 3-4, E. Nelson 1-3, Jordan Lefebvre 1-4, Jaylynn Cantu 0-2, Kathrin Jetty 1-3, Tessa Cowan 1-2.
RONAN (1-5, 5-12) - Marissa McCrea 0-2, Ashleigh Lynch 0-2, Payge DeLaurenti 1-2, Alex Dulmes 0-2, Lindsay Clairmont 0-2, Amber Quequesah 0-2, Turquoise Haggard 1-2, Andrews 1-2, Madsen 0-2.
3B - Rowe. 2B - Birky, Sandefer, Lefebvre.
RBIs - Sandefer 3, Birky 3, Rowe 2, Lefebvre 2, Jetty 2, R. Nelson, Haggard, Andrews. sp
SacH - Jetty. SB - R. Nelson 2, Birky, Sandefer, Cantu.
Unofficial game summary by John Heglie in collaboration with Maiden statistician Christina Richwine and team manager John Romero. Some details may vary from official game data.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Polson 12, C-Falls 4
(From John Heglie, iHigh.com)
At Polson, the host Lady Pirates tangled with the visiting WildKats and caged them with their first loss of the season to take sole possession of the lead in the Northwestern A Division standings. Polson started out with a bang when senior Kodi Woods ripped an opening triple in the bottom of the 1st inning. Number two hitter Ashley Johnson layed down an infield hit and “busted a move” toward first to draw the coverage and plate Woods for a 1-0 lead. Successive singles would place two more runners on board, but WildKat pitcher Jessica Owens was adept at extracting herself from any further damage. Columbia Falls would answer right back in the top of the 2nd when Niki Birky opened with a sharply hit liner that curled off the glove of the fielding shortstop and safely reached first, then stole second. Number five hitter Erika Nelson followed with a sharply hit ball to the infield, which was fielded and thrown to third in an attempt to erase the lead runner. The play would not be in time to catch the fleet-of-foot Birky, while Nelson reached first safely. After two successive strikeouts, Jaylynn Cantu would stroke a RBI single to plate Birky to knot the score at 1-1 before Polson would end the threat with a second-to-first 4-3 put-out.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Polson would send ten batters to the plate to take a commanding 8-1 lead. Number seven hitter Kylie Knutson would open with a single, number eight hitter Makaliah Wilson would draw a walk and bottom-of-the-order hitter Tina Marquardt would single to load the bases. Top-of-the-order hitter Woods would draw a walk to force in a run. Johnson followed with a RBI single to plate Wilson. Number three batter Shay Duford hit a fielder’s choice chopper toward the gap between second and third to plate Marquardt, which CFalls shortstop Renae Nelson was able to intercept and relay to third base infielder Shaun Rowe to force Woods. Cleanup hitter “Slammin” Sallie Sams then stroked a 2 RBI double to plate Johnson and S. Duford to stretch the lead to 6-1. Middle-of-the-order hitter Heidi “Rumblin” Rausch then stroked a triple to plate Sams. Number six hitter Kayla “Mighty KC” Duford knocked her pitch toward the shortstop to sacrifice home Rausch to extend the lead to 8-1. CFalls pitcher Owens was then able to extract herself from the inning once the order had come around again by forcing an infield pop-up. The WildKats were tamed 1-2-3 during the top half of the 3rd. In the bottom of the 3rd, Makaliah “Smackin Mak” Wilson walloped a zinger for a solo home run that put another dimple in the Polson scoreboard to extend Polson’s lead to 9-1, but the WildKats would retire the next three batters on a pair of outlfield fly-outs and a relay from third to first to end the inning.
In the top of the 4th, Birky opened with a single. Follow-up hitter Renae Nelson reached on a fielder’s choice when the Lady Pirates elected to negate the lead runner at second for one out. Madison Sandefer then singled, followed by a RBI single by Jordan Lefebvre to plate Nelson to trim the lead to 9-2. Jaylynn Cantu followed with a sacrifice hit to plate Sandefer to narrow the gap 9-3. Bottom-of-the-order batter Kathrin Jetty drew a walk to place two runners on board with two outs. But Lady Pirate pitcher Shay “The Tiger” Duford threw her sixth strikeout of the evening to snuff the rally. Polson pitcher Duford then opened the bottom of the 4th with a single. Cleanup hitter Sams sacrificed “The Tiger” over into scoring position at second. Rausch rumbled at the plate for a single to place runners at the corners. Kayla Duford then hit a long fly ball to right field for a RBI sacrifice to plate her sister for a 10-1 lead. A subsequent fly ball to the shortstop would end the inning.
With two outs in the top of the 5th, Columbia Falls would pick up another run when Birky was hit-by-a-pitch, Renae Nelson reached on a dropped-third-strike and Sandefer reached first safely on an infield overthrowing error that plated the fleet-of-foot Birky to rearrange the score at 10-4 before Polson would end the inning. With two outs in the bottom of the 5th, leadoff batter Woods stroked a double for naught as a subsequent strikeout would end the threat.
In the top of the 6th with two out, leadoff hitter Owens would single, but that was all the noise that would be made as Polson closed out the inning. In the bottom portion of the 6th, Shay Duford opened with a walk, followed by a single from Sams. Third-batter-of-the-inning Rausch hit a fielder’s choice to center, which the WildKat outfielder effectively relayed home for the tag-out Shay Duford trying to score for the first out. Kayla Duford then singled to plate Sams. Knutson followed with a sacrifice hit to plate Rausch for a RBI before an infield fly-out would end the Polson scoring.
In the top of the 7th, Birky would draw a one-out walk. Erika Nelson followed with a single to place two runners on board. Then Sandefer hit a dying liner into shallow center that looked like it was going to fall to load the bases. But centerfielder Woods closed the gap when she charged the would-be hit and made an almost shoestring-like catch, then fired to second for a double play to end the game that forced out Birky who had rounded third with the intent of scoring another run for her team.
Columbia Falls - 010 - 210 - 0 - 4
Polson - 171 - 102 - x - 12
C-Falls - 6 hits and zero errors. Polson - 14 hits and three errors.
Jessica Owens and Erika Nelson. Shay Duford and Kayla Duford. W - S. Duford ([6-2], 7 strikeouts, 6 hits, 2 walks, hbp), L - Owens (2 strkeouts, 14 hits, 3 walks).
CFALLS - Jessica Owens 1-4, Renae Nelson 0-4, Shaun Rowe 0-4, Niki Birky 1-1 (E,HBP,W), E. Nelson 1-3 (FC,FC,DTS), Madison Sandefer 1-3, Jordan Lefebvre 1-3, Jaylynn Cantu 1-2, Kathrin Jetty 0-2.
POLSON - Kodi Woods 2-3, Ashley Johnson 1-3, S. Duford 2-3, Sallie Sams 3-3, Heidi Rausch 2-4, K. Duford 1-2, Kylie Knutson 1-3, Makaliah Wilson 1-3, Tina Marquardt 1-3.
HR - Wilson. 3B - Woods, Rausch. 2B - Woods, Sams. SacH - Cantu, K. Duford 2, Johnson, Sams, Knutson. RBIs - Cantu 2, Lefebvre, K. Duford 3, Johnson 2, Sams 2, Woods, Rausch, Knutson, Wilson. SB - Birky, E. Nelson, Sandefer, Wilson.
Unofficial game summary by John Heglie. May vary from official results in minor detail.
Here are some photos from Polson's victory over Columbia Falls on Thursday.
At Polson, the host Lady Pirates tangled with the visiting WildKats and caged them with their first loss of the season to take sole possession of the lead in the Northwestern A Division standings. Polson started out with a bang when senior Kodi Woods ripped an opening triple in the bottom of the 1st inning. Number two hitter Ashley Johnson layed down an infield hit and “busted a move” toward first to draw the coverage and plate Woods for a 1-0 lead. Successive singles would place two more runners on board, but WildKat pitcher Jessica Owens was adept at extracting herself from any further damage. Columbia Falls would answer right back in the top of the 2nd when Niki Birky opened with a sharply hit liner that curled off the glove of the fielding shortstop and safely reached first, then stole second. Number five hitter Erika Nelson followed with a sharply hit ball to the infield, which was fielded and thrown to third in an attempt to erase the lead runner. The play would not be in time to catch the fleet-of-foot Birky, while Nelson reached first safely. After two successive strikeouts, Jaylynn Cantu would stroke a RBI single to plate Birky to knot the score at 1-1 before Polson would end the threat with a second-to-first 4-3 put-out.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Polson would send ten batters to the plate to take a commanding 8-1 lead. Number seven hitter Kylie Knutson would open with a single, number eight hitter Makaliah Wilson would draw a walk and bottom-of-the-order hitter Tina Marquardt would single to load the bases. Top-of-the-order hitter Woods would draw a walk to force in a run. Johnson followed with a RBI single to plate Wilson. Number three batter Shay Duford hit a fielder’s choice chopper toward the gap between second and third to plate Marquardt, which CFalls shortstop Renae Nelson was able to intercept and relay to third base infielder Shaun Rowe to force Woods. Cleanup hitter “Slammin” Sallie Sams then stroked a 2 RBI double to plate Johnson and S. Duford to stretch the lead to 6-1. Middle-of-the-order hitter Heidi “Rumblin” Rausch then stroked a triple to plate Sams. Number six hitter Kayla “Mighty KC” Duford knocked her pitch toward the shortstop to sacrifice home Rausch to extend the lead to 8-1. CFalls pitcher Owens was then able to extract herself from the inning once the order had come around again by forcing an infield pop-up. The WildKats were tamed 1-2-3 during the top half of the 3rd. In the bottom of the 3rd, Makaliah “Smackin Mak” Wilson walloped a zinger for a solo home run that put another dimple in the Polson scoreboard to extend Polson’s lead to 9-1, but the WildKats would retire the next three batters on a pair of outlfield fly-outs and a relay from third to first to end the inning.
In the top of the 4th, Birky opened with a single. Follow-up hitter Renae Nelson reached on a fielder’s choice when the Lady Pirates elected to negate the lead runner at second for one out. Madison Sandefer then singled, followed by a RBI single by Jordan Lefebvre to plate Nelson to trim the lead to 9-2. Jaylynn Cantu followed with a sacrifice hit to plate Sandefer to narrow the gap 9-3. Bottom-of-the-order batter Kathrin Jetty drew a walk to place two runners on board with two outs. But Lady Pirate pitcher Shay “The Tiger” Duford threw her sixth strikeout of the evening to snuff the rally. Polson pitcher Duford then opened the bottom of the 4th with a single. Cleanup hitter Sams sacrificed “The Tiger” over into scoring position at second. Rausch rumbled at the plate for a single to place runners at the corners. Kayla Duford then hit a long fly ball to right field for a RBI sacrifice to plate her sister for a 10-1 lead. A subsequent fly ball to the shortstop would end the inning.
With two outs in the top of the 5th, Columbia Falls would pick up another run when Birky was hit-by-a-pitch, Renae Nelson reached on a dropped-third-strike and Sandefer reached first safely on an infield overthrowing error that plated the fleet-of-foot Birky to rearrange the score at 10-4 before Polson would end the inning. With two outs in the bottom of the 5th, leadoff batter Woods stroked a double for naught as a subsequent strikeout would end the threat.
In the top of the 6th with two out, leadoff hitter Owens would single, but that was all the noise that would be made as Polson closed out the inning. In the bottom portion of the 6th, Shay Duford opened with a walk, followed by a single from Sams. Third-batter-of-the-inning Rausch hit a fielder’s choice to center, which the WildKat outfielder effectively relayed home for the tag-out Shay Duford trying to score for the first out. Kayla Duford then singled to plate Sams. Knutson followed with a sacrifice hit to plate Rausch for a RBI before an infield fly-out would end the Polson scoring.
In the top of the 7th, Birky would draw a one-out walk. Erika Nelson followed with a single to place two runners on board. Then Sandefer hit a dying liner into shallow center that looked like it was going to fall to load the bases. But centerfielder Woods closed the gap when she charged the would-be hit and made an almost shoestring-like catch, then fired to second for a double play to end the game that forced out Birky who had rounded third with the intent of scoring another run for her team.
Columbia Falls - 010 - 210 - 0 - 4
Polson - 171 - 102 - x - 12
C-Falls - 6 hits and zero errors. Polson - 14 hits and three errors.
Jessica Owens and Erika Nelson. Shay Duford and Kayla Duford. W - S. Duford ([6-2], 7 strikeouts, 6 hits, 2 walks, hbp), L - Owens (2 strkeouts, 14 hits, 3 walks).
CFALLS - Jessica Owens 1-4, Renae Nelson 0-4, Shaun Rowe 0-4, Niki Birky 1-1 (E,HBP,W), E. Nelson 1-3 (FC,FC,DTS), Madison Sandefer 1-3, Jordan Lefebvre 1-3, Jaylynn Cantu 1-2, Kathrin Jetty 0-2.
POLSON - Kodi Woods 2-3, Ashley Johnson 1-3, S. Duford 2-3, Sallie Sams 3-3, Heidi Rausch 2-4, K. Duford 1-2, Kylie Knutson 1-3, Makaliah Wilson 1-3, Tina Marquardt 1-3.
HR - Wilson. 3B - Woods, Rausch. 2B - Woods, Sams. SacH - Cantu, K. Duford 2, Johnson, Sams, Knutson. RBIs - Cantu 2, Lefebvre, K. Duford 3, Johnson 2, Sams 2, Woods, Rausch, Knutson, Wilson. SB - Birky, E. Nelson, Sandefer, Wilson.
Unofficial game summary by John Heglie. May vary from official results in minor detail.
Here are some photos from Polson's victory over Columbia Falls on Thursday.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Polson Tennis sweeps Columbia Falls
(From the Daily Inter Lake)
COLUMBIA FALLS - Polson three of four singles matches in girls play and swept doubles play in boys action for 5-2 Northwestern A dual victories.
Polson's top singles players - Kendyall Rochin and Brady Hislop - both posted impressive victories.
Columbia Falls' Marissa Getts and Lexie Bartkowski had another strong showing at No. 1 doubles, while Miroslav and Vadim Zvygelskiy were singles winners for boys.
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Girls
Polson 5, C-Falls 2
SINGLES - Kendyall Rochin, P, def. Gabrielle Stenger, 6-2, 6-0; Whitney Zimmerman, P, def. Natalie Law, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0; Karly Rochin, P, def. Kira Kamrud, 6-1, 6-0; Emma Covill, CF, def. Kylee Wegner, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
DOUBLES - Marissa Getts/Lexie Bartkowski, CF, def. Kenzie Clay/Jordan Quinn, 6-3, 6-2; McKenna Emmerick/Gabi Kellers, P, def. Karmen Borchers/Audra Engebretsen, 6-2, 6-0 Tegan Bauer/Mollybeth Hendrix, P, def. Tiffany Borland/Casey Bauer, 6-0, 6-0.
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Boys
Polson 5, Columbia Falls 2
SINGLES - Brady Hislop, P, def. Parker Johnsin, 6-4, 7-5; Miroslav Zvygelskiy, CF, def. Hayden Congdon, 6-3, 6-2; Vadim Zvygelskiy, CF, def. Andrew Storro, 6-1, 6-0; Sam Kinzle, P, def. Andrew West, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4.
DOUBLES - Justin Evertz/Will Davey, P, def. Brian Marcille/Jordan Mueller, 7-5, 7-5; Ian Laimbeer/Dylan McCrumb, P, def. James Jurva/Nathan Gedlaman, 6-1, 6-0; Reed Hovenkotter/Sam Peel, P, def. Kaleb Bauuman/Isaac Morden, 6-0, 6-1.
COLUMBIA FALLS - Polson three of four singles matches in girls play and swept doubles play in boys action for 5-2 Northwestern A dual victories.
Polson's top singles players - Kendyall Rochin and Brady Hislop - both posted impressive victories.
Columbia Falls' Marissa Getts and Lexie Bartkowski had another strong showing at No. 1 doubles, while Miroslav and Vadim Zvygelskiy were singles winners for boys.
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Girls
Polson 5, C-Falls 2
SINGLES - Kendyall Rochin, P, def. Gabrielle Stenger, 6-2, 6-0; Whitney Zimmerman, P, def. Natalie Law, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0; Karly Rochin, P, def. Kira Kamrud, 6-1, 6-0; Emma Covill, CF, def. Kylee Wegner, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
DOUBLES - Marissa Getts/Lexie Bartkowski, CF, def. Kenzie Clay/Jordan Quinn, 6-3, 6-2; McKenna Emmerick/Gabi Kellers, P, def. Karmen Borchers/Audra Engebretsen, 6-2, 6-0 Tegan Bauer/Mollybeth Hendrix, P, def. Tiffany Borland/Casey Bauer, 6-0, 6-0.
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Boys
Polson 5, Columbia Falls 2
SINGLES - Brady Hislop, P, def. Parker Johnsin, 6-4, 7-5; Miroslav Zvygelskiy, CF, def. Hayden Congdon, 6-3, 6-2; Vadim Zvygelskiy, CF, def. Andrew Storro, 6-1, 6-0; Sam Kinzle, P, def. Andrew West, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4.
DOUBLES - Justin Evertz/Will Davey, P, def. Brian Marcille/Jordan Mueller, 7-5, 7-5; Ian Laimbeer/Dylan McCrumb, P, def. James Jurva/Nathan Gedlaman, 6-1, 6-0; Reed Hovenkotter/Sam Peel, P, def. Kaleb Bauuman/Isaac Morden, 6-0, 6-1.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Softball: Columbia Falls comes back against Ronan
(From the Daily Inter Lake)
By Dixie Knutson
COLUMBIA FALLS - It only took one little bloop single.
The situation looked fairly dire for the Columbia Falls Wildkat softball team as it headed into the bottom of the fourth inning in its season opener on Thursday.
The Wildkats trailed Ronan by seven runs - and up until that moment, they had managed just one hit.
But Jessica Owens blooped the first offering from Ronan pitcher Bethany Colman toward the circle, then beat the throw to first base.
Suddenly, everybody on the Columbia Falls team became a hitter.
"Once somebody broke the ice, it seemed like everybody came around," said Columbia Falls coach Dave Kehr.
Six hits and 10 runs later (including a grand slam home run by pitcher Shaun Rowe), the Wildkats owned a lead they wouldn't relinquish. They went on to claim a 15-9 Northwestern A victory.
"Big conference win, great comeback. It was a tough way to start, but they did a good job of coming around. They had a big inning, a 10-run inning and they did a great job with it," Kehr said of the Wildkats.
"I think our mindset was ‘it's our first game. We got nervous,'" Rowe said.
"(The Maidens) were just making contact, hitting it to the holes and running the bases very smartly," she said.
"We got a couple innings out of the way, we got (Colman's) timing down. We had a little talk between innings that we needed to get scores, but it was only the fourth so we had a couple innings," she said.
"We talked about (the hitting). We said ‘just go up and hit, right way rather than getting into holes. So I think they went up there looking to hit more, they were a little more aggressive at the plate," Kehr said.
"All the girls contributed in that inning, courtesy runners, everybody," he added.
Rowe followed Owens with a single. From there, the floodgates opened. There were five more hits, a fielder's choice in which everyone was safe and a dropped third strike that Katherine Jetty beat out.
By the time Rowe got back to the plate, the Wildkats were down just 7-6 and still had just one out.
She sent Colman's 1-0 offering over the centerfield fence.
"It was a lucky hit, I guess," she smiled.
"I thought it was a nice pitch and I knew that one was going to be mine. "Actually, I thought it wasn't over (the fence). I saw the girl trip over the fence and I started to scream on the bases," Rowe said.
"That's the second year in a row that she hit a grand slam (against Ronan)," Kehr said. "She did it down there, too. She's a good hitter. She does a good job at the plate," he said.
"I was happy with the way Shaun stuck in their ptiching. She struggled a little bit at times, but stayed with it," he said.
Ronan fought back - it had base runners in the fifth and then scored two more runs in the sixth - and loaded the bases in the seventh before finally bowing out as the sun set on the 2 3/4 hour marathon.
Ronan - 002 - 502 - 0 - 9
Columbia Falls - 000 - (10)50 - 15
Ronan - 11 hits and three errors. C-Falls - 11 hits and four errors
Maidens batting - Marissa McCrea 2-4, Bethany Colman 3-5, Katie Andrews 2-5, Payge Delauranti 0-3, Lindsay Clairmont 2-4, Ashleigh Lynch 1-4, Alex Dulmes 1-4, Turquoise Haggard 1-4, Alana Madsen 0-2.
HR - Haggard. 2B - Andrews. RBI - Clairmont 2, Andrews 2, Haggard 2.
Maidens pitching - Colman gets the loss (0-2), pitches complete game, 8K
By Dixie Knutson
COLUMBIA FALLS - It only took one little bloop single.
The situation looked fairly dire for the Columbia Falls Wildkat softball team as it headed into the bottom of the fourth inning in its season opener on Thursday.
The Wildkats trailed Ronan by seven runs - and up until that moment, they had managed just one hit.
But Jessica Owens blooped the first offering from Ronan pitcher Bethany Colman toward the circle, then beat the throw to first base.
Suddenly, everybody on the Columbia Falls team became a hitter.
"Once somebody broke the ice, it seemed like everybody came around," said Columbia Falls coach Dave Kehr.
Six hits and 10 runs later (including a grand slam home run by pitcher Shaun Rowe), the Wildkats owned a lead they wouldn't relinquish. They went on to claim a 15-9 Northwestern A victory.
"Big conference win, great comeback. It was a tough way to start, but they did a good job of coming around. They had a big inning, a 10-run inning and they did a great job with it," Kehr said of the Wildkats.
"I think our mindset was ‘it's our first game. We got nervous,'" Rowe said.
"(The Maidens) were just making contact, hitting it to the holes and running the bases very smartly," she said.
"We got a couple innings out of the way, we got (Colman's) timing down. We had a little talk between innings that we needed to get scores, but it was only the fourth so we had a couple innings," she said.
"We talked about (the hitting). We said ‘just go up and hit, right way rather than getting into holes. So I think they went up there looking to hit more, they were a little more aggressive at the plate," Kehr said.
"All the girls contributed in that inning, courtesy runners, everybody," he added.
Rowe followed Owens with a single. From there, the floodgates opened. There were five more hits, a fielder's choice in which everyone was safe and a dropped third strike that Katherine Jetty beat out.
By the time Rowe got back to the plate, the Wildkats were down just 7-6 and still had just one out.
She sent Colman's 1-0 offering over the centerfield fence.
"It was a lucky hit, I guess," she smiled.
"I thought it was a nice pitch and I knew that one was going to be mine. "Actually, I thought it wasn't over (the fence). I saw the girl trip over the fence and I started to scream on the bases," Rowe said.
"That's the second year in a row that she hit a grand slam (against Ronan)," Kehr said. "She did it down there, too. She's a good hitter. She does a good job at the plate," he said.
"I was happy with the way Shaun stuck in their ptiching. She struggled a little bit at times, but stayed with it," he said.
Ronan fought back - it had base runners in the fifth and then scored two more runs in the sixth - and loaded the bases in the seventh before finally bowing out as the sun set on the 2 3/4 hour marathon.
Ronan - 002 - 502 - 0 - 9
Columbia Falls - 000 - (10)50 - 15
Ronan - 11 hits and three errors. C-Falls - 11 hits and four errors
Maidens batting - Marissa McCrea 2-4, Bethany Colman 3-5, Katie Andrews 2-5, Payge Delauranti 0-3, Lindsay Clairmont 2-4, Ashleigh Lynch 1-4, Alex Dulmes 1-4, Turquoise Haggard 1-4, Alana Madsen 0-2.
HR - Haggard. 2B - Andrews. RBI - Clairmont 2, Andrews 2, Haggard 2.
Maidens pitching - Colman gets the loss (0-2), pitches complete game, 8K
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