Good Thursday morning. Cedarcrest High School’s track and field team held a meet yesterday and that is coming up later. First, though, diamond cuts. Mount Si High School’s softball ladies scored a key road win last night that should hopefully set them up well for a solid push to the finish line this spring in Kingco 4A.
Ally Hetzel homered, and a strong performance in the circle from freshman Jenna Nowak lifted Mount Si to a 6-4 win over Redmond last night at Redmond High School. Anna Braukus went 3-3 with two doubles, the second of which was the key hit in a three-run fourth that broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the Wildcats. She drove in two runs. Addison Craig also had three hits pacing Mount Si scoring two runs.
Nowak went the distance, allowing the four Redmond runs, just one of which was earned, on six hits, walking one and striking out five. Kati Cygan homered for the Mustangs.
The win moved Mount Si to just one game under .500 at 6-7 overall, 5-6 in league, and they are in the thick of the playoff chase. The Wildcats host Inglemoor tomorrow night at home with a win giving Mount Si some cushion over the Vikings, who are one game behind Mount Si in the standings. Game time is 6:30 p.m. at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie.
In other Kingco and Wesco action last night, courtesy of our friends at GameChanger and the GameChanger app, available on phones and tablets in their app stores:
North Creek 8, Issaquah 4: Reagan Fleming did it all last night for North Creek in their win over the Eagles. Fleming homered and drove in three runs, then went the distance in the circle allowing the four Issy runs on four hits walking three and striking out 11. Sadie Huryn led the Eagles going 2-3 with two runs scored.
Everett 13, Shorecrest 0: Isa Davis homered twice and that was music to the ears of the freshman pitching duo of Mia Hoekendorf and Anna Luscher, who combined on a one-hitter walking three and striking out six for the Seagulls as they cruised to the win over the Scots at home in Everett last night.
Meadowdale 14, Cascade 9
Bothell 10, Eastlake 1
Inglemoor 11, Newport 1
Stanwood 12, Monroe 9
Baseball: Valley teams on short end of 10-0 blowouts
It was not a good night last night for either Mount Si or Cedarcrest High School’s baseball teams, as both varsity squads were very cold offensively and fell in 10-0 results to league rivals – the Red Wolves to Shorecrest and the Wildcats on senior night at home to the Bothell Cougars.
The Red Wolves were held to only one hit by Shorecrest pitcher Jakob Lockwood, the one hit belonging to Josh Polacek. Lockwood walked one and struck out 14 in the mercy-rule result which ended the game after five innings. He also tripled and drove in two runs. As for Mount Si, their bats were held down by Bothell ace Sawyer Wickstrom, who fired a two-hitter walking one and striking out eight. The two Mount Si hits belonged to Clayton Crooks and Matt Talbot. Wyatt Mickleberry powered the Blue Train with three doubles and five RBI’s in this one.
Mount Si is at North Creek tomorrow while Cedarcrest hosts Shorecrest at home, also tomorrow.
Mount Si JV falls despite Catini’s heroics: An Austin Catini homer and strong showing offensively from Jacob Hayes were not enough for Mount Si’s junior varsity as they fell 9-8 last night to Bothell’s JV’s at Bothell High School. Catini scored two runs and drove in three more while Hayes had two hits, scored twice and drove in two more runs. Mount Si’s JV’s host North Creek tomorrow night at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie.
Other Kingco and Wesco results for you from GameChanger and their apps, available on phones and tablets.
Eastlake 3, Redmond 1: A Grady Woodward homer was the difference last night for the Wolves in their rivalry win over the Mustangs in Redmond. Woodward’s blast proved useful for pitcher Cody O’Donnell, who dominated on the mound in this one for Eastlake. O’Donnell went the distance allowing an unearned run on only three hits, walking one and striking out seven. Mathias Gendzwill was 1-3 with a run scored for Redmond.
Meadowdale 7, Lynnwood 1: Malikhi Emery-Henderson led the way for the Mavericks with a triple, run scored and RBI as Meadowdale sank the Royals in the Lynnwood city battle last night at Lynnwood High School. Pitcher Isaiah Kepoo-Sabate paced the Mavericks, going six innings allowing a run on two hits, walking three and striking out 14. Gavin Harrington led Lynnwood going 1-2 with a run.
Skyline 2, Issaquah 1
Mountlake Terrace 2, Shorewood 0
Edmonds-Woodway 7, Cascade 0
North Creek 6, Newport 3
Woodinville 5, Inglemoor 1
Snoqualmie Valley Sports Journal 