Prairie scored four runs in the top of the seventh to break a 2-2 tie and top Yelm, 6-3, and clinch a 3A state berth at Thursday’s opening day of the 3A bi-district softball tournament in Lacey.
The Falcons face Stadium of Tacoma at 11 a.m. Saturday in one semifinal game at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey. The winner advances to the bi-district title game later Saturday.
Tied 2-2 through six Thursday, the Falcons sent eight batters to the plate and scored all four runs with one out. Kaysen Parker’s single was the start of four straight Prairie hits. Kylee Snider’s two-run double made it 6-2 Prairie.
The win comes after a 17-9 opening-round victory over Bethel. Despite five errors, the Falcons pounded out 17 hits including a 4 for 5 game by Snider. She finished with five hits on the day, and accounted for six RBI and three runs scored.
Prairie is the only 3A Greater St. Helens League team to reach the semifinals. Evergreen and Mountain View still remain alive in the consolation bracket after each dropping their opening-round game only to bounce back in a loser-out game. Evergreen eliminated Bethel, 19-0, and Mountain View topped Shelton, 5-4. Each play again at 9 a.m. Saturday.
2A district golf
Washougal senior Kallie Sakamoto captured her third straight district title after firing a final-round 3-over par 74 Thursday to win the 2A district girls golf tournament by 26 shots at Washougal’s Orchard Hills Golf and Country Club.
Sakamoto’s back-to-back 74s over 36 holes led to her 148 total on the Panthers’ home course. She entered Thursday with a 13-shot lead, and bested runner-up Taylor Blakley (174) of Columbia River by 26 shots.
The top 20 finishers from Thursday advance to next week’s 2A state tournament at Richland’s Horn Rapids Golf Course.
All six Columbia River golfers advance to state, led by Blakley’s 174. In addition to Blakley, Naomi Phelps (third, 183), Karlyn Gomez (seventh, 192) and Madeline Kim (10th, 204) placed in the top 10.
Woodland sends three golfers to state — Vanessa Franke (fifth, 187), Abby Bozarth (ninth, 200) and Rayleah Trice (11th, 206).
Track and field
Camas’ Daniel Maton and Emma Jenkins swept the boys and girls 1,600 to open the first day of the 4A bi-district track and field championships at Kent’s French Field.
Maton, the defending 4A boys state champion, clocked in a winning time of 4 minutes, 17,16 seconds. Jenkins, headed to Washington State next year, won the event with a personal-best 4:57.58. Sister Halle Jenkins finished third (5:03.26).
Other area third-place finishers include: Union’s Jackson Taylor (boys javelin), Camas’ Lucy George (girls 100 hurdles) and Skyview’s Ethan Gould (boys high jump).
The meet concludes Saturday.
Fort Vancouver’s Emily Phelps and Prairie’s Valerie Schmidt each were event winners at Thursday’s first day of the 3A bi-district track and field championships in Sumner.
Phelps ran a personal-best 5:05.32 in her 3A girls 1,600-meter victory. Prairie’s Meri Dunford was third (5:05.89). Schmidt of Prairie led a 1-2-5 Clark County finish in the 100 hurdles, clocking in a personal-best time of 14.95 seconds. Mountain View’s Katherine Kadrmas (15.45) and Fort’s Bayley Norwood (16.47) were second and fifth to earn a state berth.
Mountain View’s Daniel Furcron (discus) and Prairie’s Nolan Mickenham (100) were Clark County’s top finishers on the boys side, finishing second and third in their events. Prairie’s 400 relay (43.33) also placed third.
The meet concludes Saturday in Sumner.
Led by seven event winners, Stevenson captured the 1A district boys track team title at Woodland High School. Lincoln Krog (high jump, long jump) and David McAndie (110 and 300 hurdles) each won two events for the Bulldogs, who topped Montesano, 122-76.5, in team scoring. Calvin DuBois’ sweep in the 1600 and 3200 paced La Center.
On the girls side, Seton Catholic captured the tema title, 114-79 over runner’s up King’s Way and Elma. Sydnee Dyer (1600, 3200) was a double winner for the Cougars and Aurora Chaney (100, 200) paced King’s Way.
