La Center clinched the Trico League baseball title outright Thursday with a 12-2 win over Castle Rock.
The Wildcats finish league play 11-1, one game ahead of Seton Catholic.
La Center (15-5) has won at least a share of the past four Trico League titles.
Wyatt Bethje when 3 for 3 with three RBI, including a single that opened the scoring in a three-run first inning.
Smith Stimmel and Caden Taylor each went 2 for 4. Stimmel doubled home Taylor as part of La Center’s five-run fourth inning than ended with the Wildcats ahead 10-2.
La Center and Seton Catholic open district tournament play Tuesday at Castle Rock.
King’s Way Christian also qualified for the district tournament as the Trico League’s No. 3 seed and will open play Tuesday in Hoquiam.
Stars of the day
- Derebe Smith, Seton Catholic boys soccer, had two goals and two assists in a 9-0 win over Stevenson as the Cougars wrapped up a share of their fourth consecutive Trico League title.
- Ian Johnson and Ethan Wilson, La Center boys soccer, each scored two goals in a 5-4 loss to South Bend/Raymond.
- Charlie Myers, Castle Rock softball, went 3 for 4 with a double, four RBI and three runs scored in a 11-2 win over Stevenson. She was also the winning pitcher with eight strikeouts, no walks and four hits allowed over seven innings.
- Gracie Garden, Hockinson softball, went 3 for 5 with three doubles and three RBI in a 20-6 win over Washougal.
- Alyson Russell and Brynn Skelton, Woodland softball, each had three hits and five RBI in the Beavers’ 27-4 win over Hudson’s Bay.
- Kaylen Wingerd, Ridgefield softball, was 4 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and four RBI as the Spudders beat Fort Vancouver 17-0.
- Sydney Siebert-Wilder, Columbia River softball, went 3 for 5 with a double, two runs and two RBI in a 14-0 win over R.A. Long.
- Graham Learing and Tyler Fehrer, Hockinson baseball, combined on a five-inning no-hitter with four strikeouts each in the Hawks’ 11-0 win over Fort Vancouver.
- Jessica Tomberlin, La Center softball, went 3 for 3 with four runs and four RBI in a 15-2 win over Castle Rock. The Wildcats enter the final week of the Trico League season tied at 9-2 with Seton Catholic and Columbia-White Salmon.
