E. Valley Sweeps First-Place Cheney

Frontier League

Brian Lamarche and Kris Allen created a much more interesting Frontier League baseball race Friday.

Lamarche and Allen limited host Cheney (10-2) to 11 hits during a 14-5, 4-0 sweep. Third-place EV (8-6) trimmed Cheney’s lead over Colville (5-3) to three games.

Lamarche hit a three-run homer in the opener.

EV 14-4, Cheney 5-0

E.Valley 203 600 3 - 14 13 2

Cheney 300 002 0 - 5 8 2

Lamarche and Morgan; Caston, Knutson (4) and Barthelmes. W-Lamarche (4-3). L-Caston (3-1).

HITS: East Valley-Shaffer 2, Lamphere 3, Tincup, Lamarche 2, Ruiz 2, Morgan, Allen 2. Cheney-Urdahl, Miller 2, Fiddes, Collins, Barthelmes 2, Conrath. 2B-Tincup, Allen, Fiddes, Barthelmes. HR-Lamarche (2).

E.Valley 003 010 0 - 4 8 0

Cheney 000 000 0 - 0 3 1

Allen and Stengle; Knutson, Miller (6) and Barthelmes. W-Allen (1-2). L-Knutson (0-2).

HITS: East Valley-Shaffer 2, Ruiz, Tincup, Lamarche, Furgason, Lamphere, Horgan. Cheney-Fiddes, Caston, Barthelmes.

WV 12-16, Riverside 2-3

Jeremy Isherwood’s seven RBIs guided the visiting Eagles (6-6) to a sweep of the Rams (1-11) at Chattaroy.

WV’s Beau McCarty added four RBIs in the second game. The Eagles’ Tyler Hall and Jason Phillipe pitched four-hitters.

W.Valley 300 114 3 - 12 8 2

Riverside 101 000 0- 2 4 6

Hall and Lawler; Beckham, Gabel (6), Patton (7) and Vannatter. W-Hall (3-1). L-Beckham (0-5).

HITS: West Valley-Hilsabeck 2, Harty, Isherwood, Lawler, Hall 2, Enger. Riverside- Beckham, Delao, Morrow 2. 2B-Isherwood, Hall, Morrow.

W.Valley 091 011 4 - 16 21 2

Riverside 100 002 0 - 3 4 4

Phillipe and Lawler; Morrow, Patton (2), Gabel (7) and Vannatter. W-Phillipe (2-2). L-Patton (0-1).

HITS: West Valley-Hilsabeck 2, Harty 2, Isherwood 3, Lawler 2, Brown 3, McCarty 3, Phillipe 3, Enger, Howe 2. Riverside- Morrow, Lee, Vannatter, Gabel. 2B-Harty, Brown, Morrow. 3B-Isherwood 2, Brown.

Softball

Colville 2-2, WV 0-1

Tarrah Brown slowed down the first-place Eagles (9-2), pitching her eighth career no-hitter and adding a two-hitter as the host Indians (8-2) avenged a 2-0 season-opening loss.

Brown struck out 18 for the day. WV had outscored league rivals 120-5.

Ellen Shaw doubled and scored on Carissa True’s single in the opener, then singled in the winner in the second game.

W.Valley 000 000 0 - 0 0 4

Colville 110 000 x - 2 4 0

Sohns and Robinson; T.Brown and Lawson. W-T.Brown (4-2). L- Sohns (10-2).

HITS: Colville-Lawson, Shaw, Wollan, True. 2B-Shaw.

W.Valley 000 001 0 - 1 2 3

Colville 000 110 x- 2 7 2

Sohns and Robinson; T.Brown and Lawson. W-T.Brown (5-2). L-Sohns (10-3).

HITS: West Valley-Green, Watson. Colville- Lawson 2, Trip, Shaw, Cox, Simpson, True. 3B-True.

EV at Pullman (2), ppd.

The doubleheader was postponed until Thursday.

Boys soccer

Cheney 4, Riv./D.Park 3

The visiting Blackhawks (9-1-0, 27 points) scored the final three goals, two against a second-string goalkeeper, to beat third-place R/DP (6-3-1, 19).

Ryan Waller’s second goal, with 5 minutes left, was the winner. R/DP’s No. 1 goalie, Jeremy Nelson, had left with a bloody nose.

Cheney’s Nick Reynolds scored his 20th goal of the year. R/DP’s Ryan Baker scored his 15th and 16th.

SCORING: First half - 1, C, Waller (Reynolds), 4:00. 2, R/DP, Baker (Hersom), 31:00. 3, R/DP, Daubel (Baker), 37:00. Second half -4, R/DP, Baker (Hodson), 41:00. 5, C, Malisani, 63:00. 6, C, Reynolds (Anderson), 67:00. 7, C, Waller 75:00.

Shots on goal-Cheney 20, Riverside/Deer Park 21. Saves -Cheney 9. R/DP, Nelson 11.

E.Valley 4, Med.Lake 0

The league-leading Knights (10-0-0, 30) scored on three breakaways to post their second shutout of the year over the host Cardinals (2-6-2, 8).

SCORING: First half-None. Second half- 1, Hansen, 41:00. 2, Pass (Christensen), 48:00. 3, Pratt (Pass), 58:00. 4, Whitney, 64:00.

Shots on goal-East Valley 14, Medical Lake 6. Saves-East Valley, Escobar 5. Medical Lake, Dennan 7.

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