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Nc Wins To Advance In Playoffs

Dustin Crogan scored 4-1/2 minutes into overtime Wednesday to lift North Central to a 1-0 win over visiting Shadle Park in the opening, loser-out round of the District 8-AAA boys soccer tournament.

Crogan took a pass from Bobby Johnson for just the fifth shot on goal NC (6-8) had during the day. Shadle (8-5) lost to NC 3-2 during the Greater Spokane League season.

NC plays Mead at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mead Junior High for a State AAA playoff berth. The winner meets league champion Ferris (16-0) Tuesday for seeding.

North Central 1, Shadle Park 0

First half-None. Second half-None. First overtime-1, Crogan (Johnson), 84:30. Second overtime-None.

Shots on goal-Shadle Park 9, North Central 5. Saves-Shadle Park, Peterson 5. North Central, Jewell 9.

Mead 2, Lewis and Clark 1

Jon Carras scored twice, including the tiebreaker with 15 minutes left, as the Panthers (11-3-1) eliminated the visiting Tigers (8-7) at Mead Junior High.

First half-1, M, Carras (Kauppi), 25:00. 2, LC, Tesfai (Fickenscher), 38:00. Second half-3, M, Carras (Carlson), 65:00.

Shots on goal-Lewis and Clark 6, Mead 10. Saves-Lewis and Clark, Warrick 3. Mead, Szymarek 5.

Baseball

Colville 15, Riverside 8

Brady Noble had four runs batted in, including a two-run homer in the first inning, and the visiting Indians (9-7) beat the Rams (1-15) to tie Clarkston for third place in the Frontier League.

Cailen McCurday added a solo homer in the fourth for Colville, which, with Clarkston, is trying to hold off East Valley (8-8) and Pullman (7-9) for the final two district playoff spots. Clarkston is at Pullman, and Colville at EV in season-ending doubleheaders Saturday.

B.J. Summers’ three-run shot in the second was Riverside’s first of the year.

Colville 411 440 1 - 15 12 2

Riverside 060 100 1 - 8 9 8

Spears, Clowser (5) and Noble; Patton, Gabel (1), Johnson (4), Stapleton (4), Beckham (5) and Vangrimbergen. W-Spears (7-4). L-Johnson (0-1).

HITS: Colville-McCurdy 2, Bateman 2, Fox, Noble 3, Bradeen, McGlothern, Meinhold, Day. Riverside-Beckham 3, Morris 2, Lee, Summers, Taylor, Gabel. 2B-Bateman, Morris, Taylor. HR- McCurdy (2), Noble (3), Summers (1).

NWC 11, Inchelium 0

Highly scouted Northwest Christian left-hander Jeremy Affeldt completed the final two innings of a no-hitter that began Saturday before rain intervened. Affeldt is 7-0 for the Crusaders, who completed their Panorama League-champion campaign 19-1.

Sandberg rehabs

Ferris pitcher/first baseman Eric Sandberg, injured Tuesday while sliding into home, began physical therapy Wednesday for a bruised left (pitching) shoulder.

Sandberg (6-0) may serve as designated hitter in games today against Gonzaga Prep and Friday against North Central, but won’t pitch. The second-place Saxons (9-4) end their GSL season against first-place Mead (11-3) Tuesday.

Softball

Shadle Park 4, Gonzaga Prep 2 Rainie Drake had two RBIs, and Tara Buckley went 2 for 3 to lead the visiting Highlanders (7-7 GSL) over the Bullpups (3-11).

Shadle, which clinched a district berth, had five hits in the first. Daria Toth was 2 for 3 for Prep, which was eliminated from district hopes.

Shadle Park 201 100 0 - 4 9 2

Gonzaga Prep 001 000 1 - 2 8 1

Stockman and Drake; Leonetti and Egger. W-Stockman (4-3). L-Leonetti (1-4).

HITS: Shadle Park-Durgan, Buckley 2, Drake, Gooch, Mulvey, Trudeau, Brown 2. Gonzaga Prep-McDonald 2, Weiskopf, Palmer 2, Toth 2, Bowles. 3B-Buckley, Toth.

Clarkston 8-20, Riverside 1-2

Misty Gates went 4 for 6 and pitched a five-hitter in the opener as the Bantams (4-8) swept the visiting Rams to move closer to fourth-place Cheney (4-7) in the chase for the final Frontier playoff berth.

Christy Gribble had a two-run triple and Rochell King a three-run triple for Clarkston in the second game. Riverside (1-12) walked seven and hit four batters.

Riverside 100 000 0 - 1 5 2

Clarkston 300 401 x - 8 8 3

Carter, Hartley (7) and Barnes; Gates and King. W-Gates (2-5). L-Carter (0-5).

HITS: Riverside-Russell, Leighton, Carter, Mashura, Blake. Clarkston-King, Gates 2, Gribble, Hammrich, Estlund, Haight, Compton.

Riverside 001 01 - 2 4 2

Clarkston 9(11)0 0x - 20 13 2

Hartley, Mueller (1), Barnes (2), Darby (3) and Barnes, Russell (2); Snell and King, Compton (3). W-Snell (1-1). L-Hartley (0-1).

HITS: Riverside-Barnes, Russell 2, Hartley. Clarkston-King, Gates 4, Lewis, Gribble 2, Snell 2, Anderson, VanTine, Gustin. 2B-Russell. 3B-King, Gribble.

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