Ferris comes from way back to beat LC

Sat., April 30, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

softball

Skillingstad perfect

» Freshman Sam Skillingstad fired her second perfect game of the season to lift Greater Spokane League co-leading Shadle Park past visiting Mt. Spokane 3-0. The victory avenged the Highlanders' lone loss.

» Skillingstad had walked three batters in the bottom of the seventh inning at Mt. Spokane, allowing the Wildcats to score three runs with two outs in the final inning to score the upset win. This time around, Skillingstad was razor sharp – fanning 16. » Shadle (12-1, 11-1) remained in a first-place tie with University while Mt. Spokane (10-4, 10-3) fell two games back.

» Freshman Riki Schiereister was 3 for 3 with a double, three runs scored and four RBI to lead U-Hi to an 8-1 win over visiting Gonzaga Prep (10-4, 9-4). Catcher Ashley Fargher also had three hits and threw out three Bullpups baserunners. Tonya Schnibbe collected three hits, tripled and drove in a pair of runs for the Titans (11-1, 11-1) while pitcher Linse Vlahovich struck out nine and scattered three hits in six innings. … Jamie McCullough homered and drove in three runs to lead Central Valley past the host Cheney Blackhawks 6-3. The Bears (10-4, 9-4) broke open a scoreless game with two runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth. Cheney (3-11, 3-10) came back with a two-run sixth. … Up 4-0, East Valley (8-6, 7-6) gave up six runs in the top of the fourth inning against visiting Clarkston, then came back to score a 9-7 victory. Cassie Schreiber, who earned the victory, and Jennifer Norwood each smacked RBI doubles in the fifth inning, where the Knights regained the lead. Becky Dyer delivered a two-run single in the fourth for the Bantams (4-10, 3-10).

» Jami Schibel delivered a solo home run in the sixth inning to highlight North Central's 7-1 win over visiting Lewis and Clark (2-11, 2-11). Kelsie Vallies fanned a season-high 13 Tigers and walked just two to earn the two-hit victory for NC (5-7, 5-7). … Lindsey Hood led off the game with a solo home run, sparking West Valley past visiting Ferris 13-3. Gabi Lobello and Hailey Bauman each drove in three runs for the Eagles (4-9, 4-8).

» “In the Great Northern League, Caitlyn Smith pitched a complete game, helping herself by going 4 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, leading Medical Lake (4-7, 3-3) to a 7-5 upset win at Chewelah. Bryn Smith smacked an RBI single in the sixth to lead the Cougars (9-4, 5-3), who remained in second place. … Lakeside-Nine Mile Falls (5-7, 3-5) scored twice on a Greyhounds throwing error to snatch a 3-2 victory at Pullman (5-6, 3-3). Amber Hesselgesser was 3 for 4 with an RBI to lead the Eagles.

It took some scrambling, but Ferris has a share of first place in the Greater Spokane League baseball race.

The Saxons, who entered Friday a game behind first-place Mt. Spokane, staked visiting Lewis and Clark to a 7-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning.

But Ferris scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth and five more in the bottom of the sixth to earn a 10-7, come-from-behind victory. When Mt. Spokane lost to East Valley, the Saxons snuggled up to the Wildcats in first with 9-2 records.

Bud Kittredge struck out nine in seven innings and helped himself by drilling a two-run single in the sixth. Pat Burke was 3 for 3 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a double.

In other games, Gerry Kelly and Bret Riggin combined on a one-hitter as East Valley blanked league-leading Mt. Spokane, 1-0 at EV. The Knights (8-8, 7-7) scored the game’s only run on a double steal with runners at the corners in the third inning. George Hamilton was tagged out at second base, but Brady Brunelle, running from third, scored on the play. Kelly went 5 2/3 innings to earn the victory, with Riggin coming on in the sixth to earn a four-out save. The Wildcats’ Cameron Joslyn fanned three Knights and hurled a complete-game two-hitter for Mt. Spokane (11-2, 10-2). … Central Valley’s Scott Froehlich scattered four hits over seven innings and fanned five to earn a 7-0 shutout win over visiting West Valley. Kris Henderson doubled in a pair of runs for CV (9-7, 7-7). … Kevin Schneider pitched a complete game to lift Mead to a 9-7 win at Shadle Park’s Jackson Field, helping his cause by going 4 for 4 with two doubles and a solo home run in the fourth inning. He scored three runs and drove in three. Andy Mattingly rapped a double and a two-run home run in the third inning for the Panthers (5-7, 5-7). The Highlanders (9-4, 8-4) fell two games behind the league leaders. … Rogers’ Eric Kelly belted a two-run homer in the second inning and doubled in a third run to lead himself to a 10-3 victory at Cheney. Kelly fanned five Blackhawks in seven innings and scattered four hits – retiring eight in a row between the fifth and seventh innings.

“In the Great Northern League, Pullman swept a doubleheader from visiting Lakeside-Nine Mile Falls to hold on to first place. The Greyhounds (12-1, 10-1) scored all five of their runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip the Eagles 5-4 in the first game. Justin Cooper smacked a bases-loaded single with two out to score the winning runs. Pullman scored seven runs in the first inning of the nightcap en route to a 17-5 victory. Cooper delivered a two-run single in the first. Ryan Druffel carried a one-hitter into the fifth inning. Daniel Field collected a two-run double in the five-run fifth inning for Lakeside (9-5, 8-4). … Chewelah swept visiting Riverside, 5-0 and 8-6, to stay a game behind the league-leading Greyhounds. A.J. Proszek fired a one-hitter in the opener, walking just one and fanning six. Kirk Kubik had three hits in four at-bats and Proszek added a three-run home run in the third inning of the nightcap.

Boys soccer

And then there were three. Four GSL soccer teams were tied for first place going into the day’s league play. When the dust cleared, three remained deadlocked for the league lead – all at 9-2.

Mead overcame a 2-0 first-half deficit to knock Ferris out of a share of first place in the GSL by beating the Saxons on their home field in a shootout. Kyle and Taylor Yonago each scored in the first 11 minutes to give the Saxons (10-3, 8-3) the lead, but the Panthers answered with a first-half goal by Jason Hamer and Michael Schriver‘s goal two minutes into the second half. Each team’s goalkeeper made a save in the five-shot first round of the shootout. Dan Fry scored for Mead (7-6, 7-4) on the eighth kick of the round. Ferris’ eighth shot caromed off the post and stayed out. … East Valley won its third consecutive 1-0 match, this time blanking visiting University on the strength of Danny Olson’s shot from 35-yards out at the 22-minute mark. Sophomore Josh Peck tallied his eighth shutout of the season for the Knights (9-2, 9-2). … Mt. Spokane maintained a share of first place by scoring a 2-0 win over Lewis and Clark at Hart Field. The Wildcats (11-2, 9-2) scored twice in the final 20 minutes of regulation. Chris Zalud scored in the 61st minute with the game-winning goal and Keith Kirsch added an insurance goal 10 minutes later while goalkeeper Jeff Srock blocked all nine shots by the Tigers (5-7, 5-6). … Matt Bunch scored off a corner kick 71 minutes into the game, lifting Central Valley to a 1-0 win over visiting Gonzaga Prep that kept the Bears locked in a three-way first-place tie. Jesse Dunbar‘s kicked bounced off several Bullpups before Bunch was able to direct the ball goalward. Ryan Skay needed just four saves to earn his sixth shutout of the season. Gonzaga Prep (4-8, 3-8) played a man short for the final 15 minutes. … Jeff Davis scored in the 23rd minute to lift Cheney to a 1-0 victory over visiting Rogers in a battle of Class 3A teams. The Blackhawks (10-4, 7-4) outshot the Pirates (4-10, 2-9) 25-5.

Brady Wilson scored three unassisted goals to lift Clarkston to a 5-4 shootout victory over visiting North Central. By finishing regulation play tied, NC (1-12, 1-10) picked up a point to remain ahead of the victorious Bantams (1-13, 1-10) for playoff purposes. … Andy Largent‘s two goals spelled the difference as Shadle Park (8-4, 7-4) turned away visiting West Valley 2-0. Largent took over the league scoring lead. Willie Northcott blanked the Eagles (5-8, 3-8) on seven saves.

“In the Great Northern League, Medical Lake got a hat trick from Jason Gomez and two goals and an assist from Shane Thompson in blanking visiting Chewelah 10-0. Lucas Assis added two assists and a goal for the Cardinals.

Girls golf

For the second time in two weeks, Mead’s Amy Eneroth carded a 3 under par to win a tournament. Last week, it was a 3-under 69 to win a GSL tournament at Esmeralda. This time, it was a 3-under 68 to capture the Big East Invitational at Wandemere. Eneroth’s performance helped Mead to the team championship with a 231 total, 13 strokes better than runner-up Gonzaga Prep, which was led by Annie Brophy‘s even-par 71 to finish second.

University’s twin seniors, Haley and Mandy Parsons, finished third and fourth, respectively, to earn the Titans a third-place team finish, one stroke back of the Bullpups. The tournament featured every team in the GSL and Big Nine Conference as well as three from Idaho’s Inland Empire League.

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