Conrath Slam Punctuates Cheney Sweep

Matt Conrath hit a grand slam during an 11-run sixth inning Saturday as first-place Cheney beat visiting West Valley 20-6 to complete a Frontier League baseball doubleheader sweep.

Cheney (5-0) won the opener 12-2 as Tucker Urdahl (4-0) struck out eight. Pat Stiffler drove in three runs for Cheney.

Jason Phillipe and Beau Macarty homered for the Eagles (2-4) in the second game.

Cheney 12-20, West Valley 2-6

W.Valley 100 001 - 2 6 5

Cheney 302 124 - 12 14 2

Hall, Lawler (5) and Lawler, Enger (5); Urdahl, Knutson (6) and Randall. W-Urdahl (4-0). L-Hall. Sv-Knutson.

HITS: West Valley-Hilsabeck 4, Harty, Isherwood. Cheney- Stiffler 2, Urdahl, Fiddes 2, Strom, Webber, Byington, Collins 2, Caston, Conrath 2, Barthelmes. 2B-Conrath.

West Valley 010 23 0 0 - 6 7 1

Cheney 160 02(11) x - 20 18 0

Isherwood, Lawler (6) and Lawler, Enger (6); Conrath, Miller (5), Knutson (7) and Barthelmes. W-Conrath (1-0). L-Isherwood. Sv-Miller (2).

HITS: West Valley-Isherwood, Lawler 2, Brown, Macarty 2, Phillipe. Cheney-Stiffler 3, Urdahl 2, Miller 3, Fiddes 3, Collins, Barthelmes 3, Conrath, Caston 2. 2B-Stiffler, Fiddes, Barthelmes, Lawler 2. HR-Urdahl, Conrath, Macarty, Phillipe.

Colville 13-3, Riverside 0-2

Cailen McCurdy went 4 for 4 with five RBIs in the first game, including a two-run homer, and the Indians (4-0) swept the visiting Rams (1-5).

Winning pitcher Jason Spears struck out seven and walked one.

Riverside 000 00 - 0 4 5

Colville 261 4x - 13 11 1

Morrow, Jongrimbergan (3) and Vanatter; Spears and Schultz. W-Spears (3-0). L-Morrow.

HITS: Riverside-Beckham, Deleo, Loosier, Morris. Colville- McCurdy 4, Bateman, Fox, Noble 2, Schultz, Salina, Meinhold. 2B-Fox, Noble. HR-McCurdy.

Riverside 100 010 0 - 2 5 0

Colville 300 000 0 - 3 3 1

Beckham and Vanatter; Watkins, Meinhold (7) and Schultz. W-Watkins (2-0). L-Beckham. S-Meinhold.

HITS: Riverside-Beckham, Schurtz, Lee, Summers, Morris. Colville-McCurdy, Fox, McGlothern. 2B-Fox.

East Valley 7-12, Clarkston 5-11

Brian Lamarche and Joe Furgason (4 of 6) both had four RBIs on the day to guide the Knights (4-2) to a sweep over the visiting Bantams (1-4).

Clarkston 020 021 0 - 5 4 4

E.Valley 032 020 x - 7 9 4

Flerchinger, Blankenship (4) and Lammerding; Lamarche and Morgan. W-Lamarche (3-1). L-Flerchinger.

HITS: Clarkston-J.Romesburg, Burns, Kruse, Stiffarm. East Valley-Ruiz 2, Tincup 2, Shogren, Furgason 2, Morgan, Lanphere. 2B-Tincup, Fergason.

Clarkston 204 030 2 - 11 10 6

E.Valley 642 000 x - 12 12 3

Braden and Lammerding; Allen, Riese (4), Ruiz (7) and Stengle. W-Riese (1-0). L-Braden (0-1). Sv- Ruiz.

HITS: Clarkston-J.Romesburg, Lyden, Burns 2, Lammerding, Larsen, Blankenship 2, Cridlebaugh 2. East Valley-Ruiz, Allen 2, Tincup, Shogren 2, Lamarche 3, Furgason 2, O’Very. 2B-Burns, Tincup, Furgason. 3B-Lamarche.

Softball

West Valley 12-11, Cheney 1-0

Darcy Sohns (7-1) tossed a no-hitter and three-hitter, striking out 14 in 10 innings, as the first-place Eagles (6-0) swept the visiting Blackhawks (0-3).

Rachelle Watson was 3 for 3 with two RBIs and Richiah Boxley added three RBIs in the opener, when Sohns faced two more than the minimum.

Cheney 100 00 - 1 0 3

West Valley 003 9x - 12 15 1

Bliss and Rotchford; Sohns and Robinson. W-Sohns (6-1). L-Bliss (1-2).

HITS: West Valley-Green, Watson 3, Sohns, Boxley 2, McClintock, Robinson, Decker 2, Aquino 2, Henry 2. 3B-Boxley. HR-Watson (2).

Cheney 000 00 - 0 3 5

West Valley 234 2x - 11 9 0

Birchell and Rotchford; Sohns and Robinson. W-Sohns (7-1). L-Birchell (0-1).

HITS: Cheney-Ewing, Lafley, Rotchford. West Valley-Green 2, Watson, Boxley 2, McClintock, Decker, Aquino, Henry. 2B-Rotchford. 3B-McClintock.

East Valley 12-13, Clarkston 0-1

Rebecca Triplett threw a six-inning no-hitter and struck out 13 in the opener as the visiting Knights (6-0) swept the Bantams (0-2) to keep pace with WV. Triplett also had three RBIs.

EV 043 203 - 12 14 1

Clarkston 000 000 - 0 0 3

Triplett and Casey; Gates and King. W-Triplett (3-0). L-Gates (0-1).

HITS: EV-McIntyre, Musgrave 3, Stookey, Triplett 3, Kurtz, Sauve, DeCorte 2, Hendren, Casey. 3B-Stookey, DeCorte.

EV 223 15 - 13 12 2

Clarkston 100 00 - 1 2 4

DeCorte and Casey, Borgman (5); Gribble, Snell (5) and King. W-DeCorte (2-0). L-Gribble.

HITS: EV-Schumacher 2, LeGrant 2, Stookey 2, Triplett, Sauve, Kurtz, McIntyre, Casey 2. Clarkston-Gribble 2.

Colville 11-10, Riverside 0-0

Tarrah Brown pitched a three-hitter and struck out 12 in the opener, then had a two-run, first-inning double in the second game as the visiting Indians (2-1) swept the Rams (0-5).

Colville 020 160 2 - 11 15 0

Riverside 000 000 0 - 0 3 4

T.Brown and Lawson; McMurphy and Barnes. W-T.Brown (1-1). L-McMurphy(0-4). HITS: Colville-H.Brown 3, Lawson 3, T.Brown 2, Shaw, Wollan 4, Puett, True. Riverside-Barnes, Mueller, Leighton. 3B-Wollan.

Colville 311 14 - 10 10 1

Riverside 000 00 - 0 1 4

Wollan and Lawson; Carter and Barnes. W-Wollan (1-0). L-Carter (0-2).

HITS: Colville-H.Brown 2, Cox, Lawson, T.Brown 2, Shaw 2, Wollan, Entruistle. Riverside-Hattenberg. 2B-T.Brown. 3B-Entruistle.

Boys soccer

East Valley 6, Colville 0

Joe Whitney and Raymond Hansen scored twice apiece as the Knights (5-0-0) beat the visiting Indians (1-4-0) to remain tied for first with Cheney.

Hansen has six goals in league.

First half - 1, EV, Whitney (Misterek), 19:00. Second half - 2, Hansen (Pass), 41:00. 3, Edwards, 42:00. 4, Hansen (Cecil), 49:00. 5, Pratt (penalty kick), 53:00. 6, Whitney, 77:00.

Shots on goal - Colville 2, East Valley 23. Saves: Colville, Vaughn 7, Covey 13. East Valley, Escobar 1, Dennison 1.

Cheney 5, Pullman 2

Nick Reynolds continued his torrid pace with a pair of second-half goals to help the Blackhawks (5-0-0) over the visiting Greyhounds (0-4-1).

Reynolds has 13 goals in league, including at least two in each match.

First half - 1, C, Oyolokor 1:00. 2, C, Skeman (Malisani) 4:00. 3, C, Anderson 26:00. 4, P, McKellips (Lumpkin) 32:00. Second half - 5, C, Reynolds 49:00. 6, C, Reynolds (Malisani) 59:00. 7, P, Everman (Lumpkin) 72:00.

Shots on goal - Pullman 6, Cheney 21. Saves - Pullman, Lopez 11. Cheney, Stitt 2, Watters 2.

West Valley 2, Medical Lake 1

Quinn Sharpe and Scott Wacenske took turns feeding one another for first-half goals as the visiting Eagles (3-2-0) beat the Cardinals (0-4-1).

Joe Gaines scored late for ML.

First half-1, WV, Sharpe (Wacenske) 8:00. 2, WV, Wacenske (Sharpe) 34:00. Second half-3, ML, Gaines (Bowman) 70:00.

Shots on goal-West Valley 16, Medical Lake 6. Saves- West Valley, Kuntz 3. Medical Lake, Denman 5.

Riverside/Deer Park 5, Clarkston 0

Ryan Baker scored twice, giving him eight goals, as R/DP (4-1-0) picked up a road win over the Bantams (1-4-0).

Clarkston played without nearly one-third of its lineup, gone on spring break.

First half - 1, R/DP, Schaffer, 16:00. 2, R/DP, Daubel, 20:00. 3, R/DP, Westenskow, 26:00. 4, R/DP, Baker, 33:00. Second half - 5, R/DP, Baker, (Remington) 42:00.

Shots on goal - R/DP 10, Clarkston 6. Saves - R/DP, Nelson 4. Clarkston, Legg 9.

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