East Valley Sweeps Rival, Steps Into First

Tricia Stookey played a major role Friday as East Valley swept host West Valley to jump into first place in the Frontier League softball race.

Stookey (4-0) pitched a four-hitter as the Knights (7-0, 2-0) won the opener 1-0 despite being held to three hits by Tamara Sherrill (3-1).

Stookey scored the winning run, coming home on Krista Sauve’s double in the eighth inning, as East Valley survived a two-run Eagles seventh for a 5-4, second-game victory.

East Valley’s Amy Waltrip had three hits in the two games, including a double in the first game. Rachiah Boxley had three hits for the Eagles (8-2, 3-2).

The teams will meet three more times.

Janessa Karstens pitched a three-hitter and doubled in two runs in the third as Mead (8-2, 6-2) defeated Shadle Park 10-1 at Franklin Park to break a two-way tie for second place in the Greater Spokane League.

Deanna Karstens added a two-run triple in the seventh for the Panthers, who have won four straight. Jessica Murray struck out seven for the Highlanders (5-4, 5-3), who received a blow when leading power-hitter Juliana Cook injured her knee and left for medical attention.

Elsewhere in the GSL, Cheryl Andrizzi pitched a five-inning one-hitter and Jen Madsen scored three times as University (9-1, 8-0) defeated visiting North Central 10-0 to preserve its two-game hold on first place.

Nicki Meyer added an RBI double for the Titans, who are riding a 25-game league winning streak. NC is 1-8, 1-7.

Colleen Melody, Jenny Lytle and Justine Ruddell all tripled as visiting Ferris (4-6, 4-4) defeated Lewis and Clark 7-2 at Hart Field to tie the Tigers (4-5, 4-4) for fifth place.

Two walks helped the Saxons to a five-run fifth. The Tigers’ Janna Evans had three hits.

Rogers (5-4, 5-3) moved into a tie for third place with a 4-1 win at Gonzaga Prep (3-7, 2-6). The Pirates drew two walks and had two batters hit by pitches in a two-run third.

Jennifer Williams (1-2) pitched a three-hitter and Central Valley (4-6, 3-5) took advantage of eight errors to defeat host Mt. Spokane 16-2. Central Valley’s Amber Shields had an RBI double and triple. The Wildcats are 2-7, 2-6.

Bowling

Sixty women, about a quarter of them from Spokane, will gather at Colonial Bowl this weekend for the state Queen’s Tournament.

Held in conjunction with the Washington State Women’s Bowling Association Tournament, which resumes this weekend at North Bowl and Silver Lanes, the Queen’s qualifies its champion for the national tournament.

The field will bowl six games starting at 10 a.m. today. The top 36 bowl at 7:30 p.m. to pare the field to 16 for Sunday’s windup. A double-elimination roll-off begins at 10 a.m. Sunday to determine the champion.

Julie Twiss of Spokane won it in 1995.