Valley Electric remains unbeaten

The number of Spokane Valley Baseball League unbeatens was cut in half through the second week of the summer youth season.

Valley Electric, with one score unreported, is the only Giants League team with an unblemished record.

Three teams remain perfect in the Midget League, Gibson’s Nursery and River City Pizza in the American Division and Realty Rangers in the National.

And only two Pee Wee League teams are unbeaten, Tom’s Barber Shop in the American and Blasingame Insurance in the National. Six others, however, have but a single loss.

Valley Electric last week beat Autocraft 11-1 behind the pitching of Cameron Moore and Micha Haslett, and the hitting of Jeff Hiatt who homered, and Kyle Riordan. And the team also beat Home Run Construction 12-2.

Earlier the team had handed Mountain View 1 its only loss. But Mountain View bounced back with a pair of wins; Trevor Stroh striking out 12 and allowing two hits, while

Nick Bellomy

was 6-for-7 with two doubles and a home run, scoring four times. Jesse Perry was 6-for-8 and scored five runs.

Moving into contention was Blasingame Insurance, with a 19-5 win over Hurliman Heating, Barry Yount 3-for-4 with five RBIs, including a triple and home run.

And American On-Site Services won twice, Devon Thompson with five hits and Gavin Marcus with six.

Gibson’s Nursery remained on a tear, outscoring two teams 20-3 and improving to 4-0 in the Midget League American Division.

Matt Harper and Tyler Crawford pitched the wins, Crawford striking out 12 and allowing two hits in six innings.

Harper hit two home runs to drive in four runs in one win and Eric Palmer had three hits, including a double and homer. Crawford homered in the second win.

River City Pizza kept pace, Jacob Reynolds and Joey Lawrence combining for 13 strikeouts in a two-hit shutout victory over McDonald’s. Lawrence had six strikeouts in the other win. He and Aaron Christianson were each 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs.

Realty Rangers outscored its two foes 51-3 for undisputed first in the National Division.

Elsewhere, Merit Electric’s Zach Allen and Zach Lundmark combined for 15 strikeouts. Valley Instant Printing’s Dustin Dach hit two triples and drove in six runs.

In the Pee Wee League, Tom’s Barber Shop leads Ginno Construction and Spokane Indians by a game after improving to 5-0 in the American Division. Garrett Kuntz struck out five batters in three innings and was 2-for-2 in victory over Walt’s Mailing.

Blasingame Insurance is 4-0 and leads four teams, including Schmitz Construction by a game in the National.

Last week Hunter Wells and Schmitz Construction’s Garrett Schmerer locked in a pitching duel, each striking out eight.

But Wells’ grand-slam homer in the fourth was the difference in Blasingame’s 4-0 victory. Schmerer was 2-for-2.

Carson Driskill also hit a grand slam in another Blasingame win.

In other games, Brandon Anderson and Brandon Stalker combined for 26 strikeouts in 5-1 and 6-1 wins by Spokane Indians.

Taylor Downey hit two home runs and drove in eight runs, while Ryan Wells went 5-for-6 and drove in four for Ginno Construction.

Three different pitchers, Nick Fleshman, Nathan Beres and Peter Chandler allowed no hits and averaged eight strikeouts during three separate turns for White Elephant. Quinton McDonald went 5-for-6 and drove in five runs during two of the wins.

Game of the week was Econo Landscaping’s 2-1 win over Walt’s Mailing. The teams were scoreless until the eighth inning.

Softball completes first week

First week results of Spokane Valley Girls Softball League are in and several teams got off to 2-0 starts.

White Elephant and Sir Speedy took the early 16U League lead, White Elephant winning by 13-1 and 14-3 scores, Sir Speedy winning 29-6 and 9-4.

In the 14U League, Greenacres Gypsum, OCB and Commercial Battery are all 2-0 as well.

Greenacres Gypsum pulled out a 13-12 win over Tasco Sports-Zingers and OCB won 18-17 over Reagan Construction for their second wins. Commercial Batter also had a close game, 12-9 over Spokane Packaging.

There are two nine-team 12U Divisions. Farrell’s was the only unscathed team in Division 1, and by the barest of margins with its 15-14 win over Arby’s.

Home Run Construction is 2-1 following a season-opening loss and only two teams have not won in the division.

Three teams are atop Division 2, BNSF with a pair of two-run victories, OCB with 31-4 and 19-13 victories and Kimmel Athletic by a 23-11 score in its lone reported game.

Four teams are perfect in the 10U League, Panther Printing winning 15-0 and 17-0 shutouts. Ford and Grimes also won convincingly.

Track runners victorious

Several Valley athletes were winners during last weekend’s Junior Olympics track championships in Cheney.

Morgan Dunning won the Intermediate girls pole vault with a fine 10-foot leap and Dana McLendon won the shot put at 36-11/2.

During Intermediate boys, Brad Whitley won the 800 in 2:12.08, Kiel Bowers won the high hurdles in 17.14 and the Valley Stealth 400 relay team was also victorious.

Two weeks at Trailhead

Joyce Jacobs shot low gross 45 to win Wednesday’s competition of Trailhead Ladies Club golf.

It was one of two weeks of scores to report, the other surfacing from a couple weeks ago.

Jacobs won A flight where Marcia Rowley netted 29.

Emma Long shot gross 56 and Wilma Capaul netted 34 in B flight. Patty Haskins shot 53 and Penny Brace netted 25 in C.

Bobbie Parent had no-handicap winners of 55 and 59 during the two weeks of scores.

The lost report included low gross 50s by Caroline State and Harriet Carbon in the A and B flights. Joy Russell shot 71 in C.

Net winners were Bev Johnson with a 31 in B flight and Grace Libby, 90 years young, with 33 in C.

Donna Livengood had a chip-in.

MeadowWood best ball

MeadowWood Women’s 18-Hole golfers conducted an odd-even best ball team competition.

The foursomes of Alice Shattuck, Raouleen Grimes, Marion Jordan and Noreen Sale, Paulette Zuehike, Andine Suddeth, Penny Wasser and Dianna Sisco tied with net 67s.

Liberty Lake guest day

It was a sunny day, but winds were gale force for the Liberty Lake Women’s 18-Hole Golf Club guest day.

Member-guest winners were Sandy Mooney and Sally Torre with low gross 85, Rose Jones and Barb Umbdenstock, also with 85.

First low net was by Myrna Neubauer and Ethel Rankin at 67.

Finishing second were Sue Meyer and Susan Crosby with 70, third were Patsy Lynn and Ets Yamada, Jill Grover and Melody Pfeifer with 71s.

Member-member team winners were Louise Newtson and Linda Dreher with 98.

First low net went to Raouleen Grimes and Nancy Monteith with 68, second were Louise Robeson and Kathy Brown with 71.

Flower baskets were given as prizes.

Strauss medalist again

Liberty Lake Ladies 9-Hole Golf Club competitor Karen Strauss took her appointed spot as weekly medalist.

Strauss shot a first-flight 45, while Carol Maycock led second flight with 60 and there was a three-way tie in third flight.

Linda Barry, Lee King and Barb Gunderson all shot 66.

Net winners were Peggy Phillips in first flight with 38, Joanne Ruddell in second flight with 40 and Wilma Capaul and Emma Long tied for third-fight net at 39.

Nancy Smith had a chip-in on the fifth hole.