AREA ROUNDUP: Clarkston comes out swinging for nonleague softball victory

OROFINO — The Clarkston Bantams “came out swinging,” in the words of coach Kristin Wilson, and recorded six multi-base hits en route to a 20-1 nonleague softball win by five-inning mercy rule over the Orofino Maniacs on Thursday.

Clarkston (11-2) put up 14 of its 20 runs against Orofino (9-7) over the first three innings.

Emma McManigle earned the win pitching for the Bantams. She and relief pitcher Murray Broemeling held the Maniacs to four hits and one run.

Leah Copeland and Broemeling led Clarkston with four hits apiece. Two of Copeland’s hits and one of Broemeling’s were doubles.

Jaelyn Miller led Orofino with two doubles and Rilee Diffin had a home run.

Clarkston 662 06—20 19 0

Orofino 000 10— 1 4 4

Emma McManigle, Murray Broemeling (4) and Joey Miller; Reece Deyo, Kennedy Coleman (4) and Rilee Diffin. W—McManigle; L—Deyo.

Clarkston hits — Leah Copeland 4 (2 2B), Murray Broemeling 4 (2B), Kirsten Phillips 3 (2 2B), Joey Miller 3 (2B), Brooke Blaydes 2, Ryann Combs, Aneysa Judy, Keeley Ubachs.

Orofino hits — Jaelyn Miller 2 (2 2B), Rilee Diffin (HR), Kennedy Coleman.

Moscow 12-10, Kendrick 2-0

MOSCOW — Kaci Kiblen had three home runs and Addi Branen had a three-run home run herself to lead the Bears to a nonleague doubleheader sweep over the Tigers.

Moscow (7-7) won both games via 10-run mercy rule.

Kelly Stodick earned the win in Game 1 for the Bears and Alison Dorigo earned the win in Game 2.

Morgan Silflow provided the highlight of the game for Kendrick (6-3) with a home run.

GAME 1

Kendrick 110 00— 2 3 2

Moscow 308 1x—12 13 2

Taylor Boyer, Hayden Kimberling (3) and Kennadie Kirk; Kelly Stodick, Ella McCallie (4), Allison Dorigo (5) and Megan Highfill. W—Stodick; L—Boyer.

Kendrick hits — Morgan Silflow (HR), Taylor Boyer, Lily Hanson.

Moscow hits — Kaci Kiblen 3 (2B, 2-HR), Hannah Robertson 3 (2B), Addie Branen 2 (HR), Kelly Stodick, Sadie Newlan, Gabby Fleischman, Katelyn Swam, Ella McCallie.

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GAME 2

Kendrick 000 00— 0 2 1

Moscow 235 0x—10 10 0

Hayden Kimberling and Callie Warner; Allison Dorigo, Kelly Stodick (5) and Megan Highfill. W—Dorigo; L—Kimberling.

Kendrick hits — Kennadie Kirk, Callie Warner.

Moscow hits — Kaci Kiblen 2 (2B, HR), Reagan Hurley 2, Addie Branen, Megan Highfill (HR), Hannah Robertson (3B), Sadie Newlan, Gabby Fleischman (2B), Katelyn Swam.

Genesee 21, Prairie 3

COTTONWOOD — Unbeaten Genesee poured in 21 runs and Kendra Meyer piled up eight strikeouts in a span of only three innings before the Bulldogs prevailed by mercy rule in a Whitepine League game against Prairie of Cottonwood.

Mia Scharnhost had a three-run triple for Genesee (8-0, 4-0), while teammates Sydney Banks and Harlei Donner notched two hits and two RBI apiece. The Pirates slipped to 2-7 overall and 2-6 in league.

Complete statistics were not available at press time.

Genesee 09(12)—21 9 1

Prairie 210— 3 2 1

Tekoa-Rosalia 11, Pomeroy 10

TEKOA — Taylor Gilbert and Hannah Bagby had three RBI apiece for the Pirates and Kendyll Potoshnick provided two hits including a home run, but their team fell one run short of a comeback in a Southeast 1B League game against the Timberwolves.

Tekoa-Rosalia put up all 11 of its runs in the first two innings. Pomeroy chipped away at the lead and trailed 11-8 after six innings. The Pirates (2-11, 1-7) found two runs in the top of the seventh before absorbing the loss.

Pomeroy 321 002 2—10 15 1

Tekoa-Rosalia 740 000 x—11 6 1

Molly Warren, Hannah Bagby (2) and Kendyll Potoshnick; Lehn and unknown. W—Lehn; L—Bagby.

Pomeroy hits — Hannah Bagby 3 (2B), Taylor Gilbert 3, Kendyll Potoshnick 2 (HR), Isabella Field 2 (2B, 3B), Molly Warren 2, Caroline McKeirnan, Kaylee Hines, Olivia Cooper.

Tekoa-Rosalia hits — Lehn 2, Wilkins, McElderry, McGuire, Chase.

Northwest Christian 13-8, Colfax 3-7

COLFAX — The Bulldogs got three hits, including a triple, from Ainslee Imler but dropped a Northeast 2B League doubleheader to the Crusaders of Colbert, Wash.

Colfax (7-5, 4-2) let up 11 runs to Northwest Christian (6-6, 5-3) in the top of the fifth in Game 1 to fall via mercy rule.

The Bulldogs trailed the Crusaders 8-3 going into the bottom of the seventh and put up an admirable comeback attempt that fell one run short.

GAME 1

NWC 100 1(11)—13 10 2

Colfax 200 01— 3 5 3

K. Coriell and A. Strandy; Kirsten Akesson, Gracie Bofto (5) and Grace Jones. W—Coriell; L—Bofto.

Northwest Christian hits — L. Heinrich 4 (HR), C. Carey 3, B. Frost (2B), A. Strandy, C. Carey.

Colfax hits — KeiLena Nelson, Brenna Gilchrist, Kirsten Akesson, Harley Hennigar, Grace Jones.

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GAME 2

NWC 102 013 1—8 12 3

Colfax 010 002 4—7 8 2

K. Coriell and B. Frost, A. Strandy; Gracie Bofto and Grace Jones. W—Coriell; L—Bofto.

Northwest Christian hits — L. Heinrich 3, C. Carey 3, K. Waters 2 (3B), S. Kouetecky, B. Frost, A. Strandy, C. Carey.

Colfax hits — Ainslee Imler 3 (3B), KeiLena Nelson, Brenna Gilchrist, Harley Hennigar, Grace Jones, Hailey Vandenbark.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Clearwater Valley 15, Lapwai 0

KOOSKIA — The Rams of Kooskia enjoyed what coach Josh Bradley called a “perfect three-inning game” of no-hit pitching from Trebor Altman en route to a shutout Whitepine League win against the Wildcats.

Clearwater Valley (4-10, 2-4) put up 11 runs in the bottom of the second to go up 15-0. The game was ended after the top of the third due to 15-run mercy rule.

Altman faced nine total runners, allowing none on base and striking out five. He threw a total of 27 pitches, 21 of which were strikes, in the course of the no-hitter against Lapwai (1-8, 1-8).

Lapwai 000—0 0 4

Clearwater Valley 4(11)x—15 9 0

Jerese McCormack and Garrett Baumbaugh; Trebor Altman and Tiago PIckering.

Clearwater Valley hits — Altman 3, Jake Fabbi, Landon Schlieper, Pickering, Barak Meyer, Carson Schilling, Lincoln Barger.

Grangeville 9, Kendrick 5

JULIAETTA — JT Jackson and Ray Holes combined for five RBI on three hits to lead Grangeville to a nonleague win against Kendrick.

The Bulldogs (12-3) put up eight runs in four innings to take an early lead over the Tigers (8-5).

Kendrick scored thrice in the bottom of the fourth to cut its deficit down to 8-5 before Grangeville put up an insurance run in the top of the seventh.

Jack Bransford struck out five and received credit for the win from the mound, while David Goicoa earned the save.

Grangeville 205 100 1—9 8 3

Kendrick 101 300 0—5 4 6

Jack Bransford, James Aragon (5), David Goicoa (7) and Cody Klement; Noah Littlefield, Tucker Ashmead (6) and Wyatt Fitzmorris. W—Bransford; L—Littlefield; S—Goicoa.

Grangeville hits — Ray Holes 2, Sam Lindsley (2B), David Goicoa, JT Jackson, James Aragon, Taven Ebert, Carter Mundt.

Kendrick hits — Ty Koepp, Wyatt Fitzmorris, Nate Kimberling, Ralli Roetcisoender.

Troy 14-17, Nezperce 0-0

Dominic Holden had five hits, including two doubles, to lead the Trojans to a Whitepine League doubleheader sweep over the Nighthawks at Clearwater Field in Lewiston.

Troy pitchers Javan Barton, Cooper Trout and Rowan Tyler held Nezperce (1-7, 1-6) scoreless and hitless across the doubleheader. Starters Barton and Trout earned the wins for Troy (9-2, 7-1).

Makhi Durrett had a home run for the Trojans and Barton added two hits in Game 2.

GAME 1

Nezperce 000 00— 0 0 6

Troy 602 6x—14 5 1

Matthew Warren, Jadin Williams (3) and Nic Kirkland; Javan Barton and Wade Moser. W—Barton; L—Warren.

Troy hits — Dominic Holden 2 (2B), Jacob Morrow, Eli Stoner, Payton Christensen.

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GAME 2

Troy 403 (10)—17 12 0

Nezperce 000 0—0 0 5

Cooper Trout, Rowan Tyler (4) and Wade Moser; Kovyn Brinkerhoff, Jadin Williams (4), Nic Kirkland (4) and Kirkland, Matthew Warren. W—Trout; L—Brinkerhoff.

Troy hits — Dominic Holden 3 (2B), Ari Wagman 2 (2B), Javan Barton 2, Makhi Durrett (HR), Cooper Trout, Wade Moser, Eli Stoner, Payton Christensen.

Lake City 3-12, Moscow 2-6

MOSCOW — Three hits from the Bears’ Jamison Green weren’t enough as the Timberwolves of Coeur d’Alene took both games of a doubleheader.

Lake City (12-4, 9-3 Inland Empire League) took a 3-0 lead in the first game. Moscow (7-5, 3-3) put up two runs in a comeback effort that fell just short.

In Game 2, the Bears trailed 7-6 going into the sixth inning. The Timberwolves outscored Moscow 5-0 in the final two frames to clinch the twinbill.

JP Breese added two hits for the Bears and Connor Isakson had two hits of his own including a double.

GAME 1

Lake City 001 110 0—3 8 0

Moscow 000 020 0—2 3 0

AJ Currie, Kyle Johnson (5), Mark Holecek (5) and Cooper Smith; Levi Anderson, Ethan McLaughlin (7) and Tyson Izzo. W—Currie; L—Anderson.

Lake City hits — Travis Usdrowski 2 (2B), Avrey Cherry (2B), Cooper Smith, Mark Holecek, Ty Shepard, Jake Dannenberg, Charlie Dixon.

Moscow hits — Jack Driskill (2B), Connor Isakson, Jamison Green.

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GAME 2

Lake City 005 203 2—12 10 1

Moscow 010 050 0— 6 7 0

Charlie Dixon, Braeden Newby (4), Nate Weatherhead (5), Cooper Reese (7) and Cooper Smith; Butch Kiblen, Keaton Clark (4), Ollie Spencer (5), Jamison Green (7), Andrew Hurley (7) and Tyson Izzo. W—Dixon; L—Kiblen.

Lake City hits — Ty Shepard 2, Travis Usdrowski 2, Avrey Cherry (HR), Mark Holecek (2B), Braeden Newby, Charlie Dixon, Kyle Johnson, Noah Hawksins.

Moscow hits — JP Breese 2, Jamison Green 2, Levi Anderson (3B), Connor Isakson (2B), Tommy Holt.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS

Clarkston 7, East Valley 0

The host Bantams registered down-to-the-wire three-set wins from Gabie Mills and Daniella Lucas in the top two singles spots and swept all other contests in straight sets en route to a 2A Greater Spokane League team dual victory over the Knights of Spokane Valley.

The No. 1 doubles pairing of Eloise Teasley and Kayla Frei produced the most dominant match showing for Clarkston (7-1, 4-0), blitzing to a 6-0, 6-1 finish and gaining coach Margie Denton’s praise for their smooth teamwork. Kendall Wallace was nearly as efficient in a 6-1, 6-1 No. 4 singles performance.

Singles — Gabie Mills, Clk, def. Fasai Xiong 1-6, 6-4, 6-4; Daniella Lucas, Clk, def. Lexi Robinson 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3); Rachel Gall, Clk, def. Dahlia Autrey 6-2, 7-5; Kendall Wallace, Clk, def. Laina Harless 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles — Eloise Teasley/Kayla Frei, Clk, def. Skyler Werner-Ashpaugh/Kaitlynn Hathaway 6-0, 6-1; Olivia Gustafson/Ella Ogden, Clk, def. Lorelai Taylor/Whitney Hamlin 6-3, 6-0; Roxie Rogers/Hayley Barnea, clk, def. Serenity Hendricks/Charlotte Werner-Ashpaugh 6-3, 6-1.

Pullman 4, West Valley 3

SPOKANE VALLEY — Naomi Carter of Pullman battled through a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 two-and-a-half hour epic to seal the overall team victory as the unbeaten Greyhounds pulled out a 2A Greater Spokane League dual against host West Valley.

“Naomi stepped up when her team needed her the most,” Pullman coach Dan Vollmer said. “An inspiring effort and win today.”

On a day of otherwise-tight match play, the Hounds (6-0, 4-0) enjoyed dominant showings from No. 1 singles player Diana Gutierrez — who dropped one game in each set she played — and No. 3 singles player Johanna Meuller, who won a near-shutout at 6-1, 6-0.

Singles — Diana Gutierrez, Pul, def. Amelia Farina 6-1, 6-1; Naomi Carter, Pul, def Abi Farina 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Johanna Meuller, Pul, def. Brooklyn Adamson 6-1, 6-0; Adrianna Carroll, WV def. Azriah Seeber 6-3, 6-4.

Doubles — Brynlee Ordinario/Sutton Nordus, WV, def Lynnsey Biorn/Jasmine Thapa 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5); Daun Park/Vivian Lin, Pul, def. Chloe Matteson/Chloe Schumen 7-5, 6-1; Chloe Hunsaker/Cassi Kappen, WV, def Shanelle Tran/Brynnley Jacobs 7-5, 6-3.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS

Pullman 6, West Valley 1

PULLMAN — The host Greyhounds scored six straight-set victories from seven matches contested to claim a 2A Greater Spokane League dual victory against the Eagles of Spokane Valley.

Pullman (5-1, 4-0) enjoyed 6-0, 6-0 shutout victories from No. 3 and 4 singles players Nathan Sutton and Lysander Elgar as well as the No. 3 doubles pairing of Daniel Schertenleib with Svanik Bose. Sutton, a freshman, has delivered 6-0, 6-0 blankings in all four league matches of his high school career thus far.

In the No. 1-level singles and doubles matches, Benjamin Lee played West Valley’s Conner Kunz close for a set-and-a-half, but ultimately succumbed 6-4, 6-2, while Aditya Bose-Bandyopadhyay and Reed Newell of Pullman held off a second-set Eagle rally to prevail 6-0, 6-4.

“The Eagles strove fiercely to make their ascent, but there’s little to do once the Hounds have your scent,” Pullman coach Cody Wendt said.

Singles — Conner Kunz, WV, def. Benjamin Lee 6-4, 6-2; Mir Park, Pul, def. Orion Mastel 6-4, 6-2; Nathan Sutton, Pul, def. Zander Kaiser 6-0, 6-0; Lysander Elgar, Pul, def. Yorrick Lewis 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles — Aditya Bose-Bandyopadhyay/Reed Newell, Pul, def. Yassin Kusaibati/Will Busse 6-0, 6-4; Neal Wang/Caleb Snider, Pul, def. Jesse Nieffeger/Lucas Cratty 6-3, 6-1; Daniel Schertenleib/Svanik Bose, Pul, def. Ethan Holden/Zach Hamdani 6-0, 6-0.

Clarkston 5, East Valley 1

SPOKANE VALLEY — Visiting Clarkston did not drop a single game through three doubles matches as it handled East Valley in 2A Greater Spokane League play.

The No. 1 pairing of Xander VanTine and Cole McKenzie headed up the doubles tour de force. The Bantams (6-1, 4-0) also enjoyed a shutout performance from No. 2 singles player Cody Whittle. At No. 1 singles, Clarkston’s Alex Whittle had won the first set 6-2 before the day’s competition was called for rain. The only contest of the event to go the way of the hosts came at No. 4 singles, where Clarkston coach John Kowatsch noted that his player William Sueyklang was contesting his first-ever varsity match and gained quality experience.

Singles — Alex Whittle, Clk, vs. Juan Morales 6-2 DNF; Cody Whittle, Clk, def. Devin Pierce 6-0, 6-0; Valentin Borque-Martinez, Clk, def. Grayson VanCleave 6-0, 6-1; Austin Thomson, EV, def. William Sueyklang 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles — Xander VanTine/Cole McKenzie, Clk, def. Riley Dickenson/Joe Maughan 6-0, 6-0; Espen Williams/Haven Morfin, Clk, def. Zach Charbeneau/Jayden Storkel 6-0, 6-0; Chase Meyer/Hudson Frost, Clk, def. Noah Pickard/Kit Killazoric 6-0, 6-0.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

Pullman 6, Rogers 0

PULLMAN — The Greyhounds’ Clarens Dollin figured in five scoring plays to help his team log a 2A Greater Spokane League victory over the Pirates of Spokane.

“Clarens was all over the place,” Pullman coach Doug Winchell said. “A goal and four assists, holy cow. Pretty good night. Kai Hirosai played the (defensive midfield) today and was just outstanding the entire game.”

Hirosai’s defense in the midfield helped limit the shot selection for Rogers (3-9, 1-8), which recorded only three shots to Pullman’s 20.

Evan French had two goals for the Greyhounds (9-2-2, 7-1-1), and Matteo Rehwaldt had one as he played his first match on varsity.

Rogers 0 0—0

Pullman 3 3—6

Pullman — Owen Shulenberger (Clarens Dollin), 6th

Pullman — Evan French (Dollin), 15th

Pullman — Dollin (Leon Lange), 39th

Pullman — Lange (Dollin), 42nd

Pullman — French (Dollin), 47th

Pullman — Matteo Rehwaldt (Lange), 54th

Shots — Rogers 3, Pullman 20. Saves — Rogers: Gomez 12; Pullman: Oatley 3.

Shadle Park 3, Clarkston 1

SPOKANE — Stone Ausman put traveling Clarkston on the board early in the second half, but the Bantams still fell to host Shadle Park in 2A Greater Spokane League play.

Goalkeeper James LeBret had a busy day, making 13 saves for Clarkston (3-11, 1-6).

Clarkston 0 1—1

Shadle Park 1 2—3

Shadle Park — Memphis Lake, PK, 28th.

Shadle Park — Conrad Bailey, 41st.

Clarkston — Stone Ausman, 46th.

Shadle Park — Cash Clark, 78th.

Shots — Clarkston 4, Shadle Park 15. Saves — Clarkston: James LeBret 13; Shadle Park: Samuel Picicci 3.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD

Warriors’ Bothwell in ninth at multi championships

LA GRANDE, Ore. — Lewis-Clark State’s Christian Bothwell stood at ninth place in the decathlon after the first five events of the Cascade Conference multi-event championship.

Bothwell has missed most of the outdoor season due to injury. In his return, he placed sixth in the shot put, eighth in the 100-meter dash and long jump, and ninth in the high jump. Bothwell had a distance of 36 feet, 8 ½ inches in the shot put.

“Injuries are tough, especially when you are used to training and competing at such a high level,” Warriors coach Mike Collins said in a news release. “Christian has learned this over the past couple of months after incurring an injury in our last indoor meet. He decided to forego competing at indoor Nationals in the hopes that he could come back and compete outdoors and hopefully repeat as an All-American. However, just not enough time to do it.”

Bothwell will finish competition in the decathlon today. The events will be the 110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Lightfoot Hall of Fame bound

Idaho alum and two-time Big Sky Conference men’s basketball player of the year Orlando Lightfoot was selected to the Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame Class of 2024, it was announced Thursday.

Lightfoot is one of seven honorees that will be inducted on July 20 as part of the Big Sky football kickoff weekend at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Spokane.

Lightfoot is the all-time leading scorer for both the Vandals and the Big Sky Conference (2,102 points). He holds three of Idaho’s top four single-season scoring performances.

He played basketball at Idaho from 1991-94. He earned Big Sky newcomer of the year recognition in 1992 and was the conference’s MVP in 1993 and 1994.

Lighfoot is the only Vandal in history to average more than 20 points per game in a career (23.1).