Don't let the bright smile and black and hot pink mitt fool you. Deni Teel is ruthless when she has a softball in her right hand.
Don't let the bright smile and black and hot pink mitt fool you. Deni Teel is ruthless when she has a softball in her right hand.
BENTON CITY -- Senior Jayle Trull recorded her first no-hitter as the Kiona-Benton cruised to a 19-0 victory over Mabton in the SCAC district crossover.
Eastmont came into Saturday's CBL 3A district softball tournament as the No. 4 seed, and left as a champion for the first time in the program's history.
SELAH -- Michelle Wheeler recorded a 5-1 victory, then Nina Gonzales followed with a 6-0 win as visiting Othello swept Selah and grabbed the CWAC regular season title with a 17-1 record.
The CBL tourneys are at full steam this weekend while the other leagues reach the postseason next week.
The CBL tourneys are at full steam this weekend while the other leagues reach the postseason next week.
Jessica Solbrack tossed a two-hitter and struck out 12, and Megan Antonovich homered and drove in five runs Thursday as the Pasco softball team beat Eisenhower 8-0 in the first round of the CBL 4A district tournament at the TRAC complex.
CBL 4A final
HERMISTON -- Lindzey Ramos recorded a victory on the mound and helped her cause with three hits and two RBI as Hermiston defeated visiting LaGrande 7-2.
OTHELLO -- Michelle Wheeler and Nina Gonzalez pitched Othello to 6-2 and 5-1 victories over visiting East Valley to improve to 15-1 and stay atop the CWAC.
WALLA WALLA -- Amanda Arnzen recorded a pair of victories on the mound as DeSales pounded visiting Pomeroy 10-0 and 15-7 to improve to 8-2 and stay tied with Tekoa-Oakesdale/Rosalie atop the Blue Mountain 2B Division.
The Richland softball team won a share of its 11th consecutive league title Friday, sweeping Pasco 2-1 and 5-1 at Columbia Playfield to vault into a tie atop the final CBL 4A standings with Walla Walla.
Through games of April 30
WALLA WALLA -- Megan Antonovich had a home run and a triple to lead visiting Pasco over Walla Walla to salvage a CBL 4A doubleheader split with a 3-1 victory
Last Saturday was a diamond-ring kind of day in the Mid-Columbia: lots of K's.
Through games of April 24
Ramey Chambers drove in three runs and Talissa Huntsman struck out 10 in the nightcap as Richland swept Wenatchee by 6-0 and 8-1 scores in a CBL 4A doubleheader at Columbia Playfield.
TOPPENISH -- Michelle Wheeler went 6-for-7 with two home runs as Othello beat Toppenish 18-0, 22-0 in a CWAC doubleheader.
CONNELL -- Debbie Molsbarger collected 25 strikeouts and added a walkoff 3-run home run in Game 2 as Connell swept River View 9-1, 7-4 on Saturday in an SCAC East softball doubleheader.
Jessica Solbrack struck out 10 and gave up one hit as host Pasco blanked Southridge 4-0 in a nonleague matchup.
CONNELL -- Debbie Molsbarger tossed one-hitter in the first game and went 2-for-2 in the second game as Connell swept Burbank 11-0 and 12-2.
When the Washington State Coaches Association recently announced that Othello coach Rudy Ochoa was due to receive a career milestone plaque for his 200th win, the timing seemed a bit odd.
DAYTON -- Touchet improved to 5-0 overall by opening its Blue Mountain League schedule with a road sweep of Dayton.
POMEROY -- Rachel Roberts struck out 11 in a 9-2 victory, then Ashley Anderson pitched a one-hitter for a 10-0 shutout to lead Liberty Christian to a doubleheader road sweep of Pomeroy.
YAKIMA -- Melissa Amaro's RBI double in the fourth inning gave Sunnyside its only run in the opener as West Valley swept a CBL 3A softball doubleheader 9-1, 12-2.
OTHELLO -- Sarah McNames outdueled Michelle Wheeler in the opener, but the Huskies tagged the Bulldogs ace for two early runs in the second game of the CWAC doubleheader.
GRANDVIEW-- Nina Gonzalez had a home run and four RBIs in the first game and tossed a four-hit shutout in the nightcap as Othello swept Grandview in a CWAC doubleheader.
WALLA WALLA -- Kelsie DeBroeck went 2-for-4 and had two doubles in the opener, Jennifer Keyes went 4-for-4 in the second game and Walla Walla swept Hanford in a nonleague doubleheader.
WALLA WALLA -- Kelsie DeBroeck went 2-for-4 and had two doubles in the opener, Jennifer Keyes went 4-for-4 in the second game and Walla Walla swept Hanford in a nonleague doubleheader.