Spring Sports Roundup

BASEBALL

Pirates throw cold water on Red Devils

Polson bats collected 10 hits as they pounced on Corvallis in non-league baseball action on Tuesday, March 28, en route to a 14-1 victory over the Blue Devils.

Dawson DuMont and Keyen Nash each had two hits and three RBIs in the matchup; DuMont also had a double and triple.

Espn Fisher pitched three innings on the mound, striking out six and only giving up one run.

Polson did the bulk of their damage early, jumping out to a 5-1 lead in two innings, and continued to score in bunches. Corvallis could muster just two hits while committing five errors.

At Corvallis

POLSON 14, CORVALLIS 1

Polson - 231 - 360 - 14 - 10 - 1

Corvallis - 010 - 00x - 1 - 2 - 5

Polson Hitting: Hits - D DuMont 2, K Nash 2, L Shoemake 2, E Fisher 1, H Emerson 1, G Wyman 1, C Kauley 1; RBI - D DuMont 3, K Nash 3, E Fisher 2, H Emerson 2, C Kauley 2, G Wyman; 2B: C Kauley, D DuMont, K Nash, E Fisher, L Shoemake; 3B: D DuMont; HBP: J Wilson, K Nash, H Emerson; SB: J Wilson, K Nash, L Shoemake; LOB: 6

Polson Pitching: E Fisher 3 innings pitched, 2 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts; D DuMont 1 inning pitched, 3 strikeouts; K Nash 1 innings pitched

Polson remains unbeaten with win over Mission

The Pirates scored 10 runs in the first inning and won its first-ever home opener 17-1 over Lake County rival Mission on Thursday, March 30. Dawson DuMont had his second home run of the season and drove in five runs in the game.

Pitcher Cymian Kauley struck out five in two innings, allowing just one hit against the Bulldogs. Jarrett Wilson had two hits and two RBIs as Polson's second multi-hit batter.

The Pirates drew 10 walks as well.

Mission's Canyon Sargent and Caleb Dunevin each had doubles in the game, while Dunevin drove in Mission's one score.

Polson improved to 3-0 on the year.

At Polson

POLSON 17, MISSION 1

Mission - 001 - 1 - 3 -1

Polson - (10)70 - (17) - 6 -1

Polson Hitting: Hits - J Wilson 2, D DuMont 2, L Shoemake, A Gfoerer; RBI - D Dumont 5, J Wilson 2, E Fisher 2, L Shoemake 2, A Gfoerer 2, C Haggard, K Nash; 2B: L Shoemake, HR: D DuMont; HBP: H Emerson, E Fisher, C Haggard, SB: D DuMont, E Fisher, J Wilson 2, LOB: 3

Polson Pitching: C Kauley 2 innings pitched, 1 hit, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts; G Wyman 1 inning pitched, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 1 strikeout

Mission Hitting: Hits - C Sargent, C Dunevin; RBI - C Dunevin; 2B: C Dunevin, C Sargent, SB: C Bockman, LOB: 4

Mission Pitching: R Gonzalez 1.1 innings pitched, 4 hits, 13 runs, 13 earned runs, 7 walks, 3 strikeouts; J Helser 0.2 innings pitched, 2 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 3 walks

TENNIS

Polson splits with Libby

Polson teams played some top-notch tennis on Thursday, March 30, as the boys defeated Libby 6-1, and the girls fell in a close 4-3 matchup.

The match of the day was Polson's Torrin Ellis, who finished fifth in the state tournament last year, picking up a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Ryan Beagle, who finished third in last year's state tourney.

"Torrin and Ryan were 2-2 in matches against each other last year," Polson Head Coach Bob Hislop said. "Ryan won the divisional championship and finished two spots higher than Torrin at state."

Polson's Owen McElwee defeated Libby's Tyler Anderson 6-0, 2-6, 10-2 in No. 2 singles action, while Ruger Ellis won the No. 3 singles matchup.

In doubles action, Trent Wilson and Brock Henriksen won the No. 1 doubles matchup for Polson, downing Libby's Trevor Collins and Aderic Martineau 6-1, 7-5. Polson's No. 2 doubles team of Colter Wilson and Tate Barentsen and the No. 3 team of Chris Lake and Noah Trosper also won their matchups.

Libby picked up a 4-3 victory over the Polson girls, as Polson was missing their top four players due to spring break.

Polson won the singles play, with No. 1 singles player Karlo Owens defeating Elaina Covington 6-4, 6-2. Lucy Violett won the No. 2 singles match for the Lady Pirates, while Hope Morrison won the No. 3 singles matchup.

Libby won the No. 4 singles battle and swept the doubles for the win.

At Polson

Boys

Polson 6 Libby 1

Torrin Ellis(P) def. Ryan Beagle 6-2 6-3

Owen McElwee(P) def. Tyler Anderson 6-0, 2-6, 10-2

Ruger Ellis(P) def. Thomas Roark 6-2, 7-5

Ayden Montgomery def. Casey Trosper(P) 4-6 6-1 10-1

Trent Wilson-Brock Henriksen(P) def. Trevor Collins-Aderic Martineau 6-1 7-5

Colter Wilson-Tate Barentsen(P) def. Cylis Goddard-Zach Fontozzi 6-3 6-4

Chris Lake- Noah Trosper(P) def Kyle Svendsbye-Morgan Davis 6-1 6-0

Girls

Libby 4 Polson 3

Karli Owen(P) def. Elaina Covington 6-4 6-2

Lucy Violett(P) def. Kaitlyn Canery 6-3 6-1

Hope Morrison(P) def. Maggie Fontozzi 6-1 6-0

Marissa Hollingsworth def. Mary Agliano(P) 6-0 6-1

Bella Covington-Macey Halvorson def Lauren Collinge-Addison Bahr(P) 6-2 6-3

Ellie Andreesen-Allie Thorstenson def. Josie Henriksen-Tia Mercer(P) 6-2 6-3

Savannah Lucas- Kayla Hoff def. Fyrrah Rains-Vivian Grainey (P) 6-1 6-2

SOFTBALL

Long-ball Polson defeats Libby

The Polson Lady Pirates had three different players hit a home run as they downed Northwestern A Conference foe Libby 13-3 on Friday, March 31, in Libby.

"Getting early season wins against Libby is extremely important because you really don't know the other team especially with a new coaching staff and we are extremely young as well," Polson Head Coach Jami Hanson said. "However, our coaching staff is tremendously excited with what we are seeing in the girls and the leadership and acceptance of their roles."

Libby was held to four hits as Samantha Rensvold went five innings and struck out six for the Lady Pirates, then Alyssa Orien locked the Lady Loggers out of the woods in relief.

"I felt that Samantha Rensvold and Alyssa Orien did a fabulous job keeping the Libby hitters in check and pitching to early contact in the count and relying on their defense to help them out," Hanson said. "Even though we had too many errors in the field, nonetheless they didn't hurt us too badly."

Polson had an 8-0 lead after two innings of play and added four more runs in the bottom of the third. The Lady Pirates finished with eight hits and overcame six errors in the game.

Caitlyn Ward led the way with three hits, while Kailey Smith had two. Ward, Smith, and Nikki Kendall each had home runs in the matchup.

"Some major highlights for the Libby game was definitely our ability to hit the ball consistently and with power and timely hits, base-running and offensive execution," Hanson said.

Kendall and Carli Maley each drove in three runs, while Tyneesha Brown and McKenna Hanson drove in two runs apiece.

Polson improved to 3-0 on the year in the matchup. Hanson wanted to give special thanks to everyone supporting the Lady Pirates Softball and those helping announce, keep the scorebook, and man concessions, as well as parents and fans.

At Libby

POLSON 13, LIBBY 3

Libby - 001 - 20 - 3 - 4 - 3

Polson - 354 - 01 - (13) - 8 - 6 - 3

Polson Hitting: Hits - Caitlyn Ward 3, Kailey Smith 2, Nikki Kendall, McKenna Hanson, Carli Maley, RBI - Nikki Kendall 3, Carli Maley 3, Tyneesha Brown 2, McKenna Hanson 2, Kailey Smith; HR - Nikki Kendall, Carli Maley, Kailey Smith; SB - Nikki Kendall

Polson Pitching: Samantha Rensvold 5 innings pitched, 4 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 3 runs, six strikeouts

Mission-Arlee-Charlo starts season with fireworks

Izzy Evans did a little bit of everything in Mission-Arlee-Charlo’s season-opening 11-1 District 7B victory over Plains on Monday, April 3. Evans collected three hits, hit a triple, drove in three runs and pitched a two-hitter.

Plains didn’t score until the fifth inning, while MAC led 4-0 after three innings, scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth and five runs in the fifth. MAC finished with 13 hits; Rheid Crawford and Payton Smith each had two hits and drove in two runs apiece. Gabby Smith also notched a double.

Evans went five innings in the circle for the Lady Bulldogs, allowing just one earned run while striking out seven and walking just one.

At MAC

MAC 11, PLAINS 1

Plains - 000 - 01 - 1 - 2 -3

Mission - 202 - 25 - 11 - 13 - 1

Mission Hitting: Hits - R Crawford 3, I Evans 3, H Smith 2, P Smith 2, L Umphrey, B Anderson 1, G Smith; RBI - I Evans 3, R Crawford 2, P Smith 2, H Smith, L Umphrey; 2B: G Smith, 3B: I Evans; SB: H Smith, I Evans, J Crawford, M Christopher, LOB: 7

Mission Pitching: I Evans 5 innings pitched, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts