The Columbia River baseball team is back on top of the 3A Greater St. Helens League.
For the past two seasons, River and Kelso have jousted atop the league, with Kelso taking the crown last year.
But after beating Kelso 13-5 on Monday, the Chieftains are once again league champions.
Both River and Kelso finished league play 7-2. But with Monday’s win, the Chieftains claim the title by having won two of three against Kelso.
River is the league’s No. 1 seed heading into the bi-district tournament. The Chieftains face Hazen on Saturday in Kelso.
Columbia River took a 5-0 lead by scoring four runs in the fourth. A triple by Josh Ebert was the key hit. River opened an 8-1 lead in the top of the sixth. Ebert and Taylor Easterly each finished with two hits. Ebert, Alex McGarry and Paul Meister each drove in two runs.
Stars of the day
• Elise Filuk, Camas golf, shot a 1-over par 38, the lowest round by seven strokes, as Camas beat Skyview at Tri-Mountain.
• Ryan Krout, Washougal baseball, pitched a complete game and struck out seven as Washougal beat Hudson’s Bay 4-2.
• Chloe Blem, Prairie softball, went 2 for 3 with three RBI and a double in a 7-1 win over Tumwater.
• Sam Christopher, Camas baseball, threw a complete game as Camas beat Mountain View 6-1 to clinch second place in the 4A GSHL.
• Carson Huseby, Skyview baseball, went 2 for 4 with three RBI in a 10-5 win over Union.
• Brandon Anderson, Hockinson baseball, had the game-winning hit in a 7-6 win over R.A. Long to keep Hockinson’s 2A GSHL title hopes alive.
• Gunner Talkington, Battle Ground baseball, went 1 for 3 with four RBI in a 7-2 win over Evergreen.
• Alyssa Chapin, Hockinson track, ran her season-best 15.65 to win the 100 hurdles in a dual meet with Ridgefield. Her time is unofficially the third best in Class 2A this season. She also won the 300 hurdles (47.08).
• Kedrick Johnson, Hockinson track and field, came close to his season bests in winning the long jump (23-1) and triple jump (43-4) and also won the 100 meters (11.35) in a dual meet against Ridgefield.
• Cory Bryan, Prairie baseball, had two hits including home run and knocked in three to help the Falcons beat Fort Vancouver 8-4.
• Nathaniel Van Soest, La Center baseball, went 5 for 6 with two doubles and three RBI as the Wildcats split a doubleheader with Castle Rock.
• Abby Runyon, Hockinson softball, struck out seven over five innings in a 13-2 win over Mark Morris. Also went 3 for 4 with two RBI.
• Kaia Oliver, Ridgefield softball, struck out seven and limited R.A. Long to four hits in a 2-1 win.
