Lainey McMullen hit a line-drive double to bring in the winning run as the Battle Ground softball team prevailed 7-6 against Camas in eight innings on Friday.
The Papermakers forced extra innings after Sophia Chambers and Hayden Wiest hit back-to-back RBI doubles and relief pitcher Ainsley Schweitzer went three up, three down in the seventh inning.
The Tigers got a boost from the bottom of their batting order when Mylee Burrows led off the eighth inning with a double and Gracie Katzer executed a bunt single to move a runner to third, setting up McMullen’s walk-off hit.
Tessa Mongrain hit two home runs with three RBI to lead the Tigers, while Seyah Lindersmith, Candice Torgerson and Lilly Brown each went 2-for-4.
For Camas, Ellie Wittler and Jameson McNeley each had two RBI and a double.
The win moved Battle Ground into sole possession of second place in the 4A Greater St. Helens League with a rematch between the two teams set for Monday at 4:30 p.m.
Foster wins shot put, discus at Nike Jesuit Twilight
Prairie senior Will Foster continues his winning ways in the shot put and discus after sweeping both events at Friday’s Nike Jesuit Twilight in Portland.
Foster, Class 3A state’s leader in both events, won the discus with a new personal-best throw of 191 feet, 5 inches. He also won the shot put (58-10.50).
New Washington high school pole vault record holder Chase McGee of Camas won the boys pole vault (17 feet) three days after breaking the state’s oldest track and field record that stood for 56 years.
Camas also won the girls 4×800 relay in 9 minutes, 30.43 seconds.
Columbia River sweeps Elden Keller Invite
Columbia River won both the boys and girls teams titles at the 56th annual Elder Keller Invitational in Hillsboro.
The boys team tallied 163 points, besting runner-up Glencoe (119) in the eight-team meet, behind a pair of first-place finishes by Revac Banfield (100, 200) and John Reeder (long jump, triple jump). River also won the 4×100 relay (43.13) and discus (Lucas Fish, 149-3).
On the girls side, River used its depth to edge Liberty of Hillsboro, 128-110, in the team race, powered by a trio of third-place finishes by Olivia Banfield (long jump, 400, 200).
Stars of the Day
Mackenzie Moore, Prairie softball, went 5-for-5 with two doubles, two triples and a team-high four RBI in the Falcons’ 26-5 win against Mountain View.
Gabe Valencia and Tanner Koford, Hudson’s Bay baseball, played pivotal roles in the Eagles’ 10-7 comeback win against Washougal. Koford broke a 7-7 tie with a three-run triple in the fifth inning. Valencia went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI, and also held the Panthers to one hit over the final 4 1/3 scoreless innings on the mound.
Madison Walker and Addi Christensen, Woodland softball, each had three hits, including one double, and three RBI in the Beavers’ 28-0 win over Hudson’s Bay.
Jackson Radi, Mountain View boys soccer, had a goal and two assists in the Thunder’s 4-0 win over Kelso.
Shyanne Sellers, Mark Morris softball, hit a double, triple and had three RBI in a 3-for-4 effort against Hockinson. Sellers also threw four strikeouts over two innings in the Monarchs’ 17-2 win.
Casey Lehnertz, Ridgefield softball, hit a go-ahead RBI single and two-run home run in the Spudders’ 13-7 win over Columbia River.
Skylar Richie, Kelso softball, went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and five RBI during the Hilanders’ 13-0 win over Evergreen.
Gavin Cole, La Center boys soccer, scored two goals — both assisted by Antonio Quiroz — in the Wildcats’ 4-0 win over Toledo-Winlock.
Stevie Jones, R.A. Long softball, went 2-for-4 with three RBI and picked up the win in the circle against Washougal after pitching seven innings with eight strikeouts, five walks and eight hits given up.
Logan Perry, Ridgefield baseball, went 2-for-4 with a team-high three RBI as the Spudders defeated Mark Morris 8-2 for a series sweep.
Zach Sims, Columbia River baseball, scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch to lift the Rapids to a 6-5 win over Hockinson.
Nick Niday, R.A. Long baseball, went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in the Lumberjacks’ 12-1 win over Woodland.
