Nick Wilcox scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning, then the sophomore made it stand up on the mound.
Legend Haskew got the RBI single in the first, then Wilcox pitched a one-hit shutout as the Mountain View baseball team beat the Highclimbers 1-0 on Friday in the 3A bi-district play-in game.
The Thunder, the No. 3 team in the 3A Greater St. Helens League, now advance to face Kentlake on Tuesday in Kent in a loser-out game to open the 3A bi-district playoffs.
J Taylor led off the bottom of the first by reaching on an error for Mountain View, and Wilcox followed by reaching on a fielder’s choice.
Wilcox went to third on a single by Brendon Lawson. Then Haskew delivered a two-out single to right to score Wilcox.
Wilcox held Shelton to a two-out double in the fourth inning. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.
HOCKINSON 5, WASHOUGAL 1 — Skyler Liddie held Washougal to one run on four hits as the Hawks secured the No. 5 seed to the 2A district playoffs.
To reach the double-elimination portion of the bracket, Hockinson will host Centralia at 4 p.m. Saturday in a loser-out game.
Noah Tadema went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI for the Hawks. Anthony Cline and Chase Bonife also went 2 for 4.
RIDGEFIELD 8, WOODLAND 3 — Wyatt Hemmelman had a three-run triple as part of a six-run second inning as the Spudders wrapped up the No. 3 seed to next week’s district playoffs with the win.
ELMA 6, COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON 0 — The Bruins saw their season with a loss at home in a 1A district play-in game.
Kai Brasuell pitched six solid innings, but the Bruins could only manage three this off the Eagles.
Softball
PRAIRIE 13, HERITAGE 1 — Mackenzie Moore struck out 10 over six innings and went 3 for 4 with a double as the Falcons remained in first place in the 3A Greater St. Helens League.
The Falcons are 6-1, tied with Kelso, with one league game to play.
Kylie Moore went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBI. Jaila Ellis went 2 for 2 with a home run for Heritage.
Track and field
Spudders, Rapids win Spudder Classic — McKenna Calkins won both the 100 and 200 meters to lead the Ridgefield girls to a narrow win over Columbia at the Spudder Track and Field Classic in Ridgefield.
Calkins won the 100 in 12.24 seconds and the 200 in 25.52 seconds as the Spudders edged River 95-91 in the team standings.
Danica Allen posted wins in the 1,600 (5:15.10) and 3,200 (11:15.49) for the Spudders. Tyler Merlock won the javelin (114-6).
Other local winners included Casie Kleine of Castle Rock (400, 58.43), Sojourner Yokum (800, 2:24.06) and Peyton Dukes (long jump, 16-2.75) of Columbia River, Shaylie Haij of King’s Way Christian (100 hurdles, 15.18), Elsie Herold of Mark Morris (300 hurdles, 46.70).
In the boys meet, Revac Banfield raced to wins in the 100 (10.82) and 200 (21.67) as the River boys easily outdistanced Ridgefield for the team title.
River also got dual wins from Lucas Fish in the shot put (51-8.5) and discus (149-10) and John Reeder in the long jump (21-6) and triple jump (44-2).
Other local winners included Madsen Richardson of Hockinson (400, 50.85), Carter Sherry of La Center (800, 1:57.66), Davis Sullivan of Ridgefield (1,600, 4:22.29), Niel Valerio of Woodland (110 hurdles, 15.60), Joe Callerame of Seton Catholic (javelin, 173-10), Caleb Silva of King’s Way Christian (high jump, 6-4) and Christan Sternagel of Mark Morris (pole vault, 13-0).
