KONP earns close win in extra innings
PORT ANGELES — KONP topped Kiwanis 8-6 in a 16U softball game that started as a pitchers’ duel.
KONP’s Izzy Dennis and Kiwanis’ Isabelle Cottam matched strikeouts and weak ground-ball outs through the first three innings of Wednesday’s game.
Singles from Gabby Valadez and Makiah Sperry opened the fourth inning for KONP, and Dennis helped her own cause by connecting on a two-run triple.
Dennis then scored on a passed ball, and KONP added another run after Ashley Adamire singled, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on an RBI ground out by Starla Temeres.
Kiwanis got on the board in the bottom of the fourth with RBI singles from Jasmine Cottam and Taylor Rixon.
KONP added two more runs to take a 6-2 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth.
Kiwanis battled back to tie on singles by Abbi, Isabelle and Jasmine Cottam, a walk to Linaea Bower, and an RBI ground out from Rixon.
With the game in extra innings, KONP’s Lathina Swagerty hit a bases-loaded RBI single in the top of the eighth to bring home Sperry. That was followed by another RBI single from Temeres.
Summer Olsen closed out the game on the mound for KONP, getting some help from catcher Grace Baillargeon.
Olsen walked the leadoff batter but Baillargeon threw out the base runner when she attempted to steal second.
Power surges to win
PORT ANGELES — PA Power and Olympic Labor Council went back and forth Wednesday, swapping leads four times before PA Power came out on top 13-10 in 12U softball action.
Pitching from Anna Gentry and Elizabeth Groff led PA Power’s effort.
Olympic Labor Council kept the game close to the end thanks to the pitching of Peyton Rudd and Katie Lau.
Lanes edges Rotary
PORT ANGELES — Laurel Lanes held on a for a 12-11 victory against Rotary in a 12U Cal Ripken League baseball contest.
Laurel lanes held a 10-2 lead in the fourth inning of Monday’s game before Rotary fought back to tie the game up at 11-all in the fifth inning.
In its last at-bat, Laurel Lanes plated the game-winning run in the top of the sixth and held back Rotary in its final swings to take the game.
Elks gore Local
PORT ANGELES — Elks defeated Local 155 11-2 in 12U Cal Ripken Baseball action.
The Elks hitters were anything but cold Monday as they collected 11 hits, including singles by first-year players Keenan Rogers, Tanner Jacobsen and Kolten Corey.
Jaeden Platt picked up two big RBIs with a single in the first inning and Wyatt Hall hit two triples in the game.
Niko Ross contributed by bunting for a base hit and later coming around to score in the second inning,
Local threatened to make a late rally when it put its first two batters on base in the bottom of the sixth inning, but Corey came on in relief and quickly retired the next three hitters to end the game.
Colby Groves led Local with two hits, including a triple.
