Graff sends one out as Wolves batter opponents
ANDREW CHRISTIANSEN
Reporter
The bats were smoking last week as Goldendale’s girls cranked out 68 hits, including a blast by Kayla Graff that cleared the left-center field fence by several feet against Granger.
Weather conditions were vastly different between Thursday and Saturday double-headers. Wahluke was greeted to a stiff breeze blowing directly into their dugout and 40 degree weather on Thursday.
The Timberwolves played the wind and made their runs with drives to right field against Wahluke. Taylor Gaston picked up the 13-3 win in a five-inning game that had players on the field in sweatshirts and fans huddled behind the backstop under blankets.
Sydney Bloom and Hailey Hudson combined for a no-hitter in the second game, a 16-4 five-inning affair. Hudson and Alex Counts each hit home runs in the first game. Hudson was 5-7, scored five runs and knocked in five in the pair of games. Graff was perfect at 6-6 with six RBIs.
The uniform changed to shorts and cut-off sleeves on Saturday and Goldendale took advantage of a rare east wind. Granger tagged starting pitcher Bloom with four runs in the second inning to lead 5-2. The Timberwolves answered with four runs in the third, tying the game on Ashley Barrett’s single and taking the lead for good on a hit by Bloom.
Counts got things going in the fourth inning with an inside-the-park home-run followed by Graff’s bomb to left-center. It was the first time anyone could recall seeing one knocked out of the park at the field known for its stiff breeze from left on most days.
Goldendale followed up the 9-5 win with a brutal, 28 hit, 19-8 win in game two. Hudson went the distance for Goldendale in a game that saw 14 errors. Jordan Hammett was 5-5, Jessica Binns was 4-4, and Graff was 3-3 at the plate in game two. Counts hit her second home-run of the day as Goldendale evened their SCAC record at 2-2.
The Timberwolves travel to Mabton for a pair of games on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.
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Goldendale 215 14 13 14 3
Wahluke 101 02 4 0 6
Goldendale 30(10)3x 16 16 2
Granger 140 000 5 7 6
Goldendale 114 201 9 10 5
Granger 211 022 8 5 5
Goldendale 180 217 19 28 9
Timberwolves in first after sweep of Zillah
ANDREW CHRISTIANSEN
Reporter
A Saturday sweep of Zillah put the Goldendale baseball team one-half game ahead of Naches Valley in the SCAC.
The Timberwolves scored in every inning of the opener, defeating the Leopards 12-2 in six innings. Travis Schuster came through with three RBI to support Nick Dohrman’s complete game victory. The win was Dohrman’s fifth on the season, against no losses.
Schuster went 2-3 in the second game, but it was Aaron Cochran who got the game-winning hit, a double to right field that scored John Bartkowski and Kyle Hamilton. Cochran was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple, but the damage was done and Goldendale went on to win 7-4.
A Zillah rally in the fourth inning was cut short when Schuster went high to pull down a relay bullet from Cody Herin for the final out, with a runner stranded at second base.
Austin Ross struck the side out in the sixth and finished a complete game win with nine strike-outs.
The 4-0 Timberwolves were on the road to play 1-2 Highland on Tuesday before the showdown with 3-0 Naches Valley in Goldendale on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Zillah 100 010 2 4 5
Goldendale 111 135 12 9 1
Zillah 000 200 2 4 9 1
Goldendale 400 201 x 7 9 0
Personal bests set as track gets busy after spring break
ANDREW CHRISTIANSEN
Reporter
Thirty-nine new, personal records were set by students running and throwing in a flury of track events last week. With district meets about a month away, many athletes are making advances, hoping to peak for the district events.
Goldendale
The Timberwolves took on Zillah and White Swan in a three-way meet in Zillah, then made the trip to Cashmere to battle a number of teams from districts one, four and six.
The Timberwolf girls edged Zillah 66-57 and dominated White Swan 72-39 on the strength of wins in seven events. Nikki Williams racked up 13 points against Zillah and 13 against White Swan with a win in the discus (88-6), and second place finishes in the shot put and javelin.
Mollie Barthlow won the long jump by 3.5 feet with a leap of 14-9, Addie Christensen took the triple jump at 27-3.75, and a pair of sprint wins went to Krystal Giese in the 100 (13.83) and 200 meter (29.66) races.
The girls also had the winning 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams. Points were also won by Christensen in the 3200 and 1600, Francis Crowl in the discus and shot put, Hannah Swigart in the 100 and 300 hurdles, Mariah Clark in the long jump and 400, Irene Goble in the 100 m and 200, Hannah Brokaw in the javelin, and Barthlow in the 200.
The boys were out-pointed 88-43 by Zillah, but overwhelmed White Swan 93-5. Winning their events outright were: Eric Dohrman in the shot put (41-0), Asa Israel in the 1600 (4:45.52) and Cody Herberholz in the triple jump (37-7.5).
Points also came from Dohrman in the discus, Israel in the 400 and 200, and Herberholz in the long jump and 100. Others scoring were: Wade Plumlee (shot put, discus, 110 hurdles), Torey Spaulding-Jimenez (100, 400), Dalton Jaekel (800, 1600), Riley Kauffman (300 hurdles), Jacob McElravey (javelin), Jim Jack Davenport (javelin, 200), and Nick Knopes (long jump).
Saturday’s meet in Cashmere was a 14 team event that saw several personal records fall for the Timberwolves. Barthlow finished third with her best triple jump at 32-6.5. The relay team of Swigart, Goble, Barthlow and Giese set a new mark going under two minutes in the 4x200 relay, with a time of 1:54.37. Goble also had a best time of 68.97 in the 400, and Williams set a new mark at 94-10 in the javelin.
Boys marks were set by Spaulding-Jimenez in the 400 (55.97), Israel in the 800 (2:05.48), and Dohrman in the shot put (42-10). Israel place second in the 800, and was third in the 3000 and fourth in the 1500.
Other personal bests were posted by Davenport (105-3, javelin), Herberholz (16-8.5, long jump), Kauffman (59.24, 300 hurdles), and John Peck (65.97, 400).
Trout Lake-Glenwood
Trout Lake-Glenwood represented themselves well in a tough meet in Oregon, Saturday. TLG and Vancouver Christian were the only Washington teams in the 19 team meet.
Neola Putnam and Emily Paxson were outstanding in the 1500 and 3000-meter events. Putnam won the 1500 with Paxson on her heels in second. Paxson had a first of her own in the 3000. Putnam added a win in the 800 and was part of the second place 4x400 relay team. Other members were Megan Anderson, Kindra VanLaar and Anna Schmid.
VanLaar won the pole vault and Liz Vogt set a new top mark for herself by winning the high jump at 4-8. Vogt also placed second in the long jump. Schmid ran 13.82 inthe 100 for fifth place and a new personal record.
Dav’y Lumley placed in all three throwing events, finishing second in the discus, fourth in the javelin, and sixth in the shot put. Jessie Robertson had a personal best in the 3000 to finish third. Julie Holm also sent a new mark for herself in the javelin with a toss of 73-7.
The boys had a tougher time, but Tyler Cope set a new top speed for himself with a 17.07 in the 110 hurdles, finishing fourth. Alec England had a new best in the 1500 as did Todd Wells.
Top placings also came from Kyle Webberly, eighth in the 100, Mikael Dick, sixth in the 400; Luke Larson, second in the pole vault, and the 4x400 relay team of Dick, Larson, Cope and Webberly, who finished sixth.
Lyle-Wishram
Lyle- Wishram also crossed the river to take on Oregon teams at Condon on Saturday. The air must have been right, because 17 new personal marks were set by Cougar athletes.
Leading the way for the boys was Robbie Phelps, whose 54.04 was his best 400 meters and also good enough for first place. Phelps also made his best high jump at 5-0 for seventh place.
Just ahead of Phelps in the high jump was Mike Murphy, setting a new mark for himself at 5-2. Murphy was third in the discus and second in the shot put with a new personal record of 43-7.
Jonavan Jim set a new best of 11.87 for third in the 100 m, and his 117-9 javelin toss was his best, finishing eighth. Jim teame up with Henry Matai, Jim Price, and Phelps to win the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Matai had his best day in the 110 hurdles, finishing second in 16.04. He was also fifth in the discus with a toss of 101-6.
Aaron Churchwell set new marks for himself in the 200, 26.99 for eighth, and shot put, 39-0 for seventh. Churchwell also had a good placing in the discus with a toss of 93-2 for sixth.
Brian Neifert and Nolan Smith set their best marks in the 3000, with Neifert finishing fourth in 12:26.1, and Smith in at 14:38.85 for seventh. Neifert’s eighth place finish in the long jump was a new best at 16-3. He set another personal best in the triple jump, going 31-6.5 for eighth.
Other top placings for the boys were Kyle Murphy, seventh in the triple jump; Francisco Martinez, eighth in the 1500; and Steven McClusky, eighth in the 800; and Price, fifth in the shot put.
New personal best marks were set by McClusky (100 and long jump), Kyle Murphy (200, long jump and triple jump), Neifert (400), Smith (100).
The lady Cougars were led by Teara Churchwell, who continues to tear up the track. She placed first in the 400 in 1:03.6, was second in the 100 in 13.16, and had a new personal record in the 200, finishing second with a time of 27.71. Churchwell pulled down another first place and set a personal best in the long jump, going 13-0.
Brittany Price collected top placings with a 97-2 javelin toss for second place, and a new personal record; third place in the shot put at 27-1.5, another new record for her, and a sixth place finish in the discus.
Holly England was seventh in the 200 with her best time of 31.84 and set a new personal mark in the 100.
Klickitat
The Vandals also competed in the Condon invitational. Samantha Brewer set three new marks for herself, winning the triple jump with a 33-1.5 leap; taking first in the high jump at 5-2, and winning the 300 hurdles in 53.62. Brewer placed second in the 100 hurdles.
Hershel Sanchey continued to dominate the distance races. Sanchey was first in the 800 m (2:07.88), first in the 1500 (4:27.33), and first in the 3000 (10:04.25). Sanchey was an incredible 1:12 ahead of the second place finisher in the 3000.
Jeromie Mason brought home a third in the triple jump and a fifth in the long jump.
Matthew Brewer was sixth in the triple jump and sixth in the 200 with his best time of 26.48.
Rodger Lambert had his best performances in the 400 and javelin, while Chris Lambert set a new mark in the long jump.
Bickleton
Bickleton sent five athletes to a tough meet at Davis High School in Yakima, against several 4A and 3A schools.
Eric Hess placed fourth in the discus with a 132-9 toss and placed ninth inthe shot put.
Patrick Maeder cleared 11-6 in the pole vault, for the third time this year, good for 10th. Maeder also competed int the triple jump for the first time, leaping 34-5.
Andrew Venema high juumped 5-8, and had a personal best of 46.67 in the 300 hurdles.
Alejandra Molina had an 86-1 discus and 28-1 shot put.
Star Kibby was sixth in teh long jump and seventh in the 100 for freshmen and sophomores.
Things continue to heat up in track, as Goldendale hosted a SCAC meet on Tuesday, and will travel to Mattawa for Wahluke’s invitational on Saturday. Bickleton and Lyle-Wishram were at Kittitas on Tuesday and will be in Moro on Saturday. Klickitat and Lyle-Wishram will be at White Salmon on Thursday and Moro on Saturday. TLG will split between the Pasco meet and the Al McKee invitational in Stevenson on Saturday.
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