Prep softball: Stanwood pulls away from Meadowdale for state berth
Published 9:50 pm Thursday, May 14, 2026
Prep softball roundup for Thursday, May 14:
(Note for coaches/scorekeepers: To report results and statistics, email sports@heraldnet.com. Please report results by 10:30 p.m.)
District 1 3A Tournament consolation (winner to state, loser out)
Stanwood 10, Meadowdale 1
The No. 5 seed Spartans (19-4) were in control after their two-run first inning against the No. 11 seed Mavericks (11-13) in Thursday’s winner-to-state consolation game, but with the score just 3-1 through four innings, the lone state tournament berth remained in reach for both sides.
That was until junior Jordan Rancourt crushed a two-run shot to give Stanwood a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth. After giving junior Addi Anderson some breathing room in the circle, Rancourt would drive in another run in the sixth as part of a five-run rally to lead Stanwood to a 10-1 victory, securing a berth to the 3A State Tournament.
“It was a huge boost,” said Anderson, who got aboard with a walk right before the homer. “It literally changed our mood instantly. We all just started thinking, ‘Oh, we got this right here. We can do it.’ It really just started a rally and a shift in the whole mood.”
Rancourt went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored, and freshman Mads Archer also went 3-for-4 while driving in two runs. Anderson pitched all seven innings, notching eight strikeouts and allowing just four hits in the victory. She drove in two runs at the plate.
Anderson and Rancourt opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as the pitcher and catcher hit back-to-back RBI singles to take a 2-0 lead. After their hopes of defending last year’s District 1 3A title ended with a loss to No. 8 Everett in the semifinals on Tuesday, the Spartans went back to basics.
“At practice, we just went through hitting and fielding, dailies and all of that, and we just left practice feeling good,” Anderson said. “That’s all we wanted to do. We’re like, ‘Let’s just field good, hit smooth,’ and that’s it. We only practiced for an hour-and-a-half or two hours because we literally just wanted to feel good, and once we were good, we were done.”
Ultimately, it paid off. Senior Taylor Almanza pushed the lead to 3-0 with an RBI single in the second, and four straight batters brought in runs in the sixth after Rancourt’s homer to push it to 10-1.
Senior Madison Mitchell brought in the lone run for Meadowdale with an RBI single in the third, and sophomore Payton Aldridge struck out five and walked two across all six innings. The Mavericks were searching for their first state tournament berth since 2019, but will have to wait another year.
As for the Spartans, they will look to top last year’s run to the 3A State quarterfinals, where they were upset as the top seed by No. 8 seed Garfield 5-4.
No. 3 Shorewood 4, No. 1 Snohomish 2 (11)
EVERETT — The Stormrays (14-9 overall) mustered two runs in the 11th inning of a pitchers’ duel to eliminate the top-seeded Panthers (19-4) and advance to State.
Shorewood’s Ellie Van Horn struck out 17 while allowing seven hits, three walks and an earned run in a complete game while Abby Edwards (6 H, BB, 4 R, 1 ER) posted 22 Ks for Snohomish in 11 frames of a do-or-die game.
Maddie Schilperoort (2-for-4, run, RBI) doubled in the final inning to score courtesy runner Zoey Perreault (2 runs), while Lillian Perreault (RBI) brought Schilperoort home on a sacrifice fly to secure the 4-2 win.
Edwards (2-for-4, run, RBI) hit a solo homer off Van Horn in the first inning while Amelie Lopez (3-for-5, RBI) doubled twice for Snohomish.
Read The Herald’s report of the game HERE.
District 1 4A Tournament semifinal
No. 3 Issaquah 6, No. 2 Kamiak 4 (10)
EVERETT — The Knights (18-4) played Issaquah to a 3-3 draw through five frames on Wednesday before having the final two innings postponed to Thursday night on account of a rain delay. Neither squad scored in the final two innings to send it to extras.
In the 10th, the Eagles scored three runs thanks in part to a homer, while Kamiak scored once to try to rally, but came up short.
Synclair Mawudeku pitched all 10 innings for the Knights, striking out 11 while giving up nine hits and three walks with three earned runs. Cam Hansen (2 RBI) doubled while Riley Karabach scored twice in the loss.
Kamiak already secured a State berth, finishing third in the tournament with a 1-1 run at districts.
District 1 3A Tournament championship
No. 2 Sedro-Woolley 9, No. 8 Everett 0
EVERETT — The Seagulls (13-10) fell to the Cubs in the district title game as Cal State Fullerton-commit Kasandra Gonzalez of Sedro-Woolley (7 IP, 0 H, 15 K) was one walk short of slinging a perfect game.
Everett already secured a spot at State by making it to the title game.
Read The Herald’s full coverage of the game HERE.
Emerald Sound Conference Tournament
No. 2 South Whidbey 10, No. 3 Granite Falls 9
LANGLEY — The Tigers (4-8) scored two runs to rally in the seventh, but couldn’t keep pace in a thriller of a game with the Falcons.
Lily White (2-for-3, RBI) and Morgan Lachapelle each scored twice while Anacely Syson (3-for-4, run) and Brooke Mackie (2-for-4, run) each brought in two runs.
Granite Falls gets another chance to stay alive in a loser-out game on Saturday morning.
