ANACORTES – The Class 2A defending state champion won’t be returning to this year’s tournament to defend its title.
Granite Falls, the 2006 state champion, saw its season end with a 6-1 loss to Burlington-Edison Saturday afternoon in a 2A District 1 loser-out game.
Granite Falls entered the tournament as the favorite, losing only one Cascade Conference game. The Tigers lost two of three games at the district tournament.
Burlington-Edison’s Travis Alvord was 2-for-4 with a double and home run to lead the Tigers to the state tournament berth. Burlington-Edison held Granite Falls to two hits.
At Daniels Field.
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Villegas, Pennington (5) and Kalma. O’Neill, Hansen (5), Gallagher (7) and Alvord. WP-O’Neill. LP-Villegas. 2B-Alvord (B-E), O’Neill (B-E). HR-Alvord (B-E). Records-Granite Falls 18-5 overall.
Cedarcrest 7, Archbishop Murphy 4: At Anacortes, Mark Bishop hit a home run, walked twice and scored three runs to lead Cedarcrest to a Class 2A District 1 winner-to-state playoff game victory. Cedarcrest’s Dakota Bunce was 2-for-3 with a double. The loss ended Murphy’s season.
Following its victory over the Wildcats, Cedarcrest lost 6-0 to Burlington-Edison. Cedarcrest is the No. 4 seed from District 1. Burlington-Edison is the No. 3 seed.
At Volunteer Field
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Clancey, Howe (3), Blair (5) and McNaughton. Padron, Cook (6) and Bunce. WP-Padron (4-4). LP-Clancey. S-Cook. 2B-Bunce (C), Robinett (AM). HR-Bishop (C). Records-A. Murphy 12-12 overall. Cedarcrest 12-11.
Meadowdale 4, Shorecrest 3; Shorecrest 4, Mount Vernon 3 (nine innings): At Mount Vernon, the Mavericks used two walks, two hit batsmen and a single to score four runs in the fourth inning as Meadowdale captured the No. 1 seed from District 1 in the Class 3A state tournament. Riley Reynolds was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple for Shorecrest. The Mavericks have defeated the Scots three consecutive times.
Shorecrest rebounded to capture the final 3A state tournament berth with a 4-3 victory in nine innings over Mount Vernon. Shorecrest’s Pierce Rankin was 2-for-5 and teammate Anthony Jochim was 2-for-3.
At Sherman Anderson Field
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Rankin and Descosier. Denham, Anselman (7) and O’Neill. WP-Denham (7-3). LP-Rankin. S-Anselman. 2B-Reynolds (S). 3B-Reynolds (S). Records-Shorecrest 13-10 overall. Meadowdale 12-11.
At Sherman Anderson Field
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Stewart, Knight (7), Scott (9) and Etringer. White, Jochim (8) and Rankin. WP-Jochim (1-0). LP-Scott. Records-Shorecrest 14-10 overall.
Darrington 14, Seattle Lutheran 4 (six innings): At Stanwood, shortstop Brennan Vincent’s two-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning, combined with two Seattle Lutheran errors, helped the Loggers score five runs en route to victory in the Class 2B Tri-District championship game.
All 10 Darrington players reached base as the Loggers advanced to the the state regional next weekend in Mountlake Terrace.
At Stanwood H.S.
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Myllan, Thode (4) and Hay. Schillhammer, Vincent (4), Jones (6) and O’Dell. WP-Schillhammer. LP-Myllan. 2B-Larson (SL), Allen (SL), Preuett (SL), Kelley (D), Lenker (D). 3B-Jones (D). Records-Seattle Lutheran 13-6 overall. Darrington 14-6.
Mount Vernon 4, Everett 3 (nine innings): At Mount Vernon, the Bulldogs scored the winning run on a controversial call with two out in the bottom of the ninth in the Class 3A District One loser-out playoff game. The loss eliminated Everett from postseason play. Jake Fraunenholtz had a triple for the Seagulls.
At Sherman Anderson Field
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Gardner and Herrick. Woodard and Etringer WP-Woodard. LP-Gardner. 2B-Kendrick (MV), Wells (E), Schaller (E), Swezey (E). 3B-Fraunenholtz (E). Records-Everett 10-14 overall.
Soccer
Lakewood 1, Sultan 0: At Duvall, Evander Ochoa scored an unassisted goal in the 20th minute to secure a Class 2A state playoff berth for Lakewood.
At Cedarcrest H.S.
Goals-Lakewood: Ochoa. Goalkeepers-Sultan: I Gonzalez. Lakewood: Karrenberg. Records-Sultan 13-6-0 overall. Lakewood 12-7-0.
Ferndale 1, Arlington 0: At Arlington, Ferndale capitalized on a scramble for a loose ball in front of the net, scoring the game’s only goal late in the second half. The victory in the Class 3A District 1 loser-out game advanced the Golden Eagles to the state tourney and sent the Eagles home.
Bellingham 1, Cedarcrest 0: At Duvall, Bellingham claimed the Class 2A No. 1 seed from District 1, defeating the Red Wolves on their home turf. Cedarcrest will be the No. 2 seed from the district.
King’s 1, Charles Wright 0: At Mount Vernon, Charles Friberg scored the lone goal to lead King’s to the No. 1 seed from Class 1A District 1/3 in its inaugural season.
At Mount Vernon H.S.
Goals-King’s: Friberg. Assists-King’s: Simmons. Goalkeepers-Charles Wright: not reported. King’s: Webb. Records-King’s 12-8 overall.
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