Junior pitcher was a walk away from perfect game

STANWOOD – The perfect game is acknowledged as one of the hardest milestones to achieve in sports.

On Wednesday, Monroe starting pitcher Ashly Forsberg pitched a no-hitter – but missed a perfect game by giving up a walk in the fifth inning.

The Bearcats’ (1-0 in league, 3-1 overall) 5-0 victory over Wesco North rival Stanwood was Forsberg’s third straight shutout.

Against the Spartans (0-1, 2-1) she recorded six strikeouts and improved her overall record to 3-1.

The Bearcats’ Brittany Overholser and Brittany Bury each went 2-for-3 with two singles and two runs batted in.

At Stanwood

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Forsberg and Holmes. Aikins, Vaughn (6) and Knott. WP-Forsberg (3-1) LP-Aikins (1-1). Records-Monroe 1-0 in league, 3-1 overall. Stanwood 0-1, 2-1.

Concrete 4, Lakewood 1: Pitcher Britt Howell stole the show for Concrete, adding a 4-for-4, two-double performance at the plate to go with her 10 strikeouts on the mound.

At Concrete

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Bruns and Stewart. Howell and Swanson. WP-Howells (3-0). LP-Bruns (1-2). 2B-Benson (C) Howell 2 (C). Records-Lakewood 1-3, Concrete 3-0.

Shorecrest 2, Shorewood 0: Shorecrest’s Ashley Morrison struck out nine, walked seven, went 1-for-3 at the plate and scored the game-winning run on a two-run single by Emma Snow in the seventh inning.

At Shorewood

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Morrison and Berg. Divine and Morton. WP-Morrison (1-1). LP-Divine (1-1). Records-Shorecrest 1-0 league, 1-1 overall, Shorewood 0-1, 1-2.

Everett 11, Mariner 1: Freshman rightfielder Alyssa Pappas batted 2-for-3 with a double and a triple and scored two runs to lead the Seagulls to the Wesco South win.

At Everett

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Aldrich, Monfiletto (5) and McMullen. Carey and Welly. WP-Carey (2-0). LP-Aldrich (0-1). 2B-McMullen (M), Pappas (E) Luatua (E). 3B-Pappas (E). Records-Mariner 0-1 league, 0-1 overall. Everett 1-0, 2-1.

Mt. Vernon 2, Snohomish 1: Kelsey Anderson singled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and the bases loaded, scoring two runs to give the Bulldogs a Wesco North victory.

At Mount Vernon

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Rimboagh, Britton (6) and Ludlom. Richter and White. WP-Richter (4-0). LP-Britton (Not reported). Records-Snohomish 0-1 league, (not reported) overall. Mount Vernon 1-0, 4-0.

Kamiak 2, Jackson 1: Kate Defenbach picked up the win on the mound for Kamiak and contributed valuable offense as well, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.

At Jackson

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Defenbach and Sherrill. Koenig-Eng and Wheadon. WP-Defenbach (Not reported). LP-Koenig-Eng (1-1). 2B-Reid (J). 3B-Defenbach (K). HR-Koenig-Eng (J) Records-Kamiak 1-1, Jackson 1-2.

Mountlake Terrace 7, Meadowdale 1: Left fielder Stephanie McLauchlan went 2-for-4 and scored a run for the Hawks, while teammate Megan Watson went 2-for-4 and scored twice.

At Meadowdale

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Woodhouse and Richardson. Williams and Olds. WP-Woodhouse (1-0). LP-Williams (0-1). Records-Mountlake Terrace 1-0 overall, Meadowdale 0-1.

Lake Stevens 8, Arlington 2: The Vikings put the league game away early with an eight-run second inning.

At Arlington

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Crosson, Surface (4) and Froman. Nicely and Twitchell. WP-Crosson (Not reported). LP-Nicely (1-1). 2B-A. Hall (LS). Records-Lake Stevens 1-1, Arlington 3-1 overall.

Edmonds-Woodway 5, Lynnwood 1: Annika Lindberg batted 3-for-4 and held Lynnwood to just two hits in the Wesco South game.

At Edmonds

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Himes, Hansen (6) and Hansen, Himes (6). Lindberg, Dean (4) and Dugger, Herzer (4). WP-Lindberg (1-0) LP-Himes (not reported). Records-Lynnwood 0-1 in league, 0-3 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 1-0. 2-0.

Friday Harbor 6, Orcas Island 3: Friday Harbor starting pitcher Beth Kelsey held Orcas Island to three hits and the Wolverines won their Northwest A/B league opener.

At Friday Harbor

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Peacock and Tran. Kelsey and Chevalier. WP-Peacock (1-2). LP-Kelsey (2-0). 2B-Shanks (FH). Records-Orcas Islands 0-2 league, 1-2 overall. Friday Harbor 1-0, 2-0.

Cedarcrest 5, Newport 0: Betsey Westermann went 1-for-2 with 2 RBI to lead Cedarcrest to the non-league victory.

At Duvall

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James, Hagensen (6) and Imus and Newcombe (5). Oviatt and Botts. WP-Oviatt (2-1). LP-James (0-3). Records-Newport 0-4 overall. Cedarcrest 3-1 overall.

Marysville-Pilchuck 2, Cascade 1: Danielle Monson went 2-for-4 and hit a walk-off game-winning single in the eighth inning for Marysville-Pilchuck in their Wesco North opener.

At Marysville

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Moore, Klem (6) and Benvenuti. Humphrey and Haugen. WP-Humphrey (3-0). LP-Klem (NR). 2B-Peterson (MP), Munger (Cas). Records-Cascade 0-1 league, 3-1 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 1-0, 5-0.

Granite Falls 12, La Conner 4: Granite Falls’ seven-run first inning proved insurmountable for La Conner.

At Granite Falls

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Hartwick and Brown. Millican and Todd. WP-Millican (1-0). LP-Hartwick (0-1). 2B-Foss (L). Records-La Conner 0-1, Granite Falls 1-0.

Girls tennis

Shorecrest 6, Mountlake Terrace 1: Shorecrest swept the singles matches on its way to the Wesco South victory.

At Mountlake Terrace

Singles-Owen (S) def Heringer, 6-4 6-7 6-4; Opdyke (S) def Ho, 6-2 6-0; Auriemna (S) def Cumberland, 6-2 6-0; Sharkey (S) def Noeun, 6-3 6-3. Doubles-Bird-Foster (S) def Mclauchlan-Binder, 6-0 6-2; Nixon-Johnston (MT) def Seely-Owen, 6-4 7-6 (7-5); Hamanishi-Barlow (S) def Inthapanya-Chan, 6-2 6-4. Records-Shorecrest 2-1 in league, 2-1 overall. Mountlake Terrace 1-2, 1-2.

Edmonds-Woodway 7, Everett 0: Ashley Wagner won the first singles match to help lead Edmonds-Woodway to a sweep in the Wesco South meet.

At Everett

Singles-Wagner (EW) def. Weller, 6-3, 6-4; Miller (EW) def. Stanton, 6-3, 6-1; Laue (EW) def. Dutton, 6-1, 6-2; Mao (EW) def. Price, 6-1, 6-2. Doubles-McCleary-Kutrich (EW) def. Fingarson-Chase, 6-0, 6-1; Ham-Maeda (EW) def. Greene-Good, 6-1, 6-1; Pfreim-Doster (EW) def. Johnson-Cunningham, 6-2, 6-1. Records-Edmonds-Woodway 3-0. Everett 2-1.

Shorewood 7, Lynnwood 0: Shorewood’s Verena Sackl led the Thunderbirds, winning the first singles match and helping Shorewood win every match in the Wesco South meet.

At Shorewood

Singles-Sackl (SW) def. Harding, 6-1, 6-0; Lim (SW) def. Nawaza, 6-0, 6-0; Ma (SW) def. Kim, 6-2, 6-1; Shatilo (SW) def. Ingram, 6-1, 6-3. Doubles-Chamberlin-Fiske (SW) def. Little-M. Nguyen, 6-1, 6-3; Bortham-Umana (SW) def. J. Nguyen-White, 6-4, 6-3; Shafer-MacGeorge (SW) def. Wynn-Haranina, 6-2, 6-2. Records-Lynnwood 0-3 in league, 0-3 overall. Shorewood 3-0, 3-0.

Kamiak 7, Mariner 0: Annissa Alusi and Julie Park battled in a close No. 3 doubles match to give Kamiak the sweep in the Wesco South meet.

At Kamiak

Singles-Bennett (K) def. Nguyen, 6-1, 6-0; Chung (K) def. Tau, 6-2, 6-1; Wans (K) def. West, 6-0, 6-1; Kuwashima (K) def. Mipima, 6-0, 6-1. Doubles-Fazel-Hashemi-Ko (K) def. Hocog-Bustos, 6-1, 6-1; Song-Hamilton (K) def. Samual-Padilla, 6-3, 7-5; Alusi-Parl (K) def. Padilla-Moote, 6-3, 7-5. Records-Mariner 0-2 in league, 0-2 overall. Kamiak 1-2, 1-2.

Monroe 6, Marysville-Pilchuck 1: Monroe’s Ton Jirak lost the first set but battled back to win the opening match and the Bearcats defeated Wesco North rival Marysville-Pilchuck.

At Monroe

Singles-Jirak (Monroe) def Rascon, 1-6 6-0 6-4; Hohman (Monroe) def Fisher, 6-3 6-3, Whang (M-P) def Williamson, 6-0 6-0; Schmierer (Monroe) def Wiltfong, 7-5 6-3. Doubles-Shepherd-Goodnight (Monroe) def Eilertson-Benson, 6-0 6-2; Rasmussen-Petersen (Monroe) def Hrubeskyh-Griep, 6-1 7-6(6-2); Stanger-Watts (Monroe) def Hammer-Bartlett, 6-2 7-5. Records-Marysville-Pilchuck 0-3 in league, 0-3 overall. Monroe 2-1, 2-1.

Snohomish 5, Oak Harbor 2: Snohomish’s Jill Trumbull lost the first set of her singles match against Pristine Santos but battled back to get the victory.

At Snohomish

Singles-Merriman (OH) def Bell, 4-6 6-3 6-3; Gailo (OH) def Fodge, 6-4 6-4; Harper (S) def Berg, 7-5 6-3; Trumbull (S) def Santos, 4-6 6-3 7-5. Doubles-Lambert-Leopold (S) def Goebel-Pruss, 7-5 6-1; Dillinger-Starr (S) def Jewel-Conolly, 6-0 6-1; Flood-Kaber (S) def McCumbee-Mora, 6-0 6-0. Records-Snohomish 3-0 in league. Oak Harbor 0-2.

Coupeville 3, Lakewood 2: Coupeville won two of three singles matches and one of two doubles matches to earn the non-league victory.

At Coupeville

Singles-Horr (Coupeville) def Vizcaya, 6-4 6-3; Lamb (Coupeville) def Wentz, 6-1 6-2; Osti (Lakewood) def Mottet, 6-4 6-2. Doubles-Meyer-Fakkema (Coupeville) def Newcomb-Spah, 4-6 6-3 6-1; Thorn-Hesselman (Lakewood) def Lee-Juras, 3-6 6-3 6-2 Records-Lakewood 1-2. Coupeville 1-2.

Arlington 4, Mount Vernon 3: Mount Vernon and Arlington split the singles matches but the Eagles took two of three doubles matches to seal the Wesco North victory.

At Mount Vernon

Singles-Scott (MV) def Jes. Frable, 6-3 4-6 6-0; Jen. Frable (A) def Leer, 7-6(2) 5-7 6-3; Faxon (A) def Kausten, 4-6 6-3 7-6(4); Smailes (MV) def Doughty, 6-4 6-3. Doubles-Reynolds-Graham (A) def Kidane-Starkovich, 6-3 7-5; Bobadilla-Molnar (A) def Miller-Weber, 6-1 6-2; Weber-Anderson (MV) def Carpenter-Daublitz, 6-7(3) 7-1(1) 6-3. Records-Arlington 1-1 in league, 1-1 overall. Mount Vernon 0-3, 0-3.