LYNDEN – Archbishop Murphy pitcher Brittany Allen struck out 10 of the 16 batters she faced to propel the Wildcats to a state berth and a place in the 2A District 1 softball championship game.
Murphy defeated Blaine 10-0 in the winner-to-state semifinal after advancing with a 9-2 first-round win over South Whidbey Thursday at Lynden High School.
Marya Oestreich (double), Kristin Ehlebracht (two RBI), Caitlin Perez and Makayla Sybrandt all batted 2-for-3 for the Wildcats, who face Burlington-Edison at 4 p.m. Saturday in the district title game. Kaitlin Duffy was 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
At Lynden H.S.
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Sullivan, reliever not reported (3) and Kingslien. Allen and Oestreich WP-Allen (5-1). LP-Sullivan. 2B-Huggins (AM), Oestreich (AM). 3B-Walter (B). Records-Blaine not reported. A. Murphy 17-4 overall.
Archbishop Murphy 9, South Whidbey 2: At Lynden, Jaimee Greenup doubled and drove in four runs to lead Archbishop Murphy to a first-round win. Kaitlin Duffy batted 3-for-4 and Brittany Allen was 2-for-3 for the Wildcats. Samantha Pope and Rebecca Stratton were 2-for-3 for S. Whidbey.
At Lynden H.S.
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Robertson and Spalding. Huggins and Sybrandt. WP-Huggins (15-3). LP-Robertson. 2B-Greenup (AM). Records-S. Whidbey 9-13 overall. A. Murphy 16-4.
Cedarcrest 2, Anacortes 1: At Lynden, Sarah Dowd singled and scored on a Rebecca Kent double in the eighth inning as the Red Wolves won their first-round game in the 2A District 1 playoffs. Pitcher Hillary Barker struck out 13 batters and allowed one unearned run. Sam Boelter tied the game with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. Cedarcrest lost 16-0 to Burlington-Edison in the semifinals.
At Lynden H.S.
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Anacortes battery not reported. Barker and Botts. WP-Barker (7-1). LP-not reported. 2B-Kent (C). Records-Cedarcrest 16-6 overall. Anacortes not reported.
Shorecrest 1, Arlington 0: At Sedro-Woolley, Courtney Bryant singled and went to second on an overthrow, was sacrificed to third base and scored the game’s only run on a bunt by Molly Donahue. The Scots advanced to Saturday’s consolation final against Sedro-Woolley at 1 p.m. at Janicki Fields. Tbe winner of that game plays the Everett-Mt. Vernon loser for a state berth later Saturday.
At Janicki Fields
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Rayner and Twitchell. Snow and Towles. WP-Snow (15-7). LP-Rayner. 2B-Schade (S). Records-Shorecrest 15-7 overall. Arlington 8-15.
Girls tennis
4A District 1 meet: At Stanwood, Top seeds Kelsey Mickels of Stanwood and Kari Fiske of Shorewood advanced to the singles final and earned state berths with semifinal victories.
In doubles, both No. 1 seeds were upset. Keena Hopkins and Lacy Thompson of Monroe, the No. 2 seed from the Wesco North, upset South No. 1 Christine Lee and Linda Cung 7-5, 7-5 in a winner-to-state semifinal. Meanwhile, North No. 3, Megan Amundson and Dani Fullwiler of Stanwood upset North No. 1 Amanda Iffrig and Anna Hendrich of Lake Stevens 6-2, 6-2 in the other semi.
At Stanwood H.S.
Singles
First round-Mickels (Stanwood) def. Wilson (Jackson) 6-1, 6-3; Starr (Snohomish def. Chatilo (Shorewood) 6-4, 6-2; Everett (Cascade) def. Wans (Kamiak) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); Fiske (Shorewood) def. Ross (Lake Stevens) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Semifinal (winners to state)-Mickels def. Starr 6-2, 6-3; Fiske def. Everett 6-1, 6-1. Consolation (losers out)-Chatilo def. Wilson 6-0, 6-1; Ross def. Wans 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
First round-Iffrig-Hendrich (Lake Stevens) def. N. Lee-T. Lee (Jackson) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); Amundson-Fullwiler (Stanwood) def. Nelson-Waldron (Edmonds-Woodway) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Hopkins-Thompson (Monroe) def. MacGeorge-Shafer (Shorewood) 6-0, 6-2; Lee-Cung (Jackson) def. Konopinski-McKee (Lake Stevens) 6-3, 6-3. Semifinals (winners to state)-Amundson-Fullwiler def. Iffrig-Hendrich 6-2, 6-2; Hopkins-Thompson def. Lee-Cung 7-5, 7-5. Consolation (losers out)-Nelson-Waldron def. N. Lee-T. Lee 6-3, 6-4; Konopinski-McKee def. MacGeorge-Shafer 6-1, 6-3.
Boys track
2A District 1 meet: At Bellingham, results from Wednesday’s finals:
At Bellingham Civic Stadium
State qualifiers
1,600-Kwiatkowski (Bellingham) 4:20.72, Riley (Sehome) 4:23.36, McHenry (Sehome) 4:24.32, Baltrus (Bellingham) 4:24.58, Simpson (Burlington-Edison) 4:26.92, Spilsbury (Burlington-Edison) 4:28.09, Lindstrom (Anacortes) 4:30.22, Guske (Lakewood) 4:30.6; Javelin-McCoy (Burlington-Edison) 171-2, Palmerton (Mount Baker) 143-7, Oglesbee (Anacortes) 142-11, Hess (Lakewood) 141-0; Discus-Ayers (Sehome) 162-8, Hoffman (Sehome) 162-8, Lohse (Sehome) 152-6, Corp (Cedarcrest) 147-6; Triple jump-Kassa (Anacortes) 41-11, Koenig (Burlington-Edison) 41-2, Langstraat (lynden) 40-8, Freeman (Anacortes) 40-8; Pole vault-Cain (Blaine) 13-1, Millson (Mount Baker) 13-1, Flynn (Cedarcrest) 12-1, Tran (Bellingham) 11-10.
Girls track
2A District 1 meet: At Bellingham, results from Wednesday’s finals:
At Bellingham Civic Stadium
State qualifiers
3,200-Moore (Sehome) 11:11.35, Gordon (South Whidbey) 11:28.22, Dowd (Cedarcrest) 11:33.07, Gogert (Lakewood) 11:37.55; Javelin-name (school) distance; Triple jump-Thomas (Burlington-Edison) 34-2.75, Calderwood (South Whidbey) 33-4.25, Moran (Archbishop Murphy) 32-9.75, Donald (Burlington-Edison) 32-8; Shot put-Paszkeicz (Sultan) 41-3.5, Toddhunter (Sehome) 39-11.5, Hammond (Anacortes) 37-6, Smith (Sehome) 37-5; Long jump-Latham (Burlington-Edison) 5-0, Nordlund (Burlington-Edison) 5-0, Peterson (Bellingham) 5-0, Calderwood (S. Whidbey) 4-10.
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