GRANITE FALLS — Granite Falls picked up a crucial Cascade Conference softball victory Wednesday.
And it happened just the way head coach Candi Reeves expected — with lots of offense and a last-inning battle.
Granite Falls led by four runs going into the seventh inning, before having to claw its way to a 7-6 win against Lakewood at Granite Falls.
“Even though we were up, it was really scary because of how good they are. There was no guarantee, even when we were up 6-2, and I told the team that,” Reeves said. “It’s crazy, the way they come back. They’re well coached and it’s always a dog fight when we play them.”
Trailing 6-2, Lakewood scored three runs in the top of the seventh, including two on a triple by Kally Behen, before the game ended.
Granite Falls took control with two runs in the first and four more in the second. Sarah Hensley, Stacey Todd and Shelby Spencer each had three hits for the Tigers. Stephanie Brennan led the Granite Falls’ attack with a double and a triple. The Tigers had 13 hits.
“We hit almost .500 tonight,” Reeves said. “It won the game for us.”
Granite Falls’ Alyssa Arndt pitched a six-hitter, improving her record to 8-4.
The Tigers are now 7-3 in the league and still in the hunt for second place.
At Granite Falls H.S.
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Behen, A. Bean (4) and B. Bean. Arndt and Todd. WP—Arndt (8-4). LP—Behen. 2B—Brennan (GF) 1, B. Bean (L) 1. 3B—Behen (L) 1, Hensley (GF) 1, Brennan (GF) 1. Records—Lakewood 4-6 league, 4-7 overall. Granite Falls 7-3, 8-4.
Archbishop Murphy 8, Coupeville 6: At Coupeville, Jaimee Greenup was 4-for-5 as the Wildcats won the Cascade Conference contest. Nikki Griffin hit a three-run home run for Coupeville.
At Coupeville H.S.
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Allen and Oestreich. Griffin, Smith, and Smith, Griffin. WP—Allen. LP—Griffin. 2B—Wright (C), Puharic (C). 3B—Perez (AM). HR—Griffin (C). Records—Murphy 9-3 league, 9-3 overall. Coupeville 1-9, 1-9.
Stanwood 3, Snohomish 0: At Snohomish, Stanwood’s Corinne Stillman pitched a three-hitter, striking out six and walking none. Stanwood’s Sam Bingham hit an RBI double in the first and Jordan Nemo also hit a double for the Spartans.
At Snohomish H.S.
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Stillman and Bingham. Kasch, Chrisman (4) and Dillon. WP—Stillman. LP—Kasch. 2B—Nemo (St), Bigngham (St). Records—Stanwood 6-5 league, 8-5 overall. Snohomish 2-6, 3-6.
Cedarcrest 11, Sultan 0: At Sultan, Hillary Barker struck out 11 and batted in three runs in a five-inning Cascade Conference victory. Marissa Botts added a double and three RBI for the Red Wolves.
At Sultan H.S.
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Barker and Botts. Talley and Hopkins. WP—Barker (12-0). LP—Talley. 2B—Botts (C) Barker (C). 3B—Dan-Hartog (C), Barker (C). Records—Cedarcrest 13-0 league, 14-0 overall. Sultan 0-9, 0-9.
Arlington 6, Oak Harbor 0: At Arlington, sophomore Jocelynn Probert struck out 12 and walked none as she pitched a three-hit shutout to lead Arlington to victory in the Wesco North game. Probert allowed just three singles on the day.
At Arlington H.S.
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Osborn, Meagher (5), Hamming (7) and Mowbray. Probert and Johnson. WP—Probert (2-0). LP—Osborn (record). 2B—Lyon (A) 1, Johnson (A) 1. Records—Oak Harbor 1-8 league, 2-11 overall. Arlington 5-5, 8-6.
Tennis
Stanwood 4, Arlington 3: At Stanwood, Taryn Hynek and Kallen Shaughnessy won 6-3, 7-5 at No. 3 singles as Stanwood defeated Arlington in Wesco North tennis action.
At Stanwood H.S.
Singles—Krommelova (A) def. Mickels 6-0, 6-0; Hamiter (S) def. Abdo 6-2, 6-0; Pollock (S) def. McElroy 6-0, 6-0; Welch (S) def. Scott, 6-3, 6-2. Doubles—Burkholder-Galusha (A) def. Tobin-Winkler 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1; Kelly-Hamilton (A) def. Daly-Rogers 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Hynek-Shaughnessy (S) def. Butler-Taylor 6-3, 7-5. Records—Arlington 4-7 league, 4-7 overall. Stanwood 11-1, 11-1.
Jackson 7, Lynnwood 0: At Lynnwood, undefeated Jackson rolled to the Wesco South victory, improving its record to 11-0. Jackson won all four singles matches in straight sets and lost only one set in the three doubles matches.
At Lynnwood H.S.
Singles—Cung (J) def. Anderson 6-1, 6-2; Wilson (J) def. Vandium 6-0, 6-2; Tran (J) def. Giuliano 6-3, 6-0; Huynh (J) def. Sim 6-0, 6-0. Doubles—Kang-Lee (J) def. McCartney-Choi 6-1, 6-0; Kim-Hong (J) def. Magnanet-Weaver 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6). Records—Jackson 11-0 league, 11-0 overall. Lynnwood 0-10, 0-10.
Shorecrest 4, Meadowdale 3: At Shoreline, Shorecrest’s Natalie Simpson came from behind to defeat Brianna Dyson 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 2 singles match as Shorecrest swept the singles matches in the Wesco South meet.
At Shorecrest H.S.
Singles—Owen (SC) def. Bates 6-2, 6-2; Simpson (SC) 6-7 (7-2), 6-3, 6-3; Pan (SC) def. Tumbaga 6-2, 6-2; Izawa (SC) def. Woo 6-0, 6-1; Doubles—Jacobson-Smith (M) def. Portesan-Fijalka 6-2, 6-0; Do-Fosler (M) def. Landa-Rankonen 6-2, 6-0; Logan-Ishihara (M) def. Shek-Yi (M) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Records—Meadowdale 5-7 league, 5-7 overall. Shorecrest 4-7, 4-7.
Kamiak 4, Shorewood 3: At Mukilteo, Kamiak’s Shelly Shin came back to win 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 at No. 3 singles as the Knights dealt the Thunderbirds their third loss of the season in Wesco South play.
At Kamiak H.S.
Singles—Baik (K) def. Chatilo 6-0m 6-1; Lee (K) def. Bang 6-2, 6-3; Shin (K) def. Hamman 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-5; Lim (S) def. Lee 6-1, 6-2. Doubles—McInnes-Strandberg (S) def. Fredericks-Staton 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5); Jacobsen-Thorsen (K) def. Yang-Kim 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; Jeona-Yuen (S) def. Gabel-Ahn, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0. Records—Shorewood 8-3 league, 8-3 overall. Kamiak 4-3, 4-3.
Squalicum 4, South Whidbey 3: At Langley, South Whidbey’s Victoria Comfort and Shannon Craig defeated Squalicum’s Anne d’Aquino and Andrea d’Aquino 6-4, 7-5 in the No. 1 doubles match.
At S. Whidbey H.S.
Singles—Newman (SW) def. Hinton 6-1, 6-0; Wilson (S) def. Wheeler 6-3, 6-2; Goodsell (S) def. Metz 7-6, 6-7, 6-4; Clees (S) def. Hough 6-1, 6-2. Doubles—Comfort-Craig (SW) def. Ann. d’Aquino-And. d’Aquino 6-4, 7-5; Gemkow-Zalewski (SW) def. Aur. d’Aquino-Grant 6-4, 6-3; Pennell-Morris (S) def. Weeks-Iversen 6-4, 6-3.
Edmonds-Woodway 6, Mountlake Terrace 1: At Mountlake Terrace, led by Amanda Waldron’s 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles, Edmonds-Woodway swept the singles matches en route to the Wesco South win over Mountlake Terrace.
At MLT H.S.
Singles—Nelson (EW) def. Truong 6-1, 6-3; Waldron (EW) def. Isla 6-0, 6-0; Miller (EW) def. Erickson 6-4, 6-1; Smalley (EW) def. K. Stead 6-4, 6-0. Doubles—Reutimann-Bouche (MT) def. Huang-Waugh 6-4, 6-4; Roben-Fine (EW) def A. Stead-Windom 6-4, 6-3; Steiner-Wilson def. Wagnon-Binder 6-1, 6-0. Record—E-W not recorded. MLT 2-9 overall.
Lake Stevens 6, Cascade 1: At Lake Stevens, Alyssa Essman, Amanda Iffrig and Jordan Young each won singles matches to boost Lake Stevens past Cascade.
At Lake Stevens H.S.
Singles—Essman (LS) def. Chhom 6-3, 6-2; Iffrig (LS) def. Taylor 6-1, 6-2; Young (LS) def. Pederson 6-2, 6-4; Policarpio (C) def. Pena 7-5, 6-4. Doubles—Millan/Jones (LS) def. Matsuzawa/Mack 7-6, 6-3; Tate/Sobotka (LS) def. Mallos/Loomis 6-0, 6-0; Slaker/Evans (LS) def. Tomsheck/Campbell 6-4, 6-3. Records—Cascade 5-7 league, 5-7 overall. Lake Stevens 6-5, 6-5.
Boys golf
Arlington 202, Edmonds-Woodway 223: At Arlington, Chad Heise shot a 2-over-par 37 — with birdies on the holes 1, 3, and 9 — to earn medalist honors and lead Arlington to victory in the non-league meet.
At Gleneagle Golf Course
Nine holes, par 35
Arlington: Heise 37 (medalist), Hunton 40, Kent 41, Cote 42, Allen 42.
E-W: Roeter 39, Halle 43, Byun 46, Phillips 47, Yeo 48.
Lakewood 210, Cedarcrest 216: At Carnation, medalist Paul Melohusky shot a 38 to lead Lakewood to victory in the Cascade Conference match. Cedarcrest was paced by Josh MacMillan and Jake Harding, who both shot a 41.
At Carnation Golf Course
Nine holes, par 36
Lakewood: Melohusky 38, McAllister 40, Gregory 42, Parrish 46, Ryals 44.
Cedarcrest: MacMillan 41, Harding 41, Campbell 48, Kramer 43, Linnerooth 43.
Girls golf
Wesco North Group A meet: At Tulalip, Marysville-Pilchuck relied on balanced play to score 180 points and take first place. Oak Harbor (171) finished nine points back for second place.
At Battle Creek Golf Course
15 holes, Stableford scoring
Team scores—M-P 180, Oak Harbor 171, Lake Stevens 128, Stanwood 118, Arlington 54.
Arlington: Heist 33, Montanez 5, Bennett 16.
Oak Harbor: Setter 46 (medalist), Earnhart 35, Cone 33, Hamming 30, Rickman 2.
Marysville-Pilchuck: Ashley 43, Beauchamp 36, Rott 35, Winston 34, Brown 32.
Stanwood: Afualo 38, Simmons 27, Chappel 18, Lindell 18, Eidsness 17.
Lake Stevens: Evans 37, Lobaugh 28, Borges 23, Palmer 22, Tews 18.
Cedarcrest 121, Archbishop Murphy 116: At Carnation, Archbishop Murphy’s Michelle Grome scored a school-record 32 Stableford points to grab medalist honors. Cedarcrest’s Jackie Taylor shot a 27 and Nicole Rhode and Shannon Bailey each shot a 24 to lead the Red Wolves to a five-point victory in the Cascade Conference match.
At Carnation Golf Course
9 holes, Stableford scoring
Cedarcrest: Taylor 27, Rhode 24, Bailey 24, Chapman 23, Schold 23.
Murphy: Grome 32 (medalist), Leonard 24, Gogal 22, Frahm 21, Myers 17.
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