LANGLEY – How do you score against Christie Robinson and the South Whidbey Falcons? Eleven games into the season, and still no one has an answer.
Winning pitcher Robinson struck out 17 batters and Jenna Dunsmore drove in the game’s only run as undefeated South Whidbey edged Nooksack Valley 1-0 Monday in a North Cascades league fastpitch softball duel.
South Whidbey (7-0 in league, 11-0 overall) has still not allowed a run this season. The Falcons have outscored opponents 74-0, according to head coach Todd Lubach. On a night when the offense was flat, Robinson (10-0) made sure one run was enough to win.
Robinson, who just missed tying her season-high strikeout total of 18, uses five pitches, up from three or four last year. This year her curveball is breaking harder, her changeup is slower and she mixes in an effective riseball, Lubach said.
No matter which lineup Robinson faces, the result seems to be the same.
“She has continued to do this,” Lubach said of Robinson, “and she’s done it against 3A teams and 4A teams. It’s not just the North Cascades 2A league that she’s doing this to.”
Robinson shutout Sedro-Woolley, Anacortes and Lynnwood – all Class 3A schools – earlier this season.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Dunsmore hit a bloop single to right-center field that drove in Kelsey Broderick from second base. Dunsmore was 2-for-3, as was teammate Carrie Anderson.
South Whidbey defeated Nooksack Valley (2-4, 3-4) without senior Bronwyn Russell, who is hitting better than .500. Russell missed the game due to a college visit in California. A team usually stumbles without its star hitter, but this Falcons group sticks together, Lubach said.
“I think they are closer knit. They get along with each other. There’s probably more team unity (this year).”
DeBruin, K. Wilburn (5) and S. Dillard. Robinson and Lubach. WP-Robinson (10-0). LP-DeBruin. 2B-Records-N. Valley 3-4 league, 3-4 overall. S. Whidbey 7-0, 11-0. |
Mount Baker 6, Granite Falls 0: Junior Terri Yost struck out nine batters and walked one to record her first career no-hitter for Mount Baker. Tiffany Welch had three hits, one RBI and stole three bases for Mount Baker in its sixth North Cascades victory.
Yost and Welch. Spencer and Jensen WP-Yost (3-1). LP-Spencer. 2B-Welch (MB), Monaghan (MB) 2, Records-Mount Baker 6-1, 9-2, Granite Falls 1-5, 1-7. |
Meridian 5, Sultan 2: Erin Roesler of Sultan drove in two runs with a two-out triple in the seventh inning.
McNulty and Matkins. Johnson and Holt. WP-Johnson. LP-McNulty (1-8). 3B-Roesler (S), Records-Sultan 1-7 league, 1-8 overall. Meridian 4-4, 6-4. |
Lakewood 3, Blaine 2: Sami Hargrove singled, stole second and scored Lakewood’s third run on a fifth-inning single by catcher Danielle Bruns to lead the Cougars to victory in the North Cascades game. Laura Hellstrom struck out eight batters to earn her fourth victory for Lakewood.
Hellstrom and Bruns. Lawson and Cheatwood. WP-Hellstrom (4-3). LP-Lawson. Records-Lakewood 3-4, 4-5, Blaine 4-3, 6-3. |
Girls tennis
Meadowdale 4, Everett 3: Morgan Hoening swept her No. 4 singles match, 6-0, 6-0 to help Meadowdale win its third Wesco South meet.
Singles-Mills (E) def. Summers, 6-4, 6-7, (7-4), 7-5; Frank (M) def. Weller, 6-3, 6-1; Le (E) def. Ken Finzer, 6-2, 6-2; Hoening (M) def. Fingarson, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles-Kel. Finzer-Ma (M) def. Stanton-Price, 7-5, 6-1; Loyola-Pickard (M) def. Greene-Bayne, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1; Wicklund-Dutton (E) def. Eli-Bjorbach, 7-5, 6-1. Records-Everett 5-4 in league, 5-4 overall. Meadowdale 3-4, 3-4. |
South Whidbey 5, Lakewood 2: Jenny Newman and Chelsea Miller defeated their opponents 6-0, 6-2 in No. 1 doubles to lead South Whidbey to its fifth victory.
Singles-Iverson (SW) def. Haugen, 6-4, 6-4; Vizcaya (Lakewood) def. Morphew, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4; Adams (Lakewood) def. Enell, 7-5, 6-3; Roosen-Runge (SW) def. Harris, 6-4, 6-3. Doubles-J.Newman-Miller (SW) def. Tangen-Gills, 6-0, 6-2; C. Newman-Vogt (SW) def. Newcomb-Spah, 6-1, 6-0; Foy-Alexander (SW) def. Nielson-Chase, 6-2, 6-1. Records-South Whidbey 5-2 overall. Lakewood not reported. |
Boys golf
Snohomish 368, Monroe 401, Lake Stevens 414, Marysville-Pilchuck 438, Cascade 443: Andy White fired a 2-over par 72 and teammates Jason Calamaro and Ace Younggren shot 73s to lead Snohomish in the Wesco North meet. Steve Johnson of Marysville-Pilchuck took medalist honors by posting an even-par 70.
Snohomish-White 72, Calamaro 73, Younggren 73, Nichols 75, Merisko 75. Monroe-78, Mahoney 78, Epstein 80, Piland 81, Nelson 84 LS-Nishikawa 78, Holman 79, Howes 81, Brengman 87, Summers 89. M-P-Johnson 70 (Medalist) Graves 86, Wilcox 87, Saunders 92, Sneddon 103. Cascade-Clayton 75, Snell 88, Giesker 90, Lee 93, Winkles 97. |
Boys soccer
Lynden Christian 2, South Whidbey 1: Tim Bus and Keith Lemay each scored a goal for Lynden Christian in its North Cascades victory. Josh Helpenstell scored his sixth goal of the season for the Falcons.
Goals-South Whidbey: Helpenstell. LC: Bus, Lemay Goalkeepers-South Whidbey: McGlenn. Thompson. LC: not reported. Records-South Whidbey 4-5 overall. Lynden Christian 4-7. |
Boys track
Pasco Invitational: South Whidbey’s Kyle McGillen set a school record of 22 feet, 2.75 inches in finishing sixth Saturday in the long jump. He also placed third in the high jump at 6-4. Teammate Travis Tornga took seventh in the javelin at 168-3.
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