STANWOOD – The Stanwood Spartans gave themselves some extra rest Thursday with a 2-1 extra-inning victory over Monroe in a Western Conference North showdown that determined the division’s No. 4 seed to the district playoffs.
The victory gives Stanwood a week to rest and prepare for its first-round playoff game versus Kamiak. Meanwhile, Monroe plays Tuesday in a play-in game versus Mountlake Terrace.
Spartans pitcher Emily Gray finished with 10 strikeouts, Bearcats pitcher Ashley Forsberg finished with eight. Both pitchers walked one. Both gave up five hits. Stanwood stranded five runners, Monroe four.
“It was as balanced as it was going to get,” Stanwood coach Mike Chandler said.
The Spartans scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning when Courtney Stillman singled up the middle scoring Tasha St. Clair.
At Stanwood
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Forsberg and Griffin. Gray and Knott. WP-Gray. LP-Forsberg. 3B-Stillman (S). Records-Monroe 8-8 in league, 12-8 overall. Stanwood 10-6, 13-7.
Mount Vernon 2, Snohomish 0: Mount Vernon pitcher Meagan Gordon struck out 12 batters and batted 2-for-3 with an RBI in the Wesco North game. Teammate Mandy Hughes was 2-for-3 with a double.
At Snohomish
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Gordon and Johnson. Rimbaugh, Britton (5) and Smith. WP-Gordon. LP-Rimbaugh. 2B-Hughes (MV). Records-Mount Vernon 11-5 league, 15-5 overall. Snohomish 4-12, 5-14.
Arlington 2, Cascade 1: Arlington pitcher Natalie Bellon struck out a season-high seven batters in the Wesco North game. Krista Hansen singled in the winning run in the fifth inning.
At Arlington
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Moore and Boyle. Bellon and Twitchell. WP-Bellon (10-9). LP-Moore. 2B-Sofie (C). Records-Cascade 6-10 league, 7-12 overall. Arlington 7-9, 10-9.
Shorecrest 2, Jackson 0: Ashley Morrison finished the Wesco South season with a no-hitter.
At Mill Creek
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Morrison and Berg. Reid and Wheadon. WP-Morrison. LP-Reid. 2B-Benson (S), Johnson (S). Records-Shorecrest 13-5 league, 15-5 overall. Jackson 9-9, 10-10.
Everett 5, Shorewood 3: Winning pitcher Amy Hudson was 2-for-3 with two runs scored as Everett secured the Wesco South second seed to the 4A district playoffs.
At Shoreline
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Carey, Hudson (2) and Zahalka. Divine and Morton. WP-Divine (0-2). LP-Hudson. 2B-Smith (E), Sullivan (S). Records-Everett 13-5 league, 15-5 overall. Shorewood 7-11, 8-12.
Meadowdale 10, Lynnwood 1: Rachel Myhre batted 2-for-4 and Colleen Shanks added two RBI for Meadowdale in their Wesco South finale.
At Lynnwood
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Matawa and Olds. Roden and Ulrich, Hansen (4), Liddell (5), Janssen (6), Hansen (7). WP-Matawa. LP-Roden (1-16). Records-Meadowdale 5-13 in league, 6-14 overall. Lynnwood 1-17, 1-19.
Mountlake Terrace 16, Mariner 0: Jamie Foote batted 3-for-5 with four RBI and a double for Mountlake Terrace in the Wesco South finale.
At Everett
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Woodhouse and Richardson. Kieth and McMullen. WP-Woodhouse. LP-Kieth (2-16). 2B-Foote (MT). Records-Mountlake Terrace 11-7 in league, 13-7 overall. Mariner 2-15, 2-17.
South Whidbey 16-13, Sultan 0-2: Carolann Lubach batted 6-for-8 with three doubles and 10 RBI in South Whidbey’s North Cascades doubleheader sweep.
At Langley Game 1
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Robinson and Lubach. McNulty and Matkins. WP-Robinson (18-0). LP-McNulty. 2B-Russell (SW) 2, Lubach (SW) 2.
Game 2
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McNulty and Matkins. Lubach and Anderson. WP-Lubach (1-0). LP-McNulty. 2B-Lubach (SW), Robinson (SW), Madrigali (SW). Sultan 0-16, 2-18. South Whidbey 16-0, 20-0.
Nooksack Valley 10, Granite Falls 4: Emily Hanby batted 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI for Granite Falls in the North Cascades game.
At Granite Falls
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DeBruin and S. Dillard. Berg and Jensen. WP-DeBruin (4-2). LP-Berg. 2B-Hanby (GF). Records-Nooksack Valley 9-7, 12-8. Granite Falls 3-13, 3-15.
Mount Baker 10, Lakewood 0: Mount Baker’s Lexy Postlewait pitched her 10th shutout of the season in the North Cascades game.
At Deming
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Hellstrom and Bruns. Postlewait and Welch. WP-Postlewait (14-2). LP-Hellstrom. 2B-Welch (MB), Zender (MB). 3B-Postlewait (MB), Yost (MB). Records-Lakewood 5-11 in league, 6-14 overall. Mount Baker 13-2, 16-3.
Baseball
Darrington 14, Christian Faith 7: Garrett Gladsjo batted 3-for-5 for Darrington in the loser-out tri-district game.
At Darrington
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Branco, Langdon (6) and Willis. Reece and Dolph. WP-Reece (2-4). LP-Branco. 3B-Langdon (CF). Records-Christian Faith not reported. Darrington 10-8 overall.
Boys golf
4A Northwest District tournament: Everett’s Jacob Koppenberg shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a three-shot lead over a trio of competitors after the first round.
At Sudden Valley G.C., Bellingham
18 holes, par 72
Arlington-Conway 83, Hedlund 80, Godden 76, White 83, Husby 79. Cascade-J.D. Clayton 78, Snel 102, Lee 89, Gieskere 90, Winkles 90. Edmonds-Woodway-Beach 78, Schmaus 83, Cunningham 88, McCray 87, Hyde 93. Everett-Koppenberg 71 (medalist), Thurston 87, Morris 83, Johnson 95, Noel 91. Jackson-Hansen 74, Koontz 77, Fitzpatrick 78, Micka 76, Landin 79. Kamiak-Bullock 75, Gihm 87, Powers 86, Peters 75, Pierides 76. Lake Stevens-Nishakawa 78, Winslow 89, Holman 78, Howes 93, Summers 91. Mariner-Murray 85, Alspaugh 90, Lane 99, Dreesen 99, Vongpracchanh 92. Marysville-Pilchuck-Johnson 78, Wilcox 92, Graves 93, Saunders 96, Pratt 102. Monroe-Erickson 74, Piland 89, Mahoney 92, Slager 80, Epstein 90. Mountlake Terrace-Rothenberger 77, Morrison 91, Harnois 87, Jeffery 87, Wallace-Guerreo 84. Mount Vernon-Harrsch 78, Valentine 79, Froling 80, Fredland 89, Wolslegal 80. Oak Harbor-Bashor 74, Reedy 81, Holmly 84, Loveng 91, Poggie 93. Shorewood-Hanson 82, Keul 83, Crandall 86, Han 87, Reddick 85. Snohomish-Nichols 82, Merisko 75, Calamaro 86, Younggren 82, White 77. Stanwood-Westerman 81, Lynn 89, Sloan 85, Merrick 97, Abrams 101.
Correction: Snohomish’s Jason Calamaro won the Wesco North boys golf championship Tuesday with a two-round total of 148 strokes. His accomplishment was attributed to a teammate in an article on Page D6 in Wednesday’s paper.
Girls golf
North Cascades conference final round: Lindsey Emert of Nooksack Valley shot an 88. However, Jennifer Flannery led a balanced Mount Baker team to victory in the final meet of the North Cascades Conference season.
At Shuksan G.C., Bellingham
18 holes, par 72
Team results-Mount Baker 491, South Whidbey 495, Nooksack Valley 506, Blaine 588, Lakewood 618.
Mount Baker-Flannery 92, Fox 93, Hansen 98, Varang 100, Phillips 108. South Whidbey 495-Mansfield 99, Pan 90, Johnson 102, Eaton 103, Lindus 101. Nooksack Valley 506-Emert 88, Quinn 90, Weinheimer 95, Olson 109, McMains 124. Blaine 588-Burkowski 91, Robertson 114, Nix 119, Carrington 126, Hillard 138. Lakewood 618-Delker 122, Doahou 143, Dennis 181, Gardiner 172. Meridian-Marino 110, Rutzika 138, Miller 153.
Girls tennis
Wesco North meet: Marysville-Pilchuck’s Beth Anderson defeated Cascade’s Jessica Hughes in straight sets to win the singles championship. In the doubles final, Courtney Gale and Joy Fodge of Snohomish beat Stanwood’s Angela Schonberg and Karley Beebe.
Wesco South 4A meet: No. 1 seed Ashley Anderson of Kamiak advanced to the Wesco South singles championship by defeating Jackson’s Grace Bhak. Anderson will face No. 2 seed Jackie Mills of Everett.
Wesco South 3A meet: Lauren Summers of Meadowdale defeated teammate Whitney Frank for the singles championship. Frank came back to capture the second seed to the district tournament with a victory over Lynnwood’s Julia Harding. Shorecrest’s Ashley Opdyke and Annelise Owen won the doubles crown.
North Cascades meet: Lakewood’s Keira Vizcaya defeated South Whidbey’s Janelle Iversen, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, to earn the league’s second singles seed to the tri-district tournament May 21-22 at Federal Way. South Whidbey’s Kaitie Newman and Amy Vogt defeated Lakewood’s Heather Adams and Julie Harris, 5-7, 6-0, 6-1, for the second doubles seed.
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