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FINN ROCK — Junior Kyle Arter pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts against McKenzie to help Yoncalla to a 5-2 win in the opening game of a non-league doubleheader on Friday.
Yoncalla pitcher Heath Anson recorded a one-hit shutout and fanned eight as the Eagles won the nightcap, 4-0.
Arter, who went the distance, walked none and didn’t allow an earned run. The Eagles made nine errors in the contest.
Curtis Jones stroked a two-run triple for Yoncalla, which trailed 3-2 in the fourth inning but scored three runs in the fifth.
Anson, who walked none, owned a perfect game entering the fourth inning, but gave up a single to lead off the fifth.
Colton Kingery and Arter both went 2-for-3 with doubles. Kyle Lowe finished 2-for-2.
The Eagles (3-1) resume play April 2, when they travel to Reedsport for a 4:30 p.m. non-league game.
<b>First Game</b>
Yoncalla 002 03 — 5 2 9
McKenzie 003 00 — 2 1 4
Arter and Lowe. King and Ness. WP — Arter (1-1). LP — King. 3B — Jones (Y).
<b>Second Game</b>
Yoncalla 120 10 — 4 8 0
McKenzie 000 00 — 0 1 0
Anson and Arter. Smith, Johnson (5) and Ness. WP — Anson (2-0). LP — Smith. 2B — Kingery (Y), Arter (Y).
<b>Glide 9
University Prep 1</b>
REDDING, Calif. — Jeff Jackson and Kyle Fields combined on a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts as the Wildcats opened their Spring Break trip with a win over University Prep.
Josh Huskey had a double and two RBIs, Brandon Belloir knocked in three runs and scored two times, and Jackson had two RBIs for Glide (1-1).
“I was pretty pleased after being in the gym two weeks,” said Glide coach Al Skinner.
The Wildcats will face LeGrand, Calif., in a doubleheader next Thursday, beginning at noon.
Glide 200 402 1 — 9 6 2
U. Prep 010 000 0 — 1 2 4
Jackson, Fields (4) and Enserink. Ling, Fisher (4) and Snell WP — Jackson (1-0). LP — Ling. 2B — Huskey (G), Lang 2 (UP).
<b>Gold Beach 8
Reedsport 5</b>
REEDSPORT — Travis Leach belted a solo home run in the second inning, but the Braves were unable to keep up with Gold Beach in Sunset League game.
Leach, who sent a ball flying into the parking lot on an 0-and-2 count, notched Reedsport’s only run of the game until the fifth inning, when the Braves staged a comeback to cut Gold Beach’s lead to 6-4.
Sophomore Gunnar Kaufmann ripped a two-run double and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.
“I thought it was good that we came back in the fifth inning and got a few hits and made something happen,” Reedsport coach Todd Harrington said. “We had four injuries in the game and we played through it.”
Harrington said his team’s seven errors proved costly.
Junior Taylor Palermo, who took the loss, gave up all eight runs on eight hits (three earned), struck out four and didn’t allow a walk.
Reedsport (1-2, 0-2 Sunset) may be without leadoff hitter Cory Christoffersen’s services for a few games after he collided with a center fielder during the contest and injured a leg.
Gold Beach 230 011 1 — 0 8 0
Reedsport 010 030 1 — 0 4 7
Smith, Lang (5) and Moore. Palermo and King. WP — H. Smith. LP — Palermo (1-1). HR — Leach (R). 2B — Kaufmann (R), McDonald (GB).
<b>Grant Union 12
UVC 5</b>
JOHN DAY — Host Grant Union used a pair of five-run innings do down Umpqua Valley Christian at the Les Schwab Spring Break Invitational.
Prospector Cody Williams had a big day, going 4-for-4 with a triple, two doubles and four runs scored.
UVC’s Gabe Forrester and Austin Stone combined for six strikeouts, but the Monarchs had trouble containing Grant Union, which scored five runs in both the second and fifth innings.
Ryan Graf recorded a double and RBI, Gabe Forrester went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Austin Stone 2-for-4 with an RBI for UVC. Daniel Schultz took the loss.
Grant Union150 150 0 — 12 8 2
UVC 001 110 2 — 5 11 2
Schultz, Forrester (4), Stone (6) and Stone, Forrester (6). Werick, Weymouth (4) and Martin, Templo (4). WP — Werick. LP — Schultz (0-1). 3B — Williams (GU). 2B — Graf (UVC), Williams 2 (GU), Roberts (GU).
<b>SOFTBALL
Thursday’s Game
Roseburg 1
West Salem 1</b>
SALEM — Nothing’s coming easy for Roseburg in the early stages of the 2008 high school softball season.
The Indians and West Salem played to a tie in a non-league game that was called after nine innings due to rain and darkness. Roseburg is 0-1-1 on the season.
Roseburg scored its only run in the sixth inning when Kendra George singled in Nikki Bassett, who had led off with a base-hit. West Salem scored in the seventh.
Roseburg had runners on second and third with two outs in the top of the ninth, but Jazmine Crowe was thrown out on a grounder up the middle on a disputed call at first.
Bassett went 2-for-4 in the contest. Roseburg senior right-hander Mikayla Endicott allowed five hits, striking out 14 and walking three. Juliette Wilson had 12 strikeouts for West Salem.
Roseburg has managed only one run in 17 innings of play this season.
“I’m a little disappointed,” said Roseburg coach Tony Campos. “We’re playing good teams, but we’re better hitters than that. We need to step up to the plate and start getting more competitive. We’re letting too many good pitches go by.”
The Indians will play in the North Medford Tournament Monday and Tuesday, facing Sprague of Salem and Putnam of Milwaukie on Monday.
Roseburg 000 001 000 — 1 5 2
West Salem 000 000 100 — 1 5 1
Endicott and Walker. Wilson and Connolly. 2B — DesBiens (R).
<b>Friday’s Games
South Umpqua 15
North Valley 0</b>
MERLIN — Triana Crane tossed a one-hitter and the Lancers closed out the non-league win over the Knights with a 10-run fifth inning.
Erica Parker, Katie Bumgarner, Taylor Whitmore and Lindsey Goodson all had two hits for S.U. (2-0). Goodson ripped a home run and had three RBIs, Bumgarner had three RBIs, while Parker and Whitmore knocked in two apiece.
Crane struck out four and walked one.
S. Umpqua 320 0(10) — 15 10 3
N. Valley 000 00 — 0 1 8
Crane and Bliven. Hasa, Conard (4) and Conard, Hasa (4). WP — Crane (1-0). LP — Hasa. HR — Goodson (SU). 3B — Whitmore (SU). 2B — Whitmore (SU).
<b>Gold Beach 7
Reedsport 3</b>
REEDSPORT — Molly Hockema fanned 14 batters and hit a triple and double to help lead Gold Beach (2-0) past Reedsport Friday in a Sunset League game.
Hockema, who walked six on the mound, finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs at the plate.
The Braves stood even with Gold Beach at 2-2 until the fourth inning, when the Panthers scored and then converted two Reedsport errors into four more runs in the fourth.
Junior Tailor Nunn struck out two and walked one for the Braves (1-1). Nunn, Brianna Ekelund and Chelsea Hitchcock all scored runs.
Gold Beach 200 140 0 — 7 12 1
Reedsport 200 010 0 — 3 3 2
Hockema and Hunnicutt. Nunn and Hitchcock. WP — Hockema. LP — Nunn (1-1). 3B — Hockema (GB). 2B — Hockema (GB), Hamilton (GB), Moore (GB).
<b>BOYS GOLF
Thursday’s meet
Lancers third in invite</b>
MYRTLE CREEK — The South Umpqua boys golf team placed third at the South Umpqua Invitational on Thursday at Myrtle Creek Golf Course behind Eric Rice’s score of 90.
Gold Beach, which earned first with a team score of 338, was led by medalist Hugo Treinen, who shot 81 over 18 holes.
S.U.’s Jacob Grady recorded a 95. Sutherlin, which placed fourth, was led by Mitch McLain’s score of 96. Glide’s Braden Smith also registered a 96.
The Lancers, who play at the Bandon Crossing on March 27, knocked 20 strokes off their team score.
TEAM SCORES — Gold Beach 338, Grants Pass 349, South Umpqua 381, Sutherlin 431, Bandon 435, Glide 445.
SOUTH UMPQUA (381) — Eric Rice 90, Jacob Grady 95, David Weathers 98, Anthony Matchett 98, Ryan Jocoy 105.
SUTHERLIN (431) — Mitch McLain 96, Brian Burke 96, Taylor Luzier 102, Caleb Helvie 137, Sean Price 140.
GLIDE (445) — Braden Smith 96, Craig Toevs 107, Clinton Mayes 111, Tyler Croissant 131.
<b>GIRLS LACROSSE
Wednesday’s Game
Roseburg 12
Thurston 0</b>
EUGENE — The Roseburg girls lacrosse squad roared out to a 9-0 lead over Thurston by halftime en route to a victory Wednesday.
Senior Savannah McClendon scored a game-high four goals for the Indians. Chelsea Heberling added two; Tawnya Hamlin, Sarah Belloir, Shelby Thompson, Katie Wafer, Susanna DeBell and Heather Everhart each scored one.
“We played good smothering defense and passed the ball fairly well,” Roseburg co-coach Randy Snelling said. “We were able to get all the girls in.”
Playing goalkeeper in the first half, Wafer made three saves. Anna Swenson replaced her in the second half and made three saves as well.
Roseburg (2-0) plays at West Salem at 5:30 p.m. April 4.
Yoncalla pitcher Heath Anson recorded a one-hit shutout and fanned eight as the Eagles won the nightcap, 4-0.
Arter, who went the distance, walked none and didn’t allow an earned run. The Eagles made nine errors in the contest.
Curtis Jones stroked a two-run triple for Yoncalla, which trailed 3-2 in the fourth inning but scored three runs in the fifth.
Anson, who walked none, owned a perfect game entering the fourth inning, but gave up a single to lead off the fifth.
Colton Kingery and Arter both went 2-for-3 with doubles. Kyle Lowe finished 2-for-2.
The Eagles (3-1) resume play April 2, when they travel to Reedsport for a 4:30 p.m. non-league game.
<b>First Game</b>
Yoncalla 002 03 — 5 2 9
McKenzie 003 00 — 2 1 4
Arter and Lowe. King and Ness. WP — Arter (1-1). LP — King. 3B — Jones (Y).
<b>Second Game</b>
Yoncalla 120 10 — 4 8 0
McKenzie 000 00 — 0 1 0
Anson and Arter. Smith, Johnson (5) and Ness. WP — Anson (2-0). LP — Smith. 2B — Kingery (Y), Arter (Y).
<b>Glide 9
University Prep 1</b>
REDDING, Calif. — Jeff Jackson and Kyle Fields combined on a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts as the Wildcats opened their Spring Break trip with a win over University Prep.
Josh Huskey had a double and two RBIs, Brandon Belloir knocked in three runs and scored two times, and Jackson had two RBIs for Glide (1-1).
“I was pretty pleased after being in the gym two weeks,” said Glide coach Al Skinner.
The Wildcats will face LeGrand, Calif., in a doubleheader next Thursday, beginning at noon.
Glide 200 402 1 — 9 6 2
U. Prep 010 000 0 — 1 2 4
Jackson, Fields (4) and Enserink. Ling, Fisher (4) and Snell WP — Jackson (1-0). LP — Ling. 2B — Huskey (G), Lang 2 (UP).
<b>Gold Beach 8
Reedsport 5</b>
REEDSPORT — Travis Leach belted a solo home run in the second inning, but the Braves were unable to keep up with Gold Beach in Sunset League game.
Leach, who sent a ball flying into the parking lot on an 0-and-2 count, notched Reedsport’s only run of the game until the fifth inning, when the Braves staged a comeback to cut Gold Beach’s lead to 6-4.
Sophomore Gunnar Kaufmann ripped a two-run double and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.
“I thought it was good that we came back in the fifth inning and got a few hits and made something happen,” Reedsport coach Todd Harrington said. “We had four injuries in the game and we played through it.”
Harrington said his team’s seven errors proved costly.
Junior Taylor Palermo, who took the loss, gave up all eight runs on eight hits (three earned), struck out four and didn’t allow a walk.
Reedsport (1-2, 0-2 Sunset) may be without leadoff hitter Cory Christoffersen’s services for a few games after he collided with a center fielder during the contest and injured a leg.
Gold Beach 230 011 1 — 0 8 0
Reedsport 010 030 1 — 0 4 7
Smith, Lang (5) and Moore. Palermo and King. WP — H. Smith. LP — Palermo (1-1). HR — Leach (R). 2B — Kaufmann (R), McDonald (GB).
<b>Grant Union 12
UVC 5</b>
JOHN DAY — Host Grant Union used a pair of five-run innings do down Umpqua Valley Christian at the Les Schwab Spring Break Invitational.
Prospector Cody Williams had a big day, going 4-for-4 with a triple, two doubles and four runs scored.
UVC’s Gabe Forrester and Austin Stone combined for six strikeouts, but the Monarchs had trouble containing Grant Union, which scored five runs in both the second and fifth innings.
Ryan Graf recorded a double and RBI, Gabe Forrester went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Austin Stone 2-for-4 with an RBI for UVC. Daniel Schultz took the loss.
Grant Union150 150 0 — 12 8 2
UVC 001 110 2 — 5 11 2
Schultz, Forrester (4), Stone (6) and Stone, Forrester (6). Werick, Weymouth (4) and Martin, Templo (4). WP — Werick. LP — Schultz (0-1). 3B — Williams (GU). 2B — Graf (UVC), Williams 2 (GU), Roberts (GU).
<b>SOFTBALL
Thursday’s Game
Roseburg 1
West Salem 1</b>
SALEM — Nothing’s coming easy for Roseburg in the early stages of the 2008 high school softball season.
The Indians and West Salem played to a tie in a non-league game that was called after nine innings due to rain and darkness. Roseburg is 0-1-1 on the season.
Roseburg scored its only run in the sixth inning when Kendra George singled in Nikki Bassett, who had led off with a base-hit. West Salem scored in the seventh.
Roseburg had runners on second and third with two outs in the top of the ninth, but Jazmine Crowe was thrown out on a grounder up the middle on a disputed call at first.
Bassett went 2-for-4 in the contest. Roseburg senior right-hander Mikayla Endicott allowed five hits, striking out 14 and walking three. Juliette Wilson had 12 strikeouts for West Salem.
Roseburg has managed only one run in 17 innings of play this season.
“I’m a little disappointed,” said Roseburg coach Tony Campos. “We’re playing good teams, but we’re better hitters than that. We need to step up to the plate and start getting more competitive. We’re letting too many good pitches go by.”
The Indians will play in the North Medford Tournament Monday and Tuesday, facing Sprague of Salem and Putnam of Milwaukie on Monday.
Roseburg 000 001 000 — 1 5 2
West Salem 000 000 100 — 1 5 1
Endicott and Walker. Wilson and Connolly. 2B — DesBiens (R).
<b>Friday’s Games
South Umpqua 15
North Valley 0</b>
MERLIN — Triana Crane tossed a one-hitter and the Lancers closed out the non-league win over the Knights with a 10-run fifth inning.
Erica Parker, Katie Bumgarner, Taylor Whitmore and Lindsey Goodson all had two hits for S.U. (2-0). Goodson ripped a home run and had three RBIs, Bumgarner had three RBIs, while Parker and Whitmore knocked in two apiece.
Crane struck out four and walked one.
S. Umpqua 320 0(10) — 15 10 3
N. Valley 000 00 — 0 1 8
Crane and Bliven. Hasa, Conard (4) and Conard, Hasa (4). WP — Crane (1-0). LP — Hasa. HR — Goodson (SU). 3B — Whitmore (SU). 2B — Whitmore (SU).
<b>Gold Beach 7
Reedsport 3</b>
REEDSPORT — Molly Hockema fanned 14 batters and hit a triple and double to help lead Gold Beach (2-0) past Reedsport Friday in a Sunset League game.
Hockema, who walked six on the mound, finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs at the plate.
The Braves stood even with Gold Beach at 2-2 until the fourth inning, when the Panthers scored and then converted two Reedsport errors into four more runs in the fourth.
Junior Tailor Nunn struck out two and walked one for the Braves (1-1). Nunn, Brianna Ekelund and Chelsea Hitchcock all scored runs.
Gold Beach 200 140 0 — 7 12 1
Reedsport 200 010 0 — 3 3 2
Hockema and Hunnicutt. Nunn and Hitchcock. WP — Hockema. LP — Nunn (1-1). 3B — Hockema (GB). 2B — Hockema (GB), Hamilton (GB), Moore (GB).
<b>BOYS GOLF
Thursday’s meet
Lancers third in invite</b>
MYRTLE CREEK — The South Umpqua boys golf team placed third at the South Umpqua Invitational on Thursday at Myrtle Creek Golf Course behind Eric Rice’s score of 90.
Gold Beach, which earned first with a team score of 338, was led by medalist Hugo Treinen, who shot 81 over 18 holes.
S.U.’s Jacob Grady recorded a 95. Sutherlin, which placed fourth, was led by Mitch McLain’s score of 96. Glide’s Braden Smith also registered a 96.
The Lancers, who play at the Bandon Crossing on March 27, knocked 20 strokes off their team score.
TEAM SCORES — Gold Beach 338, Grants Pass 349, South Umpqua 381, Sutherlin 431, Bandon 435, Glide 445.
SOUTH UMPQUA (381) — Eric Rice 90, Jacob Grady 95, David Weathers 98, Anthony Matchett 98, Ryan Jocoy 105.
SUTHERLIN (431) — Mitch McLain 96, Brian Burke 96, Taylor Luzier 102, Caleb Helvie 137, Sean Price 140.
GLIDE (445) — Braden Smith 96, Craig Toevs 107, Clinton Mayes 111, Tyler Croissant 131.
<b>GIRLS LACROSSE
Wednesday’s Game
Roseburg 12
Thurston 0</b>
EUGENE — The Roseburg girls lacrosse squad roared out to a 9-0 lead over Thurston by halftime en route to a victory Wednesday.
Senior Savannah McClendon scored a game-high four goals for the Indians. Chelsea Heberling added two; Tawnya Hamlin, Sarah Belloir, Shelby Thompson, Katie Wafer, Susanna DeBell and Heather Everhart each scored one.
“We played good smothering defense and passed the ball fairly well,” Roseburg co-coach Randy Snelling said. “We were able to get all the girls in.”
Playing goalkeeper in the first half, Wafer made three saves. Anna Swenson replaced her in the second half and made three saves as well.
Roseburg (2-0) plays at West Salem at 5:30 p.m. April 4.
