Cardinal softball team wins 4 of 5 at NWAC crossover

- SOFTBALL

RICHLAND, Wash. — Kennedy Anderson, Kayla Curtan and Nikki Miller each hit solo homers as North Idaho College defeated Wenatchee Valley 11-10 to wrap up play Sunday at a Northwest Athletic Conference crossover.

Natalie Schwab went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for NIC (25-8, 18-6 (NWAC).

Earlier Sunday, Treasure Valley outlasted NIC 19-12.

On Saturday, NIC pounded Big Bend 20-4 in five innings, then beat Columbia Basin 15-7 in six innings.

NIC returns to action May 5 with a doubleheader at Walla Walla.

TREASURE VALLEY 19, NIC 12

North Idaho 222 222 0 — 12 13 5

TVCC 343 360 x — 19 16 4

Battery, hits unavailable.

NIC 11, WENATCHEE VALLEY 10

WVC 002 500 3 — 10 15 3

NIC 140 501 x — 11 13 3

K. Lambert, J. Lambert (5) and A. Writer; Kelly Kearney, Audrey Seipert (4), Kayla Moore (6) and Nikki Miller. W — Seipert (5-0). L — K. Lambert (8-1). S — Moore (4).

HITS: WVC — Pruneda, Howard 2, A. Writer 2, Withrow 2, B. Writer 3, Steen 2, Durgeloh, Lawrence 2. NIC — Schaller 2, Schwab 2, Anderson 2, Curtan, Yurick, Niller 2, Carver, Korok, Aspden. 2B — Howard, Withrow, B. Writer, Steen, Carver. HR — Anderson (9), Curtan (6), Miller (7).

- GOLF

NIC men, women

lead after first day

COVINGTON, Wash. — North Idaho College’s men’s and women’s golf teams both lead after the first day of a Northwest Athletic Conference league match hosted by Green River Community College.

NIC’s men, playing at Druids Glen Golf Course, lead by five shots over Bellevue. Cardinal Ross Gilbert is tied for third after shooting a 1-over-par 73.

NIC’s women, playing at Lake Wilderness Golf Course, lead by nine over Skagit Valley. Katie Fyall of the Cardinals shot a 10-over-par 80, and is in third place.

“The rain was pretty brutal today,” NIC men’s and women’s coach Russell Grove said.

The tourneys wrap up today, both at Washington National Golf Club.

MEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, North Idaho 299. 2, Bellevue 304. 3, Walla Walla 305. 4, Grays Harbor 306. 5, Skagit Valley 312. 6, Southwestern Oregon 313. 7, CC Spokane 314. 8, Green River 320. 9, Olympic 323. 10, Columbia Basin 328.

INDIVIDUALS — 1 (tie), Isaac Hall, Bellevue; Jackson Hall, CC Spokane, 71.

NORTH IDAHO — T3, Ross Gilbert, 73; T7, Luke Logan, Brady Nelson, 75; T12, Sean Langham, 76; T25, Preston Nelson, 80; T38, Jackson Shaver, 82.

WOMEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, North Idaho 249. 2, Skagit Valley 258. 3, Columbia Basin 262. 4, CC Spokane 265. 5, Southwestern Oregon, 267. 6, Olympic 272. 7, Highline 291. 8, Walla Walla 299.

INDIVIDUALS — 1, Brianna Esvelt, Columbia Basin, 78.

NORTH IDAHO — 3, Katie Fyall, 80. 4, Madi Brown, 82. T6, Mikal Jerman, Amalia Negrette, 87. T13, Aly Mabey, 90.