Saturday, December 06, 2025
32.0°F

Northwest Montana softball teams still swinging

John Heglie | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 4 months AGO
by John Heglie
| July 27, 2020 10:36 AM

At Stevensville, the Bitterroot Valley-based Sparks played host to the S-Town Throwdown for a group of 14U teams in attendance.

The Missoula-based, Dan Summerfield-coached Avalanche, whose roster features Payton Smith of Charlo among their lineup, captured the championship. Other teams in attendance with Mission Valley area players among their rosters included the Bitterroot-based, Keith Berning-coached 14U Sparks, the Ronan-based 14U Mighty Maidens and the Missoula-based, Robb LaTrielle-coached 14U Avalanche.

2020 MSUB Yellowjacket Softball Team Camp

Avitas Group Stadium

Billings, MT

July 18-19

(8 teams)

Mission Valley roster contingent:

Arlee: Jerny Crawford 3-10(2RBI,SB,ROE,R), Rheid Crawford, 1-8(SacB).

Wicked 307 (WY) 5, Avs-Ries 1

Wicked (19-17-1), Avs-Ries (11-11)

Gillette 000 301 10 – 5 9 3

Missoula 000 001 0x – 1 4 8

Ella Partlow, #33 Sophie and Caitline Kaul. Amanda Nettleton, (4) Kendra Jacobs and Emma Ries.

GILLETTE WICKED 307 – Rhiannon Davis 2-4.

16U MT AVALANCHE-RIES – Jerny Crawford 1-3(RBI,SB), Rheid Crawford 1-3.

(Su19Jul20gm2)

Avs-Ries 9, Blue Jays 5

Gillette 000 401 – 5 6 1

Missoula 041 031 – 9 7 1

#14, Mattea Mattheis and Auloria Miller. Ashlee Meland, Amanda Nettleton and Alex Bloomgren.

16U WY BLUE JAYS – Mattheis 1-2(RBI)

16U MT AVALANCHE-RIES – Jerny Crawford 1-3(RBI), Rheid Crawford 0-3.

(Su19Jul20gm1)

Avs-Ries 7, MT Mayhem 2

Mayhem (16-13-2)

Missoula 004 210 0 – 7 9 2

Billings 011 000 0 – 2 5 3

Kendra Jacobs (4K,0W) and Emma Ries. Jillian Johnson (4IP:2K,6H), (5) Alison Eldridge and Hollis Baker.

16U MT AVALANCHE-RIES – Jerny Crawford 1-4(ROE,R), Rheid Crawford 0-2(SH)

18U MT MAYHEM – JaedenWolff 1-3, Chloe Nelson 1-3(3B,R), Kara Conway 1-3(RBI), Jillian Johnson 1-3(2B,R), Olivia Ruff 1-3(RBI).

(Sa18Jul20)

Stat spec variant(s) - MMGC = Avs:8H,1E/Mayhem 6H,4E

Mayhem pedigree: BlgsSr (C.Venner, K.Venner, K.Conway, H.Baker), BlgsWest (J.Johnson, A.Eldgridge, C.Nelson, S.Nelson), BlgsSkyview (O.Ruff), BlgsChristian (S.Hart), Park (M.Taylor), Laurel (D.Goodwin)

2020 14U S-Town Throwdown

Stevensville Softball Complex

Stevensville, MT

July 18-19

(9 teams)

Mission Valley roster contingent:

(Charlo): Payton Smith (6gms)

hitting: 9-18(2x2B,7RBI,2BB,1ROE,5R)

pitching: (3.33IP:3K,3H,1W)

(Arlee): Sophia Forgey, Karli Doerr; (Mission): Kason Page, Izzy Evans.

bracket competition

championship

(#4) Avs-Summerfield 13, (#7) Emeralds-Cooke 3

Avs-Summerfield (31-4)

14U MT AVALANCHE-SUMMERFIELD – Payton Smith 2-2(2B,2RBI,BB,R)

(Su19Jul20gm8b)

(#4) Avs-Summerfield 8, (#1) Avs-LaTrielle 5

Missoula S 006 02 – 8 6 3

Missoula L 113 00 – 5 6 7

Izzy Evans (2.33IP:2K2H,1W), (3) Isa Bates and Gianna Janacaro. Charlee Hoover and Grace Hood, (3) AJ Hanninen.

14U MT AVALANCHE-SUMMERFIELD – Payton Smith 1-3(ROE)

14U MT AVALANCHE-LATRIELLE – Evans 1-3(ROE), Kadynce Couture 1-2(BB,FC), Kason Page 0-2(BB,SB). (Su19Jul20gm6brkt)

(#1) Avs-LaTrielle 11, (#9) Sparks-Berning 0

Sophia Forgey (3IP:4K) and catcher. Isa Bates and catcher.

(Su19Jul20gm2brkt)

(#9) Sparks-Berning 14, (#8) Mighty Maidens 12

Stevi 0(10)1 3 – 14 8 4

Ronan 2( 3 )0 7 – 12 8 4

Sarah Gardipe (4IP:4K) and catcher. Tyariah Morigeau (2K), (4) Kaleigh Benson (2K) and Emma Gardipe.

14U BITTERROOT SPARKS-BERNING – S.Gardipe (2RBI,2BB), Karli Doerr (3qab)

14U RONAN MIGHTY MAIDENS – (#4) Ella Brown (3RBI), (#6) 2H

(Su19Jul20gm1brkt)

(#4) Avs-Summerfield 7, (#5) Falls Fusion-Olson 6

Great Falls 100 50 – 6 5 6

Missoula 202 3x – 7 7 4

Ashley Mitchell, (4) Payton Smith (.33IP:3H,1W), (4) Charlee Hoover and Grace Hood. Hayden Olson and Mackenzie Noble.

14U MT AVALANCHE-SUMMERFIELD – Payton Smith 1-3

(Su19Jul20gm5brkt)

Blast-Whaley 9, Mighty Maidens 1

Blast (6-6)

Post Falls 111 6 – 9 11 0

Ronan 100 0 – 1 1 0

Kaleigh Benson and catcher.

(Sa18Jul20gm14pool)

Avs-LaTrielle 11, Mighty Maidens 2

(Sa18Jul20gm10pool)

GF Fusion-Olson 17, Sparks-Berning 3

Falls Fusion (10-13)

Great Falls 11(10) 5 – 17 19 3

Bitterroot 10( 2 ) 0 – 3 4 1

Sarah Gardipe (4K), (4) Sophia Forgey (1K) and catcher. Ashley Boland and catcher.

(Sa18Jul20gm7pool)

Avs-Summerfield 16, Sparks-Berning 2

Avs-Summerfield (28-4), Sparks (10-11-1)

Bitterroot 100 1 – 2 4 4

Missoula 720 7 – 16 15 2

Sophie Berning and Emmy Kopsa. Jayden Gagner and Grace Hood.

14U BITTERROOT SPARKS-BERNING – Sarah Gardipe 0-2(ROE), Karli Doerr 0-2(ROE,R).

14U MT AVALANCHE-SUMMERFIELD – Payton Smith 2-4(2B,2RBI,2R)

(Sa18Jul20gm13pool)

Blast-Whaley 5, Avs-Summerfield 3

Missoula 100 011 – 3 10 3

Post Falls 100 004 – 5 6 2

Ashley Mitchell and AJ Hanninen. Casey Whaley, (3) Trinity Swearingen (5K) and J.J. Davis.

14U MT AVALANCHE-SUMMERFIELD – Payton Smith 2-3.

14U POST FALLS BLAST-WHALEY –

(Sa18Jul20gm9pool)

Falls Fusion-Olson 16, Mighty Maidens 5

Great Falls 1(13)2 – 16 14 0

Ronan 1( 3 )1 – 5 12 0

Kaleigh Benson (1.2IP:2K), (2) Tyariah Morigeau (1K) and catcher. Hailey Perryman and catcher.

(Sa18Jul20gm4pool)

Avs-Summerfield 6, Emeralds-Cooke 1

Missoula 014 108 – 14 11 2

Kalispell 100 00t – 1 0 2

Charlee Hoover, Payton Smith (3IP:3K,0H,0W) and Grace Hood. #32 and #13

MT AVALANCHE-SUMMERFIELD – Payton Smith 1-3(3RBI,BB,2R)

KALISPELL EMERALDS-COOKE – [leadoff #11] 0-3(Kd3,R)

(Sa18Jul20gm3pool)

Unabridged 14U games can be viewed online at < tourneymachine.com >

ARTICLES BY JOHN HEGLIE

December 14, 2018 2:43 p.m.

Maidens bounce Beavers, unsaddled by Broncs

Special for the Leader

MAC, Ronan, Polson compete at Frenchtown tournament
May 5, 2016 9:16 a.m.

MAC, Ronan, Polson compete at Frenchtown tournament

At Polson last Tuesday, the visiting Lady Bulldogs showed measurable improvement by making defensive plays on the field, keeping the score within a single digit margin and extending the game through seven innings. Polson plated all the points they would need when they sent their entire lineup to the plate in the first inning, capped by a dual RBI double by Quinn Motichka. The Lady Pirates would add the icing to the cake in the fourth inning with the first home run of the season, a three bag tater by Hannah Fryberger.