PREP SOFTBALL: Timberlake wins sixth straight district title

SPIRIT LAKE — Freshman Shae Jones struck out 11 in a four-hit shutout, and freshman Alannah Winland went 2 for 3 with three RBIs as the top-seeded Timberlake Tigers beat the second-seeded Bonners Ferry Badgers 6-0 on Monday to win the 4A District 1 softball championship. 

Since Timberlake swept Bonners Ferry in their three Intermountain League games, the Tigers needed only to win Monday’s first game of a best-of-3 series for the district title to advance to state. 

Timberlake advances to state May 15-17 at Skyview High in Nampa.  

Jones walked two, and went 2 for 3 with an RBI for Timberlake. Winland had a two-run single in the fifth inning.  

Jesi Kitchin had an RBI single to start a three-run first. Jones followed with a run-scoring double, and Winland singled in a run. 

“Shae was solid on the mound, and our defense played great,” Timberlake coach Casi Lupinacci said. “We hit the ball pretty well. All together I was happy with the team’s performance. Taylor (Bentley) played a great game for us behind the plate, too.” 

Timberlake won its sixth straight district title, and 18th district title since 2000, when the Tigers won their first.

Last week, Timberlake won its sixth straight Intermountain League title, and 18th since 2005, when the Tigers won their first. 

Sadie Frederickson had two hits for Bonners Ferry (7-11). 

Bonners Ferry    000    000    0    —    0    4    1 

Timberlake    301    020    x    —    6    11    1 

Jennifer Petersen and Ryelle Short; Shae Jones and Taylor Bentley. 

HITS: BF — Short, Frederickson 2, Frago. TL — Allaway, Kitchin 2, Jones 2, Winland 2, McCune, Green, Lee, Gardner. 2B — Allaway, McCune, Jones. 

• 2A DISTRICT 1-2 TOURNAMENT

St. Maries eliminates Kellogg, then ousted by Grangeville

OROFINO — Second-seeded St. Maries eliminated fourth-seeded Kellogg with a 15-0 victory, then saw its season end with a 15-5 loss to third-seeded Grangeville in the second-place game of the 3A District 1-2 tournament. 

Top-seeded Orofino (15-8) beat Grangeville 16-7 in the championship game to advance to state May 15-17 at Quad Park in Caldwell. Grangeville (14-11) moves on to a state play-in game Saturday at Moscow. 

Against Kellogg, Addyson Stewart, Addilyn Turner and Averie Baird each had RBI singles for St. Maries (14-10) in a nine-run first inning. 

Kellogg finished 4-18. 

In the second-place game, St. Maries trailed just 4-3 until Addisyn Vanderwall’s two-run homer ignited a four-run fourth inning for Grangeville. 

Stewart went 2 for 3 and scored twice for St. Maries. 

ST. MARIES 15, KELLOGG 0 

Kellogg    000    —    0    1    5 

St. Maries    96x    —    15    4    0 

Game called in 3rd inning due to 15-run rule. 

Charlie McDaniel, Sarah Gloyn (1) and Kam McDonald; Lyssa Watkins and Taryn Brebner. 

HITS: Kell — E. Kunze. SM — Thomas, Baird, Stewart, Turner. 

GRANGEVILLE 15, ST. MARIES 5 

Grangeville    310    416    —    15    13    4 

St. Maries    021    020    —    5    3    12 

Game called after 6 innings due to 10-run rule. 

Autumn Long and Kinzley Adams; Addyson Stewart, Lyssa Watkins (6) and Taryn Brebner. 

HITS: Grange — Green 2, Vanderwall 2, Barger 2, Wagner, Harris 3, Lefebvre 2, Adams. SM — Stewart 2, Elliott. 2B — Green 2. 3B — Harris. HR — Vanderwall.