Making the grade
JON ALLEN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 day, 1 hour AGO
Glacier's Ava Grady (2) drives in two runs with an RBI single in the sixth inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead pitcher June Stickney (1) delivers against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Sophia Frederick (13) beats the throw to the plate to score a run on a single by Tensley Conner in the sixth inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Sophia Torgison (31) drives in two runs with a single in the second inning against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier pitcher Ava Grady (2) delivers against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead second baseman Danica Hennell (14) fields a ground ball against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Sophia Frederick (13) drives in a run with an RBI single in the third inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Tegan Strauss (5) drives in a run with a single against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Olivia Nyman (16) drives in a run with a single against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier third baseman Chloe Farrell (12) throws to first base after fielding a ground ball against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead second baseman Danica Hennell (14) throws to first base after fielding a ground ball against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Addy Cunningham (19) drives in a run with an RBI single in the third inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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SPORTS REPORTER Jon Allen is a sports reporter for the Daily Inter Lake. He covers youth and high school athletics across the Flathead Valley and Northwest Montana. Allen reports on major games, athletes and teams throughout the region’s prep sports landscape. In addition to game coverage, he contributes features and analysis across print and digital platforms. Jon can be seen on our Big Sky Now podcast, weighing in on the college landscape. His work highlights the athletes and communities that define Northwest Montana sports. IMPACT: Jon’s work tells the stories of local athletes and the communities that support them. | May 6, 2026 12:00 AM
Ava Grady was on her game Tuesday.
The Glacier sophomore went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in four runs while throwing four no-hit innings in the circle as the Wolfpack beat Flathead 11-4 in Crosstown softball at Glacier High School.
Grady struck out eight batters and issued just one free pass pitching.
“I just took it pitch-by-pitch and tried to make a play for my team,” Grady said. “My arm felt pretty good today.”
Olivia Warriner opened in the circle for the Wolfpack (11-3), allowing four runs in two-plus innings of work.
The Bravettes (4-10) got the early jump on Glacier, as Tegan Strauss and Olivia Nyman each knocked in a run with doubles to go up 2-0.
After one run came in for Glacier on a ground out, Grady tied the game in the bottom of the first with a triple to the fence in right.
Sophia Torgison’s single in the second restored Flathead’s two-run advantage.
“We battled. I was really proud of how we came out of the gate. Right off the bat we had a great approach at the plate,” Flathead coach Brittany Burnham said. “We were hitting the ball well. I like how aggressive we were on the basepaths, that is something we have been working on a lot.
“I think we are really close ... we need to focus on the fact that we are heading in the right direction in these last two weeks of the season.”
June Stickney then tossed a no-hit second for the Bravettes.
Stickney worked three innings and allowed five runs on seven hits.
Sophia Frederick’s RBI single capped off a three-run third, giving Glacier a 5-4 lead. Frederick finished the game 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs.
After a pair of scoreless frames, the Wolfpack bats started rolling in the sixth. Seven straight singles helped Glacier plate six in the inning and take a commanding 11-4 lead.
“We couldn’t get our bats rolling until late. We were hitting the ball well, we just couldn’t find the grass,” Wolfpack coach Gary Evans said. “It’s hard (playing the same team twice), you get to know them, but they also get to know you.”
Joslyn Crofts entered for the final frame, striking out three Bravettes to end the game.
Glacier and Flathead now head on the road for a Saturday doubleheader with Helena and Helena Capital starting at noon.
Flathead 220 000 0 - 4 8 2
Glacier 203 006 x - 11 18 1
June Stickney, Macey McIlhargey (4) and Gwyn Hennell. Olivia Warriner, Ava Grady (3), Joslyn Crofts (7) and Emma Smith.
FLATHEAD — June Stickney 0-3, Sophia Torgison 2-4, Macey McIlhargey 1-3, Tegan Strauss 2-4, Olivia Nyman 2-3, Reese Rosenberg 0-3, Makenna Korf 0-2, Danica Hennell 1-3, Kinsey Lake 0-1.
GLACIER — Karley Allen 2-5, Olivia Warriner 2-3, Taelor Holt 1-4, Ava Grady 3-4, Emma Smith 2-4, Sophia Frederick 3-3, Chloe Farrell 2-3, Avery Bailey 0-1, Addy Cunningham 1-3, Ella Bailey 1-3, Lanee Anderson 0-2, Tensley Conner 2-2.
2B — Nyman. Grady, Allen. 3B — Grady. RBIs — Torgison 2, Strauss, Nyman. Grady 4, Frederick 2, Holt, Smith, Cunningham, Conner.
Flathead pitcher June Stickney (1) delivers against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Sophia Frederick (13) beats the throw to the plate to score a run on a single by Tensley Conner in the sixth inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Sophia Torgison (31) drives in two runs with a single in the second inning against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier pitcher Ava Grady (2) delivers against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead second baseman Danica Hennell (14) fields a ground ball against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Sophia Frederick (13) drives in a run with an RBI single in the third inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Tegan Strauss (5) drives in a run with a single against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Olivia Nyman (16) drives in a run with a single against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier third baseman Chloe Farrell (12) throws to first base after fielding a ground ball against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead second baseman Danica Hennell (14) throws to first base after fielding a ground ball against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Addy Cunningham (19) drives in a run with an RBI single in the third inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, May 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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