Challengers, Loggers split twin bill – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

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2006-04-23

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Challengers, Loggers split twin bill Apr 23, 2006 12:00 AM A A Prep Roundup PROSPECT ' Cascade Christian bounced back impressively in a District 6 baseball doubleheader against Butte Falls/Prospect Saturday. After absorbing a 3-1 loss in the first game at the hands of pitcher Darryl Swearingen, the Challengers erupted for a 25-2, five-inning win in Game 2. Cascade Christian batted around in the first inning and scored seven runs en route to its first league win. It is 7-8, 1-5 in District 6. Sophomore catcher Jordan Banks led the way for the Challengers, going 4-for-4 and driving in four runs. Danny Sha was 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Aaron Grissom and Kyle Campbell each had two hits and three RBIs. Campbell pitched a three-hitter in the nightcap. In the first game, Swearingen improved to 7-1, allowing six hits, striking out 15 and walking three. — They really struggled hitting his junk, said Butte Falls coach Randy Stephenson of Swearingen, who throws four pitches. It was working pretty good today, especially his curveball. Butte Falls (10-6, 3-3 Dist. 6) scored all three runs in the third inning. Chris Stephenson led off with a double, and Lance Strickland walked. Swearingen doubled in Stephenson, and after Strickland was out on a fielder's choice, Jacob Schultz and Joey Knighton rapped RBI singles. Swearingen and Stephenson each had two hits. Ryan Ziegler was 3-for-4 for Cascade Christian. FIRST GAME Cascade.................................................001 000 0 ' — 7 1 Butte Falls/Prospect.............................003 000 x ' — 8 0 Evans and Banks; Swearingen and Strickland. W ' Swearingen. L ' Evans (2-3). 2B ' BF: Swearingen, Strickland; CC: Hauser. SECOND GAME Cascade Christian..................................723 58 ' 25 19 2 Butte Falls/Prospect..................................100 01 ' 2 — 1 Campbell and Banks; Stephenson, Knighton (2), Ross (2), Strickland (5) and Strickland, Stephenson (5). W ' Campbell (3-2). L ' Stephenson. 2B ' CC: Grissom, Hauser, Hall, Sha, Banks, Chaney. Skyline Baseball MAZAMA 4-12, ROGUE RIVER 0-2 ' At Klamath Falls, Mazama allowed only eight hits in the Skyline sweep. In Game 1, the Vikings' Cory Stratton allowed two hits and struck out seven against the Chieftains (7-9-1, 4-6 Skyline). Mazama collected nine runs on 10 hits over the first two innings of the second game. The Vikings (11-6, 8-2 Skyline) hold down second place in the Skyline Conference. FIRST GAME Rogue River............................................000 000 0 ' 0 2 4 Mazama..................................................100 003 x ' 4 5 0 Haberman, S. Frantz (5) and Perston; Stratton and Dean. W ' Stratton (2-1). L ' Haberman (1-5). 2B ' M: Nelson. SECOND GAME Rogue River.................................................200 00 ' 2 6 1 Mazama...................................................451 02 ' 12 14 3 Watson, Burman (1), C. Frantz (4) and Perston; Holmes and Dean. W ' Holmes (1-0). L ' Watson (3-3). 2B ' Haberman; M: Conner, Nelson, Carlin. 3B ' M: Conner, Holmes, Dean. HIDDEN VALLEY 9-2, NORTH VALLEY 8-14 ' At Merlin, Evan Shahan's two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning gave Hidden Valley the win in the first contest and a split of the Skyline twin bill. North Valley recovered in Game 2, scoring 10 runs in the first inning against the Mustangs (5-10, 3-6 Skyline). The Knights' (3-11, 2-8 Skyline) Tim Stickler had a homer in each game. In the second game, his two-run shot was followed by Mat Turner's solo homer. FIRST GAME Hidden Valley......................................103 030 2 ' 9 12 1 North Valley.........................................122 102 0 ' 8 11 1 Wardle, Lord (6) and Bagwell; Turner, Olmstead (5) and Ogden. W ' Lord (1-2). L ' Olmstead. 2B ' HV: Lord. NV: Warren 2, Ellis, Fleight. 3B ' NV: Kirchner. HR ' NV: Stickler. SECOND GAME Hidden Valley............................................000 20 ' 2 5 9 North Valley........................................(10)01 3x ' 14 8 1 Williams, Bagwell (1) and Bagwell, Lord (1); Fleight, Ellis (5) and Ogden. W ' Fleight. L ' Williams (0-1). 2B ' NV: Ellis; HV: Sward. HR ' NV: Stickler, Turner. SOC Girls Tennis ASHLAND 4, KLAMATH UNION 4 ' At Ashland, Klamath Union swept all four singles matches while Ashland was victorious in four doubles matches to produce the Southern Oregon Conference deadlock at Hunter Park. SINGLES ' Ellie Casey, KU, d. Dana Baker, 6-1, 6-3; Denise Ledgerwood, KU, d. Jordan Rooklyn, 6-3, 6-4; Alysia Yamasaki, KU, d. Alicia Walcher, 6-1, 6-1; Zhibek Ibraeva, KU, d. MacKenzie Kitchell, 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES ' Sami Laskos-Maddy Stokes, A, d. Amanda McLean-Hannah Honzel, 7-5, 6-0; Elise Presicci-Bridget Palmesano, A, d. Ali Andrews-Jessica Spidal, 6-1, 6-2; Niki Jacquet-Oliva Florie, A, d. Lindsey Lund-Lacey Lund, 6-0, 6-1; Rachel Pittman-Ashley Blazinski, A, d. Sandra Daibes-Adel Dzhailoeva, 6-1, 6-3. Boys Tennis ASHLAND 5, WILLAMETTE — ' At Eugene, Ashland won all four doubles matches to improve to 9-2 overall with the nonconference victory. SINGLES ' Niko Oweis, W, d. Nick Spurlock, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Ron Yan, W, d. Jack Turner, 6-3, 6-3; Felix Held, W, d. Tyler Suh, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Jacob Hopkins, A, d. Josh Edmonds, 8-2. DOUBLES ' Caleb Morrison-Jon Weighter, A, d. Carson Viles-Jerome Viles, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Sean Cleveland-Stephan Becker, A, d. Mathias Melzer-Elver Jimenez, 6-0, 6-1; John Lacy-Nick Cross, A, d. Tim Duncan-Manuel Rodriguez, 6-0, 6-2; Andrew Cataldo-Kyle Curran, A, d. Josh Edmonds-Felix Held, 6-0, 6-1.