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Black Tornado breezes by Sheldon Tuesday Apr 4, 2017 at 2:00 AM Apr 4, 2017 at 9:30 AM EUGENE — Olivia Lethlean slugged a three-run home run to left field during her big afternoon for North Medford en route to a Southwest Conference softball sweep of host Sheldon, 16-4 in six innings and 16-6 five innings, on Monday. Lethlean went 3-for-4 in each game and scored four times in the opener for the Black Tornado (9-0, 2-0 SWC), which tallied nine runs in the third inning. Rylan Austin notched 10 strikeouts and got the win from the circle while going 3-for-3 with two RBIs for North Medford, and Jordan Neathamer was 3-for-4. Taelor Mayben and Lauren Barry collected two hits apiece in the opener. In Game 2, Mayben had a two-run single during North’s eight-run second inning. She finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored while Lethlean added three runs and an RBI. Ashley Ripplinger, who stole two bases in each game, finished 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs in the nightcap, and Danyelle Milam was 2-for-4 and with two RBIs. Austin and Alex Barry scored twice and knocked in a couple of runs for North in Game 2. FIRST GAME North Medford;209;023;—;16;16;0 Sheldon;300;010;—;4;8;5 Austin and Milam; Leach, Mundorff (4) and Neuman. W — Austin. L — Leach. 2B — NM: Lethlean, Austin, Milam; S: Valentine, Henderson. 3B — S: Morehead-Hutsell. HR — NM: Lethlean; S: Mundorff. SECOND GAME North Medford;082;42;—;16;15;0 Sheldon;000;15;—;6;10;7 Williams and Milam; Leach, Sams (4) and Neuman. W — Williams. L — Leach. 2B — NM: Austin; S: Henderson. CASCADE CHRISTIAN 12, OAKLAND 4: Cascade Christian established itself early with nine runs over the first two innings for a nonconference triumph at U.S. Cellular Community Park. The Challengers’ Shaylee Ledesma tossed a one-hitter but walked eight batters as she picked up her third win of the season. She also drove in two runs and scored three times. Ali Winter collected three hits, two runs and a pair of RBIs for the Challengers (3-3), while Mia Mayben went for three hits and three runs. The Challengers' Baylee Plankenhorn scored three runs and Abby Miller had two RBIs. Oakland;010;102;0;—;4;1;3 Cascade Christian;450;003;x;—;12;9;2 Ledesma and Ba. Plankenhorn; Bean, Sorrano (4) and Duck. W — Ledesma (3-3). L — Bean. 2B — CC: Ledesma, Mayben. 3B — CC: Winter. Baseball GLIDE 10, ST. MARY'S 5: At Glide, Glide scored five runs in the sixth inning to cap its nonleague win over St. Mary's. The Crusaders (5-2) got 2-for-3 hitting with two doubles and an RBI from Travis Danielson. Calder Pruhliere doubled and drove in three runs, and Daniel LaFond had an RBI. Glide improved to 8-1. It's only loss was to St. Mary's in the season-opener. St. Mary's;031;001;0;—;5;7;3 Glide;012;025;x;—;10;7;0 Danielson, Johnson (5), Letendre (6) and Arevalos; Melhoff, Black (6) and Leischner. W — Black. L — Johnson (1-2). 2B — StM: Danielson 2, Pruhliere; G: Leischner, Melhoff, Parazoo. Boys Golf SOUTH TAKES THIRD: At Grants Pass, Reese Fisher shot a 76 to lead South Medford to third place in the first counting match of the Southwest Conference season at Grants Pass Golf Club. Fisher shot 38 on both nines as the Panthers scored 344. Grants Pass won with 337. Riggs Loftin added an 83 for South. TEAM SCORES: Grants Pass 337, South Eugene 338, South Medford 344, Willamette 345, Sheldon 346, Roseburg 347, North Medford 392, Eagle Point inc. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 5): 1, Joseph Brundan, SE, 72; 2, Reese Fisher, SM, 76; T3, Jackson Bartow, GP, 78, and Cole Dittemore, Ros, 78, and Ben Davis, Wil, 78. LOCAL TEAMS GRANTS PASS (337): Jackson Bartow 42-36—78, Taylor Anderson 39-41—80, Gage Flaming 48-41—89, Lucas Simchuk 46-44—90. SOUTH MEDFORD (344): Reese Fisher 38-38—76, Riggs Loftin 38-45—83, Gabe Provencio 49-42—91, Zach Strannahan 45-49—94. NORTH MEDFORD (392): Jordan Jacobs 44-47—91, Jordan Davis 43-51—94, Mason Furdiga 54-44—98, Cale Leming 57-52—109. EAGLE POINT (Inc.): Kyler DeVore 46-41—87, Jacob Hamilton 43-52—95, Bryan Lefever 70-56—126. Girls Golf PANTHERS THIRD: At Grants Pass, Kristen Reed shot an 87 as South Medford placed third in Southwest Conference play at Grants Pass Golf Club. Reed’s score was the fifth-lowest in the field, helping the Panthers to a 407. Grants Pass won with a 365, led by Grace Hull’s 88 and Bella Vest’s 89. North Medford placed fifth, led by third-place Dana Jung's 86. TEAM SCORES: Grants Pass 365, Sheldon 379, South Medford 407, Roseburg 434, North Medford 436, Willamette Inc. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 5): 1, Tannica Porter, Wil, 79; 2, Kelsie Helwegge, She, 85; T3, Dana Jung, NM, 86, and Mindy Eason, She, 86; 5, Kristen Reed, SM, 87. LOCAL TEAMS GRANTS PASS (365): Sarah Skokan 49-48—97, Grace Hull 43-45—88, Stella Reaka 43-48—91, Bella Vest 45-44—89. SOUTH MEDFORD (407): Emmie Starchvick 44-50—94, Kristen Reed 45-42—87, Morgan Couch 49-51—100, Ella Russo 65-61—126. NORTH MEDFORD (436): Dana Jung 44-42—86, Carli Brousseau 54-57—111, Ellyssa Rudy 57-59—116, Fernanda Gardea 64-59—123.