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Challengers romp in season-opener WHITE CITY � Cascade Christian�s Bryan Edwards received more time on the mound than anticipated during an impressive pitching outing Tuesday. Edwards tossed five shutout innings with 10 strikeouts as the Challengers posted a season-opening 10-0 six-inning victory over Umpqua Valley Christian at the V.A. Domiciliary�s Memorial Field. Last year�s Southern Cascade League all-star pitcher and second-team all state selection walked one and allowed a fourth-inning double. "For March 13 it was not bad," Cascade Christian coach John Bruce said. "He throws a lot of strikes. I was only going to throw him three or four innings, but he didn�t have that many pitches." Bruce planned to limit Edwards to 56 pitches, but the senior right-hander was very efficient so the veteran coach allowed him to stay in the game longer. Blake McCormick led the Challengers attack with three hits and Nolan Roberts added two hits and three RBIs. Cascade took the initial lead with three runs in the third inning. Chad Harvey opened with a single and McCormick followed with a base hit. Both runners moved up on a passed ball and Harvey scored on a wild pitch. Edwards helped his cause with a two-run single. The Challengers capitalized on three hit batters and three walks to score six runs in the sixth inning to end the contest on the 10-run mercy rule. Roberts� two-run double was the big hit during the outburst. Umpqua Valley Christian.....................000 000 � 0 1 2 Cascade Christian.................................003 106 � 10 7 0 Renyer, Knee (5) and Butterfield; Edwards, Harvey (6) and N. Roberts. W � Edwards (1-0). L � Renyer. 2B � UVC: Zink; CC: N. Roberts. � NORTH VALLEY 9, MYRTLE POINT 2 � At Merlin, sophomore starting pitcher Ariah Nead tossed two scoreless innings and smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the first for North Valley. Nead along with Cory Pedersen, Scott Butterbaugh and Nathan Duffy each contributed two hits. North Valley�s four pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts and walked one. Myrtle Point..........................................000 020 0 � 2 4 3 North Valley.......................................200 502 x � 9 10 1 Carpenter, Josephson (5) and Gehrke; Nead, Butterbaugh (3), Sullivan (5), Gould (7) and Pedersen. W � Nead (1-0). L � Carpenter. 2B � NV: Sullivan, Pedersen, Duffy. HR � NV: Nead. � SOUTH UMPQUA 4, ILLINOIS VALLEY 2 � At Tri City, Jason Stevenson smacked a fourth-inning grand slam for South Umpqua. The Lancers only had two hits, but both came in the fourth inning. A single and two walks preceded Stevenson�s big blast before a batter had been retired in the inning. Illinois Valley......................................001 010 0 � 2 4 1 South Umpqua.....................................000 400 x � 4 2 2 Enlberg, Larsen (4) and McDowell; Clayton, Stevenson (5) and Cavaner. W � Clayton (1-0). L � Enlberg. 3B � IV: McDowell. HR � SU: Stevenson. � DAYS CREEK 10, ST. MARY�S 0 � At Days Creek, Crusaders pitchers walked 12 en route to a season-opening loss to Days Creek. St. Mary�s..................................................000 000 � 0 2 3 Days Creek.............................................034 201 � 10 6 1 Lavoie, Cooper (3), Bergstrom (4), and Stienke; Lockwood, Cook (4), Dunn (5), Hilderbrand (6), and Hilderbrand. W � Lockwood (1-0). L � Lavoie (0-1). 2B � DC: Rumbs. Softball � ST. MARY�S 8, DAYS CREEK 1 � At Days Creek, senior catcher Shawna Jackson sparked St. Mary�s with three hits, three runs and three stolen bases during the season-opening non-league win. Kim Hansen went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Crusaders, while freshman Katherine Zielony scored two runs. St. Mary�s starter Sarah Fetty pitched four hitless innings. Fetty and reliever Lani Brophy combined for nine strikeouts. St. Mary�s...............................................101 033 0 � 8 7 2 Days Creek............................................000 000 1 � 1 3 4 Fetty, Brophy (5), Zielony (7) and Jackson; no battery listed. W � Fetty (1-0). 2B � SM: Hansen. � NORTH VALLEY 10, MYRTLE POINT 0 � At Merlin, Rachel Wardlaw fired a two-hit shutout and struck out nine to pace North Valley to a season-opening win. The Knights managed only four hits themselves, but took advantage of 10 walks and four Myrtle Point errors. Tara Ironside, Hannah Plant and Jessica Melton all reached base three times for the Knights. Kellie Dean socked a three-run triple for North Valley. Myrtle Point...............................................000 00 � 0 2 4 North Valley............................................215 2x � 10 4 1 Lillie, Perkins (3) and Zumwalt; Wardlaw and Beck; W � Wardlaw (1-0). L � Lillie. 2B � Kellie Dean. 3B � MP: Lillie. Girls Tennis � NORTH MEDFORD 22, ASHLAND 5 � At Ashland, North Medford�s Annie Chaney and Leslie Schultz won the top two singles positions and teamed for a victory in No. 1 doubles in the non-conference exhibition at Hunter Park. Matches were limited to one set. Chaney defeated Jenny Spears in No. 1 singles, 6-3, and Schultz cruised past Justine Boen-Jones, 6-1. The North Medford pair combined to down Spears and Jones, 6-4, in No. 1 doubles. "It was a nice way for me to see where to place our girls in our lineup," North Medford coach Dale Jensen said. "Chaney and Schultz came through strong in singles and doubles. It was a good test for them and they played well." SINGLES � Annie Chaney, NM, def. Jenny Spears, 6-3; Leslie Schultz, NM, d. Justine Boen-Jones, 6-1; Shannon Leever, NM, d. Amy Aoskella, 6-3; Andrea Pratt, NM, d. Jessica Baker, 6-1; April Louie, NM, d. Sarah Golden, 6-4; Tabitha Grytness, NM, d. Kari Proud, 6-2; Rebekah Murphy, NM, d. Rachel Frires, 6-2; Kendra Ira, NM, d. Lauren Sargent, 6-1; Melissa Witten, NM, d. Kendall Danielle, 6-1; Vanessa Barrus, NM, d. Caitlin Johnson, 6-2; Valerie Iverson, NM, d. Samantha Holtey, 7-6 (8-6); Kate Morris, A, d. Beth Alston, 6-3; Christine Spencer, NM, d. Sarah Cole, 6-3; Meaghan Mayeda, NM, d. Alyssa Kalb, 6-1; Kyla Garfield, NM, d. Kailen Strickland, 6-4; Camille Morris, A, d. Leslie Parkes, 7-5; Kelsey Thornton, NM, d. Zoe Abel, 6-1; Erin Norton, A, d. Heather Dumas, 6-2. DOUBLES � Schultz-Chaney, NM, d. Spears-Jones, 6-4; Baker-Ali Gardiner, A, d. Leever-Louie, 7-6 (8-6); Pratt-Murphy, NM, d. Aoskella-Proud, 6-4; Witten-Alston, NM, d. Johnson-Sargent, 6-3; Ira-Grytness, NM, d. Frires-Danielle, 6-3; Cole-Morris, A, d. Spencer-Mayeda, 6-3; Holtey-Morris, A, Barrus-Iverson, 6-4; Garfield-Parks, NM, de. Kalb-Strickland, 6-3; Thorton-Leah Staller, NM, d. Abel-Briggs, 6-4. Boys Tennis � ASHLAND 9, YREKA 0 � At Yreka, the Grizzlies won every match in both the singles and doubles to topple Yreka. SINGLES � Ari Zaslow, A, d. Dan Clot 6-1, 6-0; Michael Janes, A, d. Rudy Sluewski 6-1, 6-3; Kevin Spears, A, d. Keith Teusdama 6-0, 6-3; Lance Streng, A, d. Jordan McKee 6-2, 6-4; Jordan Willing, A, d. Joel Schultz, 6-0, 6-3. DOUBLES � Jake Morris-Jacob Doty, A, d. Sayler Feltt-Zach Cadell 6-2, 7-5; Rob Mayers-Tyler Coke, , d. Lars Pryorr-Vincent Jones 6-2, 7-6; Chris Newton-Jacob Ripper, A, d. Robby Orloff and Joe Schultz, 6-1, 6-1; Tucker Owen-Nick Foster, A, d. Andy Devine-Virorth Zhhooma, 6-0, 2-6, 7-5. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.