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Prep Recap for March 13: Roseburg tops Bulldogs in tennis
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Thursday, March 13, 2008 | No comments posted.
North Bend won the initial singles match, but Roseburg won the rest in a 7-1 victory by the Indians in a nonleague tennis match Wednesday.
Amanda Keith beat Andi Gingery in three sets for North Bend’s lone win.
“She played really well,” said first-year North Bend coach Simmie Muth, a former Bulldog. “She came out with a strong first set. The third set, she came out playing very well and she never looked back.”
The Bulldogs are in a rebuilding year after nearly the entire varsity roster graduated last spring, Muth said.
“I think some of the girls did a great job of stepping up and I think we got a lot of the jitters out,” she said.
“In general, three of the girls in our top 12 have never played before. It’s just getting a lot of experience. Once they get experience, they’ll be better.”
The Bulldogs were without their No. 2 singles player, Mallory Crocker, which made the other singles players step up a level.
Muth graduated from North Bend in 2000 and then went on to play multiple sports for Willamette University. She’s teaching in the school district now.
“I’m glad I’m back,” she said.
Indians top Tigers
Roseburg beat host Marshfield 7-1 in a nonleague match Wednesday.
Nicole Zyta got Marshfield’s lone win at No. 1 singles, beating Katie Ohlsen, 6-1, 6-3. The Indians swept the rest of the singles and doubles matches in straight sets.
“About 90 percent of my team is brand new,” said first-year Marshfield coach Angie Kemp. “I thought they fought for being in their first match. They held their poise.”
The Pirates will get three experienced players back after the Marshfield dance team competes at the state championship this weekend.
BASEBALL
Braves win opener
Reedsport got a strong outing by Taylor Palermo and good hitting to win its season opener 6-3 over visiting Oakland on Wednesday.
Palermo went the distance, striking out six without any walks. He needed just 77 pitches, 56 that were strikes.
“He kept them off balance,” said Reedsport coach Todd Harrington. “He kept everything down and got lots of groundouts.”
Unfortunately for the Braves, the defense wasn’t strong behind Palermo, committing seven errors. The Oakers had just two base hits and all three Oakland runs were unearned.
Reedsport pounded out 11 hits. David King had two doubles and two RBIs. Alex Tipjen had two hits, including a double, and also had an RBI. Gunner Kaufmann added an RBI double.
“It was a pretty good opener for us,” Harrington said. “We hit the ball well.”
Warriors top Panthers
Del Norte scored five runs in the sixth inning to rally for an 8-5 win over host Gold Beach in a nonleague game Wednesday.
The Warriors had three hits and took advantage of four errors in the big inning.
Gold Beach coach Greg Brown used three pitchers a day after a doubleheader against North Bend.
“I wasn’t going to over-throw anybody,” Brown said.
Still, the Panthers were in position to win late.
“The sixth inning just killed us,” he said.
Brodie Carpenter and Ricco Lang had two hits each for the Panthers, who are scheduled to host Rogue River in a doubleheader Saturday.
“We got a little better tonight,” Brown said.
SOFTBALL
Pirates lose in opener
Marist beat visiting Marshfield 5-2 in a nonleague softball game Wednesday at Eugene.
The Pirates scored both their runs in the first inning. Jayla Tavernier doubled and scored on a double by Brittany Young, who came in on a single by Brianna George.
Marist scored in five of the seven innings and got a big game by pitcher Niree White, who tossed a two-hitter and also had a two-run home run that put the Spartans in front 3-2 in the third inning.
One bright spot for the Pirates was errorless defense behind pitcher Kayla Lyche.
“For our first ballgame, this early in the season, we played pretty good,” said Marshfield coach Floyd Montiel. “It was a good start against a pretty good team.”
The Pirates will host Brookings-Harbor on Friday, weather permitting.
Panthers strike out 19
Gold Beach pitcher Molly Hockema struck out 15 straight batters and teamed with Kourtney Moore on a no-hitter as the Panthers beat Brookings-Harbor 2-0 in their season opener on Tuesday.
Gold Beach lost 3-2 to Del Norte on Wednesday.
Against the Bruins, Hockema struck out every batter she faced and Moore added four more strikouts.
Brookings-Harbor’s Jessie Goergen had a solid outing of her own, with eight strikeouts and just one walk.
Kelsey Hamilton singled in the fourth inning for the Panthers, and advanced on an error before scoring on a single by Tana Miller. Katherine Zuber added a home run an inning later.
In Wednesday’s game, Gold Beach led 2-0 until four errors in the sixth inning led to three runs by Del Norte.
Miller had an RBI single in Gold Beach’s two-run fourth inning.
After Tuesday’s gem, Hockema had 10 strikeouts with two walks against DelNorte.
“Molly’s been pitching really well,” Ross said.
The Panthers still need to pick up the offense, he said, adding that hitting would be the focus of today’s practice.
“We’ve only been practicing six or seven days,” Ross said.
Amanda Keith beat Andi Gingery in three sets for North Bend’s lone win.
“She played really well,” said first-year North Bend coach Simmie Muth, a former Bulldog. “She came out with a strong first set. The third set, she came out playing very well and she never looked back.”
The Bulldogs are in a rebuilding year after nearly the entire varsity roster graduated last spring, Muth said.
“I think some of the girls did a great job of stepping up and I think we got a lot of the jitters out,” she said.
“In general, three of the girls in our top 12 have never played before. It’s just getting a lot of experience. Once they get experience, they’ll be better.”
The Bulldogs were without their No. 2 singles player, Mallory Crocker, which made the other singles players step up a level.
Muth graduated from North Bend in 2000 and then went on to play multiple sports for Willamette University. She’s teaching in the school district now.
“I’m glad I’m back,” she said.
Indians top Tigers
Roseburg beat host Marshfield 7-1 in a nonleague match Wednesday.
Nicole Zyta got Marshfield’s lone win at No. 1 singles, beating Katie Ohlsen, 6-1, 6-3. The Indians swept the rest of the singles and doubles matches in straight sets.
“About 90 percent of my team is brand new,” said first-year Marshfield coach Angie Kemp. “I thought they fought for being in their first match. They held their poise.”
The Pirates will get three experienced players back after the Marshfield dance team competes at the state championship this weekend.
BASEBALL
Braves win opener
Reedsport got a strong outing by Taylor Palermo and good hitting to win its season opener 6-3 over visiting Oakland on Wednesday.
Palermo went the distance, striking out six without any walks. He needed just 77 pitches, 56 that were strikes.
“He kept them off balance,” said Reedsport coach Todd Harrington. “He kept everything down and got lots of groundouts.”
Unfortunately for the Braves, the defense wasn’t strong behind Palermo, committing seven errors. The Oakers had just two base hits and all three Oakland runs were unearned.
Reedsport pounded out 11 hits. David King had two doubles and two RBIs. Alex Tipjen had two hits, including a double, and also had an RBI. Gunner Kaufmann added an RBI double.
“It was a pretty good opener for us,” Harrington said. “We hit the ball well.”
Warriors top Panthers
Del Norte scored five runs in the sixth inning to rally for an 8-5 win over host Gold Beach in a nonleague game Wednesday.
The Warriors had three hits and took advantage of four errors in the big inning.
Gold Beach coach Greg Brown used three pitchers a day after a doubleheader against North Bend.
“I wasn’t going to over-throw anybody,” Brown said.
Still, the Panthers were in position to win late.
“The sixth inning just killed us,” he said.
Brodie Carpenter and Ricco Lang had two hits each for the Panthers, who are scheduled to host Rogue River in a doubleheader Saturday.
“We got a little better tonight,” Brown said.
SOFTBALL
Pirates lose in opener
Marist beat visiting Marshfield 5-2 in a nonleague softball game Wednesday at Eugene.
The Pirates scored both their runs in the first inning. Jayla Tavernier doubled and scored on a double by Brittany Young, who came in on a single by Brianna George.
Marist scored in five of the seven innings and got a big game by pitcher Niree White, who tossed a two-hitter and also had a two-run home run that put the Spartans in front 3-2 in the third inning.
One bright spot for the Pirates was errorless defense behind pitcher Kayla Lyche.
“For our first ballgame, this early in the season, we played pretty good,” said Marshfield coach Floyd Montiel. “It was a good start against a pretty good team.”
The Pirates will host Brookings-Harbor on Friday, weather permitting.
Panthers strike out 19
Gold Beach pitcher Molly Hockema struck out 15 straight batters and teamed with Kourtney Moore on a no-hitter as the Panthers beat Brookings-Harbor 2-0 in their season opener on Tuesday.
Gold Beach lost 3-2 to Del Norte on Wednesday.
Against the Bruins, Hockema struck out every batter she faced and Moore added four more strikouts.
Brookings-Harbor’s Jessie Goergen had a solid outing of her own, with eight strikeouts and just one walk.
Kelsey Hamilton singled in the fourth inning for the Panthers, and advanced on an error before scoring on a single by Tana Miller. Katherine Zuber added a home run an inning later.
In Wednesday’s game, Gold Beach led 2-0 until four errors in the sixth inning led to three runs by Del Norte.
Miller had an RBI single in Gold Beach’s two-run fourth inning.
After Tuesday’s gem, Hockema had 10 strikeouts with two walks against DelNorte.
“Molly’s been pitching really well,” Ross said.
The Panthers still need to pick up the offense, he said, adding that hitting would be the focus of today’s practice.
“We’ve only been practicing six or seven days,” Ross said.
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