State/district roundup: Mt. Spokane softball upends U-Hi in 3A district title game; Liberty takes 2B district title

May 17, 2024 Updated Fri., May 17, 2024 at 9:58 p.m.

By Dave Nichols daven@spokesman.com (509) 459-5441

From staff reports

Roundup of Friday’s high school state and district tournament action. For all box scores and recaps please visit our results page online.

Softball

District 8 3A

Mt. Spokane 12, University 8: Addison Jay went 2 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs, and struck out 12 over 6 1/3 innings, and the visiting third-seeded Wildcats (20-3) beat the top-seeded Titans (22-1) in the district championship game. Both teams qualified for state. Kaidyn Howard went 2 for 4 with a run and two RBIs for U-Hi.

Mead 8, Southridge 7: Bella Brischle hit a walk-off double and the fifth-seeded Panthers (16-8) eliminated the visiting second-seeded Suns (16-8) in the district third-place game to earn a berth to state. Brischle finished 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs and Hope Murdock had two hits and four RBIs for Mead.

District 7 2B

Liberty 4, Northwest Christian 1: Jordan Jeske struck out 13 in a complete-game three-hitter and the top-seeded Lancers (22-1) beat the second-seeded Crusaders (18-5) in the district championship game at Merkel Sports Complex. Both teams qualified for state. Kariyah Strobel went 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs for Liberty.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 16, Asotin 2 (5): Aeowyn Armstrong and Hannah Towne both homered and drove in four and the fourth-seeded Broncos (15-9) eliminated the fifth-seeded Panthers (14-10) in five innings in the district third-place game. LRS eliminated sixth-seeded Kettle Falls (11-14) 12-10 earlier in the day.

Asotin 13, Colfax 10: Cady Browne went 4 for 4 with a home run, double, four runs and five RBIs and the Panthers (14-9) eliminated the third-seeded Bulldogs (14-10) earlier in the day. Kierra Nielson has two hits with a homer and three RBIs for Asotin.

District 7/9 1B

Colton 12, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 7: Clair Moehrle hit a three-run home run in the third inning and the Wildcats (16-5) topped the Warriors (17-4) in a first-round game at Franklin Park Fields. Colton faces Liberty Christian in a semifinal on Saturday.

Inchelium 11, Sunnyside Christian 5: The Hornets (20-1) beat the Knights (14-10) in a first-round game. Inchelium faces DeSales in a semifinal on Saturday.

Liberty Christian 17, Northport 2: Hannah Butcher drove in three and the Patriots (19-4) beat the Mustangs (14-8) in a first-round game. Northport faces ACH in a loser-out Saturday.

DeSales 19, Republic 5: Kate Dunham went 3 for 4 with two home runs, four runs and nine RBIs and the Irish (18-5) beat the Tigers (12-13) in a first-round game. Republic faces Sunnyside Christian in a loser-out Saturday.

Boys soccer

Edmonds-Woodway 6, Mead 2: The seventh-seeded Warriors (14-3-3) beat the 10th-seeded Panthers (12-6-1) in a State 3A first-round game at Central Kitsap HS. Details were unavailable.