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New
York State Class A-B-C-D
Quarterfinals:
Malone Wins; Bears, Bulldogs,
Larries Fall |
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2009 Section X
Girls Softball Scoreboard |
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009
New York State Semifinals - at Waterloo High
School
Class A - Floral Park (VIII) 1, Malone (X) 0
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 10, 2009
New York State Region II Championships
Class A - Malone (X) 2, Oneida (III) 0
Class B - Mechanicville (II) 5,
Canton (X) 2
Class C - Hoosick Falls (II ) 4,
St. Lawrence Central 3
Class D - Germantown (II) 8,
Heuvelton (X) 5
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009
New York State Region II Semifinals
Class A - Malone (X) 3, Lansingburg (II) 0
Class B - Canton (X) draws a bye
Class C - St.
Lawrence Central (X) 7, Ticonderoga (VII) 0
Class D - Heuvelton (X) draws first round
bye.
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MALONE SHUTS OUT ONEIDA 2-0 AS LONE
SURVIVOR IN QUARTERFINALS |
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By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
Ashley Marshall threw a complete
game two-hitter in delivering Malone
to a 2-0 victory over Oneida in the
New York State Class A quarterfinals
and leaving the Huskies as the lone
Section X team still standing in the
State Final Four. Marshall struck
out 10 and set down the final nine
batters in a row to ace the win.
After a scoreless deadlock through
five innings, Franklin Academy
finally broke through in the sixth
when Brittany Marshall scored,
taking advantage of two Oneida
throwing errors. The Huskies, who
will enter the State Final Four for
the first time in 13 years, will
play Section VIII champion Floral
Park on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at
Waterloo High School. The state
softball playoff games and updates
can be heard live on North Country
SportsNet.
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HEUVELTON FALLS TO GERMANTOWN 8-5 IN N.Y.
STATE QUARTERFINAL |
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Heuvelton’s Megan Johnson (20)
fights off a high pitch and lines
the ball to right field.
Johnson rapped two of Heuvelton's
hits, but the Bulldogs could not
recover from a pair of four-run
rallies for Germantown, winners of
an 8-5 decision in the New York
State Class D Softball
quarterfinals. (Niko Brown
photo)
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Germantown pitcher Carissa Phillips
(13) delivers a strike in a winning
effort against Heuvelton.
Phillips held Heuvelton to just
five hits and the Clippers lumped
all of their scoring into just two
innings in beating the Bulldogs 8-5
in the State quarterfinals.
By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
Germantown pitcher Carissa Phillips
held Heuvelton to just five hits and
the Clippers lumped all of their
scoring into just two innings in
beating the Bulldogs 8-5 in the New
York State Class D quarterfinals.
After a pitcher’s duel in the first
two innings, Heuvelton broke out on
top 2-0 when Heather Johnson doubled
off the left-centerfield fence, then
scampered home on an infield error
in the third inning. But the
Bulldogs’ lead was short-lived when
Germantown touched the plate four
times in the bottom of the frame,
courtesy of a passed ball, a two RBI
single by Courtney Parlman and an
RBI base-hit from Clippers’ pitcher
Carissa Phillips. Germantown rapped
Heuvelton pitcher Heather Johnson
for four more runs in the next frame
when Lauren Fix doubled, came home
on a two-base error, then Patty
Cameron and Suzy Wright both scored
on Parlman’s second two-run single.
Other than the two rough innings,
Johnson threw no-hit ball. The
Bulldogs rallied for three runs in
the sixth inning. Kara Leonard
started it off with a blast off the
outfield fence for a triple. Sara
Sloan walked. Cassy Fobare then
reached on an infield error, but two
runs scored. Kate Nicholson then
walked, but Phillips settled down to
get the next three batters to finish
the sixth, then allowed only a
leadoff walk in the seventh. Megan
Johnson led Heuvelton with two hits.
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THAYER ONE-HITS TICONDEROGA IN LARRIES'
STATE PLAYOFF OPENER 7-0 |
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St. Lawrence Central's Shelby McGraw
(11) sneaks under the tag safely at
second base. The Larries
blanked Ticonderoga
7-0 to score an opening round
victory in the New York State Class
C Softball Playoffs and advance to
play Hoosick Falls, at 4:00 p.m. at Adirondack Sports Center in Glens Falls.
The Larries improved to 21-2.
(Kyle Coryea photo)
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The Larries got another shutout
pitching performance from Sarah
Thayer who avenged last year's 1-0
state playoff loss. Thayer
struck out seven Sentinels allowed
just one hit to Ticonderoga’s
Quirsten Ross in the fifth inning.
Stephanie Toomey doubled in a pair
of runs to power St. Lawrence
Central at the plate. The
Sentinels ended their season at
19-5.
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LARRIES DROP HEARTBREAKER ON WALKOFF IN
N.Y. QUARTERFINAL 4-3 |
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By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
For the third time in the state
playoffs this season, a Section X
team was beaten on a walkoff with an
RBI in the bottom of the seventh.
Hoosick Falls pitcher Rachel
Quackenbush won her own game by
driving in Jenna Priore with the
winning run in the last of the
seventh to lift the Panthers a 4-3
win over St. Lawrence Central in the
New York State Class C
quarterfinals. Quackenbush also
struck out 13 batters to garner the
win on the mound. The Larries, who
finished the season 21-3, were led
by Shelby McGraw with two hits and
an RBI. Norwood-Norfolk and Massena
baseball baseball teams also lost
heart-breaking walkoffs two days
earlier in state playoff openers.
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MALONE EDGED OUT BY FLORAL PARK 1-0 IN
N.Y. STATE SEMIFINAL |
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Malone's Ashley Marshall (7) pitches
against Floral Park's Rachel Battle
(3) in the N. Y. State Class A Girls
Softball Semifinals in Waterloo, NY
on Saturday. Marshall pitched
five no-hit innings, retiring every
batter in every inning but the
fourth, but was out-dueled by Floral
Park ace Sam Giovannello who threw a
one-hitter for a 1-0 Knights' win.
With one out in the bottom of the
fourth, Giovannello tripled and
scored on Melissa Correa's RBI
single for the lone run of the game.
Malone's lone hit came with one out
in the top of the seventh when Abby
Premo double, but was thrown out
trying to stretch it into a
triple.(Eric Foote photo)
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Malone’s Erica Johnson reaches
first base safely on a dropped third
strike as the Floral Park first
baseman dropped the ball.
Maloen reached bused just three
times, twice on errors and a
last-inning double. Marshall
gave up just one run on three hits,
but all in the same inning which was
the difference in the game.
Floral Park went on to shut out
Pearl River 4-0 for the state title.
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CANTON SEASON ENDS IN STATE QUARTERFINALS
TO MECHANICVILLE |
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Mechanicville second basemen Kelsey
Hines (21) backflips the ball to
first basemen Joella DeDomenico (27)
on a bang-bang play at first base,
but Canton’s Mataya Locke (17) beats
out the throw for a hit.
Canton's late rally came up short as
Mechanic-ville bounced Canton 5-2 in
the New York State Class B Softball
Quarterfinals.
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Mechanicville pitcher Anna
Arceneaux (00) delivers a pitch to
Canton’s Heather Lottie (7) who she
stroked back up the middle.
Mechanicville jumped on Canton for
two runs in the first inning and
three more in the third en route to
a 5-2 win in the New York State
Class B semifinals. (Nico
Brown photos)
By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
The Mechanicville Red Raiders
jumped on Canton for two runs in the
first inning and three more in the
third to open a 5-0 lead, then had
to hold off a last-inning rally
attempt by the Golden Bears to win
5-2 and secure a berth in the New
York State Class B semifinals.
Shannon McBride belted a double and
a single to drive in three runs to
power the Raider attack. Abby
Maiello slapped a pair of singles
and pitcher Ann Arceneaux rapped two
singles to drive in Maiello twice to
account for the other two runs.
Canton threatened in the second
inning with runners at second and
third, but could not plate the runs.
The Bears finally got on the
scoreboard in the seventh inning
after leadoff batters Bobbie Jo
Sanderson and Paige LaRue got
aboard. They scored on an infield
grounder by Paige LaRue and an error
putting Samantha Brown onboard, but
Arceneaux – who allowed just three
hits – got the next two Canton
batters to close out the game and
ending the Bears’ season. Canton
pitcher Kacie Wentworth gave up just
seven hits in the loss.
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MALONE'S MARSHALL FOUR-HITS LANSINGBURG IN
STATE OPENER 3-0 |
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Malone’s Ashley Marshall (7) deals a
pitch with a Lansingburgh runner
threatening on third base. Marshall
pitched around runners in scoring
position in every inning, but fired
a complete game shutout while
stranding nine runners on base in a
3-0 win over the Knights in the
opening round of the New York State
Class A Softball Playoffs.
Malone capitalized on four straight
errors on the first three batters in
the first inning to open a 2-0 lead.
(Kyle Coryea photo)
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Malone’s Erica Johnson beats the
throw to first with two outs, which
allows another runner to score from
third to make it 3-0.
By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
The Knights’ defense came out
unsettled to start the first inning,
allowing two unearned runs, and in a
state playoff contest that proved to
be fatal for Lansingburgh. Brittany
Marshall opened with a single, but
scampered around the bases when the
ball skipped by the centerfielder.
On the relay to third, the ball
bounded away in foul territory
allowing Marshall to score. Emily
Sharlow then reached first on an
infield error, then scored from
third when pitcher Ashley Marshall
reached when the Lansingburgh first
baseman dropped the ball. The
Knights played error-free ball the
rest of the way, but the damage was
done all too quickly. The game’s
only other run scored when Sharlow
sliced a one-out single in the
third, then scored one out later on
an RBI single from Erica Johnson. In
the final four innings of the taut,
Marshall got behind on several
batters, but pitched her way out of
trouble by not allowing any other
runners past second base. Meg Volz
had the only two-hit performance at
the top of the Knights’ batting
order.
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Section
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ST. LAWRENCE LARRIES TOP FLYERS 3-0 TO
CAPTURE CLASS C TITLE |
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Norwood-Norfolk third baseman Kailey
Martens (14) drops the tag on St.
Lawrence Central's Amanda Locke (13)
to complete one of four double plays
by the Flyers in consecutive
innings. However, in a
defensive battle and pitcher's duel,
the Larries blanked Norwood-Norfolk
3-0 to repeat as Section X Class C
Champions. (N.
Brown photo)
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St. Lawrence Central pitcher Sarah
Thayer (2) delivered a winning
effort against Norwood-Norfolk,
fanning 10 and allowing just two
hits in a 3-0 win in the Class C
title game.
By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
Pitching and stellar defense
highlighted the Section X Class C
Championship. And while
Norwood-Norfolk defensively pulled
off four double plays in four
consecutive innings, the Flyers were
unable to get a runner past second
base against St. Lawrence Central
pitcher Sarah Thayer. The Larries
blanked Norwood-Norfolk 3-0 to
repeat as Section X Class C
Champions and to advance to the
opening round of the New York State
Class C playoffs against Section
VII’s Ticonderoga Sentinels at 4:00
p.m. on Monday at SUNY Plattsburgh.
St. Lawrence opened the bottom of
the first with three straight
singles, including Amanda Locke’s
two-RBI double to notch a 2-0 lead.
Thayer and Flyers’ hurler Kristen
Foote tossed shutout ball for the
next three innings, before Locke
smashed a two-run double to drive in
Shelly McGraw for the lone other run
of the game in the fifth. Thayer
struck out 10 Flyers and threw a
two-hitter, relinquishing the only
hits to N-N’s Alex Stevenson and
Jessica Harvey. For the Larries,
Ashley Thayer went 3-for-3, while
Shelby McGraw and Elise Roy both had
two hits each in three at-bats.
Defensively, Norwood-Norfolk
mastered inning-ending double plays
in the third, fourth and fifth
innings, then opened the sixth with
another twin killing.
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B-M PANTHERS OUTSLUG TUPPER LAKE 15-9 IN
PLAYOFF OPENER |
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By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
Brushton-Moira’s Kelsey Manchester
belted a home run and single, while
Chenice Russell cranked three hits
to lead the #4-seeded Panthers to a
15-9 victory over the Tupper Lake
Lumberjacks in the Section X Class D
play-in opening round. Amber Brown
also connected twice in two official
at-bats for the Panthers who
improved to 7-8 on the season. Amber
Lawyer and Emily Sanford spanked two
hits each for the Jacks (4-13
overall). The Panthers advance to
take on top-seeded St. Lawrence
Central in the Class C semifinals on
Tuesday.
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2009
Section X Girls Softball Scoreboard |
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
Class C Championship -- at SUNY Potsdam
(#1) St. Lawrence Ctl. 3, (#3)
Norwood-Norfolk 0
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
Class C - Semifinals - Home of Higher
Seed
(#1) St. Lawrence Central 6, (#4) Brushton-Moira
0
(#3) Norwood-Norfolk 7, (#2) Madrid-Waddington 5
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009
Class C - Opening Round - Home of Higher Seed
(#4) Brushton-Moira 15, (#5) Tupper Lake 9
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N-N LADY FLYERS STEAL 7-5 ROAD VICTORY OVER
M-W JACKETS |
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Norwood-Norfolk’s Alex Stevenson
slides safely into second base,
beating the throw to the bag.
Third-seeded Norwood-Norfolk opened
up a 4-0 lead in the second inning
and 5-1 lead in the third, then
fended off late rallies by #2-seeded
Madrid-Waddington to forge a 7-5
victory in the Section X Class C
semifinals. (Eric Foote photo)
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Norwood-Norfolk pitcher Kristen
Foote (19) pitched a complete game
victory over Madrid-Waddington
scattering 11 hits.
By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
In the second inning,
Norwood-Norfolk loaded the bases on
the first three batters, then Jenna
Lazore drove them all in with a
bases-clearing triple. Lazore later
scored in what proved to be the
difference in the game with a
four-run inning. The Jackets nicked
away with a run in the bottom of the
frame when Madrid-Waddington’s
Stephanie Lancto sacrificed. N-N
restored its four-run lead when
Emily Cotey raced home on a passed
ball. The Jackets countered with a
run in the third and a pair in the
fourth to shave the Flyers’ lead to
5-4 against pitcher Kristen Foote
who scattered 11 hits and walked
just one. However, the Flyers cashed
in two insurance markers in the
sixth on RBI singles by Jessica
Harvey and Alex Stevenson to regain
a 7-4 margin. In the bottom of the
seventh with the potential tying run
at the plate, the final batter
popped up to catcher Ashley Chapin.
N-N’s Jenna Lazore went 4-for-4 with
three RBIs, while Joanna Frego had
two hits and Jess Harvey scored
twice. For Madrid-Waddington, Olivia
Blackmore had two hits and Kelsey
Dashnaw drove in two runs.
Norwood-Norfolk advances to play St.
Lawrence Central in the Class C
championship.
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THAYER YIELDS JUST TWO HITS IN LARRIES'
6-0 SEMIFINAL WIN VS. B-M |
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By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
St. Lawrence Central pitcher Sarah
Thayer allowed just two hits and
struck out 13 Brushton-Moira batters
in a 6-0 shutout win in the Section
X Class C semifinals in Brasher. The
top-seeded Larries were led by
Ashley Thayer with a single and an
RBI. The Panthers’ Chenice Russell
had both B-M hits. The Larries
advance to play Norwood-Norfolk for
the Section X Class C title.
Brushton-Moira finishes its season
at 8-10 overall.
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Section
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CANTON REPEATS AS AS CLASS B CHAMPIONS IN
6-0 WIN VS. SALMON |
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Canton’s Mataya Locke (17)
rockets a ball down over Salmon
River’s Brittany Avery (10) and down
the third-base line. The
Golden Bears pulled away from a 1-0
score with five runs over the last
three innings to beat Salmon River
6-0 in the Section X Class B
Championship. (Niko
Brown photo)
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Canton pitcher Casey Wentworth
deals a strike to the plate en route
to shutting out Salmon River 6-0 in
the Class B title game.
By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
Canton pitcher Kacie Wentworth
scattered six hits and struck out
seven, in delivering the Golden
Bears to a 6-0 shutout win over
Salmon River in the Section X Class
B championship. Wentworth also got
the game-winning RBI in the bottom
of the first inning, when grounding
out to second base to score Samantha
Brown from third base. The 1-0
pitchers’ duel between Wentworth and
the Shamrocks’ Krista Oakes
continued into the fourth, when the
Bears pushed two runs across the
plate, after opening the inning with
two outs. Mataya Locke scored on an
infield error and Brianna Taillon
drove in Bobbie Jo Sanderson to pad
Canton’s lead at 3-0. Samantha Brown
delivered another Canton run with an
RBI single in the fifth. The Bears
then capitalized on three Shamrock
errors in the sixth inning, with
Wentworth collecting another RBI on
a fielder’s choice to round out the
scoring. Paige LaRue had two bunt
singles for Canton. Oakes rapped two
singles for Salmon River. Canton
draws a first-round bye in the New
York State Class B playoffs, then
will host the winner of the Section
II-VII contest at 3:00 p.m. on
Wednesday at SUNY Potsdam.
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WENTWORTH TWO-HITS POTSDAM AS CANTON WINS
"B" SEMIFINAL 15-0 |
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Canton third baseman Mataya Locke prepares to field a ball hit by
Potsdam’s Alycia Matott (13).
The top-seeded Canton Bears shut
down the #5-seeded Sandstoners 15-0
in a Section X Class B semifinal. (Niko
Brown photo)
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Canton’s Sam Corbett(2) heads into
second with a double beating the
throw from centerfield. Kasie
Wentworth tossed a two hitter and
struck out five as Canton improved
to 19-2 overall with the win.
MacKenzie Lennox pounded out three
hits and delivered two RBIs. For one
of two hits for Potsdam (3-16
overall), Alysha Brown sliced a
double. Canton advances to play
#3-seed Salmon River in the Section
X Class B title game.
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2009
Section X Girls Softball Scoreboard |
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009
Class B Championship -- at SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Canton 6, (#3) Salmon River 0
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
Class B - Semifinals - Home of Higher Seed
(#1) Canton 15, (#5) Potsdam 0
(#3) Salmon River 16, (#2) Ogdensburg 3
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009
Class B - Opening Round - Home of Higher Seed
(#5) Potsdam 7, (#4) Gouverneur 2
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SALMON RIVER SURPRISES O.F.A. IN "B"
SEMIFINAL 16-3 |
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Salmon River’s Krista Oakes (21)
lays down a bunt and reaches first
base safely while driving in a
runner from third base. Oakes
was strong on the mound again for
Salmon River, setting down 12
batters on strikes and scattering
just five hits. The
#3-seeded Shamrocks stunned the
second-seeded Ogdensburg Blue Devils
in a 16-3 romp in the Section X
Class B semifinals. (Eric
Foote photo)
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Ogdensburg pitcher fields a bunt
and throws the Salmon River runner
out at first base. The Blue
Devils’ defense was snake-bit with
11 errors. Shamrocks Sky Timmons
slashed three hits, including a
triple, while Brittany Avery and
pitcher Oakes also singled and
scored three times each. Salmon
River advances to play Canton in the
Section X Class B title game.
Ogdensburg wrapped up its 2009
campaign at 10-6 overall.
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POTSDAM GRABS 7-2 ROAD PLAYOFF WIN TO
ELIMINATE GOUVERNEUR |
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Potsdam's Whitney Shatraw puts the bat on the ball against
Gouverneur. The fifth-seeded Sandstoners who won only one
league game, put together their best
outing of the season with timely
hitting an a good pitching
performance to capture a 7-2 road
win over Gouverneur, despite the
rain, in the Section X Class B
play-in game.
(Niko Brown photo)
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A Gouverneur runner slides safely into second base ahead of the throw.
Potsdam’s Gwen Lillie was the
hitting leader with three safeties,
while Megan Burke also delivered two
hits for the Sandstoners. Lacy
Redmond belted two hits for
Gouverneur who finished their 2009
campaign at 3-13 overall. The
Stoners will travel to Canton next
to tangle with the Golden Bears in
the Class B semifinals on Tuesday.
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Section
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2009
Section X Girls Softball Scoreboard |
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
Class D Championship -- at SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Heuvelton 10, (#3) Hammond 0
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
Class D - Semifinals - Home of
Higher Seed
(#3) Hammond 3, (#2) Harrisville 2
(#1) Heuvelton 15, (#5)
Colton-Pierrepont 0
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009
Class D - Quarterfinal - Home of Higher Seed
(#2) Harrisville 20, (#7)
Hermon-DeKalb 5
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009
Class D - Quarterfinals - Home of Higher Seed
(#1) Heuvelton 9, (#8) Clifton-Fine 1
(#3) Hammond 8, (#6) Lisbon 2
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009
Class D - Quarterfinals - Home of Higher Seed
(#5) Colton-Pierrepont 12, (#4) St.
Regis Falls 10 (9 inn.)
(#7) Hermon-DeKalb at (#2)
Harrisville, ppd. rain
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JOHNSON & DONNELLY COMBINE ON NO-HITTER
FOR HEUVELTON IN SEMIS |
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Heuvelton’s Megan Johnson slides
safely into home plate, under the
tag and jarring the ball loose from
Colton-Pierrepont pitcher Brooke
Baker (2). Heuvelton rolled to
a 15-0 shutout win behind pitchers
Heather Johnson and Casey Donnelly
who combined to throw a no-hitter
against the Colts in the Section X
Class D semifinals. Johnson
also struck out 11 batters and
stroked a double in the win. (Eric Foote
photo)
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Heuvelton’s Casey Donnelly safely
steals second base when
Colton-Pierrepont’s Alex Sochia
drops the ball on the catcher's
throw. The Bulldogs hammered
out six runs in both the first and
second innings to create and
insurmountable lead against
Johnson-Donnelly pitching duo.
Heuvelton (17-1) advances to play
Hammond in the Class D championship.
Colton-Pierrepont closed its season
at 7-8 overall.
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#5 COLTS NEED EXTRA INNINGS TO OUST #4
SAINTS IN QUARTERFINAL |
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Colton-Pierrepont catcher Ashley Remington (10) is unable to hang onto
the incoming throw and the sweep tag
of White at the plate. Both
teams weathered two hours of rain
and two extra innings. The
Colts advance to play either
Heuvelton or Clifton-Fine for the
championship.

Colton-Pierrepont pitcher Brooke
Baker (2) windmills a fast ball
against St. Regis Falls' Khalshia
White (3). White drilled a
bases-clearing triple and scored on
an error to stake the Saints to a
4-0 lead in the first inning.
However, the fifth-seeded Colts
rallied to take a 5-4 lead in the
third and outlasted the #4-seeded
Saints 12-10 in the ninth inning in
the Section X Class D quarterfinals
on Thursday. (Bob LaRue photo)
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JOHNSON'S ONE-HITTER PACES HEUVELTON
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Heuvelton Casey Donnelly gets
tagged by a Clifton-Fine player but
too late to prevent the stolen
base. Bulldog pitcher Heather
Johnson allowed just one hit and
fanned 16 Clifton-Fine batters to
lift top-seeded Heuvelton to a 9-1
win over eighth-seeded Clifton-Fine
in the Section X Class D
quarterfinals. Johnson also
drilled three hits in four at-bats
to power the Bulldogs to their 16th
win. (Mike Webb photo)
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Heuvelton’s Sara Sloan (21) slides
under the tag applied by
Clifton-Fine’s Ashley White for a
stolen base. Chelsea
Bice, Kara Leonard and Megan Johnson
each collected two hits for the
winners. Heuvelton earned a date
with #5-seeded Colton-Pierrepont in
the Class D semifinals. Clifton-Fine
ended its campaign with a 6-11
overall record.
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HEUVELTON'S JOHNSON FANS 17 IN
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The Heuvelton Bulldogs regained the
Section X Class D Softball
Championship after bowing in the
section final to Edwards-Knox last
season. Heuvelton rode the arm
of Heather Johnson who scattered
just three hits and struck out 17
batters a 10-0 win over Hammond in
the Section X Class D Softball
Championship. The Bulldogs, who draw
a first-round bye in the New York
State Class D playoffs, will host a
quarterfinal game on Wednesday vs.
the winner of the Section II-VII
matchup.
(Eric Foote photo)
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Heuvelton’s Kate Nicholson (13)
steals second base safely on a high
throw to the bag. Pitcher
Heather Johnson also went 3-for-3 at
the plate to aid her own cause.
Heuvelton blew open a 1-0 game with
three runs in the second including a
two-run single from Megan Johnson
and added two more in the fourth.
The Bulldogs added four runs in the
sixth inning, including a two run
double by Katie Nicholson. Meg
Johnson scored twice and collected
three RBIs. Chelsea Bice contributed
two hits and two runs scored. Tricia
Boland swatted two singles to lead
Hammond while Jessica Meashaw fanned
seven on the mound.
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#3 HAMMOND TIPS #2 HARRISVILLE IN
SEMIFINAL PITCHERS' DUEL 3-2 |
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Harrisville third baseman Emily
Lesperance fields this shot down the
third-base line against Hammond in
the Section X Class D semifinals.
The #3-seeded Red Devils eked out a
3-2 win over second-seeded
Harrisville to advance to the
title game vs. Heuvelton. (Niko
Brown photo)
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In a tight pitcher's duel with
Hammond's Jessica Measheaw,
Harrisville pitcher Allyson Wallace
(4) deals a strike early in the game
to a Hammond batter.
Hammond broke a scoreless tie by
scoring all three runs in the third
inning. Harrisville notched single
runs in the fourth and sixth frames,
but could not score the equalizer.
Pirate pitcher Katie French allowed
just three hits, as Harrisville
outhit Hammond 5-3.For Hammond,
Taylor Fargo and Whitney Atkins both
singled and scored a run. Megan
Berwald stroked two hits for the
Pirates who finished their campaign
at 13-5 overall.
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HARRISVILLE ERUPTS AGAINST H-D TO WIN
CLASS D QUARTERFINAL 20-5 |
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Harrisville pitcher Katie French
delivers a strike a winning effort
against #7seeded Hermon-DeKalb. The
Demons jumped to a 4-1 lead in the
second inning, but Harrisville
slugged its way back for a 20-5 win
in the Section X Class D
quarterfinals. The #2-seeded
Pirates jump back into play Tuesday,
hosting Hammond in the Class D
semifinals. (Niko Brown photo)
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Harrisville’s Nicole French (9)
fouls off a pitch before reaching
base on a single. Pirates
Katlyn Hart and Allyson Wallace each
netted three RBIs for their two hits
in powering Harrisville (13-3
overall). Hermon-DeKalb’s Angel
Scales poked two hits, including a
triple, as the Demons closed out at
6-10 overall.
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#3 HAMMOND DROPS #6 LISBON
FROM PLAYOFFS
WITH 8-2 VICTORY |
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By Bob LaRue, North Country
SportsNet
Hammond pitcher Jessica Meashaw
allowed just four hits, including
two hits to Lisbon’s Heather
Richards in an 8-2 win in the
Section X Class D quarterfinals. In
the patchy and misting rain, Meashaw
drive in four or the eight Red
Devils runs in lifting Hammond to a
10-5 overall record. Lisbon
completed its season at 5-9. Hammond
advances to the Class D semifinal
against the winner of the
Harrisville/Hermon-DeKalb
quarterfinal.
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Section
X Class A Playoffs |
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2009
Section X Girls Softball Scoreboard |
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009
Class A Championship -- at SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Malone 12, (#2) Massena 0 |
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Ashley Marshall threw a one-hitter and struck out 16 Red Raiders to
windmill Malone to the victory.
Erin Tyo poked the lone hit for
Massena in the fourth inning. Malone
hitters staked Marshall to a 3-0
lead in the bottom of the first with
two unearned runs. The Huskies added
another run in the second, poured on
six runs in the fifth inning aided
by four Raider errors, before
closing out the scoring with two
runs in the sixth.
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MALONE REPEATS "A" TITLE AS MARSHALL
ONE-HITS MASSENA 12-0 |
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After smacking a pitch up the
middle that was misplayed by the
Massena centerfielder, Malone’s
Brittany Marshall legs it around the
bases and safely into home for the
score. Marshall created the
most damage by scoring four runs and
delivering three RBIs. The Huskies
pounded out 11 hits, but capitalized
on five Massena errors to score
seven unearned runs, en route to a
12-0 victory in the Section X Class
A final. Malone advances into
the opening round of New York State
tournament play on Monday facing a
Section II opponent at 4:30 p.m. at
SUNY Potsdam. (Eric Foote
photo)
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2009
SECTION X GIRLS Final Softball Standings
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DIVISION W-L GB |
x-St. Lawrence
Salmon River
Madrid-Waddingt.
Brushton-Moira
Colton-Pierrepont
St. Regis Falls
Parishville-Hopkin.
Chateaugay |
14-0 -
11-3 3
9-5 5
7-7 7
6-8 8
5-9 9
4-10 10
0-14 14 |
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DIV. W-L GB |
x-Malone
Canton
Ogdensburg
Massena
Norwood-Norfolk
Gouverneur
Tupper Lake
Potsdam |
14-0 -
12-2 2
10-4 4
7-7 7
6-8 8
3-11 11
2-11 11½
1-12 12½ |
| WEST
DIVISION W-L
GB |
x-Heuvelton
Harrisville
Hammond
Lisbon
Hermon-DeKalb
Clifton-Fine
Edwards-Knox
Morristown |
14-0 -
10-3 3½
10-4 4
6-8 8
5-8 8½
5-9 9
2-10 11
2-12 12 |
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