PORTLAND — Summit singles players Paxton Deuel and Parker Nichols both advanced to today’s quarterfinal round at the Class 5A boys tennis state championship at the Portland Tennis Center.

Deuel, the bracket’s No. 1 seed, cruised past Sandy’s Ethan Claggett in his first match Thursday, 6-0, 6-0.

Nichols had a tougher road to the quarterfinals, topping Jing Wu of Benson 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1 in his pigtail match before besting Cole Charbonneau of St. Helens 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-1 in the first round.

“He was awesome today,” Summit coach Josh Cordell said about Nichols. “Only two other Summit (boys) players have ever advanced to the quarterfinal round in singles play: Paxton and Cody Kohlmoos (who is currently playing for the University of Montana).”

Bend High’s Jeff Windsor also advanced to today’s quarterfinal round — the Lava Bear senior won two matches in straight sets — giving the city of Bend three of the eight 5A singles quarterfinal competitors.

Central Oregon tennis players were not as fortunate in the 5A boys doubles bracket Thursday. Summit’s Bo and Liam Hall as well as the Storm’s Sterling Dillingham and Scott Parr fell one victory short of the quarterfinals, as did Mountain View’s Matt Larraneta and Matt Van Hemelryck.

The 5A boys state tennis tournament continues today at the Portland Tennis Center.

In other prep events Thursday:

GIRLS TENNIS

Panthers fall at 6A championship

BEAVERTON — All three of Redmond High’s entries in the Class 6A state championship suffered defeats during the first day of action, eliminating them from state title contention. The Panthers’ two doubles teams each won their pigtail match before falling in the first round. Karli Christensen and Emmalee Cron recorded a 6-3, 6-2 victory in their tournament opener but lost 6-3, 6-2 to Faye Chaiybatr and Anne Lee of Southridge, the bracket’s No. 5 seed. Haley Hartford and Benita Bentlage posted a 6-3, 6-4 win to start the day but lost a close three-set match, 7-6 (10), 4-6, 6-1 to Tualatin’s Megan and Mollie Freel, the tournament’s No. 6 seed. Redmond junior Monica Johnson lost 7-5, 6-2 in the pigtail round of the singles bracket and will play in the consolation bracket today.

Bend, Summit doubles teams advance

BEAVERTON — Bend High’s doubles team of Bryn Oliveira and Hannah Palcic and Summit’s freshman duo of Haley Younger and Lindsey Brodeck all advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Class 5A state doubles bracket at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center. Younger and Brodeck, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, defeated Ellie Weinstein and Alexa Daskalos of West Albany 6-2, 6-3 to move on in the winners’ bracket. Oliveira and Palcic, the No. 3 seed, bested Nancy Nguyen and Melinda Widows of Sherwood, 6-2, 6-2 to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. With the bracket’s No. 1 seed — the West Albany team of Chelsea Clark and Marina Reimers — losing Thursday, the Summit and Bend squads are the top seeded teams left in the bracket. In the 5A singles tournament, Bend’s Kaylee Tornay and Cassidy Taylor and Summit’s Hannah Shephard all lost their opening matches. The 5A girls championship continues today and Saturday.

Cowgirls advance at state

EUGENE — Crook County senior Erin Crofcheck defeated Kalena Pinkston of Klamath Union 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in a pigtail match at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state championship to advance to today’s first round. In the tournament’s doubles competition, Cowgirls Catie Brown and Kayla Morgan also advanced with a pigtail win as the two Crook County juniors defeated a team from North Bend 6-2, 6-3. The Sisters duo of Elise Herron and Jen Houk lost in their pigtail match, 6-1, 7-6 (7) to Cassy Lematta and Samar Fakih of Oregon Episcopal School.

BOYS TENNIS

Outlaw wins first match at state tourney

EUGENE — Sisters’ Ben Fullhart posted a win in his pigtail match during the first day of the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state championship and will play Marc Leef of Oregon Episcopal School, the No. 4 seed in the singles bracket, in today’s first round. Crook County’s Trevor Brown, who did not play Thursday, will face A.J. Ryan of Delphian today in his opening-round match. In doubles play, the Cowboys’ Brady Slater and Jared Anderson lost their pigtail match to Adam Quandt and Connor Picken of Valley Catholic, 6-1, 6-0.

BASEBALL

West Albany 19

Summit 5

ALBANY — The Storm’s season ended in a second-round Class 5A play-in contest against the Mid-Willamette Conference champions. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the first inning and led 10-0 by the end of the third. West Albany recorded 12 hits against three Summit pitchers — starter Kevin Hamann was tagged with the loss — and took advantage of nine errors committed by the Storm. Colton Bellandi recorded a double for Summit, the Storm’s lone extra-base hit. Summit, which had just one senior on its roster this year, finished the season with an 11-14 overall record.

Lebanon 14

Bend 6

Lebanon piled on the runs to force an end to Bend High’s season after handing the Lava Bears (17-9 overall) a loss in the Class 5A play-in contest. No statistics were available for the game.

Sisters 12

Cascade 0

SISTERS — The Outlaws romped at home in the Class 4A play-in game, winning in 41⁄2 innings via the 10-run rule to run their record to 22-3. Starting pitcher Jordan Hodges allowed one hit over four innings to earn the victory, and he was among the offensive leaders for Sisters with two doubles and three RBIs. Erik Carlson was three for four with a double and two RBIs for the Outlaws, and Shane Groth hit a two-run single in a five-run third inning that broke the game open. Sisters is scheduled to play at home Wednesday in a first-round 4A playoff game against an opponent to be determined.

Astoria 9

Madras 2

ASTORIA — Madras failed to keep up with Astoria’s hot start, a four-run first inning, and was never able to take the lead from the Fisherman in the Class 4A play-in round road game. Only two of Astoria’s runs were earned as the White Buffaloes (9-16 overall) committed six errors in the losing effort. Madras pitcher Kyle Palmer was tagged with the loss. The defeat ended the season for the Buffs.

SOFTBALL

Redmond 5

Barlow 3

GRESHAM — Ashley Pesek recorded the win in the circle for the Panthers, allowing three runs on five hits. Brandy Knowles finished three for four, including a triple and hit a two-run home run that she hit in the third inning. Aubrey Nitschelm also recorded a homer for the Panthers, a solo shot in the sixth. Knowles helped Redmond take a 4-1 lead in the third inning, and the visiting team never looked back, adding single runs in the sixth and the seventh. The Panthers kick off Class 6A state playoff action Monday with a first-round game at home against a yet-to-be-determined opponent.

Mountain View 7

Corvallis 6

Ali Matteis scored on a double by Megan McCadden in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Cougars the win and send Mountain View to the Class 5A state postseason. The Cougars (12-11 overall) led the 5A play-in matchup 6-3 after six innings, but Corvallis tied the game 6-6 in the top of the seventh. Matteis led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a double, and three batters later McCadden hit a double into right field to win the game. Matteis went three for four from the plate with two doubles and three RBIs in addition to her game-winning run. Kylie Durre added two doubles and two RBIs. Shelbee Wells earned the win for Mountain View, scattering four hits while striking out seven. The Cougars will play in the first round of the 5A state postseason Wednesday against an opponent yet to be announced.

Lebanon 6

Summit 2

The host Storm made it tough on themselves, committing four first-inning errors in the Class 5A play-in loss. Lebanon capitalized on the Summit misplays to score four runs in the first inning, spoiling a solid complete-game pitching performance by Mariah Defoe. Hayley Estopare’s double was the biggest of five hits for the Storm, who scored both of their runs on sacrifices. Defoe allowed six hits, striking out five batters and walking only one. The season-ending defeat left Summit with a record of 5-19.

Madras 10

Tillamook 0

MADRAS — The White Buffaloes advanced to the Class 4A state playoffs with their play-in rout over the Cheesemakers. Maycee Abendschein struck out seven and allowed just one hit in four innings to earn the victory for Madras. The White Buffalo senior also led her team at the plate, going three for three with a double, a triple and a two-run home run. Mallory Smith added two hits and a run batted in and Caitlin Hulsey posted a two-run single for Madras, which improved to 21-5 with the win. The Buffs play a first round playoff game on Wednesday but will not know where they play or their opponent until Sunday.

Central 1

Sisters 0

INDEPENDENCE — Central pitcher Emily Kenyon struck out 13 and limited Sisters to one hit in the Class 4A play-in game. Zoe Wavrin took the loss for the Outlaws, despite allowing only four hits. The loss ends the season for Sisters, which finished the year 10-9.

Perrydale 4

Culver 3

PERRYDALE — With the score tied 3-3 after six innings, Perrydale tallied the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh to win the Class 2A/1A Special District 3 contest, a game that was scheduled as a preemptive tiebreaker in case Culver, Perrydale and Central Linn all finish in a three-way tie for third in league. Sam Donnelly notched the Bulldogs’ only double in the road loss. Culver (15-10 overall), now out of Class 2A/1A state playoff contention, ends its season today with a home game against Kennedy.