Sisters baseball posts 40th straight Sky-Em win

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, April 23, 2014

SISTERS — Since May 2011, Sisters baseball has owned the Sky-Em League. On Tuesday, the Outlaws’ domination reached a milestone.

With an eight-run fourth inning, and behind Jardon Weems’ 11 strikeouts on the mound, Sisters secured an 8-1 conference win — the Outlaws’ 40th straight victory in league play.

“It’s a good number,” Sisters coach Steve Hodges said of the feat. “But we want eight more. We want to finish out conference play (undefeated).”

Weems went six innings and allowed just three hits for the Outlaws (7-0 Sky-Em, 13-2 overall) before giving way to a relief pitcher in the seventh. The reliever, however, loaded the bases, and Weems returned to strike out the side and claim the win.

Weems also went 2 for 3 at the plate with an RBI, while Alec Gannon was 2 for 2 with an RBI. Joey Morgan was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and Cody Kreminski drove in two runs and had two hits — both in the fourth inning.

In other Tuesday action:

SOFTBALL

Cottage Grove 12, Sisters 2: SISTERS — In a Sky-Em League game moved to Sisters because of wet conditions at Cottage Grove, the Lions, playing as the home team, won in five innings via the 10-run rule. The Outlaws (1-6 Sky-Em, 1-14 overall) took a 2-1 lead in the second inning when Zoey Nason hit a single that drove in both Haylie Hudson and Shayla Curtis, but it was all Cottage Grove after that as the Lions scored in all five innings. Hudson had two of Sisters’ four hits.

Madras 18, Molalla 3: MADRAS — Jasmyn Reese struck out nine and limited the visiting Indians to just two hits to lead the White Buffaloes to a five-inning Tri-Valley Conference victory. Keely Brown went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a home run for Madras, which scored 10 runs in the first inning to seize control. Kasheena Stevens was 2 for 4 with a triple, and Elyse Bagley went 3 for 4 with a double for the Buffs, who improved to 2-2 in league play and 6-8 overall.

GIRLS TENNIS

La Salle 6, Madras 2: MADRAS — It came down to the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles matches for the White Buffaloes, but the both fell to the Falcons in a Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 2 contest. “The No. 1 singles and doubles split their sets,” Madras coach Dave Jordan said. “If we won those, we would have won the match because we beat them in sets.” The White Buffaloes’ Jessica Alvarez and Jasmine Ike-Lopez won at No. 2 doubles 6-4, 6-1, while Dani Schmaltz and Tyra Thomas won at No. 4 doubles 6-0, 6-4.

BOYS TENNIS

La Salle 6, Madras 0: MILWAUKIE — Rain cut the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 2 dual short, but not before two of the White Buffaloes’ doubles teams displayed their top performances of the season. The No. 1 tandem of Oved Felix and Jered Pichette fell in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 2-6, while Joseph Calica and Ricky Salgado dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision at No. 2 doubles. In the No. 3 doubles matchup, Omar Dominguez and Obie Eriza lost the first set 6-4 before rain cut the match short.

TRACK AND FIELD

Wolfe, Shuey pace Grizzlies: GLIDE — Brenden Wolfe won the 110-meter hurdles and the high jump to lead the Gilchrist boys to 40 points and a sixth-place finish at the Glide Small Schools meet. Mike McGregor was third in the javelin and fourth in the 1,500, while Hunter Nelson finished third in the 3,000. Coquille won the 11-team meet with 140 points. The Gilchrist girls, who were ninth with 41 points, were led by Sierra Shuey’s third-place finishes in the 100 and the 200, while Cassie Blum took third in the 100 hurdles, fourth in the long jump and sixth in both the 100 and the discus. Madison Bean was fourth in the 800 for Gilchrist. Glide won the 12-team meet with 84 points.

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