HERMISTON — After taking advantage of sloppy Hermiston defense to grab a one-run lead in the top of the fifth inning Tuesday, Ridgeview allowed two runs in the home half of the inning before falling 5-3 in its softball season opener.

Trailing 2-0 in the fifth, the Ravens stayed alive after Hermiston dropped a third out. Sage McVay knocked in two runs with a hit, and Allicite Frost drove in another run to give Ridgeview a 3-2 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, however, the Bulldogs scored two runs and added an insurance run in the sixth before putting the Ravens away.

McVay and Frost each finished with two hits for Ridgeview.

Also Tuesday:

Cancellations

Due to either inclement weather or conflicting schedules, a number of events involving Central Oregon teams Tuesday were cancelled. Baseball games that were scratched included Hermiston at Ridgeview and Eagle Point at Madras. Culver at La Pine softball was also cancelled, as were three boys tennis matches (Crook County at Redmond, Mountain View at Sisters, Madras at The Dalles) and three girls tennis duals (Redmond at Crook County, Sisters at Mountain View, The Dalles at Madras). La Pine began its nonconference baseball game against Culver, but the contest was halted due to rain with the Hawks leading 4-2 in the top of the third inning. That game, however, will not count, as it will start over if the contest is rescheduled.

Late Monday:

Boys golf

Bears finish middle of the pack: CANBY — Freshman Parker Korvisky carded a 9-over-par 81 to place 13th individually and helped Bend, competing in its season opener, take 12th place as a team at the Canby Invitational at Willamette Valley Country Club. Freshman Jack McCleary tied for 38th with an 89 for the Lava Bears, who posted a score of 359 as a team. Valley Catholic topped the 20-team standings with a 324. Bend’s Tyler Floyd, a sophomore, tied for 56th in the 96-player field with a 93.