JULIAETTA - The Genesee High softball team slapped three home runs and claimed a 14-6 nonleague win over Kendrick on Thursday.
The Bulldogs' lone senior, Karli Bennett, hit a grand slam and Courtney Peck added two homers.
Both Bennett and Peck finished with three hits apiece, and Peck added five RBI while Bennett finished with four RBI.
Genesee's balanced bullpen of Bennett, Sydney Cornell and Kayla Cornell combined for 11 strikeouts, with Bennett and Sydney Cornell accounting for four apiece.
"All three of them threw great," Genesee coach Kelly Thompson said.
Genesee 022 503 2-14 23 2
Kendrick 020 020 2- 6 8 1
Karli Bennett, Sydney Cornell (3), Kayla Cornell (5) and Kayla Cornell, Cassidy Woods (4). Kadence Lanier and Connie Towne.
Genesee hits - Taylor Kelnhofer 2, K. Cornell (2B), S. Cornell 2, Sam Moser 3, Courtney Peck 3 (2-HR), Bennett 3 (HR), Holly Carter, Kaleigh Ranisate 2, Woods, Brittney Burt 2 (2B), Cierra Mayer (2B), Cassie Waisanen.
Kendrick hits - W. Harris, H. Heinen 2, K. Lanier, C. Taylor 2, C. Towne 2 (2B)
Clarkston 11, Orofino 0
OROFINO - Clarkston won a mercy-rule triumph in its season opener behind a shutout by freshman Sequoia Swan, making her high school pitching debut.
Swan struck out eight Maniacs in five innings and her team tallied 18 hits.
On offense, Megan Aliverti and Bre Freydl each notched three hits and two RBI for the Bantams, who led 11-0 after four innings.
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Sequoia Swan and Alaina Wicks. K. Cobbs, T. Erbst (4) and C. Adams.
Clarkston hits - Bre Freydl 3, Sierra Port, Swan 2 (2-2B), Megan Aliverti 3 (2B), Wicks 3 (2B), Andrea Waller 2, Zoe Knops (2B), Jackie Heimgartner 2 (2B), Whitney Wolfe
Orofino hits - Adams, K. Reese, Cobbs
BOYS' SOCCER
Pullman 5, Clarkson 0
PULLMAN - Pullman goalkeeper Vivek Jayaram allowed no goals on five Bantam shot attempts as the Greyhounds blanked Clarkston during a Great Northern League contest.
Matt Konkel scored a goal and distributed three assists for the Hounds, who improved to 3-0 on the season and 2-0 in league with the win. Clarkston remained winless at 0-2 overall and in conference.
Pullman led 2-0 at the half after Konkel's 39th-minute goal, assisted by Justin Pintak, who also scored a goal. Sam Druffel, Matt Winchell and Micah Lagerquist also notched Greyhound goals.
Clarkston 0 0-0
Pullman 2 3-5
Pullman - Sam Druffel (Jake Stevens), 29th
Pullman - Matt Konkel, (Justin Pintak), 39th minute
Pullman - Pintak (Konkel), 46th
Pullman - Matt Winchell (Konkel), 48th
Pullman - Micah Lagerquist (Konkel), 75th
Shots - Clarkston 5, Pullman 11
Saves - Clarkston: Andrew Walker, 6; Pullman: Vivek Jayaram, 5
BASEBALL
Kamiah 10, Timberline 0
KAMIAH - Kamiah freshman Branson Ballantyne fired a two-hitter in his first varsity start, as he led the Kubs to a nonleague win over Timberline.
The 5-foot-3 Ballantyne tallied eight strikeouts and walked one in a game that ended on the mercy rule in the fifth inning.
"Great performance by that young man," Kamiah coach Pat Eades said of the left-handed Ballantyne, who threw 67 pitches.
The Kubs (1-2) got a 3-for-4 showing from Phillip Messenger.
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Timberline hits - Names not available.
Kamiah hits - Phillip Messenger 3, Clark Bruno 2, Mike Eades 2 (2B), Tanner Higgins, Branson Ballantyne.
Kendrick 7, Troy 1
Juliaetta - Kendrick took a 3-1 lead in the second inning and never looked back during a nonleague game.
The Tigers' Jared Boyle went 3-for-4 with three RBI and Kole Hardin added two RBI.
Brydon Proctor and Hardin combined for nine strikeouts pitching for the Tigers, who improved to 2-0 with the win.
Tigers coach Zane Hobart thought Boyle's double in the second inning was a turning point in the game.
Troy 100 000 0-1 3 0
Kendrick 121 102 x-7 7 1
Yenney, Taylor (3), Self (5) and Burkgart. Brydon Proctor, Kole Hardin (4) and Dylan Scott.
Troy hits - Self, Yenney, Kyle
Kendrick hits - Jared Boyle 3 (2B), Gabe Cirka, Klayton Riggers, Hardin, Scott
BASKETBALL
Wildcats to meet with Inslee
OLYMPIA - Besides earning them a place in Washington prep history, Colton's fifth consecutive girls' basketball championship has earned the Wildcats an audience with Governor Jay Inslee.
Colton and the other 11 prep teams that won Washington state basketball titles will be honored today at the state legislature, and then have a luncheon with Inslee.
"We're really excited," Colton coach Clark Vining said. "It's a great opportunity. It's the kind of opportunity that comes around once in a lifetime."
The Wildcats' seniors are on a different trip and weren't able to attend. Vining, assistant coach Ben Emerson and players Jenna Moser, Zoe Moser and Savannah Chadwick made the drive to Olympia on Thursday.
According to the WIAA, the other teams expected to attend are Toledo (1A boys), Rainier Beach (3A boys), Curtis (4A boys), Brewster (1A girls), Cleveland (3A girls) and Mead (4A girls). The Pullman boys, who won the 2A title, will apparently not attend.
