Friday, March 19, 2010
High school sports roundup: Terriers shut out Spartans in softball
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Jessica Mahoney's 12-strikeout, two-hit performance led William Byrd to the 2-0 victory over Salem.
Danielle Powell had a run scoring single in the sixth inning, while both Jordan Maedor and Jamie Green each had doubles for the Terriers.
Softball
Craig County 4, Giles 2
NEW CASTLE -- Sarah Wood went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in a four-run fifth inning for Craig County, which trailed 2-0 heading into the fifth.
Brittany Ratliff went 2-for-4 with two doubles, while Shawna Huffman had a a hit in each of her three at-bats. Nicole Craft struck out 11 batters for Craig County.
Megan Fisher was 2-for-3 for Giles County.
Covington 13, Roanoke Catholic 0
Shanna Woodward pitched a no-hitter, striking out 19 batters, for Covington (1-1).
Ashleigh Brie went 2-for-5 with three runs batted in, while Kristina Huffman went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Carroll County 9, Pulaski County 2
HILLSVILLE -- Autumn Heal drove in two runs and scored twice for Carroll County, while Amber Cannaday went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.
Lily Kimble recorded the win for the Cavaliers, pitching seven innings, striking out nine.
Bath County 10, Alleghany 2
LOW MOOR -- Jalen Ford allowed two runs and struck out 12 batters for Bath County (2-0) in its win over Alleghany (1-1).
Ford also had a triple for the Chargers, who also got two hits from Amanda Shiflett. Kristen Rose went 2-for-3 with a triple for Alleghany.
Baseball
Giles 7, Craig County 3
PEARISBURG -- Andrew Eppling's two-run double in the fifth inning broke a 3-3 tie. Eppling scored on a throwing error on the play to give Giles a 6-3 lead.
Heath Wilson earned the win for Giles, going five innings and allowing two earned runs. Tyler Thorne got the save, pitching two scoreless innings.
Auburn 10, Galax 1
GALAX -- Jacob Underwood pitched a complete game three-hitter to lead Galax (1-1) to the win.
The only run Underwood gave up was unearned. He struck out eight batters and also went 2-for-3 at the plate.
Shane Cummings went 2-for-3 with a run scored for Galax (1-1).
Salem 7, William Byrd 6
Carter Williamson hit a home run in the bottom of the sixth to give Salem (1-1) the one-run lead.
Dustin Garst had two hits, including a three-run home run for the Spartans and Matt Hill earned the win.
For William Byrd (1-1), Raymond Harron hit a two-run home run and Joe Stickney had two hits and two RBIs.
BOYS SOCCER
Staunton River 3, Liberty 1
MONETA -- Kyle Hicks, Alex Cowen and Ian Campbell each scored goals for Staunton River (1-1).
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem 5, William Byrd 1
Claire Sexton totaled two goals and an assist and Harmon Hall added one of each to lead Salem (2-0).
Hannah Chauvin and Katelin Campbell each had one goal for the Spartans.
Laura Wood scored the Goal for William Byrd (0-1-1) and Hanna Henley recorded 22 saves for the Terriers.
Floyd County 5, George Wythe 0
FLOYD -- Caroline Blevins scored three times and assisted on another goal for Floyd County (1-0).
The Buffaloes, who limited George Wythe (0-1) to six shots, also got goals from Jordan Nolen and Abbie Priest. Priest added an assist.
North Cross 2, SWVA Home School 0
Regan Comer scored in the 33rd minute and Hallie Martin added a goal late in the second half for North Cross (2-0) in the win over SW Virginia Home School (0-1-1). Elizabeth Stoekle recorded the shutout for the Raiders.
-- Staff reports
