Douglas High shortstop Ava Gildea turns to make a force out at third base Saturday against Bishop Manogue.
Photo by Ron Harpin.
Douglas High School softball opened Class 5A league play with two wins Saturday at home against Bishop Manogue, 5-2 and 14-4 (in six innings).
It extends the Tigers’ streak to 37 consecutive league wins, dating to May 2022.
Douglas was tied with the Miners 2-2 through four innings of game one, but put together a three-run fifth to grab the lead.
Maddie Lister and Marissa McLelland led off the inning with a single and double, respectively.
That set the table for an Annie Hill sacrifice fly to give Douglas a 3-2 lead. The Tigers plated their fourth run on an error before Haylie Pledger drove in the fifth run on a single.
Cam McLelland was dominant in the circle for the Tigers, going all seven innings with eight strikeouts and one earned run allowed alongside one walk.
In game two, the bats broke out as Marissa McLelland, Pledger and Hill had three-hit performances.
The Tigers trailed 3-0 after the top of the first, but responded with six runs in the home half.
Pledger drove in three RBIs while striking out three.
Hill drove in three RBIs, too, while Cameron Coats knocked in a pair of runs. Cam McLelland smacked a two-run homer to left field.
UP NEXT: Douglas (4-1, 2-0 in Class 5A North league play) will hit the road this weekend for a tournament in Las Vegas.
GALENA OUTSCORES DOUGLAS BASEBALL
Galena High baseball handed Douglas its second loss of the season, 9-1, on Saturday in Reno.
Jared Peters and Blaine Bilderback were the two Tigers to record a hit.
Titus Gocke struck out three in two innings on the mound.
The Tiger pitching staff was charged with two earned runs due to a handful of fielding errors.
UP NEXT: Douglas (3-2, 1-1 in Class 5A North league play) will be on the road this weekend, traveling to Anaheim for a tournament.
TIGER TRACK COMPETES AT MANOGUE
Douglas High boys and girls track and field were in Reno last weekend for the “Nine teams, one track, no limits” meet at Bishop Manogue.
The Tiger girls took second with 26.5 points, finishing behind Reno (60).
Junior Lucy Nord was third in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter events, posting times of 5:46.99 and 12:50.08.
Katelyn Coons won the 300-meter hurdles in 51.56 before taking third in the 100-meter hurdles.
Senior Malena Van Wagenen was third in the high jump with a clearance of 4 feet, eight inches.
Stella White tied for second in the pole vault with a mark of 11 feet.
Kaylee Bradford posted a mark of 15-7 in the long jump, taking second place.
Junior Grace Strabala-Karosich finished in second place in the 100-meter dash in 12.81. Sophomore Alexsa Reyes was third in the 200 in 29.77.
On the boys side, Douglas was eighth with 10 points.
Senior CJ Bera finished third in the 200 with a time of 23.40.
Fellow senior Luke Davis was third in the 1,600, finishing in 4:33.07 before taking second in the 3,200 in 10:16.58.
The Tigers’ 4x4 relay team of Colton Hartline, Zak Weddell, Darryl Hinkle and Bera took second in 3:36.68.
DOUGLAS SWIM AND DIVE CANCELED
Douglas High swim and dive was scheduled to go to Truckee this past weekend, but weather canceled the meet.
The Tiger boys and girls teams will be back in action Friday at Incline.