Marion edges G-Men
Chilhowie's Landon Bowman swings for a hit against Patrick Henry.
Baseball
Marion edges G-Men
Will Garrick scored on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Marion a 5-4 Southwest District win and complete a comeback for the Scarlet Hurricanes.
Marion trailed 4-1 entering the final inning.
A bunt by Garrick was mishandled and led to a two-run error that tied the game. Garrick then used his wheels to race home for the winner.
Garrick was also the winning pitcher in relief.
Marion had just two hits – via Peyton Ratcliffe and Caden Hash – but took advantage of seven walks, two errors and three hit batters by the G-Men.
Chaun Dowell homered for Graham.
Graham 200 002 0—4 6 2
Marion 011 000 3—5 2 2
McCroskey, Hale (7) and Ganoe. Cregger, Garrick (7) and Tolbert. W – Garrick. L – Hale. HR – Dowell (G), 6th, none on.
Warriors whip Indians
Senior catcher Landon Bowman hit a pair of three-run homers as the Chilhowie Warriors routed Rural Retreat for a 12-4 Hogoheegee District victory.
Bowman went yard in the third inning and the seventh inning.
“Landon has put together a very good season offensively,” said Chilhowie coach Jeff Robinson. “He’s become a more complete hitter this year than in his previous three seasons as a starter. His home runs today were clutch. The first one tied up the game after we dug ourselves an early deficit. His second one put the game away.”
Bowman also singled as he spearheaded Chilhowie’s 17-hit onslaught.
Freshman Bryce Robinson added two hits and also pitched 3 1/3 solid innings.
Brent Kilbourne, Jayden Schwartz, Gavin Walker, Brycen Sturgill and Tyler Gonzalez each finished with hits as well.
Leadoff hitter Brody Childers went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Rural Retreat. Eli Poole added two hits and two RBIs.
Chilhowie 003 231 3—12 17 1
Rural Retreat 030 100 0—4 6 2
N. Nash, Br. Robinson (3) Kilbourne (7) and Bowman. Shelton, Childers (5) and Walker. W – Br. Robinson. L – Shelton. HR – Bowman (C) 2 – 3rd, two on & 7th, two on; Schwartz (C), 4th one on.
Holston hammers Northwood
Eli Tweed went 3-for-4 with four RBIs as the Holston Cavaliers cruised past Northwood for a 12-2 Hogoheegee District victory in Saltville.
The dudes from Damascus scored seven times in the top of the fifth inning to turn a close game into a blowout.
Northwood led 2-0 after one inning thanks to a two-run homer off the bat of Brody Waddle. However, Holston closed the game with a dozen unanswered runs.
“Good team win tonight for a group that’s had its fair share of growing pains,” said Holston coach Josh Ezzell. “We fell behind early but battled our way back in it and had seven different guys score tonight.”
Creed Maness added two hits, Isaac Little drove in two runs, Colt Thomas scored three runs and Liam Maness crossed the plate twice.
Freshman Carson Rouse tossed a three-hitter with five strikeouts.
“He really settled in after the first inning and mixed pitches to find out,” Ezzell said.
Holston 040 17—12 9 0
Northwood 200 00—2 3 6
Rouse and Little. Prater, Waddle (4) and Sanders. W – Rouse. L – Prater. HR – Waddle (N), 1st, one on.
Rebels rout Tigers
Aidan Monahan went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs as the Patrick Henry Rebels hammered Honaker 14-2 and clinched at least a tie for first place in the Hogoheegee District.
PH can clinch the title outright on Tuesday with a win at home against Rural Retreat.
Senior Trajan Cannon went 2-for-5 with five RBIs for the Rebels.
Kolby Hicks had two hits, two RBIs and four runs in the win and also struck out 11 over six innings to get the win on the mound.
Connor Brown added two hits on a night when the highlights were plentiful for Patrick Henry.
Kam Beavers had three hits and Landon Schneider smacked a solo home run for Honaker. Kole Reynolds also had an RBI for the Tigers.
Patrick Henry 340 100 6—14 12 3
Honaker 011 000 0—2 8 2
Hicks, Cannon (7) and Rutherford. Altizer, Schneider (3), K. Reynolds (7), Rasnake (7) and Beavers. W – Hicks. L – Altizer. HR – Schneider (H), 2nd, none on.
Softball
Holston handles Panthers
Katie Remine had three hits and five RBIs as the Holston Cavaliers notched a 9-5 Hogoheegee District road win over the Northwood Panthers.
Lexi Singleton added two hits and drove in a run for Holston (2-16), which snapped a 15-game losing streak and prevailed for the first time since a 6-4 victory over Rye Cove on March 24.
Ella Evans (3-for-3) and winning pitcher Lexi Singleton also had memorable performances.
Northwood’s Bailee Nutter hit two home runs and also made some history. She became Northwood’s single-season strikeout record holder in the loss as she added seven more to her total.
Northwood also received two hits from Kiara Buskill.
Holston 003 402 0—9 10 0
Northwood 110 010 2—5 8 2
Singleton and Evans. Nutter and Salyer. W – Singleton. L – Nutter. HR – Nutter (N) 2 – 5th, one on & 7th, one on.
Warriors wallop Rural Retreat
Madi Preston went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs as the Chilhowie Warriors rocked Rural Retreat 10-3 in Hogoheegee District play and their coach moved closer to a major milestone.
Chilhowie boss John Sabo notched his 599th career win.
He’ll go for No. 600 on Tuesday when the Warriors play at Holston and a victory that day would also clinch the district title for the Warriors.
Kylee Dancy, Anna Ramirez, Denessa Martin and Kaydyn Eller each had two hits for Chilhowie. Dancy was also the winning pitcher.
Hailey Whalen had two hits for Rural Retreat.
Canes edge G-Girls
Addyson Williams scored on a single by Madison Justice in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Marion Scarlet Hurricanes a 12-11 Southwest District win over Graham.
Justice led off the eighth with a double and then scored the game-winning run three pitches later.
Marion trailed 11-5 after five innings before rallying for the victory thanks to some hitting heroics of Abby Rabara.
Rabara went 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs.
She hit a two-run homer in the second inning, a two-run bomb in the sixth and a game-tying two-out, two-run single in the seventh.
Sadie Amos went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.
Spencer Parks (3-for-5), Spencer Parks (two hits) and Williams (two hits) were productive as well.
Graham’s Riley Harvey went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, while Abby Houchins had two doubles and four RBIs. Bella Kaklis, Stevie Sparks and KaLeah Ross each tallied two hits.
Soccer
Wise wrecks PH
Kaden Adkins scored two goals and dished out three assists as the Wise County Central Warriors powered past Patrick Henry for a 7-2 non-district win.
Carson Minor and Oluwatimileyin Daniel Babatunde supplied two goals apiece, while Chester Ellis also found the back of the net.
Track and Field
The Rebel Last Chance Meet
At Emory & Henry
BOYS
100 – Trey Ward (Rural Retreat), 10.94; 200 – Jerod Brown-Carter (Gate City), 22.38; 800 – Keyston Hartford (Grundy), 2:03.19; 1,600 – Keyston Hartford (Grundy), 4:43.83; 3,200 – Landon Spain (Union), 11:01.87; 110 Hurdles – Daniel Lee (Marion), 16.46; 300 Hurdles – Gabe Rouse (Chilhowie), 41.36; 4x100 Relay – Rural Retreat, 44.30; 4x400 – Rural Retreat, 3:44.02; 4x800 – Holston, 9:31; High Jump – Eli Hicks (Gate City), 5-10; Long Jump – Skyler McBride (George Wythe), 22-1 ¾; Triple Jump – Dallas Harner (Patrick Henry), 41-2 ¼; Pole Vault – Dallas Harner (Patrick Henry), 10-0; Discus – Jacob Mooney (Marion), 162-5; Shot Put – Jacob Mooney (Marion), 53-0.
GIRLS
100 – Zyleigh Hayden (Holston), 12.43; 200 – Zyleigh Hayden (Holston), 25.35; 400 – Jade Noriega (George Wythe), 1:02.02; 800 – Allie Jones (Lee High), 2:34.21; 1,600 – Emma Faulkner (George Wythe), 5:35.50; 3,200 – Maggie Mizelle (John Battle), 14:15.28; 100 Hurdles – Katelynn Witt (Union), 15.21; 300 Hurdles – Katelynn Witt (Union), 46.14; 4x100 Relay – Lee High, 51.40; 4x400 Relay – George Wythe, 4:32.88; 4x800 – George Wythe, 10:34.07; High Jump – Emery Sage (Rural Retreat), 5-0; Long Jump – Savana Parsons (Lee High), 17-4 ½; Triple Jump – Katelynn Witt (Union), 36-6 ¾; Pole Vault – Rayanna Neece (Patrick Henry), 6-0; Discus – Andie Jarboe (Patrick Henry), 105-3; Shot Put – Andie Jarboe (Patrick Henry), 33-8 ½.
