Sports Briefs
Maryville softball edges Savannah
Maryville softball (2-6) beat Savannah 2-1 Tuesday night. Savannah scored in the first inning, but Maryville countered with two runs in the third. Meghan Yarnell and Jessica Finch each had an RBI for the Spoofhounds while going 2-for-3 and 1-for-3 respectively. Yarnell and Emma Baldwin scored the Maryville runs. Riley Gray went the full seven innings in the circle for the Spoofhounds. She struck out nine and walked just one batter while allowing four hits.
Maryville, West Nodaway cross country run in Clarinda
The Maryville boys’ and girls’ cross country teams placed fifth overall at the Clarinda, Iowa Invitational on Tuesday. Josh Alvarez was the lone medalist for the boys’ side with a time of 18:15 to take fifth. Jannis Lange was 21st with a time of 19:16 and Chad Sullivan was 22nd with a time of 19:20. Colin Arnold and Drew Walker were 27th and 35th respectively. Arnold clocked a 19:37 and Walker finished with a time of 20:01. Jaren Golightly (37th, 20:26) and Zach Kizer (41st, 20:52) rounded out the boys’ results. Lydia Mitchell and Laura Feuerbacher came in third and sixth respectively to earn medals. Mitchell finished in 20:55 while Feuerbacher clocked a 21:36. Becky Meyers finished in 24:24 to take 27th place. Tilena Conniver, Madilyn Pritzel, and Jenny Ahlgrimm finished 51st, 68th, and 69th respectively. Conniver finished with a time of 27:45 while Pritzel and Ahlgrimm had times of 31:34 and 31:40. Maryville travels to Cameron on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. meet.
West Nodaway
West Nodaway first year head coach Colton Blay had his runners compete in the junior varsity portion due to a lack of experience. Duke Ingham was the top Rocket finisher. He placed 11th overall with a time of 14:35.14. Weston Carter placed 17th overall with a time of 21:57.17. Parker Ogle was 19th with a time of 22:12.19. Gus Hoeker had a 27th place finish with a time of 22:41.67 while Dalton Smyser was 33rd with 23:06.33. The Rockets placed sixth as a team. The Rockets travel to Tarkio on Tuesday to compete at 5 p.m.
North Nodaway softball gets back in the win column
The North Nodaway softball team earned a 13-6 victory over Stewartsville on Tuesday. The Mustangs got a huge boost to start the game, scoring 10 runs in the first inning. Keagan O’Riley picked up the win in the circle. She struck out eight and walked three while allowing nine hits. She also went 3-for-3 from the plate with two RBI. Audrey Trimble went 3-for-4 with three RBI while the Mustangs also got RBI from Kristen Herndon, Madison Thompson, Makayla Cross, Kelsi Oberhauser, Bethany Herndon, and Kandace Damgar.
Platte Valley cross country gets third at Chillicothe
The Platte Valley girls’ cross country team placed third overall at the Chillicothe meet on Tuesday. Ashley Riley placed first with a time of 21:03 while Mallory McConkey and Meaghan McConkey were 10th (23:08.3) and 15th (23:49.4) respectively. Savannah Bennett placed 49th overall with a time of 28:49.6 and Phelps Hawley was 58th with a time of 31:14.5. Layla Wolf crossed the line in 65th with a time of 38:14. Platte Valley competes at the Tarkio meet on Tuesday.
