Richland Center was a five four winner against River Valley in high school baseball last night.
The host Hornets picked up four runs on three hits in the second inning.
River Valley caught up with two runs in the fourth and fifth frames.
Richland Center took the lead for good with a single run in the bottom of the fifth.
Jacob McDonald was the winning pitcher as he went the distance and struck out six.
Well, walking five, giving up one hit.
Brady Dosh was two for four while Isaac Gold West Bosworth and Logan Peterson all had hits.
Avery McGlin had an RBI in the fifth, which proved to be the winning run.
Abbott Millinowski was one for three for River Valley.
He pitched the first three innings and Quincy Blakely worked the last three innings from the mound.
Each pitcher gave up three hits.
The Black Hawks fell to one and five overall, oh and two in the league.
Richland Center now four and four overall and one and one in the league.
The Hornets will host Prairie Dushin on Tuesday while River Valley will face
Plattville.
Again, Richland Center of five, four winner against River Valley.
The real highlight though was 105 year old Louise Shadower who threw out the first pitch
last night.
Her 104 year old sister was there to cheer on.
And just prior to her heading to the field throughout the first pitch,
I talked to Louise Louise.
This is just such an exciting thing.
Is this an exciting thing for you today to be able to do this?
Yes, entirely.
Very exciting.
Tell me who you played for.
You played softball, didn't you?
Yeah, and I played the J.I. softball.
I guess that's what you'd say.
Well, I played for this, yeah.
Are you going to throw a fastball when you throw out the first pitch tonight?
Very fast.
Were you a graduate of Richland Center High School?
Yes.
Way back.
What year did you graduate, you remember?
I was just a fire member.
37, I think.
And your sister is here tonight as well.
Is she as good a softball player as you?
Oh, no.
Well, I would know she didn't play as much as I did.
She wouldn't mind if I said that.
So you've had a dream of getting out here and doing this.
Is this kind of a dream come true for you, Louise?
Oh, yeah.
Come out here.
Yes, it is.
Well, you're an honored guest.
Everybody's looking forward to seeing you tonight.
And thank you for doing this.
Thanks for taking the time to talk to us, OK?
OK, thank you.
You bet.
Good luck to you as you throw out the first pitch.
Show them up, OK?
Which way shall I throw it up or not?
Whatever, yeah, just get it to the catcher.
Thank you very much.
OK.
Yeah.
Louise Shadower, 105-year-old resident of Schmitt Within Hills.
She was at the game as an honored guest
to throw out the first pitch last night.
Elsewhere in baseball, it was Plantville edging Dodgeville,
won nothing.
Also last night in the Ridge and Valley,
it got late.
There was a rain delay, but they did get both baseball games in.
Ithaca winning five to one in game one and 12-7 in game two
over Wasika Stuben.
In the first game, Sammy Clary went the distance,
striking out five and giving up one run.
Also, the leading hitters in the game, West Nelson
had two hits for the Bulldogs.
Game two, the 12-7 victory.
Sammy Clary worked just over an inning.
Devon Ime as well.
West Nelson pitched four innings as well for the Bulldogs
to get the victory.
Three hits from Houston, Garcia Bull and last night
led the way for the Bulldogs in game two.
Elsewhere in baseball from the Ridge and Valley,
North Crawford, 15-5 over LaFarge.
It was a victory as well for Weston.
As they claim victory against Kickapoo,
final score eight for Garrett Jennings.
Got the win on the mound, pitching five and two thirds.
Trevor Westfall in relief for an inning and a third.
Also at the plate, Garrett Jennings, two for four
with three runs scored.
Isaac Jennings, two for four with three RBI and a runs scored.
Trevor Westfall, two for four with two RBI.
Garrett Greenshire, one for three with two RBI's.
And the team had seven hits on the night,
but five walks and seven stolen bases
to get the victory against Kickapoo eight for
in Ridge and Valley action.
Elsewhere, it was a win for middle point over Riverdale.
That final score was five to two for the Chieftains.
They were led by Chase Chitwood,
who went two for two with a home run.
Royal over Bangor, seven, three,
19 nothing Hillsborough top one Ewok center in five innings.
It was a win last night in baseball as well
for cashed in over Nassita, eight, two,
Cuba City, 10, one over Iowa Grant,
Southwestern six, Darlington, five,
River Ridge over Argyle, Black Hawk, 13, nothing,
Westby nine, Arcadia, one, Wisconsin Dells,
four nothing over Westfield,
Austin, six, Nakusa, one, Analaska,
four nothing over Sparta,
Readsburg, 10, four winners against Barobu.
In softball action last night,
the Ithaca Bulldogs lost two to Azika Stuban, two to one,
and 16, six in the two to one game.
Brianna Ray was the winning pitcher,
Arianna Lewis suffered the loss for Ithaca,
leading hitters for the Bulldogs,
Emma Hilby, one for two with an RBI in a home run,
Holly King, Kayley New Kirk,
and Arianna Lewis all had hits.
In game two, it was a win for Devon Allert
down the mound for Azika Stuban,
JC Maxwell suffered the loss for the Bulldogs,
leading hitters, Kayley New Kirk, two for three with three RBI's,
and also two doubles,
JC Maxwell, two for three with an RBI,
and Maley Plymer was one for two.
Devon Allert was two for three with two RBI for Azika Stuban.
Elsewhere, in conference action last night in the Ridge and Valley,
it was Kickapoo over Weston, 14, four,
Hillsboro, eight, four over Waniwak Center,
Pecaetonica, shut out Highland,
11, nothing in five innings.
It was nine, seven Iowa grant over Phenomore,
Cuba City, 30 to nothing over Bosca Bell,
and middle point, 11, one over Riverdale.
In action from the Southwest Conference,
Plattville, two to one over River Valley.
It was a close one, Dodgeville getting the win against Lancaster,
seven, three, and Prairie Dushine,
Edge Richland Center, two to one,
a very good ball game last night at Richland Center High School,
the score was tied at one for much of the game,
Prairie Dushine scoring an unearned run in the top of the seventh
to take the lead and they hold out for the victory against the Hornets,
two to one, a good effort though for the young Richland Center team last night
against one of the conference contenders.
Southwester, nine, two over Darlington, Wisconsin Heights, four,
nothing over Belville,
Readsburg, seven, six over Barobu in high school softball.
In soccer, Prairie Dushine River Ridge,
Sanico was an eight nothing winner against Richland Center
and Plattville Landcaster defeated River Valley,
final score of three to one in softball.
Today in softball, River Valley will host Stoten,
it's a non-conference game,
the return of River Valley graduate,
Cassie Paul Sinbondi,
she's the head coach of Stoten,
I talked to her this week.
I started eight freshmen last year at the varsity level,
which a lot of people kind of thought like eight freshmen,
oh my gosh, so we're still pretty young,
but they're all back in softball,
so they've got that varsity experience, which is nice.
We heard your voice during the state wrestling tournament,
how did you get that gig announcing for the state tournament?
Yeah, that's a fun one.
So actually my, so here in Stoten,
my former athletic director is Mel Dow,
who now be associate director up at the WIA,
and it would have been last year and about December,
he shot me a message and said,
hey, can you call me, get this?
And at first I'm like, oh, did I do something?
Cause you know, he's at the WIA and now I'm like,
did I like, so we get to take a rule test or something?
And he, you know, I gave him a call and he said,
hey, where, you know, girls wrestling
is growing so much in the state.
And we want, we want to get a female voice
at the call center on the PA.
Would you be interested in doing it?
And I was shocked, you know,
I'm not a professional by any moves at it.
I do the PA a lot here in Stoten
for like basketball games,
some of our volleyball games as well.
So I went with it and it was like,
it was a great, I got to do that again.
My second year doing individual state.
And then this year, I also was at the field
hospital for team state wrestling,
too, which was, which was a tough one.
Cassie Paulson Bondi, who will be leading
our team Stoten against River Valley today at five
at River Valley high school softball field.
Last night in soccer, River Valley lost
to Platteville Lancaster 3-1
and Prairie Dushin River Ridge,
Seneca Defeated Richland Center,
eight goals to nine.
Ithaca Weston has been busy this week.
Their third track meet of the week.
Valtus Arcaiser was six that cashed in last night
in the 200, Sam Jones, fifth in the 800.
Clayton Lee took first in the 1600.
And in the 3200,
Brasen Garcia Bolin was fifth.
The four by two was seventh.
That was Kirk Thompson, John Hash,
Ethan Stoll and Valtus Arcaiser.
The four by eight was third.
Brasen Garcia Bolin, John Hash,
Deakin McDonough and Sam Jones.
And in the 100 hurdles,
Tristan Peterson finished second.
Bowling Scores report from last night.
It was the all-star league week 32 of 32.
The misfits with the top series on the night,
a 28.69,
Turbo's Bar and Grill at a 28.32,
Morris heating and cooling at 28.03.
The misfits at 10.21,
Julie Karen State Farm, 9.99,
TKO barbecue, a 978.
Top series Travis Bushley, a 7.15,
Scott Oman, a 6.70,
Ron Swigham, 177 over average,
with a 6.62.
Top game, Travis Bushley, a 279,
258 for Dan Pike,
Steve Olson, 257,
Scott Oman and Carrie Pratt,
each had 256's.
Well, additional highlights,
Bodie Hiroshima,
bold a 570 series,
one 59 over average,
Mike Morris with a 653 101 over average,
and Colleen Schrader,
bold a 516 99 over average.
Thank you to all Bowlers in the all-star league.
The annual meeting for the Greater Richland Area Bowling
Association will be held at 6.30,
Wednesday, April 30th at the Phoenix Center.
All Bowlers are asked to attend
to review the business of the association
and vote for the three officer positions up for election.
