Lady Jays Softball
Softball Falls Again
by Kallie Edins
The softball team traveled to Wisner for the NEN Classic on Saturday, August 29. The softball team played 3 different teams. The first game the Lady Jays lost to Blue River (which includes the teams of David City Public, East Butler, and Shelby-Rising City) 9-13 after having the lead the entire game until the last inning. The team had an overall team total of 10 hits.
In the second game the Lady Jays battled against the O’Neill Eagles. The Lady Jays lost 18-4. They had a total of three hits. Elizabeth Hammer had a hit, along with Madelyn Hanson, and Ashton Oestriech.
Sophomore Addison Sporleder said, “Our bats just weren’t there that game, and we didn’t seem to have as much energy.”
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During the final game of the day, the Lady Jays took on Logan View/Scribner-Snyder. The Lady Jays had a 10-6 tough loss. The team had 9 hits total. Elizabeth Hammer, Addison Sporleder, and Ashton Oestreich with two hits each. Hayle DeBoer, Madelyn Hanson, and Sarah Miller each had one hit as well. The Lady Jays played well on offense, but just fell short four runs. Coach Marika VonSeggern said, “I would say the two players who stood out were Ashton Oestreich and Elizabeth Hammer. They both did very well batting and came up with some big hits when we needed them. Ashton also played very well defensively. She stepped up and was a leader out on the field. She saved us from some bad decisions defensively by being very vocal.” The Lady Jays softball team is at O’Neill on Thursday, September 3, and at a tournament at Boone Central on Saturday, September 5. |
Pierce Softball Takes a Loss
by Kaila Spieker
Pierce Varsity Softball lost 22-12 despite close scores in the first and second innings against North Bend Central on Thursday, August 27 on Pierce’s home field.
Head coach Marika VonSeggern stated, “Ashton Oestreich had 5 RBIs, which is huge! Also, Addison Sporleder played extremely well defensively. She had 2 independent double plays where she caught a tough line drive and dove to third base to get two outs.”
Also, the Pierce team pitched three strikeouts; Madison Altwine had two and Hayle DeBoer had one.
The Pierce softball team will travel to play O’Neill on Thursday, September 3.
Varsity Lady Jays Strike Out Against the Cyclones
Pierce Softball Takes on Highway 91
by Taylor Compton
The varsity softball Lady Jays traveled to Highway 91 to take on the Cyclones, including teams from Howells-Dodge, Clarkson, and Leigh on Tuesday, August 25. The Lady Jays fell short with an ending score of 4-9.
Sophomore Isabelle Skrdla, senior Elizabeth Hammer, freshman Hayle DeBoer, and senior Sarah Miller each had one hit. Leading the team in hits were freshman Madelyn Hanson and senior Ashton Oestreich, who both had a total of two hits.
In the first inning, the Lady Jays came short with zero runs and the Cyclones scored two runs bringing the score to 0-2. As for the second inning, the score was 1-3 as the Lady Jays scored one run as the Cyclones also scored one run.
Sliding into the third inning, the Lady Jays scored one run and so did the Cyclones. In the fourth inning, the Lady Jays didn’t score, but the Cyclones scored three runs. Running into the fifth inning, the Lady Jays scored one run and the Cyclones didn’t score. Heading into the sixth inning, the Lady Jays scored one run, but the Cyclones added three more runs to their score. Finishing off the game in the seventh inning, neither the Lady Jays nor the Cyclones scored any runs, bringing the ending score of the game to 4-9.
Head coach Marika VonSeggern commented on the game by saying, “I thought the game went pretty well. We improved tremendously on defense and offense wasn’t too bad. We just gave up too many big hits to come out on top.”
The Lady Jays next game will be away on Thursday, September 3 against O’Neill.
