Fastpitch earns trip to state with crossover win!

Lakeside softball win over Omak in Brewster Dist. 6/7 regional crossover challenge on Saturday as reported May 24th on Spokesman-Review.com:

Lakeside (18-4) rallied late to earn the No. 2 seed to state with a 4-2 victory over Omak at the District 6/7 regional in Brewster.

The Eagles trailed 2-0 heading into the top of the seventh, but Heather Hesselgesser ripped a two-out double to knot the score and send it to extra innings. In the eighth, Nicole Jurek and Michaela Brittos hit back-to-back run-scoring doubles to complete the comeback victory.

Vanessa Ahrendt picked up the win for the Eagles. She went the distance and allowed just one earned run on five hits with three strikeouts. She also doubled twice in four at-bats.

Here is a link to the box score, also from the Spokesman-Review on-line: Lakeside 4 Omak 2

Congratulations, Lady Eagles! Good luck at state!

Lakeside fastpitch wins District 7 Championship!

After locking down the NEA League Title with an undefeated 12-0 league season, the Lady Eagles secured the 2009 District 7 1A Fastpitch Championship with 5th-inning run-ruled wins over both Chewelah and Kettle Falls on Saturday, May 16th at University High School.

Lakeside overcame Chewelah 15-5 in the 11am game, and then bested Kettle Falls in the 1pm title game, 23-2. With the District 7 championship wins, Lakeside takes their overall 2009 season win-loss record to 17-4.

Between games, seven Eagles were presented All-Conference certificates and medallions. Four Eagles made first team: League MVP senior ss Heather Hesselgesser, senior 3b Moriah Beeler, junior 1b Lauryn Bassen and freshman p Vanessa Ahrendt. Three were awarded second team honors: senior cf Cami Alexander, senior lf Nicole Jurek and sophomore 2b Michaela Brittos.

Congratulations, all-leaguers!

Colville holds off Lakeside, #1 Lady Eagles head to Districts

The Lady Eagles softball team travelled to 2A Great Northern League champion Colville Tuesday, May 12th and came away with a tough loss, 6-9, after they pushed across only 1 run with bases loaded twice over the last two innings and outhit the Indians 13-9 on the game.

Freshman Lakeside pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt took the loss to go to 15-3 overall, while Colville was forced to bring in their 10-0 starter Carr in the 3rd as reserve pitcher Holst could not hold off the Eagle bats.

The NEA League champion Lady Eagles now head into District 7 play this Saturday against Chewelah, after the Cougars from Jenkins High defeated Newport 11-5 in district loser out play-in action yesterday. Game time is 11:00 am at University High School in the Spokane Valley. Only two teams from District 7 1A (comprised of only the Northeast "A" League) will advance to regionals against the Caribou Trail League's District 6 first round loser pool next Saturday, May 23rd, in Brewster to battle for the #2 and #4 seeds to state from District 6/7. Winners of District 6 first round play will battle for #1 and #3 seeds to state.

Best of luck in Districts, Lady Eagles!

Fastpitch undefeated in league!

The Lakeside-9 Mile Falls, WA Eagles ran through Northeast A League play undefeated, ending at 12-0 in doubleheader wins at Kettle Falls last Friday, May 8th with scores of 9-2 and 8-1.

The Eagles face 2A Great Northern League champion Colville (12-0, 16-1) this Tuesday, May 12th before heading into 1A District 7 play this weekend to determine the two entries to regionals.

Lady Eagles run-rule Newport twice, clinch NEA league title

The Lakeside fastpitch squad beat the Newport Grizzlies 15-4 in 6 innings in game 1 of last Friday's home doubleheader and then shut them out in game 2 10-0 in 5 innings to push their NEA league record to 9-0 and their overall record to 12-3.

Meanwhile, Freeman split their Friday doubleheader with Kettle Falls to drop their league record to 6-5 with one game to go, thereby assuring the clinch of first place for the Eagles. Kettle Falls fell to 4-4 with three games to go, while Chewelah stands at 4-5, also with three games to go. Newport remains winless in league at 0-9 with only a doubleheader at Chewelah remaining.

Junior Lauryn Bassen led the Lady Eagles offense in game 1 with her 2nd home run of 2009, to add to 2 hits each by FR catcher Savannah Rolston and SR Cami Alexander. Lakeside was aided by Newport's 8 errors. SR all-leaguer Heather Hesselgesser is out with a dislocated thumb injury but could return in time for post season play.

Bassen then hit her 3rd home run of the season in game 2, to add to the doubles by freshman battery-mates pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt and Rolston, and SR Moriah Beeler's 3 hits. Ahrendt's double was a 2 RBI walk-off to end the game in the bottom of the fifth. She was credited with both wins, taking her season and HS-career record to 12-2. She has now thrown 4 shut-outs.

Lakeside faces Freeman Tuesday, May 5th, then travels to Kettle Falls for a Friday, May 8th league season-ending doubleheader. The Lady Eagles' final game before the District Tournament on Saturday, May 16th is at 2A GNL-leading Colville on Tuesday, May 12th. The Indians are 10-0 in league and 14-1 overall.

Great job, Lady Eagles, 2009 NEA League Champs!

Lady Eagles fastpitch run-rules Chewelah 15-0

After losing a close one 1-3 at 2A West Valley Monday, the Lakeside varsity softball team came out strong and lit up the Cougars of Jenkins High 15-0 yesterday afternoon, April 28th in Chewelah. Freshman Vanessa Ahrendt got the 4 hit shut out win to take her record to 10-2. Her battery-mate behind the plate was freshman Savannah Rolston.

Eight different Eagles combined for 15 hits, which included 2 by Lauryn Bassen, one of which was a triple:

» Stats from SpokesmanReview.com
PITCHING: Ahrendt and Rolston; Huguenin and Smith. W-Ahrendt. L-Huguenin (9-6).
HITS: Lakeside-Beeler 2, Ahrendt 3, Hesselgesser, Bassen 2, Rolston, Jurek 2, Alexander 2, Perrault 2. Chewelah-Huguenin, Charron, Verbeck, Smith. 2B-Charron. 3B-Bassen, Huguenin.

The Lady Eagles host Newport this Friday, May 1st, in a league doubleheader that starts at 2pm, host Freeman Tuesday, May 5th, 4pm and visit Kettle Falls on Friday, May 8th for a final league-play doubleheader that starts at 2pm.

Their last game before the post season is a non-league matchup at 2A Colville Indians, who lead the Great Northern League with an 8-0 record (12-1 overall), on Tuesday, May 12th, 4pm start.

Great job, Lady Eagles!

Late WV rally takes one from Eagles fastpitch

The Lakeside fastpitch squad finished the top of the 6th leading the 2A West Valley Eagles (7-1 GNL) 1-0 yesterday afternoon in Millwood, but succumbed to a 3 run rally in the bottom of the 6th to take a 3-1 loss.

The Lakeside Eagles had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in the top of the 7th when Cami Alexander drove a sharp hit to shallow centerfield that was scooped up at the knees in flight and on the run by West Valley's centerfielder to end the hard fought game.

The Lady Eagles remain at 6-0 in NEA action but fall to 9-3 overall as they head to Chewelah for a league game against Jenkins High School (4-4 NEA, 10-5 overall).

3A Timberlake downs Lakeside softball 6-5

The Timberlake Tigers of Spirit Lake, Idaho bested Lakeside's fastpitch squad this afternoon 6-5. Timberlake's senior pitcher, Afton Allred, already committed to Div 1 Cleveland State, got the win. Lakeside's freshman pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt picked up her first loss of the season to go to 9-1.

3A (ID) Timberlake moves to 13-4 on the season overall, while Lakeside drops to 9-2.

The Eagles travel to 2A West Valley (6-3 overall, 5-1 GNL) next Monday, April 27th.

Lakeside fastpitch 6-0 in league with home win over KF

The Lakeside softball team defeated the Kettle Falls Lady Bulldogs at home on Tuesday, April 21st by a score of 5-4 to remain undefeated in NEA league play with a 6-0 record. Chewelah and Freeman are tied at 3-3 after the Cougars beat Newport last night. Kettle Falls stands at 1-3 and Newport remains winless at 0-4 in league.

Senior 3rd-baseman Moriah Beeler led the Eagles offense with 4 hits. FR pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt, SR shortstop Heather Hesselgesser, JR 1st-baseman Lauryn Bassen, FR catcher Savannah Rolston and SO 2nd-baseman Michaela Brittos each had 2 hits, including Hesselgesser's triple and Rolston's double. SR centerfielder Cami Alexander filled out Lakeside's 15 hits with a single. Kettle Falls managed 7 hits.

The Lady Eagles are 9-1 overall going into this afternoon's 4:00pm inter-state game at Timberlake (Spirit Lake, ID), which leads the Idaho Intermountain League with a 10-0 record. The Tigers are 12-4 overall, and run-ruled Freeman 10-0 in 6 with 15 hits to 1 on Tuesday.

Best of luck, Lady Eagles!

Lady Eagles go to 5-0 league in doubleheader wins

The Lakeside fastpitch squad visited the Freeman Scotties today for league doubleheader action and came away with two wins, upping its league record to 5-0 and its overall record to 8-1.

After giving up 4 runs to none through the first two innings, Lakeside freshman pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt and the Eagles defense got tough and shut out Freeman batters the rest of the way, giving the offense a chance to come back and score 2 runs in the 3rd and 7 in the 6th to win the first contest 9-4. Ahrendt helped her own cause with 2 hits, joining Moriah Beeler with 3 and Heather Hesselgesser, Michelle Dezihan and Nicole Jurek each with 1.

Ahrendt, who went the distance in both games despite being on antibiotics for possible strep throat, gave up 8 runs on 10 hits in the second game, but led the Eagles offense with 4 hits as they scored 14 runs for the win on an incredible 16 hits. Moriah Beeler again had 3 hits, while Lauryn Bassen, Cami Alexander and Jurek had 2 each. They were joined by freshman catcher Savannah Rolston, sophomore Michaela Brittos and senior first team all-leaguer Hesselgesser, who hit the lone triple for the game. Ahrendt, Bassen and Alexander each had a double.

Lakeside now leads the league with the 5-0 record, followed by Freeman at 3-3, Chewelah at 2-3, Kettle Falls at 1-2 and Newport at 0-3. The Lady Eagles take on Kettle Falls, their perennial nemesis, at home next Tuesday, April 21st at 4:00pm. They then travel to Athol, Idaho for a non-league contest against Timberlake on Thursday, April 23rd.

Great job, Lady Eagles!

Lakeside fastpitch run-rules Newport 13-0 in 5

The Lady Eagles softball team visited Newport this afternoon and blanked the Lady Grizzlies 13-0, run-ruling them in 5 innings and raising their league record to 3-0. The Eagles are now 6-1 overall heading into Saturday's doubleheader at Freeman. Game time is at noon.

Junior Lauryn Bassen hit the lone home run of the game, while senior Heather Hesselgesser stroked 3 singles, freshman pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt 2, and senior catcher Cassy Gowin popped a triple. Newport managed only two hits off of Ahrendt, who took her season win record to 6-0 with the shutout, her second of the year.

Good job, Lady Eagles! Best of luck on Saturday!

Lakeside softball run-rules 2A Riverside 16-6 in 6

The Riverside Rams graciously hosted Lakeside's non-league home game against them yesterday afternoon, April 14th, after a freak spring storm blanketed the Eagles' softball field with 3" of wet snow. Unfortunately for the 2A Lady Rams, the hospitality was returned with a 6th inning run-ruled win by 1A Lakeside, 16-6.

The Lady Eagles fastpitch squad travels to Newport for an NEA league matchup at 4:00pm this afternoon, and then visits Freeman for a league doubleheader this Saturday, starting at noon.

Go Lakeside girls!

Lakeside fastpitch takes 2 from Chewelah at home

It took just an hour for the Lakeside Lady Eagles to dispatch the visiting Chewelah Cougars fastpitch team this afternoon by a score of 7-2 in the first game of a league doubleheader. The Eagles followed up the feat with another win over the squad from Jenkins High, 6-3.

The wins give the Eagles a 2-0 record in league and take them to 4-1 overall. Freshman lefty pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt got credited with both wins as Lakeside batters popped 8 hits in each game to Chewelah's 5 in the first game and 3 in the second. Eagles senior Heather Hesselgesser had the lone homerun on the day.

The Lady Eagles host 2A Great Northern League member Riverside next Tuesday, April 14th, game time 4:00pm, and then travel to Newport for a 4:00pm NEA league matchup on Wednesday, April 15th.

Great job, Lady Eagles!

Eagles softball wins Cheney slugfest

Taking advantage of the hard, compacted field at Cheney, the Lady Eagles fastpitch squad belted three homers to the Blackhawks' two to win a slugfest this afternoon by a score of 11-5 and improve their record to 2-1.

Michelle Deziham, Nicole Jurek and Michaela Brittos each cannoned one through the Blackhawks outfield to lead the barrage for Lakeside, while Eagles freshman pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt helped her cause in the circle by pelting a double and two singles. Moriah Beeler also added 3 singles to the singles hit by Cami Alexander, Deziham and freshman Savannah Rolston to round out Lakeside's 12 hits to Cheney's 7.

The Lady Eagles now enter league play with a doubleheader this Saturday at home against Jenkins HS of Chewelah. First game starts at noon.

Great job Eagles! Best of luck this Saturday!

Fastpitch run-rules Cedar Park Christian 14-0

The Lakeside varsity fastpitch team traveled to Bothell and shut out Cedar Park Christian 14-0 in a run-ruled 5 innings under the lights of Inglemoor HS Field Friday night, March 27.

Lakeside's freshman pitcher Vanessa Ahrendt posted 7 strikeouts as she held CPC to 2 hits. First Team All-League senior Heather Hesselgesser had 4 hits including a homerun to highlight the scoring for the Eagles.

The Saturday afternoon game against Bainbridge was cancelled due to weather.

The Lady Eagles return to action Wednesday, April 8th at Cheney in a 4pm game, and then play a NEA league doubleheader at home on Saturday, April 11th against Jenkins HS of Chewelah beginning at noon.

Fastpitch suffers tough loss in home opener

After having to cancel another game due to weather, the one against Riverside originally scheduled for this past Tuesday, Lakeside's varsity fastpitch team finally got to play ball, but were out run by Rathdrum, Idaho's Lakeland Lady Hawks this afternoon in a home opener, 7-10.

The Hawks took a large early lead, scoring 9 runs in the first three innings with hot bats. But then Lakeside's pitching corp stiffened up and began shutting Lakeland down, giving the Lady Eagles a chance to chip away at the lead and get back in the game, staving off a loss by run-rule.

The Eagles entered the bottom frame of the 7th and last inning down 4-10, but kept up the offensive pressure, scoring 3 more runs and putting runners in scoring position before succumbing to a solid defense and taking the tough loss 7-10 to go 0-1 on the young 2009 season.

The varsity squad leaves tomorrow right after breakfast for Bothel, Washington to take on Cedar Park Christian in a 6:30pm night game, and then plays 3A Bainbridge on Saturday afternoon.

Have a great trip, Lady Eagles!

Cheney softball game rescheduled

Thursday's Lakeside fastpitch softball opener at Cheney has been rescheduled to April 8th.

The Lady Eagles will now open the 2009 season with two home games next week, hosting 2A Riverside Tuesday, March 24th at 3:30pm, and then Lakeland (Rathdrum, Idaho) Thursday, March 26th at 4:00pm.

The varsity squad will then head over to Bothell, Washington to play 1A Cedar Park Christian at 6:30pm under the lights of Pop Keeney Stadium, and then will ride the ferry across Puget Sound to visit the 3A Bainbridge Spartans (map) in a Saturday afternoon (2pm) contest.

Varsity fastpitch softball schedule revised

Despite the lingering snow, spring comes this Friday, and that means it's time for Lakeside softball! First game for the Lady Eagles is this Thursday at Cheney at 3:30pm, depending on weather and field conditions.

The 2009 varsity fastpitch softball schedule has been revised and published at 9mile.org/lakeside/ . The varsity Lady Eagles are led by head coach Chuck Moffatt and assistant coach Bob Hesselgesser. The JV squad is piloted by head coach Gayle Hesselgesser.

The week of March 23 includes four games, including a road trip to the Seattle area to take on a strong 1A Cedar Park Christian team Friday at 6:30pm and 3A Bainbridge Island Saturday at 2pm.

Lakeside took 4th in state last year, and brought home a 3rd place state trophy in 2007. The Eagles return nine members from last year's varsity squad, including 2008 First Team All-Leaguer Heather Hesselgesser.

Coach Moffatt has expressed a very positive outlook for the 2009 season, and looks forward to getting his team out of the gym and onto the dirt.

Have a great season on the diamond, Lady Eagles!

LMS 8th grade varsity softball goes undefeated!

The future of Lakeside high school fastpitch softball guzzled an energy drink of optimism as the Lakeside Middle School 8th grade varsity softball team, under the direction of Lakeside HS varsity softball Head Coach Chuck Moffatt, bulldozed through their 2008 fall season undefeated.

The highlight was beating Colville, something 8th graders haven't accomplished since 1996, according to player reports. The feat was sweeter since it was on Colville's home dirt.

It is no secret the Colville school ball players have been playing fastpitch on ASA summer tournament teams for years. Their experience in playing together throughout the year as the Colville Tribe fastpitch team year after year has made them a dominant force in the fall (middle school) and spring (high school).

Last year a big percentage of the girls on the current LMS 8th grade team were organized for the first time into a local ASA summer team, the 12U Lakesiders, under the coaching of John Tiffany and Jeff Turner, fathers of pitcher Nichole Tiffany and catcher/SS Hanna Turner, respectively. The first year team won the 2008 Spokane Girls Fastpitch Softball Association league championship, and then played 2008 fall ball together as the 14U Lakesiders, being joined by Lakeside High School freshmen Savannah Rolston (3B/C) and Vanessa Ahrendt (P/1B).

While Lakeside High School, having moved to 1A over three years ago, no longer plays 2A Colville in league, their former rival represents the level of play the team can expect to encounter at the 1A state championships from west side teams, especially 3rd place LaCenter, runners up Castle Rock and 2008 1A champions Montesano (former 2A state champions in '98, '00, '01 and '03) .

Lakeside took 4th in state in spring 2008 after coming in 3rd in 2007.

Fastpitch takes 3rd in state!

After winning a first round game 2-0 on May 25th over Nooksack Valley in the 2007 1A state tournament in Moses Lake, the Lakeside Lady Eagles fastpitch squad was sent to the consolation bracket in the second round game by a 6-0 loss to eventual state champion Castle Rock.

In the first game of consolation play, the Lady Eagles faced NEA district nemesis Kettle Falls, and defeated them by a score of 4-1, moving on to the consolation quarterfinals to face Lynden Christian. Lakeside blew LC out of the tournament by a score of 12-2.

In what would be the third game of the day, Lakeside then faced bi-district Caribou League foe Chelan, and went on to win that game by a score of 4-2, assuring the Nine Mile Falls team at least a fourth place finish in the state tournament.

Playing their fourth game of the day, the Lady Eagles then took on a tough Chimacum squad and defeated them by a score of 5-4, to nail down 3rd place behind Montesano at 2nd and Castle Rock the 2007 1A state fastpitch champion.

The 2007 WIAA/Diary Farmers of Washington 1A Softball Championship tournament final bracket can be viewed on-line following this link: 2007 state softball championship.


Great job Lady Eagles!

Lady Eagles advance to state!

With a second round win against CTL #4 Okanogan on Thursday, the Lakeside fastpitch squad returned to Kettle Falls on Saturday to take on CTL's #1 seed Cascade, which was defeated earlier in the day by Colfax by the score of 5-3, in a loser out game.

The Lady Eagles repeated their performance from the second game, going on a 13 run rampage in the top of the 5th inning, to run-rule Cascade and end the game 15-3 as the fifth came to an end with Cascade unable to score again. Lakeside outhit Cascade 10-6 and committed only 1 error to Cascade's 6. Jordan got the win, and Barcellos smacked a homerun on her way to marking 3 hits. H. Hesselgesser also had 3 hits.

With the win, the Lady Eagles were assured at least the fourth seed to state.

In the second game of the day that would determine seeding for the 3rd and 4th state spots from NEA/CTL bi-district, Lakeside faced Kettle Falls, which fell to CTL #1 Chelan earlier in the afternoon, but went on to blank CTL #5 Brewster by a score of 5-0. Once again the Lady Eagles' bats came alive, as they made 15 hits and won the game 7-3, securing the 3rd seed to the state fastpitch tournament.

The Northeast A League dominated the tournament, as three of the four seeds were claimed by NEA's Colfax (#2), Lakeside (#3) and Kettle Falls (#4). Only Chelan (#1 seed) of the Caribou Trail League joined the three NEA teams to state.

Congratulations to all the NEA fastpitch teams, and especially to the Lady Eagles!

Go Lakeside!

Fastpitch stumbles in first round

As the #3 seed from the NEA in the first round of the bi-district fastpitch tournament last Thursday, the Lady Eagles were the visitors against Caribou Trail League #2 Chelan, despite hosting the first and second rounds at Lakeside High School. The Lady Eagles were unable to capitalize on the home field advantage, however, as they failed to get a hit or score a run, while committing 5 errors, falling to Chelan by a score of 3-0. Senior Lacey Jordan took the loss.

In the second round loser's bracket against CTL's Okanogan played later in the day, Lakeside's bats exploded as they smacked 12 hits on the way to a 14-2 win in a run-ruled 6 innings to stay alive in bi-district. Jordan got the win.

No automatic bids in the NEA

Just when a person thought winning the NEA league fastpitch championship rewards the team with a number 1 seed to the bi-district tournament, think again. Apparently the title gives a team first and second round hosting privileges only, but still requires the league champion to pass through the gauntlet of a one-day district tournament before actually being seeded at the very same bi-district bracket it was given the honor to host.

And so the Lakeside Lady Eagles traveled to Kettle Falls last Saturday to face the host of the district tournament, #4 Kettle Falls, a team Lakeside already defeated three times in league play by scores of 8-3, 6-1 and 7-0, in the second round. It remains a mystery why the district's fourth place team hosts the district tournament.

Kettle Falls must be a magical kingdom, because the Kettle Falls fastpitch team, with a league record of 8-7, took down #5 Chewelah 2-1, #1 Lakeside 4-2, and #2 Colfax 5-3 -- one two three -- in a marathon tripleheader.

In the second round game against Lakeside, which had a first round bye along with Colfax, KF managed to score 4 runs despite being out-hit 8-6 by the Eagles, and despite committing 4 errors to Lakeside's 1.

With the wins against the league co-champions, Kettle Falls earned the #1 bracketed seed into the first round of the bi-district tournament, hosted by now #3 seed Lakeside. Colfax earned the bi-district #2 seed from the NEA by beating league #3 Freeman in the second round, and Freeman earned the #4 seed to bi-district by beating league #6 and winless Newport in the first round.

Colfax nudges Lady Eagles into #1 seed

The Colfax softball squad split their doubleheader with Freeman last Monday afternoon, and so finished the regular season tied with Lakeside for the league championship with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses.

The Lady Eagles won 2 games to 1 over Colfax in league play, and that was enough to nudge Lakeside into an automatic number 1 seed spot for the bi-district regional playoffs, and give them hosting privileges for the first and second round.

First round play begins May 17th, with the NEA #1 seed hosting the #4 seed from the Caribou Trail League at 3:00 pm.

Great job Lady Eagles!

Fastpitch ends regular season with DH sweep of KF

The Lady Eagles fastpitch squad swept Kettle Falls 6-1, 7-0 in last Friday's afternoon doubleheader at KF to finish the regular season with a strong league record of 11-4.

The wins put the Eagles some small fraction of a game behind leader Colfax in the league standings, currently at 10-3 with a doubleheader yet to play tonight against Freeman. If Colfax wins both games, they would take the league title with a record of 12-3, while a split would tie them with Lakeside, making the two teams co-champions of the NEA. Two losses by Colfax to Freeman would hand Lakeside the outright title and let them back into regional play with a number 1 seed from the NEA.

Go Freeman!

Lady Eagles top Chewelah by 10

Tied with Chewelah 2-2 after 4 innings, the Lakeside Lady Eagles fastpitch team busted out the bats in the 6th for 8 runs, and went on to win in the Tuesday afternoon road game 13-3. The Eagles finished with 14 hits to 4 for Chewelah, and were perfect in their fielding effort with zero errors to Chewelah's three.

Senior pitcher Lacey Jordan was awarded the win and was relieved by Barcellos. Nine Eagles had hits, with H. Hesselgesser, Barcellos, Jordan and Renner each smacking a triple.

Fastpitch overpowers Freeman in doubleheader

In a Friday afternoon home doubleheader, Lakeside's fastpitch squad beat Freeman twice by near identical scores of 8-2 and 9-2, quickly advancing their league record to a respectable 8-4 and their overall record to 11-6.

Lakeside busted out the bats in the 3rd inning of the first game, in which they scored 7 of their 8 runs. The Lady Eagles finished the game with 9 hits to Freeman's 4, and 1 error to 3. Senior pitcher Lacey Jordan improved her record to 6-3 with the win, being relieved by Barcellos.

The Eagles led the second game 4-1 by the end of the 3rd, and put the game away with 5 additional runs in the bottom of the 5th, winning 9-2, despite making only 5 hits and committing 4 errors. Freeman chalked up only 3 hits and committed 2 errors.

Jordan was awarded the second win of the day, improving to 7-3 on the season, and was once again relieved by Barcellos.

Fastpitch takes 2 games to 1 vs Colfax

On last Tuesday afternoon at home, in the final league game against Colfax for the 2007 season, the Lady Eagles scored 5 runs in the second inning to win 5-2 on 4 hits and take two games to one against the NEA foe in league play.

Colfax could not capitalize on their 5 hits and no errors despite Lakeside committing 2 errors.

Senior pitcher Lacey Jordan got the win, with Barcellos relieving. H. Hesselgesser, Zidack, Barcellos and Renner each singled for Lakeside.

The win gives the Eagles a 6-4 league record, 9-6 overall.

Weekend Fastpitch at Newport

The Lady Eagles had a very productive road trip last Saturday, sweeping an error-prone Newport fastpitch squad in the doubleheader by scores of 19-1 and 28-0.

Newport's 9 errors in the first game proved to be their downfall, as Lakeside only needed 6 hits to Newport's 5 to win by 18 runs. Lakeside's fielding was once again perfect as they committed no errors in the game. Zidack got the win with Barcellos relieving.

Newport could manage no runs in the second game, again bobbling the ball 7 times to give the Lady Eagles scoring opportunities. The 28 Lakeside runs were scored on only 6 hits. While the Eagles miscued twice, Newport could not take advantage of those errors or their own 4 hits, and were blanked through the 5 innings played, at which time the run-rule kicked in and the Eagles were able to jump on the bus for home.

Zidack took the win and was again relieved by Barcellos. The two games put the Lady Eagles ahead in the league win-loss column 5 wins to 4 losses.

Lady Eagles topple Kettle Falls

In last Tuesday's home league contest against 1A foe Kettle Falls, the Lady Eagles fastpitch team busted out 6 runs in the second inning to cruise to an eventual 8-3 win on 10 hits and only 1 error. Kettle Falls committed 3 errors and knocked out 9 hits, but could only plate 1 run each in the first, fifth and seventh innings.

Zidack got the win, and was relieved in the circle by Barcellos. B. Hesselgesser led the Eagle bat attack with 3 singles, while Bassen and Crouse each hit two, followed by Zidack, Barcellos and Renner with one single each.

The win brought the Lady Eagles back to the 500 mark overall (6-6), and league record to 3-4.

Fastpitch drops two to Chewelah

In last Saturday's NEA league doubleheader at home, Lakeside Lady Eagles dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Chewelah by scores of 2-5 and 6-9.

Freeman tops Lady Eagles

Despite scoring two runs in the top of the seventh, the Lady Eagles fastpitch squad could not overcome the 4-1 deficit built up by the bottom of the fifth, and lost at Freeman Tuesday afternoon 4 to 3, to drop to 2-2 in league play.

Freeman outhit Lakeside 7 to 6, but committed 5 errors in glaring contrast to the Lady Eagles' perfect fielding effort.

Zidack was nicked for the loss, and was relieved by Barcellos. H. Hesselgesser and Crouse had two singles each, joined by Bassen and Jurek with a single each. Five different Freeman players hit doubles to overcome the five errors for the win.

The Lady Eagles play a doubleheader against NEA rival and fellow former-GNL member Chewelah on Saturday.

Fastpitch splits doubleheader at Colfax

The Lady Eagles fastpitch softball team split a doubleheader at Colfax Saturday, losing one game 5-1 and winning the other game 7-3. Senior pitcher Lacey Jordan recorded both the win and the loss for Lakeside. She was relieved by Barcellas in both games.

In the 5-1 loss, which was tied at 1-1 going into the bottom of the sixth, Hesselgesser, Zidack and Renner got 1 hit each for the 3 Lakeside hits, while seven Colfax players chalked up hits, Solbrack scoring 3, for their 9 hits. Colfax was nicked for 1 error while Lakeside was tagged for 2.

In the 7-3 win, in which Lakeside led 6-0 after only 2 innings, the Lakeside bats came alive for 9 hits, with Hesselgesser knocking 3, Jordan and Renner 2 each, and Barcellas and Zidack 1 each. One each of Jordan's and Renner's two went for a double. The error marks were also reversed, with Colfax miscuing twice and Lakeside only once.

Lakeside falls to CP Christian

In a second game played on Monday, April 2nd in the Seattle area, the Lakeside Lady Eagles fastpitch team fell to Cedar Park Christian 7-2. The Eagles could only convert their 5 hits into 2 runs, while CP Christian was able to turn their 6 hits into 7 runs with the help of Lakeside's 4 errors. Cedar Park posted only 1 error.

Lacey Jordan and Barcellos pitched for Lakeside, and Jordan was nicked for the loss, dropping her season record to 3-2.

The bright spot for the Eagles was H. Hesselgesser's home run, one of two hits for her in the game. She was joined in the hit column by Beeler, B. Hesselgesser and Krouse with one single each.

Fastpitch blanks Bellevue Christian

The Lakeside Lady Eagles fastpitch softball team swung over to the Seattle area Monday and blanked Bellevue Christian 14-0 in 6 innings. The Eagles scored those 14 runs on 10 hits and no errors, while their pitchers, Lacey Jordan and Barcellos, held BC -- who committed 4 errors -- hitless the entire game. Jordan (3-1) was awarded the W.

Beeler led the Eagles with 3 hits, followed by B. Hesselgesser and Jordan with 2 each, who were joined by H. Hesselgesser, Zidack and Crouse with 1 hit each. One of Jordan's hits was a double, as was Crouse's one hit.

Fastpitch dominates Newport

The Lakeside Lady Eagles bounced back from their fastpitch loss at Connell by run-ruling Newport in the fifth inning in their Northeast "A" League opener Tuesday at home by a score of 18-1 on 13 hits.

Lacey Jordan started and was awarded the win, and was relieved by Zidack and Barcellos.

Eight Eagles tagged hits, including H. Hesselgesser (3), Beeler, Barcellos (a triple), B. Hesselgesser (2), Jordan (2), Dobbs, Brown and Vavra (2).

Lakeside softball falls to Connell

Although the visiting Lady Eagles fastpitch team outhit Connell 10-9 last Friday, it could not convert those hits into more than 5 runs, and so fell by a score of 11-5. Connell lit up the scoreboard in the bottom of the third with 8 runs, handing Lakeside senior pitcher Lacey Jordan (1-1) her first loss of 2007. Jordan was relieved by Barcellos.

On the plus side, eight Eagles got hits, including H. Hesselgesser, Beeler, Barcellos, B. Hesselgesser (3 hits), Jordan, Renner, Jurek and Crouse. Two of the ten Lakeside hits were doubles (H. Hesselgesser, B. Hesselgesser), and Barcellos hit the game's lone triple.

Lady Eagles hold off Lakeland

The Lakeside Lady Eagles fastpitch softball team led Lakeland of North Idaho all the way yesterday, holding off a seventh inning surge to win at home 7-6. Lakeland out hit the Eagles 8 to 5 and was better defensively, marking only 1 error to Lakeside's 4, but could not overcome the early lead 6 runs the Eagles scored through the first two innings, despite scoring 2 more runs in the top of the seventh. Lakeside added what proved to be the winning run in their half of the sixth.

Lakeside Pitcher Bassen earned the win, and was relieved by Beeler, while H. Hesselgesser, B. Hesselgesser and Renner all hit doubles to add to the singles hit by Bassen and H. Hesselgesser.

The Lady Eagles visit Connell on Friday, and then begin league play Tuesday, March 27th by hosting Northeast "A" League opponent Newport at 4:00 pm.

Fastpitch starts with a W

The Lady Eagles' fastpitch squad hosted a North Idaho team Saturday and scored 13 runs on 14 hits to defeat Priest River 13-3. Nine of Lakeside's runs were scored in the first inning. Senior pitcher Lacey Jordan got the win, giving up only 1 hit.

2007 Fastpitch Softball Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	Score	W-L	Record
Mar 17	Priest River, ID	12:30p	13-3	W	0-0,1-0
Mar 21	Lakeland, ID	4:00p	7-6	W	0-0,2-0
Mar 23	@ Connell	3:00p	5-11	L	0-0,2-1
Mar 27	Newport	4:00p	18-1	W	1-0,3-1
Apr 2	@ Bellevue Christian	3:00p	14-0	W	1-0,4-1
Apr 2	@ Cedar Park Christian	7:00p	2-7	L	1-0,4-2
Apr 7	@ Colfax	Noon	7-3	W	2-0,5-2
Apr 7	@ Colfax	2:00p	1-5	L	2-1,5-3
Apr 10	@ Freeman	4:00p	3-4	L	2-2,5-4
Apr 14	Chewelah	Noon	2-5	L	2-3,5-5
Apr 14	Chewelah	2:00p	6-9	L	2-4,5-6
Apr 17	Kettle Falls	4:00p	8-3	W	3-4,6-6
Apr 21	@ Newport	Noon	19-1	W	4-4,7-6
Apr 21	@ Newport	2:00p	28-0	W	5-4,8-6
Apr 24	Colfax	4:00p	5-2	W	6-4,9-6
Apr 27	Freeman	3:00p	8-2	W	7-4,10-6
Apr 27	Freeman	5:00p	9-2	W	8-4,11-6
May 1	@ Chewelah	4:00p	13-3	W	9-4,12-6
May 4	@ Kettle Falls	4:00p	6-1	W	10-4,13-6
May 4	@ Kettle Falls	6:00p	7-0	W	11-4,14-6
May 12	NEA District @ Kettle Falls, NEA #1 Lakeside vs Kettle Falls		2-4	L	11-4,14-7
May 17	Bi-District 6/7 Round 1 #3 Lakeside at CTL #2 Chelan @ Lakeside HS	3:00p	0-3	L	11-4,14-8
May 17	Bi-District 6/7 Round 2 Lakeside at Okanogan @ Lakeside HS	4:30p	14-2	W	11-4,15-8
May 19	Bi-District Round 3 Lakeside vs Cascade @ Kettle Falls	2:00p	15-3 (5)	W	11-4,16-8
May 19	Bi-District Round 4 Lakeside vs Kettle Falls @ Kettle Falls	4:00p	7-3	W	11-4,17-8
May 25	State Round 1 Lakeside vs Nooksack Valley @ Moses Lake	9:00a	2-0	W	11-4,18-8
May 25	State Round 2 Lakeside vs Castle Rock @ Moses Lake	5:00p	0-6	L	11-4,18-9
May 26	State Consolation Round 2 Lakeside vs Kettle Falls @Moses Lake	Noon	4-1	W	11-4,19-9
May 26	State Consolation Quarterfinals Lakeside vs Lynden Christian @ Moses Lake	2:00p	12-2 (6)	W	11-4,20-9
May 26	State Consolation Semifinals Lakeside vs Chelan @ Moses Lake	4:00p	4-2	W	11-4,21-9
May 26	State Consolation Finals Lakeside vs Chimacum @ Moses Lake	6:00p	5-4 (8)	W	11-4,21-9

Head Coach – Chuck Moffatt
Assistant Coach – Gayle Hesselgesser