BASEBALL

4A DISTRICT 5 TOURNAMENT

PRESTON 6, CENTURY 3

At Preston, the Indians beat Century 6-3 in the opening game of the 4A District 5 Tournament.

Preston lefty Chayse Oxborrow had his way with Century on Friday. In 6 1/3 innings, the sophomore allowed five hits and no earned runs while fanning 11 Diamondbacks.

Austin Ebarb and Gunner Trulson were solid on the mound for Century, getting into jams but combining to strand 11 Preston runners on the base paths.

But Oxborrow was too much, even helping his cause with a 3 for 3 day at the dish.

Preston (10-13) plays at Pocatello on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Century (5-18-1) plays at the loser of Pocatello/Preston on Monday.

PRESTON 6, CENTURY 3

Century 000 200 1 — 3 5 2

Preston 105 000 x — 6 8 3

Century — LP: Austin Ebarb.

Preston — WP: Chayse Oxborrow. 2B: Braden Hess.

3A DISTRICT 5 TOURNAMENT

SNAKE RIVER 10, AMERICAN FALLS 0 (5)

At Marsh Valley, the Panthers cruised to a 10-0 victory over American Falls in the first game of the 3A District 5 Tournament.

Panthers’ pitcher Easton Gardner pitched a five-inning two-hitter that included eight strikeouts.

Cole Gillins jacked a solo home run for Snake River. Nate Goodwin and Cash Jensen each had a pair of doubles, and Payton Brooks drove in three runs with a double and triple.

American Falls (7-11-1) and Snake River (9-10) play each other again Saturday at Marsh Valley.

SNAKE RIVER 10, AMERICAN FALLS 0 (5)

Snake River 000 00 — 0 2 2

American Falls 800 11 — 10 10 1

Snake River — WP: E. Gardner. HR: Cole Gillins. 3B: Payton Brooks. 2B: Nate Goodwin (2), Payton Brooks, C. Jensen (2)

American Falls — LP: Henish. 2B: Harwood.

MARSH VALLEY 12, SNAKE RIVER 2 (5)

At Marsh Valley, the Eagles stayed undefeated with a 12-2 win over Snake River.

Payton Howe and Carter Howell each mashed a dinger, with the pair combining for five RBIs on the day.

Howe was stellar on the mound, too, surrendering just three hits and a pair of earned runs while fanning seven.

Marsh Valley (24-0) hosts the winner of Snake River/American Falls on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

MARSH VALLEY 12, SNAKE RIVER 2 (5)

Snake River 100 10 — 2 3 4

Marsh Valley 300 9x — 12 11 1

Snake River — LP: Fitzgerald. HR: Payton Brooks.

Marsh Valley — WP: Payton Howe. HR: Payton Howe, Karter Howell. 2B: Andrew Anderson, James Bodily, Stanton Howell.

SOFTBALL

THUNDER RIDGE 3, HIGHLAND 2

At Thunder Ridge, Highland dropped its final regular-season game 3-2 and will now be the No. 2 seed in the district tournament.

Thunder Ridge walked it off on a double to right field, ending what was a solid outing from Highland pitcher Madi Van Sickle, who struck out eight and allowed just five hits.

Highland struggled at the plate, tallying just a quartet of hits, including a double from Carlise Walker.

Highland (18-3) will be the No. 2 seed in the next week’s 5A District 5-6 Tournament.

THUNDER RIDGE 3, HIGHLAND 2

Highland 000 020 0 — 2 4 2

Thunder Ridge 000 200 1 — 3 5 2

Highland — WP: Madi Van Sickle. 2B: Carlise Walker.

Thunder Ridge — WP: Scoresby. 2B: John, Williams.

RIGBY 17, BLACKFOOT 7 (5)

At Rigby, Blackfoot’s eight errors doomed the Broncos in a 17-7 loss to the Trojans.

Pitcher Kymber Wieland gave up a dozen runs but only three of them were earned. At the plate, Vic Agado went 3 for 3 and drove in a pair of runs.

Blackfoot (17-6) heads to the 4A District 6 Tournament.

RIGBY 17, BLACKFOOT 7 (5)

Blackfoot 200 32 — 7 9 8

Rigby 234 35 — 17 12 5

Blackfoot — LP: Kymber Wieland. 2B: Yoleni Navarrete.

WEST SIDE 11, SODA SPRINGS 1 (5)

At West Side, the Pirates rolled to an 11-1 win over Soda Springs in their regular-season finale.

The Pirates smacked 14 singles and walked five times. Meanwhile, Soda Springs managed just four hits and struck out seven times as a team.

West Side (5-16) plays at Malad on Monday in the district tournament.

Soda Springs (6-13) plays at Bear Lake on Monday in the district tournament.

WEST SIDE 11, SODA SPRINGS 1 (5)

Soda Springs 100 00 — 1 4 6

West Side 400 07 — 11 14 1

Soda Springs — LP: Kinley Ozburn.

West Side — WP: J. Jensen.

TRACK & FIELD

POCATELLO CITY MEET

Century dominated the boys standings at the Pocatello City Meet, while the Highland girls beat Pocatello.

Jonah Sowell won the 100 and 200 meters, Hayden Schultz won the 400 meters and Tyler Peck won the 300 hurdles for Century, which won the boys meet 95 to 52 over Pocatello.

The Diamondbacks also won the 4x100, 4x200 and sprint medley relays.

Bruin Fleischmann won the shot put, Jaxsen Tuia the discus and Wyatt Merzlock the pole vault to cap Century’s list of individual winners.

Pocatello dominated the distance events with Brevin Vaughan taking the 1600 and Shane Gard the 3200, and the Indians also won the 4x400 relay.

Brody Burch won the high jump, Matthew Christensen the long jump and Kaden Hottel the triple jump for Pocatello.

Highland got wins from Jacob Van Orden in the 800 and Steven Rone in the 110 hurdles.

Keilani Baldwin won the 100 hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump for the Highland girls to key the Rams’ win.

Highland got another multiple-event winner in Ruby Jordan, who won the shot put and discus.

Grace Kosmicki won the 1600, Natalie Baker the 300 hurdles and Saydree Bell the pole vault for the Rams, who also won the 4x200 relay.

Pocatello freshman Matejah Mangum won the 100 and 200. She also ran in the winning 4x100 relay team for the Indians, who won three of the four relays by tacking on victories in the 4x400 and sprint medley relay.

Hailey Renzello won the 800, Bailey Bird the 3200 for Pocatello and Hallie Pearson the high jump for Pocatello.

Tenleigh Smith got Century’s only win in the 400.

BINGHAM COUNTY MEET

At Shelley, plenty of Blackfoot and Snake River athletes shined in the Bingham County Meet.

Blackfoot’s Whitney Christiansen won the girls 100 and 200 meters.

Two local boys joined Christiansen in winning multiple events. Blackfoot’s Justin Whitehead took the 1600 and 3200, and Snake River’s Rylan Anderson won the 800 and 110 hurdles.

Other boys winners for Blackfoot included Eli Gregory in the 400, Ross Lyon in the shot put and Taye Trautner in the pole vault. The Broncos also won the 4x400 and sprint medley relays.

Snake River’s Tyler Adams won the discus, and John Reeder took the triple jump.

Blackfoot also won the 4x400 and sprint medley relays on the girls side, but individual glory mostly belonged to Snake River.

Giselle Trejo won the 400 and Reagan Van Orden the 3200. The Panthers had three individual winners in the field events, with Reese Baldwin taking the high jump, Emma Perkes the pole vault and Morgan Sensenbach the long jump.