High school roundup: Columbus girls win region tennis title
The Columbus High girls tennis team won their third straight region championship with a 4-1 victory over Northside on Thursday.
The Lady Blue Devils, who are 20-0, will be the No. 1 seed from Region 1-5A and will host Union Grove next week in the opening round of the state playoffs.
Thursday at Cooper Creek
Columbus 5, Harris County 0
Singles results
1. Mary Weston Courville (CHS) def. Erika Klar 6-2, 6-0. 2. Maddison Abell (CHS) def. Halee Swords 6-3, 3-6, 11-9. 3. Lauryn Douglas (CHS) def. Sydney Weisenburger 6-3, 2-6, 10-7.
Doubles results
1. Madelyn Boren/Abby Courville (CHS) def. Jessica Moore/Claire Hudson 6-0, 6-0. 2. Jazmine Moody/Elizabeth Steelmon (CHS) def. Abby Grooms/Morgan Daymon 6-1, 6-2.
Columbus 4, Northside 1
Singles results
1. Mary Weston Courville (CHS) def. Madison Quinn 6-1, 6-0. 2. Margaret Lane (N) def. Maddison Abell 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. 3. Caroline Boren (CHS) def. Kennedy Stone 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles results
1. Madelyn Boren/Abby Courville (CHS) def. Caroline Brown/Kaylee Lowe 6-1, 6-0. 2. Nicole Gordon/Elizabeth Steelmon (CHS) def. Daryl Lynn Hudgins/Lane Braxton 6-0, 6-2.
Record: Columbus 20-0. Next: Columbus, home vs. Union Grove, day TBA.
Baseball
Brookstone 5,
Hawkinsville 3
Trey Lingo hit a home run to lead Brookstone to a 5-3 win at Hawkinsville on Thursday.
Culver Norred gave up three runs on five hits in six innings to earn the win. Drew Webb pitched the ninth to get the save.
Thursday at Hawkinsville
Brookstone | 003 | 000 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Hawkinsville | 000 | 003 | 0 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 |
WP: Culver Norred. S: Drew Webb. LP: Tyler Brown. Top hitters: Brookstone Drew Webb 1-3, R; Preston Campbell 1-4, 2R, RBI; Trey Lingo 1-3, R, 2RBI; Sam Lowe 2-3, RBI; Banks Massey 2-3, R. Records: Brookstone 14-5. Next: Brookstone, at Pacelli, Saturday, 11 a.m.
Calvary Christian 15,
CFCA 0
Christopher Wright hit a double and drove in five runs to lead Calvary Christian to a 15-0 victory over Central Fellowship on Thursday.
Jon Jon Brown pitched a four-inning one-hitter.
Thursday at Calvary Christian
CFCA | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Calvary | 604 | 5 | — | 15 | 7 | 0 |
WP: Jon Jon Brown. LP: Thomas Prestridge. Top hitters: Calvary Christian Tyler Hostilo 1-3, 2B, RBI; Cody Russell 2-3, 2B, 2R; Kyle Masse 1-2, 3R; Christopher Wright 2-3, 2B, R, 5RBI; Trey Anthony 1-1, R, RBI. Records: Calvary Christian 17-5. Next: Calvary Christian, vs. Flint River, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at Golden Park.
LATE WEDNESDAY
Girls Soccer
Pacelli 3, Shaw 0
Rita De Rojas made a pair of saves to lead Pacelli to a 3-0 shutout of Shaw on Wednesday.
Wednesday at Woodruff
Goals: Pacelli Presley Auer, Meg Torbert, Bella Lopez. Assists: Pacelli Presley Auer, Bella Lopez. Goalies: Pacelli Rita de Rojas 2 saves. Shaw NA. Records: Pacelli 4-7. Next: Pacelli, home vs. Irwin County, April 15, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Shaw 5, Pacelli 1
Esteban DeJesus scored a pair of goals to lead Shaw to a 5-1 win over Pacelli on Wednesday.
Wednesday at Woodruff
Goals: Shaw Esteban DeJesus 2, Alan Bayon, Jimmy Barrera, Christian De Anda. Pacelli Danny Durand. Assists: Shaw Jimmy Barrera 2, Alan Bayon, Esteban DeJesus, Christian De Anda. Goalies: Shaw Donnie Carter 4 saves. Pacelli Daniel Mansfield 8 saves. Records: Shaw 11-1-1, Pacelli 8-2-3. Next: Shaw, vs. Northside, Friday.
Baseball
Manchester 11,
Kendrick 1
Eric Newman drove in Kendrick’s lone run in an 11-1 loss to Manchester on Wednesday.
Wednesday at Manchester
Kendrick | 000 | 001 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Manchester | 012 | 413 | — | 11 | 9 | 3 |
WP: T. Harris. LP: Anthony Garrett. Top hitters: Kendrick Eric Newman 1-3, R. Manchester B. Stevenson 2-4, 2R, RBI; R. Creamer 2-4, 2R, RBI. Records: Kendrick 13-10. Next: Kendrick, at Spencer, Friday, 4 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Columbus 3,
Starr’s Mill 0
Columbus finished the regular season undefeated at 18-0 with a 3-0 win over Starr’s Mill.
at Cooper Creek
Singles results
1. Mary Weston Courville (CHS) def. Sydney Soto 6-0, 6-1. 2. Caroline Boren (CHS) def. Erin Hunter 6-1, 6-0. 3. Lauryn Douglas (CHS) vs. Dani Vivas (4-5) was called off due to rain.
Doubles results
1. Madelyn Boren/Abby Couville (CHS) def. Mary Katherine Lloyd 6-3, 6-2. 2. Nicole Gordon/Elizabeth Steelmon (CHS) vs. Olivia Walker/Caroline Kingsley (3-2) was called off due to rain.
This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 10:19 PM with the headline "High school roundup: Columbus girls win region tennis title."