High school roundup: George strikes out 10 to lead Northside over Columbus
Hannah George struck out 10 and spread four hits over seven innings Thursday to help lead Northside to an 8-2 win over Columbus in the Region 1-4A softball tournament.
Northside (24-5) advanced to the championship game Friday at 5 p.m. Columbus later Thursday defeated Cairo 8-1 and will meet Northside in the championship game Friday. Columbus will have to defeat the Lady Patriots twice to win the region title.
Northside built a 3-0 lead before Columbus got a single run in the third inning. The Lady Patriots added to the lead in the fourth and fifth innings to go up 6-1.
Gabi Apiag went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs for Northside. Raelee Weaver went 2-for-2 and also drove in two runs for the Lady Patriots.
Erin Smith went 2-for-2 with a homer and drove in two runs for Columbus.
Kaleigh Sullivan gave up eight runs on nine hits and struck out five in taking the loss.
Thursday at Northside
Columbus | 001 | 001 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Northside | 120 | 122 | x | — | 8 | 9 | 2 |
WP: Hannah George. LP: Kaleigh Sullivan. Top hitters: Northside: Gabi Apiag 2-3, R, 2 RBI; Raelee Weaver 2-2, 2Rs, 2 RBI; Kayson Boatner 1-4, 2B; Sidney Mathis 1-3, R, 3B. Columbus: Erin Smith 2-3, R, HR, 2 RBI. Records: Northside 24-5. Columbus 18-10. Next: Northside vs. Columbus in championship game, today, 5 p.m. (If game at 7 p.m.)
Columbus 8, Cairo 1
Erin Smith went 4-for-4, homered twice and drove in four runs to help Columbus defeat Cairo 8-1 and reach the Region 1-4A championship game.
Kaleigh Sullivan gave up one run on two hits and struck out 10 in six innings to pick up the win.
Thursday at Northside
Cairo | 000 | 001 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Columbus | 130 | 013 | x | — | 8 | 12 | 3 |
WP: Kaleigh Sullivan. LP: Jowers. Top hitters: Columbus: Erin Smith 4-4, 3Rs, 2 HRs, 4 RBI; Kaleigh Sullivan 2-4, 2B; Marlisa Scott 1-3, R, 2B, RBI. Records: Columbus 19-10. Next: Columbus vs. Northside, today, 5 p.m. in Region 1-4A title game (if game at 7 p.m.).
Cairo 7, Hardaway 4
Hardaway rallied for three runs in the top of the sixth inning Thursday, but it wasn’t enough as Cairo held on for a 7-4 win in the Region 1-4A softball tournament.
Hardaway did clinch fourth place in the region and will play the No. 1 seed from 3-4A in the state tournament on Wednesday.
Thursday at Northside
Hardaway | 100 | 003 | 0 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Cairo | 200 | 050 | x | — | 7 | 10 | 1 |
WP: NA. LP: Marchell Johnson 5-7. Top hitters: Hardaway: Lilly Mitchell 2-3, BB, RBI; Aiyannah Taylor 2-3, 2B, RBI. Records: Hardaway 12-16. Next: Hardaway vs. No. 1 seed of 3-4A, Wednesday, Time TBA.
Volleyball
Brookstone 2, Taylor County 0
Rachel McQuinn had three aces Thursday to lead Brookstone to a straight-sets win over Taylor County.
Thursday at Brookstone
Taylor Co. | 8 | 8 | |||
Brookstone | 25 | 25 |
Leaders: Brookstone: Catherine Ward 2 aces; Rachel McQuinn 3 aces; Lucy Laughbaum: 2 kills, 1 ace. Records: NA. Next: NA.
Late Wednesday
Hardaway 17, Shaw 2
Aiyannah Taylor went 4-for-4 with a triple and five RBIs to lead Hardaway to a 17-2 win over Shaw on Wednesday in the Region 1-4A tournament.
With the win, the Hawks clinched a state playoff berth for the first time since 2008.
Wednesday at Northside
Haradway | 395 | — | 17 | 8 | 2 | ||
Shaw | 002 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
WP: Josie Arwood 7-8. LP: NA. Top hitters: Hardaway Aiyannah Taylor 4-4, 3B, 3R, 5 RBI; Katie McFadden 2-2, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Lilly Mitchell 1-1, 2B, 2RBI; Seanise Mahone 1-1, 2 RBI. Records: Hardaway 12-15.
This story was originally published October 6, 2016 at 9:37 PM with the headline "High school roundup: George strikes out 10 to lead Northside over Columbus."