Highlights from Monday's first round of the 6A, 3A and 2A/1A softball playoffs:
6A
Down 3-0 in the top of the seventh, Glencoe broke up Sunset pitcher Keana Cooper's perfect game with four runs and held on for the 4-3 road win. The Crimson Tide got RBI hits from Makena Petrick, Bailey Farrimond and Kalli Farrimond in the inning, and scored the go-ahead run when Izzy Hill's squeeze bunt plated Tuesday Mevis. Pitcher Bailey Farrimond retired Sunset in order in the bottom of the inning to seal the win. … Reigning champion Sheldon stopped Franklin 15-0 in three innings, outhitting the Quakers 15-0. Kaylee Waller had three hits, including a home run, and five RBIs. Kinley Pappas, Payton Burnham and Avery Coffin hit RBI doubles and Waller ripped a two-run homer in the first inning. Burnham hit a three-run homer as the Irish added five more runs in the second inning. Burham pitched a perfect three innings, fanning eight. …
Central Catholic rolled past Tualatin 7-3, getting 13 strikeouts from Gracie Huston. Olivia Pompetti had a triple and two RBIs. Ellie Merlino also hit a triple. … Barlow scored three runs in the first inning and seven more in the third inning and cruised to a 12-2, five-inning win at McDaniel. Morgan Calcagno had an RBI double and Peyton Trickel and Sahdaya Nelson hit run-scoring singles for the Bruins, who held the Mountain Lions hitless until the fifth inning. … Jesuit dropped Newberg 10-0 in six innings, outhitting the Tigers 15-7. Riley Smith belted a three-run home run to make it 5-0 in the third inning. Mason Rethwill had three RBI hits. Makena Boynay recorded the shutout. … No. 25 seed McNary, coming off a 4-0 win over top-seeded Westview in its regular-season finale, won at No. 8 McMinnville 12-9. The Celtics scored five runs in the fifth inning to open a 10-5 lead. Ali Martinez went 3 for 5 with a double, home run and four RBIs. Karah Miller (2 for 4, home run, 3 RBIs) and Natalie Macik (2 for 3, double, two RBIs) also had big games. ...
Third-seeded Oregon City, state runner-up the the last two seasons, survived a scare by edging No. 30 Mountainside 6-5. The Pioneers rallied from a 4-1 deficit with one run in the fourth inning and three runs in the sixth inning to lead 5-4. The Mavericks tied it 5-5 in the top of the seventh, but Oregon City got the winning run in the bottom of the inning when Chloe Grimmer scored on a two-out passed ball. Ellie Joseph went 3 for 4 with a double and a triple. Lily Riley struck out 15 in the complete-game victory. Sam Bradford went 4 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs for Mountainside. … Kherrington Wright tossed a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and three walks to lead Forest Grove past Gresham 2-1. … Southridge rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Sandy 4-3. The Skyhawks tied it on an RBI double by Sierra Llamas, and Mollia Bassett followed with a two-out RBI double for the win. Sandy had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth on a two-run homer by Mya Webster. ...
Sherwood eliminated Nelson 1-0 behind pitcher Faith McHill, who threw a two-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts. The Bowmen got the game's only run in the sixth inning when Daisha Cornwell scored on two throwing errors. … Emery Curtis had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in four runs as West Linn dispatched Grants Pass 13-0 in five innings. The Lions had 11 hits. Avery Wolf pitched a four-hitter, striking out three. … Tigard knocked off host Roseburg 4-2 behind Avery Rust, who threw a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts. The Tigers scored four runs on two hits in the third inning. London Moehring drove in two runs and Kenna Clark had an RBI. … North Medford blanked South Salem 4-0 behind Gabbi Urban, who tossed a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts. Caileigh Raines hit a two-run single. ...
West Salem dropped Aloha 7-4, scoring three runs in the first inning and two in the second to open a 5-0 lead. The Titans had a 13-10 edge in hits. Braeli Martin went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and earned the win in the circle, fanning nine. Celina Ball went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. … Bridgette Boling, Ana Fifita and Kallen Bordwell-Gray combined on a one-hitter in Westview's 10-0, six-inning win over Wells. Jules Hayes went 3 for 3 with a double and a home run for the top-seeded Wilcats, who had 15 hits. Bordwell-Gray went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, Sophia Groshong hit an inside-the-park home run and Fifita had two doubles and two RBIs. …South Medford won at Lakeridge 10-5, opening a 6-0 lead with a five-run fourth inning. With two outs in the fourth, the Panthers got an RBI double from Maleyah Thoele, an RBI triple from Kaycee Hudson and a two-run homer from Nicole Ledendecker. Hanna Turpin added a three-run blast in the seventh. Lakeridge's Elayna Jansen belted a grand slam in the seventh.
3A
Rainier went on the road for a 4-2 win over Vale. Miley Cook went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and three RBIs and pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit, to earn the win. Cook hit a solo blast for a 1-0 lead in the second inning and drove in two runs in a three-run sixth inning as Rainier came from behind. … Miranda Scovil struck out 12 to propel Santiam Christian past McLoughlin 5-1. Scovil and Maddy Roth each had a double and two hits. Jaiden Jaquez went 2 for 2 and drove in a run for the Eagles, who opened a 5-0 lead with four runs in the fifth inning. … Sydney Phillips and Khloe Long each had two hits and three RBIs for Banks, which turned back Lakeview 10-3. Fayth Sanders and Jordyn Maller also had two hits apiece. Naomi Brown struck out 11. ... Glide raced to a 7-0 lead after two innings and routed Amity 12-2. Gracelynn Schartz went 3 for 4 with two doubles and four RBIs, Peyton Geiger drove in three runs and Ella Wright stole three bases and scored four runs.
2A/1A
Umpqua Valley exploded for eight runs in the third inning and routed Regis 15-4 in five innings. Haven Frable went 3 for 4 with a double, opposite-field grand slam and six RBIs. Zoey Pappas had a triple and three walks and scored four times. Amy Pappas had two hits. Kayleigh Johnson threw a five-hitter to earn the win. … Danika Bushnell hit a walk-off grand slam as Myrtle Point rolled past Illinois Valley 16-6 in five innings. … Blanchet Catholic pulled out a 3-2 home win over Echo/Stanfield. Regan Rasmussen pitched a two-hitter and Valentina Sandavol broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI groundout in the bottom of the sixth. ... Clatskanie's offense erupted in a 29-2, five-inning win over Bandon/Pacific. Joey Sizemore hit two home runs and had seven RBIs and earned the win in the circle, giving up four hits and striking out 13. Emma Parmley had four hits and four RBIs for the Tigers, who had 15 hits. ... Toledo dominated Gervais 15-0. ... St. Paul brushed aside Glendale 12-2 in five innings for its first-ever playoff win. Amelia Cavazos pitched a one-hitter and Josey Edwards went 3 for 3.