YAKIMA -- Renee Cuillier's swing and fling got East Valley off to big start in Thursday's opening round of the CWAC district fastpitch tournament.
The senior clubbed a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, and she pitched six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts as the Red Devils blanked Ephrata 12-0 to open the postseason.
The eight-team tournament moves to Othello on Saturday and East Valley (17-4) will play Ellensburg (18-3) in a 10 a.m. semifinal. Selah (15-6) and regular-season champ Othello (20-1) will meet in the other semifinal at the same time.
The top three teams advance to the Class 2A state tournament next week in Selah.
Ashlynn Valicoff was also 3-for-4 for East Valley, which broke out for five runs in the first inning.
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East Valley 501 024 x -- 12 14 0
Nelson and Hubbard; Cuillier, Killingsworth (7) and Ganuelas, Fisk (7).
SELAH 8, QUINCY 0: At Selah, Baylee Bunyard and Samantha Harris had three hits each to back the five-hit pitching of Monica Stout as Selah won the district opener.
Harris drove in four runs and scored twice, while Bunyard scored three runs, and Natalie Fickes and Tori Slobig both had two hits and two RBI for the Vikings.
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Selah 320 300 x -- 8 13 1
Worley and Santos; Stout and Slobig.
Highlights: Vanessa Guzman (Q) 2-3; Baylee Bunyard (S) 3-4, 3 runs; Samantha Harris (S) 3-4, 2b, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Natalie Fickes (S) 2-3, 2b, run, 2 RBI; Tori Slobig (S) 2-3, 2 2b, 2 RBI; Kim Jonas (S) 2-4, 2 2b.
ELLENSBURG 6, GRANDVIEW 0: At Ellensburg, Jessica Harris fanned 11 in a three-hitter and hit a two-run double for the Bulldogs, who also got two triples from Nicole Prigge.
NACHES VALLEY 7, KIONA-BENTON 4: At Naches, Stephanie Powers had two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice as Naches Valley won its district opener.
Tracey Barnes and Keondra Wilburn both scored twice to pace the Rangers, who play Cle Elum-Warden in a semifinal Saturday at 10 a.m. at Pasco's TRAC Complex.
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Naches Valley 031 210 x -- 7 6 3
Ja. Trull, Je. Trull (4) and Cannon; White and Charlet.
WARDEN 10, CLE ELUM 0: At Warden, Randi Wright threw a two-hitter and moved Cle Elum into the consolation bracket, where the Warriors will face Kiona-Benton on Saturday in Pasco.
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Warden 370 0x -- 10 2 2
Bator, Sutton (2) and Jones; Wright and Martin.
Highlights: Randi Wright (W) 7 K.
2B REGIONAL
LA SALLE 16, OROVILLE 3: At La Salle, Lauren Nichols went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI, and Amy Holbrook and Melissa McCanna both drove in a pair of runs to help La Salle earn a state berth and reach the regional championship game.
La Salle, which has now won four straight, broke things open with a 10-run second inning.
Lauren DeGooyer had two hits and scored three times, and Tori Gonzalez also had two hits and scored twice for the Lightning, who play Kittitas at noon on Saturday at East Wenatchee's Sterling Complex.
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La Salle 5(10)0 1x -- 16 14 3
McKinney and Egerton; Gonzalez, Anderson (4) and Nichols.
KITTITAS 10, SOAP LAKE 0: At Kittitas, Dallas Maupin threw a no-hitter, and helped her own cause with two hits and three RBI as Kittitas (21-1) clinched a state berth and advanced to Saturday's regional championship against La Salle. Maupin struck out 10 in five innings.
Kasey Norlin added three hits and two RBI, and Sam Calahan had two hits and scored twice for the Coyotes, who beat La Salle in the district title game last spring.
ROSLYN -- Zach Wanderscheid fired a 7-over 79 to capture medalist honors and earn a return trip to state in the SCAC district tournament Wednesday on the Prospector Golf Course at Suncadia.
The Goldendale sophomore scored a two-shot victory over three golfers, including Highland's Minwoo Park and Naches Valley's Jon Forgey.
Wanderscheid was one of three Goldendale players qualifying for state, along with D.J. Cambell and Kyle Titus. Ron Lindhe is the alternate.
Highland, Zillah and Cle Elum had two state qualifiers each.
Royal's Laura Perkins was the girls medalist.
BOYS
Medalist: Zach Wanderscheid (Goldendale) 79. At Prospector Golf Course at Suncadia, par 72.
State qualifiers: 1, Wanderscheid (Go) 79; 2, (tie) Minwoo Park (Highland) 81, Jon Forgey (Naches Valley) 81, D.J. Solis (Royal) 81; 5, (tie) Kenny Hampton (Highland) 85, Eric Kilthau (Zillah) 85; 7, Trevor Iverson (Ro) 89; 8, (tie) Michael Greene (Cle Elum) 90, Stephen Adams (Z) 90; 10, Nate Scott (Warden) 91; 11, Ben Bisnett (War) 92; 12, (tie) Michael Montgomery (CE) 93, Chris Kalous (War) 93; 14, (tie) D.J. Campbell (Gold) 95, Kyle Sparveit (Roy) 95; 16, Kyle Titus (Gold) 96. Alternate: Ron Lindhe (Gold) 96.
GIRLS
Medalist: Laura Perkins (Royal) 93. At Prospector Golf Course at Suncadia, par 72.
Jessi Li (Ell) d. Jakee Stahl (Topp) 6-0, 5-7, 7-5; Rogelio Ruiz (Wap) d. Kevin Bertelsen (Selah) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5; Adam Beus (Oth) d. Jake Love (Pro) 6-3, 7-5; Rodrigo Fajardo (Gr) d. Blake Van Dyke (Q) 6-2, 6-3.
Girls singles
Katie Kelleher (Ell) d. Rosi Godinez (Gr) 6-1, 6-1; Veronica Lopez (Wap) d. Chloe Schmidt (Eph) 6-3, 6-0; Nadia Weiner (Ell) d. Cintia Gill (Topp) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5); Casie Snyder (EV) d. Natalie Morgan (Oth) 6-1, 6-1.
Boys doubles
Jackson-Porter (Ell) d. Stancliffe-Carriedo (Topp) 6-1, 6-2; Peterson-Harris (Oth) d. Diaz-Candido (Gr) 6-1, 6-3; Alliston-Teske (Se) d. Garza-Enriquez (Wap) 6-1, 6-0; Harr-Van Heusden (Eph) d. Crawford-Young (Pro) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1).
Girls doubles
Ratigan-Wyman (Eph) d. Assink-Miller (EV) 6-0, 6-1; Field-Wilson (Pro) d. Carbaugh-Pellett (Ell) 7-5, 6-1; Chandler-Anderson (Ell) d. Gonzalez-Valencia (Wap) 6-1, 6-1; Penwell-Mottice (Gr) d. Cantu-Roylance (Oth) 6-2, 6-3.
NOTE: Tournament resumes Saturday at Ephrata at 11 a.m.
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