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By Mike Foster
Enterprise sports editor
The Ferndale High
School softball team had a
busy and productive last
week, playing four games.
First up, a double-
header against the Fortuna
Huskies on May 8. The
first game started with the
Lady Cats jumping to an
early lead with a quick
three runs in the first
inning with Maci Branstet-
ter getting two quick RBIs.
The game stayed that
way until the fourth inning
when the Lady Cat defense
had a couple of letdowns
and the Huskies scored 5
unearned runs and went
ahead 6-3.
The Lady Cats started
fighting back in the fourth
by scoring two more runs
to make the score 6-5, For-
tuna, after four innings.
The fifth inning
proved to be the game
changer for the Lady Cats
as they scored five more
runs including a home run
by Sierra Earley. Fortuna
scored two in the sixth, but
Ferndale hung on to take
a 10-8 victory.
Leading hitters for the
Lady Cats were Megan
Earley, Sierra Earley,
Mackenzie Burgess, Maci
Branstetter, Kelly Cham-
bers and Kaleigh Meyers,
all with two hits. Sierra
Earley, Chambers and
Branstetter all had extra
base hits and three RBIs
apiece. Megan Earley was
the starting pitcher, and
Danielle Hansen relieved
in the sixth to pick up a
save.
In the second game,
the tables were turned and
Fortuna won by the same
10-8 score. The game was
close and a see saw contest
throughout. The Lady Cats
battled back several time
and had a chance in the
final inning to tie, but it
was not to be. Leading hit-
ters were Sierra Earley,
Kaleigh Meyers, and Maci
Branstetter, with two hits
each. Meyers and Branstet-
ter each had two RBIs.
Megan Earley pitched the
entire game.
The Lady Cats went
back to league action
against Hoopa Valley on
Thursday, May 10, need-
ing one win to clinch
undisputed first place in
the Little Four. The War-
riors are an excellent team
and the Lady Cats split a
doubleheader earlier in the
year at Hoopa.
The first game was
another of the close hard
fought games that the Lady
Cats and Warriors have
had all year. Hoopa went
ahead 2-1 after two
innings, but the Lady Cats
scored in the third to take
a 2-2 tie into the fourth.
The game became a
battle of good pitching and
defense as neither team
scored in the fifth or sixth
inning. Then, Hoopa
scored two with a home
run in the seventh and held
on for a 4-2 win over the
Lady Cats.
Megan Earley pitched
a fine game, striking out
nine and allowing only two
earned runs to take a tough
By Mike Foster
Enterprise sports editor
Last Thursday the
Ferndale High baseball
team played a double-
header against league foe,
Hoopa Valley. Mahki
Bessingpas-Hamor was
the Cats starting pitcher
and was relieved in the
fifth inning by his brother,
Monet.
In a close and hard
fought game, the team
took turns putting runs
the runs on the board and
after three innings the
score was tied at 4-4.
Then in the fourth,
Zack Rocha knocked in
Travis Rye who had sin-
gled and stole second and
third to give the Cats a 5-
4 lead.
However, the War-
riors used hits and Cats
errors to score four in the
fifth to go ahead 8-5.
In the fifth the Cats
scored two runs and the
score was again close at 8-
Sports
Ferndale High Lady Cats clinch league championship;
finish their league schedule today against South Fork
Wildcats get first league victory
Wildcat state qualifiers . . .
Enterprise staff photo
The Ferndale Lady Cat senior players are recognized during a recent home game.
In front from the left, Kelly Chambers, Kaleigh Meyers, Mackenzie Burgess, and
Sierra Earley.
Enterprise staff photo
Taryn DeMille bangs out a hit during competition against the Hoopa Warriors.
Courtesy photo
Four Ferndale Wildcats have qualified for the California High School Rodeo
Association state finals. From the left: sophomore Russ Jackson will compete
in team and tie-down roping, as well as boys cutting; Kaden Zanone, a junior,
will compete in steer wrestling; freshman Madison Walpole qualified for the
pole bending competition; and junior Kelly ODay will compete in team and
tie-down roping and steer wrestling. The state finals will take place in Bishop
June 10-17.
loss.
Leading hitters for the
Lady Cats were Megan
Earley 1-3, Sierra Earley
1-3, Chambers 2-3,
Burgess 1-3, Branstetter 1-
3, and Taryn DeMille 1-3.
So, the Lady Cats still
needed that win for over-
all league championship as
the second game started.
The Lady Cats jumped out
to a quick lead in the first
inning, added three more
in the third on a Kaleigh
Meyers home run. The
Lady Cats werent finished,
however, as they put three
more on the board in the
fourth and a single run in
the sixth to go ahead 8-0.
Hoopa didnt go qui-
etly, however. In the sev-
enth inning they scored
four and had runners on
base as Megan Earley dug
deep and struck out the
final two batters to pre-
serve the 8-4 win, and take
an undisputed first place
in the Little Four.
Leading hitters for the
Lacy Cats were Sierra Ear-
ley 2-4, Chambers 1-3,
Burgess 1-3, Kaleigh Mey-
ers 2-4 with a double and
home run, Branstetter 1-
3, DeMille 1-3, Hannah
Pichulo 1-3 and Kelsey
Meyers 1-3.
The Lady Cats finish
their league schedule at
South Fork today, Thurs-
day.
7.
In the sixth, the War-
riors scored one run and
were threatening to score
more when a nifty double
play by the Cat infield
snuffed out the rally, leav-
ing the score 9-7 in Hoopas
favor.
The Cats got one run-
ner in the seventh, but
couldnt score and the
game finished with Hoopa
winning, 9-7. Leading
hitters for the cats were
Derek Sousa 2-5 and a
double, Chris Catana 0-3
and an RBI, Monet
Hamor2-4, Rye 2-4 and an
RBI, Wes Shinn 0-4 and 2
RBIs, Rocha 1-5, Kyle
Burns 1-4, Bryce Fields 2-
4 and a triple, and Mahki
Hamor 1-4 and an RBI.
The second game
started with Chris Catana
on the mound. Hoopa
scored early and often and
took and 8-2 lead after two
innings. The Cats kept bat-
tling back and the score
was 9-3 in favor of Hoopa
after three innings. The
Cats werent finished,
however.
With Monet Hamor
and then eventual winner
Derek Sousa pitching and
several Cats contributing
timely hits, the score was
11-11 heading into the
bottom of the seventh and
final inning. The Cats had
not quit throughout the
game and the final at bat
was more of the same as
two runners reached base
and in an exciting finish,
Travis Rye drilled a game
winning single for the
walk-off win and their first
league victory.
Leading hitters for the
Cats were Sousa 4-5 and 4
runs scored, Monet
Hamor 3-4 and 5 RBIs,
Rye 1-5 and the winning
RBI, Shinn 1-4, Rocha1-2,
Foucauld Gromez 1-2, and
Mahki Hamor 2-4 and
three RBIs.