Josie Dickson has at times played in the shadow of hitters like Ashley Feltz and Maranda Hanson. However, it was her turn to shine in the spotlight as she went 3 for 3 at the plate, harvesting 4 RBIs and scoring a run as the Elmira rebounded from late season losses to punish Newport 11-1 in the five inning play in contest. The Lady Falcons return to the play offs with a first round date on the road Wednesday May 22 at third ranked Banks.
Ashley Feltz chipped in two hits and two RBI's as well as a sacrifice.
Newport never was in the game, falling behind 7-0 before tallying a single run on a double by Kalea Blodgett. They struggled because the hard throwing Hanson never let them off the mat. Hanson twirled a glistening one hitter, giving up only the double to Blodgett and that single run. She did throw 4 walks, one of which scored and only threw four strikeouts. However, she never seemed threatened and was playing with house money with a 7 run lead.
While Banks is the third ranked team in the state they have endured six losses this season and are by no means an unbeatable team, especially if Hanson is in a groove and the top of the batting order gets some support from rest of the line up. The boys baseball team will open the playoffs the same day at Banks. First pitch for the girls is 4PM Wednesday.
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Monday, May 20, 2019
Monday, September 10, 2018
Boys Soccer Team Gets Ranked and Then Gets Rolled
"We didn't play our best soccer tonight," boys varsity soccer coach Ryan Chambers said to the opposing Banks coaches after the tangle with Elvira on Thursday September 6 at Swartz Field.
Employing a rough and tumble attack, Banks recovered from an early goal by Mason Oilar to holding the Falcons scoreless in the first half, out-shooting Elmira and general spending the rest of the first half in the their opponents end of the field.
The Falcons scored again on a broken play in front of the Banks goal when Brian Estrada notched a goal over the sprawled Banks goalkeeper for a 2-0 lead. Then Elmira had to withstand the roughneck style of Banks to hold on for a 2-0. The victory left the Falcons 8th ranked by the OSAA with an undefeated record, out scoring their opponents 13-2 in the process.
The accomplishment was short-lived.
If Chambers didn't like the play on Thursday, he definitely was unhappy on Saturday September 8 when the Henley Hornets came in and whipped Elmira by a 4-0 count that wasn't as close as the score indicated. The previously ranked Falcons emerged Saturday morning like they hadn't had their first cup of coffee before the 11 am start. Elmira struggled against a disciplined Hornets attack, surrendering an early goal at the 30:15 mark of the first half. Plagued by a rash of midfield ball losses and uncharacteristic poor passing, Jaden Palmer was forced to defend a barrage of Henley shots. Palmer may have played his finest half of soccer in his short career, collecting 11 first half saves, many of them athletic masterpieces. Henley out shot the Falcons 13-5 in the first half. Most frustrating for Coach Chambers was the goal given up with only 21 seconds remaining in the game, where it seemed that Elmira might have let up in the waning moments of the game.
Complicating the matter was the loss of two starters because they were running cross country. Additionally, Riley Chambers suffered a high ankle sprain at the 5:47 point of the first half and was lost for the remainder of the game as well. The prognosis is good that Chambers will return for the next start.
Employing a rough and tumble attack, Banks recovered from an early goal by Mason Oilar to holding the Falcons scoreless in the first half, out-shooting Elmira and general spending the rest of the first half in the their opponents end of the field.
The Falcons scored again on a broken play in front of the Banks goal when Brian Estrada notched a goal over the sprawled Banks goalkeeper for a 2-0 lead. Then Elmira had to withstand the roughneck style of Banks to hold on for a 2-0. The victory left the Falcons 8th ranked by the OSAA with an undefeated record, out scoring their opponents 13-2 in the process.
The accomplishment was short-lived.
If Chambers didn't like the play on Thursday, he definitely was unhappy on Saturday September 8 when the Henley Hornets came in and whipped Elmira by a 4-0 count that wasn't as close as the score indicated. The previously ranked Falcons emerged Saturday morning like they hadn't had their first cup of coffee before the 11 am start. Elmira struggled against a disciplined Hornets attack, surrendering an early goal at the 30:15 mark of the first half. Plagued by a rash of midfield ball losses and uncharacteristic poor passing, Jaden Palmer was forced to defend a barrage of Henley shots. Palmer may have played his finest half of soccer in his short career, collecting 11 first half saves, many of them athletic masterpieces. Henley out shot the Falcons 13-5 in the first half. Most frustrating for Coach Chambers was the goal given up with only 21 seconds remaining in the game, where it seemed that Elmira might have let up in the waning moments of the game.
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| Guillermo Farje (6) defends against a Henley mid-fielder in the Falcons' 4-0 loss on Saturday September 8 at Swartz Field. Photo: Kimberly Lillie |
Complicating the matter was the loss of two starters because they were running cross country. Additionally, Riley Chambers suffered a high ankle sprain at the 5:47 point of the first half and was lost for the remainder of the game as well. The prognosis is good that Chambers will return for the next start.
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