Sports: More on end of Huskies incredible softball season
ANCHORAGE--When the dust cleared and the final out was made after the first day of the Alaska School Activities Association State Small School Softball Championship, only one team remained from the Mid Alaska Conference.
Monroe Catholic, after dropping its first game to Kodiak 6-4, bounced back and defeated conference rival Delta Junction 6-4 in the first round of the losers' bracket at Cartee Complex to keep its season alive.
The Rams advance to play Ketchikan, which eliminated Eielson 11-5, at 9 a.m. today in the second-round of the losers' bracket.
"It feels good to knock off the conference champion," said a joyful Monroe coach Bea Merino. "I knew we could do it. It's good to capitalize on their loss and our rest. The girls wanted to play and they did it nicely."
Monroe (6-9) had to wait nearly six hours after their opening-round loss to Kodiak to take the field again. However, Delta Junction, after losing its first game to Homer 14-0, had a mere 30-minute break in between games.
This ends Delta's (9-7) incredible season, in which it qualified for the state tournament for the first-time since 1999.
"This was a great season," said a teary-eyed Delta coach Regina Pelto. "Sometimes stuff happens, but the girls didn't give up. They gave the team hope all the way to the end."
The win was even sweeter for Monroe considering it had dropped its previous three regular season meetings against the Huskies.
It was just one-week ago that Delta pitcher Lana Green flirted with a no-hitter against Monroe. The Rams made sure that wouldn't happen this time by collecting nine hits off the senior hurler. Senior Jennifer Ribar, junior Judi Stalter and sophomores Amy Helmbrecht and Jessica DeBano each tallied two hits.
Delta's only lead of the game came in the first inning, before Monroe added two to take the lead for good. [more- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]
Monroe Catholic, after dropping its first game to Kodiak 6-4, bounced back and defeated conference rival Delta Junction 6-4 in the first round of the losers' bracket at Cartee Complex to keep its season alive.
The Rams advance to play Ketchikan, which eliminated Eielson 11-5, at 9 a.m. today in the second-round of the losers' bracket.
"It feels good to knock off the conference champion," said a joyful Monroe coach Bea Merino. "I knew we could do it. It's good to capitalize on their loss and our rest. The girls wanted to play and they did it nicely."
Monroe (6-9) had to wait nearly six hours after their opening-round loss to Kodiak to take the field again. However, Delta Junction, after losing its first game to Homer 14-0, had a mere 30-minute break in between games.
This ends Delta's (9-7) incredible season, in which it qualified for the state tournament for the first-time since 1999.
"This was a great season," said a teary-eyed Delta coach Regina Pelto. "Sometimes stuff happens, but the girls didn't give up. They gave the team hope all the way to the end."
The win was even sweeter for Monroe considering it had dropped its previous three regular season meetings against the Huskies.
It was just one-week ago that Delta pitcher Lana Green flirted with a no-hitter against Monroe. The Rams made sure that wouldn't happen this time by collecting nine hits off the senior hurler. Senior Jennifer Ribar, junior Judi Stalter and sophomores Amy Helmbrecht and Jessica DeBano each tallied two hits.
Delta's only lead of the game came in the first inning, before Monroe added two to take the lead for good. [more- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]
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