The Washington Lady Hatchet Softball team avenged an earlier loss to Princeton by beating the Tigers in the opening round of the Washington 3A Sectional 7-6. Washington led throughout and was up 7-1 before Princeton scored five runs in the seventh to make it interesting. The Hatchets finished with 10 hits and Kaitlyn Hill got the win. Pike Central beat Vincennes in game two 7-0 so Washington plays the Chargers for the championship tonight. First pitch at 7pm.
The Loogootee Lions won their own 1A Sectional title by defeating Barr Reeve in the championship yesterday 6-3. Next up for Loogootee will be NE Dubois as they host the Regional championship on Tuesday.
The Washington Girls Tennis team picked up another shut out win as they defeated Bloomfield in the regional semi finals at Jasper 5-0. Washington and Jasper will meet for the regional title match tonight and it should be a good one. Match time at 5:30pm at Jasper rain or shine.
Congratulations to Abby Ballengee from Barr Reeve on qualifying for the Track & Field State Finals! Abby cleared 10’6 in the Pole Vault good for a third place finish and a new school record. Congratulations, Abby!!
The Barr Reeve Lady Vikings have a new head basketball coach. Long time Washington girls Junior Varsity coach Lacey Higgins has accepted the job to lead the Lady Vikings next season. Congratulations and best wishes to Coach Higgins!
The Baseball sectionals begin tonight. At League Stadium in Huntingburg, Washington will open the tournament against Princeton. First pitch is set for 6pm. Live coverage around 5:45pm on Memories 107.9, with score updates throughout the night from the Washington Softball championship. Game two tonight at Southridge will pit Gibson Southern against Vincennes Lincoln.
At North Daviess tonight in the 1A Sectional, just one game Loogootee will play Shoals.
The Chicago Cubs rallied for a 4-3 win over the Pirates Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The Buccos took a 3-0 lead off of Jake Arrieta in the second inning, but the Cubs scored once in the third and three times in the fifth to take control. Arrieta earned the victory to run his record to 5-4 on the season, and he is 3-0 against Pittsburgh. Elsewhere in the National League, the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 in D.C. The Reds’ two runs came on a Kyle Farmer solo home run in the third, and an Eugenio (ay-you-HAY-nee-oh) Suarez long ball in the sixth. Cincinnati snapped a five-game skid thanks in part to Tyler Mahle’s five and a third scoreless innings.
