The Friday Morning Blast

This Day – Scores and links from around The Blast Zone; plus Rainier vs Clatskanie softball ('12)

Blast Zone Media

Apr 17, 2026

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High School Boys Soccer

R.A. Long’s Anjel De La Trinidad (16) puts a boot on the ball as Woodland’s: Sebastian Quiroz-Lopez (17) moves in to defend during a 2A GSHL contest, Thursday, April 16, at Longview Memorial Stadium. The hometown Lumberjacks went on to win 5-0. / Photo by Benjamin Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

R.A. Long 5, Woodland 0
Columbia River 8, Mark Morris 0

High School Softball

Woodland first baseman Lillia Andrews (2) hauls in a throw to completes the play at first as R.A. Long’s Malia Byrnes (15) is retired by a half-step, cutting down a potential rally during a league game on Thursday, April 16, in Woodland. The hometown Beavers went on to win 13-3. / Photos by Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

Woodland 13. R.A. Long 3 (6 inn.)
Mark Morris 20, Washougal 0 (5 inn.)
Kelso 17, Mountain View 0 (5 inn.)
Castle Rock 12, Fort Vancouver 2 (5 inn.)
Seton Catholic 16, Kalama 0
Toledo 23, Winlock 0 (5 inn.)
Rainier (WA) 14, Toutle Lake 8
Ocoata 11, Wahkiakum 1
Mossyrock 6, Naselle 5
St. Paul 19, Rainier 15

High School Baseball

Kelso 6, Evergreen 1
Seton Catholic 12, Kalama 1 (6 inn.)
Seton Catholic 13, Kalam 3 (5 inn.)
Wahkiakum 16, Onalaska 2 (5 inn.)
Toledo 12, Rainier (WA) 6

College Baseball

Lower Columbia 8, Olympic 1
Lower Columbia 5, Olympic 0

This Day In History

April 17, 2012: Rainier’s Kylee Crape tosses a complete game with 15 strikeouts and just four hits, but it’s Clatskanie that gets just enough timely offense against her to squeak out a 2-0 Highway 30 Hootenanny victory. Kierra Kallunki tossed a gem of her own for the Tigers with an eight-strikeout shutout, dancing around a good deal of traffic flawlessly. In the sixth inning, Clatskanie finally broke the scoreless deadlock on a two-run single by Hunter Spendlove in the top of the sixth.

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Games of The Day

High School Softball

Mark Morris at R.A. Long / Civil War

The Jills Diamond, 4 p.m.

High School Baseball

R.A. Long vs Mark Morris / Civil War Doubleheader

Story Field, 4 p.m./6 p.m.

High School Boys Soccer

Kelso vs Evergreen

Schroeder Field, 7 p.m.

College Softball

Lower Columbia vs Chemeketa

Tam' O’Shatner Park, 3 p.m./5 p.m.

Food (Line) Drive

The student at Mark Morris and R.A. Long High Schools have been working behind the scenes in order to rally support for the annual Civil War Food Drive.

With Longview’s two public high school set to play their regular season series this week, the primary day for the food drive is slated to take place on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Students from Mark Morris congregate in front of Grocery Outlet on Ocean Beach Highway during the spring of 2025 as part of the annual Civil War Food Drive. / Photo courtesy of Mark Morris ASB

“It’s less of a competition this year and more of a collaborative effort, with the primary goal of collecting as much food as possible for donation to Lower Columbia Cap,” MM ASB president Anabelle Schellenberg said.

Donations can be made directly at Grocery Outlet, Fred Myers, Safeway (on Ocean Beach Highway), and WalMart (on 7th Ave.). Each location will include bins with the R.A. Long and Mark Morris logos, so be sure to choose wisely when making your donation.

Donation sites will be in operation through April 24, and students may donate within their schools from April 20-24.