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High School Baseball

Kelso’s Blake Larwick (9) charges off the mound to field a ground ball and flips it to first baseman Adam Swanson (18) for the out during a non-league game against Mount Tahoma on Friday, April 10, at Rister Stadium. The Hilanders went on to win 11-1. / Photo by Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

• Kelso 11, Mt. Tahoma 1 (6 inn.)

• Toutle Lake 13, White Salmon 11

• River View 3, Toutle Lake 1

• Clatskanie 5, Country-North Clackamas Christian 4

• Horizon Christian 24, Rainier 2

College Softball

• Lower Columbia 9, Bellevue 0

• Lower Columbia 10, Columbia Basin 1

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This Day In History

• April 11, 2000: Chad Olsen brings Seth Johnson home with a perfect safety squeeze to cap a three-run fifth inning, and the Kelso baseball team holds on to beat Evergreen 5-4 in Greater St. Helens 4A League play.
  “That’s exactly what we need with a smart, savvy runner,” Kelso coach Gunnar Guttormsen said. “[Johnson] did a good job there. When he’s healthy, he’s our No. 1 speed guy.”
  Cisco Gonzalez led off the big frame with a single before Johnson — who also hit a two-run home run in the first inning — drove him home. Nate Cundiff also hit an RBI double in the inning. With the score on their side, the Hilanders gave the ball to Paul Richie, and the reliever tossed two innings of one-hit ball to secure the win.

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Game(s) of The Day

High School Baseball

Castle Rock at Mark Morris

• Monarch Park, High Noon

Aberdeen at Mark Morris

• Monarch Park, 3 p.m.

R.A. Long vs Prairie

• The Lumberyard, 1 p.m.

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