They say a win is a win is a win, but you’d never know it from Taft High softball Coach Sandy Stuart despite her team’s 5-4 extra-inning league home victory Tuesday over Santiam Christian.
Gorgeous weather greeted the Taft High girls golf team Monday at Creekside Golf Course in Salem, but the scores weren’t nearly as favorable in an eight-team event hosted by Blanchet High School.
The host Lady Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak to bigger out-of-state schools in a spring-break tournament in California with a 4-3 home softball victory Friday over Amity in their West Valley League opener.
Taft High senior Maya Hatton shot 42 to earn medalist honors, while Newport’s Judy Shu carded a 48 for second Tuesday in a casual nine-hole golf outing at Chinook Winds Golf Resort.
Taft High’s only hit in the opening game and sophomore catcher Hailee Dannecker collected both hits in the second as the Lady Tigers fell twice to California schools Friday at the Napa Spring Break Softball Tournament.
Freshman shortstop Claira Tolan went 4-for-4, drove in two runs and scored twice Friday as the No. 1-ranked Taft High softball team braved frigid temperatures and occasional rain to rally for a 9-8 home win over North Bend.
