First published in the April 7 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
Sophomore pitcher Elle Leckrone tossed a no-hitter as the La Cañada High School varsity softball team edged visiting San Marino, 2-1, in a Rio Hondo League game last Friday.
Leckrone allowed one unearned run with eight strikeouts and four walks. She also finished 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI at the plate to raise her team-best batting average to .614.
Sophomore teammate Mia Salardino collected a pair of hits, and junior Kyra Davis added a base hit and a run scored. Senior Amy Lyman tallied a base hit and an RBI, sophomore Ashley Lovejoy registered a base hit and junior Sydney Zoltzman scored once.
The Spartans (10-5 overall record, 4-3 in league) are scheduled to visit Arleta High in a nonleague game on Saturday, April 9, at 8:30 a.m.
FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART
The Tologs’ fine season continued as they crushed visiting Notre Dame Academy of Los Angeles, 21-0, in a Sunshine League game last Thursday.
Junior Marie Milton extended her hitting streak to 26 games dating back to last April by finishing with a pair of base hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. She improved her batting average to .529 while notching her team-leading 35th and 36th base hits.
Senior Victoria Ramirez struck out a dozen over five innings in the circle while finishing with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored at the plate. Senior Maddie Napierala went 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI, while junior Cameron Bender and sophomore Isabela Guerrero each had a base hit, two RBIs and a run scored. Freshman Ava Nawrocki posted a double and two runs scored and junior Meghan Garrity registered a base hit and two runs scored. Senior Jessie Mysza recorded a base hit, an RBI and a run scored, senior Olivia Ocon scored four runs, junior Charlotte Taylor added a run scored and an RBI, and senior Lola Low, junior Ellie McCarthy and junior Cassie Huston each scored once.
FSHA (11-7 overall, 4-0 in league) scored in four of the five innings during a 19-0 league victory at Flintridge Prep last Wednesday as four Tologs blasted home runs. Guerrero channeled her inner Shohei Ohtani by striking out seven over five shutout innings while finishing 3-for-3 with a home run, a pair of doubles, five RBIs and three runs scored at the plate. Marie Milton went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored, while Ocon tallied a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored.
The Tologs will visit Alverno Heights Academy of Sierra Madre in a nonleague matchup on Tuesday, April 19, at 3:30 p.m.
FLINTRIDGE PREP
The Wolves lost a Prep League game at Rio Hondo Prep in Arcadia, 11-1, last Friday.
Asta Uziel collected a base hit, a stolen base and a run scored, while Elise Fong tallied a base hit and an RBI for the Wolves.
Flintridge Prep (2-8-1 overall, 1-5 in league) will host Westridge School of Pasadena on Tuesday, April 12. The last meeting between Flintridge Prep and the Tigers saw the latter win on a walk-off, 7-6, last month.
