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Delta County Jr Girls Survive Battle With Kingsford
 GLADSTONE---The Delta County Junior Girls (age 13-14) opened defense of their 2015 state championship with a tough 3-2 win over Kingsford in the district tournament Thursday night at the Gladstone High School softball fields. Gabi Salo, who led the DC All-Stars to the Central Regional championship game last summer, was strong in the circle again Thursday, striking out 15 batters.  Maddy Block led off with a walk and scored on a base hit by Dakota Cloutier. Jasmine Clark's base hit made it a 2-0 game. Kingsford got on the board in the fourth inning when Maggie Strehlow doubled home Brooke Kriegl. Delta County scored an unearned run in the sixth inning to regain the two-run lead, and the girls needed that run as Kingsford rallied in the seventh inning. Strehlow walked, stole second, went to third on a passed ball, and scored on a base hit by Kathleen Seldon. That made it 3-2, but Salo got a strikeout to end the game. Later on Thursday, Kingsford bounced back to beat Norway, 16-6, to eliminate the Norway girls from the tournament. Delta County and Kingsford will face each other again Friday night in the district championship game in Gladstone. Game time is 6:00 ET. The game will be broadcast live on WCHT-AM (600), and it will be streamed on-line at www.rrnsports.com. Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos taken during Thursday's game.  |
