CLEARFIELD - Philipsburg-Osceola hit three home runs, and Kate Burge pitched a two-hitter to beat Clearfield, 11-1, in six innings and give Lady Mountie coach Jim Gonder his 500th win in high school softball Wednesday.
Chelsea Rex, Mackenzie Wilson and Macy Harpster hit homers, and the first six batters in the lineup - Carly Gonder, Amanda Arnold, Wilson, Rex, Burge and Harpster -had two hits each.
Gonder, who has a career record of 500-122, said he wasn't aware he had won his 500th until after the game.
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"I knew I was in the ballpark," he said, "but I wasn't worried about it. Obviously, it felt good, but I've been very lucky. I've had great assistant coaches and great players, so it's more of a team thing.
"I think if you live and coach long enough, you're going to get to this point. But the kids have really bought into the program and have been willing to work."
SCORE BY INNINGS
P'burg-Osceola321 32X X-11 14 0
Clearfield010 00X X- 1 2 3
2B-Rex (PO). HR-Rex, Wilson, Harpster (PO); Hoffman (C). Multiple hits-Gonder 2, Arnold 2, Wilson 2, Rex 2, Burge 2, Harpster 2 (PO). RBI-Wilson 3, Rex 3, Burge, Harpster (PO); Hoffman (C). WP-Burge. LP-Hoffman. SO-Burge 8; Hoffman 7. BB-Burge 1; Hoffman 1.
Records: Philipsburg-Osceola (11-1).
Huntingdon5
Central4
MARTINSBURG - Katie Kurtz knocked in a pair of runs, and Casey Baird cracked three hits as Huntingdon squared its record at 7-7 by edging Central in a Mountain League game.
Central (10-5 overall) got three hits and two RBIs from Ashley Smith, and two hits and a pair of RBIs from Marissa Ayers.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Huntingdon 113 000 0-5 12 0
Central101 000 2-4 11 1
2B-Smith 2 (C). 3B-Mort (H). Multiple hits-Spencer 2, Baird 3, Snyder 2, Bilger 2 (H); Garman 3, Smith 3, Ayers 2 (C). RBI-Mort, Yingling, Strait, Kurtz 2 (H); Smith 2, Ayers 2 (C). WP-Snare. LP-Gunnett. SO-Snare 2, Gunnett 4. BB-Gunnett 4.
Records: Huntingdon (7-7); Central (10-5).
Bishop Guilfoyle4
Bishop Carroll1
Melanie Madey tossed a one-hitter and faced four batters over the minimum to help Bishop Guilfoyle beat Bishop Carroll at Garfield Park for its first win.
Madey struck out 10, walked two and gave up an unearned run. BG's Juliana Burke and Rachel Potopa had two hits apiece.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Bishop Carroll001 000 0-1 1 1
Bishop Guilfoyle200 011 X-4 9 1
2B-Shank (BC); Madey (BG). Multiple hits-Burke 2, Potopa 2 (BG). RBI-Shank (BC); Madey, Potopa, Horrell, Hoover (BG). WP-Madey. LP-Guegen. SO-Guegen 5; Madey 10. BB-Guegen 5; Madey 2.
Records: Bishop Carroll (2-6); Bishop Guilfoyle (1-6-1).
Claysburg-Kimmel5
Mount Union1
MOUNT UNION - Ronette Claar tossed a three-hitter, striking out eight batters, and also drove in three runs with a two-run homer and single as Claysburg-Kimmel topped Mount Union in an Inter-County Conference North Division game.
Claysburg improved to 11-3 overall and 10-2 in the division.
Mount Union dropped to 10-4 overall and 9-3 in the division.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Claysburg-Kimmel120 200 0-5 7 0
Mount Union001 000 0-1 3 1
2B-Rhone (MU). HR-Claar (CK). Multiple hits-Claar 2 (CK); Rhone 2 (MU). RBI-Claar 3, Fleck, Ritchey (CK). WP-Claar. LP-Smith. SO-Claar 8, Smith 5. BB-Claar 3, Smith 6.
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (11-3 overall, 10-2 in the Inter-County Conference, North Division); Mount Union (10-4 overall, 9-3 in the Inter-County Conference, North Division).
P-O juniors triumph
PHILIPSBURG- In junior high action, Philipsburg-Osceola defeated Mount Nittany, 5-1.
In the B game, the Lady Mounties won 8-0.
