Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
The Lone Tree Reporter
Lone Tree, Iowa
July 9, 2015     The Lone Tree Reporter
PAGE 6     (6 of 6 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 6     (6 of 6 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
July 9, 2015
 
Newspaper Archive of The Lone Tree Reporter produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2024. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




Page6 The Lone Tree Reporter Thursday, July9,2015 Photography by Jeff Yoder Ross Swlnton strikes out a Burlington ND batter during Lone Tree's 4-3 win on Friday. The sophomore struck out four. Subscribing Keep up with all the area news each week in news stories, feature stories, color photos, sports coverage, ads and legal notices with Washington County's largest family owned newspaper, celebrating 23 years of service to our community. Plus you get the 4 magazines each month! Due to rising costs of postage and printing, The Lone Tree Reporter will be increasing the cost of subscriptions beginning August 1st, 2015. Washington, Johnson, and Muscatine Elsewhere in Iowa Out of state Price Now $25 $27 $32 After August 1st $27 $34 r m I I I l l l l l I l I I I I I I I I I = m mm m mm imm n n m mm n m mm mmm m m m ~, mmmm m m m n m mm n m.= m. m .m mmm I want to subscribe to The Lone Tree Reporter for: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years E-Edition $30 / year NAME ADDRESS CITY. ZIP SEND PAYMENT TO m m m m m m. m nm n m m m m m m u m m m mm m m m m m m u m m m m m m m 11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I imJ I I m Ji OFFER EXPIRES AUGUST 1ST, 2015 struck out four and kept the Nikes bY Jeff Yoder off of the scoreboard through the The Lone Tree Reporter first 20 outs. Lone Tree 4, Burlington ND 3"Ross bounced back very nicely Senior Zach Shalla drove in the after last week's performance game's first runs with a two-RBI against Highland," said Coach triple in the fourth inning of a 4-3 Gibson. "Some nights pitchers Lone Tree (14-8) win over Burling- have to be mentally tough, some ton Notre Dame (12-7). nights they're not going to have Lone Tree left runners in scor- their best stuff and those are ing position in the second and the nights you have to just battle fourth innings, but Shalla got the through. This is a good hitting Lions on the board in the fourth, team, so for him to come back and "I was just waiting," explained pitch like this, I'm really proud of Shalla, "my coach told me to ex- his performance tonight." pect a strike with a 3-0 count, so The Nikes had scored nearly 7.5 I took the pitch like he told me to. runs/game entering the substate He told me 'It's going to be there.' final rematch with Lone Tree. So I waited back and I swung and Burlington ND has seven players it was there. After that hit we all with an on base percentage of at got fired up and it really came least .426 including Xavior Wil- around for us." liams who had a staggering OPS An RBI single from Michael of 2.083 through 42 at bats. Nikes Schmidt scored Shalla to give the starter Jack Gray had allowed Lions a 3-0 lead. seven earned runs in 27 2/3 in- "Zach has just been patient nings. and waited his turn, and when "To keep this going, we just he's been given the opportunity, need to get the fire started ear- he's taken advantage of it," said lier," said Shalla. "We're a little Coach Steve Gibson. "He camebehind at *ho beginning of the through tonight with a big hit for game, and we're trying to get fired us, which is something we've been up, but it hasn't been there. We're missing this year from a lot of our just waiting for that one big at-bat, games." we need to strike sooner." Travis Gillham doubled and scored on a sac fly from Jovonte Louisa-Muscatine 2, Squiers in the sixth to add an im- Lone Tree 1 portant insurance run. Lone Tree (13-8) gave up two The Nikes made it interesting, runs in the second inning and had scoring three runs with two outs just two hits in a 2-1 loss to Louisa in the top of the seventh. A two Muscatine (12-10)on Wednesday. RBI double from Xavior Williams Jovonte Squiers walked twice, had the tying run in scoring po- had two steals and scored the sition, but Erik Murry came out lone run in the fifth inning for the of the bullpen and struck out the Lions. Erik Murry and Zach Shal- final ND batter on three pitches, la each had a hit. Nick Viner had a Ross Swinton gave up eight hits walk and a stolen base. Jake Viner and five walks, but came up with took the loss on the mound. He al- big outs with runners in scoring lowed one earned run on six hits position time after time. Swinton and two walks over six innings. Travis Gillham settles under a ball in the outfield on Friday. rik Murry catches a perfect throw from Jovonte Squlers to catch the stealing runner on Friday. Zach Shalla put Lone Tree up 2-0 with a fourth inning triple in Lone Tree's 4-3 win over Burlington ND on Friday. i i !