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The Lone Tree Reporter
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first-round playoff win and send
them to a showdown with Lisbon
on June 5, at Lisbon.
"I was very confident with my
pitches tonight," said Avery Ed-
wards after the game. "I didn't
get to throw as many change-ups
as I like to, but I threw five to ten
curve balls in the last inning and
struck out two and then Elyssa
Mills had a great catch in right
field to end it."
Coach Tom Dickey said he was
really pleased with the way his
pitcher took on the challenge of
leading her team with the Lions'
#1 pitcher Maggie Schmidt out
with an arm injury.
"Avery just pitched great the
whole game. She was just throw-
ing the ball hard and I'm not sure
how many strikeouts she ended up
with, but she's throwing with a lot
of confidence right now and doing
a really nice job," said Dickey. "Av-
ery's pitched over 100 innings this
year so she's not an inexperienced
pitcher by any means, and she's
an excellent fielder, and then she
hit the ball when we needed her
and if I had to pick a player of the
game she'd be R right now."
With the win, the Lone Tree
softball team knocks IMS out of
the post season. The two area ri-
vals split their regular season
meetings in one-run ball games
and their post-season showdown
came down to the final inning as
well.
"We played with all our hearts
and sometimes you still don't win
even if you play with all of your
hearts," said IMS head softball
coach Kim Wood. "They gave 100
percent and that's all that matters
because they had nothing more to
give."
IMS finishes the season with a
6-19 record while Lone Tree ad-
vances to face a top seeded Lisbon
team that waits them in the quar-
terfinal round of Class 1A Region
#4 playoff softball.
Lone Tree
Lady Lions
advance over
Lisbon: 6-4 ..........
The Lady Lions earned a trip
to the semi-final round of their
playoff bracket by defeating a
higher-seeded Lisbon team 6-4 on
Thursday evening, riding a five-
run fifth-inning and outlasting
their hosts in Lisbon.
"From the time we knew we
were going to play them after
beating IMS I told our kids we
could beat them, it's just a matter
of putting it all together. We have
the athletes at every position, and
just from seeing them play earlier
in the season I thought we could
hit their pitcher pretty hard. We
were able to do that and take some
advantage of some mistakes," said
Lone Tree head softball coach
Tom Dickey after his team's vic-
tory. "We knew they were a very
good team and that they were
going to get runs, but it was a mat-
ter of whether we could withstand
their rally and we were able to do
that. They scored three runs in
that inning, but we came out of
that and it was huge."
The big L-T inning came with
one on and one out in the bottom
of the fifth. Carson Gibson singled
putting runners on first and sec-
ond. Leadoff hitter Karly Hester
got a single to load the bases, and
a Madelyn Flemr double scored a
pair of runs. Up next, Elyssa Mills
struck out, but the Lisbon catcher
dropped the third strike and was
forced to throw to first base for
the out. The throw allowed the
L-T runner on third to score and
an errant throw allowed the run-
ner who had been on second base
to round third and also score on
the strikeout. Jenny Jones kept
the inning going with a double
and then scored on a Makenzie
Reynolds hit. The Lisbon defense
was so frustrated they bobbled the
ball allowing Reynolds to round
the bases and when Dickey sent
her home from third, their throw
stopped her in the nick of time.
Dickey said his team's speed
and heads-up base running gave
them the big inning.
"That really surprised me that
they threw the ball around like
that because they're such a good
team," said Dickey. "Even that
seventh run we could have scored
with Makenzie was really close
and it was worth taking a chance
because we really had them reel-
ing. I couldn't be more proud of
our kids."
With the big 6-1 lead, L-T pitcher
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Avery Edwards stepped into the
circle and gave up a leadoff home
run followed by a single, hit-by-
pitch, and two RBI double that
slashed the Lions' lead from five
to just two. Edwards then walked
a pair of batters and her infield
gathered in the circle with her to
discuss the situation.
"When they hit the home run I
wasn't worried about it at all, but
then they had two more hits and I
started getting a little concerned,"
admitted Edwards, "But in the
end, our infield gathered together
and I said, 'I'm going to strike this
girl out', and I did, and we got out
of the inning."
Edwards got the K on the next
Lisbon batter to make it two outs
and got a grounder that Madelyn
Flemr scooped to third base for
the forced out to end the Lisbon
threat.
Edwards pitched a cool seventh
inning, with a strikeout, pop fly
and grounder to third baseman
Carson Gibson for the final out
and the win.
"Our third basemen who is only
a freshman and I'm so proud of
her, got a hard-hit ball right to her
and she was able to get it to fLrst
base for the out," said Edwards.
"The strikeout I had was very mo-
tivating and that excited me a lot.
I threw an outside pitch and the
batter just couldn't reach it and
that pumped me up for the last
play. That was really exciting."
Edwards has had to step into
Above, #15, Madelyn Flcmr
cracks a RBI during action
against Lisbon on July 5,
2012.
Right, the sweat was drip-
ping off Avery Edwards who
spent a lot of time in the
pitching circle during the
Lone Tree games on July 5
and 6 dudng playoff softball
action at Usbon.
By Kevin Ronneberg, M.D.
Summer has arrived. As the
weather heats up, it's critical for
beachgoers and outdoor fun-seek-
ers to be sun-safe.
This begins with choosing the
right sunscreen to protect your-
self from harmful UV rays. Equal-
ly important are these five simple
tips from the Skin Cancer Foun-
dation, which also will help you
mitigate sun damage and reduce
the risk of skin cancer.
First, seek the shade. Simply
minimizing exposure to UVA
and UVB rays can go along way
toward protecting your skin. Tak-
ing a break from direct sun is es-
pecially important between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when
rays are strongest. And remem-
ber, clouds don't block UV rays.
Infants under 6 months should
always be kept out of the sun --
the #i pitching spot and shown
that she deserves the position.
Lions pitcher Maggie Schmidt is
in the lineup as a designated hit-
tar, but has a shoulder injury that
doesn't allow her to throw the ball.
Edwards said after getting a pair
of playoff wins under her belt she
has a new respect for her defense.
"I love my defense. They can
have balls hit at them 100 miles
per hour and they still manage
to get a glove on them and throw
them down," said Edwards. "My
defense is amazing and I Just love
my defensive players."
Coach Dickey said he was
pleased with how his battery, Ed-
wards, a junior, and catcher Jenny
Jones, a senior, did in the swelter.
ing 100 degree weather.
"I can't say enough about Avery
and Jenny out there in this heat
just battling all the way," said
Dickey. "They Just did a fantastic
job and never said a word about
'Give me a break' or anything like
that."
Lone Tree
girls finish
vs. Marquette
The Lady Lions finished up
their post-season run with a dis-
heartening 8-4 loss to Marquette
Catholic in the semi-flnal round
protected with clothing, an um-
brella or a stroller hood. Children
and adults should wear protective
clothing, including wide-brimmed
hats and UV-blocklng sunglasses.
Second, use a broad spectrum
(UVA/UVB) sunscreen with SPF
15 or higher. Regardless of the sea-
son, this kind of sun protection
should be used on a daily basis.
Most people understand the im-
portance of sun safety during the
smnmer months, but many under-
estimate the need for year-round
protection. The temperature may
drop, but UV rays remains strong.
And the cooler temperatures may
actually prevent people fl'om real-
izing the extent of the damage the
sun is doing to their skin.
Next new regulations from
the Food and Drug Administra-
tion will help consumers know
they're getting the right protec-
of their Class IA Region 4 play-
OffS.
The Lady Lions got some good
run production in their second
inning and led 4-2 until the fifth
inning when Marquette broke
things open for six runs and took
the 8-4 win.
In the first inning with pitcher
Avery Edwards taking duties in
the circle for the second night in
a row in 100 degree weather, Mar-
quette led things off with a pair
of base hits and a RBI single on
which the base runners took ad-
vantage of an error to score two
runs.
Lone Tree got it all back in the
second inning, loading the bases
before Madelyn Flemr worked a
bases-loaded walk to plate one.
Eylssa Mills stepped up to the
plate and cracked a 2RBI hit to
give the Lions the lead, and Abbie
Schmidt stepped up to send a fly
ball into the outfield that allowed
Makenzie Reynolds to score from
third, giving her team a 4-2 advan.
tage.
The Lions held their lead
through the third and fourth, but
ran into trouble when the Knights
got apair of base runners on with
no outs. Avery Edwards stepped
outof the circle for a break and
Maggie Schmidt came in to pitch.
With two on and no out, Schmidt
gave up a RBI double, the Knights
loaded the bases on a fielding
error, and then scored another
tion by prohibiting manufactures
from labeling their sunscreens
as "broad spectrum" or making
claims about protecting against
skin cancer and aging unless
they're SPF 15 or higher. And sun-
screens with lower SPF values
will have to sport a warning that
the product may not offer protec-
tion against the harmRtl effects of
exposure to the sun.
Third, apply 1 ounce of sun-
screen to the entire body 30 min-
utes before going outside,
According to the Skin Cancer
Foundation, for full SPF protec-
tion, sunscreen must be applied
half an hour before sun exposure.
If you are average size, you'll
need a full ounce -- or about two
tablespoons - to adequately cover
your skin. Studies show that most
people apply less than half that
Continued... on page 6
run on a RBI single, around and finished their season
Edwards took the ball back in the semi-final round at Lisbon
from Schmidt, and after giving with a 8-4 loss.
up a bases-clearing double, and Lions' head softball coach Tom
allowing a run to score on a wild Dickey said the six-run fifth in-i
pitch that made it a 8-4 game, she ning hurt, but missing chances to
closed things down with a fly ball, score more runs hurt more.
ground out and strikeout. "I think the big thing was when
The Lions couldn't re-group we stranded a lot of runners,"
after the big fifth inning. They said Dickey. "We had a lot of run-i
got two base runners on in the ners in scoring position and justl
seventh, but couldn't get them Continued... on page 61
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