Bristol Herald Courier

J.J. Kelly clinched the Lonesome Pine District regular-season baseball title in emphatic fashion on Tuesday night.

The Indians continued their offensive assault on LPD opponents with a 26-0 victory over Appalachia.

The heroes were numerous for Kelly (16-2, 9-0), which claimed its second straight crown.

The Indians were led by Cody Bentley’s 4-for-4 effort at the plate, while Matt Dotson (three hits), Nick Roop (3-for-3, home run), Aaron Gardner (2-for-3, home run, five RBIs), Zak Sturgill (3-for-4, three RBIs), Justin Wilson (2-for-3, three RBIs), Alex Maine (two hits), Blake Roberts (two hits) and Robert VanGundy (three RBIs) all produced.

Zak Sturgill struck out 11 en route to tossing a no-hitter. Appalachia’s lone hit was by Cody Richardson in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Bulldogs fell to 7-8 overall and 1-7 in the LPD.

J.J. Kelly (10)45 34—26 26 1

Appalachia 000 00—0 1 2

Sturgill and Kopp, Roop (2).Carter, Sampson (1), Hall (5) and Carter. W—Sturgill (4-1). L—Carter. HR—Gardner (JJK), 1st, two on; Roop (JJK), 5th, one on.

Honaker 8, Twin Valley 2

Honaker improved to 15-1 and clinched the Black Diamond District regular-season title with a win over Twin Valley.

Aaron Whited went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Honaker, which is 7-0 in the BDD. Adam Honaker added two hits for the Tigers, while David Keene’s three-run home run in the first inning set the tone.

Honaker travels to John Battle tonight at 6 p.m. for an interesting non-district clash.

Twin Valley 001 001 0—2 4 3

Honaker 301 031 x—8 11 2

Viers, St. Clair (3) and Hicks. Brown, Miller (7) and H. Wilson. W—Brown (3-0). L—Viers. HR—Keene (H), 3rd, two on.

Clintwood 14, Pound 12

Russell Hull went 3-for-5 with two triples and two RBIs, leading Clintwood to a win over Pound in a Lonesome Pine District slugest.

Trey Meade homered and had two hits for Clintwood (9-6, 4-4), while Devin Dotson and Derek Robbins added two hits apiece. Ryan Lyle added a solo homer for the Greenwave.

Pound 222 204 0—12 10 3

Clintwood 310 316 0—14 15 2

Sturgill, Mullins (2), Logan (6) and Carroll. Gibson, Hull (4) and Fleming. W—Hull. L—Logan. HR—T. Meade (C), 4th, one on; Lyle (C), 5th, none on.

Haysi 15, Council 0

Jordan Sullivan and Nathan Robinson each collected three hits as the Tigers posted the win.

Joe Yates supplied a three-run homer for Haysi (10-6, 5-2) and Jordan Childress doubled twice.

Council is now 3-10.

Haysi 840 12—15 12 1

Council 000 00—0 3 3

M. Yates, Blair (4) and Mullins. Boyd, S. Breeding (1) and Webb. W_Yates. L— HR—J. Yates (H) 1st, two on.

Thomas Walker 7, St. Paul 1

Despite a 3-for-4 day from Dillon Cridlin, St. Paul suffered a Cumberland District loss.

Mikey Pauley was the winning pitcher for TW and also hit a three-run home run. Graham Clouse added three hits for the Pioneers, who are 6-2 in the CD.

Thomas Walker 104 002 0—7 12 0

St. Paul 000 010 0—1 6 2

Pauley, H. Hensley (6) and Hall. Hileman, T, Phillips (6), Hileman (7) and Ellis. W—Pauley. L—Hileman (2-3). HR—Pauley (TW), 3rd, two on.

Patrick Henry 10, Holston 2

Ronnie Groves struck out 15 and allowed just two hits as Patrick Henry snapped a five-game losing streak.

Groves also went 2-for-4, while Marcus Montgomery added four RBIs. Jared Hamm added two hits for PH (9-7, 4-4). Sam Blevins doubled and drove in a run for Holston.

Holston 101 000 0—2 2 4

Patrick Henry 024 310 0—10 10 2

Bramlett, Phillips (4), Barlow (5) and Carrier. Groves and Montgomery. W—Groves (4-2). L—Bramlett. HR—none.

Chilhowie 19, Oak Hill Academy 7

Adam Powers went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Aaron Phillips was 2-for-3 with two RBIs as the Warriors (12-5) downed OHA.

Chilhowie put up 13 runs in the fifth inning.

Oak Hill 060 01-7 7 7

Chilhowie 501 1(13)-19 13 4

Heft, Fish (1), Manning (3) and Gans. Powers, Jackson (2) and Jackson, Powers (2). W—Jackson. L—Fish.

Virginia High 11, Lee 1

Robbie Stout took the win, while Dylan Sullins racked up two doubles and three RBIs in Virginia High’s Clinch Mountain District win. Josh Murray went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for the Bearcats (8-9).

Lee 001 000-1 3 3

Virginia High 231 401-11 12 3

Mullins, Kelly (5) and Lewis. Stout, Roark (4) and Arnold

J.I. Burton 9, Powell Valley 2

Pat Begley struck out 11 in a winning decision and also went 3-for-4 with two RBIs as the Raiders eased past the Vikings.

Ethan Stewart went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, Martinez Miles was 2-for-4 and Will Hamilton also hit a three-run home run for J.I. Burton (12-4, 6-2).

Powell Valley 100 100 0-2 3 1

J.I. Burton 701 001 X-9 10 1

Burke, Banner (1) Thomas (6) and Lusk. Begley and Stewart. HR: PV-Bray (solo in fourth); JIB-Hamilton (three-run in first)

SOFTBALL

Va. High 4, P. Henry 1

Fallon Thomas and Aubree Hutt each collected two hits as Virginia High (12-1) avenged its lone loss of the season.

VHS pitcher Lannie Johnston allowed just five hits, with two of those coming from Heather Thomas.

Patrick Henry was hurt by four errors.

Virginia High 001 120 0—4 7 0

Patrick Henry 100 000 0—1 5 4

Johnston and Thomas. Weddle and Kelly. W—Johnston. L—Weddle.

Marion 6, Graham 5

Heather Alexander went 3-for-4, leading Marion past Graham in a Southwest District softball showdown.

Marion (6-9, 3-4) overcame nine errors to post the victory.

Graham 300 001 1—5 4 5

Marion 200 121 x—6 11 9

Rasnick and Henry. Moore and Snavely, Coppola (2). W—Moore (2-1). L—Rasnick. HR—none.

Abingdon 8, Tazewell 0

Kendra Hooker went 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs as Abingdon downed Southwest District foe Tazewell.

The teams played a scoreless 18-inning game last month, but Abingdon’s offense shined in the rematch. Hooker blasted a three-run homer in the third and tacked on a two-run shot in the seventh as well. Allison Meade doubled and scored three runs for the Falcons (12-3, 7-1), who host Richlands on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in a key SWD clash.

Abingdon 003 030 2—8 6 0

Tazewell 000 000 0—0 5 2

Cooper and Viers. Parsons and Lester. W—Cooper (11-1). L—Parsons. HR—Hooker (A), 3rd, two on; 7th, one on.

Gate City 6, Lee 0

Alyssa Clark and Shianna Grills each collected two hits as the Blue Devils (2-3, 8-8) posted a Clinch Mountain District win.

Grills earned the win, striking out six en route to a five-hitter.

Gate City 000 100 5—6 7 1

Lee 000 000 0—0 5 1

Grills and Burke. Rupert and Dickenson. W—Grills. L—Rupert.

Powell Valley 18, Pound 2

Cassie Chadwell drove in six runs, powering Powell Valley to a Lonesome Pine District road win.

Chadwell connected for a grand slam in the Vikings’ eight-run second inning and also doubled in the fifth. Powell Valley starter Kaylla Holdway struck out 10 and allowed just two hits over five innings.

The lone bright spot for Pound was relief pitcher Cande Shortt, who struck out seven in 3 2/3 innings.

Powell Valley 283 41—18 10 2

Pound 020 00—2 2 10

Holdway and Broyles. S. Hartsock, Shortt (2) and Stidham. W—Holdway. L—S. Hartsock. HR—Chadwell (PV), 2nd, three on.

John Battle 7, Lebanon 5

Emily Biggs went 2-for-3 with four RBIs for the Trojans, while Brittni Altmann and carly Johnson scored two runs apiece.

Allie Smith and Katie Smith both went 2-for-4 for the Pioneers.

Lebanon 210 010 1-5 8 3

John Battle 103 030 X-7 7 3

Tate and A. Smith. Hall and Street. W—Hall. L—Tate.

Twin Springs 3, Coeburn 1

Courtney Lell threw a no-hitter and struck out 12 in a winning decision.

Lell was also 1-for-3 with a run scored, while Dakota McCoy went 1-for-3 with a run.

Coeburn 100 000 0-1

Twin Springs 000 012 X-3

Light and Nixon. Lell and Wallen.

GIRLS SOCCER
Virginia High 5, John Battle 0

Carrie Wisman and Caroline Gentry had two goals apiece as Virginia High vanquished Clinch Mountain District rival John Battle.

Haley Stewart also scored for VHS (9-1-1, 3-0), which had a 39-8 advantage in shots on goal.

Abingdon 6, Richlands 0

Julie Smith scored two goals and added an assist, Jessicca Stepp contributed three assists and Cameron Moss scored a goal as the Falcons (6-3-2) pulled off a shutout.