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Vikings' softball overpowers Indians
Aspyn Whittington
Larned Indian pitcher Aspyn Whittington has a special style. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the News

LARNED – Smoky Valley’s Madi Tolle ripped four homers as the 9-3 Vikings overpowered Larned 16-1 and 17-0 to sweep past the Indians in Friday’s Central Kansas League softball doubleheader.

VIKINGS 16, INDIANS 1 (G1) – Tolle homered twice and drove home five runs. Catherine Odell drove in three runs with a double and triple. Abby Hipp drove home two runs with two hits.

Arianna Melton delivered two hits for Larned (0-8). Emma Thompson singled home Annie Cox for the Indians’ run. Paisley Lovesee, Camryn Ettleman and Hannah Norris also had base hits.

VIKINGS 17, INDIANS 0 (G2) – Tolle scored four runs, had three hits and three RBIs. Abby Hipp and Maggie Ryals combined on a 2-hit shutout. Hipp worked into the fifth before Ryals wrapped it up. Tolle hit 2 more homers and drove in 3, while Addie Heitschmidt drove home four runs and Maliyah Koster drove home three runs. Odell and Claire Broxterman each drove home two runs.

Smoky Valley (10)22 2 – 16 12 0

Larned 000 1 – 1 6 2

Karee Adam and Broxterman. Whittington and Norris. W—Adam, 7-0. L—Whittington. 2B—SV—Odell. 3B—SV—Odell. HR—SV—Tolle 2

Smoky Valley 382 13 – 17 12 0

Larned 000 00 – 0 2 6

Hipp, Ryals (5) and Broxterman. Taylor and Norris. W—Hipp. L—Taylor. 2B—SV—Broxterman 2, Koster, Heitschmidt. HR—SV—Tolle 2

CKL SOFTBALL

Haven 10-0 11-1

Pratt 8-2 9-3

Smoky Valley 9-3 9-3

Hoisington 7-3 7-3

Hillsboro 5-5 7-5

Lyons 5-5 5-5

Hesston 4-8 5-9

Halstead 3-7 3-7

Nickerson 1-11 1-11

Larned 0-8 0-8

FRIDAY—Pratt 18-18, Hesston 3-3; Haven 10-10, Lyons 0-0; Hillsboro 9-12, Nickerson 2-0; Hoisington 11-23, Halstead 0-13; Smoky Valley 16-17, Larned 1-0 

HAVEN (10-0, 11-1)—WW Hillsboro 15-0, 8-4;  WW Halstead 21-2, 17-5; WW Larned 15-0, 25-0; WL Kingman 7-3, 4-10; WW Nickerson 10-0, 19-3; WW Lyons 10-0, 10-0; 4-30 Pratt; 5-4 at Hoisington; 5-7 at Hesston; 5-11 Smoky Valley

PRATT (8-2, 9-3)—WL Kingman 10-4, 8-9; WW Larned 16-0, 11-1; WL Smoky Valley 13-3, 3-4; WL Hoisington 8-6, 2-4; WW Nickerson 21-6, 19-9; WW Hesston 18-3, 18-3; 4-27 at Lyons; 4-30 at Haven; 5-7 Hillsboro; 5-11 at Halstead

SMOKY VALLEY (9-3, 9-3)—WW :Nickerson 18-2, 13-11 4-1 WL Pratt 4-3, 3-13; WL Hillsboro 7-6, 1-12; WL Lyons 8-6, 4-16; WW Halstead 13-7, 10-0; WW Larned 16-1, 17-0; 4-26 SE Saline; 4-30 at Hesston; 5-6 Hoisington; 5-11 at Haven

HOISINGTON (7-3, 7-3)—WL Lyons 14-5, 6-7; WL Pratt 4-2, 6-8; WW Hesston 13-3, 19-2; WL Hillsboro 10-6, 4-14; WW Halstead 11-0, 23-13; 4-27 at Ellinwood; 4-30 at Larned; 5-4 Haven; 5-6 at Smoky Valley; 5-11 Nickerson

HILLSBORO (5-5, 7-5)—LL Haven 0-15, 4-8; WL Smoky Valley 25-9, 12-24; WL Halstead 13-9, 6-7; WW Remington 21-7, 16-6; WL Hoisington 14-4, 6-10; WW Nickerson 9-2, 12-0; 4-27 at Larned; 4-30 Lyons; 5-7 at Pratt; 5-11 Hesston

LYONS (5-5, 5-5)—WL Hoisington 7-6, 5-14; WW Nickerson 19-3, 14-4; WL Smoky Valley 6-8, 16-4; WL Hesston 12-10, 1-11; LL Haven 0-10, 0-10; 4-27 Pratt; 4-30 at Hillsboro; 5-7 Halstead; 5-11 at Larned

HALSTEAD (3-7, 3-7)—WW Hesston 29-10, 20-4; LL Haven 2-21, 5-17; WL Hillsboro 7-6, 9-13; LL Smoky Valley 7-13, 0-10; LL Hoisington 0-11, 13-23; 4-27 Cheney; 4-30 Nickerson; 5-1 Larned; 5-7 at Lyons; 5-11 Pratt 

HESSTON (4-8, 5-9)—LL Halstead 10-29, 4-20; WL Chaparral 12-8, 8-9; WW Larned 17-1, 12-9; LL Hoisington 3-13, 2-19; WL Nickerson 22-15, 10-11; WL Lyons 11-1, 10-12; LL Pratt 3-18, 3-18; 4-30 Smoky Valley; 5-7 Haven; 5-11 at Hillsboro

NICKERSON (1-11, 1-11)—LL Smoky Valley 2-18, 11-13; LL Lyons 3-19, 4-14; LL Pratt 6-21, 9-19; WL Hesston 11-10, 17-23; LL Haven 0-15, 3-19; LL Hillsboro 2-9, 0-12; 4-27 Kingman; 4-30 at Halstead; 5-7 Larned; 5-11 at Hoisington

LARNED (0-8, 0-8)—LL Pratt 0-16, 1-11; LL Hesston 1-17, 9-12; LL Haven 0-15, 0-25; LL Smoky Valley 1-16, 0-17; 4-27 Hillsboro; 4-30 at Hoisington; 5-1 at Halstead; 5-4 at Holcomb; 5-7 at Nickerson; 5-11 Lyons; 5-13 at South Central