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Coconino softball got a big game from its young players on Monday in a 7-3 road win at Seton Catholic.

Freshman Kaitlyn Tso pitched all seven innings, striking out nine batters and earning the win. She also hit an RBI double.

Freshman Danica Kern went 3 for 4 at the plate, tallying a double and driving in two runs. Junior Isabel Pozar was 2 for 3 with two RBIs in the ball game between the two 4A Conference teams.

The Panthers (1-1) will play its first Grand Canyon Region ballgame on March 22 against Prescott.

Bears 9, Eagles 0

Flagstaff could not get anything going offensively on Monday, losing its first region game at Bradshaw Mountain.

The Bears scored four runs in the second inning and pulled away to win in a shutout.

Though the 4A Eagles couldn’t plate a run, junior Gracie Schmitz went 2 for 3 with a pair of doubles.

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Flagstaff (2-1, 0-1 Grand Canyon) will play at Bradshaw Mountain again on Wednesday.

track and field

The Flagstaff Eagles girls 4×800-meter relay team finished third in the 66th annual Buckeye Lions Invitational in Buckeye on Saturday.

Freshman Kristin Harris, sophomores Sage Ketter and Alyssa Harris and freshman Bella Ciminieri finished the race with a time of 10:46.11.

Kristin Harris ran the 800m in 2:34.36 to secure a fifth-place finish. Junior Makennah Mitchell finished fourth in the 1600m with a time of 5:42.69.

Two boys athletes finished on the podium for the Eagles. Senior Lance Harris placed third in the 1600m (4:35.29) and senior Ryan Hatch (4:46.72) crossed the finish line in ninth place in the same race.

Senior Benjamin Ketchner reached 5-10 in the high jump to place third.

Hatch took fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:06.37.

Senior Nicholas Harju threw the discus 115-11 to earn a sixth-place finish. He also took seventh in the javelin (122-08) while senior Scott Palmer just edged him out with a throw of 123-00 for sixth.

The Eagles will compete in the City of Flagstaff JV Meet on Wednesday, along with Coconino, Basis Flagstaff and Northland Prep on Wednesday at Coconino High School.

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