Top Eugene area high school spring sports performances this week
Another week of high school spring sports is complete, and Eugene area teams are bursting with talent.
This week's top performances include results from golf districts, Sheldon boys lacrosse and softball, Siuslaw and Thurston baseball and Marist boys tennis.
Each week, The Register-Guard will highlight top student-athletes and teams. Coaches can send stat sheets and nominate key players by emailing enoriega@gannett.com
Here are this week's top prep performers:
Thurston boys golf wins team title at districts
The Thurston Colts boys golf team finished first at the 5A Midwestern League District Championships with a two-day score of 649, defeating Crater by 31.
This was the Colts first district team title in boys golf under head coach Nathan Wiedenmann.
Peyton Wiedenmann came in second for the Colts with a 74 on the first day and a 79 on the second day of the tournament.
The 5A Regional Championships will be held at Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis May 8-9.
The Colts automatically qualified for the state tournament on May 15-16.
Boys team results
Thurston - 649
Crater - 680
North Eugene - 716
Ashland - 742
Boys individual results
Marcus Idiart (Crater) - 145
Peyton Wiedenmann (Thurston) - 153
Ryan Fowler (Crater) - 162
Trison Hedges (Thurston) - 162
Isaac Larson (Ashland) - 162
North Eugene girls golf finishes first at districts
The North Eugene girls golf team finished first at the 5A Midwestern League District Championships with a two-day score of 820, defeating Crater by seven shots.
The Highlanders' Francesca Tomp won the individual title with a 75 on the first day and a 74 on the second day of the tournament.
Olivia Grandberry came in second for Thurston and shot a 79 on the first day and 78 on the second.
The Highlanders automatically qualified for the state tournament on May 15-16.
Girls team results
North Eugene - 820
Crater - 827
Thurston - 871
Eagle Point - 1013
Girls individual results
Francesca Tomp (North Eugene) - 149
Olivia Grandberry (Thurston) - 157
Makayla Chacon (Crater) - 197
Hannah Hilty (Crater) - 203
Sofia Richichi (North Eugene) - 208
Sheldon boys lacrosse tops South Eugene 12-6, stays undefeated
The Sheldon Irish boys lacrosse team cruised to a 12-6 victory against South Eugene Tuesday and improved to a record of 10-2 and 5-0 in the conference.
Sheldon is part of the Southwest Conference and is one of 44 teams that competes in the Oregon High School Lacrosse Association.
"It sets the tone in a big way," head coach Don Lindsey said of the win. "(South Eugene) is the second-best team in the league. They are very well coached, and they have a high skill set. We knew this team was going to give us the best fight, so we had to really prepare for them."
Luke Leighton struck four goals to lead the Irish past the Axe. Riley Strode added three goals and one assist. Seth McEwen and Kai Hundt each contributed two goals and one assist, and Carter Johnson had one goal and one assist.
"We knew we played sloppy in the first half," Leighton said. "We've done that in a few games before, and so we knew we had to come out and just play our game and finish."
Marston Scher led the Axe with three goals. Justin Barbour contributed two goals, Lucca Chalmers had one goal and Lucas Clemons had one assist.
The Axe dropped to 5-6 overall and 2-3 in the conference.
Sheldon hosts Roseburg (7-6, 3-2 conference) in a league match on Tuesday at 7 p.m. South Eugene travels to Marist (3-8, 1-4 conference) for a league match on Monday at 7 p.m.
Andrew Jensen-Norman's complete game lifts Siuslaw past Sisters
Andrew Jensen-Norman threw a complete game two-hit, one run performance to help lead the Siuslaw Vikings to a 3-1 victory over Sisters (15-7) on Tuesday.
At the plate, the junior went 2-for-3, driving in both runs in the fifth inning. Sophomore Maximus Reynolds extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the third inning, scoring senior Noah Dotson.
"It was an all-around great defensive effort," head coach Tom Shinn said in an email.
The Vikings won their sixth straight Class 3A Mountain Valley Conference baseball game but split wins with Sisters on Friday afternoon.
Siuslaw (14-6, 10-5 conference) travels to Pleasant Hill (12-9, 8-5 conference) for a three-game series starting Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Sheldon softball team ranked No. 1 in 6A
The Sheldon Irish softball team downed South Eugene (5-16) 22-4 in league-play Tuesday afternoon.
The Irish improved to 19-1 on the season and 13-1 in the Class 6A Southwest Conference. The Axe dropped to 5-16 on the season and 2-13 in the SWC.
Sheldon was set to host a double-header with Roseburg (9-12, 4-9 SWC) on Saturday at noon and 2 p.m.
Thurston baseball celebrates 17th straight win, ranked No. 2 in 5A
The Thurston Colts baseball team snagged a pair of wins in their Friday double-header against the Eagle Point Eagles (12-11).
In game one, sophomore Collin Hernandez threw a complete game shutout to lift the Colts to a 10-0 victory over the Eagles.
In game two, junior Eli Crist and sophomore Connor Molony combined their pitching efforts in the Colts' 8-2 victory over the Eagles.
Thurston hosts Crater (10-9, 5-5) in a league game on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Marist boys tennis leads the state in wins
The Marist Catholic boys tennis team defeated Sheldon 7-1 and secured its 17th win of the season in the process.
The Spartans improved to 17-1-0 overall in the 4A/3A/2A/1A classification, leading the state with the best overall record, according to TennisReporting.com
The district meet for 4A/3A/2A/1A boys tennis starts Monday at Crescent Valley and continues Thursday-Friday at Salem Tennis and Swim Club.
Edith Noriega is a sports reporter for The Register-Guard. You may reach her at ENoriega@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @Noriega_Edith.
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