Cross country coaches on SportsTalk

St. Patrick cross country coaches Marcus and Vicki Bess and Mason County cross country coach Mark Kachler were my guests on SportsTalk Friday.

Here is a link to the podcast.

Mark Blakefield wins National Capital Open To Support Our Troops

In his 8th start on the MacKenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada, Mark Blakefield got his first win today at  the National Capital Open to Support Our Troops.

Blakefield had five straight birdies and fired a 6-under 65 in the final round at Hylands Golf Club for a 72-hole total of 20-under and a two-shot win. 

Blakefield shot a 6-under 65 in the first round Thursday and trailed by one. He carded a 5-under 66 in the second round Friday to move into a three-way tie for the lead. A 3-under 68 in the third round Saturday left him one shot behind the leader heading into the final round.

Blakefield birdied holes 5 through 9 and fired a 31 on the front side today.

His previous best finish on the PGA TOUR Canada was T11 in the Staal Foundation Open.

Royals rout North Adams 68-7 in season opener

The Mason County Royals routed the North Adams Green Devils 68-7 in the season opener tonight at Mason County.

Malkolm Devine scored a touchdown on a 60-yard run on the first play of the game.

The Royals scored on each possession of the first half and led 44-0 at the end of the first quarter and 60-0 at halftime. Those are school record for points scored in a quarter and a half.

North Adams is not sponsored by the school and is beginning just its third season of varsity play.

Devine had five carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns. He also had a conversion run.

Leevi Dunaway returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown and had a 23 yard TD reception.

Seth Chambers rushed for two touchdowns and three conversion runs.

Sophomore quarterback Carson Brammer ran for a touchdown and passed for another. He also passed for a two-point conversion.

The Royals don't have a place kicker and went for a two-point conversion after each touchdown.

Mason County had 304 yards of total offense to just 40 yards for North Adams.

The Royals host the Fleming County Panthers next week.

MC 1st Q 11:48 Malkolm Devine 60 yard run (Seth Chambers run) MC 8, NA 0

MC 1st Q 10:33 Seth Chambers 1 yard run (Tykeise Henry run) MC 16, NA 0

MC 1st Q 9:14 Leevi Dunaway 60 yard punt return (run failed) MC 22, NA 0

MC 1st Q 7:38 Leevi Dunaway 23 yard pass from Carson Brammer (Malkolm Devine run) MC 30, NA 0

MC 1st Q 7:25 Malkolm Devine 37 yard run (run failed) MC 36, NA 0

MC 1st Q 2:46 Tykeise Henry 32 yard run (Seth Chambers run) MC 44, NA 0

MC 2nd Q 9:30 Carson Brammer 1 yard run (Austin Blake pass from Carson Brammer) MC 52, NA 0

MC 2nd Q 5:32 Seth Chambers 1 yard run (Seth Chambers run) MC 60, NA 0

NA 3rd Q 5:08 Montgomery Myers 5 yard run (Jake Kendall kick) MC 60,NA 7

MC 4th Q Mason Baxter 1 yard run (Jeremiah Jones run) MC 68, NA 7

St. Patrick soccer roster

No.  Name

 1 Jake Swolsky Sophomore

 2 Olivia Poczatek Sophmore

 3 Tori Griffith Senior

 4 McKayla Thomas Senior

 5 Jacob Blust Senior

 6 Baylen Bauer Senior

 7 Elizabeth Ignacio Senior

 8 Willie Franco Sophomore

 9 Pedro Briseno Junior

10 Paco Franco Junior

11 Eli Frye Junior

13 Libby Gallenstein Sophomore

14 Eddie Cardenas Senior

17 Marvin Koch Sophomore

19 Cesar Briseno Freshman

21 Owen Williams Senior

Mason County girls soccer roster

No.

 1 Brittany Hunt  Defender Junior

 2 Kaitlyn Cottam Midfielder Senior

 3 Haley Cottam Defender Senior

 4 Meredith Hartman Midfielder Senior

 5 Sam Stricklett Midfielder Senior *

 7 Ashley Taylor Forward Junior

 8 Kendra Shoemaker Midfielder Freshman

 9 Ashleigh Spencer Forward Junior

10 Maddy McDowell Midfielder Junior

11 Lexi Adams Goalkeeper Sophomore

13 Hadley Faris Defender Senior

15 Dafine Rosas Midfielder Junior

16 Rachel Payne Midfielder Freshman

18 Aerika Venne Forward Freshman

21 Kara Moran Defender Senior *

23 Espy Vazquez Defender Sophomore

27 Haley May Defender Senior

28 Danielle Heflin Forward Senior *

29 Emylee Brophy Forward Freshman

32 Nadia McGranahan Goalkeeper Senior *

Head Coach: Amy Cottam

Assistant Coaches: Matt Cottam and Michael Parson

* Team Captains

Aaron Rigdon on SportsTalk

St. Patrick boys basketball coach Aaron Rigdon was my guest on SportsTalk Friday.

Here is a link to the podcast.

Mason County boys soccer roster

No.   Name        Grade

 3  Bryce Johnson Sr.

 6  Chase Stafford Sr.

 9  Bryan Meadows Sr.

23 Russ Gifford Sr.

 1  Tate Williamson Jr.

12 Brock Gilligan Jr.

13  Jordan Dunlap Jr.

11  Nate Lohman Jr.

 4   Javese Lawson Jr.

 7   Abe Grisgby Jr.

14 Mario Soto Jr.

22 Nicholas Bramel Jr.

      Kevin Schmidt Jr.

 8 Zane Sanders Soph.

16 Jack Underwood Soph,

25 Cody McCarty Soph.

10 Dylan Michell Soph.

 5 Parker Free Freshman

17 Jansen Biddle Freshman

 2 AP Perry Freshman

15 Nicholas Thomas Freshman

30 Braiden Porter Freshman

26 Jake Wenz Freshman

20 Luis Rosas Freshman

18 Drew Wood Freshman

     Gavin Cracraft 8th

19 Ashton Adams 8th

32 Hayden Leet 8th

     Juan Ayala 8th

21 Andrew Moore 8th