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By PAUL DELANEY
Staff Reporter 

Colville continues to give Medical Lake fits on softball diamond

Grizzlies come from 3-1 first-half deficit, bump Cardinals from playoffs

 

Last updated 5/19/2016 at 3:23pm

Paul Delaney

Medical Lake's Hannah Petek chases down an extra-base hit in center field last Saturday against Colville. The Cardinals dropped both ends of a doubleheader.

Medical Lake was one of the best defensive teams in the Northeast A League.

Until the final 40 minutes of their 2016 season that is.

The Cardinals, who had won five consecutive games, all by shutout, were helpless it seemed last Tuesday, May 10, in the final half of their 4-3 playoff loss at Newport, who would upset regular season champ Colville 3-0 two days later to earn a berth to state.

The Grizzlies rallied from a 3-1 first-half deficit to earn the win in the loser-out round. Newport (12-5), swept the three contests they played against Medical Lake, who finished 9-8 on the season.

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