FRANKLIN – This week’s list of the Tim Thompson Premier Performers featured high school standouts across six spring sports – track and field, soccer, baseball, softball, girls flag football and lacrosse – from around Williamson County for the week ending May 11.

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Battle Ground Academy relay teams

The Wildcats clinched their first Division II-A Middle Region track and field championship last week with the 4X100, 4X200 and 4X400 relay teams paving the way by clinching region titles, including a pair of school-record runs. Fletcher Fields, Gabriel Min, Arnett Hayes and Locke Kennedy combined for a 1:29.69 in the 4X200 to set a top mark, while Kennedy, Hunter Hervey, Cates Kennedy and Cash Britt produced a 3:26.30 to take the 4X400 and produce another school record. The BGA boys enter the state tournament with the top times in the 4X100 and 4X400 to go with the No. 3 time in the 4X200.

Aria Burton, Brentwood

The senior captain scored three goals and assisted on three more to lead the Bruins into the Division I-AA state lacrosse championship after a 10-7 win over Franklin in the semifinals. Burton also won several crucial face-offs and assisted on the final two clinching goals by teammate Elizabeth Ward.

Adriana Callahan, Page

The senior racked up 16 hits in five District 10-4A tournament games last week scoring five runs, driving in four more and stealing three bases. In a 7-3 win over Nolensville, she batted 4-for-4 with an RBI, run scored and all three stolen bases.

Lucas Casaletta-Holmes, Fairview

The senior swept 100- and 200-meter runs at the Class AA Middle Section meet and helped the Fairview relay teams earn top finishes. He clocked a personal-best run of 10.89 seconds to win the 100 and another PR of 21.97 to clinch the 200. The times are both No. 4 in Class AA this season heading into the state meet.

Cayla Clemmer, Brentwood Academy

The senior batted 4-for-8 with a home run, double and five RBIs to help lead the Eagles past Pope John Paul II in the first round of the Division II-AA state softball tournament – a 16-6 and 8-6 win in the best of 3 series. In the second win, Clemmer scattered six hits with two earned, recording eight strikeouts over eight innings for the win in the circle. She managed four Ks in the five-inning opening win.

Carter Cumming, Independence

The steady senior helped lead the Eagles into the Class 4A Sectional round by going 2-for-3 with three runs scored and another driven in as Independence topped Lincoln County 11-0, avenging a 2-1 walkoff loss in the Region 5-4A semifinals when Cumming went 2-for-3. He added another run and RBI in a 10-2 elimination game against Nolensville.

Gavin Johnson, Centennial

The sophomore lowered his 400-meter personal best to 47.99 seconds and in doing so, set the lowest mark in the state this outdoor season to witness the Class AAA Section 3 meet last week.

Canon Kinder, Brentwood

The senior set the top mark in the state by winning the Class AAA Section 3 meet with a 16-foot pole vault. The defending decathlon state champion also earned 6,871 points to win the multis at the sectional picking up wins in the throwing events and pole vault – a 15-5 clearance.

Miller Mabury, Battle Ground Academy

The senior set a couple PRs at the DII-A Middle Region meet by clearing 23-5 1/2 in the long jump and 6-6 in the high jump – both region wins. His long jump broke his own school record and is the fourth best jump in the state this season regardless of classification.

Marina Mason, Brentwood

The senior pitched 34 innings last week over five games as the Bruins settled for third in the District 10-4A tournament. Mason allowed just four runs, collected 59 strikeouts with an 0.81 ERA and 0.86 WHIP.

Maddi McGowan, Fairview

The junior helped the Yellow Jackets reach the District 11-AAA championship when she homered twice, doubled and racked up six RBIs in a 14-4 win over Sycamore. She also went 2-for-4 with another RBI in a 2-1 win over Montgomery Central. McGowan took the loss in a 2-0 championship setback against Creek Wood scattering four hits with just one earned five Ks and a walk over six innings.

Isabel Melton, Page

The sophomore lifted the Patriots into the District 10-4A championship with a walkout single in the 10th inning for a 1-0 win against Brentwood in an elimination contest last week.

Caroline Merville, Ravenwood  

The junior quarterback scored three touchdowns and broke up a pass to lead the Raptors to a 34-14 win over Stone Memorial to capture the first TSSAA Girls Flag Football championship. Merville rushed 12 times for 84 yards and two TDs to go with 5-for-8 passing for 104 yards with another TD. 

Claire Stegall, Nolensville

The decorated senior swept the 800 and 1,600 meters at the Class AAA Section 3 meet turning in a 2:10.17 and a 4:50.05. Stegall, who also helped lead the Knights’ 4X400 relay team to a section win, owns the top times in the state in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

Aaron Sylvester, Nolensville

The junior scored four goals and dished out one assists in a 15-9 win at Farragut to lift the Knights into the Division I-AA state lacrosse championship. Sylvester also scooped up three ground balls.

Emry Thompson, Page

The freshman scored four goals to lead the Patriots into the Division I-A state lacrosse championship after a 12-4 win over Centennial.

Trip Thompson, Franklin

The senior scored three goals and lifted the Admirals into the Division I-AA state lacrosse championship with a game-winning tally midway through the first overtime for a 12-11 win over Ravenwood. Thompson also picked up four ground balls in the semifinal win.

It’s time to pull back the curtain on the 88th season of live thoroughbred racing at Delaware Park.A nine-horse field is scheduled to go to the post at 12:35 p.m. on May 14, the first of eight races scheduled on the opener of 75 live racing days through Oct. 11.A lot of familiar faces will be returning among the jockeys and trainers scheduled to compete, but there are some schedule changes and a new stakes race that should add some excitement at the Stanton oval.Racing scheduleRacing will be held weekly on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday for most of the meet, although there will be no racing on May 15.Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Friday racing will be added on May 30, June 6 and 13, and each Friday from July 4 through Aug. 15. Two Sunday cards – on Sept. 14 and Sept. 28 – will also be held.

First post time will be 12:35 on each racing day.

Big new race: The Delaware Derby

It won’t rival the big one in Kentucky, but Delaware Park is finally throwing its hat – in this case a derby – into the ring with a new race that could attract some of the horses who ran in America’s most famous race on May 3.

The inaugural $200,000 Delaware Derby will be held on Saturday, June 14 as part of a card including the Grade III, $300,000 Delaware Oaks, a 1 1/16-mile test for 3-year-old fillies that is traditionally the track’s second-biggest race.

The 1 1/16-mile Delaware Derby could potentially attract some colts who ran in the Kentucky Derby and/or Preakness who could see a win in Delaware as a springboard to bigger 3-year-old summer targets, like the Haskell Stakes in July at Monmouth Park or the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in August.

The track will have several promotions on Delaware Derby Day, including T-shirt and hat giveaways while supplies last, a Delaware-themed derby and bonnet hat contest, special Delaware-themed cocktails served in commemorative cups, and kids activities including pony rides, balloon sculptures and face painting in the grove.

Delaware Handicap moves to fall

The Grade III Delaware Handicap, which has traditionally been run in early July, will be contested on Sunday, Sept. 28. The track’s biggest race will have a purse of $400,000.

The DelCap has also been shortened to 1 ⅛ miles for only the second time in its 88-year history. The race was contested at 1¼ miles – known as a rarely long distance for fillies and mares – in every year but one from 1951-2022.

Delaware Park officials shortened the race to 1 3/16 miles two years ago, and cut another 16th of a mile this year.The new date and distance could position the Delaware Handicap as a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, which is also 1 ⅛ miles and will be run five weeks later, on Nov. 1, at Del Mar in southern California.Leading trainer returnsThe race for leading trainer may end on the opening day of the meet.Jamie Ness has led in wins in each of the last 10 years, and 12 times overall. He has horses entered in five of the eight races on the May 14 card, while no other trainer has more than three entered.“We have been doing this for 25 years and we have slowly built this up,” Ness told Delaware Park racing information coordinator Chris Sobocinski. “We are in a region that allows me to have strings at multiple tracks and still be able to manage it right. Delaware Park is the central spot, which is why it’s pretty much our home base.”Ness has won at nearly a 25 percent clip over the last five years at Delaware Park, with an average payoff of $5.50. Last year, his entries won at a 30 percent rate on both the dirt and turf courses. He won 49 percent of the time with favorites, 23 percent with 2-year-olds, 31% with 3-year-olds and 28% with maidens and claimers.In other words, every time he sends one out, pay attention.Don’t sleep on this trainerGreg Compton doesn’t have the sheer number of horses to compete with Ness, but he finished a career-high sixth in the Delaware Park trainer standings last year and is returning to Stanton after finishing fifth at the ultra-competitive meet at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, this spring.“We should be coming to Delaware with between 40 to 50 horses that we think will help the program from top to bottom pretty well,” Compton told Sobocinski.Compton has the potential to have two strong entries – Kinzie Queen and G W’s Girl – in the Delaware Oaks. He also trains Auto Glide, who won the $175,000 Battery Park Stakes at Delaware Park last year.Other prominent trainers expected to compete in Stanton this year include Edward Allard, Lynn Ashby, Brett Brinkman, Keri Brion, Gary Capuano, Gary Contessa, Cathal Lynch, Graham Motion, Kerri Raven, McLean Robertson, Andrew Simoff, Michael Stidham and Karin Wagner.Jockeys to watchFive of the top seven finishers in last year’s jockey standings – Jaime Rodriguez, Julio Hernandez, Carol Cedeno, Jose Batista and Daniel Centeno – are scheduled to ride at least once on the opening day card.A new rider to watch is Martin Chuan, who finished 14th with 13 winners at Oaklawn Park this spring and has been riding recently at Laurel and Penn National.Contact Brad Myers at bmyers@delawareonline.com. Follow on X: @BradMyersTNJ. Follow us on Instagram: @DEGameDay

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In baseball

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 5, Sullivan 4. The Redskins (9-14) took a 3-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning before the Knights (12-10) scored two runs in the bottom half to send it to extra innings. Sullivan then scored one in the ninth, but ALAH responded with two to win it in walkoff fashion. Will Hilligoss and Lucas Butcher each had two hits in the winning effort while Marcus Otto pitched a solid 62/3 innings with 14 strikeouts. Cameron Crowe had two hits and two RBI for Sullivan, with Schafer Ogle pitching 6 2/3 and striking out 13 batters.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 12, Seeger 2. It was tied at 1 through the first four innings before the bats came alive for the Blue Devils (18-9). Cruz Dubois, J. Peters and Landen Packard each collected two hits, and Chaz Dubois drove in four runs. Chaz and Caden Keleminic combined for a solid day on the mound, totaling 18 strikeouts between them.

Centennial 11, Westville 6. The Chargers (13-15) came to play against the Tigers (21-4). Tate Sauer led the way, finishing a home run away from hitting for the cycle and driving in two runs. Cal Meyers also collected three hits, while Madden Schurvinske, Jake Miller and Chris Miller had two hits apiece, combining for five RBI. Easton Bolin had three hits for Westville, and Cam Steinbaugh launched a home run.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 3, Rantoul 0. Brayden Elliott tossed a perfect game with 13 strikeouts on the mound while hitting a double at the plate to lead the Falcons (13-10) to a win. Trent Wetherell picked up a pair of hits in the winning effort. Holden Cargo pitched a solid game for the Eagles (12-12) with nine strikeouts and only four hits allowed, but his lineup couldn’t get anything going against Elliott.

Salt Fork 15, Heritage 0. The Storm’s lineup did its thing, which allowed Braxton Clem to do his thing. Clem pitched a four-inning one-hitter for Salt Fork (18-7) with seven strikeouts while notching a pair of hits and three RBI at the plate. Jameson Remole hit two doubles, drove in two runs and scored three runs, and Eli Wear had two hits and two RBI. Lukas Miller came away with the lone hit for the Hawks (5-16).

Watseka 10, Cissna Park 0. Mason Gaylen pitched five shutout innings with six strikeouts to lead the Warriors (9-13) past the Timberwolves (2-17). Quinn Starkey paced the offense with three hits and two RBI, and James Newell contributed two hits and two RBI. Joah Henrichs had a pair of hits for Cissna Park.

In girls’ soccer

Centennial 9, Bloomington 0. Alicia Fernandez nearly matched teammate Payton Kaiser‘s record seven assists from two weeks prior, ending up with six assists and three goals for the Chargers (11-10-1). Alaina Kimble and Mailyn Hernandez each recorded two goals and one assist, Samantha Doughty had one goal and one assist and Tam Do added one goal.

Urbana 8, Peoria 0. Lily Schroeder paced the offensive outburst for the Tigers (6-12) with two goals, snapping a six-game losing streak. Also scoring were Nox Macdougall, Grace Coady, Alondra Martinez, Hazel Tracy, Kathryn Tessene and Kristin Adams. Assists came from Ashley Rebolledo, Coady, Tracy, Adams and Savannah Finley.

Nic Haas created a run, giving Freeland an extra-inning win and throwing the Tri-Valley Conference baseball race into a bit of chaos.

With the score tied at 3-3 in the top of the eighth inning, Haas singled, stole second, moved up to third on a wild pitch and scored on an error to give the Falcons a 4-3 win Tuesday over Frankenmuth.

MORE: Frankenmuth powers up in softball showdown with Freeland.

The Eagles held a lead in the fourth inning of Game 2 before it was called because of darkness.

The extra-inning defeat was Frankenmuth’s first Tri-Valley Conference loss heading into a doubleheader Tuesday at Swan Valley, which is 5-1 in the TVC. Freeland is 4-2 in the league.

Tucker Hileman earned the win for Freeland in relief, with Jace Lindauer snaring the save with a scoreless eighth inning.

Connor Lasceski and Gibby Davis led the Freeland offense with two hits each, while Liam Rump and Tucker Hileman each added a hit and RBI.

Freeland improved to 16-5 overall, with Frankenmuth falling to 14-6.

Baseball

Swan Valley 15-15, Bridgeport 0-0: Brady Stephens had two hits, two RBIs and two runs to lead Swan Valley to the Game 1 win, with Jack Lagan, Colton Klein, Nolan Selasky and Chaz Malacos driving in two runs each. Joe Bryce earned the win, striking out eight and allowing one hit in four innings. Gavin Grandy threw a three-inning no-hitter in Game 2, striking out nine. Grandy also had two hits and three RBIs for the Swan Valley offense, with Selasky adding two hits. Stephens hit a homer and drove in two runs, with Jaxon Hartley also driving in a pair of runs.

Merrill 11-12, Coleman 0-1: Merrill remained undefeated in the Mid-State Activities Conference with a sweep of Coleman. Bryce Mechem won the opener, striking out seven and allowing three hits in six innings. Braden Buckley led the offense with three RBIs and three hits, including a pair of homers. Mechem and Brendan Becker added two hits each. Travis Murray led the Comets with two hits. Becker earned the win in Game 2, allowing one hit in three innings. Harrison Ayotte and Becker led the offense with three hits and two RBIs each. Ethan Mattson added two hits and two RBIs for the Vandals (14-8, 10-0). Zane Lytle had a hit and threw a shutout inning for Coleman.

Beaverton 8-4, Bullock Creek 1-5: Connor Curtis had two hits for Bullock Creek in the Game 1 loss before the Lancers came back to snare a split with a Game 2 win. Jaxon Flowers earned the win in relief, giving up one hit in 1 1/3 innings. Braden Swanson had two hits for the Lancers (11-11, 10-7).

Softball

Swan Valley 17-16, Bridgeport 0-0: Alivia Guilbeaux and Izzy Coffel had three hits each in the opener, with Hailey Koch, Mia Robinson, Layla Shanks and Greer Diefenbach adding two hits each. Coffel, Koch and Shanks drove in three runs each, with Diefenbach hitting a homer. Shanks allowed one hit in the three-inning win. Coffel and Koch had three hits each in the second game, with Coffel driving in five runs and Koch hitting a homer. Shiloh Charboneau, Shanks and Diefenbach added two hits each. Mia Robinson, who had two hits in the opener, earned the Game 2 win with three no-hit innings and nine strikeouts.

St. Louis 14-4, Sanford Meridian 0-3: Paige Luneack threw a five-inning no-hitter in the first game, striking out nine, then followed with 11 strikeouts in the Game 2 victory of the St. Louis sweep. Olivia Brown threw the final inning of the first game, combining with Luneack on the no-hitter. Morgan Leonard, Brown and Kenadie Henry had three hits each, with Brown hitting a homer. Henry and Brown had four RBIs each. In Game 2, Luneack had three hits and Brynn Saxton three RBIs. Halle Hoyt and Kenadie Henry added two hits each.

Bullock Creek 13-18, Beaverton 1-3: Dakota Swift, who hit a homer, earned the win with three hits, two walks and eight strikeouts in six innings. Sam Swift earned the win in for Bullock Creek in the second game, allowing two hits and striking out seven in four innings. Dakota Swift hit her second homer of the day in Game 2, with Lillian Wassmann also homering for Bullock Creek (14-13, 12-6).

Boys Track

Big Thumb Meet: Caro swept the distance events to claim the Big Thumb championship Tuesday at Millington. The Tigers finished with 144.5 points, with Millington fourth (69), Vassar fifth (67) and Reese sixth (59). Luke Herron gave Caro wins in the 1,600 (4:42.85) and 3,200 (10:37.67), with Jacob Moore winning the 800 (2:04.43). Both ran legs on Caro’s winning 3,200 relay. Luke Joslyn took first in the shot put (45-2 ½) and discus (146-5), with Jckson Fulton winning the high jump (6-0) for the Tigers. Millington’s Dallas Walsh won the 100 (:11.44) and ran a leg on the winning 1,600 relay.

Girls Track

Big Thumb Meet: Cass City claimed the girls title with 138 points, with Caro fourth (76), Millington fifth (70), Vassar sixth (60) and Reese seventh (49). Caro claimed relay victories in the 400 (:52.78), 800 (1:51.23) and 1,600 (4:24.92) with Jordyn Thomas and Na’Hayla Watkins running legs on all three relays. Shayler McIntyre added a Caro win in the shot put (36-7 ¾). Chloe Basner gave Millington a win in the 100 (:12.66), with teammate Abigail Reis taking first in the 3,200 (12:08.66).

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Castle Rock

Pitching — Jerry Neighbors 6.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 7 K, 6 BB; Owen Erickson 0.2 IP, 0 R, 1 K, 2 BB; Highlights — Jacob Lafever 1-3, R, 2B, SB; Jack Kerker 1-2, R, RBI; Noxx Worrell 1-3, R; Stuart Teter 1-3; Tristan Honey 1-1, R, RBI, SB.

SOFTBALL

3A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE

Third-place tiebreaker

Heritage 9, Mountain View 3

HERITAGE 9, MOUNTAIN VIEW 3

Heritage             103       301       1—9     13          1

Mt. View            002       010       0—3     6             4

Heritage

Pitching — Jaila Ellis 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 0 BB, win. Highlights — Skyler Jones 2-4, run, 2B, RBI, BB; Jaila Ellis 1-4, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI, BB; Kylie Thomas 3-3, 2 runs, RBI, BB; Lillie Stroup 2-3, run, 2B, RBI, BB; Gracie Peterson 2-4, run, 2 RBI; Emma Messing 2-4, 2 RBI; Veronica Ayala 1-4.

Mountain View

Pitching — Peyton Lalande 7 IP, , 4 ER, 5 K, 3 BB, loss. Highlights — Izzi West 2-4, 2 runs, 2B; Peytonb Lalande 3-3, run, 2 RBI; Amaya Paschal 1-3.

2A DISTRICT PLAY-IN GAMES

Tuesday’s Games

Black Hills 14, R.A. Long 0

W.F. West 21, Hockinson 0

W.F. WEST 21, HOCKINSON 0

Hockinson      000       00          —-0      2             6

WF West           700       (14)x    —21     7             0

Hockinson

Highlights — Samantha McDonald 1-2; Cassidy Barrows 1-2.

BLACK HILLS 14, R.A. LONG 2

Black Hills      126       05          —14     8             2

RA Long             000       20          —2        2             7

R.A. Long

Highlights — Stevie Jones 1-2, run, 3B, RBI; Kace Prindle 1-2.

BOYS SOCCER

4A BI-DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Tuesday’s matches

Semifinals

at Sumner HS

Union 5, Puyallup 4, OT

Tahoma 6, Olympia 0

Loser-out

Sumner 2, Auburn Riverside 1

Camas 3, Mount Rainier 0

Kentridge 2, Emerald Ridge 0

Curtis 1, Stadium 0

Thursday’s matches

Championship

Union vs. Tahoma, 7:30 p.m. at Federal Way Memorial Stadium

Winner-to-state matches 

At Art Crate Field, Spanaway

Camas vs. Sumner, 5:30 p.m.

Kentridge vs. Curtis, 7:30 p.m.

3A BI-DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Tuesday’s matches

Semifinals

at Federal Way Memorial Stadium

Central Kitsap 1, Bellarmine Prep 0

Heritage 1, Silas 0

Loser-out

Kent Meridian 2, Federal Way 1

Auburn Mountainview 5, Decatur 1

Gig Harbor 5, Enumclaw 1

Mountain View 3, White River 1

Thursday’s matches

Championship

Heritage vs. Central Kitsap, 5:30 p.m. at Federal Way Memorial Stadium

Winner-to-state matches at Auburn HS

Kent Meridian vs. Auburn Mountain View, 5:30 p.m.

Gig Harbor vs. Mountain View, 7:30 p.m.

2A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Tuesday’s matches

Semifinals

W.F. West 2, Tumwater 1

Columbia River 3, R.A. Long 1

Loser-out matches

Hockinson 6, Hudson’s Bay 1

Ridgefield 4, Aberdeen 3, OT-PKs

Thursday’s matches

Championship

W.F. West at Columbia River, 6 p.m.

Winner-to-state games

R.A. Long at Hockinson, 6 p.m.

Ridgefield at Tumwater, 5:30 p.m.

COLUMBIA RIVER 3, R.A. LONG 1

Columbia River

Goals (assists) — Beckham Young (JP Guzman), Tyler Brown (Johnny Avalos), Brown (Mason Renner). Goalkeeper saves: Eli Smith, 3