Danville area prep briefs

Prep softball
Gretna clinches first Dogwood regular-season crown
ALTAVISTA — Gretna scored two runs in the top of the ninth and held on to beat Altavista 3-2 on Friday. The victory gave the Hawks their first Dogwood District regular-season title.
Scoreless through four innings, Gretna (13-4, 11-1 Dogwood) got on the board in the fifth when Kerri Meadows singled and moved to third on a pair of sacrifice bunts. That set up Ceseley Haynes, who drove in Meadows with a single. But Altavista tied the game in the fifth on Mallory Greene’s RBI single.
The two teams stayed knotted until the top of the ninth. Meadows knocked in Savanna Butts for the go-ahead run. She then stole second and third before scoring on Sarah Scruggs’ single.
Altavista (10-3 Dogwood) put up one run in the bottom of the inning, but the Hawks shut the door. Gretna ace Teresa Dalton went the distance and struck out 11. Dalton and Cheryl Crews both doubled, Meadows finished 2-for-4 and Scruggs was 2-for-3.

Wildcats pull out win in nine innings
RINGGOLD — Jessica Bevins went 3-for-4 with a triple as Dan River edged Nelson County 3-2 in nine innings on Friday. Danielle Haymore got the win while striking out five. Kara Hargis was 2-for-4.

Appomattox overcomes Fuller’s huge day to top Chatham
APPOMATTOX — Raven Fuller went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs but it wasn’t enough for Chatham as the Cavaliers fell 10-8 to Appomattox in a Dogwood District game Friday.
Kelly Montgomery had two hits and an RBI, Brooke Powell added an RBI single, Caitlyn Meehan singled and Carla Soyars had an RBI for Chatham (5-14, 4-8), which visits Appomattox for the start of the district tournament Monday.

Bassett smothers GW in non-district tilt
BASSETT — George Washington managed just three hits as Bassett blanked the Eagles 8-0 in a non-district game Friday. Courtney Burner slapped a double for GW (5-13). Erica Warren and Mary Anderson added singles. Amber Sulter surrendered six hits, struck out two and walked one in six innings in the circle.

Prep baseball
Francis mows down 12 as Dan River dumps Nelson County
LOVINGSTON — David Francis scattered four hits and struck out 12 as Dan River defeated Nelson County 4-2 on Friday to clinch the third seed for the Piedmont District tournament.
Cody Shotwell and Matt Edwards doubled for Dan River (10-9, 8-4), which hosts Altavista in the district tournament’s opening round at 6 p.m. Monday.

Chatham clubs three homers in rout of Appomattox
CHATHAM — Three Cavaliers homered as Chatham throttled Appomattox 12-4 in Dogwood District action Friday.
Jacob Yates hit a home run and doubled, Tyler Younger homered, singled and collected three RBIs, Drew Kirks blasted a solo shot, Drew Arnold added a double, single and two RBIs and Lee Herndon chipped in with a double and two RBIs for Chatham (12-7, 9-3).
The second-seeded Cavs hosts Gretna in the first round of the district tournament Monday.