PREP SOFTBALL: Brodhead's Ava Risum tosses no-hitter against Whitewater

BRODHEAD, Wis. — Junior right-hander Ava Risum was in total control in the pitcher’s circle in Friday’s season opener and Brodhead needed her to be.

The Cardinals defeated Whitewater 1-0 when Leah Rear doubled leading off the bottom of the seventh inning and an out later Sophia Leitzen scored her with a walk-off RBI double to center.

Risum pitched her first career complete game no-hitter, walking none and striking out 12. The Whippets’ only baserunner came via a Brodhead error and was erased in a double play.

Jaelyn Hilliard was 2-for-2 for the Cardinals, but they only had one other single by Tessa Kloepping before the two doubles in their final at-bat. Savannah O’neal was Whitewater’s hard-luck losing pitcher.

Dating back to last season’s WIAA Division state championship season, Brodhead posted its eighth consecutive shutout.

• BIG FOOT 16, PARKVIEW 0 (5 inn.): The Chiefs’ Lily Wolf and Kate Hummel each collected three hits as the visiting Chiefs dominated the game in Orfordville.

Wolf was 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a double and three RBIs. Hummel was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI. Natalie Klamm was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Holly Kynell was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.

Kynell pitched the first three innings to pick up the win, allowing no walks and one hit. She struck out six. Ella Kinane pitched two innings and allowed no hits and five strikeouts.

• NORTH BOONE 13, FORRESTON 3 (5 inn.): The Vikings improved to 4-2 as they drubbed visiting Forreston behind an 11-hit attack on Friday.

Danielle Goodman was 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI. Cami Carter was 3-for-3 with two doubles, four runs scored and four RBIs.

Winning pitcher Camdyn Hall allowed five hits and three runs (two earned) in five innings. She struck out six.

• LINESCORES:

BRODHEAD 1, WHITEWATER 0

Whitewater 000 000 0 — 0 0 0

Brodhead 000 000 1 — 1 5 2

Leading hitters: B, Leitzen 1x4, 1 rbi; Hilliard 2x2, Rear 1x3, 1 run; Kloepping 1x3. 2B: Leitzen, Rear.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so:): W, O’Neal (L) 6.1-5-1-1-4-1. Br, Risum (W) 7.0-0-0-0-0-12.

NORTH BOONE 13, FORRESTON 3

Forreston 100 11 — 3 5 2

N. Boone 353 11 — 13 11 2

Leading hitters: F, Ingram 2x3, 2 rbi. NB, S. Goodman 2x3, 3 runs; Carter 3x3, 4 runs, 4 RBI; D. Goodman 3x4, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Staver 2x2, 1 run, 1 rbi. 2B: Carter 2, D. Goodman, Staver. HR: Goodman.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): F, Thiel (L) 1.0-3-3-3-2-0; Sanders 3.0-8-10-6-5. NB, Hall (W) 5.0-5-3-2-4-6.