Patriots blast Miners in district quarterfinals

TILDEN TOWNSHIP — Westwood senior Hannah Salmi gets four hits, including a two-run homerun in the third, as the Patriots top Negaunee 12-2 in the division three quarterfinals. Elizabeth Farley was a perfect 3 for 3 and Megan Pohlman had two big singles early on that sparked the early offensive outburst. Westwood moves on to face Houghton in the district semi-finals Saturday at Gladstone. Here are the scores from other district games across the Upper Peninsula:

D2 SOFTBALL DISTRICTS
Kingsford 0 Escanaba 10

D3 SOFTBALL DISTRICTS – GLADSTONE
Calumet 0 Gladstone 5
Gwinn 2 Iron Mountain 12

D4 SOFTBALL DISTRICTS – NEWBERRY
Munising 4 Ishpeming 12
Superior Central 0 Rapid River 11
Bark River-Harris 0 Newberry 7

D4 SOFTBALL DISTRICTS – IRONWOOD
Baraga 3 Ironwood 8
Lake Linden-Hubbell 9 Hancock 19
Norway 12 L’Anse 3