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Juneau Holds off North Pole for Softball Title

Chugiak relief pitcher Hazel Brogdon, left, and first baseman Morgan Payovich celebrate a sixth-inning strikeout in an 11-1 Chugiak win over Lathrop at the 2007 State Softball Championships Friday afternoon at Cartee Fields in Anchorage.


CLUTCH: Patriots trim 9-2 deficit to 9-8; Bears reply with 2-run homer to take the State Championship back to Juneau.

Chugiak Lady Mustangs Take 3rd in State.
Published: June 9, 2007 Last Modified: June 10, 2007 at 08:36 AM

As the result of one of the worst umpire calls that anyone has seen in years the Lady Mustangs fastpitch softball team lost to Juneau in extra innings.

Veteran umpire Rod Hill said it was one of the greatest finishes he's ever witnessed.

Chugiak trailed 2-0 heading into the sixth. But the Mustangs strung together three straight hits with two outs to tie it. Chugiak scored again in the eighth to take a 3-2 lead. Juneau responded in the bottom of the inning when Cortney Wagner hit a fly ball to right-center field. Centerfielder Angela Hartford and right fielder Lindsey Yassik collided, but Yassik made an amazing grab and sent a relay throw to Mariah Bookbinder. But Bookbinder's throw home missed the target and the go-ahead run scored. "Those last few innings were intense," Chugiak catcher Joanna Schultz said. After the go-ahead run scored it was blatantly obvious to everyone that the Juneau runner did not tag up at second base as she thought that the fielder had dropped the ball. This was verified by channel 2 news and independent video. The umpires refused to change the call. The umpire who refused to change the call was from Juneau and should have never been on the field. He cost the Chugiak girls the game.

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In the elimination Game against North Pole our Girls were simply out coached. Two unwarranted bunting attempts with runners on base, and several base running miscues was the difference in the game. A second atrocious call by the ASA Umpires deprived the Lady Mustangs of a run when the North Pole 3rd baseman laid on top of our runner preventing her to pursue home plate on a passed ball. The home plate umpire awarded our player home plate and later overturned his decision, which later turned out to be wrong in accordance with ASA Fastpitch rules. It is amazing how bad some of these umpires are! Sourgrapes, no, these umpires made game changing critical errors that cost the lady Mustangs their shot at the title … PERIOD!
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State Softball Championships
At Cartee Field Complex
Saturday's Scores
Large Schools (850+ enrollment)
Chugiak 6, Bartlett 0 (Bartlett eliminated)
Juneau-Douglas 5, North Pole 0
North Pole 3, Chugiak 1 (Chugiak eliminated)
Championship -- Juneau-Douglas 11, North Pole 8

Chugiak's Schultz “Wog” leads CIC all-stars

Published: June 7, 2007 Last Modified: June 7, 2007 at 04:03 AM
One day after being named this year's Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year, Chugiak High's Joanna Schultz earned player-of-the-year honors for the Cook Inlet Conference. Schultz, a senior, batted .526 in 15 games with 13 extra-base hits and 17 RBIs to help the Mustangs (14-1) win the conference championship.

Cook Inlet Conference All-League Softball
Player of the Year -- Joanna Schultz “Wog”, Chugiak.

First Team -- Hazel Brogdon, Chugiak; Becca Curley, Chugiak; Joanna Schultz, Chugiak; Mariah Bookbinder, Chugiak

Honorable Mention -- Mattie Bookbinder, Chugiak; Morgan Payovich, Chugiak; Angela Hartford, Chugiak; Caela Kaszuba, Chugiak

Chugiak Girls Win State Soccer Title!

Chugiak girls claim state supremacy in a shootout over South

After dictating tempo and controlling the action Saturday, it seemed only fitting that the Chugiak High girls soccer team hoisted the trophy at the end.

It just took the Mustangs overtime - then double overtime and finally a penalty kick shootout - before they could celebrate their first state girls soccer championship in school history.

Chugiak rallied for a 2-1 victory over perennial power South at Anchorage Football Stadium, capping a historic season that ended the school’s 25-year title drought.

Mark Payovich Signs with Montana State University Northern

Mark Payovich of Roberts has signed a letter-of-intent to join the men's basketball program at Montana State-Northern this fall. Payovich, a 6-foot-5 forward, helped lead the Rockets to a berth in the State Class C tournament this past season. He averaged 22 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, while shooting 77 percent from the free throw line and 56 percent from the field. A well-rounded athlete, Payovich earned all-state and all-conference honors in basketball and football. He also qualified for the State Class C track meet in the high jump where he has cleared 6-feet, 4-inches."Mark is a very athletic guy with a great deal of potential," said Shawn Huse, head coach at MSU-Northern, which is a Frontier Conference school. "His frame is ideal for the collegiate level and if things work out, he can become a very good player on both ends of the floor."