Ryan Ward has led Hood River Valley (Hood River, Ore.) at the plate and on the mound. Hood River News photo by Photo by Ben Mitchell.
Ryan Ward has gone 57 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run, helping Hood River Valley (Hood River, Ore.) back to the state 5A championship game, to be played Saturday.
The senior right-hander, who has signed with Washington State, threw a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts in a 5-0 playoff win May 27 vs. Dallas. He followed that up with 10 strikeouts in an eight-inning 1-0 defeat of Pendleton in a 5A semifinal on Tuesday.
Ward (8-1), who also leads Hood River Valley with a .457 batting average and 22 RBI, hasn’t allowed an earned run since March 23. For his efforts, he leads the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Performances of the Week. The rest of the top performances:
Allison Block, softball, Starpoint, Lockport, N.Y.
Senior pitcher threw a no-hitter Saturday in a 9-0 defeat of Williamsville East (East Amherst) in the Section VI Championship. She has 39 strikeouts in her last 21 innings pitched.
Andrea Elmore, softball, Mercy, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Junior pitcher threw a five-inning perfect game in a 14-0 district semifinal defeat Monday of Stevenson (Livonia). In her previous outing, she threw a six-inning perfect game.
Justin Foley, baseball, St. John’s Prep, Danvers, Mass.
Senior right-hander, who has signed with Bates, threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 defeat of Newton North (Newton) in the first round of the Super Eight state tournament on Wednesday.
Grant Fisher, track and field, Grand Blanc, Mich.
Stanford signee became the seventh U.S. high school runner in history to run a sub-four minute mile on Thursday, finishing in third place in the Nike Festival of Miles in St. Louis in 3:59.38. He also won the state 3,200 meters last weekend.
Danny Gleaves, baseball, St. Rita, Chicago
Senior outfielder a three-run homer Thursday to lead St. Rita to an 8-4 defeat of St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.) in a 4A Mount Carmel Sectional semifinal.
Kelsey Laughman, soccer, Ankeny, Iowa
Senior forward scored all of her team’s goals in a 4-0 defeat of Norwalk in a 2A regional semifinal on Tuesday.
Hannah Long, track and field, Eureka, Mo.
Stanford signee, who has won 13 state titles, ran the fastest high school girls 800 this season, finished in two minutes. 4.23 seconds in the Festival of Miles meet in St. Louis on Thursday. She finished fifth in a field of professional runners.
Noah McDaniel, baseball, Marshwood, South Berwick, Maine
Senior shortstop hit an eighth-inning walk-off homer in a 5-4 defeat of Cheverus (Portland) on Wednesday.
Samantha Show, softball, East Bernard, Texas
The Texas A&M signee struck out 18, a state 3A record, in a one-hit defeat of Comanche in the state semifinals on Wednesday. She also homered for the game’s only run. In her previous outing, she threw a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 2-0 defeat of White Oak on Saturday.