Decitise, Troy dominate

Olivia Decitise was her usual dominant self on the mound as Troy cruised into the Class A softball state quarterfinals with a 9-0 win over Jamesvillerally.

Dewitt on Thursday at Carrier Park in Syracuse.

The Flying Horses (20-4) jumped on Jamesville-dewitt pitching early as Emily Meyer knocked in three runs to highlight Troy’s six-run first-inning All of the runs in the inning came with two outs.

Gianna Barringer doubled and knocked in two runs while Madison Schmidt and Ava Salvaggio both scored twice in the win.

That was more than enough for Decitise, who struck out 12 in her 19th win of the season. The only hit Decitise allowed was a single by Sophia Zoghby.

Troy will next play Massena of Section X at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Malta.

Baseball: Drake Stewart got the win on the mound and went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Hartford-fort Edward to a 12-1 win over Lake Placid in the Class D regional semifinals. The Tanaforts took command of the game in the second inning when they sent 11 batters to the plate and scored six runs. Four of Hartford-fort Edward’s runs scored on sacrifice flies. Three runs came across after Aiden Foster’s single was misplayed by the Lake Placid defense. Stewart gave up one run in three innings to pick up the win. Hartford-fort Edward will play Parishville-hopkinton of Section X at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Shuttleworth Park.

Track and field: Neil Howard of Taconic Hills won the Division 2 400-meter hurdles and pole vault on the first day of the Section II state qualifier at Shenendehowa. Titles were decided in several running and field events Thursday. The meet concludes at Shenendehowa on Friday afternoon.