Colton falls to Odessa in state semifinals

The Colton High School baseball team beat Quilcene 9-0 May 18 to advance to play Odessa in a state 1B semifinal, a team they beat 15-10 May 7 in the district playoffs.

This time, with a berth in the championship game on the line in Chehalis, Colton lost 12-2, ending the Wildcats’ season.

Odessa advances to the championship to play Almira/Coulee/Hartline which beat Colton 6-5 in a state seeding game last week.

In the other semifinal, ACH took out Sunnyside Christian 4-0.

Earlier in the day, in the quarterfinals, Odessa eliminated Naselle 11-2, ACH beat Evergreen Lutheran 2-1 and Sunnyside Chris...