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Flat Earth wrestlers compete in Greco, freestyle tourneys May 23, 2013


Pictured in the front row (from left) are Nolan Ambrose, Ryan Haley, Seth Stai, Brett Rossow and Payton Handevidt. In the back are Caleb Vancura, Cole Kapplinger, Dalton Wagner, Jacob Tvinnereim and Matthew Haley. Missing from the photo are Keegan Moore and Luke Pygman.

ROCHESTER - Members of the Flat Earth Club Wrestling Club competed in the Minnesota USA Kids and Cadets State Greco and Freestyle tournaments.

Keegan Moore won titles in both styles this weekend as he earned the wrestling triple crown, having won the state folkstyle title earlier. It's the seventh time he's won the triple crown.

Following are results of the Flat Earth wrestlers.

Greco

Pee Wee

  • 50: Ryan Haley, 5th

Bantam

  • 50: Nolan Ambrose, 2nd
  • 60: Brett Rossow, 2nd
  • 65: Seth Stai, 4th
  • 70: Matthew Haley, 2nd
  • 75+: Caleb Vancura, 2nd

Intermediate

  • 70: Payton Handevidt, 2nd

Novice

  • 95: Cole Kapplinger, 3rd

Schoolboy/girl

  • 91: Jacob Tvinnereim, 4th
  • 112: Dalton Wagner, 5th

Cadet

  • 152: Luke Pygman, 6th
  • 182: Keegan Moore, 1st

Freestyle

Pee Wee

  • 50: Ryan Haley, 6th

Bantam

  • 50: Nolan Ambrose, 2nd
  • 60: Brett Rossow, DNP
  • 65: Seth Stai, 6th
  • 70: Matthew Haley, 2nd
  • 75+: Caleb Vancura, 1st

Intermediate

  • 70: Payton Handevidt, 4th

Novice

  • 95: Cole Kapplinger, DNP

Schoolboy/girl

  • 91: Jacob Tvinnereim, DNP
  • 112: Dalton Wagner, 1st

Cadet

  • 152: Luke Pygman, DNP
  • 182: Keegan Moore, 1st

Klein cards third-round 78 May 23, 2013

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - Iowa Lakes Community College golfer Brandon Klein shot a 78 Wednesday on the second day of the NJCAA men’s golf tournament at Goose Pond Colony Golf Course.

Klein has a two-day total of 153. He's tied for 70th in the field of 120 golfers.

His tee time for the third round is 10:45 a.m. off of hole No. 1. Klein is in a group with Paul Ajak III of CACC-Allegeny (Penn.) and Parker Lawrence of Kaskaskia (Ill.).

"Brandon struggled (Wednesday)," said Iowa Lakes coach Andy Soper. "He wasn't making any putts which made for a long day. I think I saw him lip out close to 10 putts for birdie. After the round we had a good range sessions and got things squared away and he is ready to go (Thursday)."

The tournament leader is David Keenan of Parkland (Ill.) College, who has shot rounds of 66 and 70 for 136.


Thursday, May 23 schedule Subject to change

Track and field
Sub-Section 9, Windom, field events, 3 p.m.; running, 4 p.m.
Sub-Section 10, Slayton
Sub-Section 11, Redwood Falls
Sub-Section 12, Montevideo
Sub-Section 6, Blue Earth, field events, 4 p.m.; running prelims, 4 p.m.; running finals, 5 p.m.

Golf
Section 3AA Southeast Sub-Section, Buffalo Lake, 9 a.m.
Section 3AA Northeast Sub-Section, Benson
Section 3A North, Redwood Falls
Valley Conference, Oakview Golf Course, Freeborn, 9 a.m.

Minnesota high school baseball
Section 3A South Sub-Section

Southwestern United at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 5 p.m.
Section 3A North Sub-Section
Dawson-Boyd at Renville County West, 5 p.m.
Section 2A South Sub-Section

Saint Clair at Alden-Conger, 5 p.m.
Section 2A North Sub-Section
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart at Cleveland, 5 p.m.
Comfrey/Cedar Mountain at Nicollet, 5 p.m.

Minnesota high school softball
Section 2A South Sub-Section

Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial at Martin County West, 5 p.m. – on KKOJ
Saint Clair at Mankato Loyola, 5 p.m.
Section 2A North Sub-Section
Springfield at Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity, 5 p.m.
New Ulm Cathedral at Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s, 5 p.m.
Section 3A North Sub-Section
At Murdock
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg vs. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, 2:30 p.m.
Lac qui Parle Valley vs. Wheaton/Herman-Norcross, 4 p.m.
KMS-CGB winner vs. LQP-WHN winner, 5:30 p.m.
At Dawson
Dawson-Boyd vs. BOLD, 3 p.m.
Ortonville vs. MACCRAY, 4:30 p.m.
DB-BOLD winner vs. Ortonville-MACCRAY winner, 6 p.m.
Section 3AA North Sub-Section
At Montevideo

Montevideo vs. New London-Spicer, 3 p.m.
Redwood Valley vs. Minneota/Canby/Lincoln HI, 4:30 p.m.
Montevideo-NLS winner vs. Redwood Valley-MCLHI winner, 6 p.m.

Iowa high school baseball
Harris-Lake Park at Spirit Lake
Sioux Center at Estherville Lincoln Central
Laurens-Marathon at Emmetsburg
Algona Bishop Garrigan at North Union
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at Sibley-Ocheyedan

Iowa high school softball
Harris-Lake Park at Spirit Lake
Forest City at Estherville Lincoln Central
Emmetsburg at North Union
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn at Spencer
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire at Sibley-Ocheyedan
Clay Central-Everly at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn

Amateur baseball
Worthington at Jackson, 7:30 p.m.

Girls soccer
Iowa Class 2A Region 1
First round
Spirit Lake Park Okoboji at Sioux City West, 6 p.m.
Storm Lake at Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 5 p.m.

College baseball
Big 10 tournament
At Target Field
Winner's bracket
Minnesota vs. Indiana, 7:05 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Nebraska, 3:35 p.m.
Loser's bracket

Illinois vs. Michigan, 12:05 p.m.

College men's golf
NJCAA tournament. Goose Pond Colony Golf Course Scottsboro, Ala.


Wednesday, May 22 results

Minnesota high school baseball
Section 3A South Sub-Section

Murray County Central 2, Mountain Lake Area 0

Iowa high school softball
Newell-Fonda 12, Spirit Lake 5
Storm Lake Saint Mary's 13, Harris-Lake Park 8
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 17, Unity Christian 5

Golf
Section 3AA Southwest Sub-Section
At Tyler
Boys

1. Marshall 303, 2. Worthington 325, 3. Luverne 327, 4. Pipestone 369. Medalist: Matt Bennett (Marshall) 72.
Girls
1. Marshall 358, 2. Worthington 390, 3. Luverne 424, 4. Pipestone incomplete. Medalist: Jessica Blanchard (Marshall) 84.

Boys tennis
Section 2A
At Gustavus
Semifinals

Saint Peter 6, Saint James Area 1
Mound Westonka 5, Holy Family Catholic 2
Championship
Mound Westonka 5, Saint Peter 2

Boys soccer
Class 2A Substate 1
Semifinals

Storm Lake 6, Spirit Lake Park Okoboji 4
Spencer 4, Denison-Schleswig 1

Major League Baseball
Interleague

Atlanta Braves 8, Minnesota Twins 3
American League
Detroit 11, Cleveland 7
Boston 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Houston 3, Kansas City 1
Texas 3, Oakland 1
Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3 (10 innings)
Baltimore 6, New York Yankees 3
Los Angeles Angels 7, Seattle 1
National League
Cincinnati 7, New York Mets 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 4, Arizona 1
Washington 2, San Francisco 1 (10 innings)
Pittsburgh 1, Chicago Cubs 0
Philadelphia 3, Miami 0
Saint Louis 5, San Diego 3

American Association
St. Paul at Sioux Falls, ppd., rain
Sioux City 12, New Jersey 4
Lincoln 6, Kansas City 3
Fargo-Moorhead 8, El Paso 4
Laredo 8, Grand Prairie 2
Wichita 5, Gary 1
Winnipeg 2, Amarillo 1 (8 innings, first game)
Winnipeg 5, Amarillo 0 (second game)

Midwest League
Beloit 7, Cedar Rapids 6
Lansing 9, Lake County 8
South Bend 4, Fort Wayne 2
Dayton 6, West Michigan 4
Peoria 9, Kane County 2
Burlington 5, Clinton 3
Wisconsin 12, Quad Cities 5 (11 innings)
Bowling Green 0, Great Lakes 0 (tie, 2 innings, 1st game, susp., rain)
Bowling Green at Great Lakes (second game, ppd., rain)

Pacific Coast League
Las Vegas 9, Iowa 4
Tucson 7, Omaha 5
New Orleans 2, Sacramento 0
Reno 6, Round Rock 2
Colorado Springs 9, Albuquerque 1
Memphis 17, Salt Lake 6
Tacoma 5, Nashville 4
Oklahoma City 7, Fresno 3

College baseball
Big 10 tournament
At Target Field
First round

Minnesota 3, Illinois 2
Nebraska 11, Michigan 2

NHL Playoffs
Pittsburgh 7, Ottawa 3
(Pittsburgh leads series 3-1)

NBA Playoffs
Miami 103, Indiana 102 (OT)
(Miami leads series 1-0)


Trojans upend Huskies in first-round game May 22, 2013

NEW ULM - Sixth-seeded Worthington upended third-seeded Jackson County Central 4-2 Tuesday in the single-elimination first round portion of the Section 3AA South Sub-Section softball tournament at Harmon Park.

The Trojans scored a run in the top of the first, with the Huskies scoring one in the bottom on Blaney Markman's ground out that scored Brooke Klontz, who had singled.

There was no more scoring until the Trojans scored three in the sixth. JCC scored one in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Brittany Woodke, but the Huskies left the bases loaded

Klontz and Brittany Woodke had two hits apiece for Jackson County Central.

Getting one hit apiece were Marita Rasche, Adriane Rentschler and Mo Carlson.

Klontz took the pitching loss, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits, walking two and striking out nine.

JCC finishes 13-8.


Mavs break out for sub-section softball win May 22, 2013

WELCOME - Martin County West scored all of its runs in two innings as the Mavericks defeated Mountain Lake Area 12-1 in five innings in the Section 2A South Sub-Section softball tournament Tuesday.

The Wolverines scored a run in the second. The Mavericks plated four runs in the third and eight in the fourth.

Earlier, MLA beat Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 6-3.

MCW will host Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial at 5 p.m. Thursday. The Knights shut out Madelia/Truman 18-0 in five innings Tuesday.


Klein cards 75 at national tourney May 22, 2013

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - Brandon Klein of Iowa Lakes Community College shot a three-over 75 Tuesday in the first round of the NJCAA men’s golf tournament at Goose Pond Colony Golf Course.

Klein, who went 37-38, is tied for 45th out of 116 golfers.

"Brandon hit the ball well today he struggled with making a birdie then making a bogey on the next," said ILCC coach Andy Soper. "He really played well and should continue it. The course is pretty soft after getting three quarters of an inch in 20 minutes on Monday."

He's scheduled to start at 11:39 a.m. Wednesday, again playing with Andy Fraser of Des Moines Area and Jacob Urdahl of NIACC.


Tuesday, May 21 results

Minnesota high school softball
Section 3AA South Sub-Section
At New Ulm

New Ulm 10, Saint James Area 0 (5 innings)
Worthington 4, Jackson County Central 2
New Ulm 13, Worthington 0 (5 innings)
At Pipestone
Fairmont 7, Luverne 2
Pipestone 5, Fairmont 1

Section 3AA North Sub-Section
At Marshall

Marshall 12, Yellow Medicine East 3
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 10, Benson/Hancock 0 (6 innings)
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 20, Marshall 5

Section 2A South Sub-Section
At Welcome

Mountain Lake Area 6, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 3
Martin County West 12, Mountain Lake Area 1 (5 innings)
At Lake Crystal
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 18, Madelia/Truman 0 (5 innings)
At Mankato
United South Central 12, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 2 (5 innings)
Mankato Loyola 25, United South Central 1 (5 innings)
At Saint Clair
Saint Clair 9, Nicollet 6

Section 2A North Sub-Section
At Winsted

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 6, Mayer Lutheran 0
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 13, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 3 (6 innings)
At Springfield
Springfield 7, Sleepy Eye 5
At New Ulm
New Ulm Cathedral 8, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 6
At Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's
Cleveland 13, Comfrey/Cedar Mountain 0 (5 innings)
Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's 2, Cleveland 0

Section 3A South Sub-Section
At Wabasso

Wabasso 6, Southwestern United 0
Windom 7, Murray County Central 5
Wabasso 3, Windom 1
At Tracy
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 5, Lakeview 0
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 4, Adrian Area 3
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 3, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 2

Minnesota high school baseball
Maple River 1, Martin County West 0

Worthington 3, Windom 2
Worthington 3, Windom 1

Fairmont 12, New Ulm 1 (5 innings)

Saint James Area 2, Waseca 1
Saint James Area 2, Waseca 0

Iowa high school baseball
North Union 7, Estherville Lincoln Central 6
Emmetsburg 4, Algona Bishop Garrigan 3
Spencer 8, Denison-Schleswig 3
Okoboji 6, Laurens-Marathon 1

Iowa high school softball
Okoboji 2, Spirit Lake 1
Alta/Aurelia 14, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 1

Boys tennis
Section 3A
At Redwood Falls
Semifinals

Luverne 7, Montevideo 0
Worthington 4, MACCRAY/Renville County West 3
Championship
Luverne 6, Worthington 1

Girls soccer
Spirit Lake Park Okoboji 2, Spencer 1

Major League Baseball
Interleague
Atlanta 5, Minnesota 4 (10 innings)
American League

Detroit 5, Cleveland 1
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston 1
Kansas City 7, Houston 3
Baltimore 3, New York Yankees 2 (10 innings)
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3
Oakland 1, Texas 0
Los Angeles Angels 12, Seattle 0
National League
Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Cincinnati 4, New York Mets 0
Philadelphia 7, Miami 3
Milwaukee 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Colorado 5, Arizona 4 (10 innings)
Saint Louis 10, San Diego 2
San Francisco 4, Washington 2 (10 innings)

American Association
Sioux Falls 7, Saint Paul 4
New Jersey 9, Sioux City 6
El Paso 8, Fargo-Moorhead 3
Lincoln 5, Kansas City 4
Gary 2, Wichita 1
Winnipeg at Amarillo, ppd., rain
Laredo 4, Grand Prairie 3

Midwest League
Lansing 8, Lake County 5

Pacific Coast League
Iowa 2, Las Vegas 1 (first game)
Iowa 6, Las Vegas 5 (second game)
Tucson 5, Omaha 2 (10 innings)
Salt Lake 10, Memphis 3
Oklahoma City 15, Fresno 2
Round Rock 6, Reno 0
Albuquerque 7, Colorado Springs 3
Tacoma 8, Nashville 7
New Orleans 4, Sacramento 3 (10 innings)

NHL Playoffs
Boston 2, New York Rangers 1
(Boston leads series 3-0)

San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1
(Series tied 2-2)

NBA Playoffs
San Antonio 93, Memphis 89, OT, San Antonio leads series 2-0

WNBA preseason
Connecticut Sun 88, Minnesota Lynx 80


Girls golf squad has two all-conference players May 21, 2013

MARSHALL - Jackson County Central had two golfers named to the all-Southwest Conference team at Monday's conference meet at Marshall Country Club.

Alison Benson tied for fourth (40-46 - 86) and Abby Brinkman was sixth (47-43 – 90).

Emma Lilleberg was next for the Huskies (47-47 -94), followed by Lexie Hoffman (52-50 – 102), Emmalie Benson (54-49 – 103) and Shelby Benson (52-55 - 107).

Megan Will of Windom was medalist (38-42 - 80).

Joe Brinkman (38-43 – 81) led the JCC boys, followed by Zach Schwarting (42-46 – 88), Kyle Christopher (44-45 – 89), Kyle Edlin (43-52 - 95), Jack Ringkob (49-47 – 96) and Kyle Kapplinger (50-49 - 99).

Medalist was Marshall's Jacob Baker (34-37 - 71).

Jackson County Central and Windom will both play in a sub-section tournament Thursday at Buffalo Lake.


JCC ends regular season by splitting with Pipestone May 21, 2013

JACKSON - Host Jackson County Central closed out its regular-season schedule Monday by splitting a Southwest Conference doubleheader with Pipestone at Wacker Field. The Arrows won the opener, with the Huskies taking the nightcap 6-3.

Zach Copley pitched five innings in the first game and took the loss, with Kyle Luhmann pitching the final two frames.

Copley hit a two-run home run for JCC, Josh Thaemlitz had an RBI double and Taylor Christopher recorded an RBI when he walked with the bases loaded.

Christopher went the distance on the mound in the second game, allowing six hits, walking four and striking out four. He also had two hits with a double and an RBI.

Peter Nasby had three hits including a two-run single. Luhmann drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and an RBI ground out.

The Huskies and Arrows both finish 4-8 in conference play. Jackson County Central is 8-10 overall, while Pipestone is 5-10.


Mavericks capture home win in six innings May 21, 2013

WELCOME - The Martin County West baseball team captured an 18-8 win over Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman in six innings Monday at the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex.

Alex Saxen had four hits and three runs batted in for the Mavericks.

Jake Faber collected three hits including a home run, scored four times and had two RBI. while Tony Payne had three hits (all doubles) and scored three runs. Bradley Zehms had a two-run double.

Faber pitched the first five innings and recorded the win. Austin Krumwiede pitched the sixth inning.

MCW is 5-6. The Mavericks are at Maple River Tuesday.


MCW softball team rolls to win over USC May 21, 2013

WELCOME - Martin County West closed out its regular-season softball schedule Monday with a 16-2, five-inning win over United South Central at the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex.

Kate Thiesse had three hits including a double and two runs batted in, while Morgan Williamson had two hits with a triple and two RBI.

Jordan Gregory had two hits and Tayler Hagen had a hit and three RBI.

Gregory pitched the first four innings and got the win. Williamson pitched the fifth.

Martin County West will take an 8-4 record into Section 2A play Tuesday.


Hawgs hold off Buffalos to improve to 4-0 May 21, 2013

HILLS - The South Central Hawgs beat the Tri-State Buffalos 20-16 to improve their record to 4-0 on the season.

Simon Boever scored two touchdowns for the Hawgs, one on a 25-yard fumble return and one on a 70-yard punt return.

Tate Anderson scored a TD a one-yard run.

The Hawgs return home to face the 3-1 North Iowa Bucks at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 1 in Truman.


Monday, May 20 results

Minnesota high school baseball
Pipestone 5, Jackson County Central 4
Jackson County Central 6, Pipestone 3

Redwood Valley 9, Worthington 3
Redwood Valley 4, Worthington 2 (8 innings)

Luverne 6, Southwestern United 2
Martin County West 18, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 8 (6 innings)
Fairmont 8, Maple River 1

Minnesota high school softball
Martin County West 16, United South Central 2 (5 innings)

Golf
South Central Conference
At Saint Peter
Girls

1. Fairmont 373, 2. Blue Earth Area 400, 3. Waseca 403, 4. Saint Peter 408, 5. Saint James Area 445, 6. New Ulm 448. Medalist: Megan Rosol (Fairmont) 85.
Boys
1. New Ulm 315, 2. Fairmont 329, 3. Saint Peter 338, 4. Waseca 364, 5. Blue Earth Area 365, 6. Saint James Area 391. Medalist: Kelton Schmitz (NU) 74.

Boys tennis
Section 2A
First round

Saint James Area 5, Fairmont 2
Saint Peter 7, Blue Earth Area 0
Holy Family Catholic 6, Redwood Valley 1
Section 3A
First round

Worthington 6, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 1
MACCRAY/Renville County West 4, Pipestone 3
Luverne 7, Yellow Medicine East 0
Montevideo 6, Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 1

Iowa high school baseball
Spirit Lake 11, Central Lyon 3
Algona Bishop Garrigan 2, Estherville Lincoln Central 0
Spencer 8, Sheldon 2
Storm Lake Saint Mary's 4, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 0
Fort Dodge Saint Edmond 6, North Union 0

Iowa high school softball
Sheldon 5, Spencer 4
Storm Lake Saint Mary's 13, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 0

Boys soccer
Class 2A Substate 1
Spirit Lake Park Okoboji 4, Carroll 0
Denison-Schleswig 2, Sioux City Bishop Heelan Catholic 0

Major League Baseball
Interleague

Atlanta Braves 5, Minnesota Twins 1
American League
Cleveland 10, Seattle 8 (10 innings)
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston 4
Houston 6, Kansas City 5
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 5
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore 4 (10 innings)
Oakland 9, Texas 2
National League
Cincinnati 4, New York Mets 3
Miami 5, Philadelphia 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Milwaukee 1
Arizona 5, Colorado 1
San Diego 4, Saint Louis 2
San Francisco 8, Washington 0

American Association
New Jersey 13, Sioux City 5
Kansas City 14, Lincoln 10
Fargo-Moorhead 12, El Paso 3
Winnipeg 11, Amarillo 5
Gary 5, Wichita 1
Laredo 6, Grand Prairie 5

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids 8, Kane County 7
South Bend 9, Dayton 1
West Michigan 7, Bowling Green 6 (11 innings)
Beloit 4, Quad Cities 1
Peoria 11, Clinton 8
Fort Wayne 7, Lake County 4
Lansing 4, Great Lakes 3 (10 innings)
Wisconsin at Burlington, ccd., lightning

Pacific Coast League
Las Vegas at Iowa, ppd., rain
Omaha 11, Tucson 8
Round Rock 4, Reno 0
Albuquerque 7, Colorado Springs 3
Salt Lake 5, Memphis 4
Tacoma 5, Nashville 2
Sacramento 3, New Orleans 2
Fresno 10, Oklahoma City 3

NHL Playoffs
Detroit 3, Chicago 1
(Detroit leads series 2-1)


Bulls shut out Lakers May 20, 2013

HERON LAKE - Jackson shut out Heron Lake 7-0 in First Nite League amateur baseball Sunday.

Tom Hady was the winning pitcher, going seven innings, allowing three hits, walking one and striking out six.

Marcus Schultz had three hits including a double and walked once, Blaise Jacobsen had three hits and walked. Boog Steiner had two hits.

Ike Rogers two hits for Heron Lake.

The Bulls are scheduled to host Worthington at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Wacker Field.


Iowa state track and field meet concludes May 20, 2013

DES MOINES - Following is a look at how area entries did Saturday on the final day of the Iowa state track and field meet at Drake Stadium.

Class 3A boys

  • 800 meters - Will Norris (Spirit Lake Park), 22nd, 2:02.55
  • 1600 meters - Mark Norland (Spirit Lake Park), 4th, 4:21.31; Will Norris (Spirit Lake Park), 5th, 4:23.3.
  • 4x100 finals - Spirit Lake Park (Tyler Peterson, Austin Folsom, Cody Poock, Bryson McCabe) 8th, 44.77

Class 2A boys

  • 800 meters - Joe Hilsabeck (Okoboji), 11th, 2:00.06
  • 1600 meters - Jordan Hanna (Okoboji), 3rd, 4:28.87

Class 3A girls

  • 1500 meters - Dondi Schmidt (Spirit Lake Park), 4th, 4:55.31

Sunday, May 19 results

Amateur baseball
Jackson 7, Heron Lake 0
Martin County 6, Worthington 5
Luverne 19, Windom 9 (7 innings)
Minneota 13, Tracy 2 (7 innings)
Wilmont 7, Milroy Irish 2

College baseball
NJCAA Region XIII tournament
At Saint Cloud

Century 5, Saint Cloud Tech 1
NCAA Division II Central Region
At Mankato
Championship

Minnesota State, Mankato 17, Saint Cloud State 1

Major League Baseball
American League

Boston 5, Minnesota 1
Los Angeles Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Oakland 4, Kansas City 3
Cleveland 6, Seattle 0
Toronto at New York, ppd., rain
Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1
Texas 11, Detroit 8
National League
Miami 2, Arizona 1
Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Saint Louis 4, Milwaukee 2
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Colorado 5, San Francisco 0
San Diego 13, Washington 4
Interleague
Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0

American Association
Sioux Falls 3, Sioux City 1
Saint Paul 9, New Jersey 3 (8 innings)
Wichita 3, Kansas City 2 (6 innings)
Laredo 4, Fargo-Moorhead 2
Gary 6, Lincoln 5
Winnipeg 10, Grand Prairie 5
El Paso 12, Amarillo 8

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids 8, Kane County 7
Bowling Green 8, West Michigan 0 (7 innings)
West Michigan 5, Bowling Green 1 (comp. of suspended game)
Lake County 7, Fort Wayne 5
Dayton 7, South Bend 5
Lansing 7, Great Lakes 3
Beloit 3, Quad Cities 2
Clinton 5, Peoria 2
Burlington 6, Wisconsin 4

Pacific Coast League
Iowa 7, Tucson 3
Omaha 4, Las Vegas 3
Salt Lake 8, Nashville 7 (10 innings)
Colorado Springs 3, Round Rock 1 (10 innings)
Albuquerque 6, Reno 5
Oklahoma City 9, Sacramento 3
Tacoma 6, Memphis 5
Fresno 4, New Orleans 2

NHL Playoffs
Boston 5, New York Rangers 2
(Boston leads series 2-0)

Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1 (2 OT)
(Pittsburgh leads series 2-1)

NBA Playoffs
San Antonio 105, Memphis 83
(San Antonio leads series 1-0)


Adapted bowling team places fourth May 20, 2013

BROOKLYN PARK - Jackson County Central placed fourth out of 26 teams at the state adapted bowling tournament at Brunswick Zone.

The Huskies had a 1618 team total. Lake City was first with 1746.

JCC had two doubles teams participate.

Evan Schubert and Jacob Weier had an 806 total to place 19th out of 70 teams and Dustin Hoefker and Sean Seres had a 770 to place 37th.


Saturday, May 18 results

High school baseball
Canby wood bat tournament

Southwestern United 9, Canby 7
Lac qui Parle Valley 7, Southwestern United 0

Sibley East tournament
Fairmont 8, Nicollet 3
Fairmont 8, Sibley East 2

Delano tournament
Saint James Area 7, Litchfield 0

Track and field
Minnesota true team state meets
At Stillwater

Class 1A girls
1. Esko 4145. 2. Luverne 403.5, 3. Osakis 383, 4. Lake City 350, 5. Blue Earth Area 336.5, 6. Maple Lake 309, 7. Trinity 288.5, 8. West Marshall 234.5, 9. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 213.5.
Class 1A boys
1. Winona Cotter 429, 2. Maple Lake 414.5, 3. Esko 368, 4. Holdingford 362.5, 5. Luverne 338.5, 6. Blue Earth Area 301, 7. Pine Island 277.5, 8. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 241, 9. Crookston 195.
Class 2A girls
1. Sartell-Saint Stephen 417, 2. Totino-Grace 392, 3. Willmar 387.5, 4. Detroit Lakes 349, 5. Waconia 342.5, 6. Plainview-Elgin Millville 335, 7. Mankato East 282.5, 8. North Branch 269, 9. Minneapolis Washburn 131.5.
Class 2A boys
1. Totino-Grace 424, 2. Sartell-Saint Stephen 371, 3. Saint Croix Lutheran 369.5, 4. Faribault 345, 5. Hutchinson 336, 6. Detroit Lakes 306.5, 7. Byron 299, 8. Delano 286, 9. Grand Rapids 194.

Southern Plains Football League
South Central Hawgs 20, Tri-State Buffalos 16
North Iowa Bucks 44, Dodge County Outlaws 6
The Panic 65, Minnesota River Valley Shock 0
Albert Lea Grizzlies 28, Buffalo Ridge Wildcats 7

Amateur baseball
Luverne 6, Marshall 3

College baseball
Minnesota 2, Illinois 0
Iowa 5, Purdue, 4
Omaha 8, South Dakota State 2
NJCAA Region XIII tournament
At Saint John's
Century 1, Saint Cloud Tech 0
Saint Cloud Tech 12, Fergus Falls 5

NCAA Division II Central Region
At Mankato

Minnesota State, Mankato 4, Saint Cloud State 3
Southern Arkansas 4, Central Missouri 1
Saint Cloud State 5, Southern Arkansas 4

College softball
NCAA Division I tournament
At Seattle
Washington 2, Hawaii 0
Minnesota 5, Portland State 0
Hawaii 3, Minnesota 0
At Lincoln
Nebraska 7, Stanford 1
Northern Iowa 2, Tulsa 1
Stanford 4, Northern Iowa 1
NCAA Division II Central Region
Central Oklahoma 5, Winona State 4
(Central Oklahoma wins series 2-0)

Major League Baseball
American League

Boston Red Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 5
Los Angeles Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 9
Cleveland 5, Seattle 4
Texas 7, Detroit 2
Oakland 2, Kansas City 1
New York Yankees 7, Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 6
National League
Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 2
Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 0
Arizona 1, Miami 0
Atlanta 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Milwaukee 6, Saint Louis 4 (10 innings)
Colorado 10, San Francisco 2
San Diego 2, Washington 1
Interleague
Houston 4, Pittsburgh 2 (11 innings)

American Association
Sioux City 5, Sioux Falls 4
Saint Paul 14, New Jersey 9
Wichita 4, Kansas City 3
Laredo 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3 (11 innings)
Lincoln 4, Gary 3
Winnipeg 5, Grand Prairie 0
Amarillo 14, El Paso 4

Midwest League
Kane County 4, Cedar Rapids 0
Dayton 6, South Bend 3 (first game)
Dayton 3, South Bend 1 (second game)
Lake County 3, Fort Wayne 2
West Michigan 8, Bowling Green 1
Lansing 9, Great Lakes 2
Burlington 6, Wisconsin 5 (11 innings)
Clinton 10, Peoria 7
Beloit 5, Quad Cities 3

Pacific Coast League
Tucson 4, Iowa 2
Las Vegas 9, Omaha 4
Round Rock 6, Colorado Springs 5
Tacoma 4, Memphis 3
Nashville 11, Salt Lake 0
Reno 5, Albuquerque 1
Sacramento 6, Oklahoma City 3
Fresno 6, New Orleans 3

WNBA preseason
Minnesota Lynx 74, Washington Mystics 57
New York 78, Connecticut 67

NBA Playoffs
Indiana 106, New York 99
(Indiana wins series 4-2)

NHL Playoffs
Detroit 4, Chicago 1
(Series tied 1-1)


Golf teams claim wins at Blue Earth May 18, 2013

BLUE EARTH - The Jackson County Central girls golf team won a dual, while the boys came out on top in a triangular Friday.

In the girls dual at the Minn/Iowa course, the Huskies won over the Buccaneers 183-196. BEA's Autumn Drake was medalist with a 41.

Alison Benson and Shelby Benson both shot 44 for JCC. They were followed by Abby Brinkman (45), Emma Lilleberg (50), Lexie Hoffman (50) and Emmalie Benson (51).

Jackson County Central's boys won a triangular at Riverside Town and Country Club with a 170. Saint Peter had 176 and Blue Earth Area 191.

Joe Brinkman and St. Peter's Cole Miller shared medalist honors with 41s.

Other JCC scores had Zach Schwarting with a 42, followed by Kyle Edlin (43), Kyle Kapplinger (44), Kyle Christopher (45) and John Marker (45).

Entries were limited for the B squad. Austin Olson had a 41 for the JCC boys, while Tiara Menke had a 53 for the girls.

The Southwest Conference golf tournament is Monday at Marshall Country Club.


JCC softball team wins regular-season finale May 18, 2013

JACKSON - Host Jackson County Central hit two home runs Friday in beating Blue Earth Area 14-3 in nonconference softball. The Senior Night win gives the Huskies a final regular-season of 13-7.

Brittany Woodke had three hits including a three-run homer. She also had run-scoring single for four runs batted in.

Jasmine Erickson had two hits including a three-run homer.

Brooke Klontz had two hits including a double.

Adriane Rentschler had a two-run double, while Mo Carlson had a double. Jayde Price had an RBI single. Lydia Brandt also had a hit for JCC.

Klontz was the winning pitcher, allowing three runs (all earned) on seven hits, walking three and striking out three.

JCC plays Worthington at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in New Ulm in the single-elimination first round of the Section 3AA tournament. The Eagles face Worthington at 3 p.m. The winners square off at 6 p.m.


Huskies get two fifths at conference meet May 18, 2013

REDWOOD FALLS - Jackson County Central finished in fifth place in the team standings for both the boys and girls at the Southwest Conference track and field meet Thursday.

Marshall won the boys team title with 167.5 points, with Luverne second with 130. The Huskies were fifth with 81 points.

Darnell Taylor-Breck won the triple jump with an effort of 43-2 1/4, breaking Andy Titus's program record of 43- 1/2 in 1995.

Luverne was the girls champ with 212 points, with Marshall second with 174.5. JCC was fifth with 67 points and Windom sixth with 55.5.

The sub-section meet will be in Windom next Thursday.

JCC results

Boys

  • 100 meters - Izaac Lucht, 5th, 11.88.
  • 200 meters - Izaac Lucht, 7th, 23.98.
  • 400 meters - Matthew Strom, 8th, 55.94.
  • 110 high hurdles - Jon Harmening, 2nd, 17.1; Matthew Schmit, 4th, 18.15.
  • 300 int. hurdles - Jon Harmening, 7th, 46.4
  • 4x100 relay - Ryan Salzwedel, Matt Strom, Warren Darling, Izaac Lucht, 3rd, 46.97.
  • 4x200 relay - Ryan Salzwedel, Warren Darling, Jon Harmening, Darnell Taylor-Breck, 4th, 1:36.83.
  • 4x400 relay - Matt Strom, Warren Darling, Dustin Heiden, Brady Place, 5th, 3:49.2.
  • 4x800 relay - Bradley Gustafson, Tanner Post, Jan-jaap Keizers, Jordan Ringgenberg, 6th, 9:35.6.
  • Shot put - Nolan Hohenstein, 4th, 45-10.
  • Triple jump - Darnell Taylor-Breck, 1st, 43-2 1/4; Jon Harmening, 8th, 37-10 1/2.
  • Discus - Austin Bell-Pixler, 4th, 124-11; Matthew Schmit, 8th, 108-7.
  • High jump - Austin Hinkeldey, 3rd, 5-10; Ryan Salzwedel, 5-10.
  • Pole vault - Hunter Heser, 5th, 10-6.
  • Long jump - Warren Darling, 6th, 19-1.

Girls

  • 100 meters - Makenna Donnelli, 6th, 14.08.
  • 200 meters - Riley Schneekloth, 5th, 28.28.
  • 400 meters - Sarah Brandt, 4th, 1:06.49.
  • 800 meters - Annika Lilleberg, 6th, 2:35.64.
  • 3200 meters - Samantha Swift, 7th, 13:20.07.
  • 100 hurdles - Corri Vander Woude, 6th, 18.75.
  • 300 low hurdles - Corri Vander Woude, 4th, 53.19.
  • 4x100 relay - Julia Schumann, Abby Schneekloth, Riley Schneekloth, Makenna Donnelli, 1st, 53.85.
  • 4x200 relay - Julia Schumann, Sarah Brandt, Riley Schneekloth, Kayla O'Connor, 4th, 1:56.06.
  • 4x400 relay - Corri Vander Woude, Sophie Johnson, Annie Gee, Sarah Brandt, 6th, 4:47.68.
  • 4x800 relay - Annika Lilleberg, Emily Paplow, Sam Swift, Kia Holm, 4th, 11:07.2.
  • Shot put - Kenna Bannister, 7th, 31-10.
  • High jump - Jessica Voehl, 4th, 4-8.
  • Pole vault - Jessica Voehl, 3rd, 7-6.
  • Long jump - Sydnee Donnelli, 3rd, 14-9 1/2.

Iowa state track and field meet continues May 18, 2013

D

ES MOINES - Following is a look at how area entries did Friday on the second day of the Iowa state track and field meet at Drake Stadium.

Class 3A boys

  • 110 high hurdle prelims - Tyler Peterson (Spirit Lake Park) 15.8, did not advance
  • 4x100 prelims - Spirit Lake Park (Tyler Peterson, Austin Folsom, Cody Poock, Bryson McCabe) 44.28, advanced to the finals at 3:20 p.m. Saturday
  • 4x200 finals - Spirit Lake Park (Tyler Peterson, Austin Folsom, Cody Poock, Bryson McCabe) 1:32.99
  • Distance medley finals - Spirit Lake Park (Bryson McCabe, Austin Folsom, Blake Enderson, Mark Norland) 3:36.03, 7th
  • Long jump - Austin Folsom (Spirit Lake Park) 19-6 1/2, 21st
  • Shot put - Cody Poock (Spirit Lake) 47-9 1/2, 13th

Class 2A boys

  • 400 meter hurdle finals - Chris Albright (Okoboji) 56.11, 8th; Justin Heinrichs (Estherville Lincoln Central) 56.76, 13th
  • 4x200 finals - Okoboji (Tyeson Barnett, Gabriel Goehring, Mark Nielsen, Jacob Warburton) 1:34.1
  • 4x400 prelims - Okoboji (Tyeson Barnett, Taylor Cody, Mark Nielsen, Chris Albright) 3:31.23, did not advance
  • Discus - Jacob Sauter (Okoboji) 147-9, 13th
  • Distance medley relay finals - Okoboji (Gabriel Goehring, Mark Nielsen, Tyeson Barnett, Jordan Hanna) 3:38.48, 4th; Estherville Lincoln Central (Andres Blanco, Adam Reiter, Matt Burrell, Joe Heinrichs) 3:43.31, 17th.

Class 3A girls

  • 100 meter hurdle prelims - Jenna McCoy (Spirit Lake Park) 16.55, did not advance
  • 400 meter hurdle finals - Kendra Stokke (Spirit Lake Park) 1:08.51, 8th
  • Long jump - Jenna McCoy (Spirit Lake Park) 16-1, 13th; Emma Dau (Spirit Lake Park) 16- 1/2, 14th

Class 2A girls

  • 4x100 prelims - Okoboji (Jordan Duncan, Darby Jones, Hannah Grovener, Kim Knaatjes) 53.78, did not advance
  • 4x200 prelims - Okoboji (Jordan Duncan, Darby Jones, Kim Knaatjes, Olivia Albright) DQ
  • 100 meter prelims - Makayla Hartman (North Union) 13.27, did not advance
  • High jump - Darby Jones (Okoboji) NH

Friday, May 17 results

High school softball
Jackson County Central 14, Blue Earth Area 3 (5 innings)
Section 3A South Sub-Section
First round

Southwestern United 20, Red Rock Central 2 (5 innings)
Lakeview 10, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 0 (5 innings)

Girls golf
Jackson County Central 183, Blue Earth Area 196

Boys golf
BEA triangular
1. Jackson County Central 170, 2. Saint Peter 176, 3. Blue Earth Area 191.

High school baseball
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 7, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2

Amateur baseball
Sioux Falls Saints 12, Adrian 9
Marshall 6, Minneota 2

College baseball
Illinois 4, Minnesota 3
Iowa 9, Purdue 5 (10 innings)

Omaha 6, South Dakota State 4
South Dakota State 12, Omaha 5

NJCAA Region 13 tournament
At Saint Cloud
Loser's bracket

Fergus Falls 6, Itasca 4
Rochester 3, Mesabi Range 2 (8 innings)
Fergus Falls 5, Rochester 3

NCAA Division II Central Region
At Mankato

Central Missouri 7, Missouri Southern 3
Minnesota State, Mankato 4, Missouri Western 1 (10 innings)
Saint Cloud State 2, Southern Arkansas 1
NCAA Division III Whitewater Regional
Saint Scholastica 3, UW-Whitewater 2 (10 innings)
Case Western 7, Saint Thomas 3

Major League Baseball
American League

Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 (10 innings)
Chicago White Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 0
Oakland 2, Kansas City 1
Detroit 2, Texas 1
Cleveland 6, Seattle 3 (10 innings)
Tampa Bay 12, Baltimore 10
New York Yankees 5, Toronto 0
National League
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 3
Arizona 9, Miami 2
Atlanta 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 6
Colorado 10, San Francisco 9
Washington 6, San Diego 5 (10 innings)
Interleague
Pittsburgh 5, Houston 4

American Association
Sioux City 3, Sioux Falls 0
St. Paul 5, New Jersey 1
Kansas City 5, Wichita 4
Laredo 5, Fargo-Moorhead 3
Winnipeg 4, Grand Prairie 2
Lincoln 10, Gary 4
Amarillo 11, El Paso 8

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids 4, Kane County 3 (12 innings)
Fort Wayne 4, Lake County 3
Bowling Green 4, West Michigan 0
Lansing 3, Great Lakes 1
Peoria 5, Clinton 1
Wisconsin 8, Burlington 4
Dayton 4, South Bend 3 (10 innings)
Beloit 3, Quad Cities 1

Pacific Coast League
Tucson 9, Iowa 8
Las Vegas 7, Omaha 3
Round Rock 7, Colorado Springs 4
Salt Lake 12, Nashville 6
Reno 9, Albuquerque 4
Memphis 7, Tacoma 4
Fresno 6, New Orleans 1
Sacramento 4, Oklahoma City 2

College softball
NCAA Division I tournament
First round
At Seattle

Hawaii 3, Minnesota 0
Washington 2, Portland State 1
At Lincoln, Neb.
Nebraska 4, Northern Iowa 0
Stanford 4, Tulsa 2
NCAA Division II Central Region
Central Oklahoma 5, Winona State 2

NHL Playoffs
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3
(Pittsburgh leads series 2-0)


Rasche breaks home run record as Huskies sweep Eagles May 17, 2013

WINDOM - Jackson County Central swept Windom in a Southwest Conference softball doubleheader Thursday at the Windom Recreation Area. The Huskies won 10-4 and 12-2 in five innings.

Marita Rasche had three hits including two home runs and had four runs batted in in the first game.

Jasmine Erickson had three hits and an RBI, while Adriane Rentschler had two hits including an RBI double.

Also getting two hits were Lydia Brandt and Jenna Stade. Recording one apiece were Brittany Woodke, Brooke Klontz, Blaney Markman and Mo Carlson.

Klontz was the winning pitcher, allowing four runs (one earned) on seven hits, walking five and striking out six.

In the second game, Rasche had two hits with a double and a home run. It was her third homer of the day and 15th of her career, breaks Shalee Nelson’s school record of 14. She also walked twice.

Stade had three hits for the Huskies. Posting two each were Klontz, Woodke and Rentschler. Jordian Tirevold had a double.

Carlson was the winning pitcher, giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits, walking two and fanning six.

Jackson County Central is scheduled to wrap up its regular-season schedule with a 4:30 p.m. game vs. Blue Earth Area Friday.


JCC drops two at Marshall May 17, 2013

MARSHALL - Jackson County Central dropped both ends of a Southwest Conference baseball with Marshall Thursday at Legion Field. The Tigers won by scores of 7-6 and 11-3.

In the first game, Jordan Biehn had three hits and three runs batted in for the Huskies.

Kyle Luhmann pitched the final two innings and took the loss. Marshall scored in the bottom of the seventh to get the win.

In the nightcap, Marshall used a six-run fifth inning to take control.

Josh Thaemiltz had two hits including a triple and an RBI. Taylor Christopher was the losing pitcher.

Jackson County Central closes out its regular-season schedule by hosting Pipestone in a Southwest Conference doubleheader at 4 p.m. Monday at Wacker Field.


St. Mary's beat MCW in bottom of seventh May 17, 2013

SLEEPY EYE - Host Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Martin County West 7-6 in nonconference softball Thursday.

Shawna Dressen had three hits and three runs batted in for the Mavericks.

Morgan Williamson had two hits including a double and two RBI, Kennedy Janssen had two hits with a double and one RBI and Jordan Gregory also had two hits.

Gregory took the pitching loss. allowing five hits and striking out two.

 The Mavericks, now 7-4, close out their regular-season schedule Friday vs. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial.


Top-ranked Knights top Mavericks May 17, 2013

SLEEPY EYE - Class 1A top-ranked Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's beat Martin County West 9-6 in nonconference baseball Thursday.

The Mavericks scored three runs in the top of the first, with the Knights scoring three in the bottom to tie it. There was no more scoring until Saint Mary's scored six in the fifth. MCW closed the gap with three in the seventh.

Toby Haugen had three hits and two runs batted in for the Mavericks, while Alex Biehn had two hits including a double.

Alex Saxen and Jake Faber also two hits apiece.

Biehn took the pitching loss, going six innings, allowing nine runs (four earned) on eight 8 hits, striking out three.

Martin County West, now 4-6, is scheduled to play at Maple River Friday.


Mueller finishes Iowa Lakes golf career May 17, 2013

MESA, Ariz. - Sam Mueller finished her career with the Iowa Lakes Community College women's golf team by carding a 91 in the final round of the NJCAA Women's National Golf Tournament at  Longbow Golf Course.

It was a roller coaster round for Mueller, started on the back nine and fired a 40 on her first nine holes.

"Sam played really well that first nine and made a lot of up and downs and had a tap in birdie on 15," said coach Andy Soper.

Mueller turned to the front and it seemed like night and day. carding a 51.

She had 99, 89 and 94 in her first three rounds for a 72-hole total of 373. Mueller tied for 74th place in a field of 111 golfers.

Sarah Schober of Redlands Community College won the title (68-74-74-74 - 290).

Mueller finishes her Iowa Lakes career as a two-time national qualifier, first-team academic all-region and has signed to play golf and continue her education at Missouri Baptist in St. Louis

"I've very proud of Sam. She had a great tournament, fought some adversity with a wrist injury but really overcame that and played well. I'm going to miss Sam. She is a great young lady and will be very successful in her future. She is a great example of a student-athlete and I am privileged to have coached her." he said.

Next for the Iowa Lakes golf program will be Tuesday in Scottsboro, Ala. when national qualifier Brandon Klein will play in the NJCAA Men's Division II national tournament at Goose Pond Colony Golf Course.


SLP boys net two thirds at Iowa state meet May 17, 2013

DES MOINES - Following is a look at how area entries did Thursday on the first day of the Iowa state track and field meet at Drake Stadium.

Class 3A boys

  • 100 prelims - Bryson McCabe, Spirit Lake Park, 11.73, did not advance
  • 3200 finals - Will Norris, Spirit Lake Park, 9:36.72, third
  • 4x800 finals - Mark Norland, Tanner Goetsch, Paul Woizeschke, Will Norris (Spirit Lake Park), 8:03.51, third

Class 2A boys

  • 4x110 shuttle hurdle prelims - Alec Wycoff, Michael McCauley, Matt Burrell, Justin Heinrichs, Estherville Lincoln Central, DQ
  • Shot put - Jacob Sauter, Okoboji, 46-10 3/4, 14th
  • 4x800 finals - Joe Hillsabeck, Jordan Hanna, Taylor Cody, Chris Albright (Okoboji), 8:06.48, 3rd; Brian Becker, Jake Adams, Aric Runge, Matt Adams (North Union), 8:29.01, 18th; Joe Heinrichs, Rodrick Fuller, Blake Gjerde, Tyler Swanson (Estherville Lincoln Central), 8:34.31, 21st.
  • 400 prelims - Taylor Cody, Okoboji, 53.71, did not advance

Class 3A girls

  • High jump - Jenna McCoy, Spirit Lake Park, 5-0, tie 10th
  • 4x800 finals - Taylor Sieperda, Dondi Schmidt, Emma Dau, Mikaela Heikens (Spirit Lake Park), 10:02.5, 13th.
  • 400 finals - Taylor Sieperda, Spirit Lake Park, 1:01.74, 17th
  • 4x100 shuttle hurdle prelims - Miranda Breggeman, Kendra Stokke, Kaela Delperdang, Jenna McCoy (Spirit Lake Park), 1:10.51, 15th.

Class 2A girls

  • 4x100 shuttle hurdle prelims - Jordan Guerdet, Emily Hagebock, Sara Rolling, Allie Ingalls (North Union), DQ.
  • Shot put - Caitlyn Clayton, Estherville Lincoln Central, 38-2 1/4. 8th.

Thursday, May 16 results

Track and field
Southwest Conference
At Redwood Falls
Boys

1. Marshall 167.5, 2. Luverne 130, 3. Redwood Valley 129, 4. Worthington 87.5, 5. Jackson County Central 81, 6. Windom Area 71, 7. Pipestone Area 30
Girls
1. Luverne 212, 2. Marshall 174.5, 3. Worthington 76.5, 4. Pipestone 69, 5. Jackson County Central 67, 6. Windom 55.5, 7. Redwood Valley 38.5

Red Rock Conference
At Slayton
Boys

1. Murray County Central 142, 2. Fulda 137, 3. Mountain Lake Area 128, 4. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 91, 5. Hills Beaver Creek 72, 6. Southwest Minnesota Christian 68, 7. Adrian 39, 8. Ellsworth 12, 9. Southwestern United 1.
Girls
1. Southwest Minnesota Christian 145, 2. Mountain Lake Area 140, 3. Murray County Central 125, 4. Hills Beaver Creek 81, 5. Fulda 78, 6. Adrian 56, 7. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 51, 8. Southwestern United 21.

High school softball
Jackson County Central 10, Windom 4
Jackson County Central 12, Windom 2 (5 innings)

Redwood Valley 9, Worthington 8
Worthington 16, Redwood Valley 13

Pipestone 6, Marshall 1
Pipestone 11, Marshall 0 (5 innings)

Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's 7, Martin County West 6
Cleveland 14, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 4 (5 innings)
Alden-Conger 9, Madelia/Truman 8

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 7, Southwestern United 1
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 8, Southwestern United 2

Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 2, Adrian 1
Adrian 5, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 3

Waseca 7, Fairmont 3
Saint James Area 10, Blue Earth Area 9

High school baseball
Marshall 7, Jackson County Central 6
Marshall 11, Jackson County Central 3

Redwood Valley 9, Windom 8

Worthington 3, Pipestone 0

Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's 9, Martin County West 6
Southwestern United 3, Murray County Central 2
Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 7, Mountain Lake Area 2

Adrian 9, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 8
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 7, Adrian 4

Fairmont 7, Waseca 1
Saint James Area 4, Saint Anthony Village 2

Girls golf
Windom 191, Luverne 205
Worthington 165, Red Rock Central 215
Lakeview 223, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 226

Boys golf
Luverne 165, Windom 179
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 165, Lakeview 192
Worthington Quad
1. Worthington Black 170, 2. Worthington Red 171, 3. Red Rock Central 198, 4. Mountain Lake Area incomplete.

Boys tennis
Worthington 7, MACCRAY 0
Albert Lea 5, Fairmont 2

College baseball
Illinois 6, Minnesota 2
Iowa 2, Purdue 1 (11 innings)
Omaha 6, South Dakota State 0
NCAA Division II Central Region
At Mankato
First round

Southern Arkansas 6, Missouri Western 1
Saint Cloud State 11, Central Missouri 2
Minnesota State, Mankato 1, Missouri Southern 0 (14 innings)
NCAA Division III Whitewater Regional
Saint Thomas 10, Benedictine 1
Case Western Reserve 3, Saint Scholastica 1
UW-Stevens Point 7, UW-Whitewater 6

Major League Baseball
American League

Texas 10, Detroit 4
Chicago White Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 4
Seattle 3, New York Yankees 2
Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3
National League
New York Mets 5, Saint Louis 2
Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 1
Cincinnati 5, Miami 3 (10 innings)
San Francisco 8, Colorado 6
Washington 6, San Diego 2

American Association
Sioux City 5, Sioux Falls 3
New Jersey 6, St. Paul 4 (10 innings)
Wichita 8, Kansas City 0
Gary 9, Lincoln 8 (11 innings)
Laredo 2, Fargo-Moorhead 0
Amarillo 9, El Paso 5

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids 7, Burlington 6
Kane County 5, Peoria 0 (first game)
Peoria 8, Kane County 2 (second game)
Quad Cities 3, Wisconsin 1
Lansing 6, Lake County 2
West Michigan 6, Dayton 4
Bowling Green 7, Fort Wayne 6
South Bend 4, Great Lakes 1
Clinton 6, Beloit 1

Pacific Coast League
Iowa 1, Tucson 0
Omaha 5, Las Vegas 4
Colorado Springs 5, Round Rock 3
Reno 8, Albuquerque 3
Nashville 7, Salt Lake 2
Memphis 6, Tacoma 5, 10 innings
Oklahoma City 7, Sacramento 2
Fresno 4, New Orleans 0

NHL Playoffs
Boston 3, New York Rangers 2 (OT)
(Boston leads series 1-0)

Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3
(Los Angeles leads series 2-0)

NBA Playoffs
New York 85, Indiana 75
(Indiana leads series 3-2()

San Antonio 94, Golden State 82
(San Antonio wins series 4-2)


Mueller moves up three places May 16, 2013

MESA, Ariz. - Sam Mueller moved up three places Wednesday in the third round of the NJCAA Women's National Golf Tournament at  Longbow Golf Course.

Mueller, a sophomore at Iowa Lakes Community College, had a score of 94, which was higher than her second-round 89, but she is now tied for 74th place in the field of 103 golfers.

Conditions Wednesday were hot at 103 degrees and windy at 15 miles per hour.

"Sam struggled a little bit with the heat today but she fought hard today and hit a lot of good shots," said coach Andy Soper. "She got in trouble a couple times but really played strong and has shown that throughout this tournament. She is having fun, which is probably the biggest thing in golf is enjoying it. I'm looking for tomorrow to be her best round and I know she wants to finish with a good round."

Mueller will start her for final round early as she starts at 7 a.m. west coast time. She's in a pairing with Kennedy Smith of Johnston CC.


Iowa state track and field meet entries May 16, 2013

DES MOINES - The Iowa state track and field meet gets under way Thursday at Drake Stadium.

Following is a look at area entries.

Class 3A boys

  • 100 prelims - Bryson McCabe, Spirit Lake Park, 4:42 p.m.
  • 3200 finals - Will Norris, Spirit Lake Park., 4:05 p.m.
  • 4x800 finals - Spirit Lake Park, 6 p.m.

Class 2A boys

  • 4x110 shuttle hurdle prelims - Estherville Lincoln Central, 2:40 p.m.
  • Shot put - Jacob Sauter, Okoboji, 4:30 p.m.
  • 4x800 finals - Estherville Lincoln Central, Okoboji, North Union, 5:40 p.m.
  • 400 prelims - Taylor Cody, Okoboji, 7:40 p.m.

Class 3A girls

  • High jump - Jenna McCoy, Spirit Lake Park, 4:30 p.m.
  • 4x800 finals - Spirit Lake Park, 5:15 p.m.
  • 400 finals - Taylor Sieperda, Spirit Lake Park, 7:10 p.m.
  • 4x100 shuttle hurdle prelims - Spirit Lake Park, 8 p.m.

Class 2A girls

  • 4x100 shuttle hurdle prelims - North Union, 9 a.m.
  • Shot put - Caitlyn Clayton, Estherville Lincoln Central, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15 results

Amateur baseball
Jackson 6, Lamberton 1
Hadley 11, Pipestone 4

High school baseball
Cleveland 4, Martin County West 3
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 10, Maple River 9
Luverne at Worthington

High school softball
Madelia/Truman 19, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 1 (5 innings)

Major League Baseball
American League

Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 4
Houston 7, Detroit 5
Kansas City 9, Los Angeles Angels 5
Texas 6, Oakland 2
Seattle 12, New York Yankees 2
Boston 9, Tampa Bay 2
National League
Arizona 5, Atlanta 3
Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 1
Cincinnati 4, Miami 0
Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 3
Saint Louis 4, New York Mets 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Washington 1
Interleague
San Diego 8, Baltimore 4
Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 4
Toronto 11, San Francisco 3

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids 6, Burlington 5 (first game)
Burlington 6, Cedar Rapids 4 (second game)
Great Lakes 4, South Bend 2
Lake County 13, Lansing 4
Fort Wayne 3, Bowling Green 0
Kane County 4, Peoria 0
West Michigan 11, Dayton 3
Clinton 6, Beloit 5 (10 innings)
Quad Cities 9, Wisconsin 4

College baseball
NCAA Division III Whitewater Regional

Saint Scholastica 1, Saint Thomas 0
UW-Stevens Point 6, Benedictine 5
UW-Whitewater 2, Case Western 0

NHL Playoffs
Chicago 4 Detroit 1
(Chicago leads series 1-0)

NBA Playoffs
Miami 94, Chicago 91
(Miami wins series 4-1)

Memphis 88, Oklahoma City 84
(Memphis wins series 4-1)


Mavericks win Valley Conference girls title May 15, 2013

MAPLETON - Martin County West won the Valley Conference girls track and field meet Tuesday. The Mavericks won seven events and finished with 143.5 points, with Loyola/Cleveland second with 104 points.

Haley Jensen won the 100 meters (12.66), with Morgan Larson winning the 800 meters (2:27.82).

Hailey Holtz was first in the 200 meters (27.91) and Taryn Tumbleson won the long jump (16-2 1/4).

MCW's girls 4x800 team of Noel Bjerken, Morgan Larson, Whitney Smith and Brooke Anderson was first (10:52.86).

The Mavs' 4x200 team of Hailey Holtz, Haley Jensen, Jennifer Hagen and Autumn Smith won in 1:57.96.

Winning the 4x100 in 54.46 was the team of Haley Jensen, Morgan Lange, Hagen and Autumn Smith.

Madelia/Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther won the boys team title with 153 points, with Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet second with 99 points. Martin County West was sixth with 61 points.

The MCW boys won three events, including two relays.

Winning the boys 4x800 was Walter Fuller, Dylan Brockman, Matthew Viesselman and Nick Holm (9:00.38). The Mavericks' 4x400 unit of Walter Fuller, Dylan Brockman, Wesley Cook and Nick Holm was first (3:42.45).

Also, Fuller also claimed a win in the open 3200 (10:46.69).


JCC splits doubleheader with Redwood Valley May 15, 2013

JACKSON - The Jackson County Central baseball team scored 13 runs in the second inning on its way to a 21-3 win over Redwood Valley in the second game of a Southwest Conference baseball doubleheader Tuesday at Wacker Field. The Cardinals had won the first game 8-5.

Kyle Luhmann had three hits in the nightcap including a double and two runs batted in. Taylor Christopher had two hits including a triple and four runs batted in.

Tanner Menke had two hits with a double and triple. Brock Schuett had two hits including a double and Brady Bass also had two hits.

Menke was the starting pitcher, with Josh Thaemlitz coming on in the second. Schuett started the fifth inning, with Thaemlitz coming back in.

Luhmann also had three hits in the first game including a triple. Christopher had an RBI single.

The Huskies are 3-5 in the conference and 7-7 overall. They're scheduled to play a doubleheader at Marshall Thursday.


MCW baseball team tops Nicollet May 15, 2013

WELCOME - Martin County West defeated Nicollet 4-2 in Valley Conference baseball Tuesday at the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex.

Austin Krumwiede was the winning pitcher as he went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits, walking two and striking out seven. Jake Faber worked 1-2-3 seventh, striking out two.

Faber and Alex Biehn both had RBI singles for the Mavericks. Tony Payne drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

Payne also singled. Mitch Sitzmann had the other hit for MCW.

Martin County West, now 4-4, is at Cleveland Wednesday.


Mavs hit three homers in win over Jayhawks May 15, 2013

MADELIA - Martin County West hit three home runs Tuesday in posting a 19-4 five-inning win over Madelia/Truman in Valley Conference softball.

Kate Thiesse, Rebecca Steen and Morgan Williamson all had round-trippers for the Mavericks.

Thiesse finished with three hits, with Steen and Williamson each collecting two.

Emily Klima also had three hits.

Steen was the winning pitcher as she allowed four runs on 13 hits, walking two and striking out four.

MCW, now 7-3, has a nonconference game at Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s Thursday.


Mueller shoots 10 strokes better at national tourney May 15, 2013

MESA, Ariz. - Iowa Lakes Community College sophomore Sam Mueller shot 10 strokes better Tuesday in the second round of the NJCAA Women's National Golf Tournament at Longbow Golf Course.

Mueller had an 89 for a two-day total of 188. She has moved into a tie for 77th place overall out of 103 golfers.

Mueller will tee off at 12:40 p.m. local time off the back in the third round. She'll play in a group with Makala Pollock of Columbus State and Maddie Sherman of Barton CC.

"Sam played a lot better, she is struggling with a wrist injury but really battled today and finished the round well." said coach Andy Soper. "I'm hoping she finishes the tournament off well been doing lot of icing on the wrist and taping it. Tomorrow should be a good day again."


Girls first, boys second at Windom Invite May 15, 2013

WINDOM - Jackson County Central's girls were first in the team standings and the boys second at Monday's Windom Invitational track and field meet.

The JCC girls were first with 183 points, with Windom second with 158 points.

The Huskies had four first-place finishes, three in relays.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Julia Schumann, Makenna Donnelli, Riley Schneekloth and Sydnee Donnelli was first in 53.99 seconds; the 4x200 unit of Schneekloth, Schumann, Sarah Brandt and Sydnee Donnelli placed first in 1:59.01; and the 4x800 team of Kia Holm, Emily Paplow, Annika Lilleberg and Samantha Swift won that event in 11:45.06.

Also, Lilleberg won the 800 meters in 2:48.39.

Windom's girls had two firsts, two by Megan Muller as she won the 100 meters (13.16) and the 200 meters (27.68). The Eagles' Holly Larson won the discus (105-2) and Christianna Green was first in the 3200 meters (13:46.87).

Windom won its boys meet with 221 points. Jackson County Central was second with 204 points.

For JCC, Austin Bell-Pixler won discus (128-1) and Matthew Strom won the 400 (57.23).

The Huskies' 4x200 team of Warren Darling, Darnell Taylor-Breck, Ryan Salzwedel and Matthew Schmit was first in 1:39.17.

Michael Rivera had two individual firsts for Windom, winning the 100 meters (11.09) and 200 meters (23.25). Rivera also ran the first leg of the Eagles' 4x100 team that won in 46.77. Others were Alex Leopold, Tyler Morgan and Victor Ogeka.

Also, Ryan Helmoski won the 3200 meters (11:57.45) and Trent Bever won the shot put (47-0).


Tuesday, May 14 results

High school baseball
Redwood Valley 8, Jackson County Central 5
Jackson County Central 21, Redwood Valley 3 (5 innings)

Marshall 22, Worthington 16
Marshall 11, Worthington 4 (3 innings, suspended, darkness)

Luverne 16, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 0 (5 innings)
Martin County West 4, Nicollet 2
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 8, Alden-Conger 1
Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 10, Southwestern United 1

Mountain Lake Area 8, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 5
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 20, Mountain Lake Area 4 (5 innings)

Adrian 6, Murray County Central 2
Adrian 20, Murray County Central 6

Fairmont 6, Saint Peter 4 (8 innings)
Fairmont 8, Saint Peter 5

High school softball
Martin County West 19, Madelia/Truman 4 (5 innings)
Mankato Loyola 18, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 0

Pipestone 9, Luverne 0
Pipestone 17, Luverne 5

Marshall 10, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 1
Southwestern United 8, Red Rock Central 6

Murray County Central 6, Adrian 0
Murray County Central 14, Adrian 6

Fairmont 8, Saint Peter 7

Track and field
Valley Conference
At Mapleton
Girls

1. Martin County West 143.5, 2. Loyola/Cleveland 104, 3. Madelia/Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther 101.5, 4. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 95, 5. Maple River 61, 6. Saint Clair 52.
Boys
1. Madelia/Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther 153, 2. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 99, 3. Loyola/Cleveland 92, 4. Maple River 85, 5. Saint Clair 68, 6. Martin County West 61.

South Central Conference
At Saint James
Girls

1. Fairmont 142, 2. Blue Earth Area 116, 3. Saint Peter 102, 4. Waseca 92, 5. Saint James Area 86.5, 6. New Ulm 17.
Boys
1. Waseca 144.5, 2. Fairmont 103.5, 3. Saint Peter 90, 4. Blue Earth Area 89, 5. New Ulm 66, 6. Saint James Area 48.

Girls golf
Windom 174, Redwood Valley 199
Marshall 178, Luverne 226
Fairmont 385, Saint Peter incomplete
Red Rock Conference
At Worthington

1. Fulda 413, 2. Adrian 416, 3. Murray County Central 444, 4. Westbrook-Walnut Grove 445, 5. Red Rock Central 448. Incomplete: Southwestern United. Medalist: Marissa Veld (Adrian) 91.

Boys golf
Windom 158, Redwood Valley 162
Marshall 158, Luverne 178
Fairmont 359, Saint Peter 363
Red Rock Conference
At Worthington

1. Murray County Central 354, 2. Westbrook-Walnut Grove 361, 3. Southwestern United 371, 4. Adrian 387, 5. Red Rock Central 389, 6. Fulda 399, 7. Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 419, 8. Hills-Beaver Creek 430. Incomplete: Mountain Lake Area. Medalist: Dana Madson (WWG) 79.

Boys tennis
Worthington 7, Blue Earth Area 0
Saint Peter 6, Fairmont 1

NJCAA Division II Region XI tournament
At Waterloo
Championship
NIACC 8, Iowa Central 6

Major League Baseball
American League
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Detroit 6, Houston 2
Los Angeles Angels 6, Kansas City 2
New York Yankees 4, Seattle 3
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3
Texas 6, Oakland 5 (10 innings)
National League
Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 3 (12 innings)
Cincinnati 6, Miami 2
Colorado 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Saint Louis 10, New York Mets 4
Arizona 2, Atlanta 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Washington 0
Interleague
Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 2
San Diego 3, Baltimore 2
Toronto 10, San Francisco 6

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids 5, Burlington 4
Clinton 1, Beloit 0 (first game)
Beloit 10, Clinton 3 (second game)
Lansing 7, Lake County 4
Dayton 6, West Michigan 2
South Bend 6, Great Lakes 1
Bowling Green 3, Fort Wayne 2
Peoria 8, Kane County 4
Wisconsin 9, Quad Cities 7

Pacific Coast League
Reno 11, Iowa 1
Colorado Springs 9, Omaha 5
Oklahoma City 3, Salt Lake 2
Sacramento 9, Nashville 0
Tacoma 4, New Orleans 2
Memphis 4, Fresno 3
Albuquerque 8, Las Vegas 5
Tucson 12, Round Rock 1

NHL Playoffs
Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
(Pittsburgh leads series 1-0)

Los Angeles 2, San Jose 0
(Los Angeles leads series 1-0)

NBA Playoffs
Indiana 93, New York 82
(Indiana leads series 3-1)

San Antonio 109, Golden State 91
(San Antonio leads series 3-2)


Huskies score two in seventh to edge Wildcats May 14, 2013

JACKSON - Jackson County Central scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Southwestern United 6-5 in nonconference baseball at Wacker Field Monday.

The Wildcats score a run in the top of the first, with the Huskies scoring three in the bottom and one in the second for a 4-1 lead. SWU plated three in the sixth to tie and one in the seventh for a 5-4 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, Taylor Christopher's single scored Kyle Luhmann to tie the game. Tanner Menke was walked intentionally, stolen bases moved the runners to second and third and Zach Copley then hit a single up the middle to give JCC the win.

Christopher had three hits, two runs batted in and two stolen bases. Copley had two hits and two RBI.

Luhmann had two hits, walked twice, stole three bases and scored three runs. Josh Thaemlitz had a two-run single in the first.

Christopher pitched 5 2/3 innings for JCC, allowing nine hits, two walks and striking out six. Luhmann the final 1 1/3 innings and earned the win.

For SWU, Jacob Getzel had three hits including a double; Austin Rossow was on base four times as he had two hits, walked and was hit by a pitch.

Stuart Schumacher had two hits including a double. Also getting two hits apiece were Eric Jass, Trey Cranston and Mark Ferguson.

Aaron Fest took the loss, allowing 10 hits, walking three and striking out six.

Jackson County Central is 6-6 and will host Redwood Valley in a doubleheader at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Southwestern United is 1-10. The Wildcats will play Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Westbrook.


Lakefield opens season with loss at Pipestone May 14, 2013

PIPESTONE - Host Pipestone defeated Lakefield 4-3 in the season-opening amateur baseball game for both teams Sunday.

Josh Thaemlitz had three hits and Taylor Christopher two for the Frogs.

Getting one apiece were Evan Tufveson, Dustin Pronk, Brock Thaemlitz and Phil Buschena.

Dustin Pronk went the first six innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits, walking three and striking out four. Phil Pronk went the final two innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run and hit a batter.


Mueller has tough first round at national tourney May 14, 2013

MESA, Ariz. - Iowa Lakes Community College sophomore Sam Mueller carded a first-round 99 Monday at the NJCAA Women's Golf Championship at Longbow Golf Club.

"Sam struggled today," said ILL coach Andy Soper. "She had the last tee time of the day which went off 30 minutes late so she played in the hottest part of the day at 103. Mix that in with a long course, and firm and fast greens it was a tough day. She was a little disappointed with her round, but is determined to play well Tuesday and I think she will."

(Pronounced Miller) was in action at the NJCAA Women's Golf Tournament.

The Lakefield native and Southwest Star Concept graduate will play in a threesome with Emily Storey of Iowa Central and Melissa Hill of Mesabi Range for the second straight day.


Monday, May 13 results

Track and field
Windom Invitational
Girls

1. Jackson County Central 183, 2. Windom 158, 3. Wabasso 105, 4. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 94, 5. Southwestern United 74.
Boys
1. Windom 221, 2. Jackson County Central 204, 3. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 142, 4. Wabasso 46, 5. Southwestern United 11.

High school baseball
Jackson County Central 6, Southwestern United 5

Luverne 9, Windom 2
Luverne 5, Windom 1

Marshall 2, Morris 1
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 7, Murray County Central 6
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 4, Blue Earth Area 2

High school softball
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 5, Luverne 1
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 9, Luverne 4

New Ulm 20, Marshall 4
Redwood Valley 8, Yellow Medicine East 0
Murray County Central 6, Southwestern United 0

Girls golf
Worthington 189, Fulda 195
Adrian 191, Luverne 198
Pipestone triangular
1. Marshall 166, 2. Windom 194, 3. Pipestone incomplete.
Fairmont triangular
1. Fairmont 191, 2. Saint James Area 219, 3. New Ulm 235.

Iowa Class 3A Region 1A
At Orange City
1. Unity Christian 387, 2. East Sac County 391, 3. MOC-Floyd Valley 406, 4. Sheldon 443, 5. Sioux Center 446, 6. OA-BCIG 494, 7. Spirit Lake 498. Medalist: Mackenzie Geels (Unity Christian) 90.
Iowa Class 3A Region 1B
At Hampton

1. Carroll Kuemper 383, 2. Hampton-Dumont 401, 3. Algona 425, 4. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 432, 5. Clarion-Goldfield 434, 6. Estherville Lincoln Central 453, 7. South Central Calhoun 477, 8. Forest City 520. Medalist: Madison Sietsema (Hampton-Dumont) 90.
Iowa Class 2A Region 1B
At Fort Dodge

1. Emmetsburg 406, 2. Fort Dodge Saint Edmond 406, 3. Pocahontas Area 408, 4. Ogden 410, 5. South Hamilton 419, 6. Okoboji 426, 7. North Union 467, 8. Prairie Valley 508. Medalist: Emma Halligan (St. Edmond) 87.
Iowa Class 1A Region 1C
At Livermore

1. Algona Bishop Garrigan 359, 2. Ruthven-Ayrshire/Graettinger-Terril 418, 3. Northwood-Kensett 438, 4. Mason City Newman Catholic 447, 5. West Bend-Mallard 449, 6. Harris-Lake Park 470, 7. North Iowa 478. Medalist: Alexa Capesius (Garrigan) 81.

Boys golf
Worthington 165, Fulda 186
Luverne 166, Adrian 182
Pipestone triangular
1. Marshall 158, 2. Windom 160, 3. Pipestone 172.
Fairmont triangular
New Ulm 160, Fairmont 178, Saint James Area 212

Boys tennis
Worthington 4, Fairmont 3

NJCAA Division II Region XI tournament
At Waterloo
Loser's bracket
Iowa Central 9, DMACC 2
Championship
Iowa Central 7,  NIACC 5

Major League Baseball
American League

Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland 1, New York Yankees 0 (first game)
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland 0 (second game)
Detroit 7, Houston 2
Kansas City 11, Los Angeles Angels 4
Oakland 5, Texas 1
National League
Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 1
Saint Louis 6, New York Mets 3
Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado 1
Atlanta 10, Arizona 1
Washington 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Midwest League
Beloit 3, Cedar Rapids 2
South Bend 6, West Michigan 2
Bowling Green 6, Lake County 1
Quad Cities 8, Peoria 0
Clinton 4, Kane County 0
Fort Wayne 5, Dayton 4
Lansing 5, Great Lakes 0
Wisconsin 5, Burlington 4 (11 innings)

Pacific Coast League
Iowa 6, Reno 4
Colorado Springs 7, Omaha 6
New Orleans 5, Tacoma 3
Fresno 4, Memphis 3
Salt Lake 3, Oklahoma City 2
Sacramento 8, Nashville 4
Tucson 6, Round Rock 5 (10 innings)
Colorado Springs 7, Omaha 6
Albuquerque 5, Las Vegas 2

NHL Playoffs
Boston 5, Toronto 4 (OT)
(Boston wins series 4-3)

New York Rangers 5, Washington 0
(N.Y. Rangers wins series 4-3)

NBA Playoffs
Miami 88, Chicago 65
(Miami leads series 3-1)

Memphis 103, Oklahoma City 97 (OT)
Memphis leads series 3-1


Huskies go 1-2 at Subway tournament May 13, 2013

JACKSON - Host Jackson County Central won one game and lost two Saturday at the Subway/JCC Invitational softball tournament.

The Huskies opened with a 13-3 five-inning win over St. James Area. Blaney Markman was the winning pitcher as she allowed three runs (two earned), walking three and striking out three.

Brooke Klontz had four hits including a three-run home runs and a double. Marita Rasche and Lydia Brandt each had two doubles. Jasmine Erickson and Adriane Rentschler also had two hits apiece

JCC then lost 10-5 to Brandon Valley.

Rasche three hits including a double, while Mo Carlson had two doubles. Blaney Markman had a two-run single.

Carlson took the pitching loss, allowing nine hits, walking two and striking out four.

In the third-place game, Mankato Loyola beat JCC 2-0.

Klontz took the pitching loss, allowing two hits, walking two and striking out two.

Brittany Woodke had two hits vs. the Crusaders. Klontz and Carlson each had doubles.

After 10 games in six days, JCC is off until playing at Windom Thursday.


Bulls beat Foxes in season opener May 13, 2013

JACKSON - A seven-run first inning sparked the Jackson Bulls to a 12-2 seven-inning win over the Fox Lake Foxes in First Nite League amateur baseball Sunday at Wacker Field.

The Foxes scored single runs in the second and third innings, with the Bulls scoring two in the home half of the third. Jackson added two in the sixth and ended the game in the seventh when Pat Rients led off the inning with a home run.

That was the third hit of the game for Rients.

Mike Wierson had two hits and three runs batted in; Ryan Rasche had two hits, walked once and had two RBI; and Brett Larson had two hits, walked once and had an RBI.

Boog Steiner walked twice, once with the bases loaded to pick up an RBI. Also getting hits for the Bulls were Marcus Schultz and Jeremy Joyce.

Rasche pitched the first three innings and got credit for the win, allowing five hits, walking one, hitting one and striking out five. Tom Hady went three innings without allowing a hit, walking two and striking out four. Pat Boggess worked a 1-2-3 seventh.

Jackson plays a non-league game at Lamberton Wednesday.


Mavericks win nonconference game over Athletics May 13, 2013

WELCOME - Tyson Schuder and Austin Krumwiede combined to hold Lyle/Pacelli to four hits as the Mavericks beat the Athletics 4-2 in nonconference baseball at the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex.

Schuder got the win as he went five and two-third innings, allowing two runs on four hits, walking one and striking out four. Krumwiede didn't allow a hit or run in going the rest of the way to get the save as he walked one and fanned two.

Krumwiede also had two hits and an RBI for the Mavericks.

Jake Faber had two hits including a triple, Alex Saxen doubled and Tony Payne had an RBI single.

Martin County West is now 3-4. The Mavericks will host Nicollet at 5 p.m. Tuesday.


Sunday, May 12 results

Amateur baseball
Jackson 12, Fox Lake 2 (7 innings)
Pipestone 4, Lakefield 3
Heron Lake 3, Windom 1
Fairmont 8, Milroy Irish 3
Worthington 11, Minneota 9
Wilmont 11, Tracy 0 (7 innings)
Marshall 16, Hadley 11

College baseball
Nebraska 8, Minnesota 0
Michigan State 4, Iowa 2
South Dakota State 8, Fort Wayne 2

NJCAA Division II Region XI tournament
At Waterloo
Loser's bracket
DMACC 10, Southeastern 0 (5 innings)
Ellsworth 13, Southwestern 8
DMACC 8, Ellsworth 7
Winners' bracket
NIACC 6, Iowa Central 0

MIAC tournament
At Minnetonka
Championship
Saint Thomas 11, Concordia (Moorhead) 2

College softball
Kansas 12, Iowa State 3 (5 innings)

Big 10 tournament
At Lincoln, Neb.
Championship
Wisconsin 9, Minnesota 3

NCAA Division II Central Region 2
At Mankato
Championship

Winona State 4, Minnesota State, Mankato 3 (9 innings)

NCAA Division III Pella Regional
Loser's bracket

Saint Thomas 5, Augustana (Ill.) 4
Winner's bracket
Central 2, Saint Thomas 1

Major League Baseball
American League

Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Cleveland 4, Detroit 3 (10 innings)
New York Yankees 4, Kansas City 2
Chicago White Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 0
Toronto 12, Boston 4
Texas 12, Houston 7
Seattle 6, Oakland 1
National League
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 1
Pittsburgh 3, New York Mets 2
Chicago Cubs 2, Washington 1
Colorado 8, Saint Louis 2
San Francisco 5, Atlanta 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Miami 3
Philadelphia 4, Arizona 2 (10 innings)
Interleague
Tampa Bay 4, San Diego 2

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids 23, Beloit 16
Fort Wayne 13, Dayton 7
Great Lakes 10, Lansing 0
South Bend 2, West Michigan 1 (10 innings)
Burlington 8, Wisconsin 3
Peoria 4, Quad Cities 2
Clinton 7, Kane County 6 (10 innings)
Bowling Green 8, Lake County 0

Pacific Coast League
Reno 9, Iowa 8
Omaha 14, Colorado Springs 4
Fresno 7, Memphis 4 (11 innings)
Tacoma 3, New Orleans 2 (13 innings)
Las Vegas 4, Albuquerque 3
Sacramento 6, Nashville 5
Salt Lake 9, Oklahoma City 3
Tucson 7, Round Rock 6

NHL Playoffs
New York Rangers 1, Washington 0
(Series tied 3-3)

Toronto 2, Boston 1
(Series tied 3-3)

Detroit 3, Anaheim 2
(Detroit wins series 4-3)

NBA Playoffs
Golden State 97, San Antonio 87 (OT)
(Series tied 2-2)


Hawgs beat Grizzlies to start season 3-0 May 13, 2013

TRUMAN - The South Central Hawgs are 3-0 to start the season after shutting out the Albert Lea Grizzlies 19-0 in Southern Plains Football League play Saturday.

The Hawgs have shut out two straight opponents and allowed only six points.

South Central had 122 yards rushing and 83 passing for 205 total yards, while holding Albert Lea to 30 yards on the ground and 73 in the air for 103 yards.

The Hawgs scored two of their touchdowns in the second quarter, with Trey Diggs going in from two yards out and Jerry Heidelberg returning a punt 59 yards for a score. Jonny Christensen kicked the extra point after the first score.

Jeff Sipple threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Abell in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring.

Alek Borchardt led the Hawgs in rushing with 12 carries for 77 yards.

Sipple was 6-for-21 passing for 83 yards and a touchdown. Nate Hotzler was the only player with more than one catch as he caught two balls for 28 yards.

Brad Kemnitz led the Hawgs in tackles with four. Dallas Clarksean and Ed Lilly recovered fumbles.

Next up for the Hawgs is a trip to Hills next Saturday for a 7 p.m. game with the Tri-State Buffalos. The Buffalos are newcomers to the league, but are off to a 2-0 start after a 27-26 come-from-behind win over the Steele County Warriors.

In other games Saturday, The Panic beat the Buffalo Ridge Wildcats 22-14 and the North Iowa Bucks shut out the Minnesota River Valley Shock 39-0.

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