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Thursday, May 17 schedule Subject to change

High school baseball
Marshall at Jackson County Central (2), 4 p.m.
Windom at Redwood Valley, 5 p.m.
Worthington at Pipestone, 5 p.m.
Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's at Martin County West, 5 p.m.
Saint Clair at Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman (Truman), 7 p.m.
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove, 7 p.m.
Murray County Central at Comfrey/Cedar Mountain, 4:30 p.m.
Blue Earth Area at Saint James, 5:30 p.m.

High school softball
Jackson County Central at Luverne (2), 4 p.m.
Windom at Redwood Valley (2), 4 p.m.
Worthington at Marshall (2), 4 p.m.
Murray County Central at Pipestone, 4:30 p.m.
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Redwood Valley, 5 p.m.
Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's at Martin County West, 5 p.m. - on KKOJ
Cleveland at Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain, 5 p.m.
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin at Springfield, 6:30 p.m.
Cedar Mountain/Comfrey at Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove, 4:30 p.m.
Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove at Wabasso, 7:30 p.m.
Saint James at Blue Earth Area, 5:30 p.m.

Golf
Blue Earth Area at Jackson County Central, 4:30 p.m.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove at Lakeview
Luverne and Red Rock Central at Southwest Minnesota Christian
Iowa Class 1A district, Spencer

Track and field
Southwest Conference, Pipestone, 4 p.m.
Red Rock Conference, Slayton, 4 p.m.
Iowa state meet, Des Moines

College baseball
Minnesota at Illinois, 6:05 p.m.
Purdue at Iowa, 6:05 p.m.
Western Illinois at South Dakota State, 3 p.m.
NCAA Division II Central Regional
At Franklin Rogers Park, Mankato
First round
Colorado Mesa vs. New Mexico Highlands, noon
Saint Cloud State vs. Winona State, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota State, Mankato vs. Regis, 7 p.m.

NCAA Division III Whitewater Regional
Winner's bracket
Wisconsin-Whitewater vs. Saint Thomas, 4 p.m.
Saint Scholastica vs. Aurora, 7 p.m.
Loser's bracket
Concordia (Ill.) vs. Saint Norbert, 10 a.m.
North Park vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1 p.m.

NCAA Division III McKinnville, Ore. Regional
Coe vs. Saint John's, 2 p.m.
La Verne vs. Concordia (Texas), 5:30 p.m.
Trinity vs. Whitworth, 9 p.m.

Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, 12:05 p.m.

College softball
NCAA Division II tournament
At Louisville
Loser's bracket
Augustana vs. Valdosta State, 9 a.m.
St. Joe (Ind.) vs. Flagler, 11:30 a.m.
Winner's bracket
Kutztown vs. UC San Diego, 2 p.m.
Southern Connecticut State vs. Central Oklahoma, 4:30 p.m.


Wednesday, May 16 results

Amateur baseball
Lamberton 7, Heron Lake 3
Milroy Yankees 2, Tracy 1
Stark 9, Milroy Irish 4

Major League Baseball
American League

Minnesota 11, Detroit 7
Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3 (15 innings)
Los Angeles Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Cleveland 9, Seattle 3
Toronto 8, New York Yankees 1
Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1
Texas 4, Oakland 1
National League
San Diego 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Washington 7, Pittsburgh 4
Cincinnati 6, New York Mets 3
Miami 8, Atlanta 4
Houston 8, Milwaukee 3
Philadelphia 9, Chicago Cubs 2
Colorado 6, Arizona 1
St. Louis 4, San Francisco 1

Midwest League
Beloit 4, Quad Cities 2
Wisconsin 5, Burlington 4 (10 innings)
Kane County 5, Cedar Rapids 3
Lake County 5, South Bend 2
Fort Wayne 5, Lansing 3
Great Lakes 6, West Michigan 5 (16 innings)
Clinton 5, Peoria 4
Bowling Green 4, Dayton 1

College baseball
NCAA Division III tournament
Whitewater Regional
First round

Saint Thomas 5, Saint Norbert 1
Wisconsin-Whitewater 2, Concordia (Ill.) 1
Saint Scholastica 8, North Park 7
Aurora 2, Wisconsin-LaCrosse 1

McKinnville, Ore. Regional
First round

Concordia (Texas) 6, Saint John's 3
Trinity (Texas) 2, Coe 0
Whitworth 5, La Verne 0

College softball
NCAA Division II tournament
At Louisville
First round

Kutztown 4, Augustana 0
UC San Diego 7, Valdosta State 5
Southern Connecticut State 3, St. Joseph's (Ind.) 2
Central Oklahoma 4, Flagler 2

NBA Playoffs
Boston 107, Philadelphia 91
(Boston leads series 2-1)

Oklahoma City 77, Los Angeles Lakers 75
(Oklahoma City leads series 2-0)

NHL Playoffs
New Jersey 3, New York Rangers 2
(Series tied 1-1)


All-MCAC Southern Division baseball team named May 16, 2012

WORTHINGTON - The Minnesota College Athletic Conference all-Southern Division baseball team. There were no players from Minnesota West honored.

Jason Fischer of Saint Cloud Tech was named Coach of the Year.

  • Ryan Schnieder, Saint Cloud, soph.
  • Jon Traetow, Saint Cloud, soph.
  • Bryce Venaas, Minnesota State-Fergus Falls, soph.
  • Donte Bledsoe, Riverland, fr.
  • Chris May, Riverland, fr.
  • Spencer Kidder, Minnesota State-Fergus Falls, soph.
  • Matt Stubbs, Rochester, fr.
  • Kevin Kramer, Saint Cloud, fr.
  • Ryan Lester, Rochester, soph.
  • Jason Shaul, Ridgewater, fr.
  • Dan Sargent, Saint Cloud, fr.
  • Angel Talamantes, Rochester, soph.
  • Kelby Beste, Anoka-Ramsey, fr.
  • Matt Boswell, Riverland, soph.
  • Jake Lindenfelser, Saint Cloud, soph.
  • Bryan Jacklitch, Minnesota State-Fergus Falls, soph.

Mavericks drop Valley game to Raiders May 16, 2012

WELCOME - Nicollet handed Martin County West a 17-9 loss in Valley Conference softball Tuesday.

The Mavericks scored two in the first and four in the second for a 6-0 lead. The Raiders put

Morgan Williamson had three hits and three runs batted in, while Rebecca Steen had three hits and two RBI.

Kate Thiesse two hits including a double and Emily Klima hit a two-run homer.

Brooke Eisenmenger pitched the first four innings, with Steen pitching the final three frames.

Martin County West will host Sleep Eye Saint Mary’s Thursday.


MCW golfers sweep team titles May 16, 2012

NORTH MANKATO - Martin County West won both team titles at the Valley Conference golf tournaments Tuesday at North Links Golf Course.

The Mavericks won the boys team title with a 350 total, with Madelia second with a 360 total.

MCW's Cordell Weber was the individual medalist with a two-over par 74, finishing 10 shots ahead of runner-up Mike Sorenson of Madelia.

Also earning all-conference honors were Connor Anderson, who was fifth with an 88 and Tyson Crosby, who carded a 92 to tie for eighth. Spencer Shade shot a 96 for honorable mention status.

Also for the Mavericks, Chris Kahler shot a 100 and Hunter Olson 114.

In the girls tourney, MCW edged Alden-Conger by one stroke for the title, 402-403.

Logan Weber of Martin County West and Kaylee Hoffman of Saint Clair tied for medalist honors with 86s.

Kelci Russenberger tied for fourth with a 97 and Morgan Larson was 10th with a 101 to earn all-conference honors.

Also for MCW, Jennifer Peterson shot 118, Kaleigh Russenberger 130 and Bailey Olson 137.

The Mavericks will host United South Central Friday at Fox Lake Golf Course.


Laker golfer halfway through national tourney May 16, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH - Sam Mueller of Iowa Lakes College is halfway through the NJCAA National Women's Golf Tournament at LPGA International Golf Course.

Weather at the start of the day was 85 degrees with sunny skies, but things turned fairly quick on the second nine with a couple of weather delays.

Mueller fired a 104 in the second round to match her first-round score and is in a tie for 96th place.

"It was tough there at the end having to come inside twice because of weather delays," said ILCC coach Andy Soper. "The players were able to play for 10 minutes in between the delays. They seemed to rush


Sam Mueller

after the second delay to try to make sure they got in before dark.

"Mentally, a person really has to stay focused when they get a delay because they aren't able to go back out and hit range balls or anything. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day and I feel like it will be for Sam. I know she wants to play really well and she will."

Mueller will tee off at 12:30 p.m. central time Wednesday.


Huskies move back into tie for league lead May 16, 2012

REDWOOD FALLS - Jackson County Central scored three runs in the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie and added 10 more runs in the seventh as the Huskies beat Redwood Valley 18-6 in Southwest Conference baseball Tuesday.

Seven players had multiple hits games for JCC.

Taylor Christopher had three hits including a double, walked once and had an RBI; Cooper Moore had three hits with a double and a sacrifice fly, scored four runs, and had two RBI; Carsen Nyborg had three hits with two doubles and three RBI; Zach Copley had two hits and an RBI; Brett Larson had two hits and walked twice; Dustin Pronk had two hits and an RBI; and Colyn Hohenstein recorded two hits and an RBI.

Also, Tanner Menke had a three-run double and a sacrifice fly for four RBI and Brady Bass walked with the bases loaded to drive in a run.

Larson was the winning pitcher as he came on relief and went the final four innings, allowing one run on three hits, walking two, hitting a batter and striking out three. Christopher had gone the first three innings.

Also in the Southwest Conference Tuesday, Marshall beat Worthington 6-1 behind Alex Fenske’s three-hitter.

JCC and Marshall are both 8-2 in league play, while Worthington is 7-2.

The Huskies host the Tigers in a doubleheader at 4 p.m. Thursday at Wacker Field in the final conference games for those teams. Worthington has a single game at Pipestone Thursday and hosts Redwood Valley in a doubleheader Monday.


Schuder helps Mavs to win over Eagles May 16, 2012

WELCOME - Martin County West used the arm and bat of Tyson Schuder to beat Maple River 10-4 in Valley Conference baseball Tuesday at the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex.

Schuder was the winning pitcher as he went six and one-third innings, allowing five hits, walking one and striking out two. Jake Faber closed the game.

At the plate, Schuder had three hits including a double and two runs batted in.

Mitch Sitzmann and Alex Biehn each had two hits and scored two runs. Alex Saxen had a hit and three RBI.

The Mavericks are 4-3 in league play and 8-5 overall, while the Eagles are 5-2 and 10-7.

MCW will host Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s Thursday and plays at Jackson County Central Friday.


Tuesday, May 15 results

High school baseball
Jackson County Central 18, Redwood Valley 6
Marshall 6, Worthington 1
Luverne 15, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 4 (5 innings)
Martin County West 10, Maple River 4
Mankato Loyola 16, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 5 (5 innings)
Murray County Central 8, Southwestern United 0
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 8, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 4
Adrian 9, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 6
Fairmont 9, Saint Peter 3
New Ulm 4, Saint James 2

High school softball
Nicollet 17, Martin County West 9
Saint Clair 12, Madelia/Truman 3

Alden-Conger 19, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 0 (5 innings)
Alden-Conger 14, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 1 (5 innings)

Luverne 5, Marshall 4
Marshall 22, Luverne 11

Murray County Central 19, Southwestern United 8 (5 innings)
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 13, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 7
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 10, Adrian Area 2
Saint Peter 9, Fairmont 7
New Ulm 13, Saint James 0 (5 innings)

Girls golf
Worthington 190, Marshall 193
Fairmont 372, Saint Peter 414
Valley Conference
At North Links, North Mankato
1. Martin County West 402, 2. Alden-Conger 403, 3. Madelia 430, 4. Maple River 439, 5. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 468, Saint Clair incomplete, Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther incomplete. Medalist: Logan Weber (MCW), Kaylee Hoffman (Saint Clair) 86.
Red Rock Conference
At Worthington

1. Fulda 393, 2. Murray County Central 416, 3. Red Rock Central 429, 4. Westbrook-Walnut Grove 440, 5. Adrian 472. Southwest Minnesota Christian incomplete. Medalist: Emaleigh Vreeman (SWC) 90.

Boys golf
Marshall 169, Worthington 173
Saint Peter 327, Fairmont 334
Valley Conference
At North Links, North Mankato
1. Martin County West 350, 2. Madelia 360, 3. Saint Clair 372, 4. Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther 387, 5. Maple River 393, 6. Alden-Conger 405, 7. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 427. Medalist: Cordell Weber (MCW) 74.
Red Rock Conference
At Worthington

1. Murray County Central 340, 2. Westbrook-Walnut Grove 349, 3. Fulda 357, 4. Red Rock Central 365, 5. Adrian 374, 6. Hills-Beaver Creek 383, 7. Southwest Minnesota Christian 415, 8. Round Lake-Brewster 431, Mountain Lake Christian incomplete. Medalist: Dana Madson (WWG) 77.

Track and field
South Central Conference
At New Ulm
Girls

1. Fairmont 145.5, 2. Blue Earth Area 130, 3. Saint Peter 117.5, 4. Waseca 96, 5. Saint James 57.
Boys
1. Waseca 165, 2. Fairmont 117, 3. Blue Earth Area 102, 4. Saint Peter 82, 5. New Ulm 58, 6. Saint James 34.

Boys tennis
Worthington 6, Blue Earth Area 1

Boys soccer
Spirit Lake Park/Okoboji 5, Western Christian 1

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

Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 9, Iowa 4
Fresno 6, Omaha 4
Nashville 9, Reno 7
Oklahoma City 7, Tucson 4
New Orleans 5, Las Vegas 2
Salt Lake 4, Albuquerque 1
Round Rock 11, Tacoma 3
Memphis 6, Colorado Springs 0

Midwest League
Beloit 1, Clinton 0
Lake County 4, Great Lakes 1
Fort Wayne 5, West Michigan 4
Kane County 11, Wisconsin 5
Peoria 2, Burlington 0
Lansing 2, Dayton 1
Bowling Green 5, South Bend 4
Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities, ppd., rain

WNBA preseason
Minnesota Lynx 82, Chicago Sky 61

NBA Playoffs
Indiana 78, Miami 75
(Series tied 1-1)

San Antonio 108, Los Angeles Clippers 92
(San Antonio leads series 1-0)

NHL Playoffs
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0
(Los Angeles leads series 2-0)


Three Lady Jays named to all-division team May 15, 2012

WORTHINGTON - Minnesota West has had three players honored on the all-Minnesota College Athletic Conference all-Southern Division softball team.

Freshman Alayna Hall was a first-team choice, while sophomore Katherine Kazemba and freshman Steph Behrends were second-team selections.

Ridgewater's Todd Thorstad was named Coach of the Year.

First team

  • Andrea Krause, Ridgewater, soph.
  • Rachel Tate, Rochester, soph.
  • Tesslynn Callander, Saint Cloud, soph.
  • Brooke Carlson, Ridgewater, fr.
  • Becca Hass, Anoka-Ramsey, fr.
  • Katie Fredrickson, Minnesota State, Fergus Falls, soph.
  • Alayna Hall, Minnesota West, fr.
  • Sam Steffes, Saint Cloud, fr.
  • Alanna Battey, Rochester, fr.

Second team

  • Laura Carnell, Rochester, soph.
  • Katherine Kazemba, Minnesota West, soph.
  • Kari Shipman, Ridgewater, fr.
  • Alex Conley, Anoka-Ramsey, soph.
  • Christine Moenkedick, Minnesota State, Fergus Falls, fr.
  • Jessica Heinen, Saint Cloud, fr.
  • Brittany Nissen, Ridgewater, fr.
  • Katie Massoglia, Anoka-Ramsey, fr.
  • Steph Behrends, Minnesota West, fr.

Big fourth inning keys Trojans to win over Huskies May 15, 2012

JACKSON - An 11-run fourth inning helped Worthington to a 15-11 win over Jackson County Central in Southwest Conference baseball Monday at Wacker Field.

The Trojans led 3-2 after three innings before putting 11 runs on the board in the fourth inning for a 14-2 lead. The Huskies came back with four runs in their half of the fourth, then scored three in the fifth and two in the sixth to get within 14-11. Worthington tacked on a run in the seventh inning.

Cooper Moore had three hits for JCC and was also hit by a pitch, Colyn Hohenstein had three hits including a double and a triple and two runs batted in, Dustin Pronk had two hits with a double and three RBI, Carsen Nyborg had two hits including a double and Tanner Menke hit a home run.

The Trojans are 7-1 in league play and 10-2 overall, while the Huskies are 7-2 and 10-4.

Jackson County Central plays at Redwood Valley Tuesday, while Worthington goes to Marshall.


Mueller opens play in national tourney May 15, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH - Iowa Lakes Community College freshman Sam Mueller carded an opening-round 104 Monday at the NJCAA Women's National Tournament held at LPGA International Golf Course.

Mueller had two rounds of 52 and is tied for 95th place out of 112 golfers.

"Sam got off to a rough start on the front nine," said ILCC coach Andy Soper. "Her short game usually saves her a lot with chipping and putting and today it just wasn't there. I feel like there was a lot of excitement today with being the first round Sam hit it well off the tee just at times got on the wrong side of the green. Tomorrow should be a better day."

Mueller's second round starts at 12:30 p.m. central time.


Sam Mueller

Redlands CC is leading the team race after a score of 295, with McLennan CC second with a 309 and two-time defending champion Daytona State third with a 311.

Elcin Ulu of Redland is leading the individual race after shooting a two-under par round of 70, with Stephanie Bertelsen of Western Texas second at 72.


Benson fourth in 2A girls golf ratings May 15, 2012

ROSEMOUNT - Jackson County Central senior Kaylee Benson is fourth in the latest Class 2A individual girls rankings by the Minnesota Golf Coaches Association.

Benson has an average of 78.9. Kate Smith of Detroit Lakes is first with a 74.05 average.

JCC is ninth in the 2A girls team ratings with a 378.5 average. Windom is seventh (370.4) and Worthington 10th (380.8). Detroit Lakes is first (322.4).

For the complete ratings, click here.


Junior program sign-up slated May 15, 2012

JACKSON - Sign-up for the junior program at Jackson Golf Club will be from 5-6 p.m. Tuesday at the club.

Clinic dates will be June 5, 6 and 8. Play dates will be June 12, 19, 26 and July 10, with the tournament on July 17.

Times will be announced later.


Monday, May 14 results

High school baseball
Worthington 15, Jackson County Central 11
Luverne 8, Windom 4
Sioux Falls Washington 5, Pipestone 2
Fairmont 7, Kasson-Mantorville 4
Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 8, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 7 (8 innings)
Wabasso 11, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2

High school softball
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 11, Windom 5
Worthington 14, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 7
Southwestern United 9, Madelia/Truman 8

Girls golf
Luverne 197, Adrian 234

Iowa Class 3A District 2A at Humboldt
1. Clear Lake 348, 2. Spencer 401, 3. Humboldt 408, 4. Spirit Lake 426, 5. Algona 436, 6. Estherville Lincoln Central 462, 7. Webster City 513, 8. Forest City 552.
Iowa Class 2A District 1B at Milford
1. Alta-Aurelia 384, 2. Emmetsburg 416, 3. Okoboji 424, 4. Garner-Hayfield 440, 5. Pocahontas Area 448, 6. North Union 466, 7. Sioux Central 511, 8. Northwest Webster 526.
Iowa Class 1A District 1B at Newell
1. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 402, 2. Newell-Fonda 407, 3. Southeast Webster 423, 4. Storm Lake Saint Mary’s 434, 5. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 445, 6. Harris-Lake Park 451, 7. Laurens-Marathon 452, 8. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 529, 9. West Bend-Mallard 558, 10. Clay Central-Everly 601.

Boys golf
Windom 159, Pipestone 173
Luverne 156, Adrian 194

Track and field
Windom Invitational
Boys

1. Windom 195, 2. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 119, 3. Mountain Lake Christian 65, 4. Wabasso 50.
Girls
1. Windom 163, 2. Wabasso 134, 3. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 112, 4. Mountain Lake Christian 37, 5. Mountain Lake Christian JV 20.

MCC Invitational
Boys

1. Murray County Central 154, 2. Fulda 99, 3. Pipestone 92, 4. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 84, 5. Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 49, 6. Adrian 38, 7. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 35.
Girls
1. Murray County Central 129, 2. Fulda 106, 3. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 82, 4. Pipestone 69, 5. Adrian 67, 6. Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 59, 7. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 42.

Boys tennis
Worthington 5, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 2
Fairmont 7, Redwood Valley 0

Saint James 7, Pipestone 0

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

College baseball
ICCAC tournament
At Waterloo
Championship

DMACC 11, Southeastern 2

College softball
NCAA Division III Pella Regional
Championship
Luther 3, Wisconsin-River Falls 2

Pacific Coast League
Iowa 3, Sacramento 1
Omaha 8, Fresno 5
Nashville 5, Reno 0 (first game)
Reno 5, Nashville 1 (second game)
Las Vegas 5, New Orleans 3 (11 innings)
Colorado Springs 5, Memphis 3
Oklahoma City 4, Tucson 3
Salt Lake 3, Albuquerque 2
Tacoma 13, Round Rock 6

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

NBA Playoffs
Philadelphia 82, Boston 81
(Series tied 1-1)

Oklahoma City 119, Los Angeles Lakers 90
(Oklahoma City leads series 1-0)

NHL Playoffs
New York Rangers 3, New Jersey 0
(NY Rangers leads series 1-0)


JCC to host Worthington in key league game May 14, 2012

JACKSON - Jackson County Central will host Class 2A third-ranked Worthington in a 5 p.m. game Monday in Southwest Conference baseball at Wacker Field. We'll have coverage on 1190 KKOJ and KKOJ.com.

The Trojans won the first meeting between the teams 10-0 on April 12 in Worthington.

JCC is 7-1 in the conference, Worthington is 6-1 and Marshall is third at 6-2 record.

Worthington plays a single game at Marshall Tuesday and the Huskies and Tigers will play a doubleheader in Jackson Thursday.


Fisher accounts for four TDs as Hawgs go to 3-0 May 14, 2012

TRUMAN - Alex Fisher threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as the South Central Hawgs won their home opener 37-18 over the Minnesota Silverbacks Saturday night at the Truman High School Field.

Fisher was 15-for-21 passing for 194 yards and ran 10 times for 52 yards.

Dakota Gilbertson ran the ball 19 times for 123 yards, while Tate Anderson gained 89 yards on 12 carries and one touchdown.

Ryan Luedtke caught 10 passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns, with Anderson catching two balls for 58 yards and a score and Simon Boever caught two passes for 53 yards.

The Hawgs forced two turnovers on defense, with Tyler Skow recovering a fumble and an Taylor Menke intercepted a pass.

South Central is 3-0 on the season and is off until playing the Dodge Center Outlaws at 1 p.m. on Sunday June 3 in Claremont.

In other SPFL games this weekend, the Albert Lea Grizzlies beat the Minnesota River Valley Shock 32-14 and the Buffalo Ridge Wildcats shut out the North Iowa Bucks 40-0.

SPFL standings

  • South Central Hawgs 3-0
  • Buffalo Ridge Wildcats 2-0
  • Albert Lea Grizzlies 2-1
  • Minnesota Silverbacks 1-2
  • North Iowa Bucks 1-2
  • Dodge Center Outlaws 0-2
  • Minnesota River Valley Shock 0-3

MCW softball squad captures crown May 14, 2012

FARIBAULT - Martin County West won three games Saturday to win the Faribault Academies Invitational softball tournament.

The Mavericks opened with a 23-6 win in five innings over United South Central.

Rebecca Steen three hits including a double, while Emily Klima had two hits including a double. Getting two hits apiece were Morgan Williamson, Kate Thiesse, Bailey Tish and Kennedy Janssen.

Steen went the distance to get the pitching win.

In the semifinals, MCW blanked the host Cardinals 5-0 as Brooke Eisenmenger pitched a three-hit shutout, walking three and striking out six.

Kate Thiesse had three hits, while Steen added two hits including an RBI double. Tish and Sara Ingledew each a hit and an RBI. Klima had a double.

In the championship game, Eisenmenger struck out nine and allowed only two hits in seven innings as the Mavericks topped Wabasha-Kellogg 2-1.

Steen had two hits and Klima one for MCW.

Martin County West is 14-3 on the season. The Mavericks will host Nicollet at 5 p.m. Tuesday.


Huskies reach title game in their own tourney May 14, 2012

JACKSON – The Jackson County Central softball team won two games and lost one for a second-place finish at the Subway/JCC Invitational Saturday.

The Huskies beat Saint James 12-1 and Saint Peter 15-6 before falling in the championship game 6-4 to Class 1A top-ranked and unbeaten Mankato Loyola.

Five players had two hits apiece in the Saint James game, Brooke Klontz, Marita Rasche, Jasmine Erickson, Caitlin Muir and Jenna Stade. Lydia Brandt hit a home run.

Klontz was the winning pitcher, allowing two hits, walking one and striking out one.

Rasche and Muir both had big games in the win over Saint Peter.

Rasche had three hits including two home runs and had eight runs batted in. She was also walked intentionally once.

Muir had four hits and four RBI.

Brandt three hits. Getting two apiece were Klontz, Erickson and Moira Carlson.

Carlson was the winning pitcher, allowing nine hits and walking four.

In the finals, Klontz, Brandt and Stade had two hits apiece. Erickson became the fourth JCC player to hit a home run on the day. Rasche and Muir each had a hit.

Klontz pitched the first four innings, allowing four hits, while Carlson went the final three innings, allowing two hits and striking out one.

The Huskies will wrap up their regular-season schedule with a Southwest Conference doubleheader at Luverne Thursday.

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Bulls roll to win over Foxes May 14, 2012

WELCOME - Jackson opened its amateur baseball season Sunday with a 13-1 win in seven innings over Fox Lake at the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex.

Pat Rients had three hits with a double and a triple and Josh Wacker also had three hits for the Bulls.

Marcus Schultz had a pair of doubles. Also getting two hits apiece were Andy Wolf and Ryan Rasche.

Nolan Luhmann doubled. Blaise Jacobsen and Mike Wierson had one hit apiece.

Tom Hady pitched three innings, Pat Boggess two and Rasche two.

The Bulls play at Wilmont Friday.


Horned Frogs drop opener to Cubs May 14, 2012

WORTHINGTON - In its return to amateur baseball after a seven-year absence, the Worthington Cubs beat the Lakefield Horned Frogs 8-2 in First Nite League play Sunday. The Horned Frogs are in their first year as an amateur team.

Evan Tufveson had two hits for Lakefield.

Brock Thaemlitz had an RBI single and Bryce Christopher picked up an RBI by drawing a bases-loaded walk.

Tyler Rettig was the losing pitcher.

The Horned Frogs play at Windom next Sunday.


Southwest Conference standings May 14, 2012

Baseball

  Conf. Overall
Jackson County Central 7-1 10-3
Worthington 6-1 9-2
Marshall 6-2 9-3
Luverne 6-5 9-6
Pipestone 4-7 7-8
Redwood Valley 1-6 3-9
Windom 1-9 3-11

Softball

  Conf. Overall
Pipestone 12-0 17-0
Redwood Valley 8-2 14-3
Jackson County Central 4-6 9-9
Worthington 4-6 8-8
Marshall 3-5 3-9
Luverne 2-6 7-8
Windom 1-9 4-11

Valley Conference standings May 14, 2012

Baseball

  Conf. Overall
Maple River 5-1 10-6
MLGHEC/Truman 5-2 10-4
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 4-2 4-9
Martin County West 3-3 6-4
Cleveland 2-4 4-8
Nicollet 2-4 7-5
Saint Clair 2-4 1-8
Alden-Conger 2-5 2-8

Softball

  Conf. Overall
Maple River 7-0 10-5
Martin County West 6-1 14-3
Nicollet 6-1 13-3
Alden-Conger 4-3 7-3
Saint Clair 3-4 6-8
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 3-5 6-7
Cleveland 2-5 4-10
Madelia/Truman 0-6 0-13
MLGHEC 0-6 0-10

Sunday, May 13 results

Amateur baseball
Jackson 13, Fox Lake 1 (7 innings)
Worthington 8, Lakefield 2
Windom 13, Mountain Lake 2
Fairmont 11, Heron Lake 1 (8 innings)
Wilmont 7, Adrian 2
Milroy Irish 6, Hadley 5
Minneota 13, Tracy 3 (7 innings)

College baseball
Nebraska 6, Minnesota 5
Michigan State 7, Iowa 3
MIAC tournament
At Minnetonka
Championship

Saint Thomas 6, Saint John's 3
Saint John's 10, Saint Thomas 5

ICCAC tournament
At Waterloo
Loser's bracket

DMACC 11, Iowa Central 2
Championship
DMACC 12, Southeastern 2

College softball
Oklahoma 5, Iowa State 1

NCAA Division III Pella Regional
Loser's bracket

Wisconsin-River Falls 3, Coe 1
Championship
Wisconsin-River Falls 1, Luther 0


Major League Baseball
American League
Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Boston 12, Cleveland 1
Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 1
Seattle 6, New York Yankees 2
Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 8
Detroit 3, Oakland 1
Texas 13, Los Angeles Angels 6
National League
Miami 8, New York Mets 4
Cincinnati 9, Washington 6
Pittsburgh 3, Houston 2 (12 innings)
Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2
Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee 2
Atlanta 7, Saint Louis 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Colorado 5
San Francisco 7, Arizona 3

Pacific Coast League
Iowa 4, Sacramento 3
Fresno 7, Omaha 1
Colorado Springs 3, Memphis 0
New Orleans 7, Las Vegas 3
Oklahoma City 6, Tucson 5
Reno at Nashville, ppd., rain
Tacoma 9, Round Rock 1
Albuquerque 10, Salt Lake 7

Midwest League
Lake County 5, Great Lakes 4
Lansing 6, Dayton 3
Kane County 5, Wisconsin 4
Cedar Rapids 2, Quad Cities 1
Peoria 5, Burlington 3
Beloit 3, Clinton 1
West Michigan 5, Fort Wayne 3
South Bend at Bowling Green, ppd., rain

NBA Playoffs
Miami 95, Indiana 86
(Miami leads series 1-0)

NHL Playoffs
Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2
(Los Angeles leads series 1-0)


JCC baseball tops Maple River May 13, 2012

MINNESOTA LAKE - Zach Copley hit a home run in the top of the eighth inning that proved to be the winning run as Jackson County Central beat Maple River 7-6 in nonconference baseball Saturday.

The Huskies scored six runs in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie. Josh Thaemlitz, Taylor Christopher, Tanner Menke, Carsen Nyborg and Copley all drove in runs in the inning for JCC.

The Eagles scored four in their half of the fifth and one each in the sixth and seventh innings.

Copley was the starting pitcher for JCC, going five and two-third innings. Christopher went one and two-third innings and was the winning pitcher, with Copley coming back on in relief, starting a 1-6-3 double play to end the game and record a save.

Copley was the only JCC player with two hits. He had a double in addition to the homer.

The Huskies are now 10-3 and will host Worthington at 5 p.m. Monday at Wacker Field.


Saturday, May 12 results

High school softball
Subway/JCC Invitational

Jackson County Central 12, Saint James 1

Jackson County Central 15, Saint Peter 6

Mankato Loyola 13, Big Lake 8 (9 innings)

 

Faribault Academies Invitational

Martin County West 5, Faribault Academies 0

Martin County West 23, United South Central 6 (5 innings)

Martin County West 2, Wabasha-Kellogg 1

Pipestone Invitational
Pipestone 12, Valley City 0 (5 innings)
Pipestone 17, Watertown 1 (6 innings)
Pipestone 8, Sioux Falls Fusion 1

Marshall 7, Watertown 6
Sioux Falls Fusion 5, Marshall 1
Valley City 10, Marshall 4

High school baseball
Jackson County Central 7, Maple River 6 (8 innings)
New Ulm 6, Worthington 3
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 7, Wabasso 4
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 8, Adrian 7

Pipestone 5, Redwood Valley 3
Pipestone 6, Redwood Valley 5

Girls tennis
Class 1A Region 1
At Spencer
First round

Spencer 5,. Estherville Lincoln Central 0
Spirit Lake/Okoboji 5, Storm Lake 0
Second round
Spirit Lake/Okoboji 5, Spencer 0

Boys soccer
Spirit Lake Park/Okoboji 1, Ames 1 (tie)

College baseball
Minnesota 8, Nebraska 7
Iowa 2, Michigan State 1
South Dakota State 11, Southern Utah 9

NJCAA Region XIII
Loser's bracket
Rochester 3, Riverland 0
Championship
Saint Cloud Tech 8, Rochester 3

ICCAC tournament
At Waterloo
Iowa Central 8, Ellsworth 3
Iowa Central 4, NIACC 3
Southeastern 9, DMACC 8

NSIC tournament
At Franklin Rogers Park, Mankato
Championship

Minnesota State, Mankato 9, Saint Cloud State 7
Minnesota State, Mankato 11, Saint Cloud State 6

MIAC tournament
At Minnetonka
Winner's bracket

Saint John’s 4, Saint Mary’s 2
Loser's bracket
Saint Thomas 7, Bethel 0
Saint Thomas 10, Saint Mary’s 2

IIAC tournament
At Cedar Rapids
Loser's bracket

Buena Vista 10, Luther 2
Championship
Coe 4, Buena Vista 1

College softball
Minnesota 4, Iowa 1
Iowa 5, Minnesota 4

Oklahoma 12, Iowa State 1

NCAA Division II Central Super Regional
At Sioux Falls
Augustana 10, Concordia (Saint Paul) 2 (5 innings)
(Augustana wins best-of-three series 2-0)

NCAA Division III Pella Regional
Luther 2, Saint Thomas 0

Wisconsin-River Falls 2, Coe 0
Coe 2, Central 0

Luther 1, Wisconsin-River Falls 0

Southern Plains Football League
South Central Hawgs 37, Minnesota Silverbacks 18
Albert Lea Grizzlies 32, Minnesota Shock 14
Buffalo Ridge Wildcats 40, North Iowa Bucks 0

Major League Baseball
American League

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

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

Midwest League
Beloit 3, Clinton 1
Quad Cities 6, Cedar Rapids 2
Lake County 6, Great Lakes 4
Fort Wayne 12, West Michigan 4
Lansing 16, Dayton 4
Wisconsin 2, Kane County 1 (11 innings)
Peoria 2, Burlington 1
Bowling Green 4, South Bend 3 (6 innings)

NBA Playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers 96, Denver 87
(L.A. Lakers wins series 4-3)

Boston 92, Philadelphia 91

(Boston leads best-of-seven series 1-0)

NHL Playoffs
New York Rangers 2, Washington 1
(NY wins series 4-3)


Huskies fall to No. 8 Cardinals May 12, 2012

JACKSON - Class 2A eighth-ranked Fairmont was a 7-3 winner over Jackson County Central in nonconference baseball at Wacker Field Friday. The Cardinals are 12-1, while the Huskies are 9-3.

JCC scored two runs in the second as Dustin Pronk and Colyn Hohenstein had RBI singles.

Fairmont came right back with four in the third and also one in the fourth and two in the fifth.

The Huskies scored their final run in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Brett Larson.

Pronk was the losing pitcher, with Larson pitching in relief.

Cooper Moore and Tanner Menke had triples for Jackson County Central.

The Huskies are at Maple Rivet for a 1 p.m. game Saturday.


Hawgs to host Silverbacks in home opener May 12, 2012

TRUMAN - The South Central Hawgs of the Southern Plains Football League will play their first home game of the season at 7 p.m. Saturday at Truman High School as they host the Minnesota Silverbacks.

It's the second meeting in three weeks between the team, with the Hawgs winning 23-8 in the season opener at Saint Paul Humboldt on April 28. South Central beat the Albert Lea Grizzlies on the road 24-7 last week.

The Silverbvacks beat Dodge Center Outlaws 32-0 last week.

The Martin County Humane Society will be on hand throughout the night with information about pets they have available for adoption and the Minnesota Disc Dog Club will entertain at halftime.

The Hawgs are then off until playing at the Dodge Center Outlaws on June 3. The next home game is June 9 against the Buffalo Ridge Wildcats.


Friday, May 11 results

High school baseball
Fairmont 7, Jackson County Central 3
Windom 13, Saint James 3 (6 innings)
Marshall 11, Redwood Valley 2
Martin County West 5, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 3

High school softball
Redwood Valley 5, Sleepy Eye 3
Alden-Conger 11, Madelia/Truman 0 (5 innings)

Boys golf
Marshall 149, Windom 171
Redwood Valley 165, Worthington 177

Girls golf
Windom 178, Marshall 192
Worthington 193, Redwood Valley 210

Boys tennis
Worthington 7, Redwood Valley 0

College baseball
Nebraska 4, Minnesota 3
Michigan State 6, Iowa 0

ICCAC tournament
At Waterloo

Ellsworth 11, Iowa Lakes 1
Southeastern 15, NIACC 7
DMACC 6, Iowa Central 5

NSIC tournament
At Franklin Rogers Park, Mankato

Saint Cloud State 3, Minnesota State, Mankato 2
Augustana 7, Winona State 4
Minnesota State, Mankato 10, Augustana 1

MIAC tournament
At Minnetonka
First round

Saint Mary's 4, Saint Thomas 2 (10 innings)
Saint John's 7, Bethel 3

IIAC tournament
At Cedar Rapids
Winner's bracket

Coe 12, Buena Vista 11
Loser's bracket
Luther 8, Simpson 2
Luther 7, Central 6
Luther 11, Wartburg 0

College softball
Iowa 1, Minnesota 0 (8 innings)
Oklahoma 10, Iowa State 0

College softball
NCAA Division II Central Super Regional
At Sioux Falls

Augustana 9, Concordia (Saint Paul) 3

NCAA Division III Pella Regional
First round

Luther 8, Saint Scholastica 1
Wisconsin-River Falls 6, Central (IA) 0
Coe 3, Saint Thomas 0

Major League Baseball
American League
Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 0
Oakland 11, Detroit 4
Boston 7, Cleveland 5
New York Yankees 6, Seattle 2
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 3
Texas 10, Los Angeles Angels 3
National League
Houston 1, Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 7, San Diego 3
Miami 6, New York Mets 5
Washington 7, Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 9, Saint Louis 7 (12 innings)
Arizona 5, San Francisco 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Colorado 3
Milwaukee 8, Chicago Cubs 7 (13 innings)

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

Midwest League
Peoria 6, Beloit 2
Dayton 5, Lake County 4
West Michigan 5, Great Lakes 2
South Bend 3, Fort Wayne 2
Bowling Green 6, Lansing 3
Kane County 8, Clinton 7
Burlington 12, Cedar Rapids 8
Wisconsin 5, Quad Cities 4

NBA Playoffs
Memphis 90, Los Angeles Clippers 88
(Series tied 3-3)

WNBA preseason
Tulsa 86, Seattle 60


Carlson pitches shutout as Huskies gain split May 11, 2012

JACKSON - Moira Carlson fired a three-hit shutout as Jackson County Central beat Windom 6-0 and gained a split of their Southwest Conference softball doubleheader Thursday. The Eagles had won the opener 5-4.

Carlson struck out 13.

Brooke Klontz and Caitlin Muir each had three hits for JCC.

In the opener, Marita Rasche's second-inning grand slam accounted for the scoring for the Huskies.

Brooke Klontz had two hits. Getting one apiece were Lydia Brandt, Muir and Brittany Woodke. Adriane Rentschler was the losing pitcher.

Jackson County Central will host its own tournament Saturday, playing Saint James at 9 p.m.


Mavs roll to Valley win over Knights May 11, 2012

WELCOME - Martin County West scored in every at-bat as the Mavericks were 15-1 winners over Madelia/Truman in five innings in Valley Conference softball Thursday at the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex.

MCW scored three runs in the first, five in the second, one in the third and six in the fourth. The Jayhawks scored their lone run in the fourth.

Kate Thiesse had two triples for the Mavericks.

Rebecca Steen and Sara Ingeldew each had two hits including a double and two runs batted in. Bailey Tish and Brooke Eisenmenger each had two hits and two RBI. Emily Klima added an RBI single.

Eisenmenger was the winning pitcher, allowing one run on one hit, walking five and striking out five.

MCW (11-3) plays at the Faribault Academies tournament Saturday.


JCC competes in Trojan Relays May 11, 2012

WORTHINGTON - Jackson County Central was fifth in the boys team standings and sixth in the girls in the Class AA portion of the 60th Trojan Relays track and field meet Thursday.

Worthington won the boys title with 149.5 points, with Luverne second with 127.5. JCC had 96.5 points.

The Huskies had one first-place finish as the 4x100-meter relay team of Patrick Hanson, Darnell Taylor-Breck, Warren Darling and Izaac Lucht had a time of 46.55 seconds.

JCC got second-place finishes from Alex Tewes in the shot put (42-5) and long jump (19-1 1/2).

Luverne was the girls winner with 167.75 points, with Marshall next with 164.75 points. Jackson County Central had 84 points.

The Huskies won the 4x100-meter relay as the team of Julia Schumann, Jessica Voehl, Riley Schneekloth and Sydnee Donnelli had a time of 52.92.

The 4x200 team of Schumann, Kathryn Nasby, Schneekloth and Donnelli was second in 1:53.78 and Donnelli was second in the 100 (13.18).

JCC will go to the Southwest Conference meet next Thursday at Pipestone.


MCW baseball team falls to Nicollet May 11, 2012

NICOLLET - Host Nicollet defeated Martin County West 6-5 in Valley Conference baseball Thursday.

Kyle Brolsma had two hits for the Mavericks with a double and a triple. Alex Biehn two hits and two runs batted in.

MCW, 6-5, will host Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Friday.


VanGroll leaving ILCC wrestling program May 11, 2012

ESTHERVILLE - Iowa Lakes Community College is in the market for a new wrestling coach.

Corey VanGroll has notified the college that he has accepted a head coaching position in Wisconsin and would be moving on.

VanGroll was appreciative of his time with Iowa Lakes.

“I would like to thank Troy Larson and Iowa Lakes for the opportunity to be a Graduate Assistant, and a Head Coach. Iowa Lakes has given me much more than I could ever give it,” VanGroll said. “I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with so many standout individuals at a great institution. I am sad to leave, but very excited for my new job and challenges ahead.”

After spending two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for the Lakers, VanGroll was selected as the Lakers' third head coach for

Corey VanGroll

the 2011-2012 wrestling season. A Wisconsin native, VanGroll’s new position will allow him to be closer to family.

Now the focus for Iowa Lakes will shift to finding VanGroll’s replacement.

“I want to wish him well in his new position. He did a good job in his three years at Iowa Lakes. He put the student-athletes first and was there for his team.” said Athletics Director Troy Larson. He went on to add, “The future of Iowa Lakes wrestling is encouraging. We are traditionally a top 10 program. With our facilities, support from administration and area talent, the head coach position is a very attractive job.”


Nyborg hits two homers as JCC edges Windom May 11, 2012

JACKSON - Carsen Nyborg had three hits including two home runs as Jackson County Central beat Windom 9-8 in Southwest Conference baseball Thursday at Wacker Field.

Nyborg hit a grand slam in the first inning, a two-run shot in the second and led off the sixth with a single that led to the eventual game-winning run.

The Huskies had a 7-1 lead after two innings, with the Eagles scoring six times in the third to tie it at 7-7. JCC scored one in the home half of the third, with the Eagles pulling even in the top of the sixth.

In the bottom of the sixth, Nyborg singled and went to second on a wild pitch, where he was replaced by Shadrack Wacker. Wacker went to third on a passed ball and would come in to score on a squeeze bunt by Brett Larson.

Nyborg finished 3-for-4 with the two home runs and six runs batted in.

Zach Copley also homered for JCC, Cooper Moore had two hits and scored two runs, Dustin Pronk had two hits and Taylor Christopher had an RBI single.

Pronk was the winning pitcher, going the final one and two-third innings. Christopher and Larson each went two and two-thirds.

For Windom, Tim Larson and Travis Janssen had two hits apiece. Drake Borsgard doubled. The Eagles used four pitchers, with Collin Lovell taking the loss.

The Huskies improve to 7-1 in league play and 9-2 overall, while the Eagles are 1-9 and 3-11.

JCC hosts Fairmont at 4:30 p.m., while Windom travels to Saint James.

In other Southwest Conference games Thursday, Luverne downed Worthington 11-3 and Marshall beat Pipestone 12-3.

Jackson County Central is 7-1 in conference play, Worthington 6-1 and Marshall 5-2. The Huskies are scheduled to host Worthington Monday and Marshall in a doubleheader Thursday.


Golfers play at Pipestone May 11, 2012

PIPESTONE - The Jackson County Central girls golf team claimed a win, while the boys lost by one stroke at a Southwest Conference dual Thursday.

JCC's girls had a 182 team total, while Pipestone did not have a complete team.

Kaylee Benson was medalist with a 39.

Also for the Huskies, Emma Lilleberg carded a 45, Lexie Hoffman 49, Alison Benson and Abby Benson each shot 51 and Abby Brinkman shot a 57.

Pipestone won the varsity boys meet 173-174, with JCC's Jack Ringkob taking medalist honors with a 40.

Joe Brinkman carded a 43, John Marker 45, Kyle Kapplinger 46, Kyle Edlin 48 and Kyle Christopher 51.

Neither Jackson County Central or Pipestone had a complete JV girls team. Emmalie Benson had a 52 for the Huskies, Becca Dose 61 and Ana Dunlavey 63.

Pipestone won the JV boys dual 184-190.

Austin Olson had a 46 for JCC, Caleb Kolander and Andrew Torgerson each shot 47, Scott Ringquist 50, Matt Ringkob 52 and Conner Gumto 58.

Jackson County Central will have its final home dual next Thursday against Blue Earth Area.


Thursday, May 10 results

High school baseball
Jackson County Central 9, Windom 8
Luverne 11, Worthington 3
Marshall 12, Pipestone 3
Nicollet 6, Martin County West 5
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 10, Alden-Conger 0 (5 innings)
Southwestern United 9, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 6

Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6, Adrian 3
Adrian 9, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 5

Murray County Central 11, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 7
Fairmont 10, Blue Earth Area 0 (5 innings)
Saint Peter 4, Saint James 2

High school softball
Windom 5, Jackson County Central 4
Jackson County Central 6, Windom 0

Redwood Valley 1, Worthington 0
Redwood Valley 5, Worthington 1

Pipestone 13, Marshall 0 (5 innings)
Pipestone 11, Marshall 2

Martin County West 15, Madelia/Truman 1 (5 innings)

Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 3, Southwestern United 2
Southwestern United 11, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 2

Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 10, Adrian Area 7
Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 18, Adrian Area 14

Murray County Central 10, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 9 (8 innings)

Fairmont 15, Blue Earth Area 10
Saint Peter 8, Saint James 0

Track and field
Trojan Relays
At Worthington

Class AA girls
1. Luverne 167.75, 2. Marshall 164.75, 3. Pipestone 93, 4. Worthington 87.5, 5. Windom 86, 6. Jackson County Central 84.
Class AA boys
1. Worthington 149.5, 2. Luverne 127.5, 3. Marshall 127, 4. Montevideo 103.5, 5. Jackson County Central 96.5, 6. Pipestone 53, 7. Windom 37.
Class A girls
1. Fulda 136, 2. Adrian 121, 3. Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 116, 4. Murray County Central 110.5, 5. Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 105, 6. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 71, 7. Worthington JV 32.5.
Class A boys
1. Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 146, 2. Murray County Central 144, 3. Fulda 134, 4. Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 85, 5. Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central 70, 6. Adrian 63, 7. Worthington JV 47.

Girls golf
Jackson County Central 189, Pipestone incomplete
Fairmont 192, Worthington 193
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 218, Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton incomplete
North Union 217, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire incomplete
Red Rock Central triangular
1. Red Rock Central 227, 2. Springfield 235, 3. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 246.

Boys golf
Pipestone 172, Jackson County Central 173
Worthington 166, Fairmont 216
Fulda 172, Round Lake-Brewster 214
Adrian 179, Hills-Beaver Creek 184
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 180, Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 199
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 171, North Union 192
Red Rock Central triangular
1. Springfield 186, 2. Red Rock Central 198, 3. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 218.

Boys tennis
Worthington 5, Montevideo 2
Fairmont 4, Saint James 3

Major League Baseball
American League
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Detroit 10, Oakland 6
Cleveland 8, Boston 3
New York Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3
Baltimore 6, Texas 5 (first game)
Texas 7, Baltimore 3 (second game)
National League
Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2

Pacific Coast League
Iowa 10, Fresno 1
Sacramento 9, Omaha 4
New Orleans 2, Tucson 0
Oklahoma City 1, Las Vegas 0
Reno 6, Memphis 4
Nashville 4, Colorado Springs 3
Salt Lake 5, Round Rock 3
Albuquerque 3, Tacoma 2

Midwest League
Beloit 6, Peoria 5
Great Lakes 4, West Michigan 3
Burlington 8, Cedar Rapids 6
Lake County 2, Dayton 1
Kane County 5, Clinton 3
South Bend 3, Fort Wayne 2
Lansing 13, Bowling Green 5
Quad Cities 5, Wisconsin 3

NBA Playoffs
Philadelphia 79, Chicago 78
(Philadelphia wins series 4-2)

Boston 83, Atlanta 80
(Boston wins series 4-2)

Denver 113, Los Angeles Lakers 96
(Series tied 3-3)

WNBA preseason
Minnesota Lynx 87, Connecticut Sun 85

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