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Springfield girls lead first leg of Section 2A tourney

NORTH MANKATO — The Springfield girls golf team held a 23-stroke lead over Sleepy Eye United on Day 1 of the Section 2A Girls Golf Tournament on Thursday at North Links Golf Course. Springfield finished first Thursday with a 377, while SEU was second (400), Mountain Lake was third (414) and Alden-Conger was fourth (430). The top four teams and individuals not on those teams who shot a 114 or better qualified for the final day on Monday back at North Links. SEU’s Sam Price was the medalist on Thursday with an 87, while Springfield’s Mavri Winkelmann was second with an ...

Indians hold on against Knights, advance to semis

SLEEPY EYE — Third-seeded Sleepy Eye came away with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie with seventh-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, holding on for the 4-3 win in the Section 2A Baseball Tournament quarterfinals Thursday at Sleepy Eye Ballpark. The Indians took a ...

Tigers fall to Clippers, end season

SPRINGFIELD — Sixth-seeded Cleveland topped second-seeded Springfield 8-5 in the elimination bracket of the Section 2A Baseball Tournament on Thursday. Eli Heglund took the loss for the Tigers, striking out three and allowing five earned runs on five hits in four innings. At the plate, Madden Lendt was 2 for 5 with an RBI, while Max Moriarty had two RBIs. Eli Trevino added a hit and an run scored. Springfield scored the first run of the game in the first on a sacrifice fly from Max Moriarty, but Cleveland took the lead in the second with a pair of runs. Springfield took the lead ...

Wolverines fall short to Bluejays to end season

GAYLORD — The Sibley East Wolverines got a strong outing from pitcher Nathan Schauer on Thursday, but the Waseca Bluejays countered that with one from Owen Honstad as they earned a 2-1 win to eliminate the Wolverines from the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament. Schauer went all seven innings and allowed six hits and one walk for two runs while striking out seven. Honstad countered with six innings, allowing four hits and two walks for one run while fanning five. Logan Reger got the save for Waseca in the seventh, allowing one hit while striking out two. Riley Bussler was 2 for 4 ...

Pfaff continues winning tradition with Sartell’s state berth

NEW ULM — In just her third season as head coach of the Sartell Sabres softball team, Karlee Pfaff has guided her team to a berth in the Class AAA State Softball Tournament. Pfaff, a 2014 graduate of New Ulm Cathedral, said she was on Cloud Nine after her Sabres defeated Rocori 4-0 for the Section 8AAA title on Thursday. The Sabres, now 21-4 on the season, are the No. 1 seed in the state tournament and will face eighth-seeded Orono at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Caswell Park in North Mankato, “Last year we were in Section 8, 4A, the largest schools in the state and we lost to ...

Gag, Hames lead Eagles at 2AA championships

ST. PETER — New Ulm’s George Gag and Michael Hames had standout performances in the Section 2AA Track and Field Championships Friday at Gustavus Adolphus College, with both qualifying for state individually and being part of the state-qualifying 4x200-meter relay team. Gag and Hames ...