Jeremy Martinof Elgin had a third-place finish in motocross last weekend in one of the bigger races on the pro circuit.
Martin reached the podium at the Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Daytona International Speedway by placing third in the 250 SX class motorcycle race. It was the 10th race of the season in the the SX series.
Martin is currently fifth in the season point standings in the 250 SX class. He has 52 points, while the riders in sixth and seventh have 51 and 50 points. William Hahnis the division leader through 10 races with 94 points.
Martin will be riding with the circuit today at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. He will compete in the Metrodome in Minneapolis on April 13.
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Senior forward Andrew Wilcoxof Rochester is a member of the Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's hockey team that has reached the Frozen Four in Division III. Eau Claire played in the national semifinals on Friday night.
Wilcox, a Century grad, has appeared in all 29 games this season. He has 19 points on five goals and 14 assists and had a rating of plus-one. He also has 38 penalty minutes.
Eau Clarie had a 22-5-2 record heading into the Frozen Four.
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Pine Island public schools will be inducting their first Pine Island High School Athletic Hall of Fame class on March 23.
The first Hall of Fame class will include coaches Mel Schroeder(track, 1968-1983) and Willie Rauen(football,1971-1997) as well as athletes Mark Stevens(1983 graduate, football, basketball and track), Jennifer Meyer Beamer(1989 graduate, gymnastics) and Amanda Frame Swintek(2001 graduate, track).
The event will be held at the Pine Island public schools cafeteria. There will be a social hour at 5:30 p.m., banquet at 6 p.m. and induction ceremony at about 6:45 p.m. Tickets are available at the Pine Island High School office during school hours and cost $15.
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The Rochester Honkers have announced Texas A&M players Cole Lankfordand Matt Kentwill return to the team this summer.
Lankford is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound sophomore who is a catcher and infielder. Last summer for the Honkers, Lankford hit a solid .320 with three home runs and 22 RBIs in 47 games.
Kent is a 6-foot 170-pound redshirt freshman left-handed pitcher from Waco, Texas. Kent was a workhorse in the Honkers rotation in 2012. He made 11 starts and pitched a team-leading 78 2/3 innings. He finished 3-6 with a 3.43 ERA and a team-best 50 strikeouts.
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Rochester's Nytor Longarsaw her women's basketball season cut way short this season due to an injury. Longar, a John Marshall grad, is a 6-2 junior forward for Division I University at Buffalo.
She was lost for the season when she suffered a knee injury back on Nov. 14.
Longar appeared in just two games and made one start. She averaged 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds. Longar has already had a redshirt season, but because she played in just two games she might be able to appeal for a medical redshirt, which would give her two more seasons.
Buffalo is currently 12-20.
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The Minnesota State Lottery has teamed up with the Minnesota Twins to give baseball fans a chance to win 2014 All-Star tickets, which will be held at Target Field.
The Minnesota State Lottery Twins scratch game began earlier this week and gives players a chance to win up to $200,000 instantly. All non-winning tickets can be entered in a second-chance drawing for Minnesota Twins Prize packs, including the ultimate 2014 All-Star Game Experience.
Other second-chance prizes include mini season-tickets, a Twins VIP party suite experience, and a Joe Mauer, Justin Morneauor Josh Willinghamjersey.
