High school highlights for Tuesday, May 2, 2023

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

• Ian Regal went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBIs , two runs scored and the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh as Mayo beat Owatonna 9-8 in the first game of a doubleheader. Mason Leimbek was also 3-for-5 with two runs scored for the Spartans. Grant Woodcock threw four shutout innings and allowed just two hits to win the nightcap as Mayo won 8-2 to complete the sweep. Liam Dahl hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs while Regal hit a double and had two RBIs.

• Northfield swept a high-scoring doubleheader from John Marshall, winning 9-3 and 21-14. Northfield scored five runs in the first inning in the opener and Jake Geiger went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Ben Satre and Nolan Wayne both had two hits and an RBI for JM. In the second game, winning pitcher Kam Kaiser went 4-for-6 with two triples, six RBIs and four runs scored for Northfield and Austin Koep was 4-for-6 with a double, two triple, five RBIs and two runs scored. For JM, Alex Terpstra went 4-for-5 with two doubles and five RBIs, Ethan Loos was 2-for-5 with five RBIs and Aiden Smoley was 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

• Ryan Ohm went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored while Jerry Fletcher was 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored in Century's 15-5 loss to Mankato West in five innings.

• Derek Rundle and Logan Swalve both had two RBIs and Mankato East scored five times in the bottom of the first en route to a 7-4 win over Austin. Nick Robertson and Peyton Ransom were both 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Packers.

• Reid Hartmann went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs while Masen Fish and Abe Reinitz both had two hits and three RBIs as Red Wing rolled past Winona 13-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Red Wing completed the sweep by winning the second game 11-2 as Juju Koehler, Mitch Seeley and Reinitz all had two hits and two RBIs. Tyler Rodgers also had two RBIs.

THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

• Sulley Ferguson threw four innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts to get the win as Chatfield blanked Lewiston-Altura 10-0 in five innings. Carter Daniels, Luke Carrier, Drew O'Connor and Kail Schott each had two hits for the Gophers and Carrier had two RBIs and scored two runs.

• Cooper Ferrie tossed an eight-hitter and allowed one earned run and he was also 1-for-3 with an RBI at the plate as Fillmore Central/Lanesboro defeated Plainview-Elgin-Millville 4-1. Bo Lamey went 3-for-4 for P-E-M.

• Caden Johnson went 2-for-2 and scored two runs and Evan Skalet tossed 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the victory as Rushford-Peterson defeated St. Charles 5-2. Tytan Small and Gavin Manley were both 2-for-4 for St. Charles and Small hit a triple.

• Mayes Boyer tossed a seven-hitter and allowed two runs, one earned, as La Crescent-Hokah toppled Wabasha-Kellogg 11-2. Eli McCool went 2-for-3 with three runs scored for the Lancers while Brady Grupa and Dusty Grattan both had two RBIs.

GOPHER CONFERENCE

• Will Van Epps tossed a five-inning one-hitter while striking out 13 and he was also 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and four runs scored at the plate as Kenyon-Wanamingo rolled past Hayfield 15-0. Jaedin Johnson hit a two-run homer and scored four runs for K-W while Cal Luebke hit a double and had four RBIs and Reed Sommer hit a double and had three RBIs.

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

• Elijah Solum hit a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning and then had a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to lift Spring Grove past Mabel-Canton 7-6. Solum finished 3-for-5. Tyler Larson was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for M-C.

NON-CONFERENCE

• Mavrick Sobczak went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and three runs scored and Levi Williams earned the win by allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits over the first four innings as Dover-Eyota topped Lourdes 6-3. Easton Gasner went 2-for-2 with two runs scored for the Eagles.

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

• Northfield scored in every inning but one as it beat John Marshall 12-2 in six innings.
JM ended a long scoreless drought in the fifth inning when it scored on singles by Taylor Adams, Sammiey Salsman and Emily Miles.

• Kennedy Hodgman threw a four-hit shutout in the first game of a doubleheader as Owatonna nipped Mayo 1-0. Hodgman struck out to 12 and walked two to outduel Meagan Putzier, who allowed one earned run on seven hits over six innings. In the second game, Samantha Bogen went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored for Owatonna. Tiegan Mancuso was 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Mayo while Alexa Carlstrom and Hailey Lamers both had two hits and two RBIs.

HIAWATHA VALLEY LEAGUE

• Cannon Falls’ Rachael Miller had three hits, two of them doubles, in the Bombers’ 5-4 win over Zumbrota-Mazeppa. Carly Tipton had two hits and so did Avery Rustad. Brailee Peterson and Cora Ohm each had two hits for Z-M.

• Kasson-Mantorville pitcher Ella Babcock was outstanding, the senior tossing a two-hitter in the KoMets’ five-inning win over Lake City. Babcock struck out 12 and walked just one. Aubrey Grover, Alliana DuBois and Babcock also each had three hits.

THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

• St. Charles kept its record spotless as it roared to an 11-1 win over Rushford-Peterson. Makadyn Gust had three hits, including a double, scored three times and stole four bases. Mya Omdahl had two hits and drove in two runs and Brenna Koeppel tossed a one-hitter in the five-inning game with 12 strikeouts.

• Madison Hazelton dazzled with 10 strikeouts and tossing a five-hitter in Winona Cotter’s 8-3 win over Caledonia. Hazelton also had two hits and scored twice. Braelyn Lange homered for Caledonia.

• La Crescent banged out 15 hits and beat Wabasha-Kellogg 8-2.

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

• Houston moved to 8-0 with an easy 5-1 win over Lyle/Austin Pacelli. Nicole Beckman tossed a three-hitter in the five-inning game and walked six.

• Emily Botcher allowed no hits in Houston’s 17-0 four-inning win over Lyle/Austin Pacelli. Olivia Beckman went 3-for-3 for the Hurricanes, who moved to 9-0.

NON-CONFERENCE

• Ava Frost went 4-for-4 with four RBIs in Century’s 8-1 win over Stewartville. Madelyn Feakes and Morgan Erickson each added two hits and Erickson scored three times. Erickson went the distance as Century’s pitcher. She allowed just two hits and struck out an outstanding 14 while walking none.

• Jayden Dahl had a hit and drove in three runs as Dover-Eyota snuck past Lourdes 8-7. Lourdes owned a 7-3 lead going into the sixth inning when D-E scored five times for the win. Miranda Palmby added two hits and two RBIs for Dover-Eyota. Allison Ritter had two hits, including a triple for Lourdes. Julia O’Connell had two hits, including a double.

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

• Isaac Ahn shot a 75 while Tim Sexton (77) and Mikkel Norby (78) also broke 80 as Mayo scored a 315 to Northfield (332) and Owatonna (338).

• Archie Nelson shot a 77 at Eastwood Golf Course as Albert Lea scored a 316 to defeat Century (318) and Mankato West (352). Shawn Erickson of Century was the medalist with a three-over par 74.

RUSHFORD-PETERSON INVITATIONAL

• Lanesboro’s Jack Brogle hit an 83 to lead the Burros to the team title in the Rushford-Peterson Invitational at the Ferndale Country Club. The Burros finished with a score of 360 in the six-team meet. Chatfield, led by Carson Harstad’s 84, was second as a team.

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

• Claire Bogenrief shot an 84 at Northern Hills Golf Course to lead John Marshall (373 score) past Austin (393) and Faribault 462.

NON-CONFERENCE

• Ella Matzke shot a 79 and Jordana Windhorst Knudsen carded an 81 to take the top two spots as Lake City scored a 333 to beat runner-up Byron by 34 strokes at the seven-team Lake City Invitational.

MAYO INVITATIONAL

• Mayo’s Carter Holcomb won the 110 hurdles (15.19) and the long jump (20-feet-7 1/4) in a triangular meet at Mayo. Mayo’s Ethan Kramer won the shot put (44-2) and James Mankaka won the triple jump (38-4).

AUSTIN TRIANGULAR

• Austin’s Thomas Fritz ran an excellent 11.13 100 to win the event in an Austin triangular. Teammate A’triel Terry won the high jump (6-feet-3) and Sam Eyre the shot put (42-11).

AUSTIN TRIANGULAR

• Olivia Walsh won the high jump (5-feet-2) and the triple jump (35-3) in an Austin triangular with Faribault and Albert Lea. The Packers’ Laura Bekaert won the shot put (38-6) and the discus (123-5).

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

• Prabhav Kaginele, Cameron Nelson and Rowan Johnson all won at singles as Century edged Owatonna 4-3. The Panthers’ got their fourth win at No. 2 doubles, where Cory Li and Jason Zheng prevailed.

• Milan Lecic, Arjun Khurana and Philip Dahlen all picked up three-set wins as John Marshall had just enough to beat Mankato East 4-3.