Saturday, May 23rd.
Softball Section 2AAA.
Redwood Valley 7, Dassel-Cokato 6. The Chargers lost a close on to finish 1-2 in the sections and saw their season come to an end on Saturday.
Tuesday, May 26th.
Softball.
Section 5AA Winners bracket final.
#1 Rockford 4, #3 Annandale 0. Lilly Bury struck out 17 and tossed a one hitter as the Rockets advanced to the championship game with a win over the Cards.
#2 Southwest Christian 7, #3 Annandale 2. The Stars ended the season for the Cards with a win on Tuesday, and advanced to the championship game on Thursday vs. Rockford. The Cards went 0-2 on the day, ending their season.
5AAA Winners Bracket final.
#2 Delano 12, #1 St. Francis 1. The Tigers continued to mash the ball against the Saints and advanced to the championship game, scheduled for Thursday at Zimmerman. The Tigers are 10-1 in their last eleven and have scored ten runs or more in nine of those games.
Kaelyn Wittwer, #10 above, and Reese Stowman, #4 celebrate a run scored by the Tigers in their blowout win over St. Francis on Tuesday.
8AAAA Losers Bracket.
#4 St. Cloud 10, #6 STMA 9. St. Cloud held off the Knights at Monticello on Tuesday, ending the Knights season.
#3 Monticello 3, #5 Moorhead 1. Maggie Benton pitched a complete game, while Addisyn Hoff and Paige Flanigan contributed big RBIs in the 5th inning for the Magic.
#4 St. Cloud 19, #3 Monticello 6. A nine run sixth was the difference as the Crush eliminated the Magic on Tuesday, after Monti stayed alive earlier in the day with a win over Moorhead.
Baseball.
Section 6AAAA Quarterfinals.
#5 Buffalo 5, #4 Hopkins 0. Bison ace Aiden Marconett picked up the shutout win as the Bison advanced to the semifinals with a win over the Royals.
Riley West, above, throws a runner in the Bison’s win over Hopkins on Tuesday.
Section 5AA Quarterfinals.
#6 Dassel-Cokato 9, #3 Litchfield 3. The Chargers bats came alive as they upset their rivals from Litchfield on the road on Tuesday afternoon.
Section 6AAA Quarterfinals.
#3 Delano 9, #6 Cooper 0. The Tigers rolled at home in their section opener against the Hawks.
The Delano Tigers, above, were nice and relaxed in the dugout in their easy win over Cooper on Tuesday.
Section 5AAA Quarterfinals.
#3 Becker 2, #6 Annandale 1. Zach O’ Konek drove in the only Cards run, as the Bulldogs scored a run in the bottom of the fifth and held on for the win. Luke Lindquist struck out 11 in six innings for Annandale.
Luke Lindquist, above, delivers a pitch in the Cards 2-1 loss to Becker on Tuesday. Lindquist struck out 11 in six innings for Annandale. Photo Courtesy of Annandale Sr. Katie Nilson.
Section 8AAAA Quarterfinals.
#1 STMA 13, #8 Brainerd 5. The Knights crushed the Warriors in the first round at home.
#2 Monticello 2, #7 St. Cloud 1. In a defensive battle, it was a Conner Schlangen making the play of the game as he threw out a baserunner at second base in the seventh inning, preserving the Magic win.
Boys Lacrosse.
8A Quarterfinals.
#6 Monticello 21, #6 Becker 1. The Magic jumped out to an 11-0 halftime lead and cruised from there.
Girls Golf Sections.
Alayna Opatz from Monticello shot a 72, good for second place on the first day of Sections, and all of the Magic golfers advanced to the second day.
Boys Track and Field 6AAA Sections.
Cooper Schultz from Buffalo qualified for state by finishing second in the shot put, with a toss of 48-10.25.
Trap Shooting Sections.
The Wright County Area advanced three shooters to state. Representing Wright County at state will be Hunter Fitch (Rockford), Hans Pederson (Buffalo), and Alaksander Obradovic from Annandale.
