SOFTBALL

Menahga girls place fourth at state

The Menahga Braves finished fourth in the Class A state softball tournament last Friday by falling to Badger-Greenbush-Middle River 6-2 in 11 innings at North Mankato’s Caswell Park.

By Brian Hansel , June 18, 2010

Three Wolverines make all-conference squad

Wadena-Deer Creek standouts Stephanie Hahn, Sam Holweger and Leah Dykhoff have been named to the All Mid-State Conference softball team for the 2010.

By Brian Hansel , June 11, 2010

Pequot upsets WDC girls in Sub-Section 8AA action

Kim Narveson went 2-for-2 and drove in a pair of runs Tuesday as the seventh-ranked Pequot Lakes Patriots upset the second-ranked Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 4-2 in the first round of the Sub-Section 8AA fast pitch tournament.

By Brian Hansel , May 28, 2010

Friday Scorecard 5/21

Softball (Game 1) WDC 5, Perham 3 WP- Steph Hahn, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts Leah Dykhoff 2-4, triple, 2 runs Jessica Wegscheid 2-3 1 run Sam Holweger 2-3 1 RBI (Game 2) WDC 11, Perham 0 WP- Kelly DeFoe, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts Leah Dykhoff 2-4 2 runs Megan Popp 2-2, 1 run, 2 RBI Steph Hahn 2-3, 1 run (Game 1) Menahga 5, Verndale 0 LP-Jenny Swenson Elizabeth Johnson 1-3 (Game 2) Verndale 4, Menahga 2 WP-Jenny Swenson Elizabeth Johnson 2-3, 1 RBI Teresa Moenkedick 2-2, 1 run Brittany Kern 1-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI

May 22, 2010

Wolverines bow to Lakers

Callie Butz picked up to pitching victories Tuesday as the Detroit Lakes Lakers topped Wadena-Deer Creek 4-0 and 3-2 in a Mid-State Conference twinbill.

By Brian Hansel , May 21, 2010

Thursday Scorecard 5-21

Softball (Game 1) WDC 7, Pequot Lakes 5 WP- Amanda Perkins Leah Dykhoff 2-4, 4 runs, 2 RBI Sam Holweger 2-3, 1 run, 1 RBI Megan Popp, 2-3, 1 run, 2 RBI (Game 2) WDC 6, Pequot Lakes 1 WP-Steph Hahn Amanda Perkins 2-4, 1 RBI Sam Holweger 2-3, 1 run Lexie Hoemberg double, 1 run, 1 RBI Verndale 10, Nevis 0 WP-Kirsten Korfe, 3 hits, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts Lizzy Yungbauer 2-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI Jordy Schluttner 2-2, 2 runs Crystal Haskin 1-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI Baseball (Game 1) Menahga 4, Verndale 1 LP- Clay Cottrell Dallas Ehrmantraut 1-3, 1 run (Game 2) Menahga 13, Verndale 3 LP- Cody Yungbauer Dustin Motschenbacher 2-3, double, 1 run Isaac Schmitz 2-3 double Mike Hejhal 2-3

May 21, 2010

Tuesday Scorecard 5/18

Baseball Wadena-Deer Creek 12-5, Detroit Lakes 2-11 (Game 1) Bertha-Hewitt 10, Verndale 0 LP-Dustin Motschenbacher Isaac Schmidt 2-3 Dustin Motschenbacher 1-2 (Game 2) Bertha-Hewitt 10, Verndale 0 LP- Dallas Ehrmantraut Nate Bart 1-2 Softball (Game 1) Detroit Lakes 4, Wadena-Deer Creek 0 LP-Steph Hahn 3 walks, 8 strikeouts Lexi Hoemberg, Kelly DeFoe singled (Game 2) Detroit Lakes 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 2 LP-Steph Hahn Leah Dykhoff 2-3, 1 run, 2 stolen bases Girls' Golf Mid-State Conference Girls' Golf Tournament Team Results 1. Detroit Lakes 338 2. Pequot Lakes 358 3. WDC 387 4. Park Rapids 405 5. Staples-Motley 419 6. Crosby-Ironton Inc All Conference: Emily Israelson SM 81, Matty Tschider DL 81, Courtney Hedstrom DL 83, Trisa Hutchinson DL 85, Kayla Krause WDC 86, Kelly Hagesnon SM 86, Natalie Roth DL 89 WDC Results: Kayla Krause 86, Amanda Kramer 98, Breanna Speed 101, Kelsey Browne 102, Paige Hartman 109, Heather Theisen 110 Boys' Golf Mid-State Golf Tournament Team results: Detroit Lakes 295, Staples-Motley 302, Pequot Lakes 324, Wadena-Deer Creek 334, Crosby-Ironton 348, Park Rapids 366 Wadena-Deer Creek scoring: Michael Wing 79, Tyler Fix 78, Bryan Silvers 87, Bryce Pazdernik 90, Tyler Heinzen 99, Isaiah Bauck 104 Tennis Aitkin 6, Wadena-Deer Creek 1 Singles 1- Nick Sundholm (A) def. Austin Korkowski (WDC) 6-0, 6-0 2- Alex Anderson (A) def. Zach Norenberg (WDC) 6-0, 6-1 3- Drew Larson (WDC) def. Tyler Michaletz (A) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 4- Lyle Nyberg (A) def. Kevin Jensen (WDC) 6-0, 6-1 Doubles 1- Gabe Browning-Kevin Hughes (A) def. Mike Paavola-Taylor Garcia (WDC) 6-0, 6-4 2- Dan Klucas-Jack Reeves (A) def. Joey Pate-Matt Green (WDC) 6-1, 6-0 3- Eric Raushel-Adam Burke (A) def. Eliah Anderson-Aaron Karlson (WDC) 6-1, 6-1 Track & Field Mid-State Conference Meet Boys' team results: Pequot Lakes 185, Detroit Lakes 117, Staples-Motley 116, Crosby-Ironton 71, Park Rapids 45, Wadena-Deer Creek 21 Shot put: Dane Hoffman, first, 45-11 Girls' team results: Detroit Lakes 205.5, Park Rapids 129.5, Staples-Motley 98, Wadena-Deer Creek 53, Crosby-Ironton 38, Pequot Lakes 32 1600: Charley Cantrell, first, 5:30.10 Shot put: Rachel Craig, second, 33-4.5 800: Hannah Toedter, third, 2:29.0

By Brian Hansel , May 19, 2010

Monday Scorecard 5/10

Softball Wadena-Creek 6, New York Mills 5 WP- Steph Hahn, 0 walks, 8 strikeouts Leah Dykhoff 2-2, 3 runs Sam Holweger, 2-3, 1 RBI

By Brian Hansel , May 11, 2010

Chilly game

Three of the fans who braved the elements at the Verndale-New York Mills softball game Tuesday were Judy and Mike Carr and their dog, Karma.

May 07, 2010

WDC rolls over C-I

Steph Hahn and Leah Dykhoff knocked the Crosby-Ironton Rangers for a loop Tuesday in leading Wadena-Deer Creek to a Mid-State Conference sweep.

By Brian Hansel , May 07, 2010

Verndale girls 10-run Eagles softball team

The Verndale Pirates beat up on New York Mills’ Kendra McCall but they were baffled by Alexis Rankka Tuesday in a Park Region Conference split.

By Brian Hansel , May 07, 2010

Pirates get a split, two close losses

The Verndale Pirates came back from a 7-4 loss to Park Region Conference foe Pillager Tuesday to earn a split with a 7-2 win.

By Brian Hansel , May 03, 2010

Trap, errors hurt WDC in doubleheader setback

The Park Rapids Panthers pulled out a 3-2 squeaker in Game 1 but romped 12-6 in the nightcap Tuesday to sweep Wadena-Deer Creek in a Mid-State softball doubleheader.

By Brian Hansel , May 03, 2010

Tuesday Scorecard 4/28

Girls' Golf Crosby-Ironton Invitational Kayla Krause (WDC), third, 85 Amanda Kramer (WDC) 108 Tennis Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 6, Wadena-Deer Creek 1 Singles 1 Mike Paavola (WDC) def. Brandon Roering (LP) 6-2, 7-5. 2 Jed Johnson (LP) def. Drew Larson (WDC) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 3 Roger Meade (LP) def. Joe Pate (WDC) 6-1, 6-1 4 Jeremy Walters (LP) def. Zach Norenberg (WDC) 6-1, 6-2 Doubles 1 Cody Warner-Zach Pesta (LP) def. Cory Pettow-Austin Korkowski (WDC) 6-1, 6-4 2 Jake Atkinson-Cory Graves (LP) def. Matt Green-Kevin Jensen (WDC) 6-0, 6-2 3 Tim Dewey-Nick Jaskin (LP) def. Josh Lund-Eliah Anderson (WDC) 6-0, 6-2 Track & Field Pequot Lakes Invitational Boys' Results:Pequot Lakes 178.5, Pierz 109.25, Pillager 103.5, Crosby-Ironton 75.25, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 56.75, United North Central 44.75, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 36.5, Park Rapids 35, Pine River-Backus 31, Nevis 38.5 300 Hurdles: Amos Schmidt (BHV), first, 40.6 Girls' Results: Park Rapids 152, Pierz 109.25, Pillager 103.5, Crosby-Ironton 75.25, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 56.75, United North Central 44.75, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 36.5, Park Rapids 35, Pine River-Backus 31, Nevis 28.5 Softball (Game 1) Park Rapids 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 2 LP-Steph Hahn Leah Dykhoff 2-4 Sam Holweger 2-3 (Game 2) Park Rapids 12, Wadena-Deer Creek 6 LP-Kelly DeFoe DeFoe 3-4, 2 RBI (Game 1) Pillager 7, Verndale 4 LP-Jenny Swenson Crystal Haskin 2-4, 2 RBI Brittany Kern 2-4 (Game 2) Verndale 7, Pillager 2 WP- Swenson Brittany Kern 2 RBI Jordy Schluttner 2 RBI Heather Hejhal 2 hits Elizabeth Johnson 2 hits Baseball (Game 1) Verndale 8, Pillager 2 WP-Cody Yungbauer Dallas Ehrmantraut 3 runs, 2RBI Nate Bart 3-4 3 RBI (Game 2) Pillager 6, Verndale 2 LP-Ehrmantraut Mike Hejhal 2-3 Yungbauer 2-2 (Game 1) Wadena-Deer Creek 8, Park Rapids 5 WP- Derrick Rude Ryan Nelson 2-4, 3 runs, HR Cody Redfield 2-4, HR (Game 2) Park Rapids 11, Wadena-Deer Creek 1 LP-Redfield

By Brian Hansel , April 28, 2010

Monday Scorecard 4/26

Tennis Minnewaska Area 7, Wadena-Deer Creek 0 Singles 1 Dylan Huffman (M) def. Mike Paavola (WDC) 7-5, 6-3 2 Tanner Hutch (M) def. Taylor Garcia (WDC) 6-4, 6-3 3 Jacob Braaten (M) def. Drew Larson (WDC) 6-4, 6-3 4 Jackson Moore (M) def. Joe Pate (WDC) 6-4, 6-2 Doubles 1 Tanner Blair-Lars Meisher (M) def. Cory Pettow-Austin Korkowski (WDC) 6-1, 6-2 2 Zach Busek-Christian Waage (M) def. Zach Norenberg-Kevin Jensen (WDC) 7-5, 6-0 3 Tony Krueger-Kris Daniels (M) def. Matt Green-Eliah Anderson (WDC) 6-2, 6-4 Softball Browerville 11, Verndale 10 (8 innings) Elizabeth Johnson 2 hits, 4 RBI Heather Hejhal 3 hits, 2 RBI LP-Jenny Swenson

By Brian Hansel , April 27, 2010