It appeared over. Already up 1-0, GMLOK softball scored four in the bottom of the sixth to lead Houston 5-0. Bulldog Pitcher Lily Hughes had tossed a no-hitter through five, a one-hitter through six. What were the chances the ‘Canes would amass seven hits and six runs in an inning (the seventh)? Four of Houston’s first five hitters reached. Just one run scored (5-1). The … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FC/L softball had a 4-1 week with four one-run wins. The Falcons beat R-P twice 4-3, Southland 10-9, and D-E 4-3. Hope Sexton had a ninth inning walk-off RBI suicide squeeze in game two versus the Trojans. Eighth-ranked Chatfield softball (6-1, 7-2), after scoring one run in nine innings versus L-A, responded by scoring 29 in nine innings versus FC/L (12-0) and C/SG (17-0). … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/29 – 5/3)
M-C 1, Spring Grove 11 [6] (Cougars had just two hits) Houston 0, L/P 17 [5] (Only seven L/P runs were earned); H 4, L/P 17 [5] (H: Landon Carrier 2-3, 2 RBI) R-P 0, Caledonia 13 [6] (Trojans had just one hit. C: Payton Schott 5-5, GS-HR, 6 RBI, 2 R) St. Charles 4, Chatfield 1 (C: Seth Allen 1-3, 2B, R, 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, Loss. LOB: C 14, SC … [Read more...]
Softball (4/29 – 5/3)
Houston 1, L/P 3 [9] (H: Beverlee Hahn 2-4, R. L/P’s Mia Bauer hit a walk-off two-run home run); L/P 2, Houston 3 [5] (H: A. Rostad 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI; B. Rostad 2-2, RBI; G. Hill 2-3, R; Lilly Carr 5 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, Win) FC/L 4, R-P 3 (FCL: K.J. Corson 3-4, 3B, R; Sierra Rustad 3-3, R; Hannah Storlie/Daysha Erickson 1-3, RBI, R; Adeline Peters 7 IP, Win. RP: … [Read more...]
Track & Field (5/2)
GMLOKS Invite (Both GMLOKS squads took first. BP, RACE, Schaeffer, and L/P also competed. GM 1sts: Hailey Hindt (100-H, 300-H), Lauren Buchholtz (100, L-Jump), Anika Reiland (200), Luke Speer (200), James Howard (400, H-Jump), Shelby Beck (800), Riley Queensland (H-Jump), Zach Hauser (L-Jump), Jordyn Glynn (T-Jump), Greta Warmka (Discus), Noah Watson (Discus), the girls 4x100 … [Read more...]
Golf (4/29 – 5/3)
(B) Kingsland 193, GMLO 210 (K: W. Pruter 44*; Nick Wernimont 48; Nathan Lund 50. Cedar River GC) (B) Chatfield 220, D-E 213 (C: Sam Rudlong/Colton Johnson 49’s. DE: Caleb Sand 47*); (G) C Inc., D-E Inc., (C: Mollie Henry 54. DE: MaKenna Nelson 47*. Each girls team had just one golfer. Chatfield GC) (B) Caledonia 224, LARP 175 (LARP: Jacob Anderson 40*, Zach … [Read more...]
Bulldog Baseball “Walks” to 8-1 Start
Since 2005, GMLOK baseball has been mired in a (well) slump (baseball term). In 14 years, the Bulldogs have amassed zero winning seasons. There was a winless season, a trio of one win seasons, and a four year span with seven total victories. The last three years have been better; a four-game play-off run in 2017, a home play-off game in 2018. New coach Dakotah Rostad … [Read more...]
Gopher Ball Teams Glutton Feats
It was an eye-catching week for Chatfield’s two ball squads. Baseball and softball teams and players accomplished a parade of feats. The baseball team posted back-to-back shut-outs (feat 1) to run its win streak to four (feat two). Brian Baum’s young squad felled Cotter 10-0 (five innings) behind Max Aug (3-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, Win (3-0)), Lincoln … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FC’s Madison Scheevel opened the year shooting an even-par 38 at Ma-Cal-Grove, including nailing a 73-yard eagle chip. Wyatt Pruter medaled twice (boys’ low rounds of 36 and 38) as Kingsland’s guys (2-0, 4-0) went 3-0 on the week. RPH’s Kaleah Davis won her sixth shot put competition (season high 35’7 ¾”) at the La Crescent Invite. Ben Wieser took second at the boys shot. … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/22 – 4/27
R-P 5, Southland 2 (RP: C. Weidemann 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, R; Nolan Mueller 2-4, 2 RBI, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, Win (3-0)) Houston 0, Schaeffer Acad. 1 (H: Caiden Olson 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, Loss. Lion Riley Gora tossed a 15-K, 3-hitter) SG 13, Houston 3 [5] (H: C. Olson 1-3, 2B, 2 R; Jaytin Millen 2-2) M-C 7, L/P 17 R-P 1, D-E 10 (RP: C. Weidemann 2-3, … [Read more...]