R-P 4, Schaeffer Academy 3 (RP: Nolan Mueller 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 2 BB, Win, 1-3, RBI; Carter Weidemann 2-2, 2B, R; Seth Heiden 1-4, 2 RBI; Hale Stensgard 2-2, 2 R; Tim Highum 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB, Save. Heiden’s 2-run sixth inning single put Trojans up 4-2, and was the game-winning hit. Lions loaded bases in 7th, but scored just once. Trojans: 0-1, … [Read more...]
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Chatfield > Head Coach: Brian Baum. 2018 finishes: 9-7-1 in TRC, 9-9-1 overall (lost to PEM in 1AA East quarters). Key Returnees: Max Aug (So. P/SS > All-TRC), Zach Roline (Sr. P/1B), Seth Allen (Sr. OF), Lincoln Salisbury (Sr. 3B), Henry Gathje (So. C). Synopsis: Gophers graduated two All-TRC picks in Jake Mandt and Robert Crouch. Aug (.489, HR, 6 2B, 8 RBI, 15 R) had … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/1 – 4/6)
D-E 1, GMLOK 2 [8] (GM: D. Copley 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 18 K, 1 BB, 2-3, HR, RBI, 2 R; Reid Kruegel 2-3) Houston 17, M-C 7 (H: C. Olson 4-5, 2B, 3B, GS-HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, Win; Caden Ness 4-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R; Jaytin Millen 2-2, two 3B, RBI, 4 R; James Hongerholt 2-5, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R; Alex Alfson 3-5, two 2B, RBI, R; Landon Carrier 3-5, RBI, R. MC: … [Read more...]
“All” Baseball Selections
The Three Rivers All-Conference baseball list is littered with county players. Eleven of the 13 players are seniors. Section 1A champion Rushford-Peterson and Chatfield each get four selections. Gopher Ben Ihrke heads the cast. The senior (CF/P) repeats as All-TRC while getting honored as 2nd Team Class AA All-State. Irhke hit .457 with team-highs in home runs (3) and RBI … [Read more...]
State…State…State…State! It was a week of county sports that were all about state
GMLOKS Girls 4x200 Title Highlights State Track Meet It’s just the fourth year of GMLOKS as a combined track program (Kingsland was added for the 2015 season). In that span, the Bulldogs have had a number of state entrants, but no state champions. That is, until this year. The girls 4x200 has been a state qualifier the last three years. It took third in 2017. This year’s … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/21 – 5/23)
M-C 0, Schaeffer Academy 10 [5] (MC: Drew Wyffels 2-2) (1AA East) 6-seed FC/L (5-8-2) 0, 3-seed La Crescent (13-7) 5 (Falcons got one hit, finish 5-9-2) (1AA East) 5-seed Chatfield (9-8-1) 3, 4-seed PEM (10-7-1) 9 (C: B. Ihrke 3-4, RBI; Max Aug 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Terron Ostby 2-4, R; Jake Mandt RBI, R. Gophers finish 9-9-1) (1AA West) 5-seed Byron (6-11) 12, 4-seed GMLOK … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/14 – 5/19)
Chatfield 6, Southland 5 [5] (C: B. Ihrke 2-3, 2B, HR (3), 5 RBI, R, 5 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, Win (4-0); Max Aug 2-3, 2 R. Trailing 5-3, Gophers had a 3-run top five, Ihrke a 2-run GW-double); S 1, C 7 [5] (C: M. Aug 2-2, RBI, 2 R; Terron Ostby 2-2, 2B, 2 R; Robert Crouch 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, Win; Zach Roline 1-2, 2 RBI) PEM 1, R-P 5 (RP: C. Weidemann 2-4, HR … [Read more...]
Dual Gopher One-Hitters
It’s rare that softball and baseball pitchers from the same school throw one-hit shut-outs the same night. Chatfield’s Lexi Chase and Jake Mandt performed the feat, making of mockery of L-A’s hitting. Chase was Chase in tossing her fifth shut-out of the season (6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 14 K, Win). She moved to 8-0 (92 K, 2 BB, .149 ERA). Belle Berg hit her fourth home run … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/7 – 5/10)
Chatfield 3, GMLOK 2 [5] (C: R. Crouch 2-3, 3B, RBI, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, Win; Ben Ihrke 2-3, R; J. Mandt 1-3, RBI; Lincoln Salisbury 2-3, R. GM: Reid Kruegel 2-2, R; Zach Myrhe 1-2, RBI, R. Continued contest started on May 1) R-P 16, M-C 1 [5] (RP: D. Dahl 3-4, 4 RBI, 2 R; Payton Hahn 3-4, two 2B, RBI, 3 R; Ben Ansell 3-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Carter Weidemann … [Read more...]
R-P Baseball Best Start in a Decade
From a boys sports perspective, Rushford-Peterson in renowned for its basketball, football, and it had a track and field superstar. Baseball has lagged behind. This year’s team has thus far bucked that trend. First year Coach Jordan Aug has guided R-P to its best baseball start in ten-plus years. A 4-0 week moved the Trojans to 6-1. R-P broke a 2-2 tie with a 7-run sixth … [Read more...]