SPORTS

After a season opening loss to W-K, Chatfield softball rallied with a four-win week that included two TRC triumphs and two wins at the Lake City Tourney. Versus PEM, Chatfield had a six-run fifth inning to end the game via 10-run rule, final 10-0. Pitcher Rylee Urban (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K, Win, 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R) performed good double-duty. Brynn Horsman (3-3, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R) was perfect at the plate. Makenna Dornack (2-3, 2 R) drove in three runs. Brittin Ruskell (1-2, RBI, 2 R), Alexis Hinckley (2-3), Kieran Schmaltz (1-2, 2B, RBI), and Grace Finley (1-4, 2B, RBI) also contributed to the attack. The Gophers then avenged a 3-2 loss to La Crescent/Hokah from a year ago. Chatfield had a four-run fourth to build a 4-1 lead. Brynn H. had a two-out, two-run single to cap the inning. LCH got one back in the fifth, but only one Lancer reached in the final two innings as Chatfield prevailed 4-2. Ruskell (2-2, 2B, RBI, R), Braelee Horsman (1-3, 3B, RBI, R), and Brynn H. (1-2, 2 RBI) led the offense. Urban (4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K) picked up the win in relief of Katryn Johnson (3 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 7 K). The Gophers then took on the Lake City Tourney, first blanking Cannon Falls 10-0 in six innings. Johnson (2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R) hit a home run. Urban (6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2-4, 2B, RBI) struck on 10 in collecting the win. Hinckley (2-4, 2B) drove in three runs. One-two hitters Dornack (0-2, 3 R) and Ruskell (1-3, 2 R) scored five times. Kendall Knutson (1-3) added a double. Versus Kenyon-Wanamingo, the Gophers had a five-run fourth to lead 6-0. K-W scored three in the fifth, but had just one batter reach in the final two innings. Chatfield prevailed 6-3. One thru three hitters Dornack (3-4, two 2B, RBI, R), Ruskell (4-4, two 2B, 2 RBI, R), and Hinckley (3-4, HR, 2 RBI, R) went 10-for-12 with four doubles, a home run, 5 RBI, and three runs scored. Johnson helped on offense (2-2, 2B) while collecting the pitching win (5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K). It was the Gophers’ fourth straight win. Brent Berge’s group improved to 2-1 in the TRC, 4-1 overall. Urban put-up excellent pitching numbers on the week (3-0 record, 17 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 23 K).

Stewartville “Glen Amundsen” Meet (GMLOKS’ guys (77) took second to Stewartville (175) with Chatfield taking fourth. GMLOKS’ girls (109) took second to Byron (126) with Chatfield taking fourth. Medford also competed at a five-team meet. GMLOKS guys’ firsts: T. Georgen (800 > 2:11.25), C. Glynn (1,600 > 5:09.97), Landon Chilman (300-hurdles > 43.63), the 4×400 (3:41.92 > Nathaniel Drees, Glynn, Georgen, Erik Shaw), and 4×800 (8:47.06 > Glynn, Drees, Shaw, Georgen) teams. Drees (400), Shaw (800), and Chilman (110-hurdles) added second place finishes. Brede Nelsen (Pole Vault) took third. Beau Wiersma had an individual fourth (200), fifth (Long Jump), and sixth (100). Chatfield’s 4×200 (Alden Pearson, Keegan Patten, Lane Schmaltz, Simon Erding) took second. Patten (110-hurdles), Maddex Lanning (800), and Ivar Stavlund (3,200) took third. Lanning added a fourth-place finish (1,600). GMLOKS girls’ firsts: Chantle Reiland (100 > 12.7), Lauren Queensland (800 > 2:37.27), Gracie Foster (100-hurdles > 16.63), L. Foster (Shot Put > 37’; Discus > 114’7”), Nevaeh Shaw (High Jump > 5’0”), and the 4×400 (4:32.48 > Reiland, Queensland, Naomi Warmka, Rylee Kleeberger). Queensland (High Jump) added a second place. Breeley Galle had two second places (300-hurdles, Triple Jump) and a third (100-hurdles). Brynn Sathre (Discus) and the 4×200 (Lydia Redman, Reiland, G-Foster, Galle) took second. G-Foster (300-H) and Warmka (1,600) added third place finishes. Chatfield girls’ firsts: L. Kivimagi (1,600 > 5:48.19; 3,200 > 12:49.35), the 4×100 (52.38 > Lauryn Daniels, Savannah Peterson, Evy Goldsmith, Jaelyn LaPlante). Charlotte Oeltjen (3,200) took third. LaPlante (200, High Jump) had two fourth place finishes)

Here are the sports scores and stories from Tuesday. The Stewartville Tigers softball team is still undefeated.