SPORTS
Sports Recap: Amelse powers Blaine baseball, Andover softball remains undefeated, Anoka tennis delivers in clutch
Carter Amelse homered, drove in three runs and earned the win in relief to help power Blaine baseball to a 9-6 win against Anoka April 18. Derek Schlomann went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs, Wilson Guse had a pair of hits and knocked in two, Tori Barsness scored three runs, and Ethan Pettis picked up a pair of hits. Delivering two hits apiece for the Tornadoes were Jackson Provoncha, Evan Freking, Brayden Cherrey, Sam Poser and Clay Bernard. Drew Law homered and Wyatt...
STMA approves boys’ volleyball as high school sport
The St. Michael-Albertville School Board approved adding boys’ volleyball as a school-supported activity at the April 15 Board meeting. As a result of the Minnesota State High School League approving boys’ volleyball as a fully sanctioned activity for the 2024-25 school year, many school districts across the state have approved adding boys’ volleyball to its list of school sports. Boys’ volleyball has been a club sport for the past five years at STMA. The School Board discussed adding the club sport as a high school...
PREP SOFTBALL: Delano uses the long ball to top Hutchinson in WCC East matchup
DELANO – Delano softball coach Megan Vargo has a picture in her head of what her team could look like as the season progresses. Early on this year, the Tigers have shown stretches of that picture as they continued their strong start to the season with a 5-2 win over Hutchinson Tuesday for their fourth win of the season.
Monticello Athlete of the Week: Addison Kiphuth
Monticello High School junior Addison Kiphuth recently joined the 100-point club with the girls’ lacrosse team. On Thursday, April 18, Kiphuth scored three goals and added three assists during a 15-5 win over Becker to become the fifth girl in program history to reach 100 career points. She joined the exclusive club in just her 28th game with the Magic.
Business as usual
Nearly a month into the boys’ tennis season, Monticello has yet to find a team on their level. The Magic went 5-0 over the last week and have yet to drop a match in 2024 at 11-0. The veteran squad is having a banner season. On Thursday, April 18, Monticello traveled to Foley and came home with a 5-2 win. On Saturday, April 20, the Magic went 3-0 during a Monticello Invitational. On Monday, they conquered new section rival St. Michael-Albertville 5-2. ...
Wisconsin offers three-star class of 2025 athlete from Minnesota
The Wisconsin Badgers offered Luke Emmerich, a three-star class of 2025 athlete from Monticello, Minnesota, on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder is a junior at Monticello Senior High andhas one more year of high school football before making the leap to the collegiate level. Emmerich has now picked up five Division...
Hopkins St. Louis Park Sun Sailor Looking Ahead for the week of April 25
Baseball Friday A full round of Lake Conference baseball is set for 6:30 p.m. start times Friday, April 25. Edina hosts St. Michael-Albertville at Braemar Park, Wayzata entertains Hopkins at the high school field and Minnetonka plays Buffalo at Veterans Field. Park will host New Prague on Thursday with first-pitch set for 6:30 p.m. at Dakota Park before traveling to Parade Stadium to face Minneapolis Southwest at 4:30 p.m. on...
Magic co-champs of home meet
Monticello boys’ golf is playing with a purpose. On Monday, the Magic hosted a Mississippi 8 Conference Meet and tied Chisago Lakes for the top spot on the leaderboard after both teams shot 310 on the day. On Thursday, April 18, the boys played in the Pequot Lakes Patriots Early Bird Invitational at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa. Monticello took fourth as a team, but senior Tommy Disch shot an invite-low 72. ...
PREP BOYS GOLF: Delano keeps on rolling during busy stretch
BECKER – After a strong start to the season in conference play, the Delano boys golf team returned to action in another 18-hole meet competing at the Bulldog Invite at Pebble Creek Golf Course April 18. Going up against 14 other teams, Delano finished in a tie for seventh place with a team score of 345. Waconia claimed the team title posting a team score of 314 while Detroit Lakes took second and St. Cloud Cathedral finished third.
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