BASEBALL
Denfeld 9, Grand Rapids 8
Grand Rapids 3, Bemidji 2
Grand Rapids 5, Bemidji 4
GRAND RAPIDS— Duluth Denfeld put up six runs on five hits in the second inning to chase Thunderhawks starting pitcher Dominic Broberg early, and the Thunderhawks weren’t able to hold off the Hunters on Wednesday at Bob Streetar field, losing 9-8. Broberg was followed up by Nolan Svatos and Gavin Moen on the mound, but Caleb Gunderson would get the majority of the relief innings, throwing 3 ⅔ innings while striking out four and allowing none.
Kyler Miller had two hits, four RBI and a stolen to lead the Thunderhawks offense, who put up 10 hits in the game.
The Thunderhawks were back in action on Thursday, traveling to Bemidji to take on the Pioneers in a two-game series, taking both games to get back into the winning column. The Thunderhawks got big pitching performances in both games, starting with Easton Sjostrand who went seven innings and struck out six, while only allowing one earned run. Oliver Spahn went 2-2 at the plate with a run scored and Jameson Duell went 2-3 with an RBI to help lead the Thunderhawks.
In the follow-up game, it was Nolan Svatos turn to shine on the mound, also throwing a complete game, allowing one earned run on five hits. Caleb Gunderson had a huge day at the plate, going 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Kyler Miller collected two hits with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. But maybe even more impressive than those performances is the nine walks the Thunderhawks took to keep bodies on the basepaths for Grand Rapids.
“They bounced back and locked-in after a disappointing Wednesday performance,” said head coach Bill Kinnunen.
The Thunderhawks are at Hibbing on Monday.
Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin 17, International Falls 12
I’FALLS— GNK and I’Falls combined for 29 runs in seven innings, and it was the Titans on top, taking out the Broncos 17-12 on the road. GNK hopes to bring that offensive momentum to Deer River on Friday. Results of that game were unavailable at publication.
Laporte 11, Hill City-Northland 4
LAPORTE— The Storm were in Laporte to take on the Wildcats but could not generate the offense to keep up with the home team, who got the win 11-4 over Hill City-Northland. Hill City-Northland is in Chisholm on Friday. Results of the game were unavailable at publication.
Mountain Iron-Buhl, Deer River
DEER RIVER— The Warriors and the Rangers were scheduled to face-off in Deer River on Thursday. No scoring data was available prior to publication.
SOFTBALL
Hibbing 4, Grand Rapids 1
Denfeld 5, Grand Rapids 0
GRAND RAPIDS— Grand Rapids hosted Hibbing on Tuesday in a six-inning rainout, losing to the Bluejackets 4-1. Addie Linder continued her dominance from the mound despite taking the loss, limiting Hibbing to only one hit in the game. She walked four batters and allowed four runs, while striking out 12. Aune Boben was the winning pitcher for Hibbing, also collecting Hibbing’s lone hit that scored two runs. On Thursday against Cloquet, Linder allowed five runs on six hits in a shut-out loss to the Lumberjacks, but did not have any run-support in the 5-0 loss. The Thunderhawks are back on the road Friday, in Superior. Results of the game were unavailable prior to publication.
Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin, Esko
COLERAINE— The GNK Titans (6-5), host the Esko Eskomos (10-4) in Coleraine, next Tuesday.
Hill City-Northland, Crosby-Ironton
HILL CITY— The Hill City-Northland Storm (6-4) host the Crosby-Ironton Rangers (5-10) Friday in Hill City. Results of the game were unavailable at publication.
We did have 3 errors in the game. Hibbing’s speed on the bases from their pitcher played the biggest part in forcing plays by our defense.
She stole 4 bases.
TRACK AND FIELD
GNK
Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin participated in their 7A True Team meet on Tuesday, with the boys placing sixth out of 11 teams in Crosby. Gage Roberts set a personal best time of 42.73 in the 300m Hurdles to take first place out of 19 racers in the event and the GNK relay team placed third in the 4x400 Relay to highlight the Titans efforts in the meet.
Deer River-Northland
The Deer River-Northland boys and girls track teams were in Crosby Tuesday for their 7A True Team meet. The girls team took 6th place overall and boys finished 10th despite not having a full roster at the event. We had a lot of kids trying events for the first time and had quite a few PRs! Some placed top 8,” says Warriors head coach Kole Schultz on social media. Highlights from their True Team event included Dylan Schwarz placing first in the 400m, 4th in the 200m, and Caitlynn Hemphill taking fourth in the 300m Hurdles and fifth in the 100m Hurdles for the War Eagles.
Grand Rapids
The Thunderhawks boys and girls track and field teams both participated in their 7AA True Team meet on Tuesday in Hibbing. Grand Rapids boys track and field took sixth place overall out of 12 teams, with a total team score of 433.5. Colton Johnson was the first place finisher in the Triple Jump, with a personal best jump of 43 '5.5, finishing ahead of 23 other competitors in the event. Brenden Sylvester finished fourth in the 800m, and third in the 1600m races, each a personal best score for him.
The girls team finished in ninth overall out of 12, scoring a total of 336.5. Grand Rapids’ Ellee Nelson placed second for the girls in the 100m Hurdles event, coming in at 17 seconds flat.
Bigfork
CHISHOLM— The Huskies saw action in Chisholm on Thursday, finishing last in the event, with 26 points, but dominating the discus and shot put throws. Bigfork senior Chase Jacobson won each event with the furthest throw. Scott Storlie of Bigfork set a personal record of 37’ 4.75 while taking third place in the shot put.
BOYS LACROSSE
Grand Rapids-Greenway 6, Brainerd 1
GRAND RAPIDS— Grand Rapids-Greenway found themselves down 1-0 after the first quarter in Wednesday’s matchup with Brainerd at Noble Hall Field, but locked down the Warriors the remainder of the game to come back and win 6-1 for their first win of the season.
GRG is at Duluth Marshall next Tuesday.
GOLF
Deer River
Deer River placed fourth in their most recent event at the Northern Pines Sand Trap Golf Club in Cass Lake. Deer River shot a 179 in team stroke play, led by Kyle Gotchie, who placed 12th overall with a 43, and Mack Evans, with a 44. Tyler Latvala and Ian Villeneuve each shot a 46 to tie for 19th overall.
Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin
GNK girls varsity golf played at Virginia Golf Course in the Rock Ridge Invitational this week, placing fourth overall with a score of 444. Senior Reagan Powell led the way for the Titans, shooting a 103 on the day to finish tied for 17th place. Klara Finke was next with a 110, finishing in 25th, with Ava Gangl coming in two spots later at 27, after shooting a 112. Additional scores for GNK included: Veronica Gangl (119), Genesis Hallie (133).
BOYS TENNIS
Grand Rapids
St. Francis - 1, Grand Rapids - 6
Singles:
No. 1 - Grady Giffen, Grand Rapids def. Otto Netteberg, St. Francis, 4-6 , 6-4 , 10-7
No. 2 - Ben Schroeder, Grand Rapids def. Eli Castelan, St. Francis, 7-6 (5), 6-0
No. 3 - Jax Colter, Grand Rapids def. Oliver Adriaens, St. Francis, 6-2 , 6-2
No. 4 - Jack Sonder, Grand Rapids def. Liam Pierce, St. Francis, 6-1 , 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Parker McColley, St. Francis - Connor Peterson, St. Francis def. Anders Morque, Grand Rapids - Elliott Spahn, Grand Rapids, 7-6 (5), 7-5
No. 2 - Owen Kastendick, Grand Rapids - Luke Wheelock, Grand Rapids def. Joe Zandlo, St. Francis - Ben Crandall, St. Francis, 7-6 (5), 6-0
No. 3 - Ethan Gugisberg, Grand Rapids - Archer Peterson, Grand Rapids def. Gabe Stoffel, St. Francis - Asher Udstuen, St. Francis, 6-3 , 6-1
Duluth Marshall - 2, Grand Rapids - 5
Singles:
No. 1 - Will Watson, Duluth Marshall def. Grady Giffen, Grand Rapids, 6-3 , 6-4
No. 2 - Barrett Grim, Duluth Marshall def. Cooper Lonson, Grand Rapids, 2-6 , 6-4 , 6-6 (73);
No. 3 - Jax Colter, Grand Rapids def. Oliver Odland, Duluth Marshall, 6-2 , 6-3
No. 4 - Archer Peterson, Grand Rapids def. Liam Perry-Spears, Duluth Marshall, 3-6 , 6-2 , 6-1
Doubles:
No. 1 - Anders Morque, Grand Rapids - Elliott Spahn, Grand Rapids def. Gunnar Brietlow, Duluth Marshall - Tae Harstad, Duluth Marshall, 6-1 , 6-1
No. 2 - Will Haarklau, Grand Rapids - Luke Wheelock, Grand Rapids def. Luke Weis , Duluth Marshall - Isaac Ballmer, Duluth Marshall, 6-4 , 6-6 (74)
No. 3 - Owen Kastendick, Grand Rapids - Ethan Gugisberg, Grand Rapids def. Baker Anderson, Duluth Marshall - Cameron Zaidi, Duluth Marshall, 6-0 , 6-0
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Grand Rapids 3, Cloquet 1
CLOQUET— The Grand Rapids boys volleyball team pulled a big win out of Cloquet on Thursday, taking down the Lumberjacks on their home court in four sets. The Thunderhawks dropped the first set, then ran away with the next three: 25-18, 25-15, 25-10, for the win.
Assistant coach Bekah Sutherland said the team was sharp on Thursday.
“They played a really clean game after the first set and didn’t make a lot of unforced errors.”
Thunderhawks boys volleyball is in Bemidji next Wednesday.
MINNESOTA NORTH - ITASCA BASEBALL
Century 12, MNC-Itasca 1
NDSCS 9, MNC-Itasca 3
The Minnesota North College-Itasca baseball team played Century College in the first round of the NJCAA Region 13 tournament but had difficulty solving Wood Ducks’ pitcher Brandon Hugo, who struck out seven Vikings and only allowed a single run in six innings. Itasca’s Layton Rivas went 3-3 at the top of the order, and drove in his team’s run and Kollin Bonneville went 2-2 on the day but the Wood Ducks kept the Vikings from building any momentum in the 12-1 loss.
With the loss, the Vikings moved into the consolation bracket of the Region 13 tournament, and faced off against North Dakota State College of Science, but ended their season with a 9-3 loss. No scoring data was available following the final game. The Vikings finished their season with a North Conference title, going 27-17 with a team batting average of .337.
DEER RIVER WRESTLING
Deer River wrestling handed out some postseason awards last weekend at Blueberry Bowl. According to the Deer River Wrestling Club social media page, three of their wrestlers reached 100 wins this season - Tate Evans, Gus Thompson, and Charles Ikola.
Rookie of the Year - Hunter Applebee
Most improved - Ian Benham
Hardest Worker - Tate Evans
Team MVP - Charles Ikola
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