Spring Lake Park boys golf finished in second place at the Northwest Suburban Conference end of season tournament May 21 at Bunker Hills, and earned runner-up honors for the season overall as well. Chase Birdwell carded a 67 to tie for the lead at the meet, clinching the NWSC season medalist honors. SLP’s Jake Birdwell tied for third with a 70, Totino-Grace’s Peyton Savageau earned sixth with a 71, and Coon Rapids’ Noah Law tied for seventh with a 73.
All-conference golfers for the season included SLP’s Chase Birdwell in first, SLP’s Jake Birdwell in second, T-G’s Charlie Givens in fourth, T-G’s Peyton Savageau in sixth, Anoka’s Tyler Gandrud in ninth, SLP’s Ozzie Roloff in 14th, Blaine’s Tyler Verhulst in 17th, T-G’s Collin Ramos in 20th, SLP’s Jayson Zenz in 22nd and Anoka’s Jack Schmitz in 23rd.
Adapted softball
Anoka-Hennepin PI closed its season in the state tournament at Chanhassen May 17-18. The Mustangs fell to the eventual champion Dakota United 16-0 in the quarterfinals, then 16-15 against St. Paul Humboldt in the consolation semifinals.
“We definitely played our best game against Humboldt,” Anoka-Hennepin head coach Pete Kutches said. “We hit the ball and ran the bases very well. We did give a few unearned runs, but when our backs were against the wall and needed some runs, the team stepped up and delivered. We forced the game to extra innings and gave ourselves a chance, but just came up short.
“We showed steady improvement throughout the season. We had a few young/new players that had to learn the game and work on their skills. We are definitely building for the future, with the hopes of adding to our roster for the fall of 2024. This group did not have any success in the win column, but they never got too high or too low on the emotional side of things during the season. They would always have a great attitude, work hard, support each other, and compete in every game they played. I was proud of them for that, especially when it would be easy when not collecting a lot of wins.”
Baseball
Carter Amelse and Ethan Pettis both homered while combining for five hits and five RBIs, and Wilson Guse had three hits and knocked in three to power Blaine baseball to an 11-1 win over Cambridge-Isanti May 16. Myles Clark added two hits, Lucas Godfrey drove in two, and Derek Schlomann and Charlie Potvin both scored two runs. Nick Ulrich threw a two-hitter.
Conner Larsen doubled and drove in all three runs as Spring Lake Park topped Princeton 3-2 May 20 to extend its winning streak to four and improve to 11-8. Mason Meyer and Gavin Welch each had a pair of hits and scored a run, and Carson Bentrott earned the complete-game victory on the mound.
Brett Buettner and Anthony Pardo combined on a three-hitter as Andover picked up a 5-1 non-conference win over Eden Prairie May 16. Aidan Winters-Boynton and Drew Law each had a pair of hits as the Huskies entered the final week of the regular season 13-5.
Anoka earned a 6-5 win at Duluth Denfeld May 18. Evan Freking doubled and drove in two, Trevor Lang had two hits, Jackson Provoncha scored twice, Clay Bernard doubled, and Chase Bauer earned the win with three innings of scoreless relief.
Owen Fiskewold and Cooper Fiskewold each had a pair of hits and drove in three to lead St. Francis to a 10-4 win over St. Anthony May 20, as the Saints improved to 13-5. Owen Lamson earned the win, striking out eight over six innings.
Coon Rapids earned a 12-1 win over Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha May 16 to improve to 9-8. PC/CH/M bounced back with a 3-2 win over Robbinsdale Armstrong May 20.
Fridley defeated Zimmerman 13-7 May 16, and Cambridge-Isanti 7-5 May 20.
A trio of one-run victories pushed Totino-Grace’s winning streak to seven, as the Eagles defeated Monticello 2-1 May 16, Duluth East 6-5 May 17, and Norwood Young America 6-5 May 20.
Softball
Kaelyn Polzin allowed just one hit over five innings, striking out 13, as Andover shut out Brainerd 6-0 May 17 to improve to 17-3. Morgan Kostecka doubled, homered and drove in three, and Laci Heppell and Maia Johnson both had a pair of hits.
Sydney Borchert threw a four-hitter as St. Francis shut out North Branch 6-0 May 17 to improve to 14-5. Molly Hanson doubled and drove in three, and Abby Keding and Alexa Skogquist each had a pair of hits.
Ryanne Mellum homered and drove in two as Coon Rapids doubled up Osseo 4-2 May 15. Chloe Christie had two hits and scored twice, and Laila Meyer added two hits. Myah Ruddy pitched four shutout innings for the win.
Blaine shut out Bloomington Jefferson 5-0 May 17 to improve to 14-6.
Spring Lake Park defeated Maranatha 3-1 May 16 to improve to 13-6.
Totino-Grace fell 10-0 against Hill-Murray May 20 in the first round of the Section 4AAA tournament.
Legacy Christian fell 16-11 against Heritage Christian May 20 in the first round of the Section 4A tournament.
Section tournaments continue through May 31, and the state tournament is June 5-7.
Boys lacrosse
Charlie Hendrickson provided five goals and two assists as Anoka defeated Totino-Grace 14-5 May 20. Ben Iverson tallied three goals, and Ethan Massmann and Ryan Watkins added two apiece. Nate Thompson made 10 saves.
Nolan Hazelwood registered five goals and Toby Tranby netted three as Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids clipped Elk River/Zimmerman 11-10 May 20. Tommy Skramstad made 16 saves.
Kaleb Weikel recorded seven goals and three assists, and Quinn Knudson added two goals as Andover upended Chisago Lakes 15-14 May 15. The Huskies followed with a 9-6 win over Rogers May 17, led by Cole Jensen with four goals and three assists, Andrew Evans and Weikel with two goals apiece, and Luke Babineau with 19 saves.
Girls lacrosse
Blaine closed the regular season with back-to-back wins, defeating Coon Rapids 13-6 May 15 and Rogers 9-8 May 20. Cierra Ledeen scored four goals for the Bengals against CR, Brooklynn Hedberg and Alyssa Mathes both scored two goals, and goalie Olive Heugel made 14 saves. Annette Abbott and Ashlee Flynn scored twice apiece for the Cardinals.
Victoria Ashland netted four goals, and Grace Kruse and Krista Munsinger each scored three as Totino-Grace/St. Anthony won 13-10 against Anoka May 20. Jayla Tonna scored five goals for the Tornadoes, with two apiece by Leah Amsler and Kadence Jacobson.
Spring Lake Park defeated Osseo/Park Center 18-8 May 20.
Boys tennis
Second-seeded Blaine shut out Chisago Lakes 7-0 in the Section 7AA team tournament quarterfinals May 21, advancing to the final four to be held May 28 in Duluth. The Bengals dropped just eight combined games across four singles matches, with victories by Grayson Dunigan, Logan Lunseth, Peter Andrews and Jaime Chamu. The Bengals swept doubles play as well, with wins by Griffin Dunigan/A.J. Fedor, Wyatt Gunderson/Noah Meyers, and Franklin Loo/Taison Scofield. Anoka fell 4-3 against Princeton in the first round May 16, and Andover fell 4-3 against Chisago Lakes.
Spring Lake Park fell 7-0 against top-seeded Mahtomedi in the Section 4AA quarterfinals May 15.
Coon Rapids fell 7-0 against Maple Grove in the Section 5AA quarterfinals May 15.
Individual sections were scheduled to begin this week, and run through May 28. The state tournament is June 4-7.
Girls golf
The Northwest Suburban Conference end of season meet was scheduled for May 23.
Boys volleyball
Spring Lake Park took first place in the gold bracket at the St. Michael-Albertville Invite May 18.
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