By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Upsala grabbed a 4-0 lead in the second inning, but Royalton tallied the final 19 runs to earn a 19-4 victory in the regular season finale for both teams. Sophomore Katelyn Kasella supplied three hits, four runs and three RBIs for the Royals, while senior Allison Popp went 3-for-4 Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com West Central Area led 11-5 after three, but Upsala erupted for six in the fourth and 12 more in the fifth to pick up a 23-11 road win, Friday. Sophomore Katie Ripplinger hit a single and a double and scored twice and junior Kim Mayer collected two hits to Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Senior Luke Pennington and sophomore Tim Infinger were triple-winners to lead the Little Falls boys to first place at Thursday’s Dave Sieben Invite in Melrose. Pennington swept the hurdles, winning the 110-meter in 16.85 seconds and the 300 in 42.38 and Infinger took first in the 400 in 54.16. Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com View more photos from Thursday’s game in The Record’s online gallery After falling behind 6-0 early, Upsala rallied with two runs in the third and seven more in the fourth to take a 9-6 lead over Pillager, Thursday. But the visiting Huskies closed the game with 17 unanswered runs, Read more »
Upsala-Swanville Area (USA) took advantage of an eight-run second inning to seize control in a 9-0 home win over Royalton, Monday. Junior Alec Griffith went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs and junior Andy Nelson had two hits and two stolen bases to lead the Patriots. Junior Eric Lampert added a homer and three Read more »
The Pierz boys finished third and the girls squad took fourth at Thursday’s Ogilvie meet. The Pioneers boys were led by two sprint relays, with the 4×100 team of seniors Preston Weber, Ben Huffman, Dustin Waytashek and Michael Marshik (46.86) and the 4×200 team of seniors Tyler Kieffer, Caleb Janson, Waytashek and Marshik (1:37.9) taking Read more »
Upsala carried a 7-4 lead into the sixth inning in the first game of a doubleheader at Eagle Valley, Monday, but the Rebels used a seven-run sixth inning to top the Cardinals 11-8, then took the second game 13-6. Junior Maria Jensen had two singles and a double in the opener and junior Kaelin Smieja Read more »
USA cut an early 3-0 deficit to one, but couldn’t get the tying run across before visiting Browerville tacked on two insurance runs late in a 5-2 defeat, May 4. Junior Colten Kruzel reached base twice and scored a run and Lampert singled and picked up an RBI for the Patriots.
Upsala went on the road and swept a pair against St. John’s Prep, May 3, winning 14-1 and 18-5. Sophomore Katie Ripplinger had a pair of hits and senior Kristen Smieja pitched five innings to earn the win in the opener. Smieja and freshman Kristen Wuebkers teamed up to handle the pitching duties and shut Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com To view more photos from Wednesday’s game, check out The Record’s online gallery An 11-run first inning highlighted by back-to-back home runs from senior Britian Conley and junior Jamie Jenks fueled a 13-4 win for the Little Falls softball team over Swanville, Wednesday. After sophomore Alea Cekalla worked a Read more »
The Upsala-Swanville Area (USA) girls track and field team posted seven top-three finishes, including a pair of runners-up, at Monday’s Melrose quad. Sophomore Amanda Rieffer was the top individual placer with a second-place height of 4-feet, 9-inches in the high jump and the 4×200 relay team of freshmen Brooke Westrich and Danica Cheney, senior Dawn Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After nine innings of play, the Upsala-Swanville Area (USA) baseball team and 17th-ranked St. John’s Prep were still deadlocked at 2-2 in their Prairie Conference battle, Monday. But after a leadoff triple finally ended the brilliant performance turned in by USA sophomore starter Eric Lampert, the visiting Johnnies strung Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Swanville threw everything it had at fifth-ranked Osakis, Friday, even taking a 4-2 lead after a three-run second inning. But the defending section champion Silverstreaks regrouped to score the game’s final 13 runs to come away with a 15-4 road win. Junior Marissa Evans hit a single and a Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Playing under the lights at Faber Field in St. Cloud, the Upsala-Swanville Area (USA) baseball team fell 6-1 against Albany, Friday. The Huskies took a 2-0 lead right away in the first inning before adding one in the third and fourth and two more in the fifth. Junior Eric Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Royalton girls track and field team posted five top-two finishes to place fourth at Osakis, Thursday, while the Royals boys had a pair to finish fifth. The Upsala-Swanville Area (USA) boys and girls teams each finished in sixth. Osakis meet girls results Senior Megan Wiener took the Read more »
