CROSBY-Joe Anderson of Pillager tripled and drove in two runs for the Huskies as they defeated the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 14-7 Thursday.
Braeden Wangsness pitched four innings for the Huskies with two strikeouts. Nate Sova of the Rangers pitched three innings with six strikeouts.
Pillager 14 10 6
Crosby-Ironton 7 11 5
WP: Braeden Wangsness. LP: Nate Sova. 2B: P-Sam Jensen. C-I-Adam Christopher, Sova 3B: P-Joe Anderson. Overall: P 1-0, C-I 0-2. Next: Pillager vs. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at Verndale 4 p.m. (2) Friday April 27; Isle at Crosby-Ironton 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 27.
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Little Falls 13, Zimmerman 3
LITTLE FALLS-Sam Himley smashed a home run as the Little Falls Flyers defeated the Zimmerman Thunder 13-3 in a Granite Ridge Conference game Thursday.
Dylan Lukasavitz totalled two doubles, Thomas Kunkel and Ben Sowada each tripled for the Flyers.
Little Falls 13 9 3
Zimmerman 3 2 3
WP: A.J. Jenks. LP: Nathan Carlin. 2B: Jake Kappahahn, Joe Alholm, Dylan Lukasavitz, Travis Wenzel, Caleb Strack. 3B: Thomas Kunkel, Ben Sowada. HR: LF-Sam Himley. Overall: LF 1-1. Next: Mora at Little Falls 5 p.m. Friday, April 27.
Pequot Lakes 13, LP-GE 3
PEQUOT LAKES-Zach Sjoblad provided the firepower for the Pequot Lakes Patriots in a 13-3, five-inning non-conference victory over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thursday.
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Sjoblad finished 2-3 with a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored.
Marcus Klein doubled and drove in three runs while Josh Lewica, Austin Meister and Dylan Mesenbrink also contributed doubles for the Patriots.
Long Prairie-GE 3 1 2
Pequot Lakes 13 10 1 5 innings
WP: Cameron Anderson. LP: Riley Tabatt. 2B: PL-Marcus Klein, Josh Lewica, Austin Meister, Dylan Mesenbrink. HR: PL-Zach Sjoblad. Overall: PL 3-0. Next: Pequot Lakes at Pine River-Backus 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 27.
Pioneers sweep
EDEN VALLEY-Austin Dickman smacked a home run to help lead the Pierz Pioneers to victory in their season opener and a Central Minnesota Conference doubleheader Thursday.
The Pioneers defeated the Eagles 13-1 and 22-5. Jack Suska contributed two triples and a double for the Pioneers.
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Game One
Pierz 13 9 1
EV-Watkins 1 2 1
WP: Peter Schommer. LP: Carter Geislinger. 2B: P-Reese Kapsner, Austin Dickmann.
Game Two
EV-Watkins 5 7 1
Pierz 22 16 0
WP: Alec Lochner. LP: Luke Jansen. 2B: P-Preston Rocheleau, Jack Suska, Alec Lochner, Isaac Otte. EVW-Alex Foehrenbacher, Brad Dockendorf. 3B: P-Suska. HR: Dickmann. Conference: P 2-0. Overall: P 2-0. Next: Milaca at Pierz 7 p.m. Friday, April 27.
BH/V 9, Sebeka 4
SEBEKA-Mack Jones finished 3-4 with two stolen bases, an RBI and three runs in the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders' 9-4 Park Region Conference win over the Sebeka Trojans Thursday.
Christian Baumgartner was 2-3 with a double for the Raiders and Jackson Weniger also doubled. Luke Weniger and Matt Steege had two hits each.
B-H/Verndale 9 12 2
Sebeka 4 12 5
WP: Owen Korfe. LP: Spencer Lake. 2B: BHV-Jackson Wenger, Christian Baumgartner. Conference: BHV 1-1. Overall: BHV 1-1. Next: Pillager vs. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at Verndale 4 p.m. (2) Friday, April 27.
Royalton 8, Staples-Motley 2
ROYALTON-Reid Busker doubled and pitched 4.2 innings as Staples-Motley fell 8-2 to the Royalton Royals in the Cardinals' non-conference season opener Thursday.
Isaac Swensrud singled for the Cardinals' other hit.
Royalton 8 8 1
Staples-Motley 2 2 0
WP: Carter Petron. LP: O'Landis. 2B: Reid Busker. Overall: SM 0-1. Next: Staples-Motley at Wadena-Deer Creek 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 27.
Park Rapids 1, W-DC 0
PARK RAPIDS-Justin Dykhoff struck out 10 in six innings and allowed just two hits but the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines were nudged 1-0 by the Park Rapids Panthers in non-conference play Thursday.
The Panthers scored in the bottom of the seventh for the win against W-DC reliever Max Phillips. Jake Dykhoff went 2-for-3 with a double for the Wolverines.
Wadena-DC
Park Rapids
WP:. LP:. 2B: . 3B: . HR: . Conference: WDC 1-0. Overall: WDC 1-0. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek hosts Perham 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 27.
