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Published - Wednesday, April 30, 2008

City prep roundup: Becker tops leaderboard

By Winona Daily News staff

A day after Lauren Becker finished in the top five at a triangular, she came out at her home course and took co-medalist honors in leading Winona Senior High School’s girls golf team.

Becker shot 85 at the par 71 Bridges Golf Club on Tuesday for the Winhawks. The effort came after shooting 91 Monday in snowy conditions at Faribault, Minn.

“As the weather gets warmer, she gets better,” WSHS coach Scott Mlynczak. “She played an outstanding front nine.”

Becker shot 41 on the front nine, getting a birdie on No. 2.

Winona finished third in the meet (435). Mankato West won (385).

Boys golf

WSHS third at triangular

AUSTIN, Minn. — The Winhawks shot 342 and placed third at a triangular at Austin Country Club. Manakto West shot 297 and Austin 319.

Justin Ewert paced the Winhawks with an 80, while Jason Edstrom shot 86. Toby Robinson of Mankato West shot a 71 to claim medalist honors.

Nonconference

Cotter 172, Houston 200

HOUSTON, Minn. — Cotter’s Andrew Fricke and Aaron Theis each shot 5-over-par 41s to earn co-medalist honors in the nonconference dual meet at Valley High Golf Club.

Garrett Welle (44) and Brian Keane (46) rounded out the scoring for the Ramblers.

Baseball

Hiawatha Valley

Lourdes 5, Cotter 4

Rochester Lourdes took advantage of a crucial Cotter error in the fifth inning en route to a come-from-behind win.

With a runner on and two outs, the Eagles’ Todd Bestgen hit a fly ball into foul territory. The ball was dropped, and Bestgen responded with a two-run home run later in the at-bat.

Thomas O’Brien, who hit a bases clearing double in the second inning, went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Ramblers. Andy Wolfe, Scott Ryan and Matt Wolfe each added two hits.

David Miller, who struck out four and surrendered five runs in 42/3 innings, suffered the loss. Jordan Ossefoort struck out two and didn’t allow a hit in relief.

Big Nine Conference

WSHS 1-7, Austin 4-2

AUSTIN, Minn. — The Winhawks scored five runs over the first two innings, and Tom Kreidermacher scattered five hits and struck out seven for the complete-game victory in the nightcap.

Chris Jack recorded an RBI double to score the Winhawks’ lone run in Game 1, and Jake Filand went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Game 2.

Softball

Hiawatha Valley

Cotter 5, Z-M 2 (8)

ZUMBROTA, Minn. — Jenny Gilbertson hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning two pitches after Zumbrota-Mazeppa’s left fielder dropped a fly ball in foul territory to lead the Ramblers to a crucial victory in a battle of conference unbeatens.

Cotter freshman Lauren Bowlin allowed two runs — one earned — in the first inning but allowed just three hits and struck out six the rest of the way in the complete-game victory.

“It was a huge win for us, and it was one of the most exciting regular-season games I’ve ever been involved with,” Cotter coach Pat Bowlin said. “Winning the conference is very important to us, and we’re in the driver’s seat now, but it didn’t look good with two outs in the sixth inning.”

Sophomore Allie Gernes went 2-for-4, including a two-run home run with two outs in the sixth inning to tie the game.

Boys tennis

Big Nine Conference

Rochester Mayo 7, WSHS 0

Rochester Mayo swept the Winhawks, although many of the seven matches were close.

Jon Sanvik and Erik Chapman, playing at Nos. 3 and 4 singles, each lost in three sets. No. 1 doubles team of Kyle Martin and Jay Moran, as well as the No. 3 team of Martin Fedderseon and Evan Draves, lost 6-4, 6-4.

Nonconference

La Crosse Central 4, Cotter 3

LA CROSSE, Wis. — The Ramblers picked up three out of four singles points, but La Crosse Central swept three doubles matches.

Cotter’s Jake Demarais defeated Nick Garvin 6-1, 6-3, Joey Nadeau defeated Quinn Walsh 6-0, 6-3, and Connor Ferris defeated Greg Nigon 6-2, 6-2.

Boys track and field

Austin Triangular

AUSTIN, Minn. — Chad Peterson won the 100-meter dash (11.82 seconds), and Erik Darbo won the 300 hurdles (43.02) to lead the Winhawks to a third-place finish.

Eric Krall won the shot put (35-91/4), Sam Elhindi won the 400 (57.99 ), and Will Lueck, Jacob Loechler, Josh Lisowski and Kevin Quinlan combined for a first-place finish in the 800 (1:43.99) to lead the JV team.