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Winona's Eric Chapman returns a serve against Mankato West Saturday in Winona. Chapman plays No. 1 doubles with Jon Sanvik. (Photo by Paul Solberg/Winona Daily News) |
After splitting points with visiting Mankato West in singles play, the Winhawks swept the Scarlets in doubles action to win the Big Nine Conference match 5-2 Saturday.
“The doubles did a nice job of stepping up today and we needed them to do well,” WSHS coach Tom Sanvik said. “They really took care of business and that was exciting to see. That was the turning point of the match.”
The Winhawks (9-3, 5-1) doubles teams of Jon Sanvik and Erik Chapman, Kyle Swanson and Martin Feddersen, and Alec Brown and Alex Thomas all won in straight sets.
WSHS’s Kyle Martin defeated Hannan Mir with a late charge 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. WSHS’s Noah Short defeated Alex Kim 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
“Mankato West is always one of the stronger teams in the Big Nine,” coach Sanvik said. “Our kids fought hard.”
Nonconference
Waseca 5, Cotter 2
Cotter’s Ross Heymans battled back to defeat Nick Hoelmer 4-6, 7-6, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.
Cotter’s No. 2 doubles team of Connor Ferris and Sam Werle defeated Waseca’s Nick Hanson and Barry Gullickson 6-3, 6-2.
It was the second loss and third match in three days for the Ramblers (3-6).
“We knew it was going to be a tough match,” Cotter coach Blake Duden said. “Things just didn’t go our way today.”
Baseball
Northfield Tournament
Lakeville South 7, WSHS 4
Northfield 8, WSHS 6
DUNDAS, Minn. — The Winhawks led both games before allowing big innings behind costly errors late.
WSHS’s Brandon Schmit went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs and Devon Grossell went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Lakeville South.
The Winhawks led 4-1 after four innings, but imploded in the fifth, committing two errors and allowing five runs as Lakeville took the lead for good.
“We just gave them some runs,” WSHS coach Matt Smith said. “That’s kind of the story of the season right now. We have to get better at making the plays. Especially at this point in the season when pitching is so critical.”
The Winhawks took a 3-0 lead over Northfield after the top of the fifth, but went on to give up back-to-back, four-run innings and relinquish the lead.
Winona’s Trevor Seman went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, while starter Tom Kreidermacher struck out three over five innings.
“We have six games coming up this week,” Smith said. “We have to have guys making plays behind our pitchers.”
Softball
Beacon Fastpitch Tournament
WSHS 8, St. Paul Johnson 4
WSHS 11, P.A. 0 (5)
South St. Paul 5, WSHS 3
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — The Winhawks cruised into the championship game, before falling late to South St. Paul.
Trailing 3-0 after two innings, the Winhawks tied the championship game with three runs in the top of the fourth.
South St. Paul scored twice in the bottom of the sixth and hung on for the title.
Brittani Turvey went 5-for-7 with five RBIs on the day. Turvey went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and her second home run of the season against St. Paul Johnson. Turvey then went 2-for-2 with two RBIs against Providence Academy.
WSHS’s Hannah Norman hit her team-leading fourth home run of the season against Providence Academy. Winhawks senior Krissa Foegen pitched a complete game and struck out three to pick up the win against St. Paul Johnson.
Southeast
Houston 10, Lyle/Pacelli 0
PETERSON, Minn. — Brynn Proudfoot had four hits and two RBIs, and Kristine Myrhe added three hits and three RBIs to lead Houston.
Jenni Ulmen added a home run and Emily Hegland picked up the win, striking out eight in 42/3 innings.
Boys track and field
Carleton Meet
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Jon-Michael Brandt won the 3,200 meters in a time of 9 minutes, 57.39 seconds to lead the Winhawks, who placed sixth in the seven-team meet. WSHS scored 74 points, while Fargo South won with 171.
WSHS also won the distance medley relay in 11:09.98 and took second place in the 400 and 1,600 relays. The 400 relay team finished with the seventh-best time in school history.
Ethan Kastello was third in the 800 (2:05.01), Chris Merritt fourth in the 100 (11.78), Aron Welch fourth in the 400 (52.79) and Eric Blomsness fifth in the 1,600 (4:42.49).
Girls track and field
Carleton Meet
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Chari Lehnertz took first in the shot put and second in the discuss to help the Winhawks to a fourth-place showing. WSHS scored 95 points in the six-team meet, won by Eden Prairie with 177½ points.
Lehnertz won the shot put at 38 feet, 9¾ inches and threw the discuss 113-5. Kelly Conner was fifth in the shot (32-9¾) and third in the discuss (101-9).
The Winhawks had five other second-place finishes, including Kayla Ewert in the 800 meters (2:29.11).
Claire Guidinger was second in the 1,600 (5:27.53), Aixa Evenson in the long jump (15-11), Allison Martin in the pole vault (9-6) and the distance medley team of Heather Dansingburg, Megan Hatfield, Ewert and Guidinger (13:32.64).
