Six Trojans to compete for WHS in state track and field meet

Five boys and one girl will represent Worthington High School at the state track and field meet next week at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

The Section 2AAA meet took place Wednesday and Friday at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. One Trojan male secured state qualification on Day One, as senior Welbaka Morke jumped 42 feet, 4.75 inches to secure his spot. Morke wound up placing eighth at sections.

On Friday, four more WHS males qualified for the state meet. Junior Tetlouch Gach, who had finished first in the 110-meter hurdles prelims on Wednesday, came in second in the finals Friday with a time of 15.20 seconds. Senior Fanuel Wolday earned a state spot by taking second in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:31.09. Sophomore Caleb Meyer kept his season going by winning the sectional high jump competition with a leap of 6 feet, 7 inches; he'll be headed to state for the second time. Also in the high jump, junior Thet Tay advanced to state, thanks to an effort of 6 feet, 2 inches that was good enough for a third-place finish.

Worthington finished eighth as a team in the boys standings at St. Peter with 67 points.

In the girls competition, Trojans senior Grace Bates will be representing WHS at state after placing second in the triple jump at sectionals. Bates qualified with a leap of 35 feet, 11.5 inches. Worthington placed 10th in the girls team standings with 16 points.

The state meet is scheduled for June 10-12. 

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The Worthington Trojans' baseball team had its season come to an end Saturday in the Section 2AAA Tournament in New Ulm, as the fifth-seeded Albert Lea Tigers routed WHS 16-0 in five innings.

The first nine Albert Lea batters all reached base safely in the bottom of the first as the Tigers grabbed a 9-0 advantage. Albert Lea also scored twice in the second and five more times in the third. The Tigers had a total of 15 hits in the game off three Worthington pitchers.

The eighth-seeded Trojans, for their part, were hitless on the afternoon. WHS finished its season with a record of 2-18.  

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In Section 3AA baseball Saturday in Marshall, South second seed Luverne roared past No. 1 North seed Morris Area/Chokio/Alberta 16-5 to advance to the semifinal round. The Cardinals will next meet No. 2 North seed Montevideo at 5 p.m. Monday. Montevideo blanked No. 4 South seed Windom 2-0 on Saturday.

In elimination round play Saturday, No.1 South seed Fairmont stayed alive by blanking No. 3 South seed St. James 10-0. Fairmont next plays Windom Area in a matchup set for 7 p.m. Monday. The winner of that contest will be in action again on Tuesday. The sectional championship is scheduled to be played at 5 p.m. Thursday at a location to be determined.