Three Trojan girls golfers earn all-conference honors

Three members of the Worthington High School girls golf team earned all-conference honors Monday at the Big South Conference Championship Meet at Dacotah Ridge Golf Club in Morton.

Claire Meyer, Claire Mahlberg and Ava Schutz each picked up the individual honors. Meyer, a sophomore, carded a round of 97 and placed sixth overall among all competitors. Mahlberg, a senior, had a round of 100 that put her ninth overall, and Schutz — an eighth-grader — had a 106 for 18th place.

The Trojans had a team score of 413 on Monday; Marshall captured first place with a score of 397. Jackson County Central was sixth in the team standings, with the Huskies' Rachel Mohr earning all-conference status with a round of 103. 

Also playing for Worthington on Monday were Callie Rosenberg  (110), Peyton Nickel (114) and Ellie Drost (132).

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Worthington High School will host its annual track and field extravaganza Tuesday, as the Trojan Relays are set to get underway at 4 p.m. at Trojan Field.

Athletes from Adrian-Ellsworth, Fairmont, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, Hills-Beaver Creek, Jackson County Central, Luverne, Marshall, Murray County Central, Pipestone Area, Southwest Minnesota Christian, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Windom are set to face off against Worthington in girls and boys competition.

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The Worthington Trojans took a 2-0 first-inning lead, but Jackson County Central rallied and eventually went on to post a 7-3 win over WHS in a Monday baseball game at the Worthington Middle School Field.

Manny Saravia singled for the Trojans to lead off the first and later came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Chase Byrne. Wilson Mahlberg's two-out double brought home Dawson Svalland, who had walked, to make it 2-0.

Jace Jorgenson's RBI single for the Huskies in the fourth made it 2-1, and JCC scored a run without a hit in the fifth to knot the game at two. Max Ostrem led off the Trojan fifth with a double, but was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a Saravia single.

JCC edged ahead 4-2 in the sixth with a pair of runs, and WHS then threatened in its half of the inning. The Trojans loaded the bases with two outs and Ostrem singled, with Austin Gruis scoring but Dom Pavelko out at the plate. The Huskies then got three runs in the seventh to ice the game.

Dalton Larson pitched the first six innings for Worthington, allowing five hits and just two earned runs. The Trojans are now 2-11 and next host Pipestone Area on Thursday.

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The WHS softball team was no-hit Monday in falling to St. James, 9-1. Hannah McNab scored the only run of the game for the Trojans, who are now 5-11. Worthington will play at Luverne on Tuesday.