Trojan baseball team to open sectional play today in Marshall
- Radio Works
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The Worthington Trojans will open play in the Section 2AAA Baseball Tournament tonight when they play at Marshall.
The Trojans, who concluded the season with an overall record of 3-17, are the No. 8 seed in the tourney, while the 19-5 Tigers are the section's No. 1 seed. Game time is 6 p.m. at Legion Field in Marshall.
The winner will play the victor of a matchup between No. 4 seed New Ulm and No. 5 seed Albert Lea. That next-round game is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at New Ulm's Johnson Park. The Trojans-Tigers loser will also play Saturday in New Ulm at a time to be determined.
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In Section 3A baseball Tuesday, Adrian-Ellsworth dropped into the elimination bracket with a 7-3 loss at the hands of Dawson-Boyd at the Irish Yard in Milroy.
The Dragons took a 1-0 edge in the top of the first on a Caleb Wolf RBI single. Dawson-Boyd knotted the score in the second on a sacrifice fly, and the Blackjacks picked up three more runs in third — all after two were out — to make it 4-1.
Dawson-Boyd got three more runs in the fifth to make it a 7-1 game. Keaton Schettler drove in two runs for Adrian-Ellsworth in the sixth inning on a base hit to cut the deficit to four and conclude the game's scoring.
The Dragons will next meet Lac qui Parle Valley at 5 p.m. Thursday at Irish Yard in Milroy in an elimination bracket game. If they're triumphant, they'll play once again at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Milroy.
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Both the Worthington boys' and girls' golf teams competed Tuesday at the Section 2AAA Tournament in Jordan.
In girls' play, the Trojans finished the day with a team total of 411, which put them in 11th place. Minnetonka was first at 286 and was collectively 2-under par.
For WHS, Claire Meyer had team's lowest round at 95 and was 31st among individuals. Ava Schutz came in at 97 and was 34th. Greta Mahlberg shot a round of 103, Ashtyn Krohn and Gisselle Deleon each had 116 and Ellie Drost had 117. Though the season ended for the Trojans, coach Brooke Hermsen said Worthington had a great varsity and JV and that the future looks bright.
In boys' play, Worthington was 13th with a team score of 369. Orono was first at 287, which was 1-under-par.
Hunter Heitkamp had the day's best round for the Trojans at 85. Gerret Larson came in at 90, Tyson Petersen and Easton Drost each had 97s, Cameron Krommendyk shot a 102 and Blake Vosburgh was at 104. The boys' golf season also came to an end.
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Bailey Finck broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run homer in the third inning and Jackson County Central advanced to the Section 3AA Softball Tournament final with a 6-1 victory Tuesday over Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta in Marshall.
Cora Pauling went 4-for-4 for the top-seeded Huskies, and Hadley Wachal and Mady Wachal gave up a combined three hits pitching. The Huskies will play at 5 p.m. Thursday in Marshall; they need to win once in a maximum of two games to take the sectional title and advance to state.
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