Spring 2012

Spring 2012

Published by the Minnesota State University, Mankato

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INSIDE: Mankato East Baseball..................... 4 Mankato West Baseball.................... 5 Mankato Loyola Baseball.................. 6 Mankato Loyola Softball................... 7 Valley Conference Baseball............... 8 Mankato East Track & Field.............. 9 Mankato East Softball.................... 10 Mankato West Softball................... 11

Gopher Conference Softball............ 12 Minnesota River Conf. Baseball...... 13 Tomahawk Conference Baseball...... 14 SCC Baseball................................. 15 MSU Baseball................................ 17 MSU Softball................................. 18 Martin Luther Baseball.................. 19 Bethany Baseball........................... 20

Bethany Softball............................ 21 Gustavus Softball........................... 22 Bethany Golf.................................. 23 Martin Luther Softball................... 24 Tomahawk Softball........................ 25 Gustavus Baseball......................... 26 Schedules.................................27-31

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MANKATO EAST BASEBALL

Cougars scratching and clawing for some positives in '12 after 3-19 campaign East stumbled to a 1-16 record last season in Big Nine conference play, but should improve.

RYAN LUND

staff writer

Two years ago the Mankato East high school baseball team was state tournament bound, having claimed the Section 2AA title behind a few key seniors and dominant pitching.

The departure of a few key seniors along with a move to the more difficult Section 3AAA brought the team back down to earth in 2011, a season which saw the team struggle in conference play just one year later.

The Cougars, however, are looking to rebound in 2012, despite the departure of all-state infielder Adam Geiger and pitcher Danny Lindstrom. The team will instead look to a core of returning letter-winners to help the team to another state tournament berth.

East will look to two year letter win Drew Quam, who finished last season hitting .300 and added six doubles and a home run, along with senior center fielder Brandon Kowalski for some veteran firepower.

Kowalski provided a strong lead-off bat for the

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The Cougars biggest strength, however, may be in their defensive game, where a group of talented pitchers are looking to help East make an impact this year.

The group is led by senior Collin Risting, who logged 30 innings pitched last season at the varsity level, and is expected to fill in at catcher as well.

Senior Jordin Foix will look to improve on his 18 innings pitched last year as well, while also competing for a spot in the outfield.

Infielders Tyler Fitzpatrick and Jordan Grams will look to add some depth to the Cougars batting order, while several other players have spent the off-season working towards full-time varsity positions as well.

Returners Michael Zeller and Pat Rohlfing both spent significant time working with Mankato West coach Ethan Anderson playing summer baseball and should look to be large contributors in 2012.

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MANKATO WEST BASEBALL

West baseball trying to quickly integrate numerous new faces into the mix The Scarlets held their own last season, going .500 overall with a winning record in the Big Nine.

REECE HEMMESCH

staff writer

For the 2012 Mankato West baseball season, the name of the game is how fast the new guys can adapt, and there sure are a lot.

The 2011 season saw the Scarlets finish with a 10-10 record and a 9-8 conference mark, which brought them to sixth overall in the Big Nine.

Of the 18 players on the squad, 10 were seniors, most of whom had a substantial amount of playing time during the season.

For the 10 seniors on the team, three of them would be named to the All-Conference team, and four would be named All-Conference honorable mentions.

With that being said, it is safe to say that the Scarlets Achilles heel towards the beginning of the season will be experience, but when it comes to mid-season, expect the Scarlets to be in great form and holding their own in the Big Nine.

Mankato West’s key returning talent comes in the form of pitch-

ing and is senior Ryan Ohme, who was named All-Conference honorable mention last season and will be a big threat to help Mankato West’s pitching staff, which allowed over four runs per game last season.

Ohme will also be the only pitcher to return to the staff with innings pitched from last season.

He pitched a total of 22 innings for the Scarlets, achieving a 1-2 record while posting a 2.55 ERA in the process. He also halted opposing batters to a mere .198 batting average.

Ohme also returns as the leading hit man for Mankato West, as last season saw him hit .290.

Konnor Severns will be another man returning with some playing time under his belt for the Scarlets, as last year he tallied a .220 batting average to go along with four doubles.

Head coach Ethan Anderson will definitely have a lot of work to do with this new crowd as he enters this season with 12 years of coaching experience under his belt, which during that time

has kept the Scarlets for the most part right in the middle of the Big Nine.

The last six years the squad has been a little bit of everywhere in the final standings of the Big Nine, which has included two conference runner-ups and a few finishes in the middle of the pack.

The Big Nine will once again be loaded for this upcoming season, where as always you will more than likely find a squad from Rochester towards the top.

Last year all three Rochester squads made runs at a state tournament bid, with Rochester Century going to the big dance and finishing fourth in class 3A. Both John Marshall and Mayo also had great seasons and should expect to stay towards the top of the conference as well.

All in all, it will be another great season in Mankato West as well as the Big Nine as a whole.

Though West will show a lot of young faces to the crowd, expect the Scarlets to play some great baseball towards the end of the season.

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MANKATO LOYOLA BASEBALL

After falling just short last season, Crusaders gunning for trip to state tourney A one-run loss to LCWM kept Loyola out of State, but top pitchers Mullin and Ellingworth are back.

TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer

After finishing just one run short of the Minnesota State High School Baseball Tournament in 2011, Mankato Loyola high school baseball coach John Landkamer is as confident as ever in the Crusaders’ ability to finally win the section and make some noise in the postseason.

“We expect to contend for the title,” Landkamer said.

After finishing fourth in the Gopher Conference with an 8-4 record following regular season play, the Crusaders were able to rally and almost take home the Section 2 championship if not for a tragic 4-3 loss to eventual Minnesota State High School championship runner-up Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial in the section finals.

The Crusaders came up just one run short of a trip to Target Field for the state tournament, but with eight of last year’s nine starters returning for more, the Mankato Loyola baseball team is hungrier and driven as ever to reach the big stage this season.

With left fielder and offensive threat Ike Hermer the only senior starter to graduate from last season’s team, the arsenal of returning players suiting up for Landkamer is pretty impres-

Evan Ellingworth sive, and it starts with arguably the best returning pitching in the Gopher Conference.

The Crusaders will welcome back one of the most reliable and talented pitching staffs in the conference, including a pair of All-Conference flamethrowers in Zach Mullin and Evan Ellingworth, with dependable senior Charlie Sorenson rounding out the rotation.

Not only will the delivery be an area of strength, but the Crusaders will also welcome back a familiar face receiving pitches behind the plate in sophomore catcher Shane Sellner. Coming off an impressive rookie year in 2011, Sellner became one of the Crusaders’ most reliable sources of offense throughout the season, including playing beyond his years with three hits and an RBI in Loyola’s loss in the section finals.

As promising and fully of potential as Sellner was in 2011, the Crusaders will need even more, including continued progression and an increased role as a leader, if they want to reach their full potential in 2012.

But the Gopher Conference will be as competitive as ever.

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(10-2), Waterville-ElysianMorristown will also welcome back plenty of familiar names and will again be one of Loyola’s biggest threats in its expedition to the postseason.

Landkamer is also expecting drastic improvement from teams like Faribault Bethlehem Academy and New RichlandHartland-Ellendale-Geneva, and refuses to acknowledge them as anything less than possible contenders.

And with even more talent, such as New Ulm Cathedral and Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s, outside the conference, waiting to challenge the Crusaders in the sectional tournament, repeating last season’s success won’t be easy.

But with so much of last year’s magic returning to the field, Landkamer should feel pretty good about his team’s chances.

While nobody knows just how much further the Mankato Loyola baseball team can go in 2012, if Landkamer’s expectations for this season are any indication, the Crusaders have their sights set on taking that next step and claiming the state tournament berth that should’ve been theirs last season.

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MANKATO LOYOLA SOFTBALL

Youthful Crusader squad over-achieved in 2012, but must replace star player

Even with former shortstop Hannah Gaspar playing college softball, Loyola should contend.

JOEY DENTON

staff writer

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The Mankato Loyola softball team flew under the radar last season and surprised a lot of people getting all the way to the sectional finals, but this season the high expectations will be there for the Crusaders.

Loyola's 18-6 season ended in a 3-2 loss to New Ulm Cathedral, losing in the bottom of the seventh inning. They got a runner on in the seventh and scored the winning run to go to State.

"I think last season went really well," head coach Jessica Kirschner said. "We were a young team on paper, and people weren't expecting much from us because we were made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores."

The Crusaders are coming in to this season with just one senior on the squad, but Kirschner doesn't think that will slow them down this season.

"Even though we are young, we have a lot of experience," Kirschner said.

Kirschner is excited to not

only to get back on the field this spring, but she is also excited to see how great her players get a long not only on the field, but off the field as well.

"I think when you have that chemistry and the love for the game, that's when good things happen" The biggest question for the Crusaders is who is going to replace shortstop Hannah Gaspar?

Gaspar was the Crusaders' starting shortstop for the last four seasons. She was their lead off hitter, best baserunner and made the all-state team last season before she graduated.

"To be replacing Hannah will be probably be the biggest question mark," Kirschner said.

The strengths is all of the returning players got a lot experience last season, and they should be ready to compete all season at the varsity level.

The one senior on the squad, catcher Bobbi Sellner, knows that she needs to be the leader this season.

"She's really stepped up to take that leadership role for us,"

Kirschner said.

Sellner just started catching last season, but Kirschner stated she has been working hard this off-season and has developed in to a dependable catcher for this season.

Pitching wise, the Crusaders are returning two pitchers who pitched a majority of last season.

Sophomore Jordyn Starchan and junior Olivia Zwaschka are coming back this season to take the pitching load.

"We are going to be solid one through nine, and I'm really looking forward to the year," Kirschner said.

Some of the notable games this season for the Crusaders will definitely start with the first game of the season against Blooming Prairie at home on April 10.

A matchup that Loyola is looking forward to is when New Ulm Cathedral comes to town on April 20. The team will also take part in two tournaments this spring. One of them is in Jackson and the other in Windom starting on May 5.

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VALLEY CONFERENCE BASEBALL

LCWM was the cream of the crop in the Valley last season, advancing to State LEE HANDEL

sports editor

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The Valley Conference was owned by Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial last season, as the Knights marched all the way to the Class 1A state championship game, falling just short of a state title in losing to Eden Valley-Watkins 8-4.

Considering Eden Valley was heavily favored in that game, all in all it was a magical season for the Knights, as the squad went undefeated in Valley Conference play and finished the season with a whopping 23 wins and only three losses.

LCWM hadn't lost since mid-April before falling in the state title game.

Looking ahead to this season, the Knights might have a hard time defending their Valley crown, as they lost eight players from last season's squad to graduation, including their top pitcher from last season in Spencer Yackel.

Yackel, along with Mitch Kelly, Aaron Hutchens, Carter

Kottke, Dylan Krahling, Jake Dalton, Evan Davis and Brian Jacobs will be missed, but there are some promising young players waiting in the wings at LCWM. Senior catcher Brandon Gilman and senior infielder Brent Meshke will lead the team this season.

Junior shortstop Colten Barker, junior catcher Jordan Nelson and junior thirdbaseman Joe Goskesen should all step up and contribute this season as well.

Two of the Knights most promising young players are sophomore pitcher Bryan Davis and sophomore shortstop Bryson Yackel, Spencer's younger brother.

St. Clair and Martin County West are the two schools that will likely win the Valley if LCWM has a down year, but Martin Luther, Nicollet and Maple River should all contend in the Valley as well this season.

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MANKATO EAST TRACK AND FIELD

Cougars' program continues to churn out one outstanding athlete after another

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RYAN LUND

staff writer According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, track and field is the most popular girl's sport among high school students, narrowly edging out basketball for the most participants.

Whether ninth-year head coach Neil Paarmann is aware of this statistic or not, with 130 girls between his junior

high and high school squads at Mankato East High School, the veteran coach is certainly familiar with it.

The 2010-11 season saw the team field a decent performance, finishing near the middle of the Big Nine conference and performing well in their section thanks in large part to a number of high-profile

seniors, several of whom now compete at the college level.

However, despite several offseason losses the Cougars are looking to reload in 2012 with an influx of new talent and a trio of seniors who will look to improve upon a moderately successful 2011.

Captains Whitney Carriveau, Dannah Miller and Shelby Seif-

ert are all primed to do just that.

Carriveau, who focuses on discus, returns after a strong showing in 2011, while Miller and Seifert finished just short of state tournament berths.

This season’s team will benefit from a number of strong juniors as well, including leading hurdler Kelsey Ekstedt, sprinter Emily Bartels and distance run-

ner Judy Kamara.

After just a few days at practice the team is already looking good.

“I think that, based purely on numbers, we have lots of potential,” said Paarmann. “I’m very impressed with what we’ve seen out of our youth so far.”

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MANKATO EAST SOFTBALL

Ries and the Cougars eye a state championship after going 26-2 in 2011

All-State pitcher Coley Ries and her East teammates have their goals set high for this season.

JOEY DENTON

staff writer

It is going to be difficult to improve on a 26-2 record for the Mankato East softball team, but it has the tools to do so.

Their just slightly less than perfect season ended sooner than they wanted as they lost in the Minnesota Class 2A state semifinals to Hermantown 4-2.

The Cougars had only allowed seven hits in their three state-tournament games, but four of them came in an unfortunate fourth inning where Hermantown scored all of their four runs to win. At that time, East was ranked no. 1 in Class 2A. Even though that was a blow to the Cougars, that didn’t discourage them to come out in the consolation game and dominated, winning 8-0 against Pipestone Area.

Catcher E.J. Scharmer got three hits in three at-bats with a two-run homer. Star pitcher Coley Ries pitched 6 1/3 innings and struck out eight batters. At the plate, Ries hit a three-run single, and her teammate Macy Anderson joined in the hitting fest with a three-run homer.

That consolation match showed the determination and resilience that the Cougars have, and they are hungry to come back and get the job done this spring.

One of the biggest reasons the Cougars were as successful as they were last season was the pitching performance throughout the season by senior starter Ries.

In a 12-game stretch last season, Ries pitched 68 innings for the Cougars striking out 119 batters, allowing only one earned run to give her an ERA of 0.10.

In that 12 game span, she had back-to-back perfect games and a one-hitter to start their playoff run.

She can also get it done at the plate. In those 12 games, the no.

2 batter got 19 hits in 41 at-bats with 16 RBIs and scored 16 runs.

The biggest question is where is this athlete going to take

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Coley Ries her talents? Well, actually she is taking them down the road to Minnesota State, Mankato to continue the great pitching tradition that MSU presents. She signed her NCAA National Letter of Intent back in November.

“I went for a second visit and had a great time meeting the players and talking to them and the coaches,” Ries said in an interview with the Mankato Free Press.

Not only is Ries a great softball pitcher, she is also a phenomenal tennis player for the Mankato East/Loyola program and on the East basketball team.

The Cougars start their redemption season on Apr. 10 as they take on conference counterpart Rochester Mayo at Rochester Mayo H.S. The Cougars will have the unique challenge of traveling to Caswell Park to take on 7AAA Saint Francis.

The West-East showdown will be on May 8 at 5 p.m. at Mankato West. The Cougars will wrap up their home games with Winona coming to town on May 12.

Getting a second chances is pretty rare in sports, but the Mankato East Cougars will get that opportunity and look forward to the challenge.

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MANKATO WEST SOFTBALL

Scarlets loaded with talented young players looking to get past section final Despite having only one senior on the team, West returns its top two pitchers from last season.

LEE HANDEL

sports editor The Mankato West varsity softball team has been very good for a very long time now. The Scarlets have advanced to the Section Championship game every year since 2004, making it to the state tournament a handful of times while also falling just short numerous times.

No matter how many great players graduate and move on from the program, West softball just keeps reloading year after year thanks to an abundance of talented individuals walking the school’s hallways.

There is some luck involved with a school maintaining excess because of simply having talented students, but an even bigger reason that West has such a solid softball program is thanks to head coach Don Krusemark.

Krusemark has been leading the Scarlets as the head coach for 12 years now, and has seen many great players come and go, but knows there is always a new group of talented players waiting in the wings on the school’s JV and C teams.

The city of Mankato is the softball hub of Minnesota, and not only because the state tournament is held here. Mankato

West and East high schools always have impressive teams, and this season is no different.

West is coming off a season that saw the Scarlets reach the section finals once again, where they lost to Shakopee to finish as the runner-up in the section.

The Scarlets also lost five key seniors, including a couple of four-year and two-year starters with the program.

These key departures via graduation included Vanessa Lloyd, Janee Wise, Mia Barten and Chelsea Mielke.

Losing this handful of seniors hurts, but the talent pool remains deep at West despite the program having only one senior on the roster heading into this season.

The biggest area of strength for the Scarlets is their pitching, as they didn’t lose any of their top pitchers from last season, which in softball is a really big deal.

Starting pitchers Malorie Veroeven and Missy Elkins, both juniors, return after having outstanding seasons last year. Junior catcher Kenzie Franke is also back and is one of the squad’s top players.

Junior infielders Jessica

Goerger and Kinzie Scearcy are also back after impressing as sophomores last season. Another junior, Lauren Makela, is the team’s center-fielder and a very good player as well.

Hallie Sipe is the team’s lone senior, and will provide great leadership for this young team while also playing in the outfield. The team’s best underclassman is sophomore infielder Megan Svir, and fellow sophomore Bre Black is an up-andcoming pitcher for the Scarlets.

Juniors Mackenzie Keller and Anna Crooker, as well as sophomore Callie Looft, give West a deep team that is full of talented players.

Despite having only one senior, Krusemark sees experience as a strength of this group.

“We only have one senior, but we have a lot of girls who have played a lot of summer ball together and know how to play the game. They are all very competitive and solid players,” said Krusemark. “We have great pitching, so the key will be our defense and our offense.”

If the team has a weakness, Coach K thinks it is with the bats.

“Our offense comes and goes at times for us, but our defense is the one area that needs to be a constant. If it is, we’ll be fine,” he said. “We are a pretty young team, but it is really just a matter of some of the girls taking some time to adjust to the Varsity level.”

The Big Nine Conference figures to be loaded with great teams once again this season, as rival Mankato East went a perfect 17-0 in conference play last season.

“East took third in state, has an All-State pitcher and is definitely in the driver’s seat for both the conference and the section,” Krusemark said. “When

we play them it is a rivalry game, but many of these girls play together on the same teams during the summer.”

Both Rochester schools, Mayo and John Marshall, should also contend with West and East this season, and Winona is usually in the mix as well.

Ultimately, West wants to win the Big Nine, the section and the state tournament. But no matter what happens, Krusemark likes his squad.

“Athletically, this team is as good as any,” he said. “The kids are so hard-working, knowledgeable and competitive, which makes them fun to be around.”

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GOPHER CONFERENCE SOFTBALL

The Awesome Blossoms from Blooming Prairie out to defend their league title TIGE HUTCHESON

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With another season of Gopher Conference softball about to begin, the coaches around the league have already learned what to expect from tradition.

“The usual suspects are going to be awfully tough again this season,” said Tom Langfeldt, the head softball coach at Faribault Bethlehem Academy.

The “usual suspects”, schools like Mankato Loyola, Randolph, NRHEG, USC and 2011 Minnesota State High School Tournament semifinalist Blooming Prairie, routinely finish atop the conference standings, and there’s no reason not to expect history to repeat itself again this season.

After winning the conference in 2011 with an 11-0 record (21-3 overall), Blooming Prairie will once again be the team to beat and welcome back a number of key players from last year’s squad.

“Our biggest strength this year is experience,” said head coach Alison Mach. “Many of our players are two and threeyear starters. We also have a lot of leadership in both the junior and senior classes.”

The Awesome Blossoms bring back four All-Conference players in senior outfielders Tricia DeBoer and Julia Manges, senior catcher Hunter

Henderson, and pitcher, utility player and first baseman Shelbi Swenson, all of whom left footprints all over last season’s state tournament run and even a couple of school records.

The Blossoms will remain as threatening as ever on offense, but will spend the regular season letting some of the new faces starting in the infield adjust.

“We definitely want to be playing our best ball as the season draws to an end and we know we have to earn an opportunity to play in the section tournament again this spring,” Mach said.

Then there’s Mankato Loyola (10-2 conference, 18-6 overall in 2011), which many considered Blooming Prairie’s toughest conference opponent.

But after failing to hold the Blossoms back in 2011, the Crusaders also welcome back many of their key players and will be looking to draw some blood this year.

“We're excited and eager for the season to start,” said first-year head coach Jessica Kirschner. “We have high expectations for ourselves and we’re confident that we can end the season as state champs.”

Despite losing starting shortstop and offensive catalyst

Hannah Gaspar to graduation, the Crusaders also welcome back a handful of All-Conference players, including senior catcher and captain Bobbi Sellner, sophomore third baseman Aunikah Bastian, sophomore pitcher Jordyn Strachan and sophomore outfielder Jordyn Theuninck, as well as honorable mention sophomores Jessi VanBlarcom (second base) and junior outfielder and captain Maddie McCargar.

“Even though we are young on paper, we have a lot of experience,” Kirschner said.

"While we have seen many amazing girls come and go over the years, the nice thing is that someone always steps up to fill that role, and I'm excited to see who that will be this year.”

But there’s no shortage of talent in the rest of the conference either, including New Richland-Hartland-EllendaleGeneva and stud pitcher Jade Schultz, United South Central, Randolph or the four other teams that can never be underestimated or taken lightly.

But even with all eyes on the usual suspects and perennial titans, history also will tell you that the 2011 Gopher Conference softball season will be another competitive and unforgettable season.

Good Luck to All Area Schools on your Spring Season!

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MINNESOTA RIVER CONFERENCE BASEBALL

Mayer Lutheran manages to find playoff success despite its River struggles

Holy Family Catholic and Watertown-Mayer are the favored 2A powers, but Mayer does its damage in 1A.

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LEE HANDEL

sports editor

Year in and year out, the Minnesota River Conference is always amongst the toughest in the state when it comes to high school baseball.

The River Conference is highly competitive, yet very unique in that it is composed of both 2A and 1A schools.

This means that some of the baseball programs have a lot more athletes to choose from than others because of how many more kids are enrolled in the high school.

Even with the disparity in school size, every team in the River Conference is solid, which makes for a very competitive conference season.

One of the smallest schools in the River Conference is Mayer Lutheran, and its baseball team has recently finished near the bottom of the Minnesota River standings. But don’t let its sub.500 conference record fool you, Mayer usually has a solid ballclub.

After the regular season is over, Mayer falls down into the 1A Section Tournament, and has had quite a bit of success over the past few years facing the best 1A teams in the state.

Mayer has made it deep into the 1A playoffs in recent seasons, advancing to the state tournament as recently as two years ago and finishing third in all of 1A that year.

Head coach Dave Lane has been leading the baseball program at Mayer for a while

now, 31 years to be exact.

Lane credits the overall competitiveness of the River Conference as one of the main reasons his teams are always able to shake off their regular season losses and turn them into postseason success.

“We are in a really solid 2A conference and we have had a lot of success as a 1A school,” said Lane. “I think it’s because we’ve really been battle-tested playing against all of these tough schools during the conference schedule and it really prepares us and helps us make a tournament run.”

Mayer “didn’t have a real great year” last season according to Lane, finishing 4-16 while struggling in the River Conference. That being said, the head coach noted they were a young team after losing many of the key players that previously led them to the state tournament.

The Crusaders lost two starters from last season’s team, one of which was their best pitcher, but return seven kids who logged a considerable amount of innings last season.

One of these key returning players is junior Tanner Luebke, the team’s leadoff hitter and also one of the team’s top hitters. Another key player is senior Erich Strehlke, the team’s catcher and cleanup hitter.

Another key senior is Grant Noennig, the team’s center-fielder and likely five-

hitter. Middle infielder Logan Radde, along with senior first-baseman Mark Struble and senior outfielders Adam Kohls and Ehren Kuphal will also all see a lot of playing time this season.

Overall, Lane is positive about the potential of this year’s squad.

“Our strength will be our experience, how well we’ll hit remains to be seen,” Lane said. “We have three or four pitchers who aren’t lights out, but throw a lot of strikes and should do well. If we play solid defense, we’ll be OK.” Lane expects the conference to be as tough as ever yet again this season, with Norwood-Young America, Montgomery-Le Center, Belle Plaine, Jordan and Le Sueur-Henderson all hoping to challenge conference favorites Holy Family Catholic and Watertown-Mayer for the River title.

“Anybody can beat anybody right up and down the line,” said Lane. “There are so many unknowns, but hopefully we just keep getting better and maybe we’ll surprise some people and make a tournament run.”

One thing is for sure: After 31 years of coaching baseball, it’s clear that Lane loves the game.

“It’s just a sport I have always enjoyed,” he said. “I love the springtime and the nice weather. This school is also a really good place and I still enjoy it here a lot.”

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Spring

TOMAHAWK CONFERENCE BASEBALL

New Ulm Cathedral and Sleepy Eye-St. Mary's set to duke it out in the Tomahawk

Minnesota Valley Lutheran finished in the middle of the pack last year, could be a darkhorse.

TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer

After finishing the 20102011 season as the top two teams in the Tomahawk Conference, New Ulm Cathedral and Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s once again sit atop the expected standings in 2011-2012.

“Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s and New Ulm Cathedral should be the toughest conference opponents again this year,” said Minnesota Valley Lutheran high school head baseball coach Jeff Schoenherr.

After finishing last season second in the conference, the only team separating the Knights from a conference championship was first-place New Ulm Cathedral.

But led by stud pitcher Sean Mathiewetz, whom New Ulm Cathedral head coach Bob Weier calls the “top pitcher in the conference and maybe the area,” Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s brings back much of last year’s team and should be in great position this year to make the jump to No. 1.

But the cupboards at New Ulm Cathedral aren’t exactly bare either.

“We have a lot of experience returning although no su-

perstars,” Weier said. “But if we can play good sound team baseball, we should challenge for the conference and section titles.”

New Ulm Cathedral will rely on the experience of seniors to build on last season’s success, and while Weier may not admit to any of them being superstars, Cathedral will feature seven guys with pitching experience on its roster.

And for the Greyhounds to advance past the playoff quarterfinals, in which they were eliminated last season, production at the mound will be one of the biggest things to keep an eye on.

While Sleepy Eye-St. Mary’s and New Ulm Cathedral are expected to duke it out at the top of the conference again this year, it’s hard to disrespect any of the other seven teams in the conference.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran, for example, finished in the middle of the conference with a 6-10 record in conference play last season.

This year, the Chargers would like to make the jump into the top half of the standings, and might just have the talent to

do so.

“I expect this team to be a lot of fun. We have solid pitching and should have a potent line up offensively,” Schoenherr said. “We need to make the routine plays behind our pitchers and I expect the Chargers to finish somewhere in the upper half of the conference.”

When you add some of the teams welcoming back superstars, such as Alex Fink and the Springfield Cardinals, the perennial contenders like Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, and the rest of the field (Buffalo Lake-Hector, Wabasso, Sleepy Eye, and Cedar Mountain/Comfrey), full of teams that have proven dangerous to underestimate in the past, and the Tomahawk Conference ends up looking like much more than just a two-team race.

With another year beginning, the expectations seem to mirror those of last season.

But in sports, expectations can never be trusted, and while Sleepy Eye-St. Mary’s and New Ulm Cathedral enter the season as the favorites, it’s as difficult as ever to know who will end up on top.

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SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE BASEBALL

Rivals New Ulm and Fairmont the early favorites in the SCC

St. Peter and Blue Earth could contend, but the Eagles and Cardinals have dominated of late.

REECE HEMMESCH

staff writer

For the past few seasons of the South Central baseball conference, two teams have stood out in front of them all.

New Ulm and Fairmont have been the first and secondbest teams in the conference for the past three years, and it looks like nothing will change about that this year; and of course, with good competition comes a little bit of rivalry.

“Both the coaches and players respect each other’s programs and hopefully the rivalry continues,” explained Jay Backer, the head coach of the New Ulm Eagles, “It’s just really fun to be apart of.”

Hopefully this rivalry doesn’t get too out of hand, considering these two teams

have faced 11 times in the past three years, six of those wins going to New Ulm, five to Fairmont.

Preceding that, the 2009 rivalry ended with New Ulm eliminating Fairmont from the Section Three tournament, 2010 saw Fairmont eliminating New Ulm to send the Cardinals to the state tournament, and last year’s sectional play went once again to Fairmont, beating New Ulm 12-4 to advance on to the state tournament.

These teams have played so many times, they know each other better than they know themselves, and with just a six-team conference, they will for sure play each other twice a season unless more teams

come in.

“The six-team conference is a good thing, it allows you to play a good number of non-conference games as well as enabling you to participate in a couple of tournaments during the regular season,” added Backer. “We still try and schedule some metro opponents as well as teams from the always competitive Southwest Conference.”

2012 should bring in more competition once again for these two squads as well as the rest of the conference, but one has to wonder how a program like that can constantly keep going at all times.

Fairmont spent some time waiting in the weeds before

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“We have a good feeder program at the youth level, as well as a very competitive VFW and Legion program,” said Backer. (VFW and Legion are two leagues of baseball played in the summertime for high school students.) “But I also thing having good coaches at the 7th and 8th grade levels that teach the game is key for success down the road.”

Well, obviously the middle school coaches at New Ulm are doing something right.

New Ulm will once again find itself at the top of the conference this season, as will Fairmont.

St. Peter and Blue Earth Area have more than once found themselves in the middle of the pack at the three and four spots, and St. James and Waseca will round out the conference.

But as stated before, the competition will as always remain thick. The conference has sent a team to the state tournament the past two years and hopes to do it again this year, as they have now cemented themselves as one of the premier baseball conferences in southern Minnesota.

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MSU BASEBALL SEASON PREVIEW

Mavericks hold their own on Florida trip, now looking to defend NSIC crown MSU begins to prepare for its NSIC opener after a successful six games in the Sunshine State, where it posted a 4-2 record.

TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer

Photo Courtesy of Sport Pix Senior second baseman Matt Kuchenbecker led the Mavericks in RBIs last season, but is off to a slow start in 2012, hitting just .205 with a home run and three RBIs early this spring.

After one of the most successful seasons in program history in 2011, the Minnesota State, Mankato baseball team is already off to a 9-3 start and is coming off a promising set of games in Auburndale and Winter Haven, Fla. that saw the Mavericks win four ballgames.

“It went well. A lot of guys got opportunities,” said MSU head coach Matt Magers. “We had some questions going into the trip and quite a few of them were answered. We’re pretty pleased with how things went in Florida, but we’re also excited to be back outside at home.”

The majority of those questions pertain to vacancies in the lineup and batting order, and after the 4-2 trip to Florida, Magers has liked what he’s seen so far.

“As far as our lineup goes, we’re pretty close to being set and pretty close to where we want to be heading into the conference season,” said Magers.

The Mavericks have many of last season’s starters returning in 2012. There are a few holes left at certain positions, but the Florida trip gave Magers a great opportunity to take a look at some of the replace-

ments and has the skipper feeling pretty good.

Two of the biggest losses were All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference First Teamers catcher Steven Helget and centerfielder Danny Miller, but replacements Nolan Johnson and Lucas Skjefte played well out East. Johnson currently leads the Mavericks’ offense with a .667 batting average, while Skjefte was impressive enough to claim the lead-off spot in the batting order.

But the biggest question heading into the season—the pitching staff—remains.

“Pitching-wise, we still have a few questions,” Magers said. “We had some guys give us good performances [in Florida] but we’re still looking for a little bit more consistency out of some of them. Harvey Martin is a guy that stepped up on the mound. He’s a new player and we weren’t really sure what to expect from him but he did a good job.”

Following All-American flamethrower Blake Schwartz’s out-of-nowhere decision to transfer to Oklahoma City University for his senior season, last year’s rotation, which was one of the best in the conference, found itself without an

ace. And while Martin (4-0 with a 1.96 earned run average), a senior transfer from Central Michigan, seems like the closest thing to a replacement so far, only time will tell if he can keep it up and be the guy.

With the pitching staff set to be a constant question mark and offensive production solid enough to please Magers and get the job done, the last piece of the puzzle is fielding, which couldn’t be much better so far.

“Defensively, we’ve been making quite a few plays,” Magers said. “We’re leading the nation in fielding percentage (.986) and we take a lot of pride in fielding, so our fielding will be what puts us in the position to win games and hopefully we’ll be able to hit [when we need to] and stay in the game with our pitching.”

While the hot start has to give Magers and the Mavericks plenty of confidence moving forward, the key will be sustaining the improvement and sticking together.

“It’s still early and a lot of things can happen,” Magers said. “There are 34 games in our conference season, so for us it’s going to take a team effort to be successful.”

MSU BASEBALL COMMENTARY

Despite losing numerous key players, 2012 Mavericks will be fine REECE HEMMESCH

staff writer

After a very impressive 2011 season that included a 40-12 record, a regular season conference title and a 27-game win streak, the Minnesota State, Mankato baseball team is back at it again this season and is looking to repeat as Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Champs.

The Mavericks have a decent amount of players back from last season’s squad and could very well once again take the conference.

Last season it was MSU’s pitching that helped it achieve the NSIC title, and if the Mavericks want to succeed this season, they will have to rely on a lot of guys to step up.

MSU knew at the end of last season they would be losing primetime starting pitchers Luke Putz and Danny Miller to graduation, but the big dagger to the rotation came this fall, when senior-to-be staff ace Blake

Schwartz decided to transfer to Oklahoma City College of the NAIA. Schwartz, as a junior last season, was the ace of the MSU starting rotation while achieving a 10-2 record on the year, with a 2.12 ERA, easily winning the NSIC Pitcher of the Year award.

Filling those three spots will be hard for the Mavericks, as they accounted for 26 of the teams 40 wins, but expect some young and fresh faces to excel for MSU and bring the pitching right back to where it was last season.

Sophomore Bryce Bellin returns to the squad as last season’s inning leader. Bellin hit the ground running in his freshman year with a 1.20 ERA pitching mostly in relief, winning the NSIC Freshman of the Year award in the process.

Another pitcher expected to perform well will be senior transfer Harvey Martin, who

Bryce Bellin comes to Mankato from Division-I Central Michigan and is already impacting the Mavericks on the hill this season.

Two other pitchers expected to take the mound a lot this season will be senior Ben Kincaid and sophomore TJ Larson.

If these four can lead the staff and keep the opponent’s scoring low early in games, expect the Mavericks to succeed.

It’s tough to fill the shoes of

last season’s pitching staff, but these hurlers should thrive in the NSIC and keep the Mavericks in the game.

As for the offensive portion of the roster, MSU has a few of its big hitters back from last season who should put some runs on the board. But just like the pitching, it will take a few different players to step up into the spotlight and help out with the sticks.

The Mavericks will be led offensively by a group of seniors who have improved their hitting in their years with the squad.

Jeremy Sudbeck returns as the leading hitter from last year’s squad, as he posted a .381 batting average on the season that earned him a spot on the All-NSIC First Team, as well as the NSIC Newcomer of the Year award.

Second baseman Matt Kuchenbecker also returns with a First-Team All-Conference

award from last season under his belt, after leading the team and the NSIC in RBIs in 2011.

MSU will also rely on the sticks of seniors Pat Dockendorf, Kincaid and Matt Odegaard to lead the offensive charge. After that it will be a few fresh faces in the lineup that will be called upon starting this spring.

The Mavericks’ bullpen is also a bit of a question mark early on this season, as it is high on talent but low on experience.

Sophomores Mathias Butala, Jordan Krause and Jason Hoppe are just a few who will be counted on to get big outs.

So for MSU, it’s almost a half-and-half split of players returning to the starting lineup and new players stepping in.

With all the new talent coming in, only time will tell how this season will pan out for the Mavericks.

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Spring

MSU SOFTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

Maverick softball sweeps final eight games of spring trip to Florida JOEY DENTON

staff writer

The Minnesota State, Mankato softball team has built on last season’s success so far this spring.

After getting off to a slow start, losing three of its first four games, the team stepped it up over spring break. The Mavericks won 13 games and only lost once, including winning their last eight games.

The Mavericks started their spring break with an 8-5 victory over Simpson College down in Kissimmee, Fla. Sophomore catcher Kelly Wood started the break off right with two home runs in the game, including a three-run homer to start the Maverick’s run in the top of the first.

In their game later that night, the Mavericks came back after giving up two runs in the top of the first against the South Dakota Coyotes, winning 4-2.

In the bottom of the first, the Mavericks loaded up the bases before freshman second baseman Brittani Robinson and senior first baseman Abby Sonner drew back-to-back walks to tie up the game at two.

Later in the game, Sonner hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to bring in the eventual winning run, and Robinson added some security with a leadoff home run

to start the bottom of the third.

Senior pitcher Huettl earned her sixth win of the season, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out 10 Coyotes.

The Mavericks next three games all resulted in victories, starting with a 1-0 win over Sciences in Philadelphia. Sophomore pitcher Kristen Fah threw the Mavericks’ first no-hitter of the season, striking out two batters.

That night, the Mavericks pulled off some late-inning magic, defeating Ferris State 5-2 in nine innings. Senior outfielder Chelsea Erickson hit her first home run of the season to extend the Mavericks lead to 5-2 in the top of the ninth.

The Mavericks’ pitching helped them earn their fifth win of the trip, defeating Saginaw Valley State 2-0 in their next game. Huettl did it again, earning her seventh win of the season.

She completed the game with a shutout and only allowed one hit while striking out 10 batters.

After winning their first five games in Florida, the Mavericks suffered a 5-4 loss in eight innings to Ashland. The Mavericks rallied back from a 3-0 deficit, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fourth, and eventually got that third run when Chelsea Erickson tied it up with a solo home run in

the sixth inning.

In extra innings, Ashland scored a pair of runs in the top of the eighth, and the Mavericks responded by scoring one run on a Sonner single. With runners on second and third and no outs, the Mavericks couldn’t capitalize.

They struck out, grounded out and popped out to end the game.

That game definitely didn’t affect the rest of the Mavericks’ trip, as they won their next eight games, outscoring their opponents 46-4, including two wins over Seton Hill and a victory over Southern Indiana.

After the spring break trip, the Mavericks are 17-4 on the season.

So far this season, Lindsay Erickson is leading the Mavericks in batting average (.391) in 64 at-bats. Brittani Robinson finds herself tied for second in the NSIC in RBIs with 15. On the mound, Huettl has led the Mavericks with eight wins so far this season while posting an impressive 1.06 ERA. The Mavericks plan on continuing this winning streak this weekend when they travel to Rochester, Minn. for the Winona State University Dome Tournament. They will be taking on Minot State and St. Cloud State this Saturday and Minot State and Winona State on Sunday.

Photo courtesy of Sport Pix Junior pitcher Courtney McKelvogue threw seven scoreless innings and picked up eight strikeouts to get the “W” in MSU’s 5-0 victory over Adelphi last Friday in Kissimmee, Fla. The Mavericks are now 17-4.

2012

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MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE BASEBALL

Knights hoping for a better 2012 after struggling in the UMAC last season

JOEY DENTON

staff writer

After having a rough season, the Martin Luther College baseball team plans on turning the tide this upcoming season.

The Martin Luther Knights finished last season 7-24, including wins against Crown college, Northland and the University of Minnesota-Morris. The good news is that they only graduated two seniors from last season, and that helps them a lot in terms of improving their team.

Last season, senior shortstop Greg Helzhueter was the best hitter on the squad, leading the team in batting average and RBIs with a .394 batting average and 12 RBIs on the season.

For pitching, Joe Janke was the Knights ace last season, winning three games with a 4.47 ERA and striking out 42 batters in 46.1 innings.

One of his victories came from the 6-2 win against Northland College, going seven innings and allowing six hits with one earned run and six strikeouts.

One of the upcoming young-

sters that has shown that he can play at the college level and looks to make a big impact this season is sophomore outfielder Joe Schmudlach. As a freshman, Schmudlach batted .287 with a team-leading two triples and drove in 11 runners in 87 at-bats.

This year, the Knights are starting the season with just three upperclassmen, two juniors and senior pitcher/infielder Joseph Blum. Blum pitched in eight games, starting seven, with a 7.62 ERA and struck out 33 batters last season.

This season, the Knights haven't been playing their best.

They haven't won their first game yet despite having already played eight games, making this their third straight season not winning a game down in Ft. Pierce, Fla. The Knights offense has been carried by two outfielders. Freshman Eric Mielke has produced the team's best batting average with an impressive .421 average, getting eight hits in 19 at-bats.

In his first collegiate game, he

went two for four while driving in two of the Knights' three runs in the 15-3 loss to Westminster.

His fellow sophomore outfielder Aaron Stokke has been a run producing machine for the Knights, batting in eight runs in 31 at-bats, when last year's leader just had 12 RBIs all season. He's also posted a .387 batting average and two doubles in eight games.

In the 7-6 loss to Northwestern College, Stokke played catcher, batting four for five with three RBIs while scoring one run.

Pitching-wise, the Knights have been hit around, but Mielke is showing some promise. In his first two collegiate starts, he has pitched 13 innings with a 4.15 ERA and 10 strikeouts.

The Knights won't be playing again until March 30 when they take on Northland at home in New Ulm, Minn.

They will have there lone series against Gustavus April 9 and come to Mankato to take on Bethany Lutheran the next day.

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Spring

BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE BASEBALL

The only obstacle keeping BLC from where it wants to be is rival St. Scholastica The Vikings have advanced to the UMAC Championship the last five years, only to see the Saints put an end to their season.

LEE HANDEL

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sports editor Coming off a stellar 2011 season, the Bethany Lutheran College baseball team will try to remain among the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference elite yet again this season.

The Vikings went 27-10 overall last season and finished 18-2 in the UMAC. But, just as in previous years, Bethany could not get past conference powerhouse St. Scholastica when it mattered most in the UMAC Post-Season Tournament.

Year after year, the Vikings make a habit of winning the majority of their ballgames, finishing well above .500 in conference play and falling to Scholastica in the postseason. Half of the Vikings’ 10 defeats last season came at the hands of the Saints, who have dominated the UMAC for years.

Without the Saints sharing the same conference, eighth-year Bethany skipper Ryan Kragh and his teams would have experienced much more postseason success.

Kragh was the Vikings’ pitching coach before taking over the ballclub in 2005, and the Vikings have gone 156-115 in the seven seasons since he took over, qualifying for the UMAC Tournament each and every season and reaching the UMAC Championship the past five years.

But St. Scholastica always

stands in Bethany’s way of a UMAC title. Bethany has had the teams and players to be the best, but it simply cannot beat the best.

The Saints have ended the Vikings’ season the past four years in the UMAC Championship.

Last season, the Vikings faced the Saints six times and only beat them once, at home in Mankato.

In the UMAC playoffs, St. Scholastica defeated Bethany 6-1 in the second round, but the Vikings beat Northwestern 6-4 to earn a rematch against the Saints in the championship game.

It wasn’t much of a contest, with Scholastica pounding the Vikings 26-2.

Despite its problems against St. Scholastica, Bethany had a lot to be proud of last season, and is hoping for another great year in 2012.

The Vikings lost outfielder Zach Herd, who was their top player last season, to graduation. However, freshman younger brother Lucas Herd is new to this season’s team and should play a key role in his rookie season.

This season’s squad will be led by seniors Sam Stier, Benji Hager, Tommy Kramer, Travis Fisher, Aaron Siefken and Casey Woodside. Woodside, the team’s catcher, started 35 games last season and hit .344 with a team-leading four

home runs and 25 RBI. Sophomore Dylan Gass and freshmen phenoms Herd and Adam Geiger will also see plenty of playing time this season for the Vikings.

Siefken is the team’s best starter and fellow senior Philip Wessberg is also a solid pitcher coming out of the bullpen.

Bethany should be able to score with the best of the UMAC this season, but its pitching is definitely its weak spot.

So far in 2012, the Vikings won their opener in the Metrodome against Hamline 4-1, then dropped the second game of the doubleheader 2-11.

Then Bethany played two games at the Dome against Carleton, sweeping the double-dip by scores of 5-1 and 4-0.

The Vikings journeyed south to Tucson, Arizona over Spring Break, dropping their first four games in the desert before taking three of the next four games to finish the trip with a 3-5 mark.

Kragh has enough pieces in place to contend in the UMAC again this season, but St. Scholastica will likely prove once again to be very difficult to overcome later this year.

Bethany opens UMAC play against those mighty Saints on March 30 in Mankato, Minn.

2012

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BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Vikings ready to take the next step and become a true contender in the UMAC

TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer

After finishing in fourth place in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference with a, 18-20 record in 2011, the Bethany Lutheran softball team seems to be picking up right where it left off.

Preseason polls predicted the Knights would end up in the same place as they did last year— fourth—despite losing only three starters from a team that really came on strong towards the end of the season.

But to move up this year, Bethany will have to prove it can consistently bring offense.

“Two of our offensive goals going into the season are consistent, timely hitting and improving our speed” said first-year Bethany Lutheran head softball coach Renee Tatge.

And with so many players from last season’s team returning for more, Tatge has inherited a lot to work with.

First Team All-Conference pitcher and offensive threat Emily Rauchman is set to return for more, and will be asked to be one of the offenses’ catalysts after finishing with a .394 batting average and leading the Knights in RBI’s (33)

in 2011.

First Team All-Conference shortstop Ashley Jensen (.367 batting average and 28 RBIs in 2011) will also be looked to as a leader on offense, while All-Conference Honorable Mentions Amanda Edmison (.320 average with 22 RBI’s) and Gina Chester (.356 average with a team-high 33 runs in 2011) will be expected to contribute those kinds of numbers again.

On the other side, the defensive philosophy heading into the 2012 season is pretty simple.

“Our motto in the field is to make our opponents earn it, no unearned runs,” Tatge said.

With All-Conference selections Rauchman and Edmison both set to return to the mound in 2012, the Knights can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their pitching staff is among the most talented in the conference. Reliable catcher Kelsey Pekarna (156 put-outs and a .967 fielding percentage in 2011) will be back to provide confidence and familiarity behind the plate, and Kourtney Peterson (251 put-outs, .981 fielding percentage), will look to replace graduated first baseman Kathryn Nieman as the team’s

everyday first baseman.

Bethany will also introduce several new faces to its starting lineup and expect quick growth from freshmen Dani Christie (third base), Cortney Hallahan (second base/ catcher), Jessi Jurries (centerfield) and Becca Ludewig (right field).

But even with so much in which to have confidence heading into the season, for some reason still Bethany isn’t expected to move within the conference landscape at all. The Knights are still expected to finish behind familiar names like preseason favorite St. Scholastica, Northwestern and MinnesotaMorris.

If nothing else, the lack of recognition can just be another bullet point to add to the list of motivation.

“We have a very talented group of players who proved themselves a major force in the UMAC conference last year and we expect to finish near the top of the conference again this year,” Tatge said. “Our players are very dedicated and are working hard to become a cohesive force.

After showing a ton of growth in 2011, the horizon appears even brighter this season.

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Spring

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Annis and the Gusties reload yet again and continue to be a powerhouse in the MIAC Since head coach Jeff Annis took over the program six years ago, the Gusties are 219-77 overall and 116-17-1 in MIAC play.

LEE HANDEL

sports editor

The Gustavus Adolphus softball team was just another middle-of-the road program in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference through the year 2005, and the program had been that way since its existence.

Then the Gusties’ softball program found a hidden gem when they hired head coach Jeff Annis before the 2006 season.

Annis led the Gusties to a school-record 31 wins that season, and the program has not looked back since, becoming an annual favorite to win the MIAC. In his first six seasons, Annis’ squad posted a whopping 219 wins to only 77 losses, and have finished in the top two of the conference in each of the past six seasons. The Gusties have gone nearly 100 games over .500 during that stretch, sporting a 116-17-1 conference record.

The Gusties finished 27-14-1 last season and went 18-3-1 in conference play. They were then eliminated in the MIAC playoffs by St. Thomas Academy, dropping a 2-10 contest for a disappointing end to their season.

Annis had a very impressive track record before taking over at Gustavus, as he had

spent the past 22 years as the head softball coach at nearby Maple River High School while guiding his teams to a 463-84 record. Maple River won the Valley Conference 21 times and went to the state tournament 15 of the 22 seasons and won three state titles.

While the players on the field are the biggest keys to winning softball games, the Minnesota State University, Mankato graduate must know a thing or two about coaching softball given his teams’ ability to contend year in and year out.

Little has changed when it comes to the expectations of this year’s version of the Gusties, but the team is filled with new faces after losing seven players to graduation and only consists of two seniors in captain and shortstop Lisa Klass and outfielder Dee Dee Arnold.

This season’s squad is made up entirely of players from the state of Minnesota, 19 of which are underclassmen. Klass is a returning starter, along with sophomore outfielder Brittany Brenke, junior outfielder Jen Ulmen and junior pitcher Kate Rentschler.

Two new faces to the program include freshmen Carly Klass and Breanne Rentschler,

the younger sisters of Lisa and Kate. Both of these freshmen will see the field a lot in their first season as a Gustie. Shelby Nosan, Kailey Morgan and pitcher Sarah Rozell are three other very promising freshmen joining the Gusties this season.

Other key players this season at Gustavus include sophomore catcher Kat Dahl, junior MacKenzie Dalton and junior Sam Breneman.

The Gusties started out the 2012 season slow, falling to No. 23 UW-Eau Claire 5-6 and 4-5 in their season-opening doubleheader in late February, but they bounced back the following day with wins over Wartburg and UW-River Falls by scores of 10-2 and 3-1, respectively.

Gustavus then took its spring trip to Tucson, Arizona to participate in the Tucson Invitational and did well.

Despite losing numerous key players from last season’s team and having numerous underclassmen, Annis brought in another outstanding group of freshmen and should have his squad at or near the top of the MIAC yet again this season.

The Gusties begin conference play on March 28 at Bethel.

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2012

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BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE GOLF

Viking golf makes some noise in 2011, hopes to duplicate its success this season JOEY DENTON

staff writer

Last season was a breakout season for the Bethany Lutheran men's golf team, and this season they plan on improving from that.

The Vikings finished every meet fifth place or better, including first place finishes in the Northwestern Invitational and the Bethany Lutheran Invitational and second place in the UMAC championships.

“I’m very happy with the results of last year," head coach Daniel Mundahl said.

"The prior year we ended up fifth in the conference, and last season we ended up second in the conference. I was pleased with the team's improvement, position wise, overall, and happy with our incoming freshman class."

One of those players in the electrifying freshman players was Jon Pederson, who finished in the Viking's top spot in every meet, including first place finishes at the Minnesota River Valley Invite with a 76, Northwestern Invitational with a 74 (+3), and place second in the UMAC Men's Golf Championships with a 232.

Another freshman that stood out last season was Bjorn Lundstrom. He finished tied for fourth at the Minnesota River Valley Invite with a 81, and he tied for first with Jon Pederson with a 76 in the Bethany Lutheran Invite. In the Conference meet, he finished 10th with a 245 (+29).

“Overall, it (last season) went pretty good," Jon Pederson said. "We got second place in the conference tournament.”

To him, the best meet for the team was the Northwestern Invitational, because they took

home the gold, and personally, he had the top score of the invitational. Also getting second as a team in the conference meet left him anxious to go back.

“I want to get back to it to win it all," Pederson said.

The sky is the limit for the Vikings golf team this season, and they are ready to go back out there this spring. Pederson is pretty confident in the team for this season.

“We have plenty of guys who can shoot good scores, but we have got to be more consistent," Pederson said.

"We have large number of freshmen and sophomore players who will be around for a number of years, and our weakness is finding that con-

sistent fifth player on the that I know can always go out and shoot that low score," Mundahl said.

Mundahl knows this team has what it takes to get the conference championship, and he can't wait to see them improve and reach their goals "I'm most excited about the opportunity for the team to get better," Mundahl said.

The Vikings' season won't start until Apr. 18 with the UMAC Spring Invite in Mankato, then on the 22nd, they have the two day Bobby Krig Invite at Ridges of Sand Creek and the Le Sueur Country Club.

Then the Vikings wrap up their spring season with the Viking Invite in Waseca, Minn.

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Spring

MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE SOFTBALL

MLC finds itself in a great position to contend with majority of team returning RYAN LUND

staff writer

Rebuilding is a ritualistic occurrence in all levels of organized athletics. Periods of success are nearly always followed by cyclical periods of defeat.

Veterans begin to age and seniors graduate. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the college game, where it has become the bane of title contenders and all-star squads for decades.

For this edition of the Martin Luther College softball team however, it won’t be a problem.

The Knights graduated no seniors last year, and with eight returning roster players along with a host of new talent, the team is in prime position to improve on their sixth place finish in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference last year.

The situation makes the job of veteran head coach Barb Leopold, currently in her 16th season with the team, a relatively easy one.

The same players that she looked to last year will return once again, but the problem lies in the new recruits, the underclassmen who will no doubt be looking to crack a lineup that remains unchanged on a relatively unprecedented scale.

“We have lots of experience,” said Leopold, “but we’ve also got lots of talented freshmen that could step in.”

As far as experience is concerned, Leopold’s squad appears to have it in spades.

Senior Karla Opperman, who finished last season with a school record six home runs, was also selected to the allconference team, along with fellow seniors Sarah Free and Katie Scherer.

The talented freshmen in question will look to give the seniors a run for their money however, as Emily Waldeck, Sara Willems, and Brittney Gosson are all expected to see time in the lineup this season.

Gosson competed alongside Free on the school’s basketball team as well, earning a berth to the national tournament in the process.

The Knights will look to this solid mix of the youth and experience as they try to upend the conference preseason poll, which predicted a seventh place finish.

“Overall I think that we’ll be more towards the middle of the pack,” said Leopold.

“We’re not concerned [with the poll], we still have to go out there and play every game and so do they.”

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TOMAHAWK CONFERENCE SOFTBALL

New Ulm Cathedral looks to be the clear-cut favorite to win the Tomahawk

REECE HEMMESCH

staff writer

In the sport of softball for the Tomahawk Conference, it’s always great competition with a few teams standing out above the pack. But through that, there’s one team that stands out recently over anyone, the Greyhounds of New Ulm Cathedral.

New Ulm’s head coach, Bob Mertz, has been the head coach of the program for the last 32 years, and in that time he has developed a powerhouse with a resume that says it all.

New Ulm Cathedral has amassed an insanely superior mark in the Tomahawk. In the last six years they have only lost five conference matches with 91 wins.

Five of those six years ended in a conference title for the Greyhounds, and 2007 brought in a state title, the sixth in the history of their school; all of which coming under Mertz.

On the subject of his success, he gives the credit to the people under him.

“I have two assistant softball

coaches that have been with me for over 20 years,” Mertz explained about the people not in the spotlight, before shifting the praise to everyone else. “The players and parents believe in me, they trust me and that makes my job so much easier, we also have a well-run feeder program.”

2012 hopes to be another year of success for New Ulm Cathedral, after last year’s impressive 25-3 mark overall, a perfect conference record, and a consolation title in the state tournament for the second year in a row.

The Greyhounds did graduate eight seniors from last season’s squad, but will return five starters to the field, including pitcher Ali Brey, who enters her senior season after last year posting a 16-2 mark as a junior, she also had a 1.87 ERA and struck out 187 batters on her way to the state tournament.

“It helps when you return your battery,” explained Mertz on the upcoming season. “It will take some time to replace the

varsity experience we lost in the seniors last year, but come post season play we should be very competitive.”

At the end of the season, you will more than likely find Cathedral at the top of the Tomahawk once again, but the rest of the field is wide open.

One team that will give the Greyhounds a run for their money will be Wabasso, who is the only other team besides Cathedral to have won a conference title in the last five years.

During that time they have been anywhere from the one to the five spot, but you can always find them on top.

Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s is another team that normally ends their season in the thick of things with top guns, and Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop can always be found towards the top as well.

As for Mertz, he knows it will be another great year in the Tomahawk Conference.

“The conference should be

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very balanced this spring,” explained Mertz. “I don’t know if there is a favorite, but there will

for sure be some good competition.”

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Spring

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE BASEBALL

Gusties headed in the right direction, looking to improve on 10-10 MIAC record REECE HEMMESCH

staff writer

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Last season was a tough one for the Gustavus Adolphus baseball team.

The Gusties went 14-21 on the season with a 10-10 conference record, but a mark like that is alright sometimes when you have a young team playing, and that can only mean things are going up for Gustavus as it brings back most of its team this year and look to compete with the best the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has to offer.

“It is a really good thing to have a young group back with some gained experience,” explained head coach Mike Carroll, who enters his 16th season at the helm of the Golden Gusties. “We also have quite a few freshmen who have already contributed this year so we are excited with our talent level. But we are still young must take it week by week.”

For most squads, a young team means maybe only having a few seniors starting, mixed with a few juniors and sophomores and the occasional freshman working his way in, but last season for GAC was all about the youngsters on an underclassmen-dominated team.

The top four hitters from last season all return to Gustavus this year to go along with a few pitchers who got great time on the hill last season.

Though most of last year is back, the Gusties have started out there 2012 campaign on a little bit of a down swing.

So far through four games, all played at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Gustavus is off to a mere 1-3 start, but with those losses comes some explaining.

The Gusties dropped their first two games to Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a perennial Division-III powerhouse who's currently ranked No. 5 in the country.

After that was a series split against Grand View University, who had already played 17 games in the season compared to GAC’s four.

But in a season of college baseball where more than 30 games are played on average, the first few really do not mean a whole lot until these teams get into mid-season form, and when that day rolls around, expect Gustavus to turn some heads.

Sophomore Mike Holbrook returns as the leading hitter from last year’s team and is expected to hit the ball well again. In just his freshman

season, he started 32 of the team’s 34 games, impressing with a .347 average, and the team’s highest on-base percentage.

After him the Gusties will also rely on the bat of Erik Sveen, who enters his senior season at GAC and will return to the outfield one more time.

Scott Benjamin also posted a great batting average last season going .310 at the plate.

But the big horse for Gustavus to ride this season will come from sophomore pitcher and outfielder Kellan Euerle. Last season, Euerle attributed on the hill and with his bat for Gustavus, which he will be asked to do again this year.

Euerle threw more than 50 innings last season and had a 3.00 ERA, which went along great with his .275 average at the plate and 28 RBI. So far this season, Euerle has four hits through seven at bats and has also thrown 12 innings, giving up five earned runs in the process.

So when asked to give three things Gustavus will need to make some noise in the conference, Carroll had this to say about his squad.

“Consistent pitching, excellent defense and good situational hitting.”

2012

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AREA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCHEDULES Blue Earth Mankato Loyola Date 4/3/12 4/5/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/27/12 5/1/12 5/4/12 5/8/12 5/12/12 5/17/12 5/22/12

Opponent Site New Richland-H-E-G HOME Maple River HOME United South Central AWAY New Ulm AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Blooming Prairie HOME Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's HOME Martin County West AWAY Saint James HOME Saint Peter AWAY New Ulm HOME W-E-M AWAY Saint James AWAY Saint Peter HOME

Fairmont Date 4/3/12 4/12/12 4/14/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/18/12 5/19/12 5/21/12 5/22/12

Opponent Site Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME Saint James HOME Martin County West AWAY Blue Earth Area AWAY Worthington AWAY Saint Peter AWAY Jackson County Central AWAY Waseca HOME New Ulm AWAY United South Central AWAY Luverne HOME Saint James AWAY Blue Earth Area HOME Saint Peter HOME Waseca AWAY Sibley East AWAY Maple River AWAY New Ulm HOME

Lake CrystalWellcome Memorial Date 4/10/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/28/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/15/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Martin County West AWAY Saint Clair AWAY Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME Alden-Conger AWAY Cleveland AWAY Sibley East AWAY Truman HOME Nicollet AWAY Le Sueur-Henderson HOME Saint James AWAY Maple River HOME Cleveland AWAY Minnesota Valley Luth. HOME

Le Sueur-Henderson Date 4/2/12 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/26/12 4/28/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/18/12 5/21/12

Opponent Site Jordan AWAY Belle Plaine HOME Mayer Lutheran AWAY Watertown-Mayer HOME Tri-City United Titans HOME Jordan HOME Belle Plaine AWAY Sibley East AWAY Sibley East AWAY Faribault Academies AWAY Mayer Lutheran HOME Watertown-Mayer AWAY Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial AWAY Tri-City United Titans AWAY Norwood-Young America HOME Norwood-Young America HOME Saint Peter HOME Waseca HOME

Mankato East Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/3/12 5/5/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/12/12 5/12/12 5/15/12 5/18/12 5/21/12

Opponent Austin Albert Lea Rochester Mayo Mankato West Mankato Loyola Mankato Loyola Faribault Rochester Century Rochester John Marshall Rochester Century Albert Lea Rochester Mayo Winona Winona Owatonna Mankato West Faribault

Site HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY HOME

Date 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/21/12 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/14/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Faribault Academies HOME Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME Blooming Prairie HOME Saint Peter HOME Medford AWAY Mankato East AWAY Mankato East AWAY Randolph AWAY W-E-M HOME United South Central HOME New Richland-H-E-G AWAY Minnesota Valley Luth. AWAY Janesville-Wald.-Pemb. HOME Cleveland HOME New Ulm Cathedral HOME Faribault Academies AWAY Medford HOME Randolph HOME W-E-M AWAY

Mankato West Date 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/21/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/18/12

Opponent Rochester John Marshall Rochester John Marshall Austin Faribault Albert Lea Mankato East TBA TBA Owatonna Owatonna Faribault Rochester Century Rochester Century Winona Winona Austin Albert Lea Rochester Mayo Rochester Mayo Mankato East

Site HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY TBA TBA AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME

Maple River

Opponent Site Blue Earth Area AWAY Saint Clair HOME United South Central AWAY Saint Peter AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME New Richland-H-E-G AWAY Alden-Conger AWAY Truman HOME United South Central HOME United South Central HOME Nicollet HOME W-E-M AWAY Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial AWAY Cleveland AWAY Jackson County Central HOME Martin County West AWAY Fairmont HOME

New Ulm Cathedral Date 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/23/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/15/12

Opponent Wabasso G-F-W Minnesota Valley Luth.

United South Central United South Central Springfield Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Wabasso G-F-W Springfield Mankato Loyola Tourney Mankato Loyola Minnesota Valley Luth.

Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Comfrey/Cedar Mt. Comfrey/Cedar Mt.

Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/20/12 4/21/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/12/12 5/15/12 5/17/12 5/21/12 5/22/12

Opponent Marshall Blue Earth Area Saint Anthony Village Jackson County Central Waseca New Prague Mankato East Inv. Mankato East Inv. Saint James Worthington Saint Peter Fairmont Edina Blue Earth Area Waseca DeLaSalle Saint James Saint Peter Northfield Fairmont

Site AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Date 4/5/12 4/10/12 4/14/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/12/12 5/15/12 5/21/12

New Ulm PUBLIC

Site HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Nicollet Date 4/10/12 4/17/12 4/24/12 4/27/12 4/28/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/15/12

Opponent Site Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Alden-Conger HOME Truman AWAY Minnesota Valley Luth. HOME Cleveland AWAY Maple River AWAY Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial HOME Cleveland AWAY Martin County West HOME Saint Clair HOME

Saint Clair Date 4/3/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/17/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/14/12 5/15/12 5/17/12 5/18/12

Opponent Site Glenville-Emmons HOME Byron AWAY Maple River AWAY Truman AWAY Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial HOME Cleveland AWAY Martin County West HOME W-E-M AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME Alden-Conger AWAY Truman HOME Lester Prairie \ Holy Trinity HOME United South Central HOME Nicollet AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Janesville-Wald.-Pemb. AWAY

Saint James Date 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/26/12 4/28/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/15/12 5/17/12 5/18/12 5/21/12 5/22/12

Opponent Site Redwood Valley HOME RedRockCent/Westbr-WG AWAY Fairmont AWAY Mountain Lake/B-O AWAY Saint Peter HOME New Ulm HOME Faribault Academies AWAY Blue Earth Area AWAY Waseca AWAY Sleepy Eye HOME Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial HOME Fairmont HOME Saint Peter AWAY Windom Area HOME New Ulm AWAY Blue Earth Area HOME Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Martin County West HOME Waseca HOME

Saint Peter Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/15/12 5/17/12 5/18/12 5/22/12

Opponent Belle Plaine Waseca Maple River Mankato Loyola Saint James Norwood-Young America Watertown-Mayer Sibley East Fairmont New Ulm Cotter Blue Earth Area Waseca Saint James Tri-City United Titans Fairmont New Ulm Le Sueur-Henderson Blue Earth Area

Site HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY

Sibley East Tri-City United Date 4/2/12 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/26/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/12/12 5/12/12 5/19/12 5/19/12

Opponent Site Belle Plaine AWAY Jordan HOME Watertown-Mayer AWAY Mayer Lutheran HOME Sleepy Eye HOME Norwood-Young America AWAY Belle Plaine HOME G-F-W AWAY Jordan AWAY Saint Peter HOME Le Sueur-Henderson HOME Le Sueur-Henderson HOME Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial HOME Watertown-Mayer HOME Mayer Lutheran AWAY Norwood-Young America HOME Tri-City United Titans AWAY Tri-City United Titans AWAY Sibley East Invite HOME Sibley East Invite HOME Sauk Centre HOME Fairmont HOME

Sleepy Eye Public Date 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/17/12

Opponent Comfrey/Cedar Mt. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Sibley East Wabasso New Ulm Cathedral New Ulm Cathedral Comfrey/Cedar Mt. Redwood Valley Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Minnesota Valley Luth.

Saint James Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Springfield Springfield G-F-W Wabasso

Site AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY

Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Date 4/3/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/23/12 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/14/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Comfrey/Cedar Mt. HOME G-F-W HOME Sleepy Eye AWAY Comfrey/Cedar Mt. AWAY Minnesota Valley Luth. HOME Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial HOME New Ulm Cathedral AWAY New Ulm Cathedral AWAY Blue Earth Area AWAY G-F-W AWAY Sleepy Eye HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME Springfield AWAY Wabasso AWAY Springfield AWAY Martin County West AWAY

Date 4/2/12 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/5/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/18/12

Opponent Mayer Lutheran Watertown-Mayer Belle Plaine Jordan Le Sueur-Henderson Mayer Lutheran Watertown-Mayer Waseca Norwood-Young America Belle Plaine Jordan Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Center Le Sueur-Henderson Sibley East Saint Peter Pine Island

Site AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY

United South Central Date 4/2/12 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/10/12 5/14/12 5/17/12

Opponent Waseca W-E-M Faribault Academies Blue Earth Area New Ulm Cathedral New Ulm Cathedral Maple River New Richland-H-E-G Martin County West Blooming Prairie Mankato Loyola Maple River Maple River Medford Randolph Fairmont New Richland-H-E-G Saint Clair Blooming Prairie

Site HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME

Waseca Date 4/2/12 4/3/12 4/12/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/21/12 5/22/12

Opponent United South Central W-E-M Saint Peter New Richland-H-E-G New Ulm Albert Lea Tri-City United Titans Saint James Saint Peter New Ulm Northfield Le Sueur-Henderson Saint James

Site AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY

WATERVILLE-ELYSIANMORRISTOWN Date 4/3/12 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/21/12 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/12/12 5/14/12 5/17/12

Opponent Waseca United South Central New Richland-H-E-G Triton Medford Randolph Breck School Faribault Academies Mankato Loyola Blooming Prairie Saint Clair Maple River Medford Randolph Blue Earth Area Faribault Academies Mankato Loyola

Site AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME

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Spring

AREA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULES Blue Earth Date 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/16/12 5/1/12 5/4/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Belle Plaine AWAY Saint Peter AWAY Jackson County Central HOME Saint James AWAY Saint Peter HOME Saint James HOME

Cleveland Date 4/5/12 4/20/12 4/26/12 5/1/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Saint Clair HOME Sleepy Eye AWAY Saint Clair AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY

Fairmont Date 4/17/12 4/26/12 5/1/12 5/8/12 5/15/12 5/18/12

Opponent Site Jackson County Central AWAY Saint Peter HOME Waseca AWAY Saint James HOME Saint Peter AWAY Waseca HOME

JanesvilleWaldorf-Pemberton Date 4/19/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/10/12 5/11/12

Opponent Site Blooming Prairie HOME Mankato Loyola AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Blooming Prairie AWAY Saint Clair HOME

Lake crystalWellcome Memorial Date 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/7/12

Opponent Site Saint Clair HOME Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME

Mankato East Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 4/28/12 4/28/12 4/28/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/12/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/18/12

Opponent Rochester Mayo Faribault Rochester Century Austin Owatonna Chanhassen Saint Francis Saint Francis Maple River Cotter Cotter Saint Francis Maple River Cotter Rochester John Marshall Albert Lea Mankato West Winona Prior Lake Prior Lake Austin

Site AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME All AWAY AWAY

Mankato Loyola Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/5/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/14/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Blooming Prairie HOME Faribault Academies HOME Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Medford AWAY New Ulm Cathedral HOME Randolph AWAY Waterv-Elysian-Morristwn HOME United South Central HOME New Richland-H-E-G AWAY Janesvl-Wald-Pemberton HOME Windom Area AWAY Faribault Academies AWAY Medford HOME Randolph HOME Waterv-Elysian-Morristwn AWAY

Mankato West Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/19/12 4/21/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/11/12 5/12/12 5/15/12

Opponent Site Rochester John Marshall HOME Prior Lake HOME Apple Valley HOME Burnsville HOME New Prague HOME Albert Lea AWAY Owatonna HOME Owatonna HOME Winona AWAY Winona Austin HOME Rochester Century HOME Rochester Century HOME Mankato East HOME Rochester Mayo AWAY Rochester Mayo AWAY Eden Prairie AWAY Saint Michael-Albertville AWAY Shakopee AWAY Faribault AWAY

Saint Clair Date 4/3/12 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/13/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/21/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/1/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/14/12 5/15/12

Opponent Site Glenville-Emmons AWAY Cleveland AWAY Lester Prairie \ Holy Trinity HOME Nicollet HOME Sibley East HOME New Richland Invitational AWAY New Richland Invitational AWAY New Richland Invitational AWAY Tir-City United Titans HOME Maple River HOME St. Clair Invitational HOME St. Clair Invitational HOME Lk. Crystal-Well. Memorial AWAY Cleveland HOME Martin County West AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Alden-Conger HOME Janesvl-Wald-Pemberton AWAY United South Central AWAY Madelia/Truman Jayhawks AWAY

Date 4/17/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/27/12 4/28/12 4/30/12

Date 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/17/12

Maple River

Opponent Site Saint Clair AWAY Minnesota Valley Luth. HOME Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch AWAY Mankato East AWAY Mankato East AWAY Waseca HOME

New Ulm Cathedral Date 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/23/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/15/12

Opponent Wabasso G-F-W Minnesota Valley Luth.

Springfield Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye Mankato Loyola Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Wabasso G-F-W Springfield Becker Tournament Becker Tournament Becker Tournament Minnesota Valley Luth.

Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Comfrey/Cedar Mt. Comfrey/Cedar Mt.

Site AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME

New Ulm PUBLIC Date 4/10/12 4/19/12 4/26/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Marshall HOME Waseca HOME Saint James HOME Jackson County Central AWAY Waseca AWAY Saint James AWAY Saint Peter HOME

Saint James Opponent Waseca Windom Area Fairmont High school Mountain Lake/B-O Saint Peter STJ Tournament Redwood Valley New Ulm Blue Earth Area Waseca Worthington Fairmont Saint Peter New Ulm Blue Earth Area

Saint Peter Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/28/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/12/12 ment 5/15/12 5/17/12 5/18/12 5/22/12 5/26/12 5/29/12

Opponent Site Blue Earth Area HOME Waseca AWAY Belle Plaine HOME Saint James AWAY Fairmont AWAY Mankato East Tourney AWAY Mankato East Tourney AWAY MLLC HOME New Ulm HS HOME Blue Earth Area AWAY Sibley East AWAY Waseca HOME Saint James AWAY Jackson County Central TournaAWAY Fairmont HOME New Ulm AWAY Le Sueur-Henderson AWAY Section TBA Section AWAY Section AWAY

Date 4/10/12 4/17/12 4/27/12

Date 4/13/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 5/7/12 5/8/12

Nicollet

Opponent Site Saint Clair AWAY Martin Luth/Gr-Hunt-E Ch HOME Minnesota Valley Luth. AWAY

Site AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY

Sibley East

Opponent Saint Clair Norwood-Young America G-F-W Belle Plaine Le Sueur-Henderson Le Sueur-Henderson Sleepy Eye Saint Peter Norwood-Young America

Site HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME

Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Date 4/3/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/23/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/14/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Comfrey/Cedar Mt. AWAY G-F-W AWAY Sleepy Eye HOME Comfrey/Cedar Mt. HOME Minnesota Valley Luth. AWAY New Ulm Cathedral HOME New Ulm Cathedral HOME G-F-W HOME Lester Prairie \ Holy Trinity HOME Sleepy Eye AWAY Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart AWAY Springfield AWAY Wabasso HOME Springfield AWAY Martin County West AWAY

Sleepy Eye Public Date 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/3/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/17/12

Opponent Comfrey/Cedar Mt. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Wabasso New Ulm Cathedral New Ulm Cathedral Cleveland Comfrey/Cedar Mt. Sibley East Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Minnesota Valley Luth.

Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart Redwood Valley Springfield Springfield G-F-W Wabasso

Site HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Waseca Date 4/3/12 4/5/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/19/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/12/12 5/12/12 5/15/12 5/18/12

Opponent Waterv-Elysian-Morristwn Saint James New Richland-H-E-G Saint Peter New Ulm Tir-City United Titans Blue Area Area Jordan Maple River Fairmont Saint James Saint Peter New Ulm Kasson-Mantorville Blooming Prairie Blue Area Area Fairmont

Site AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Waterville-ElysianMorristown Date 4/3/12 4/24/12 4/30/12 5/17/12 5/18/12

Opponent Waseca Mankato Loyola Blooming Prairie Mankato Loyola Hayfield

Site HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY

Tri-City United Date 4/10/12 4/14/12 4/14/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/23/12 5/1/12 5/8/12

Opponent Belle Plaine Bloomington Kennedy Minnehaha Academy Saint Clair Le Sueur-Henderson Waseca Belle Plaine Le Sueur-Henderson

Site AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME

United South Central Date 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/14/12 5/17/12

Opponent Blooming Prairie Mankato Loyola Saint Clair Blooming Prairie

Site AWAY AWAY HOME HOME

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AREA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' GOLF SCHEDULES Blue Earth Date 4/16/12 4/20/12 4/23/12 4/27/12 5/1/12 5/4/12 5/17/12

Opponent Saint Peter Martin County West Saint James United South Central Belle Plaine New Ulm Jackson County Central

Site AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Fairmont Date 4/14/12 4/16/12 4/17/12 4/23/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/5/12 5/7/12 5/12/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/18/12 5/19/12

Opponent Site Marshall AWAY Jackson County Central HOME Saint James HOME New Ulm AWAY Mankato East HOME Waseca HOME Jackson County Central HOME Luverne HOME Marshall HOME Worthington HOME Saint Peter AWAY Triton AWAY Redwood Valley HOME Mankato West AWAY Saint Peter AWAY Albert Lea AWAY Albert Lea AWAY

LAKE CRYSTAL/WELLCOME MEMORIAL-Nicollet

Date 4/5/12 4/5/12 4/10/12 4/17/12 4/26/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/18/12

Opponent Madelia Madelia Madelia Madelia Madelia Madelia Madelia Saint Clair

Site AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Madelia Date 4/2/12 4/2/12 4/5/12 4/5/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/26/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/8/12 5/11/12 5/15/12 5/18/12 6/4/12 6/4/12

Opponent Site Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY Saint Clair HOME LCWM-Nicollet HOME LCWM-Nicollet HOME Martin County West HOME Saint Clair AWAY Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME LCWM-Nicollet HOME Saint James HOME Maple River AWAY Alden-Conger HOME Maple River HOME LCWM-Nicollet HOME Martin County West AWAY Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME Saint Clair HOME Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's HOME Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME LCWM-Nicollet HOME Maple River HOME LCWM-Nicollet HOME Saint James AWAY Saint Clair AWAY Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth AWAY Saint Clair HOME Sleepy Eye HOME

Mankato West Saint Clair Sibley East Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Date 4/10/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/24/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/8/12 5/15/12

Opponent Rochester John Marshall Marshall Mankato East Faribault Northfield New Prague Rochester Mayo Shakopee Albert Lea Owatonna Fairmont

Site HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME

Maple River Date 4/10/12 4/19/12 4/23/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 5/8/12 5/15/12 5/29/12 6/4/12

Opponent Saint Peter United South Central Madelia Madelia Madelia Madelia Saint Clair Mankato East New Prague

Site AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

New Ulm Cathedral Date 4/2/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/13/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/25/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/8/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/17/12

Opponent Site Cedar Mountain AWAY Minnesota Valley Lutheran AWAY Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's HOME Sleepy Eye HOME Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's HOME Sleepy Eye AWAY Minnesota Valley Lutheran AWAY Minnesota Valley Lutheran AWAY Sleepy Eye HOME Sleepy Eye HOME Cedar Mountain HOME Cedar Mountain HOME Cedar Mountain HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart AWAY G-F-W AWAY Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY G-F-W HOME Wabasso HOME G-F-W HOME Springfield AWAY Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME Springfield HOME Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME Sleepy Eye HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME G-F-W HOME Tomahawk Conf.

HOME Cedar Mountain HOME Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME Sleepy Eye HOME Wabasso HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME G-F-W HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME

Date 4/5/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/23/12 4/27/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/11/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/18/12 5/18/12 5/29/12 6/4/12

Opponent Site Madelia AWAY United South Central AWAY Alden-Conger HOME Madelia HOME Martin County West AWAY Bethlehem Academy AWAY Southland AWAY Madelia AWAY Janes-Wald-Pemberton AWAY Triton AWAY Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME Alden-Conger AWAY Alden-Conger HOME Maple River HOME Martin County West HOME Madelia HOME Tri-City United Titans HOME LCWM-Nicollet HOME Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth AWAY Madelia AWAY

Saint James Date 4/13/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/23/12 4/30/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/11/12 5/14/12 5/21/12

Opponent Site Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME Fairmont AWAY Madelia AWAY Blue Earth Area HOME Windom Area HOME Saint Peter HOME Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY Waseca HOME Madelia HOME New Ulm AWAY So. Central Conference HOME

Saint Peter Date 4/5/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/20/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 5/4/12 5/5/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/15/12 5/17/12 5/21/12 5/22/12 5/29/12 6/4/12

Opponent Jordan Norwood-Young America Maple River Blue Earth Area New Ulm Jordan Jordan Saint Peter Invite Saint James Fairmont New Ulm Tri-City United Titans Fairmont Waseca SCC Tournament Le Sueur-Henderson Subsection Section

Site AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Date 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/18/12 4/24/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/11/12 5/11/12 5/11/12 5/11/12 5/12/12 5/12/12 5/12/12 5/12/12 5/21/12 5/29/12

Opponent Waseca Austin Prior Lake Marshall Mankato West Winona Prior Lake Fairmont Owatonna Richfield Albert Lea Faribault Shakopee Rochester John Marshall Eastview New Prague Owatonna Andover Eastview New Prague Owatonna Andover Austin Maple River

Site HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME

Opponent Norwood-Young America Le Sueur-Henderson Norwood-Young America Mayer Lutheran Belle Plaine Sleepy Eye Tri-City United Titans Norwood-Young America Jordan

Site HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Sleepy Eye Date 4/9/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/19/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/25/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 4/27/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/4/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/11/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/17/12 5/22/12 6/4/12

Opponent Site Cedar Mountain AWAY Cedar Mountain AWAY New Ulm Cathedral AWAY G-F-W AWAY G-F-W AWAY New Ulm Cathedral HOME New Ulm Cathedral AWAY New Ulm Cathedral AWAY Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart AWAY Springfield AWAY Springfield AWAY Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart AWAY Cedar Mountain HOME Sibley East HOME Cedar Mountain HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME Springfield HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME Wabasso HOME Red Rock Central AWAY Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's HOME Wabasso AWAY New Ulm Cathedral AWAY New Ulm Cathedral AWAY Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart AWAY Madelia AWAY

Date 4/2/12 4/2/12 4/2/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/17/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/18/12

Opponent Site Madelia HOME Madelia HOME G-F-W HOME New Ulm Cathedral AWAY New Ulm Cathedral AWAY Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart AWAY Wabasso HOME G-F-W AWAY New Ulm Cathedral HOME Springfield AWAY Madelia AWAY Red Rock Central AWAY Saint James HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME Sleepy Eye HOME Sleepy Eye AWAY Wabasso AWAY

Tri-City United Date 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/3/12 5/10/12

Opponent Norwood-Young America Belle Plaine Jordan Sibley East Saint Peter

Site HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME

United South Central Date 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/19/12 4/19/12 4/21/12 4/23/12 4/26/12 4/27/12 5/1/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/17/12

Opponent Saint Clair Bethlehem Academy Alden-Conger Maple River Blooming Prairie Bethlehem Academy Blooming Prairie Blue Earth Area Belle Plaine Triton Blooming Prairie Bethlehem Academy

Site HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Waseca Date 4/9/12 4/17/12 4/26/12 5/8/12 5/17/12

Opponent Mankato East New Ulm Fairmont Saint James Saint Peter

Site AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME

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AREA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' GOLF SCHEDULES Blue Earth Mankato West Date Opponent 4/16/12 Saint Peter 4/20/12 Martin County West 4/23/12 Saint James 4/27/12 United South Central 5/1/12 Belle Plaine 5/4/12 New Ulm 5/8/12 Fairmont 5/14/12 Mankato West 5/17/12 Jackson County Central

Site AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY

Fairmont

Date Opponent Site 4/12/12 New Ulm Invitational AWAY 4/14/12 Marshall AWAY 4/16/12 Jackson County Central HOME 4/17/12 Saint James HOME 4/23/12 New Ulm AWAY 4/27/12 Mankato East AWAY 4/30/12 Waseca AWAY 5/5/12 Jackson County Central HOME 5/5/12 Luverne HOME 5/5/12 Marshall HOME 5/5/12 Fairmont Invitational HOME 5/5/12 Saint Peter HOME 5/5/12 Worthington HOME 5/8/12 Blue Earth Area HOME 5/11/12 Mankato West HOME 5/12/12 Redwood Valley HOME 5/15/12 Saint Peter AWAY 5/21/12 SCC Tournament AWAY

LAKE CRYSTAL/WELLCOME MEMORIAL-NICOLLET Date Opponent 4/5/12 Madelia 4/5/12 Madelia 4/10/12 Madelia 4/17/12 Madelia 4/26/12 Madelia 5/3/12 Madelia 5/8/12 Madelia 5/18/12 Saint Clair

Site AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Madelia

Date Opponent Site 4/2/12 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY 4/2/12 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY 4/5/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 4/5/12 Saint Clair HOME 4/5/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 4/10/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 4/10/12 Martin County West HOME 4/12/12 Saint Clair AWAY 4/17/12 Minnesota Valley Luth. HOME 4/17/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 4/19/12 Saint James HOME 4/23/12 Maple River AWAY 4/23/12 Maple River AWAY 4/24/12 Alden-Conger HOME 4/26/12 Alden-Conger HOME 4/26/12 Maple River HOME 4/26/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 4/26/12 Alden-Conger HOME 4/27/12 Martin County West AWAY 4/27/12 Martin County West AWAY 5/1/12 Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME 5/3/12 Saint Clair HOME 5/3/12 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's HOME 5/3/12 Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME 5/3/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 5/8/12 Maple River HOME 5/8/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 5/11/12 Saint James AWAY 5/15/12 Saint Clair AWAY 5/18/12 Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth AWAY 6/4/12 Saint Clair HOME 6/4/12 Sleepy Eye HOME

Mankato East Date 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/20/12 4/21/12 4/24/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/19/12 5/21/12 5/29/12

Opponent Waseca Austin Marshall Winona Saint Peter Mankato West Rochester Mayo Fairmont Hutchinson Albert Lea Rochester John Marshall Rochester Century Rochester John Marshall New Ulm Faribault Maple River

Site AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME

Date Opponent 4/12/12 Rochester John Marshall 4/14/12 Marshall 4/17/12 Winona 4/21/12 Mankato East 4/24/12 Austin 4/24/12 Faribault 4/27/12 New Prague 4/30/12 Hutchinson 5/1/12 Rochester Century 5/3/12 Waseca 5/8/12 Owatonna 5/11/12 Fairmont 5/14/12 Blue Earth Area 5/18/12 Rochester John Marshall

Site AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY

Date Opponent 4/10/12 Saint Peter 4/19/12 United South Central 4/23/12 Madelia 4/23/12 Madelia 4/26/12 Madelia 5/8/12 Madelia 5/15/12 Saint Clair 5/29/12 Mankato East 6/4/12 New Prague

Site AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Date 4/2/12 4/9/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/13/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/18/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/7/12 5/8/12 5/8/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/17/12

Site AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME

Maple River

New Ulm Cathedral

Opponent Cedar Mountain Minnesota Valley Luth.

Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Sleepy Eye Minnesota Valley Luth.

Minnesota Valley Luth.

Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye G-F-W Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain G-F-W Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's G-F-W Wabasso G-F-W Springfield Minnesota Valley Luth.

Springfield Minnesota Valley Luth.

Sleepy Eye Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart G-F-W Tomahawk Conf.

Cedar Mountain Minnesota Valley Luth.

Sleepy Eye Wabasso Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart G-F-W Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart

Saint Clair

Date Opponent Site 4/5/12 Madelia AWAY 4/10/12 United South Central AWAY 4/12/12 Alden-Conger HOME 4/12/12 Madelia HOME 4/13/12 Martin County West AWAY 4/16/12 Bethlehem Academy AWAY 4/20/12 Janes.-Waldorf-Pemb AWAY 4/27/12 Southland AWAY 5/3/12 Madelia AWAY 5/7/12 Triton AWAY 5/8/12 Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME 5/15/12 Alden-Conger HOME 5/15/12 Maple River HOME 5/15/12 Martin County West HOME 5/15/12 Madelia HOME 5/18/12 Tri-City United HOME 5/18/12 LCWM-Nicollet HOME 5/29/12 Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth AWAY 6/4/12 Madelia AWAY

Saint James

Date Opponent Site 4/13/12 Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth HOME 4/17/12 Fairmont AWAY 4/19/12 Madelia AWAY 4/23/12 Blue Earth Area HOME 4/30/12 Windom Area HOME 5/4/12 Saint Peter AWAY 5/7/12 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's AWAY 5/8/12 Waseca HOME 5/11/12 Madelia HOME 5/21/12 So. Central Conference HOME

Saint Peter Date Opponent 4/5/12 Jordan 4/10/12 Maple River 4/10/12 Norwood-Young America 4/12/12 New Ulm 4/16/12 Blue Earth Area 4/20/12 Mankato East 5/1/12 Saint Peter Invite 5/4/12 Saint James 5/5/12 Fairmont 5/7/12 New Ulm 5/10/12 Tri-City United 5/11/12 Norwood-Young America 5/15/12 Fairmont 5/17/12 Waseca 5/21/12 SCC Tournament 5/22/12 LeSueur-Henderson 5/24/12 Northfield Invite 5/29/12 Subsection 6/4/12 Section

Site AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Date 4/3/12 4/9/12 4/13/12 4/16/12 4/16/12 4/16/12 4/23/12 4/27/12 4/30/12 5/21/12

Site HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY

Sibley East

Opponent Norwood-Young America LeSueur-Henderson Norwood-Young America Belle Plaine Jordan Watertown-Mayer Jordan Sleepy Eye Watertown-Mayer Jordan

Sleepy Eye United South Central B Date Opponent 4/9/12 Cedar Mountain 4/9/12 Cedar Mountain 4/10/12 New Ulm Cathedral 4/10/12 G-F-W 4/12/12 New Ulm Cathedral 4/17/12 New Ulm Cathedral 4/17/12 New Ulm Cathedral 4/19/12 Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart 4/24/12 Springfield 4/24/12 Springfield 4/25/12 Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart 4/27/12 Cedar Mountain 4/27/12 Sibley East 4/27/12 Cedar Mountain 5/3/12 Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart 5/3/12 Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart 5/3/12 Springfield 5/4/12 Wabasso 5/4/12 Red Rock Central 5/10/12 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's 5/10/12 Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's 5/11/12 Wabasso 5/15/12 New Ulm Cathedral 5/15/12 New Ulm Cathedral 5/17/12 Minnesota Valley Luth.

5/22/12 Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart 5/29/12 Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart 6/4/12 Madelia

Site AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY

Date Opponent Site D 4/10/12 Saint Clair HOME 3 4/12/12 Bethlehem Academy HOME 4 4/16/12 Bethlehem Academy AWAY 4 4/19/12 Alden-Conger HOME 4 4/19/12 Maple River HOME 4 4/21/12 Hayfield AWAY 4 4/26/12 Blooming Prairie HOME 4 4/27/12 Blue Earth Area HOME 4 5/1/12 Belle Plaine AWAY 5 5/7/12 Triton AWAY 5/8/12 Blooming Prairie AWAY F 5/17/12 Bethlehem Academy AWAY D 5/29/12 Gr-Hunt-E Ch/Martin Luth AWAY 4

4 Waseca 4 Date Opponent Site 4 4/9/12 Mankato East HOME 4 4/30/12 Fairmont AWAY 4 5/3/12 Mankato West HOME 5 5/8/12 Saint James AWAY 5 5/11/12 Faribault HOME 5 5/17/12 Saint Peter AWAY 5

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Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's Date 4/2/12 4/2/12 4/2/12 4/10/12 4/10/12 4/12/12 4/13/12 4/17/12 4/30/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/4/12 5/7/12 5/7/12 5/10/12 5/10/12 5/18/12

Opponent Site Madelia HOME Madelia HOME G-F-W HOME New Ulm Cathedral AWAY New Ulm Cathedral AWAY Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart AWAY Wabasso HOME G-F-W AWAY New Ulm Cathedral HOME Springfield AWAY Madelia AWAY Red Rock Central AWAY Saint James HOME Buff. Lake-Hect-Stewart HOME Sleepy Eye HOME Sleepy Eye AWAY Wabasso AWAY

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Blue Earth New Ulm/ Saint Peter Tri-City United Waseca Date Opponent Site New Ulm Cathedral Date Opponent Site Date Opponent Site Date Opponent Site

3/29/12 Mankato East 4/14/12 Martin County West 4/14/12 USC 4/14/12 Maple River 4/17/12 USC 4/24/12 Maple River 4/27/12 Martin County West 4/27/12 Madelia/Truman 5/24/12 Madelia/Truman

HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME

Fairmont

Date Opponent Site 4/3/12 Saint Peter HOME 4/12/12 Mankato East HOME 4/12/12 Maple River HOME 4/17/12 Luverne HOME 4/24/12 Worthington AWAY 4/26/12 Jackson County Central AWAY 5/4/12 Redwood Valley HOME 5/4/12 Saint Clair HOME 5/4/12 Jackson County Central HOME 5/4/12 USC HOME 5/4/12 Maple River HOME 5/4/12 Madelia/Truman HOME

LAKE CRYSTAL/WELLCOME MEMORIAL-NICOLLET

Date Opponent 4/17/12 Madelia/Truman 4/17/12 Mankato Loyola 4/17/12 W-E-M 5/1/12 Saint Clair 5/24/12 Sleepy Eye Unified

Site HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME

Date Opponent 3/24/12 Marshall 3/24/12 Waseca 3/29/12 Blue Earth Area 4/5/12 New Prague 4/5/12 Northfield/ARTech 4/12/12 Fairmont 4/17/12 Mankato West 4/21/12 Austin 4/24/12 Rochester Mayo 5/1/12 Albert Lea 5/1/12 Faribault 5/3/12 Marshall 5/3/12 Austin 5/3/12 BellePlainie/H.F. Acad.

5/3/12 Faribault 5/8/12 Faribault 5/15/12 Rochester Century 5/21/12 Faribault 5/25/12 Rochester Mayo

Site HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Date Opponent 3/26/12 Shakopee 3/26/12 Marshall 3/26/12 Shakopee 4/3/12 Waseca 4/3/12 Worthington 4/10/12 Glencoe-Silver Lake 4/10/12 Waconia 4/10/12 Waseca 4/17/12 Mankato East 4/17/12 Rochester John Marshall 4/19/12 Shakopee 4/24/12 Albert Lea 4/26/12 Lakeville South 5/1/12 Rochester Century 5/1/12 Rochester Mayo 5/15/12 Faribault 6/2/12 Sleepy Eye Unified 6/2/12 USC

Site HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME

Mankato East

Mankato West

Maple River Date 4/2/12 4/2/12 4/12/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 5/1/12 5/4/12 5/8/12 5/8/12 5/15/12 5/15/12 5/15/12

Opponent Site Saint Clair AWAY Saint Clair AWAY Fairmont AWAY Blue Earth Area AWAY Madelia/Truman HOME Blue Earth Area HOME Madelia/Truman HOME Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME USC HOME USC AWAY Fairmont AWAY Saint Clair HOME W-E-M HOME Saint Clair HOME Martin County West HOME Madelia/Truman HOME

Date Opponent Site 3/23/12 SouthCentralConf Indoor AWAY 4/5/12 Waseca Invitational AWAY 4/12/12 Hutchinson Invitational AWAY 4/16/12 Windom Invitational AWAY 4/19/12 Sleepy Eye Invitational AWAY 4/23/12 Marshall Invitational AWAY 4/26/12 New Ulm Invite I HOME 4/30/12 New Ulm Invite II HOME 4/30/12 Springfield/Cedar Mt/Comf HOME 5/3/12 Cougar Relays AWAY 5/8/12 True Team Sections AWAY 5/10/12 Trojan Relays AWAY 5/15/12 SouthCentralConf HOME 5/18/12 Fairmont Invitational AWAY 5/30/12 Section 2AA AWAY 6/1/12 Section 2AA AWAY

Saint Clair Date Opponent Site 3/27/12 Mankato Loyola AWAY 4/2/12 Martin County West HOME 4/2/12 Martin County West HOME 4/2/12 Maple River HOME 4/2/12 Martin County West HOME 4/2/12 Valley Conference Tourney AWAY 4/2/12 Maple River HOME 4/2/12 Martin County West HOME 4/2/12 Maple River HOME 4/2/12 Maple River HOME 4/10/12 New Richland-H-E-G AWAY 4/12/12 Norwood-Young America AWAY 4/12/12 Norwood-Young America AWAY 4/14/12 Tri-City United AWAY 4/14/12 Tri-City United AWAY 4/17/12 Hamline Invational AWAY 4/17/12 USC AWAY 4/19/12 Faribault AWAY 4/19/12 Faribault AWAY 4/24/12 Blooming Prairie AWAY 4/24/12 Maple River AWAY 4/24/12 Blooming Prairie AWAY 4/26/12 Janes-Wald-Pemberton AWAY 5/1/12 LCWM-Nicollet AWAY 5/4/12 Fairmont AWAY 5/4/12 Fairmont AWAY 5/8/12 Maple River AWAY 5/8/12 Maple River AWAY 5/11/12 Tri-City United AWAY 5/11/12 Tri-City United AWAY 5/15/12 Maple River AWAY 5/15/12 Maple River AWAY 5/24/12 New Richland-H-E-G AWAY 6/2/12 TBD AWAY

Saint James Date 3/23/12 3/29/12 4/5/12 4/14/12 4/19/12 4/24/12 5/1/12 5/8/12 5/11/12 5/15/12

Opponent Site SCC Indoor Meet @ MSU AWAY Redwood Valley AWAY St. James Invitational HOME Blue Earth Area Invitational AWAY Redwood Valley AWAY Worthington AWAY St. James Olympiad HOME Sleepy Eye Unified AWAY St. James Locomotive HOME So. Central Conference AWAY

3/23/12 SCC Indoor 4/3/12 Fairmont 4/10/12 Faribault 4/12/12 Hutchinson 4/16/12 Bethlehem Academy 4/16/12 West Lutheran 4/23/12 Saint Peter Invite 4/26/12 Delano Invite 5/1/12 Glencoe-Silver Lake 5/3/12 Cougar Relays 5/8/12 True Team Section 5/11/12 Giant Relays 5/15/12 SCC Tourney 5/18/12 Triton 5/24/12 Subsection 6/2/12 Section

AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

Sibley East Date Opponent Site 3/24/12 Jordan AWAY 4/3/12 Jordan HOME 4/3/12 Mayer Lutheran HOME 4/3/12 LeSueur-Henderson HOME 4/10/12 BellePlainie/H.F. Acad. AWAY 4/12/12 Norwood-Young America AWAY 4/17/12 Watertown-Mayer AWAY 4/23/12 Jordan AWAY 4/27/12 Jordan HOME 4/27/12 Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME 4/27/12 Norwood-Young America HOME 4/27/12 G-F-W HOME 5/4/12 Norwood-Young America HOME 5/4/12 G-F-W HOME 5/4/12 Jordan HOME 5/4/12 Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME 5/4/12 Norwood-Young America HOME 5/4/12 G-F-W HOME 5/10/12 G-F-W AWAY 5/17/12 BellePlainie/H.F. Acad. HOME 5/17/12 Jordan HOME 5/17/12 Sibley East HOME

4/3/12 BellePlainie/H.F. Acad.

4/3/12 Norwood-Young America 4/3/12 Watertown-Mayer 4/10/12 Mayer Lutheran 4/14/12 BellePlainie/H.F. Acad.

4/14/12 Saint Clair

HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME HOME

United South Central Date 3/24/12 4/14/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/17/12 4/24/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/1/12 5/4/12 6/2/12

Opponent Site Springfield/Cedar Mt/Comf HOME Blue Earth Area AWAY Blue Earth Area HOME Saint Clair HOME Martin County West HOME Maple River AWAY Maple River HOME G-F-W HOME LeSueur-Henderson HOME Fairmont AWAY Mankato West AWAY

3/24/12 Mankato East 4/3/12 Mankato West 4/5/12 W-E-M 4/5/12 W-E-M 4/10/12 Mankato West

AWAY AWAY HOME HOME AWAY

Date 4/5/12 4/5/12 4/17/12 4/24/12 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/10/12 5/18/12

Site AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY

WATERVILLE-ELYSIANMORRISTOWN Opponent Waseca Waseca LCWM-Nicollet Medford Blooming Prairie Bethlehem Academy Maple River Medford Triton

Sleepy Eye Unified Date 3/27/12 4/3/12 4/13/12 4/13/12 4/13/12 4/16/12 4/16/12 4/16/12 4/16/12 4/16/12 4/19/12 4/19/12 5/3/12 5/8/12 5/8/12 5/17/12 5/17/12 5/17/12 5/17/12 5/17/12 5/24/12 6/2/12

Opponent Site Mankato Loyola AWAY Mankato Loyola AWAY Springfield/Cedar Mt/Comf HOME Redwood Valley HOME G-F-W HOME G-F-W HOME Yellow Medicine East HOME Mankato Loyola HOME Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME G-F-W HOME Mankato Loyola HOME Wabasso HOME G-F-W AWAY Springfield/Cedar Mt/Comf HOME Saint James HOME Minnesota Valley Lutheran HOME Wabasso HOME G-F-W HOME Wabasso HOME Springfield/Cedar Mt/Comf HOME LCWM-Nicollet AWAY Mankato West AWAY

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