ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Annika Olsen

Annika Olsen, leading off and playing shortstop for the No. 6 ranked White Bear Lake softball team, has a .406 batting average with 26 hits (one homer, four doubles) and leads the Bears with 18 runs. On last year’s conference champion, state tournament team, Olson batted .338 with 19 runs and 13 RBI’s. “Annika has been a strong leadoff hitter for us this year,” said coach Jill Leverty, noting her .479 on-base-percentage. “On defense, she was moved to a new position, shortstop, where we rely on her quickness and strong arm.” She was the volleyball team’s setter for two years, notching 1,129 career assists, earning one all-conference award and one honorable mention.

Annika Olsen

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Mahtomedi won its final three conference games and tied for third place in the Metro East, then outslugged Centennial 9-7. The Zephyrs (14-5) have one game left before sectionals May 30. St. Thomas was MEC champion at 13-3, followed by Hastings 12-4, Mahtomedi 11-5, and Two Rivers 11-5. Mahtomedi fell to Hastings 9-5, Miles Morris taking the loss. Josh Donna notched a homer, double, single and three RBI’s. The Zephyrs topped North St. Paul 8-4 with Tommy Muetzel (4-0) pitching the distance. Donna had a double, single and walk. Mahtomedi swept South St. Paul. Max Strecker, in his first varsity start, picked a 3-2 win and hit a double. Will Harris had two hits. The Zephyrs won the nightcap 6-1 with Seth Nelson on the mound. Strecker and Nick Rollinger each had two singles. Carter Schmitz and Donna hit doubles. The Zephyrs held off with an 11-9 record after beating Forest Lake twice and losing two other conference games. This is the program’s first season with doubledigit wins since 2010. The Bears were 10-8 in the Suburban East for sixth place of 10 teams. Cretin-Derham Hall was first at 14-4. Sectionals start Monday, May 29. The Bears beat Forest Lake 12-1 with Kaden Johnson knocking in five runs and Eli Reeves four, each going 3-for-4. Johnson had two doubles. Isaiah Weber pitched all five innings. Jack Setterlund got on base four times and scored twice. Rapping two hits each were Blake Eckerle (three runs), Kevin Zollinger (RBI, two runs) and Tyler Allshouse. The Bears nipped the Rangers 2-1. Roman Lachenmeyer threw five innings (one run, three hits) for the win and Noah Jacka two scoreless for the save. Getting RBI’s were Eli Reeves (fielder’s choice) and Owen Farrington (sacrifice fly). The Bears fell to CDH 12-2 and Roseville Area 7-2. Taking the losses were Jacka and Welch, respectively.

Girls Lacrosse

White Bear Lake lost its conference finale to East Ridge 7-6 and finished tied for third place. Beverly Peterson

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Boys Track

Mahtomedi placed first of 11 teams in the Terry Nutter Invitational, highlighted by Owen Carlson’s 6-10 high jump and three relay wins. Mahtomedi had 128.5 points, edging Duluth East 124 and St. Francis 116. Carlson, who already led the state with 6-8, raised that by two inches, placing first by a full foot. Maxwell Holley won the triple jump with 37-5. First-place relays were the 4x100 with Corey Bohmert, William Newman, Alec Mahoney and Holley in 45.32; the 4x400 with Andrew Breien, Hayden Schaefer, Evan Carion, and Michael Barry in 3:32.97; and the 4x800 with William Lieberman, Ryan Pavlick, Wyatt Siess and John Gibbens in 8:30. Also in the top five were Schaefer, second 400 (51.59); Gibbens, second, and Jaeda Jensen had two goals each and Kylee Lehman and Georgia Kodytek one each. Park shares the Suburban East title with Stillwater, each 8-1. The Bears, Cretin-Derham Hall and East Ridge were all 6-3. The Bears (8-3) have two non-conference games left.

Centennial 9-7 after taking a 7-0 lead. Donna hit a basesloaded homer and Nelson hit a two-run shot. Ethan Felling stroked a two-run single and threw five innings for the win, allowing three runs.

Girls Golf

White Bear Lake finished third of 10 teams in the Suburban East Conference after eight conference meets. Bears junior Kristina Pratt placed sixth in the individual standings and Ivory Drusch placed 15th, each earning all-conference honors. Sydney Pfeil placed 21st, Bailey Eddicus 26th, Elaine Eddicus 27th and Maddy Vang 30th, all getting honorable mention. East Ridge was champion, followed by Forest Lake, the Bears, Mounds View, Woodbury. Stillwater, Park, Cretin-Derham Hall, Roseville and Irondale.

BOYS GOLF

White Bear Lake holds fourth place among 10 teams in the Suburban East Conference with five of six meets complete and one main conference tournament left at Troy Burne in Hudson. Cretin-Derham Hall is the leader.

800 (2:05.86); Michael Barry, third, 400 (52.28); Cody Dvorak, third, discus (137-0); Newman, third, long jump (1911); Jack Owen, fourth, triple jump (359 12); and Emmett Poppelman, fourth, shot put (46-10).

Girls Lacrosse

Mahtomedi lost their last two conference matches last week, to HillMurray 13-14 and Simley 9-14, then defeated Hermantown/Proctor 20-5. Hill-Murray finished 5-0 in conference and Mahtomedi 3-2. In the three games, McKenna Cunnington had 15 goals, Eva Cegielski nine, and Annie Turner five. Addie Demars faced 61 shots and stopped 27. The Zephyrs will host White Bear Lake on Thursday evening to close the regular season.