Softball

After being shut down in the first game, the Park Rapids fastpitch softball team couldn’t be stopped in the second game in splitting a Mid-State Conference doubleheader at Perham Thursday. Despite belting out eight hits, the Panthers left nine runners on base in a 3-1...

Despite being held to only six hits, the Park Rapids fastpitch softball team managed to split a Mid-State Conference doubleheader at Staples-Motley Tuesday. The Panthers used a pair of two-out hits to win the opener 4-3 before Staples-Motley earned the split with a 10-1...

Park Rapids had five players receive Mid-State Conference fastpitch softball honors this spring. Seniors Lexi Burlingame, Erika Jerger and Olivia Vaadeland received all-conference honors while sophomores Shania Johnson and Lauren Naeve received all-conference honorable mention honors. Those...

Jessy Noreen threw a three-hitter and struck out 13 in leading Hawley to an 8-1 victory over the Park Rapids fastpitch softball team in the first round of the Section 8AA South playoffs Tuesday. Hawley, the No. 4 seed, strung together four singles to score five times in the third...

A sweep over Crosby-Ironton Monday helped the Park Rapids fastpitch softball team lock up third place in the Mid-State Conference standings. The Panthers ended conference play with a 7-5 record after defeating C-I 12-1 in five innings and 7-2. Pequot Lakes won the conference title...