Vance Carlson
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Charlie Dormanen is counting on a veteran Menahga baseball team to make another deep run in the Section 5A tournament. For the second year in a row, the Braves ended the season by winning three games during the Section 5A playoffs. Menahga entered last year's section tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West and finished the season with an 11-13 overall record. Nine players return from that team hoping to improve on last year's section seed and sixth-place finish in the Park Region Conference with a 6-8 record.
Park Rapids' Mady Vaudrin completed her junior indoor season by competing in the sprints for the Minnesota State University Moorhead women's track and field team. Vaudrin ran in seven meets for the Dragons, opening the season by placing sixth in the 200 in 27.94 and 15th in the 60 in 8.51 at the Dakota Classic at North Dakota State on Dec. 2. At the Bison Classic at NDSU on Jan. 14, Vaudrin competed in two individual events by placing 12th in the 60 in 8.62 and 14th in the 200 in 27.97. Vaudrin also helped the 4 x 400 relay team place 11th in 4:25.86.
Emma Miller and Jack Christenson clocked winning times to lead the Park Rapids track and field teams at Tuesday's Aurora Borealis Invitational indoor meet at Bemidji State University.
Jeff Overmyer was looking for the Park Rapids girls basketball team to finish with a .500 record in his first season as head coach. Even though the Panthers just missed accomplishing that goal, Overmyer was happy with the Panthers' first-round win in the Section 8AA playoffs and 12-14 overall record.
Marion Goeden couldn't have asked for a better season opener from the Park Rapids fastpitch softball team Tuesday. Brooke Jerger allowed four hits and no walks while striking out eight and was supported by a 10-hit attack that featured a pair of home runs as the Panthers coasted to an 11-1 victory at Perham in a game that ended after five innings because of the 10-run rule. A single by Natalie Kinkel, a walk to Kendra Coborn, a one-out walk to Macky Warne, a bases-loaded walk to Tara Johanning and a two-run error gave the Panthers a 3-0 lead in the first inning.
Falling behind 8-0 and loading the bases twice without scoring in the late innings cost the Park Rapids baseball team in an 8-4 Section 8AA loss to Perham in the season opener for both teams Tuesday at Park Rapids. Matt Benke's bases-clearing double and Josh Jeziorski's RBI single sparked a five-run third inning while Jeziorski's two-run single sparked a three-run fourth inning to give Perham the early lead.
With a pitch count being implemented this season, new head coach Dan Etter is stressing the importance of throwing strikes to the pitching staff of the Park Rapids baseball team. Last season, the pitching staff allowed 98 walks and hit 15 batters in addition to giving up 118 hits and 142 runs. A 5.59 team ERA resulted in a 4-4 record in Mid-State Conference play and a 10-11 overall record.
Andrew Lachowitzer is counting on the Park Rapids boys track and field team to be represented at the state Class A meet this season. Last season, the Panthers just missed being represented at state with four third-place finishes at the Section 8A meet. This year, Lachowitzer is counting on the Panthers to move up a spot and earn at least one state berth.
Corey Hill will be relying on six proven seniors and juniors and a group of talented younger athletes to lead the Park Rapids girls track and field team to another successful season.
With eight regulars returning from last year's record-setting season, head coach Marion Goeden has high expectations for the Park Rapids fastpitch softball team this spring.
