By Kurt Menk
Editor

The Green Isle Irish baseball team captured one win in three games during the past week.
Green Isle will play Belle Plaine in the opening round of  the Belle Plaine Baseball Tournament at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 9.

Green Isle 8
Carver 1
The Green Isle Irish baseball team toppled visiting Carver 8-1 in league action on Thursday night, June 1.
Jack Jahnke pitched the first five innings and recorded the mound victory. Jahnke gave up one earned run on four hits. He also fanned eight and walked four.
Walter Johnson hurled the final four frames and picked up the mound save. Johnson yielded one hit and struck out four batters.
Andrew Unglum slugged a home run and knocked in four runs. Johnson had two singles and a double. Luke Luskey belted a home run. Josh Kraby, Diego Waisenan and Kam Larson added one single each.

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By Kurt Menk
Editor

The Sibley East varsity baseball team, for the second consecutive week, split two games in the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament. The two splits eliminated the Wolverines from the playoffs.
Sibley East concludes the season with a 3-9 mark in the Minnesota River Conference and a 6-15 record overall.

Sibley East 5
LCWM 0
Sophomore Caden Willmsen tossed a three-hitter as the visiting Sibley East varsity baseball team blanked Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 5-0 during the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament on Thursday afternoon, June 1.
Willmsen went the distance on the hill and posted the mound victory. He fanned nine batters and walked four.
Junior Gavyn Hayden paced Sibley East’s six-hit attack with a double. Willmsen helped his own cause with a single. Senior Caleb Pautsch, Devon Jenneke and Lorenzo Mattson and junior Riley Drexler contributed one single each.
The Wolverines scored two runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings. Sibley East added its final run in the sixth frame.

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By Kurt Menk
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The Sibley East varsity boys track team competed in the Section 2A Boys Track and Field Meet at Mankato on Saturday, June 3.
Maple River captured top honors with 112 team points. The Wolverines placed 14th among 22 represented teams.
Trevor Parrott placed fourth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:04.60.
The Sibley East 4 X 800 meter relay team placed fourth with a showing of 8:30.34. The foursome included Julio Alejandro, Gavin Pomplun, Trevor Parrott and Gavin Latzke.
Parker Burdorf placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 134’2.”
Aidan McCue placed seventh in the 110 meter hurdles with a clocking of 16.20.
McCue also placed seventh in the triple jump event with a leap of 39’11.”
The Sibley East 4 X 200 meter relay team placed seventh with a showing of 1:37.70. The foursome included Tyson Durham, Aidan McCue, Luis Reyes and Gavin Latzke.

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By Kurt Menk
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The Sibley East varsity girls 4 X 800 meter relay team will advance to the Minnesota State Girls Track and Field Meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School at 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. The foursome includes Bridget Biron, Lauren Bauer, Karcyn Dose and Ruby Ballalatak.
The 4 X 800 meter relay team earned the honor after it placed second at the Section 2A Girls Track and Field Meet in Mankato on Saturday, June 3. The quartet finished with a time of 10:05.89.
“We are extremely excited for this group,” said Sibley East head coach Jim Kreft.  “They have worked very hard this season, and more than earned their trip. Way to go Bridget, Lauren, Karcyn and Ruby!”
This is the first Sibley East girls relay team to advance to the state meet since the 4 X 200 meter relay team competed in 1995, according to Kreft.
River Valley won the race with a time of 10:01.24.
Sibley East placed fourth as a team at the section meet with 59 team points. Jackson County Central captured top honors with 90 team points. Twenty-three teams were represented at the section meet.

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