‘Dirt junkie’ Keira Leach leads Esko back to state tournament

‘Dirt junkie’ Keira Leach leads Esko back to state tournament

CLOQUET — Esko’s Keira Leach knew she had her work cut out for her when she took the circle for the Section 7AA championship against Rush City Thursday at Braun Park. The Tigers had been scalding hot, outscoring opponents 31-2 in their first four games of the section tournament — including a 10-0, 5-inning drubbing of Esko a week ago. Leach, however, had gotten on a bit of a roll herself in the games since the disastrous matchup a week before in…

Esko Softball Earns Revenge Against Rush City in Section 7AA Championship

CLOQUET, Minn.- A lot of people probably counted out the Esko softball team after they fell 10-0 to Rush City in the 7AA quarterfinals on May 22nd. But on Thursday, Esko silenced the doubters by proceeding to shut out the Tigers twice, 2-0 and 3-0 to claim the 7AA title. “We needed to get ahead early in these two games and we did it. We just kept adding on a little bit at a time. Keira that’s the reason. She was on today. She’s been on for the l…