Softball: Three Named to All-Star Team

Softball: Three named to all-star team

BRAINERD — Braiend’s Mya Tautges, Pierz’s Elizabeth Gross and Wadena-Deer Creek’s Jenna Dykhof were named to the 36th All-Star Series, which will be played Sunday, June 28th at Caswell Park in North Mankato. Tautges, a senior pitcher, is also up for Minnesota’s Ms. Softball and Gatorade Player of the Year. She is currently hitting .486 with 35 hits, five triples, nine home runs, 23 RBIs and 29 runs scored. She owns a 0.297 ERA with 219 total str…

Prep softball: Huskers' season ends with Section 6-2A heartbreaker to Pierz

WAITE PARK — The Holdingford softball team made a run in the Section 6-2A playoff's elimination bracket over the past week. But the Huskers' magic came to an end in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Pierz in an elimination game on Tuesday, May 27, at River's Edge Park in Waite Park. The Pioneers, who were later eliminated Tuesday night in a 13-3 loss to Kimball, scored in the bottom of the seventh off Holdingford starting pitcher Cali Opatz. Opatz was…