Month: May 2024

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The Crookston Pirate Boys Tennis team beat New London-Spicer 7-0 in the first round and lost a hard-fought 4-3 match to the East Grand Forks Green Wave in the Section 8A Boys Tennis team tournament semi-finals in Osakis. 

CROOKSTON VS NEW LONDON-SPICER
Crookston started the Section 8A Team tournament on a good note as they beat the New London-Spicer Wildcats.
In singles, Sam Widseth got the Pirates on the board with a quick 6-1, 6-0 victory at four singles. Reggie Winjum cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at second singles.
Tim Brule and Caden Boike were the first to win a doubles match, winning the second doubles 6-3, 6-0.
Third singles was more of the same as Gunnar Groven coasted to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
The third doubles team of Colton Osborn and Hudson Rick (a pair of freshmen) won a hard-fought battle 6-4, 6-4 to earn the victory.
At first singles, Isaac Thomforde won another three-set battle against Jowell Gamez. Isaac won the first set 6-3, but lost the second set 6-3, forcing a third set. Isaac outlasted Gamez and had some big shots to win 10-8 to win the match and give Crookston a 6-0 lead.
Crookston completed the shutout when the first doubles team of Jack Everett and Grant Funk won a three set battle. Crookston won the first set 7-6 before losing the second set 6-3. In the third set, Everett and Funk came up with some nice shots for points and won 10-6 to give the Pirates a 7-0 victory.

 CROOKSTON VS EAST GRAND FORKS

The first match completed was first singles as Isaac Thomforde made quick work of his match, winning 6-0, 6-2 to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.
East Grand Forks won three of the next four matches with wins at first and second doubles and third singles. Crookston’s Reggie Winjum won at second singles 6-2, 6-3 before Sam Widseth picked up a big win for the Pirates at fourth singles to tie the match at 3-3. Widseth won a heckuva battle, winning the first set 7-6 before winning the second set 6-2.
The third doubles went the distance as East Grand Forks won the first set 6-4. Crookston bounced back to win the second set 6-4, forcing a third set. East Grand Forks’ Oliver Kalenze and Austin Kovar came up with some big shots and points to win the third set 7-6 to earn the 4-3 victory.

 Crookston’s team season comes to an end with a 13-5 record, and they say goodbye to the following seniors – Isaac Thompson and Caden Boike. The individual tournament will start on Thursday, with Isaac Thomforde and Sam Widseth playing singles. Reggie Winjum/Gunnar Groven and Jack Everett/Grant Funk will compete in doubles.
East Grand Forks improves to 14-6 on the year and will play Minnewaska Area in the Section 8A championship at Fargo Courts Plus Wednesday.

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The Crookston Pirate Softball team only mustered one hit as the Roseau Rams cruised to a 15-0 victory in four innings in the first round of the Section 8AA Softball tournament. 

FIRST INNING
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion as Roseau’s Brooklyn Hulst came out firing strikes. She retired the three batters on five pitches. Crookston’s defense struggled from the start, as the first two batters reached on errors. After a flyout, Chavelle Knochenmus singled. The Pirates’ right side of the infield miscommunicated, and neither grabbed the ball, allowing two runs to score.

SECOND INNING
The first two Crookston batters were retired before Cassie Solheim reached on a walk. The next batter struck out.
When Kylie Bjerk walked, Roseau added more runs in the bottom of the inning. After a strikeout, Brooklyn Hulst walked. One run scored on an error, and another scored on a wild pitch for a 4-0 lead. Ella Ketring singled and stole second base, and Olivia Simmons walked. Payton Remick doubled to the left-centerfield fence to score two runs for a 6-0 lead.

THIRD INNING
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion with two strikeouts and a groundout. Roseau added more runs in the bottom of the inning as the first three batters walked to load the bases. Crookston made a pitching change and brought in Emily Bowman. The first batter popped out to Bowman before Ketring walked to score a run. Simmons grounded out, and another run scored for an 8-0 lead. Remick hit a fly ball to left field, and the Pirate outfielder dropped it, and two more runs were scored to give the Rams a 10-0 lead.

FOURTH INNING
The first Pirate batter struck out before Reese Swanson hit a line drive to the centerfield fence for a double, Crookston’s first hit of the game. After a strikeout, Kambelle Freije walked, but the next batter grounded out.
Roseau’s Kayla Moser walked to lead off the bottom of the inning. After a groundout, a run scored on an error. Bjerk reached on an error, and Megan Mooney had a pinch-hit double to score a run for a 12-0 lead. Another pinch-hitter, Ana Wensloff, singled to score a run. After an out, Simmons tripled to score a run for a 14-0. Roseau needed to score the runner at third base to win the game, and Remick blasted another line drive to the fence in center field, and the run scored for a 15-0 victory.

Crookston ends the season with a 2-15 record, and they say goodbye to the following seniors, Reese Swanson and Cassie Solheim.  Roseau improves to 15-4 on the year and will play Thief River Falls on Thursday.

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CROOKSTON Leaders-
Reese Swanson – 1 for 2, double
Cassie Solheim – 0 for 1, walk
Kambelle Freije – 0 for 1, walk

ROSEAU leaders-
Payton Remick – 2 for 4, 3 rbi, 2 doubles
Megan Mooney – 1 for 1, rbi, run
Ana Wensloff – 1 for 1, rbi, run
Chavelle Knochenmus – 1 for 3, 2 rbi
Ella Ketring – 1 for 2, 3 runs, rbi, walk
Olivia Simmons – 1 for 3, 2 rbi, 2 runs, walk, triple

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The Crookston Pirate Baseball team gave up five runs in the second inning, and that proved to be the difference as the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels beat Crookston 8-1 in a Section 8AA matchup.

FIRST INNING
Lucas Miller started the game with a single to left field and advanced to second base. The next two Pirate batters were retired before Gavyn Hucny singled to score a run for a 1-0 lead.
DGF’s leadoff batter reached on a walk before the next two batters were retired. The next batter singled to score a run, and the game was tied at 1-1. 

SECOND INNING
Nolan Cassavant reached on an error with one out before the next two batters flew out.
DGF started the bottom of the inning with a hit batter. After an out, the next Rebel batter was also hit by a pitch. After an out, the next batter walked, and the ensuing batter was hit by a pitch to score a run for a 2-1 lead. The next three Rebel batters singled to score four runs for a 6-1 lead. 

THIRD INNING
Crookston’s Miller led off the third inning, reaching on a hit by pitch. The next two batters were retired before Hlucny singled. The next batter hit into a fielder’s choice.
DGF’s leadoff batter was retired before a single, walk, and another hit batter to load the bases. A run scored on an error, and another run scored on yet another hit batter for an 8-1 lead.

FOURTH INNING
The first two Pirate batters grounded out before Carter Fee and Jay Reese were hit by pitches. The next batter struck out and the Crookston threat was over.
The Rebels started the bottom of the inning with a single, but the next batter hit into a double play, and the next batter popped out.

FIFTH INNING
The first two Pirate batters were retired before Hlucny, and Blake Melsa singled, but the next batter hit into a fielder’s choice, and the threat was over.
The first two DGF batters were retired before a single. The next batter flew out.

SIXTH INNING
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion with two strikeouts and one ground out.
DGF singled with one out before a strikeout and a walk. The next batter struck out and the Rebel threat was over.

SEVENTH INNING
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion with a line out, fly out, and strikeout and DGF won the game 8-1.

Crookston drops to 5-9 on the year and will host Fertile-Beltrami on Tuesday. DGF improves to 12-7 on the year. 

Crookston leaders
Gavyn Hlucny – 3 for 3, rbi
Lucas Miller – 1 for 3, run
Blake Melsa – 1 for 3

DGF leaders
C. Bergee – 2 for 4, 2 rbi, run
A. Anderson – 2 for 4, 3 rbi

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