Our two mainstays in pitching
- Yasmine Westerman and Brienna Dybdahl - both saw action from the
pitching circle. Westerman had the starting nod and worked 4 1/3
innings. Dybdahl pitched for 2 2/3 innings and got the win.
Offensively,
Cate Kehoe has been wielding a hot bat of late. Early in the week, Cate
clouted two home runs in the doubleheader win at Benson. Against
Browerville she had two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Brianna Marty
drove in a run.
B-EV put up a pretty tough battle. Down 4-1, they surged
to seize the lead at 5-4. The Tigers had the poise to score a run in
each of the last two innings, with the last run coming on a throwing
error. Dybdahl crossed home plate in the bottom of
the seventh.
Baseball: NL-Spicer 6, Tigers 3
New London-Spicer came at the Tigers with a four-run rally in the sixth to put the home team Tigers on the ropes. The Tigers answered with three runs in the seventh but it wasn't enough. MACA was on the short end of the 6-3 score. Thus ended the 12-game win streak for the orange and black. Let's note this was a non-conference game.
Three pitchers worked for MACA in the Friday affair. Riley Asmus with his 4 1/3 innings was tagged with the loss. He struck out three batters, walked three and gave up four hits and two runs, earned. Brandon Jergenson had a mound appearance of 1 2/3 innings. He struck out two batters, walked two and allowed three hits and four runs, earned. Brenden Hardy pitched one inning, walked a batter and allowed no hits.
New London-Spicer had Grant Paffrath pitching the whole way. He struck out three batters, walked one and allowed nine hits and three runs, two earned.
NL-Spicer overcame four errors to win. They were also out-hit by the Tigers 9-7. Two Wildcats each had two hits: Aedan Andresen (with a double) and Gavin Degner. Also hitting safely were Luke Knudsen, Luke Ruter and Brody Lien.
On the MACA side of things, Ross Marty had two hits and a run scored. Kaleb Breuer rapped two hits and drove in two runs. Brandon Jergenson had a hit, a run and an RBI. Sam Kleinwolterink came through with a one-for-three line and drew a walk. Trevor Buss went one-for-three. Brett Hansen had a hit in his two at-bats, and Dylan Rose had a hit and run scored.
NL-Spicer had a 2-0 lead after five innings. Their rally in the sixth ended up making the difference. They improved to 10-9 with the success.
Track and field: conference meet
Ethan Lebrija took three first place finishes among the four total for boys track and field. This was the West Central Conference meet. Lebrija was tops in the long jump, 100m dash and 200m dash. Our other first was by Derek Waldbeser in the high jump. The MACA boys took the conference title. The site was 'Waska.
Trey Hunt took second behind Lebrija in the 100m and 200m. Hunt was No. 3 in the high jump. Kade Burns was second in the pole vault. Evan Oberg was second in the shot put. The discus throw saw Monte Fehr and Oberg finish third and fourth respectively.
Max Lietz was No. 3 in the triple jump. Jack Tollefson was No. 3 in the 400 meters. A relay highlight was the team of Lebrija, Waldbeser, Hunt and Lewis Nohl taking second in the 4x100.
The MACA boys won the conference meet.
Our girls team achieved three firsts: Lydia Fynboh in the 100 meters, Olivia Lebrija in the 100m hurdles and Hailey Werk in the 3200m. Lebrija was runner-up in the 100m dash. Alexis Motz was fourth in the 100m hurdles. The 4x100m relay unit of Lebrija, Fynboh, Caryn Marty and Ruby Swenson took runner-up.
Host Minnewaska Area had the champion girls team. 'Waska swept the relay events. Mackenzie Luetmer won the 400m for the Lakers. Let's note West Central Area's Lexi Bright having a memorable day with her No. 1 showing in the distance-oriented 800m and 1600m. Lexi also took second in the long jump.
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| My downed trees (Art Cruze photo) |
We have been busy with dealing with after-effects of the storm. Was it officially a "derecho" here? Had to be close. I have also seen the term "haboob."
My property up on Northridge Drive has considerable trees. I'd frankly like to thin it out a little. First I must get essential work done following the storm. The storm was a real doozy. I was watching out my picture windows facing south when two of my large evergreens blew over. I was not shocked, as I could easily see the wind was overpowering.
The weather was like a 1-2 punch that day. First came the "soaker" of a rainfall in the morning. As is common I got up on ladder during rainfall to make sure the drainage system around my house was open. Leaves and stuff come down from the trees. A huge maple is right next to the southeast corner. Frankly I could live without that. The only trees I really feel I need are the ones on the north side, giving protection from the notorious wind we can get here. The wind can roar down from the farm field that rises to the north. With a good windbreak, I can prevent snowdrifts from getting too massive.
The heavy rainfall softened the ground, making it more likely trees would go over.
My, there are lots of tree problems out and around. Makes me wonder how long it will take for the various services to get around. I'm already on the list for one of them. I imagine we're in a normally slow time of year for them. Property owners would want to avoid scheduling this work when the ground is wet. The heavy equipment can be hard on lawns. Right now I wouldn't care about lawn damage.
The tree services are getting booked heavily now, I'm sure. I have also wondered: could local government take charge with some sort of coordinated area effort, maybe invoking sovereignty to just see to it that the essential tree work gets done, partly out of safety considerations?
Maybe some property owners would hold back because of concern about cost. You know how it is with getting any contractor to show up these days. I'm not criticizing them. I'm sure they have to buy lots of insurance. Their work can be challenging. Patience is needed.
Might government just move in and pay some of the cost? We hear news about FEMA at times. Would be nice to just tell the tree services like Craig Beyer to just roll up their sleeves and fix any problems they notice, anywhere. But maybe it will all come down to one-on-one relationships between the services and customers.
As for customers reluctant to pay, might we look at downed trees on their property for a long time? Indefinitely? Hope not.
So I spent several hours over the weekend picking up branches and assembling them in a long pile. Good exercise for me? But then I had to get up on the roof too, and this I do not enjoy. A few branches were up there including one that appeared wedged under a metal thing - I had to check that out. I survived getting up on the roof and down again, so I can be writing this.
Another poorly-timed chore arose: a skunk was in one of my window wells. What a picnic. It was a rather feeble animal, maybe very old. It was passive as I wedged a shovel underneath it, then I hoisted it out and in short order dispatched it with the shovel. Only a faint skunk odor throughout.
We are semi-rural along Northridge Drive. We do get exposed to nature. But it's a wonderful place to live. I enjoy seeing the rabbits in the back yard. When Mom was alive, I'd see one in the morning and say "look Mom, it's Mr. Rabbit."
As for Mr. Skunk, those creatures can stay away. They are nocturnal animals. This is the month when they have their babies ("kits"). Take care to block off any potential entries on your property. You deal with this once, and you'll never forget. Skunks are actually known to have a gentle disposition. But if your dog accosts them, barking furiously? Then it's Katy bar the door.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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