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[Le Mars Daily Sentinel]
Le Mars, Iowa ~ Saturday, July 4, 2009
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(Sentinel photo by Bethany Kroeze) RSM second baseman Makenzie Ricke waits to record an out at first after Gehlen's Kayla Holtgrewe laid down a bunt during Wednesday's Conference game in Le Mars.

Tilley's HR powers Gehlen past RSM 5-3

All she wanted was a base hit, but Gehlen junior Rachel Tilley got a whole lot more as she belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning of Wednesday's 5-3 War Eagle Conference win over Remsen St. Mary's. "I was just hoping for a base hit to bring maybe someone around or to get on base," Tilley said... More > >

RSM tallies eight-inning win over Gehlen (07/02/09)
Remsen St. Mary's defeated Gehlen Catholic 10-8 Wednesday night as the Jays failed to capitalize on their opportunities. Gehlen had the bases loaded in the sixth inning and could not get a run home. But perhaps Gehlen's biggest missed opportunity was when a runner failed to touch home plate in the second inning on a bases-loaded walk...
No. 10 MMC drops A-W (07/02/09)
The Akron-Westfield baseball team scored five seventh-inning runs and left the bases loaded, but it was not enough as they fell 7-5 at Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn in War Eagle Conference baseball action on Wednesday. "We never gave up and we battled back," A-W coach Gordy Johnson said. "I was real happy with the boys staying in the game."...
Schreiner is Remsen-Union's Renaissance Man (07/02/09)
Next fall will likely be a strange time for the students and teachers at Remsen-Union High School: Jonathan Schreiner will be gone. True, he will be just over the border at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. But his former schoolmates will certainly notice his absence...
Blackhawks continue hot streak with 5-2 win (07/02/09)
This was one streak the Hinton Blackhawks baseball team was happy to break. Adam Struve pitched a complete-game four-hitter and the Blackhawks defeated West Sioux 5-2 in War Eagle Conference baseball action in Hinton. "Our pitchers did a decent job tonight and we played decent defense," Hinton coach Steve Diediker said. "If our pitchers throw strikes and we don't make any errors, we usually come out ahead."...
St. Mary's downs Hinton 4-1 in WEC action (07/01/09)
Slowly but surely the Remsen St. Mary's Hawks are growing confidence in War Eagle Conference play and that confidence is translating into wins. The Hawks won their second straight WEC game Tuesday by defeating Hinton 4-1. RSM bested Spalding Catholic 5-2 Monday in Remsen...
Lehnhoff's one-hitter stops Hinton in WEC contest (07/01/09)
Hinton pitcher Tyler Stuerman found himself on the wrong end of a pitchers' duel on Monday night as the Blackhawks lost 2-0 to visiting Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn in War Eagle Conference baseball action. Eagles ace lefthander Jacob Lehnhoff allowed just one hit and fanned 11 Blackhawks for War Eagle Conference-leading MMC (17-1, 13-0)...
K-P defeats Galva-Holstein 12-8 (07/01/09)
Chris Olson hit a home run and worked around five errors to earn the win on the mound as the Kingsley-Pierson baseball team won a 12-8, Senior Night decision over visiting Galva-Holstein in Western Valley Conference action on Tuesday. "We made a few mistakes defensively, but we came out and hit the ball and got the win," K-P coach Kevin Hardie said. "That's what matters."...
Lady Panthers fall 12-1 to MV-AO (07/01/09)
DeAndra Mahrt belted her fourth home run of the season to score the lone run for Kingsley-Pierson in Monday's 12-1 loss to Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto. The Lady Panthers registered five hits in the loss, led by Mahrt. The freshman shortstop went 3-for-3 at the plate while Erin Klaschen and Jenn Henrich each added singles for K-P...
Hawks fall 9-1 to Spalding in WEC play (07/01/09)
The Remsen St. Mary's baseball team fell 9-1 at home to Spalding Catholic on Monday in War Eagle Conference baseball action. Hawks starter Beau Pick spotted the visiting Spartans a 4-0 lead in the top of the first and Spalding added two more runs in the third and three in the fifth to pull away...
SB-L completes sweep of A-W (07/01/09)
The Sergeant Bluff-Luton baseball team just seems to have the Akron-Westfield's number. The Warriors jumped out to an early lead, coughed it up, then finally reclaimed it to hand the Westerners a 9-6 War Eagle Conference defeat on Monday in Akron. The win completes a season sweep for SB-L, which handed A-W its first loss of the season by a 15-0 margin on June 8...
Gehlen notches 10-2 win over Unity (07/01/09)
The bats were on fire as Gehlen Catholic pounded out 12 hits in a 10-2 War Eagle Conference win over Unity Christian Monday evening in Le Mars. But it took the Lady Jays a couple innings to get an offensive spark. "We definitely got off to a slow start in the first and second," Gehlen coach Patty Hatting said. "We didn't hit the ball really well at first."...
Knights edge Jays 6-5 in War Eagle action (07/01/09)
Missed opportunities doomed the Gehlen baseball team yet again as the Jays fell 6-5 to Unity Christian at home in War Eagle Conference baseball action on Monday. The Jays left the bases loaded twice and stranded 11 runners in the contest. "We're one or two hits away from putting three or four runs on the board, but we can't find the guy to come through in the situation," Gehlen coach Marty Kurth said. "We get guys on base, but we leave them stranded."...
'Dogs fire up bats in win at Spencer (07/01/09)
Le Mars recovered from an 11-8 loss to Spencer at the Carroll Kuemper tournament Sunday with a 14-3 lashing in Lakes Conference action in Spencer on Monday evening. A six-run seventh inning, which included a three-run homer from Tanner Dowling, powered the Bulldogs to victory...
K-P upsets fifth-ranked MVAO 11-1 in six innings (07/01/09)
Baseball coaches will constantly tell you about the importance of playing the "whole game" for "all seven innings." What they strive for is for their team to be solid in all three areas of the game - hitting, pitching and defense - and the wins will follow...
MMC dishes Hinton 7-3 War Eagle loss (07/01/09)
After his team allowed three first-inning runs to spot host Hinton a 3-0 lead, one of the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn coaches hollered at his team, "Those are they only three they get." The words proved prophetic as the Eagles chipped away with two runs each in the second, third and fourth innings and single run in the fifth as MMC defeated Hinton 7-3 in War Eagle Conference softball action on Monday...
Lady 'Dogs blast Tigers 10-0 in six (07/01/09)
The Lady Bulldogs presented an even scoring front as they defeated the Tigers 10-0 in six innings on the road at Spencer Monday evening. Le Mars got on the board with a pair of runs in the second and built on its lead, two runs per inning, until the 10-run verdict gave the Lady 'Dogs the win in the sixth...
R-U falls to Woodbury Central (07/01/09)
The Remsen-Union baseball team lost 6-1 to Woodbury Central in Moville Monday. The Wildcats scored single runs in the first and third innings and added a pair in the fourth and sixth innings. The Rockets scored their lone run in the third as Josh Bohnenkamp singled, moved to third on a Jonathan Schreiner single and scored on an RBI groundout by Matt Hansen...
Third-ranked A-W posts 2-2 record at Spencer tourney (07/01/09)
Akron-Westfield went 2-2 at the Spencer tournament over the weekend. Class 1A's third-ranked squad started the tournament with a 3-1 loss to Le Mars. Jordan Harris tossed a five-hitter with three K's in the loss. The Lady Westerners' offense scattered seven hits against the Lady Bulldogs...
St. Mary's powers past Spalding 5-2 (07/01/09)
Kelsey Trejo ripped a home run in the bottom of the fourth to give St. Mary's a 3-2 lead over visiting Spalding Catholic on Monday evening. The sophomore powered the Hawks' offense in the 5-2 War Eagle Conference victory as she added a double in her 2-for-3 plate performance...
Lady Jays win pair at Remsen tourney (06/30/09)
Gehlen Catholic and Remsen St. Mary's both posted 2-0 records at the Remsen softball tournament Saturday. Gehlen 2, R-U 0 The Lady Jays started the day with a 2-0 win over Remsen-Union. Kayla Hatting's two-run homer - her eighth of the year - was the difference maker in the contest which was a close defensive battle...
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