Scenic Bluffs Conference
Royall Blanks Bangor to Take Control of SBC Baseball Race
The Royall Panther baseball team took complete control of the Scenic Bluffs Conference championship race with an 8-0 victory over Bangor Thursday evening. Strong Royall defense kept the game scoreless into the third inning. Cole Eberhardt caught Eli Tucker trying to steal third in the opening inning and Carter Uppena threw out a runner trying to score at home in the 2nd inning. Uppena led off the third inning with a double and later came around to score on a wild pitch to give Royall the early lead. Eberhardt would tack on an RBI single that same inning. Royall pulled away in the 4th on a bases clearing double by Eberhardt to put Royall up 6-0, Brendan Rick would add a 2 run single in the 5th inning to create the final 8-0 margin of victory. Seth Brandau had a complete game shutout for Royall scattering 5 hits walking a pair and striking out 7. The win moves Royall to 11-0 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference and 15-4 overall. Bangor drops to 5-2 and 10-4 overall.
New Lisbon Relay Team Sets New School Record at Bangor Meet
Cashton Defeats Hillsboro Takes Control of SBC Softball Race
The Cashton Eagles now control their own destiny to a SBC Championship after downing Hillsboro 7-5 Monday evening. If Cashton wins out they will do no worse than share the conference championship. Hillsboro despite the loss is in the same position. Cashton used a big 3 run 3rd inning to seize the lead and hang on for the victory despite a furious Hillsboro rally. Cashton led 4-0 going into the 6th inning but Hillsboro struck for 3 runs in the 6th charged by a 2 run bomb by Michelyn Hansen, Cashton answered back with a 3 run bottom of the 6th to go up 7-3. Hillsboro loaded the bases in the 7th with nobody out but Hansen hit a line drive to 3rd which was caught and the fielder was able to double off the baserunner at 3rd to halt the Tiger comeback attempt. Hayden Bohn and Kiana Liska each had a pair of hits in the Tigers loss. Sophie Lucazewski and Peyton Brueggen each had 3 hits for the Eagles. Cashton improves to 6-3 in the conference and 9-7 overall. Hillsboro drops to 4-3 in the conference and 8-6 overall.
New Lisbon Boys Win BRF Track & Field Meet
The 4 x 200-meter relay team of Josh Homan, Jude Keltner, Jamesen Pfaff, and Jameson Barker with a second place finish
Royall Necedah Split Softball Doubleheader
The Necedah Cardinals & Royall Panthers softball teams split a pair of games Tuesday evening, leaving Royall still sitting atop the Scenic Bluffs Conference standings. Necedah took game 1 with a big 3rd inning where they took advantage of Royall miscues to score 4 runs and hang on for a 5-2 victory. Hannah Hunkins went 2×3 for the Cardinals who got a strong pitching performance by Addisyn Schumer who picked up the victory inside the circle. Bria Gruen had a double and triple in the loss for the Panthers. Royall earned the split by taking game two by a final of 2-1. Kenday Olson had the game winning RBI in the top of the 5th and final inning scoring Piper Purcell. Olson also had a strong defensive game for the Panthers. Ashleigh Klipstein picked up the win in the circle in game 2 for Royall. Royall sits at 6-2 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference and 7-9 overall. Necedah is now 4-3 in the conference and 4-6 overall.
Royall Baseball Blanks Hillsboro
The Royall Panthers baseball team kept their winning ways going with an 8-0 victory over the Hillsboro Tigers. Trey Wildes picked up the win on the mound pitching 6 scoreless innings giving up no runs on 4hits walking 2 and striking out 7. Wildes also went 3×3 at the plate with a double and an RBI. Ben Crneckiy also had a big day at the plate going 3×3 with a double and 2RBI’s. Jett Bender had a pair of hits as well for the Panthers who improve to 9-2 on their season and 6-0 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Braun Jirschle went 2×3 for the Tigers who drop to 4-2 in the conference and 5-3 overall.
Royall Baseball Wins Pitchers Duel Over Brookwood
The Royall Panther baseball stands alone atop the Scenic Bluffs Conference after a dominating pitching performance once again by Senior Seth Brandau in a 1-0 victory over Brookwood Monday evening. Brandau pitched a complete game 2hit shutout. Brandau walked one batter and struck out 9. Royall needed Brandau’s pitching masterpiece as Brookwoods Owen Wang was nearly equal to the task. Wang went 5 2/3 innings giving up just 1run on 1hit walking none and striking out 5. Royall’s lone run came in the 2nd inning. Jackson Bender led off with a double stole 3rd base and scored on a throwing error by the catcher trying to catch Bender stealing. The game took just 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. Royall improves to 7-2 on their season and 4-0 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Brookwood drops to 4-1 in the conference and 6-2 overall.
Royall Baseball Sweeps Home Triangular to win 6th in a Row
The Royall Panthers baseball team extended their winning streak to 6 after winning a pair of non-conference games Saturday at their home triangular. Royall started off with an 8-1 victory over Weston. Royall pulled away from a 2-1 game with 2runs in the 5th and 3 in the 6th. Garrett Dragan and Jackson Bender had big hits in those innings. Carter Uppena had a big game at the plate going 3×4 with a double while Dragan went 2×4 with a pair of RBIs, Seth Brandau went 2×3. Cole Eberhardt picked up the victory in relief going 4 1/3 innings giving up just 1unearned run on 4hits 1bb and 6 strikeouts. Trey Wildes started and gave up no runs over 2 2/3innings. Brady Westphal scored the lone run for Weston.
Royall defeated Melrose-Mindoro in their second game of the triangular erupting for all 5 of their runs in the 6th innings. Royall got exceptional pitching from Ben Crneckiy and Jett Bender. Crneckiy went the first 4 2/3 innings giving up nothing on just 1hit 2walks while striking out 7 Mustang batters. Jett Bender came in and pitched the final 2 1/3 innings giving up nothing on 1hit 1walk and striking out 1 to pick up his first career varsity victory. Jackson Bender went 2×3 with the go ahead 2 run double in the 6th inning. Royall improves to 6-2 on their season, while Melrose-Mindoro drops to 5-3.
Royall Baseball Ends Bangors 33 Game SBC Winning Streak
The Royall Panthers baseball team got a big early leg up in the Scenic Bluffs conference race knocking off Bangor 7-3 on the road. Seth Brandau picked up the complete game victory for Royall giving up just 1 earned run while scattering 4hits walking just one and striking out 7. The offense was paced by Jackson Bender and Garrett Dragan who each went 2×3 with a pair of runs driven in. Brandau also went 2×4 2RBIs. Willy Reed and Bryce Anderson each had a double for the Cardinals while Eli Tucker took the loss on the mound. Royall improves to 4-2 on their season and 3-0 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference. Bangor drops to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Royalls victory ended Bangors 33 game SBC winning streak.
New Lisbon Track & Field Competes on New Broowkood Facility
The New Lisbon Track and Field teams completed Tuesday night at Brookwood High Schools new track facility. It was great to see another school in the Scenic Bluffs Conference get a facility, and it was an amazing facility to go and compete. There were 11 teams at the meet and the girls team took 7th place and the boys finished in 2nd.
Finishing in the top 3 and earning medals were:
Dawson Stickney with a first place in the 400-meter dash
The 4 x 100 relay team of Jamesen Pfaff, Brandon Voss, Jude Keltner, and Austin Berndsen finishing first
Jameson Barker finishing second in the 110 hurdles
Brandon Voss finishing second in the 200 meter dash
Jamesen Pfaff finishing second in long jump
The 4 x 800 relay team of Gavin Gesler, Colby Pfaff, Dawson Stickney, and Josh Homan fishing third
Austin Berndsen with a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash
Sam Zebell with third place finishes in both shot and discus
Jude Keltner with a third-place finish in triple jump
And Alivia Bailey with a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash.
Next up for the Rockets is a trip to Cashton on Thursday night for the Cashton Invitational.