Jeremy Millsop

Sports Editor at Brainerd Dispatch

Filler of student/athlete scrapbooks for all Brainerd lakes area mothers. Wannabe good golfer.

Articles

Golf: Youth movement highlights state golf for area

3 weeks ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD — Brady Oseland enjoyed a memorable opening round at his first-ever state tournament last year. The then eighth-grader fired a 76 at Bunker Hills Golf Club during the Class 3A State Tournament opening round. The Brainerd Warrior fired a second-round 84 to place 58th with a 160. He is back after placing fifth in the Section 8-3A Tournament with a two-day 145 (71-74). “He’s had the confidence all season long,” Warriors head coach Tim Johnson said. “He looks comfortable. He knows the course.
Warriors Athlete of the Week: Nelson hopes to keep record-breaking season going

3 weeks ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD -- The state meet record for the triple jump is 49-5.5 set by Michael Sandle of Eden Prairie in 201. If you don’t think Ty Nelson has his sights set on that mark, you’re crazy. That’s all the Brainerd Warriors graduate has done this year is break records. In Brainerd’s first meet of the season, the University of Minnesota Griak Classic , Nelson, the defending Class 3A State triple jump champion, exploded for a 47-3.5 jump to set the meet record.
Softball: Warriors ready to show off their superpowers at state

3 weeks ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD — Without a stutter or hesitation, Shane Jordan said his team is playing its best softball of the season. Perfect timing, too, as the Brainerd Warriors landed the No. 5 seed for the Class 3A State Tournament, 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at Caswell Park in North Mankato. “In all phases we’re playing our best softball, but probably the X-factor, the piece that not everybody gets to see is our camaraderie,” Jordan said.
Track and Field: Warriors advance 3 already

1 month ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD — A pair of state veterans will return to the final meet of the year. Brainerd’s Ty Nelson and Joe Smith captured section championships Wednesday, May 28, to qualify for state at the Section 8-3A Prelims. Isabelle Ploof will make her state debut in the discus as she finished second to qualify. The top two finishers in each event and those qualifying by state standards will advance to the Class 3A State Meet June 10-12.
Softball: Tautges, Warriors silence Lumberjacks

1 month ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD — Mya Tautges was a walk away from a perfect game. The senior pitcher was her stellar self as she struck out 13 Bemidji Lumberjack batters to lead the third-seeded Brainerd Warriors to a 10-0, six-inning victory over the No. 6 Lumberjacks Thursday, May 22, during the Section 8-4A Quarterfinals. Tautges needed just 83 pitches for the complete-game victory. She threw 53 of those for strikes. Tautges now has 200 strikeouts for the season.
Warriors Athlete of the Week: Brainerd’s dynamic duo a guaranteed point

1 month ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD -- Red hot. That’s the only way to describe the No. 1 doubles team of Sawyer Riffle and Clark Haglin down the stretch. The two Brainerd Warriors finished 15-3 together, but rattled off 10 straight wins before falling in the Section 7-2A individual tournament to end their season. “They’re both just really good doubles players and they do the little things right,” Warriors head coach Garrett Goeden said. “They hit the ball cross-court and then get up to the net. They’re aggressive.
College Softball: Raiders ready for whatever they face in nationals

1 month ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD — There’s a quiet confidence riding on the bus with the Central Lakes College Raiders. CLC landed the No. 7 seed and will open the NJCAA Division III World Series against No. 2-seeded Rowan College South Jersey-Cloucester Roadrunners 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 in DeWitt, New York. “We’ll do a little research and watch old game film,” CLC head coach Ray Austin said. “You look at stats and see who has the most strikeouts pitching and who does the best hitting and things like that.
Softball: Warriors focused on small things

1 month ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD — A week ago, Central Lakes College won the Region 13A Tournament by doing all of the little things correctly. The No. 3-seeded Brainerd Warriors will look to match that success when they open the Section 8-4A playoffs by hosting No. 6 Bemidji 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20. Brainerd just topped the Lumberjacks 13-1 Friday, May 16. Mya Tautges went 5-5 with two home runs and a triple. Ari Halbert hit her second home run of the season and the Warriors banged out 15 hits total.
Softball: Warriors secure share of conference

1 month ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

BRAINERD — Joze Tautges treated it like a doubleheader. The senior pitcher relieved her sister, Mya Tautges, who started the Thursday, May 15, Central Lakes Conference clash with Fergus Falls at Adamson Field. After Mya Tautges cruised through two innings, a thunderstorm forced about an hour delay and flooded the infield. Parents, fans and even media bailed water and raked the infield dry to allow play to resume. That’s when Joze Tautges commanded the circle.
Girls Golf: Birkeland lands another top 5 at The Classic

1 month ago | brainerddispatch.com | Jeremy Millsop

EAST GULL LAKE — Genevieve Birkeland treated The Classic at Madden’s like a PGA Tour professional would treat the U.S. Open — pars are good. The Pequot Lakes senior and future University of St. Thomas player finished with 14 pars on her way to a 1-over 73 to tie for second Wednesday, May 14, during the Brainerd Warriors Classic Invite. Birkeland sprinkled in two birdies, including on her last, the par-4, 313-yard 18th, to combat a bogey and a double bogey.