Tom Elliott Larson

Willmar

Sports Editor at West Central Tribune

I'm sports editor for the West Central Tribune In Willmar. You might remember my St. Cloud days. It’s still me, just a different zip code.

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Baseball roundup: Clutch hits puts Willmar Cardinals past St. Cloud Crush

May 9, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Michael Lyne |Tom Elliott Larson |Joe Brown

May 9—WILLMAR — Timely hitting was the difference in the Willmar baseball team's conference win over the St. Cloud Crush on Thursday evening. The Cardinals put together two runs on three hits in the fourth inning to get past St. Cloud with a 2-0 victory in the Central Lakes Conference game at Klemmetson Field. Willmar, which has won four of its last five contests, improves to 7-5 overall and 5-5 in conference play. The Crush are 10-4 overall and 7-3 in the CLC.
Softball roundup: Marshall scores early, often to beat Willmar

May 7, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson |Michael Lyne

May 7—WILLMAR — Marshall put up four runs in the first inning of a non-conference softball game against Willmar on Tuesday. And the runs just kept coming for the Tigers. Marshall put up 19 hits in a 12-0 victory over the Cardinals. Mackenzie Olsen was 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three runs and two RBIs for the Tigers. Harley Beek also hit a home run, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs. Brielle Riess and Jaina Dekker also had three hits for Marshall. The Cardinals were held to two hits.
Baseball roundup: Paynesville Bulldogs shut down NLS Wildcats

May 7, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Michael Lyne |Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson

May 7—PAYNESVILLE — Esau Nelson shut the door for the Paynesville baseball team against New London-Spicer in a bout between two Section 3AA-North heavyweights on Tuesday evening. Nelson pitched six scoreless innings with as many strikeouts in the Bulldogs' 6-0 non-conference victory over the Wildcats. The sophomore's effort helped Paynesville improve to 3-0 in the section and 13-1 overall. NLS is 0-1 in the section and 7-3 overall.
Boys tennis roundup: NLS' Gamez, Martinez take home titles

May 4, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson |Michael Lyne

May 3—NEW LONDON — New London-Spicer's Jowell Gamez won the No. 1 singles title Friday in the West Central Conference boys tennis tournament. Gamez, the fourth seed, went 3-0, including beating third-seeded Blake Brehmer of Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 6-1, 6-3 in the final. The Minnewaska doubles team of Drew Bleick and Carter LeClair took first at No. 1 singles, posting a 2-0 record. The Lakers' duo beat Logan Schauer and Isaac Carlson of Benson/KMS 6-4, 6-1 in the final.
Softball roundup: KMS Fighting Saints can't slow down Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles, 15-1

May 3, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson |Michael Lyne

May 3—MURDOCK — It took three at-bats for Eden Valley-Watkins to get on the board first, and from there, the Eagles never looked back. EVW lashed out 14 hits across six innings en route to a 15-1 victory over Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on Friday. The Eagles were paced by the first three batters in their order. All had three hits. At the leadoff spot, Alison Thielen went 3-for-4 with a triple and a double, adding three runs. Anna Kramer was 3-for-4 with three runs.
Baseball roundup: Willmar wins 1 with a walk-off

May 1, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson |Michael Lyne

May 1—WILLMAR — The Willmar baseball team closed out a twinbill with a walkoff victory on Wednesday. The Cardinals' Mason Thole secured a 2-1 victory over Fergus Falls in the final game of a doubleheader at Klemmetson Field. Earlier in the day, Willmar lost to Sauk Rapids, 4-0. Tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Thole drove in the winning run with a two-out single that scored Dylan Staska from third. Thole, a senior, was 1-for-3. Conlan Carlson went 2-for-3 with a double.
Track and field roundup: Willmar gets wet at Alex Relays

Apr 30, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson |Michael Lyne

Apr. 30—ALEXANDRIA — Along with racing in a seven-team field, the Willmar track and field team raced against the elements on Tuesday. Competing at a rainy Alex Relays, the Willmar boys took second place through 15 events and the girls placed third through 14 events. Three races — the girls and boys distance medleys and the mixed 4x400-meter relay — were called off due to lightning. Scores for the girls discus and boys and girls pole vault were unavailable.
Prep roundup: Willmar Cardinals senior ties for 1st at CLC meet

Apr 30, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Michael Lyne |Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson

Apr. 29—ST. CLOUD — Willmar senior Deiken Carruthers finished at the top of a Central Lakes Conference boys golf meet on Monday. Carruthers carded a three-over-par 75 Monday at Territory Golf Club. That put Carruthers in a four-way tie for medalist honors with Brainerd trio Alex Asche, Ryan Kennedy and Marty Timmons. Carruthers ended the front nine with a birdie on the ninth hole, a 502-yard par five. He followed that up by shooting one-over on the back nine, scoring par on eight holes.
Baseball roundup: Willmar Cardinals score in bunches to beat Brainerd

Apr 25, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Brown |Michael Lyne |Tom Elliott Larson

Apr. 25—WILLMAR — Giving up the big inning wasn't a deterrent for the Willmar baseball team. The Cardinals put together a couple big innings of their own. Willmar put up 11 hits in a 10-5 Central Lakes Conference victory over Brainerd on Thursday at Elsie Klemmetson Field. The win puts Willmar at 3-3 in the CLC and 3-3 overall. The Warriors drop to 3-4 in the CLC and 4-4 overall. Dylan Staska put together a strong performance for the Cardinals. The senior tossed all seven innings to get the victory.
Golf roundup: Minnewaska Laker girls take 3rd at Alexandria

Apr 25, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott Larson |Michael Lyne

Apr. 24—ALEXANDRIA — The Minnewaska girls golf team took third place of 16 teams at the Alexandria Invitational at Alexandria Golf Club. Detroit Lakes won the invite at 310 strokes, followed by Wayzata's 315 and the Lakers' 332. St. Michael-Albertville's Abigail Labrador earned medalist honors with a one-over-par 73. She was followed by a tie between Chaska's Avery Nelson and Detroit Lakes' Hanna Knoop (75). Minnewaska had a pair of golfers crack the top 10.