Vance Carlson

Sports Editor at Park Rapids Enterprise

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Clay Target: Park Rapids Clay Dusters lock up conference title

1 week ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

Despite finishing second in Week 5, the Park Rapids Clay Dusters trapshooting team easily captured the Class 4A Conference 5 title in the Minnesota State High School League’s Spring Clay Target League season. Park Rapids scored 2,698 points in the final week as Spring Grove topped the seven-team conference standings with 3,008 points. Following were Frazee (2,453), Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (2,432.50), Isle-Onamia (1,491), Redwood Valley (1,169.50) and Wabasso (944).
Baseball: Park Rapids, Menahga fall in first round of 8AA playoffs

1 week ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

PARK RAPIDS – Head coach Kevin Murphy said the Park Rapids baseball team needed to combine clutch hitting with flawless defense in order to advance in the Section 8AA tournament. Matching three hits with three errors proved costly as the Panthers failed to advance to the double-elimination portion of the tournament with a 6-1 loss to Roseau at the Area High School field on Tuesday, May 27.
Softball: Menahga, Park Rapids, Nevis ousted from section tourneys

1 week ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

MENAHGA – The combination of fielding errors and a lack of offense put an end to Menahga’s fastpitch softball season. Eagan Hastings threw a one-hitter and struck out 13 as No. 1-seeded Hawley capitalized on three errors to eliminate No. 3 Menahga from the Section 8AA tournament with a 4-0 win on Tuesday, May 27. Two errors led to two unearned runs in the first inning while a single by Mallory Halverson and an RBI double by Hannah Stotts made it 3-0 in the second.
Girls Golf: Park Rapids tees it up at Detroit Lakes' Lakeview course

1 week ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

DETROIT LAKES – Natalie Martin shared medalist honors as the Park Rapids girls golf team placed third at the Lakeview Invitational on the Lakeview Golf Course at Detroit Country Club on Tuesday, May 27. Martin followed a 37 on the par-31 front side with birdies on No. 12 and No. 16 and seven pars for a 31 on the par-33 back side for a 4-over par 68 on the par-64 course. Macie Maninga’s 87, Elle Tostenson’s 101 and Emma Berghuis’ 105 gave the Panthers a 361 in this three-team meet.
Baseball: Park Rapids opens section playoffs by hosting Roseau

1 week ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

Sweeping a doubleheader from Menahga to close out the regular season locked up a home playoff game for the Park Rapids baseball team. The Panthers followed a 6-4 win with a 9-1 victory at Menahga on Thursday, May 22. That gave Park Rapids the No. 4 seed in the North for the Section 8AA tournament with an 8-11 record. Park Rapids will open the playoffs by hosting No. 5 Roseau (5-11) at 5 p.m. on Tuesday (May 27).
Baseball: Nevis opens Section 5A playoffs by shutting out Laporte

2 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

NEVIS – Eli Lindow threw a two-hitter as the Nevis baseball team avenged a loss during the regular season to Laporte with a 10-0 win to open the Section 5A baseball tournament on Thursday, May 22. The Tigers (the No. 3 seed in the West) claimed a 2-0 lead in the first inning on singles by Devan Lindow and Eli Klimek, a walk to Marshall Kalm, a wild pitch and a run-scoring grounder by Bennett Mitchell.
Boys Track and Field: Park Rapids dominates, defends subsection title

2 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

BAGLEY – Dominating the middle distance and distance races gave the Park Rapids boys track and field team its eighth straight subsection title. The Panthers took first in the 400 meters, 800, 1,600, 3,200, 4 x 400 relay and 4 x 800 relay in compiling 191.5 points to win the subsection title for the 13th time in the last 14 years. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley finished second with 143.5 points.
Track and Field: United North Central places 9th at subsection meet

2 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

WADENA – United North Central placed 9th in both the boys and girls standings at the Section 6A Subsection 22 track and field meet on Thursday, May 22. Anaya Aho, Anjalie Aho, Eva Lehto and Macie Josephson clocked a runner-up 10:00.80 in the 4 x 800-meter relay in leading the UNC girls to 44 points. Nolan McGowan was the runner-up in the 100 in 11.07 and took third in the 200 in 23.42 as the UNC boys scored 23 points.
Girls Track and Field: Depth helps Park Rapids reclaim subsection title

2 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

BAGLEY – After seeing a 17-year run as subsection champions end last season, the Park Rapids girls track and field team started a new streak by winning the Section 8A East title at the Bagley Sports Complex on Thursday, May 22. Addison Lauwagie won two events, including breaking the school record in the pole vault, and the Panthers won five other events (including three of the four relays) in topping the 11-team field with 183.25 points.
Clay Target: Park Rapids tops conference again

2 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

Having five competitors hit at least 48 out of 50 targets enabled the Park Rapids Clay Dusters trapshooting team to post the highest score in Class 4A Conference 5 during Week 4 of the Minnesota State High School Spring Clay Target League. Cooper Sharp topped the conference by hitting all 50 targets and Zachery Paurus tied for second with 49 targets. Hunter Bozovsky, Silas Carter and Avery Kapaun each hit 48 targets.