Vance Carlson

Sports Editor at Park Rapids Enterprise

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Track and Field: Park Rapids state qualifiers seek to reach podium

2 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

Park Rapids’ Addison Lauwagie, Olivia Miller and Ephraim Bervig will be looking to close out their high school track and field careers by earning more medals while Nora Bolton, Jarrett Galzki, Thomas Hartung, Thomas Lopez and Landon Strasburg will be attempting to end their senior seasons by reaching the podium for the first time at the state Class A track and field meet.
Softball: Park Rapids 18U team opens league play with a sweep

3 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

PARK RAPIDS – The Park Rapids 18U fastpitch softball team opened the season by sweeping a doubleheader against Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on June 3. Park Rapids followed an 11-1 win in five innings with an 11-5 victory in three innings to begin league play. Maddison Shepherd threw a two-hitter with seven strikeouts as Park Rapids used a seven-run second inning to win the opener.
Local runners compete in Fargo Marathon, Half Marathon

3 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

FARGO, N.D. – Seven area runners competed in the 22nd Essentia Health Fargo Marathon and Half Marathon on Saturday, May 31. Osage’s Brian Deitchler, age 30, finished 719th out of 1,545 runners overall, 481st out of 904 men and 129th out of 200 runners in the men’s 30-39 age division with a 26.2-mile time of 4:28.45 in the marathon. Tucker Ringhand of Ironton won the marathon in 2:26.20. There were six local runners in the half marathon.
Girls Golf: Natalie Martin qualifies for state tournament

3 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

BEMIDJI – Natalie Martin wasn’t surprised with how well her first varsity season as a member of the Park Rapids girls golf team went. The seventh grader was the Panthers’ No. 1 golfer all season, posting a 79.9 average entering the Section 8AA tournament. Martin put the finishing touches on a successful season by qualifying for the state Class AA tournament. Martin was the runner-up at the Section 8AA tournament at the Bemidji Town and Country Club on June 2-3.
Boys Golf: Park Rapids, UNC fail to reach finals at section tournament

3 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

BEMIDJI – Park Rapids’ Jack Christensen and Aiden Maanum advanced to the final round of the Section 8AA boys golf tournament at the Bemidji Town & Country Club on Tuesday, June 3. Maanum tied for 23rd place with a season best 82 (including a 38 on the front side and a 44 on the back) while Christensen tied for 40th place with rounds of 41 and 44 for an 85 during Day 1 of the section tournament on Monday, June 2.
Golf: Serena Krotzer qualifies for state meet

3 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

McGregor – Serena Krotzer prevailed in a sudden-death playoff to qualify for her first state Class A girls golf tournament. The Nevis sophomore claimed the fifth and final spot by carding rounds of 111 and 107 on the par-72 course for a 218 during the Section 7A tournament at Minnesota National Golf Course on May 27-28. Krotzer was tied for ninth place after Day 1 and moved up by tying for eighth place on Day 2.
Girls Track and Field: Park Rapids captures section championship

3 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

BAUDETTE – Addison Lauwagie and Olivia Miller shined in their final Section 8A girls track and field meet at Lake of the Woods High School on Friday, May 30. The two Park Rapids seniors ran on two relays that qualified for the state Class A meet, including setting a section record in the 4 x 200-meter race while also winning the 4 x 400 relay. Avery Schueller and Cassidy Grewe were the other members of the 4 x 200 relay while Grace Officer and Madeline Brandt ran on the 4 x 400 relay.
Boys Track and Field: Park Rapids crowned Section 8A champions

3 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

BAUDETTE – Winning the final event not only gave the Park Rapids boys track and field team another qualifier for the state Class A meet, it locked up the Section 8A title at Lake of the Woods High School on Friday, May 30. The Panthers trailed Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton by 1 point entering the 4 x 400-meter relay. Parker Hunter, Landon Strasburg, Thomas Lopez and Kaden Gartner won that relay in 3:36.26 as Park Rapids captured the team title with 115 points. D-G-F finished with 110 points.
Baseball: New York Mills ends season for Nevis

4 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

NEW YORK MILLS – New York Mills took advantage of three errors to score five unearned runs that led to an 8-2 win over Nevis in an elimination game of the Section 5A baseball tournament on Thursday, May 29. An RBI single by Grady Roberts gave NYM a 2-0 lead in the first inning while two errors, an RBI single by Kolston Lofgren and RBI doubles by Braxton Ehnert and Roberts made it 6-0 in the second. Another error helped the Eagles push the lead to 8-0 in the sixth.
Track and Field: UNC qualifies for state Class A meet in 3 events

4 weeks ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vance Carlson

PELICAN RAPIDS – Having a section champion and a section runner-up while breaking a school record highlighted a successful Section 6A meet for the United North Central track and field teams on Thursday, May 29. The Warriors qualified for the state Class A meet in three events with junior Nolan McGowan winning the boys 100-meter title and senior Anjalie Aho finishing second in the girls 3,200.