MONDAY RESULTS – June 3
(high school softball)
Gehlen Catholic 3, Hinton 0
LE MARS — Freshman Rylee Schnepf threw a complete-game, two-hit shutout Monday night with ten strikeouts and no walks to pitch Gehlen Catholic to a 3-0 non-conference victory over Hinton at the Riverview Complex. Hinton’s freshman pitcher, Jadyn Case, was almost as impressive, allowing two hits with five strikeouts, five walks and two hit-batsman. Three errors in the first three innings led to two unearned runs. The Lady Jays plated two runs in the first inning on Addison Weber’s squeeze bunt, and a second run came home on a wild throw to the plate from the backstop. The third run scored in the third inning on a throw to first base that struck the batter in the back, allowing a run to score from second base. Gehlen improves to 5-and-2 while Hinton falls to 3-and-6.
Storm Lake 8, Le Mars 3
STORM LAKE — Rachel Bozonie belted a two-run homer to snap a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning and Storm Lake added four more runs an inning later for an 8-3 win over Le Mars Monday night in Lakes Conference softball at Storm Lake. The Tornados collected four of their ten hits in the sixth inning off losing pitcher Brook Berkenpas. Brooke Haage had three of Le Mars six hits. Le Mars fell to 5-and-4 and 1-and-1 in the Lakes Conference.
(high school baseball)
Hinton 12, Gehlen Catholic 0, six innings
GRANVILLE — Braden Vonk threw a six-inning no-hitter with no walks and 13 strikeouts to pitch Hinton to a 12-0 win over the Gehlen Catholic Jays in Granville Monday night. The loss keeps Gehlen winless at 0-and-6 while Hinton improves to 6-and-0. Tate Kounkel and Blake Beller had two hits each and Beller, Vonk, and Tate Linton had two RBI’s each.
Storm Lake 12, Le Mars 2, five innings
STORM LAKE — Storm Lake cooled off the Le Mars Bulldogs with a 12-2, five inning Lakes Conference baseball victory Monday. Kayfrin Pelep had two hits and drove in three runs for the Tornados. Mason Parrott belted a two-run homer in the first inning for the Bulldogs but a five run second inning for Storm Lake put them in front to stay. They added two more in the third and then walked it off with five more in the fifth for a ten-run rule victory. Mark Eddie limited Le Mars to two hits while striking out eight. Camden Schroeder, one of three Le Mars pitchers, took the loss. Storm Lake scored nine unearned runs to improve to 7-and-2. Le Mars slips to 2-and-4 and 1-and-1 in the Lakes Conference.
(little league games)
JUNIOR GIRLS
Falcons 14, Hawks 7
Foxes 12, Raiders 3
MAJOR GIRLS
Warriors 9, Chargers 8
Eagles 16, Rockets 9
Panthers 15, Lions 7
Broncos 14, Spartans 12
MINOR GIRLS
Storm 9, Lightning 7
Sparks 13, Stars 5
Comets 6, Hurricanes 6, tie.
(Stanley Cub Final)
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Ryan O’Reilly snapped his eight-game goal drought by scoring twice, including the game-winner as the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins, 3-2 to even the Stanley Cup final at two games apiece. O’Reilly scored 43 seconds into the game and snapped a 2-2 tie with 9:22 remaining. Jordan Binnington stopped 21 shots for the Blues, who head back to Boston for Game 5 on Thursday.
TUESDAY RESULTS – June 4
(high school softball)
Le Mars 9, Spencer 6
LE MARS — The Le Mars girls softball team coughed up a four-run lead and then had to rally from behind for a 9-6 Lakes Conference victory over Spencer Tuesday night. Spencer scored three runs in the third to trim a 4-0 deficit to 4-3 and went ahead with three more runs in the fourth. Josie Heisinger’s two-run homer snapped a 4-all tie to cap the fourth inning rally. Le Mars drew to within 6-5 in the fourth on Maggie Allen’s RBI single and reclaimed the lead with four runs in the fifth. Emily Carlson tied it at 6-all with a RBI double and Kady Leusink’s two-out RBI single put the Lady Bulldogs back in front by one. Brooke Haage followed Leusink’s hit with a two-run homer down the left field line for a three-run cushion. Haage finished with three hits and three RBI’s. Heisinger had four RBI’s for Spencer. Brook Berkenpas battled to the finish in the pitching circle, scattering eleven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. Le Mars improves to 6-and-4 with a 2-and-1 Lakes Conference mark. Spencer falls to 2-and-5.
(little league games)
JUNIOR BOYS
Rays 7, Mariners 6
Orioles 7, Reds 3
MAJOR BOYS
Angels 3, White Sox 1
Pirates 12, Dodgers 3
Rockies 7, Yankees 2
A’s 9, Phils 6
Cubs 5, Mets 4
MINOR BOYS
Grasshoppers 11, Tin Cups 10
Red Wings 8, Raptors 1
River Bandits 1, Timber Rattlers 1, tie
Bulls 9, Iron Birds 5
Knights 16, Bats 10
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – June 5
(high school softball)
Gehlen Catholic 6, Remsen St. Mary’s 1
LE MARS — Rylee Schnepf struck out a career-best 12 batters and twirled a five-hitter to pitch Gehlen Catholic to a 6-1 non-conference softball win over Remsen St. Mary’s Wednesday night. The Lady Jays extended a 3-1 lead with a three-run sixth inning. Sydney Livermore doubled home a pair of runs and Katie Peters drove in Livermore with a single. Anna Britt and Tiffany Woerdehoff had three hits each for Gehlen. The Lady Jays improve to 6-and-2 while Remsen St. Mary’s slides to 4-and-7.
Estherville/Lincoln Central 11, Le Mars 1, five innings
ESTHERVILLE — Kendyl Ruschy drove in five runs and Maggie White checked Le Mars to four hits as Estherville/Lincoln Central routed the Lady Bulldogs 11-1 in five innings Wednesday night. The victory by the Midgets avenged a 4-3 loss in Le Mars last Thursday. Payton Marienau led Le Mars with two hits. The Lady Dogs fall to 6-and-5 for the season and 2-and-2 in the Lakes Conference
(high school baseball)
Remsen St. Mary’s 10, Gehlen Catholic 3
LE MARS — Remsen St. Mary’s erupted for five first inning runs and went on to beat Gehlen Catholic 10-3 Wednesday night in non-conference baseball action at the Riverview Complex. The Hawks Brenden Fisch and Damon Brownmiller drove in two runs each. Spencer Schorg got the win for St. Mary’s and Ethan Peters took the loss. Schorg teamed up with two teammates to strike out ten Jays while holding Gehlen to six hits. The Jays fall to 0-and-7 while Remsen St. Mary’s improves to 7-and-3.
Estherville/Lincoln Central 2, Le Mars 0
ESTHERVILLE — Senior Blake Miller held the Le Mars Bulldogs to four hits and struck out nine while driving in the only two runs with a third inning double to guide Estherville/Lincoln Central to a 2-0 victory Wednesday night in Lakes Conference baseball action at Estherville. Josh Pratt threw a four-hitter for Le Mars and struck out six but got no run support. Le Mars falls to 2-and-5 for the season and 1-and-2 in the conference.
(little league games)
JUNIOR GIRLS
Falcons 15, Raiders 11
Hawks 13, Foxes 12
MAJOR GIRLS
Chargers 10, Broncos 7
Panthers 13, Rockets 3
Lions 15, Eagles 10
Warriors 17, Spartans 7
MINOR GIRLS
Comets 16, Stars 3
Hurricanes 11, Lightning 9
Storm 12, Sparks 0
THURSDAY RESULTS – June 6
(high school softball)
Gehlen Catholic 3, Harris-Lake Park 0
LAKE PARK — Gehlen Catholic ran their winning streak to four straight with a 3-0 victory at Harris-Lake Park Thursday night. Rylee Schnepf tossed a three-hit shutout with five strikeouts. Katie Peters drove in a pair of runs for the Lady Jays while Tiffany Woerdehoff had three hits and Anna Britt two. Gehlen Catholic stayed unbeaten in the War Eagle Conference games at 2-and-0 and improved to 7-and-2 for the season.
(little league games)
JUNIOR BOYS
Reds 6, Mariners 5
Orioles 9, Rays 5
MAJOR BOYS
Dodgers 9, White Sox 8
Mets 10, A’s 9
Rockies 13, Pirates 0
Phils 10, Cubs 8
Angels 11, Yankees 4
MINOR BOYS
River Bandits 3, Raptors 2
Knights 9, Tin Cups 5
Bulls 13, Timber Rattlers 3
Grasshoppers 17, Bats 8
Iron Birds 8, Red Wings 8, tie
(Stanley Cup Final)
St. Louis Blues 2, Boston Bruins 1 (St. Louis leads series, 3-2)
BOSTON (AP) – The St. Louis Blues are one win away from their first Stanley Cup championship. Jordan Binnington stopped 39 shots, and Ryan O’Reilly and David Perron scored for St. Louis in a 2-1 victory over Boston for a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 6 is Sunday night in St. Louis.
FRIDAY RESULTS – June 7
(high school softball)
Lady Bulldogs Classic
at the Riverview Complex
Bishop Heelan 8, Cherokee 2
Cherokee 8, Gehlen Catholic (7-3) 5, five innings
Bishop Heelan 6, Hinton 5
(#11-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3, Hinton 1
at the Bulldog Complex
Sioux City North 7, (#8-1A)Akron-Westfield 6
(#11-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7, (#8-1A)Akron-Westfield 4
(#3-2A)West Monona 12, Sioux City North 1, five innings
Le Mars (7-5) 14, Sioux City West 2, four innings
(#3-2A)West Monona 14, Sioux City West 7
Gehlen Catholic (8-3) 4, Le Mars (7-6) 1
Le Mars — Gehlen Catholic closed out the Lady Bulldog Softball Classic with a 4-1 win over the host school, Le Mars Community Friday night at the Bulldog Complex. It was the first-ever meeting of the two softball programs from Le Mars. Gehlen scored single runs in the first and fourth innings on errors and a two-run single by Addison Weber extended a 2-1 score to 4-1. Libby Leraas drove in the lone run for the Lady Bulldogs with a RBI single in the sixth inning to trim the Gehlen lead to one run. Weber finished with three hits for Gehlen. Rylee Schnepf limited Le Mars to four hits with seven strikeouts while Brook Berkenpas threw a six-hitter with seven strikeouts for the Lady Bulldogs. Gehlen improves to 8-and-3 while Le Mars slips to 7-and-6.
Gehlen saw their four-game winning streak snapped in the their first game of the day when Cherokee scored five runs in the fifth inning to erase a 5-3 Lady Jays lead and the Braves won a five-inning, 8-5 decision in a game stopped by the time limit. Gehlen was held to just three hits in the game.
Le Mars won their first game of the day, 14-2 in four innings over Sioux City West. The Lady Bulldogs scored nine runs in the first two innings for an early cushion. Libby Leraas drove in three runs with a pair hits. Brooke Haage and Annie Ellis led a 14-hit attack with three hits each. Brook Berkenpas and Alivia Milbrodt combined on a six-hitter.
(high school baseball)
Harris-Lake Park 7, Gehlen Catholic 6
LAKE PARK — Lucas Gunderson narrowly escaped a seventh inning rally by Gehlen Catholic Friday night as Harris-Lake Park edged the Jays 7-6. Gehlen touched Gunderson for three runs in their final at bat before the rally fell short. Gunderson was forced into the game when starter Isaac Ihnen reached his pitch count. The victory was the first of the season for the Wolves, who improve to 1-and-4. Gehlen remains winless at 0-and-8 and 0-and-2 in the War Eagle Conference.
Le Mars 8, Spencer 4
LE MARS — Connor Ouradnik delivered a tie-breaking, two-run double and Alec Dreckman added a two-run single during a five-run fifth inning outburst and Le Mars went on to win an 8-4 Lakes Conference decision from Spencer Friday night at the Bulldog Sports Complex. Dreckman drove in three runs on a pair of hits and earned the win on the mound, working the first five innings before turning the ball over to Braiden Hurd. Le Mars improves to 3-and-5 and 2-and-2 in the Lakes Conference. Spencer falls to 5-and-4 and 2-and-3 in the conference.
(N-B-A finals)
Toronto Raptors 105, Golden State Warriors 92 (Toronto leads series, 3-1)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard’s hot hand is sending the Raptors home to Toronto on the cusp of a startling upset for Canada. Leonard outdueled the Splash Brothers for 36 points and 12 rebounds, and the Raptors moved within a victory of the franchise’s first championship by winning a second straight game on Golden State’s home floor, beating the Warriors 105-92 on Friday night for a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Klay Thompson made a strong return after missing Game 3 with a strained left hamstring and scored 28 points with six 3-pointers. Stephen Curry added 27 points but shot just 9 for 22 and 2 of 9 from 3-point range.
SATURDAY RESULTS – June 8
(high school baseball)
Sioux City North 5, Le Mars (3-6) 1
SIOUX CITY — Tyler Kjose and Hunter Krommendyke combined on a five-hitter Saturday afternoon to pitch Sioux City North to a 5-1 victory over Le Mars in high school baseball action at Bud Speraw Field. The Stars scored all five runs in the first three innings, chasing Bulldog starter Ethan Kuiken after two innings. Cade Webner worked the final four innings for Le Mars. Mason Parrott had two of the Bulldogs five hits. Le Mars falls to 3-and-6 for the season.
SUNDAY RESULTS – June 9
(Stanley Cup Final)
Boston Bruins 5, St. Louis Blues 1 (series tied 3-3)
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak each had a goal and an assist as the Boston Bruins whipped the St. Louis Blues, 5-1 to force a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. Marchand scored during a two-man advantage in the opening period, and it remained a one-goal game until the Bruins scored four times in the third. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for Boston, which will host Game 7 on Wednesday.
AP-SportsMinute
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – The Boston Red Sox say they’ve been notified by the family of David Ortiz that the former slugger sustained a gunshot wound to his “lower back/abdominal region” and that he is recovering after surgery. Authorities say the 43-year-old Ortiz was shot at close range in an ambush at a bar in Santo Domingo Sunday evening. Ortiz’s father says his son is out of danger and that the bullet did not hit any major organ. Officials say the alleged gunman was captured and beaten by a crowd of people at the bar.
TORONTO (AP) – Kevin Durant took the practice floor yesterday for the first time in more than a month, giving the Golden State Warriors hope that he’ll play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals tonight at Toronto. Durant has been out since suffering a strained calf during Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against Houston. Coach Steve Kerr had said the plan was to see if Durant could clear some hurdles that he hasn’t crossed during his recovery. Kerr said earlier in the series that Durant could return after completing one practice.
PARIS (AP) – Rafael Nadal pulled away in what had suddenly become a tight final to beat Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 for his record-extending 12th French Open championship. It raises Nadal’s Grand Slam title count to 18, within two of Roger Federer’s record for a man. The 33-year-old Spaniard improved to 93-2 at Roland Garros, including a combined 24-0 in semifinals and finals.
LANCASTER, Ontario (AP) – Rory McIlroy ran away with the Canadian Open, closing with a 9-under 61 for a seven-shot victory over Shane Lowry and Webb Simpson. McIlroy began the day in a three-way tie for the lead before reeling off five birdies in his first seven holes, none from longer than 8 feet. He had a chance to fire a 59 as he approached 18, but his shot from a greenside bunker went long and he ended up tapping in for bogey to finish at a tournament-record 22-under 258.
