Baseball
Duluth Marshall at Duluth Denfeld
Proctor at Moose Lake-Willow River
Cherry at Greenway
Rock Ridge at Deer River
McGregor at Chisholm
Barnum at Cook County
Two Harbors at South Ridge
Softball
Moose Lake-Willow River at Silver Bay
Two Harbors at South Ridge
Ely at Mountain Iron-Buhl
Chisago Lakes at North Branch
His stat line towered over the league: a .383 batting average, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs, 23 doubles, three triples, 48 runs scored, 28 walks, and 15 stolen bases over 52 games. His OPS landed at 1.252, powered by a .471 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.
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