Saturday Results
Baseball
Hermantown 4, North Branch 0. Ace junior pitcher River Freeman threw a no-hitter for the Hawks (4-3).
Esko 2, St. Anthony 0
Duluth Denfeld 9, North Branch 2. The Hunters improved to 6-6 overall.
Softball
Proctor 10, Maple Lake 0
DC Everest 8, Superior 7
Monticello 7, Proctor 1
Becker 9, Cloquet 0
Edina 9, Hermantown 4
Becker 1, Hibbing 0
Hibbing 2, Spring Lake Park 1
Rocori 14, Cloquet 4
Proctor 11, Sau Rapids-Rice 3
Hibbing 13, DeLaSalle 2
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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