Baseball
Duluth Marshall at Aitkin
Cloquet at South Ridge
Esko at Mesabi East
Moose Lake-Willow River at Pine City
Proctor at Two Harbors
Mountain Iron-Buhl at Cherry
Carlton-Wrenshall at Deer River
Pequot Lakes at Greenway
Softball
Grand Rapids at Esko
Cloquet at Moose Lake-Willow River
Two Harbors at Duluth Marshall
Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin at Proctor
Mesabi East at Mountain Iron-Buhl
Hibbing at Cherry
North Woods at Chisholm
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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