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High School Roundup: Johnson Wins Sixth Straight State Title In Girls Badminton

Johnson won its sixth straight girls badminton state championship, and 11th state title overall, with a 6-1 win over Humboldt on Thursday at Burnsville High School.

Johnson this season didn’t resemble its teams of old, at least not in experience. Because of the canceled 2020 season, only three of Johnson’s 10 starters had varsity experience. The school, which normally has 60-80 girls program-wide, had just 27 girls on the team. That made the state tournament performance even more noteworthy, coach Mark Fischbach said. 메이저사이트

“The ability to step right in and perform at a high level was impressive,” Fischbach said. “The commitment they had was incredible. They never complained, they didn’t take a day off.”

Fischbach brought his senior captains back from last year. All of them served as volunteer coaches throughout the season.

“It speaks to the family-like environment we have, that they wanted to come back and support the team even after they graduated,” he said.

Humboldt, the No. 3 seed, beat Washington in the semifinals to advance to the school’s first-ever state championship match.

Softball

Mounds Park Academy 22 / Concordia Academy 7: Mounds Park Academy scored 22 runs on 19 hits in taking down Concordia Academy 22-7 in the Section 4AA final. Five batters tallied three RBIs for Mounds Park Academy (17-0), including Rylee Bartizal who hit a home run. Siri Springer pitched a complete game, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits. Faith Tverberg and Sydney Pelzer each hit a home run for Concordia Academy (14-6).

East Ridge 3, Eagan 1: Three runs in the bottom of the first inning proved to be all the support that East Ridge pitcher Bryalin Pantila needed as the Raptors beat Eagan in the Section 3AAAA semifinals. Pantila allowed one run on three hits over seven innings. Meghan Tracy went 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs for East Ridge (13-9). Adeline Schussler drove in the only run of the game for Eagan (8-14) on a single in the top of the fourth. Nicole Cassellius was credited with the loss after pitching six innings and allowing three runs on six hits.

Rosemount 13, Park 1: A dominant all-around performance powered Rosemount to a victory over Park of Cottage Grove (10-11) and a spot in the Section 3AAAA winner’s finals against East Ridge. Jessa Snippes pitched five innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit. Snippes also drove in two runs. The offensive catalyst for Rosemount (19-1), however, was Izzy Yahr. Yahr hit two bases-clearing triples, tallying six RBIs. Paige Zender also hit a two-run home run for the Irish.

Other scores: Stillwater beat Tartan 16-0; Cretin-Derham Hall beat Simley 6-4; Lakeville North beat Lakeville South 2-0; Centennial beat Champlin Park 7-2; Visitation beat Richfield 8-0; South St. Paul beat St. Paul Highland Park 6-0; Hastings beat Apple Valley 9-4; Eastview beat Henry Sibley 4-1; White Bear Lake beat North St. Paul 7-2.