Both local prep fastpitch softball teams fall out of playoffs

The Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans' fastpitch team lost in the quarterfinal round of the Sub-Section 3A-North tournament today at Dawson. Ranked fifth in the sub-section, the Spartans faced #4-seeded Yellow Medicine East, who defeated them 5-0.

YME went on to defeat the #1-seeded Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks 4-3.

CAHN finishes the season 9-5 overall and 9-3 in the Pheasant Conference, good for second place.

Up at Ashby, the West Central Area Knights' girls fastpitch team won the play-in round of Sub-Section 6A-South, defeating #10-seeded Hillcrest Lutheran Academy by a 6-1 score. Senior Caitlin Peterson was the winning pitcher for the Knights.

With the win over HLA, the Knights were matched up in the quarterfinals against #2-seed Ashby. The Arrows dominated WCA and cruised to a 10-0 win, ending the Knights' fastpitch season.

The WCA Knights' baseball team lost its bid for their second win of the season by a 6-3 outcome against Hancock.

More will follow later.

WCA boys golf, fastpitch, and baseball updates - Fastpitch suffers first loss of the season, held to one hit by Ashby's Haley Ness

• Knights fastpitch:

The West Central Area Knights fastpitch team was cuffed at the plate by Ashby junior Haley Ness in a non-conference 1-0 loss to the Arrows on Thursday night.

WCA suffered 15 strikeouts at the plate.

Ashby improved to 5-2 overall with the win, while the Knights fall to 2-1 overall.

• Knights baseball:

In their first game of the Morris Tournament, the WCA Knights baseball team lost an early 2-0 first inning lead to state-ranked MACCRAY on Friday night in a 15-2 loss. MACCRAY (7-1 overall) is the defending Class A state champions and ranked #6 in the latest Class A coaches' poll.

The Knights fall to 0-4 overall with the loss and will face the host Tigers and Pelican Rapids in the Saturday games of the tournament.

• Knights boys golf:

In a Heart O' Lakes Conference boys golf meet hosted by West Central Area on Thursday night, Knights senior Logan Pfingsten shot a 36 to earn the fourth place medal in a meet held at Tipsinah Mounds, Elbow Lake.

Hawley's Brett Syverson fired a one under par 34 to take medalist honors in the first HOL meet of the year. Hawley also finished first as at team with a 148 total.

Look for full results from the meet in the April 29 issue of the Herman-Hoffman Tribune.