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Mike Isola
05/27/2010 - 10:43am

Jenna Esala was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and Autumn Roberts went 3-for-4 with a double as fifth-seeded New York Mills survived a 9-7 slugfest with fourth-seeded Pillager in the quarterfinals of the South Subsection 6A playoffs Tuesday.

Both teams combined to belt out 22 hits in the playoff opener.

With the game tied at 1-1, the Lady Eagles erupted for five runs in third inning, then scored single runs in the fourth and fifth to build a 8-1 lead.

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Mike Isola
05/24/2010 - 8:18pm

New York Mills continued their late season resurgence by winning both games of the Park Region Conference doubleheader against Sebeka on Thursday.

The Lady Eagles belted out 16 hits and collected four doubles to hand the Lady Trojans a 9-4 defeat in the opener.

New York Mills had each player in the order garner at least a hit with Jenna Esala doing the most damage at the plate. The sophomore went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs while Samantha Welter also scattered three hits and had a double.

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Mike Isola
05/17/2010 - 1:23pm

The New York Mills girls softball team won both games by identical 5-2 scores over Pillager and Frazee to claim the Lady Hornet Softball Invitational on Saturday.

EmaLeigh Roberts went 3-for-4 and belted three doubles as the Lady Eagles pounded out 13 hits to win the opener over the Huskies.

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Mike Isola
05/15/2010 - 10:13am

Area track and field teams converged in Frazee for the annual Daggett Invitational on Thursday with numerous individual participants garnering top placements for their respective school teams.

Amos Schmidt won the 110 and 300 meter hurdles and Kathy VanDenheuvel tied for second in the high jump for Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale. The Raider boys team finished sixth with 29 points while the girls were 11th with nine points.

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Mike Isola
05/12/2010 - 10:36am
In what turns out to be a controversial rally killer in the sixth inning, Wadena-Deer Creek runner Jessica Wegscheid (3) touches home while New York Mills catcher Jenna Esala hauls in the putout throw in front of the plate. However, the home umpire ruled Wegscheid out.
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Mike Isola
05/11/2010 - 2:57pm


The continuous rain showers all day forced area athletic directors to scramble to re-schedule (again) some area prep events that were to take place this afternoon.

Area sports events in the Beyond the Bleachers coverage are that were cancelled or postponed include:

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Mike Isola
05/05/2010 - 2:11pm

Crystal Haskin went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Verndale Lady Pirates to an 11-1 victory in the first game of the Park Region Conference doubleheader on Tuesday.

New York Mills countered with Jenna Esala in winning the nightcap. The sophomore catcher went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles as the Lady Eagles picked up the 7-1 win for the doubleheader split.

Verndale erupted for nine runs in the fifth inning to end the opener via the 10-run rule. Jenny Swenson highlighted the frame with her two-run double and Haskin also added a run with a double.

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Mike Isola
05/05/2010 - 7:39am

Eric Wallgren hit a grand slam in the first game to help power New York Mills to a sweep of the Park Region Conference doubleheader against the Verndale Pirates on Tuesday.

Verndale only could manage four hits in the 10-3 loss in game one. Isaac Schmitz hit a two-run double as the Pirates scored all three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Verndale ended up stranding seven runners in scoring position.

Cody Yungbauer pitched a complete game and had seven strikeouts for the loss.

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Mike Isola
04/23/2010 - 3:32pm

Micaela Lausten hit a two-run shot in the sixth in the first game but the New York Mills Lady Eagles were swept by Bertha-Hewitt in the Park Region Conference doubleheader Thursday.

Lausten’s lone hit capped the Lady Eagles scoring in the opening game.

RaeAnna Salo tallied New York Mills’ first run in the third inning with a RBI single that scored Autumn Roberts for the short-lived 1-0 lead.

Bertha-Hewitt tied the game up in the fourth and then exploded for five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to cruise to the 11-3 victory.

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Mike Isola
04/23/2010 - 7:10am

Ryan Nelson went 4-for-5 with a double, home run, and scored three runs while Kevin Tumberg dominated at the plate and on the mound as the Wadena-Deer Creek baseball team blasted New York Mills 12-0 in non-conference action Thursday.

The Wolverines unleashed 13 hits and played error-free in the victory to even their record to 2-2 on the season.

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