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Finally the spring sports season had a full week of every sport without interruption from the weather.
Central Minnesotan baseball and softball teams have logged several results on dirt and area lacrosse teams played their first games from April 6-12. Local track and field and tennis athletes continued to post impressive results, some track athletes already earning enough medals to make Michael Phelps jealous. Several are clocking personal best times.
The impressive performances of spring athletes can be read below and you can enter your opinion in an online poll of the best.
Highlighted are varsity players from Albany, Becker, Foley, Holdingford, Kimball, ROCORI, Eden Valley-Watkins, Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Cathedral, St. Cloud Tech and St. John’s Prep.
Elliot Allen, Albany baseball senior pitcher and outfielder
The Albany baseball team started on the road with two losses, but bounced back with a win against Warroad on April 11. The Huskies beat the Warriors 7-0 after losing 4-2 to Milaca and 10-0 to Cathedral earlier in the week. Senior Elliot Allen started against Warroad (0-5), going six innings and only giving up a single in the second inning. He also had five strikeouts in the game, staying very efficient with 68 pitches in the game.
Allen played in the outfield corners when he wasn’t pitching, playing clean defense, but going 0-3 at the plate. He took two walks and had the same number of strikeouts.
Ellie Becker, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball track and field senior
The EV-W/Kimball girls track team competed in two events last week, placing third of eight teams April 10 at the Litchfield Invitational and second the next day at the Craig Johnshoy Invite in Pierz.
Senior Ellie Becker entered seven events across the two days, winning the high jump twice and the pole vault in Pierz. On April 10 in Litchfield she also won a bronze medal in the 4x200-meter relay and in the pole vault, clearing 9-feet, 6-inches, same as her winning height. Her winning high jump bars were 5’2” and 5’.
Also in Litchfield, Becker set season-low times in the 100 and 200-meter races, but did not place.
Andrew Berndt, Sartell track and field junior runner
Andrew Berndt broke 10 minutes and won the 3200-meter race April 10 at the Cambridge-Isanti Norm Ayen Invite, setting his fastest-ever time. He clocked 9:54.68 in the meet, helping Sartell place third as a team.
Berndt sixth at state Nordic ski race: Sartell and St. Cloud Cathedral skiers post competitive times at state meet
Nolan Boeckermann, Holdingford baseball senior outfielder
Holdingford started the baseball season 1-1 with a 7-2 loss to Kimball on April 10 and a 9-8 win over Sauk Centre the next day. Senior Nolan Boeckermann shined at the plate, going 5-7 with a double and two RBI. The Huskers (2-1) out-hit the Cubs 8-4 in the loss and Boeckermann was responsible for three of the hits and one of the two RBI. He also had a stolen base against the Mainstreeters (1-3).
Owen Fradette, Cathedral baseball junior pitcher and outfielder
The Cathedral baseball team is undefeated to start the year, going 3-0 last week against Pequot Lakes (2-2), Albany (2-2) and Warroad. The Warriors kept it the closest, losing 9-6 on Saturday. The Crusaders (4-0) hosted the Patriots on April 8 for opening day, beating them 5-1 and run-ruled the Huskies.
Owen Fradette pitched five of six innings against Cathedral on April 10, giving up three hits and no runs. He earned three strikeouts and gave up two walks to the Huskies, going 2-3 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Fradette was 4-7 on the week, starting at left field during his non-pitching starts. He has a hit in every game, including two doubles and is one of the area leaders in RBI with four.
Garrett Frink, Holdingford track and field senior
At Pillager on April 10, Holdingford senior Garrett Frink won first in the 400, second in the 200 and third in the long jump. He was also the second runner in the Huskers’ winning 4X800 team which posted a time of 8:58.7. Individually, Frink was very fast in the 400, setting a new PR at 52.29. Frink had a time of 23.96 in the 200 — another PR — and a distance of 19' 1.5" in the long jump.
Holdingford won both the boys and girls team competitions, clearing second place by large margins.
Noah Gapinski, Foley baseball sophomore pitcher and first baseman
The Foley baseball team finished second in Class 2A baseball last year, the Falcons’ season ending at last June at Target Field. They hope to get back to the state tournament this season, but started with an opening loss April 10 versus Pequot Lakes at home. The Falcons bounced back the next day with a 9-1 win over Pierz.
Sophomore Noah Gapinski took the bump for opening day, going seven innings and giving up two unearned runs before the Patriots took the lead in the eighth inning. Pequot Lakes batters hit .074 against Gapinski, picking up two singles and two walks during his outing. Gapinski also had three strikeouts, going a respectable 3-8 during the week at the plate. One of the hits was an RBI double to give Foley (2-2) its first lead against Pierz (1-2).
Gerad Hanle, Becker baseball sophomore pitcher and first baseman
Becker played three close games within four days last week, losing 3-1 against St. Francis on April 8, beating North Branch 9-8 on April 10 and losing to Monticello 4-1 on Friday. Sophomore Gerad Hanle was the Bulldogs’ opening-day starter, giving up one run in five innings. He struck out 10 of the 18 batters he faced, just getting tagged with a double in the first inning after walking his first batter.
Hanle played first base and hit in the second hole, opening with a three-game hitting streak. His best hit, a triple, started a six-inning sixth inning that put Becker (1-3) out of reach against North Branch (0-4). In all, Hanle’s picked up six hits in 12 at-bats, scoring two runs and hitting two more in. He only had one strikeout and made an error in the field.
Evan Hardy, Sauk Rapids track and field sophomore sprinter
Last week Evan Hardy laid down the fastest 100 so far this season in mid-Minnesota. The Sauk Rapids sophomore won the event at his home meet April 10 with an 11.14. The Storm went on to score 203 points and won the meet over Apollo, Cathedral and St. Cloud Christian. The Storm girls also won.
Adler Herdina, Becker boys tennis junior
Becker competed in four boys tennis meets last week, winning all of them starting April 8 against St. Francis. The Bulldogs swept the meet, then swept Duluth’s Marshall School on April 10. They almost did the same to North Branch, but lost the top singles game. Finally on April 11, Becker narrowly beat the St. Cloud Crush 4-3 with two singles wins.
Junior Adler Herdina won all of his matches in the singles three spot. He didn’t lose a game against St. Francis or Marshall, only losing two in the first set against North Branch. Against Crush junior Isaac Peterson, Herdina won 6-2 and 6-1.
Katelyn Hoff, Albany eighth-grade golfer
Teeing off the 2025 golf season, Katelyn Hoff shot a five-over 40 on April 8 at Stone Creek Golf Course in Foley. Hoff placed second at the nine-hole Granite Ridge Conference meet, one stroke behind Little Falls freshman Imagine Hines. With two more Huskies in the top ten individuals — eighth grader Kendall Stueve (48) and sophomore Joy Bubna (49) — Albany had the lowest team score at the meet. The team finished in 190 strokes, ahead of Pierz (192) in second and Cathedral (206) in third. The home Falcons finished fifth with 244.
Bennett Hylla, Albany baseball senior second baseman
Bennett Hylla has played a strong second base for Albany, playing with no errors and picking up six hits in 11 at-bats. He leads off the lineup, but has batted in three runs while only scoring once. Hylla hasn’t struck out yet, but he’s been thrown out on four stolen base attempts. In the Huskies' first three games, he's sped to two doubles and a triple.
Hylla won a state championship with the Husky basketball team in March. He was also a wide receiver on the state football team.
Lola Jacobs, St. Cloud softball senior pitcher
St. Cloud’s star pitcher Lola Jacobs started the year 2-0 as the Crush (3-0) beat Brainerd (2-2) and Osseo (0-6) in close road games. Jacobs gave up five and six hits in the games, but only allowed two runs against the Orioles. St. Cloud blanked the Warriors 3-0 and scored two runs in the sixth inning to beat Osseo 3-2.
At the plate, Jacobs had three strikeouts against the Orioles, but she batted in one of the runs against Brainerd and took a walk before coming around to score.
Kyah Koenig, Cathedral softball sophomore outfielder
Hoping to get back to the Class 2A state softball tournament, Cathedral started the 2025 season 3-0 with 10-run wins against Milaca and Paynesville on April 9 and 11 and a 9-6 win over Annandale on April 10.
Sophomore Kyah Koenig was one of the best hitters in the area, going 9-13 in the opening week with five doubles. Despite hitting in the middle of the lineup, she had just three RBI, but came around to score nine runs. Koenig only struck out twice, slugging 1.077 and stealing three bases to start the spring.
Crusaders place third in 2024: St. Cloud Cathedral wins third place in state softball
Hope Kuechle, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball track and field sophomore runner
EV-W/K sophomore Hope Kuechle got on the podium in four of her six events last week, winning the 400-meter race in Litchfield with a time of 1:01.33 — a season best. She also set a blistering time in the 200 the next day, losing to Foley junior Addison Beier’s winning time of 26.57 by less than a tenth of a second. Kuechle's other podium finishes came in Litchfield in the 4X200 and 4X400 relays, where she was the anchor of both teams.
Keaton Landowski, Sartell baseball junior catcher
Sartell is undefeated to start the baseball season, going 2-0 in its opening week. The Sabres beat Duluth 10-0 on April 8, then took down the 2024 Class 4A state team St. Cloud 11-4 on April 10.
Going 3-5 with five RBI, junior Keaton Landowski won CLC baseball player of the week along with teammate Brayden Simones. Landowski had five of his RBI against the Crush (2-2), hitting a double and a single.
Sartell (3-0) is on a three-game roadtrip until April 24.
Luke Loidolt, Sauk Rapids track and field senior
Luke Loidolt finished third in a very fast 100-meter race at Sauk Rapids Middle School but he won two other events: the 200 and long jump. In the sprint, Loidolt’s personal-best time of 11.53 was behind Hardy and Apollo senior Enmary Kitue. Loidolt’s winning time in the 200 was 23.83 and his winning long jump distance was 19' 1". The distance was more than a foot clear of second-place Apollo senior Jeandiel Rosario Costas.
Claire Maus, Kimball softball sophomore pitcher
The Kimball softball team is 4-0 to start it’s 2025 season, going 2-0 last week with wins over Royalton (0-5) and Dassel-Cokato (2-2). Sophomore Claire Maus had the circle against the Royals, not allowing a hit in the 14-0 five-inning win. She struck out nine of the 16 batters faced, walking just one hitter. At the plate, Maus was 1-3 with a double and walk against Royalton, then was 3-4 as the designated hitter in the 6-2 win over the Chargers. She had two RBI.
Sadie Meyer, Cathedral softball junior first baseman
Playing first base for Cathedral, Sadie Meyer has five singles and two doubles in 11 ABs. She has more than two RBI per game with seven and has taken three stolen bases. Meyer was integral to the Crusaders’ close win over Annandale — she was 3-4, scoring the go-ahead run early in the game, adding more hits and runs to keep the team ahead. Meyer scored eight runs and batted in seven more in three games. She only struck out once and didn’t have any errors in the field.
Troy Nuest, Becker boys tennis junior
Playing singles for Becker, Troy Nuest didn’t drop a single game against his opponents from St. Francis and Duluth, waiting until the first set against North Branch to lose. He came back with a 6-0 win in the second game and beat Crush senior Charlie Streit 6-0 and 6-2 in the next match.
Jacob Oliver, Cathedral baseball junior shortstop
Jacob Oliver had seven hits in 12 at-bats during his first week of baseball. All of the hits were singles, picking up at least two per game in his first three starts at leadoff. Oliver plays shortstop in the field and hasn’t made an error yet. He also has four RBI and two stolen bases.
The Crusaders play Osakis at the MAC on Monday.
Oliver was 2024 soccer player of year: 22 players named to 2024 all-area boys soccer teams; Crusader named player of the year
Sienna Schmitz, Sartell track and field freshman sprinter
Sienna Schmitz set personal-best times in the 100 and 200-meter dashes at Cambridge Isanti. She won the events, clocking in at 12.92 and 26.83, also placing first with Sartell’s 4X100 team.
The Sabres won the eight-team track meet, beating out second place 163.83-127.5.
Brianna Schneider, ROCORI track and field senior thrower
ROCORI senior Brianna Schneider set new season records in the shot put and discus April 8 at the Mankato East Triangular. She threw distances of 37’ and 121' 8", helping the Spartans place second in the meet behind the host team. The ROCORI boys placed third.
Cody Terwey, Albany track and field sophomore jumper
Cody Terwey won the triple jump and placed second in the 110-meter hurdles Friday at Pierz’s Craig Johnshoy Invite. His jump of 40’ 4” was a personal long and beat Foley senior Andrew Funt in second by more than a foot. Terwey had a time of 17.55 in the race.
Tayla Vought, Cathedral softball junior third baseman
Crusader third baseman Tayla Vought hit 7-13 in her first week of play, capping it with a two-run home run Friday in the 19-9 win over Paynesville (5-1). She also had a double versus Annandale (0-3), hitting eight teammates in to score. Advancing once on a steal, Vought came around to score seven runs for the Crusaders. She didn’t have an error in the field and didn’t record a strikeout.
The Crusaders next play Wednesday at Foley (2-0).
Jocelyn Zoller, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball track and field senior runner
Jocelyn Zoller won every race she entered. She won four hurdles races, two at 100 meters and two at 300, setting season-fast times of 16.22 and 48.92. She was also on a winning 4X400 team, an event she has three state titles in.
Contact reporter Reid Glenn at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: April 6-12, 2025 St. Cloud Times athlete of the week poll
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Central Minnesotan baseball and softball teams have logged several results on dirt and area lacrosse teams played their first games from April 6-12. Local track and field and tennis athletes continued to post impressive results, some track athletes already earning enough medals to make Michael Phelps jealous. Several are clocking personal best times.
The impressive performances of spring athletes can be read below and you can enter your opinion in an online poll of the best.
Highlighted are varsity players from Albany, Becker, Foley, Holdingford, Kimball, ROCORI, Eden Valley-Watkins, Sartell-St. Stephen, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Cathedral, St. Cloud Tech and St. John’s Prep.
Elliot Allen, Albany baseball senior pitcher and outfielder
The Albany baseball team started on the road with two losses, but bounced back with a win against Warroad on April 11. The Huskies beat the Warriors 7-0 after losing 4-2 to Milaca and 10-0 to Cathedral earlier in the week. Senior Elliot Allen started against Warroad (0-5), going six innings and only giving up a single in the second inning. He also had five strikeouts in the game, staying very efficient with 68 pitches in the game.
Allen played in the outfield corners when he wasn’t pitching, playing clean defense, but going 0-3 at the plate. He took two walks and had the same number of strikeouts.
Ellie Becker, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball track and field senior
The EV-W/Kimball girls track team competed in two events last week, placing third of eight teams April 10 at the Litchfield Invitational and second the next day at the Craig Johnshoy Invite in Pierz.
Senior Ellie Becker entered seven events across the two days, winning the high jump twice and the pole vault in Pierz. On April 10 in Litchfield she also won a bronze medal in the 4x200-meter relay and in the pole vault, clearing 9-feet, 6-inches, same as her winning height. Her winning high jump bars were 5’2” and 5’.
Also in Litchfield, Becker set season-low times in the 100 and 200-meter races, but did not place.
Andrew Berndt, Sartell track and field junior runner
Andrew Berndt broke 10 minutes and won the 3200-meter race April 10 at the Cambridge-Isanti Norm Ayen Invite, setting his fastest-ever time. He clocked 9:54.68 in the meet, helping Sartell place third as a team.
Berndt sixth at state Nordic ski race: Sartell and St. Cloud Cathedral skiers post competitive times at state meet
Nolan Boeckermann, Holdingford baseball senior outfielder
Holdingford started the baseball season 1-1 with a 7-2 loss to Kimball on April 10 and a 9-8 win over Sauk Centre the next day. Senior Nolan Boeckermann shined at the plate, going 5-7 with a double and two RBI. The Huskers (2-1) out-hit the Cubs 8-4 in the loss and Boeckermann was responsible for three of the hits and one of the two RBI. He also had a stolen base against the Mainstreeters (1-3).
Owen Fradette, Cathedral baseball junior pitcher and outfielder
The Cathedral baseball team is undefeated to start the year, going 3-0 last week against Pequot Lakes (2-2), Albany (2-2) and Warroad. The Warriors kept it the closest, losing 9-6 on Saturday. The Crusaders (4-0) hosted the Patriots on April 8 for opening day, beating them 5-1 and run-ruled the Huskies.
Owen Fradette pitched five of six innings against Cathedral on April 10, giving up three hits and no runs. He earned three strikeouts and gave up two walks to the Huskies, going 2-3 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Fradette was 4-7 on the week, starting at left field during his non-pitching starts. He has a hit in every game, including two doubles and is one of the area leaders in RBI with four.
Garrett Frink, Holdingford track and field senior
At Pillager on April 10, Holdingford senior Garrett Frink won first in the 400, second in the 200 and third in the long jump. He was also the second runner in the Huskers’ winning 4X800 team which posted a time of 8:58.7. Individually, Frink was very fast in the 400, setting a new PR at 52.29. Frink had a time of 23.96 in the 200 — another PR — and a distance of 19' 1.5" in the long jump.
Holdingford won both the boys and girls team competitions, clearing second place by large margins.
Noah Gapinski, Foley baseball sophomore pitcher and first baseman
The Foley baseball team finished second in Class 2A baseball last year, the Falcons’ season ending at last June at Target Field. They hope to get back to the state tournament this season, but started with an opening loss April 10 versus Pequot Lakes at home. The Falcons bounced back the next day with a 9-1 win over Pierz.
Sophomore Noah Gapinski took the bump for opening day, going seven innings and giving up two unearned runs before the Patriots took the lead in the eighth inning. Pequot Lakes batters hit .074 against Gapinski, picking up two singles and two walks during his outing. Gapinski also had three strikeouts, going a respectable 3-8 during the week at the plate. One of the hits was an RBI double to give Foley (2-2) its first lead against Pierz (1-2).
Gerad Hanle, Becker baseball sophomore pitcher and first baseman
Becker played three close games within four days last week, losing 3-1 against St. Francis on April 8, beating North Branch 9-8 on April 10 and losing to Monticello 4-1 on Friday. Sophomore Gerad Hanle was the Bulldogs’ opening-day starter, giving up one run in five innings. He struck out 10 of the 18 batters he faced, just getting tagged with a double in the first inning after walking his first batter.
Hanle played first base and hit in the second hole, opening with a three-game hitting streak. His best hit, a triple, started a six-inning sixth inning that put Becker (1-3) out of reach against North Branch (0-4). In all, Hanle’s picked up six hits in 12 at-bats, scoring two runs and hitting two more in. He only had one strikeout and made an error in the field.
Evan Hardy, Sauk Rapids track and field sophomore sprinter
Last week Evan Hardy laid down the fastest 100 so far this season in mid-Minnesota. The Sauk Rapids sophomore won the event at his home meet April 10 with an 11.14. The Storm went on to score 203 points and won the meet over Apollo, Cathedral and St. Cloud Christian. The Storm girls also won.
Adler Herdina, Becker boys tennis junior
Becker competed in four boys tennis meets last week, winning all of them starting April 8 against St. Francis. The Bulldogs swept the meet, then swept Duluth’s Marshall School on April 10. They almost did the same to North Branch, but lost the top singles game. Finally on April 11, Becker narrowly beat the St. Cloud Crush 4-3 with two singles wins.
Junior Adler Herdina won all of his matches in the singles three spot. He didn’t lose a game against St. Francis or Marshall, only losing two in the first set against North Branch. Against Crush junior Isaac Peterson, Herdina won 6-2 and 6-1.
Katelyn Hoff, Albany eighth-grade golfer
Teeing off the 2025 golf season, Katelyn Hoff shot a five-over 40 on April 8 at Stone Creek Golf Course in Foley. Hoff placed second at the nine-hole Granite Ridge Conference meet, one stroke behind Little Falls freshman Imagine Hines. With two more Huskies in the top ten individuals — eighth grader Kendall Stueve (48) and sophomore Joy Bubna (49) — Albany had the lowest team score at the meet. The team finished in 190 strokes, ahead of Pierz (192) in second and Cathedral (206) in third. The home Falcons finished fifth with 244.
Bennett Hylla, Albany baseball senior second baseman
Bennett Hylla has played a strong second base for Albany, playing with no errors and picking up six hits in 11 at-bats. He leads off the lineup, but has batted in three runs while only scoring once. Hylla hasn’t struck out yet, but he’s been thrown out on four stolen base attempts. In the Huskies' first three games, he's sped to two doubles and a triple.
Hylla won a state championship with the Husky basketball team in March. He was also a wide receiver on the state football team.
Lola Jacobs, St. Cloud softball senior pitcher
St. Cloud’s star pitcher Lola Jacobs started the year 2-0 as the Crush (3-0) beat Brainerd (2-2) and Osseo (0-6) in close road games. Jacobs gave up five and six hits in the games, but only allowed two runs against the Orioles. St. Cloud blanked the Warriors 3-0 and scored two runs in the sixth inning to beat Osseo 3-2.
At the plate, Jacobs had three strikeouts against the Orioles, but she batted in one of the runs against Brainerd and took a walk before coming around to score.
Kyah Koenig, Cathedral softball sophomore outfielder
Hoping to get back to the Class 2A state softball tournament, Cathedral started the 2025 season 3-0 with 10-run wins against Milaca and Paynesville on April 9 and 11 and a 9-6 win over Annandale on April 10.
Sophomore Kyah Koenig was one of the best hitters in the area, going 9-13 in the opening week with five doubles. Despite hitting in the middle of the lineup, she had just three RBI, but came around to score nine runs. Koenig only struck out twice, slugging 1.077 and stealing three bases to start the spring.
Crusaders place third in 2024: St. Cloud Cathedral wins third place in state softball
Hope Kuechle, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball track and field sophomore runner
EV-W/K sophomore Hope Kuechle got on the podium in four of her six events last week, winning the 400-meter race in Litchfield with a time of 1:01.33 — a season best. She also set a blistering time in the 200 the next day, losing to Foley junior Addison Beier’s winning time of 26.57 by less than a tenth of a second. Kuechle's other podium finishes came in Litchfield in the 4X200 and 4X400 relays, where she was the anchor of both teams.
Keaton Landowski, Sartell baseball junior catcher
Sartell is undefeated to start the baseball season, going 2-0 in its opening week. The Sabres beat Duluth 10-0 on April 8, then took down the 2024 Class 4A state team St. Cloud 11-4 on April 10.
Going 3-5 with five RBI, junior Keaton Landowski won CLC baseball player of the week along with teammate Brayden Simones. Landowski had five of his RBI against the Crush (2-2), hitting a double and a single.
Sartell (3-0) is on a three-game roadtrip until April 24.
Luke Loidolt, Sauk Rapids track and field senior
Luke Loidolt finished third in a very fast 100-meter race at Sauk Rapids Middle School but he won two other events: the 200 and long jump. In the sprint, Loidolt’s personal-best time of 11.53 was behind Hardy and Apollo senior Enmary Kitue. Loidolt’s winning time in the 200 was 23.83 and his winning long jump distance was 19' 1". The distance was more than a foot clear of second-place Apollo senior Jeandiel Rosario Costas.
Claire Maus, Kimball softball sophomore pitcher
The Kimball softball team is 4-0 to start it’s 2025 season, going 2-0 last week with wins over Royalton (0-5) and Dassel-Cokato (2-2). Sophomore Claire Maus had the circle against the Royals, not allowing a hit in the 14-0 five-inning win. She struck out nine of the 16 batters faced, walking just one hitter. At the plate, Maus was 1-3 with a double and walk against Royalton, then was 3-4 as the designated hitter in the 6-2 win over the Chargers. She had two RBI.
Sadie Meyer, Cathedral softball junior first baseman
Playing first base for Cathedral, Sadie Meyer has five singles and two doubles in 11 ABs. She has more than two RBI per game with seven and has taken three stolen bases. Meyer was integral to the Crusaders’ close win over Annandale — she was 3-4, scoring the go-ahead run early in the game, adding more hits and runs to keep the team ahead. Meyer scored eight runs and batted in seven more in three games. She only struck out once and didn’t have any errors in the field.
Troy Nuest, Becker boys tennis junior
Playing singles for Becker, Troy Nuest didn’t drop a single game against his opponents from St. Francis and Duluth, waiting until the first set against North Branch to lose. He came back with a 6-0 win in the second game and beat Crush senior Charlie Streit 6-0 and 6-2 in the next match.
Jacob Oliver, Cathedral baseball junior shortstop
Jacob Oliver had seven hits in 12 at-bats during his first week of baseball. All of the hits were singles, picking up at least two per game in his first three starts at leadoff. Oliver plays shortstop in the field and hasn’t made an error yet. He also has four RBI and two stolen bases.
The Crusaders play Osakis at the MAC on Monday.
Oliver was 2024 soccer player of year: 22 players named to 2024 all-area boys soccer teams; Crusader named player of the year
Sienna Schmitz, Sartell track and field freshman sprinter
Sienna Schmitz set personal-best times in the 100 and 200-meter dashes at Cambridge Isanti. She won the events, clocking in at 12.92 and 26.83, also placing first with Sartell’s 4X100 team.
The Sabres won the eight-team track meet, beating out second place 163.83-127.5.
Brianna Schneider, ROCORI track and field senior thrower
ROCORI senior Brianna Schneider set new season records in the shot put and discus April 8 at the Mankato East Triangular. She threw distances of 37’ and 121' 8", helping the Spartans place second in the meet behind the host team. The ROCORI boys placed third.
Cody Terwey, Albany track and field sophomore jumper
Cody Terwey won the triple jump and placed second in the 110-meter hurdles Friday at Pierz’s Craig Johnshoy Invite. His jump of 40’ 4” was a personal long and beat Foley senior Andrew Funt in second by more than a foot. Terwey had a time of 17.55 in the race.
Tayla Vought, Cathedral softball junior third baseman
Crusader third baseman Tayla Vought hit 7-13 in her first week of play, capping it with a two-run home run Friday in the 19-9 win over Paynesville (5-1). She also had a double versus Annandale (0-3), hitting eight teammates in to score. Advancing once on a steal, Vought came around to score seven runs for the Crusaders. She didn’t have an error in the field and didn’t record a strikeout.
The Crusaders next play Wednesday at Foley (2-0).
Jocelyn Zoller, Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball track and field senior runner
Jocelyn Zoller won every race she entered. She won four hurdles races, two at 100 meters and two at 300, setting season-fast times of 16.22 and 48.92. She was also on a winning 4X400 team, an event she has three state titles in.
Contact reporter Reid Glenn at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: April 6-12, 2025 St. Cloud Times athlete of the week poll
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