Lake Region sports roundup: April 24-27

The chilly, windy weather wiped out most sports on Monday, but the North Star and Langdon Area/Munich baseball teams toughed it out.

On Friday and Saturday, the Devils Lake baseball and softball teams picked up some crucial wins in Eastern Dakota Conference play.

The latest from Lake Region sports:

Athlete spotlight: Cayden McCarthy, Devils Lake baseball

McCarthy is an X-factor for the Firebirds this year. After graduating some key senior pitchers, Devils Lake is looking for him to take a bigger role.

McCarthy’s first start of the season had gone well for three innings before it spiraled in the fourth. McCarthy had a notably strong bounce-back performance Friday, allowing just one run in six innings against the Fargo South Bruins, who entered the day in second place in the EDC. Devils Lake won, 2-1.

McCarthy isn’t new to varsity, having gotten some innings with the squad since his freshman year. But he’s been waiting his turn for a major role, and now he has it as a junior. McCarthy has a live fastball and a solid curveball that he uses to get hitters out. He’s showed his potential plenty of times in the past, but now he just guided Devils Lake to an eventual sweep of the preseason No. 2 in the EDC.

That’s a game changer for the Firebirds, who now sit in the top half of the EDC standings.

Game spotlight: Devils Lake softball grabs first EDC win

The other diamond sports team in town took a win Saturday. Devils Lake softball blew out Fargo South 22-2, grabbing its first EDC win after two conference losses to begin the season.

The Firebirds were led by senior Julia McIvor, who had a big day on both sides of the ball. At the plate, she went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk and five RBIs. In the circle, she started and pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings. She limited the Bruins to two hits, collecting five strikeouts along the way.

Sophomore Hannah Garza also had a 4-for-4 day with a home run. The Firebirds totaled 23 hits in their offensive explosion — much-needed after struggling to get the bats going against Shanley in their home opener.

Ava Beck added a 3-for-5 performance, while Riley Remmick, Taylor Leben, Madison Hettwer and Sariyah Ponder each recorded multiple hits. Gabby Bundy pitched the final 1 2/3 innings of the run-rule victory.

Devils Lake moved into seventh place out of 10 teams in the EDC with a 2-4 conference record after the win.

April 24

High school baseball

Devils Lake (4-3, 4-3) 2, Fargo South 1

• Score by inning: 2-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0
• Devils Lake: 2 R, 3 H, 1 E
• Cayden McCarthy: 6.0 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 4 SO
• Ben Brodina: 1-for-3, 2 RBI; 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 SO
• Mason Palmer: 1-for-2, BB, R

Devils Lake (5-3, 5-3) 11, Fargo South 3

• Score by inning: 3-0, 0-0, 4-0, 0-2, 2-1, 0-0, 2-0
• Devils Lake: 11 R, 13 H, 0 E
• Mason Palmer: 3-for-4, 2B, BB, RBI, R
• Will Heilman: 2-for-2, 3 BB, 3 RBI, 2 R
• Ben Brodina: 2-for-4, BB, 3 RBI
• Riley Brenno-Quale: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
• Taydon Triepke: 3.0 IP, 2 H, R, 0 BB, 4 SO; 2-for-4, 2B, BB, RBI, 2 R

April 25

High school softball

Devils Lake (2-2, 2-4) 22, Fargo South 2

• Score by inning: 0-0, 7-0, 8-0, 4-0, 3-2
• Devils Lake: 22 R, 23 H, 1 E
• Julia McIvor: 4-for-4, HR, 2B, BB, 5 RBI, 3 R; 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 5 SO
• Hannah Garza: 4-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
• Ava Beck: 3-for-5, 3B, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R

High school track and field

Hillsboro-Central Valley Varsity Track Meet

Boys

Devils Lake: 81.5 points (3rd place out of 16 teams)

• Zane Bennett: 1st place in 3200-meter run (10:23.95, personal best), 2nd place in 1600-meter run (4:38.33)
• Finley Wirth: 2nd place in javelin (147’3”), 3rd place in high jump (5’10”, personal best), 4th place in long jump (19’2”)
• Tucker Bennett: 2nd place in pole vault (11’0”)
• Max Volk: 5th place in 400-meter run (55.83, personal best)
• Grady Quam: 6th place in javelin (134’3”, personal best)
• Jeff Sommer: 6th place in shot put (41’2”, personal best)
• Wyatt Hillebrand: 6th place in triple jump (35’4.5”)
• Aiden Ackerman: 8th place in 800-meter run (2:20.88, personal best), 8th place in 1600-meter run (5:09.89)

Langdon Area/Munich: 53 points (6th place out of 16 teams)

• Levi Swanson: 1st place in javelin (163’7”, personal best)
• Tanner McDonald: 3rd place in 300-meter hurdles (44.52), 6th place in long jump (18’9”)
• Caleb McDonald: 1st place in triple jump (40’1.5”, personal best), 3rd place in long jump (19’7”)
• TJ Henderson: 2nd place in triple jump (38’0.5”)

Nelson County: 27 points (T-11th place out of 16 teams)

• Landon Sundeen: 2nd place in shot put (45’10”, personal best)
• Tyler Cree-Beglau: 3rd place in 800-meter run (2:12.25)
• Brody Rainsberry: 4th place in 100-meter run (11.84, personal best), 6th place in 200-meter run (24.77, personal best)

Girls

Devils Lake: 109 points (2nd place out of 15 teams)

• Sara Kraft: 1st place in 100-meter hurdles (16.77), 1st place in triple jump (33’2.5”), 2nd place in long jump (16’8”)
• Ella Wass: 1st place in 300-meter hurdles (49.19), 3rd place in 200-meter run (28.47)
• Raeleigh Myklebust: 4th place in 100-meter run (13.66)
• Brooklyn Johnson: 6th place in 1600-meter run (5:47.25)
• Siri Bryce Volk: 7th place in 100-meter run (13.89), 7th place in 200-meter run (29.35)
• Riley Schmiess: 7th place in 800-meter run (2:41.77)

Langdon Area/Munich: 67 points (4th place out of 15 teams)

• Fenja Lawson: 2nd place in discus (118’6”, personal best, qualified for state), 2nd place in shot put (36’9”)
• Meggy Hetletved: 2nd place in 100-meter hurdles (16.79, personal best, qualified for state), 4th place in 300-meter hurdles (50.88)
• Mya Swanson: 2nd place in 1600-meter run (5:43.62)
• Taya Feist: 2nd place in high jump (4’10”)

North Star: 15 points (12th place out of 15 teams)

• Claire Jorde: 3rd place in high jump (4’10”), 3rd place in long jump (16’4”, personal best)
• Genevieve Ahlberg: 6th place in 400-meter run (1:04.37)

Nelson County: 7 points (15th place out of 15 teams)

• Sophia Beck: 5th place in javelin (85’3”, personal best)

College baseball

Dakota College at Bottineau 2, Lake Region State College (11-35, 5-14) 12

• Score by inning: 1-5, 0-5, 0-0, 0-0, 1-2
• LRSC: 12 R, 10 H, 1 E
• Hunter Remmick: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
• Lucas Lyons: 1-for-2, HR, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R
• Beau Brodina: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R

College softball

Dakota College at Bottineau 7, Lake Region State College (6-35, 2-17) 3

• Score by inning: 0-0, 3-0, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0, 2-1, 1-2
• LRSC: 3 R, 8 H, 0 E
• Ella Harkness: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
• Ireland Schmidt: 7.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 4 BB, 10 SO

April 27

High school baseball

Northern Lights 4, North Star (4-2, 3-2) 14

• Score by inning: 1-4, 3-4, 0-0, 0-4, 0-2
• North Star: 14 R, 12 H, 1 E
• Coy Freund: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, R
• Kole Thomson: 2-for-2, 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI
• Ian Westlind: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, R; 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO
• Levi Borstad: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 SO

Northern Lights 2, North Star (5-2, 3-2) 9 (5 innings)

• Score by inning: 0-4, 1-1, 1-4, 0-x
• North Star: 9 R, 7 H, 1 E
• Brayton Thomas: 2-for-3, RBI, R
• Moxon Brehm: 2-for-2, RBI, R
• Sean Freund: 2-for-2, 2 RBI, R
• Asher Hermanson: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
• Easton Peters: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, SO

Park River Area 5, Langdon Area/Munich (5-2, 2-1) 2

• Score by inning: 1-1, 4-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0
• LA/M: 5 R, 9 H, 2 E
• Connor Mitchell: 2-for-3, RBI
• Jax Johnson: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO
• Tyson Gemmill: 1.2 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 3 SO

Park River Area 5, Langdon Area/Munich (5-3, 2-1) 2 (5 innings)

• Score by inning: 3-0, 1-2, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0
• LA/M: 5 R, H, 2 E
• Bensen Fetsch: 2-for-2, BB

Nelson County/Midkota vs. Thompson was postponed to Thursday, April 30.

High school softball

Nelson County/Midkota vs. Carrington was postponed to Monday, May 4.

Langdon Area/Munich vs. Grafton was postponed to Saturday, May 2.