Sports

Cherokee scored five runs in the seventh inning to pull away from a close game as the Braves beat Storm Lake 8-1 in a Lakes Conference game played last Friday at Tornado Field.

Storm Lake had six hits, including two by Danielle Reyes. Skylar Cole drove in a run with a triple.

Cole got the loss. She allowed five hits and four earned runs, walked four and struck out 16 batters over seven innings in the circle for the Tornadoes, who are now 3-2 overall.

Newell-Fonda hosted its annual tournament last Saturday and the Mustangs won two of the three games they played.

The team was defeated by Logan-Magnolia 9-2. The Mustangs were held to four hits. Megan Morenz and Kate Christiansen each had a single and drove in a run. Olivia Larsen doubled.

Larsen took the loss. She gave up 15 hits and nine earned runs, walked one and struck out one.

Newell-Fonda beat Charter Oak-Ute 22-1. The Mustangs scored five runs in the first inning, seven in the second and 10 in the third.

South Central Calhoun scored 10 runs in the first inning and never looked back as it beat Sioux Central 18-4 in a Twin Lakes Conference game last Friday at Peterson.

The Rebels had five hits — singles by Camie Smith, Darma Tripp, Kennedy Hatch, Regan Sylvester and Haylee Gunnerson.

Dani Boettcher got the loss. She allowed 12 hits and 13 runs, only three of which were earned, walked one and struck out two.

Alta-Aurelia picked up a pair of wins to win the Cherokee Tournament last Saturday.

Alta-Aurelia beat River Valley 8-2. The Warriors had seven hits. Morgan Jacobson had a double, a single and two RBI. Jessica Flaherty added two singles and scored two runs. Abby Kraemer belted a two-run double and Jessica Larson added an RBI single.

Kraemer got the win. She allowed three hits and two earned runs, walked three and struck out 15 batters.

Team finishes 1 shot short of second place

Annika Patton is a state champion.

The Alta-Aurelia sophomore won the Class 2A state golf tournament after carding consecutive rounds of 77 to finish with a 154 on Wednesday at Jester Park in Granger.

Patton was 6-over-par for the 36-hole tournament and finished four shots ahead of Treynor’s Aly Anderson.

Estherville Lincoln Central, ranked No. 8 in Class 2A, scored six runs in the third inning and added three more to put the game away as the Midgets defeated Storm Lake 11-1 in a Lakes Conference game on Wednesday at Estherville.

Storm Lake scored its lone run in the fourth inning. The Tornadoes were held to four hits in the game — singles by Manny Chavez, Kayfrin Pelep, Michael Knapp and Trace Turner.

Brayden Hoops took the loss. He allowed eight hits and six runs, four of which were earned, walked none and struck out none in 22⁄3 innings.     

Estherville scored five runs in the bottom of the second inning and Storm Lake couldn’t recover as the Tornadoes suffered their first loss of the season 7-4 on Wednesday at Estherville.

Storm Lake scored three runs in the second innings, but the Midgets answered with five in the bottom half. ELC tacked on two more runs in the fourth.

Storm Lake had four hits. Kaylee Oehler had an RBI single. Briana Soto doubled, while Rachel Bozonie and Jaley Butler each singled.

Michael Demers collected three hits at the plate and scored three runs, and pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10 on the mound to help Storm Lake St. Mary’s beat West Bend-Mallard 10-0 in a Twin Lakes Conference game on Wednesday at West Bend.

The Panthers scored a run in the first inning, one in the second, one in the fifth, four in the sixth and two more in the seventh.

St. Mary’s finished with 10 hits in the game. Demers had a double and two singles. Josh Feltner had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs.