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I'm a few weeks in updating the blog for this event, but it took place on May 28th
Heavy on Wrestling rocked Grandma's Sports Garden May 27, 2010, headlined by an hour + 1/2 meet & greet with 16 time World Champion Ric Flair. The main event featured Ben Sailer defending the brand new Heavy on Wrestling championship belt he earned in November of 2008. After the defense, Mitch Paradise attacked him and maybe set up a match between the two at the next HoW event. Buck Zumhofe and Wild Bill Irwin worked as a tag team in the event also, and got the crowd going during their match.
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Since I last updated way back on May 19, I've shot a bunch of Baseball games, and some of the Section 7AA baseball and softball playoff games...
Cloquet headed North to Hibbing the 21st/22nd of May for their annual appearance in the Wood Bat Tournament...Winning 2 and losing 1 game.
Section 7AA Softball 'Final Four' on June 1st that set up the Section championship that Hermantown won, defeating Duluth Central in 2 straight games to earn a State berth. Greenway and Duluth Denfeld were eliminated in game play this day at Braun Park in Cloquet.
Cloquet baseball's 'South' subsection Final Four with Virginia, Proctor, and International Falls took place June 8th at Wade Stadium, with the Lumberjacks winning 2 games on the day.
And Finally, on June 10th, the Section 7AA Finals Between Cloquet and Hermantown:
For the first time since 1975, the Cloquet Lumberjacks are headed back to the baseball State Tournament! Needing to beat Hermantown TWICE at Wade Stadium, Tyler Tollerud battled Hermantown hitters to a 2-0 shutout win in the first game, keyed by Peter LaCourse dropping the first pitch he saw in the 7th to right field to score 2 runs. The second game, Hermantown had a 3-0 lead when the Jacks came up in the 5th inning, which became a 4-3 deficit as Cloquet put up 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th. Hermantown tied the game in the top of the seventh and forced extra innings when Cloquet didn't score in the bottom of the 7th, then took a 6-4 lead in the top of the 8th inning. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Kyle Becker pounded a ball to center field, with the basees loaded, to tie the game with August Reynolds and Adam Hanson scoring. Peter LaCourse then again finished off Hermantown on the first pitch he saw, plating the winning run of Corbin Morse from third on a single. Adam Hanson earned his second pitching win in as many days, this time in relief of starter Connor Stowell. Cloquet's first state tournament baseball game in 35 years takes place at Dick Putz field in St. Cloud, June 17th at 10 AM against Mankato East.
On May 19th, I shot a few innings each of Esko Baseball and Softball in Esko. The Eskomos baseball team faced McGregor, while the softball team faced Duluth Central.
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Cloquet defeated Duluth Denfeld 7-4 at Wade Stadium, May 18, 2010. The Lumberjacks gave up a run in the first and second innings, finally tying the game at 2 in the fifth inning. Denfeld regained the lead in the 6th inning, but the Lumberjack bats woke up in the 7th inning, putting 5 runs on the board. Denfeld scored one run in the 7th then stranded runners on second and third as the game ended. Adam Hanson pitched the complete game for the Lumberjacks, his third win of the season.
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The final two games of the NSIC regular season, at Bemidji State, were moved to Duluth due to heavy rains in Bemidji, making Bemidji the home team at Juction Avenue Field on the UMD campus. The Beavers put up a battle the first game, taking a 3-3 tie into the 7th inning, where UMD's Val Hartel scored the go-ahead, and winning, run on an Ashley Johnson sac fly. UMD pitcher Kristin Danielson set the Bulldog career strikeouts record with a strikeout in the 6th inning. UMD dominated the second game, winning 9-0 in 6 innings, while getting 6 perfect innings (18 batters, 18 outs) from pitcher Heather Stemper. Stemper's performance included 6 strike outs, 6 ground outs, and 6 fly outs. UMD picked up a home run from Sarah Kabes in the 9-0 win.
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The Lumberjacks outlasted and out homered Duluth Central in a wind aided slugfest 25-16, then beat Warroad 9-6 in the second game to win the Esko baseball tournament, May 1, 2010.
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The Bulldogs swept Moorhead for the second day in a row, winning 14-6 and 16-8 in mercy rule shortened games April 21, 2010 on the Junction Ave. field on campus.
Duluth East beat the Lumberjacks 2-0 on the Greyhounds all-turf field, April 20, 2010. The Lumberjacks twice had the bases loaded with a chance to to drive in runs but stranded the runners both times. Despite the loss, the jacks got a good pitching effort from Haley Sobczak and strong defense behind their pitcher(s) for the third straight game.
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The Lumberjacks and Eskomos needed 11 innings to decide an outcome to the high school softball game at Braun Park, April 19, 2010. In the 8th, Esko scored two runs, which Cloquet answered, led by Courtney Esse and Lizz Jezeriski hits. Denise Rodd held Esko scoreless the next three innings to bring up Esse again, who was bunted over on a sacrifice by Jezierski, and scored the game winning run on a hit by Shania Paulson. Rodd went the distance for Cloquet, in her first varsity pitching start, for the win.
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Kristin Danielson and Heather Stemper each held the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs to one run in their respecitve games to lead UMD to a 3-1 and 4-1 sweep in Duluth, April 18, 2010. Ashley Johnson (game 1) and Coley Gale (game 2) each had a home run for UMD in the sweep.
Lisa Muehlberger and the rest of the Thunder's bats caught fire, hammering Vermillion CC 9-1 and 16-1 in mercy rule shortened games at Braun Park, April 9, 2010. Pitcher Dana Letica threw all of both games to earn both wins.
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