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    August 8, 2013
    The U-18 Minnesota Blast, shown here after their second-place finish in the Minnesota Metro Fast Pitch League (MMFL) state tournament, includes (front row, from left) Kaylee McMillen, Katrina Smith, Sami Zeadow, Kassidy Steen, Kaylan Risacher, Devan Masessa, (back row, from left) Assistant Coach Ron Tondryk, Makayla Langenbrunner, Assistant Coach Joe Beaupre, Jade Benko, Breanne Baker, Abby Wangen, Chandler Beaupre, Stacy Nelson and Head Coach Kerry Rodd. Not pictured are Kristi Anderson and Assistant Co...
    Blast return from national tournament with heads held high
    Cloquet's Minnesota Blast may have gone 1-3 overall at the ASA Northern National softball tournament last week, but in the eyes of their coaches,...
    sportsAugust 8, 2013 - 1:44pm
    July 25, 2013
    Minnesota Blast coach Kerry Rodd (right) talks to the team between innings of a softball game this summer. Dave Harwig/Pine Journal
    Despite youth, Blast score upset at State
    In softball, experience usually counts for quite a lot. That's why when a young team wins, it's pretty sweet. The U-18 Minnesota Blast, a team...
    sportsJuly 25, 2013 - 3:44pm
    July 18, 2013
    Minnesota Xplosion center fielder Lizz Jezierski (from Cloquet) gets a hit while Coach Tyler Korby looks on during the USSSA softball tournament at Braun Park on Saturday. Dave Harwig/Pine Journal
    Cloquet team takes first at local state tournament
    Cloquet was the place to be last weekend for softball fans, as 34 teams in age brackets from U-10 to U-18 took part in the United States Specialty...
    sportsJuly 18, 2013 - 2:40pm
    July 11, 2013
    Cloquet's Paulson a perfect match for softball
    Carlton's Grace Macor hasn't yet played a full season of softball with Cloquet's Shania Paulson, but it took only one play for her to see her...
    sportsJuly 11, 2013 - 3:59pm
    Braun Park prepares for state tournament
    Braun Park will prove its worth this weekend, as the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Minnesota fastpitch softball northern state tournament comes to Cloquet. USSSA state director Scott Brown said Wednesday afternoon that 34 teams ranging from ages 10-and-Under...
    sportsJuly 11, 2013 - 9:02am
    July 5, 2013
    The 2013 Ashley Award winners from the 14th Annual Ashley Abrahamson Memorial Softball Tournament smile for the camera. Pictured are the U14 winners (back row, from left): Kayla Nelson, Taylor Anderson, Lexie Johnson, Dailia Plath, Samantha Klander, Neena Magnuson, Lindsey Lamirande, Sara Lahti, Emily Eng and Bailey Kinunnen, and U12 winners: Annika Bergstrom, Brooke Pehrson, Trisha Bauman, Jasmine Eastman, Chloe Oakland and Hailey Hartwig; (front row, from left) U14 winners Anna Leibel, Anna Gunelson, A...
    A weekend of softball, for Ashley
    Erica Eller walked out of Braun Park Sunday evening wearing her runner-up medal proudly. But the smiling, 12-year-old Cloquet Middle School...
    sportsJuly 5, 2013 - 3:25pm
    June 20, 2013
    Cloquet's Kaylee McMillen (right) pitches for the Minnesota Blast at Wade Stadium on Tuesday night. Dave Harwig/Pine Journal
    Sun starting to shine on summer softball
    Watching his Minnesota Blast softball team answer with two victories Tuesday night, Coach Kerry Rodd said he more thoroughly enjoyed the questions...
    sportsJune 20, 2013 - 5:13am
    June 6, 2013
    'Jacks fall to Hawks in championship
    Cloquet softball Coach Ron Tondryk admitted that his 'Jacks would need to play a virtually perfect game to defeat Hermantown in the Section 7AA softball finals. Last Thursday in Cohasset, the 'Jacks did just that for five and a half innings before the Hawks (20-3) erupted for seven...
    sportsJune 6, 2013 - 8:01am
    May 30, 2013
    Cloquet freshman Kassidy Steen drives a ball during Section 7AA playoffs at Braun Park on Thursday. Dave Harwig/Pine Journal
    Lumberjacks earn their way to championship match
    They did it the hard way, but the Cloquet softball team is back in the Section 7AA finals after three dramatic wins on Tuesday in Cohasset. The...
    sportsMay 30, 2013 - 3:28pm
    May 29, 2013
    All Conference team announced in softball
    The Lake Superior Conference announces the following athletes have been named to the Girls Softball All Conference Team: First Team -- Junior Chandler Beaupre of Cloquet; Katie Thun and Mackenzie Herzig of Hermantown; Sarah Hendrickson, Melissa Jarvi and Alexia Klaas of Duluth Denfeld;...
    sportsMay 29, 2013 - 6:30pm
    May 23, 2013
    Softball Preview....Pitching pivotal in playoffs
    Throughout a normal school day, it's common to see Cloquet softball pitcher Chandler Beaupre exercising her right wrist. "I do them every class,"...
    sportsMay 23, 2013 - 11:16am
    May 16, 2013
    Esko catcher Morgan Pera chases Carlton's Brooke Camps during a rundown that was the final out in Esko's 3-2 win over Carlton Tuesday afternoon in Barnum. Dave Harwig/Pine Journal
    Softball Roundup...News about Esko and other area teams
    Springtime is always busy for Esko softball player Dani Johnson. After playing four games in less than 24 hours, the 18-year-old third baseman...
    sportsMay 16, 2013 - 1:17pm
    May 9, 2013
    Brooke Camps of Carlton (left) tags out Brooke McMillen of Silver Bay at second base in Tuesday's 8-3 win. Dan Saletel/Pine Journal
    Carlton pairs up wins
    There were times Tuesday when all Grace Macor could do was focus on freshman catcher Hannah Benson's black face paint. "It was all over her...
    sportsMay 9, 2013 - 4:44pm
    Cloquet picks up their first win
    The Cloquet softball team is finally back on the field after the long winter marred the start of the season. The 'Jacks picked up their first win of the season in three tries with a 5-1 win at Superior on Tuesday. Chandler Beaupre went the distance to earn the win for Cloquet, scattering...
    sportsMay 9, 2013 - 1:39pm
    Thunder softball finished, baseball fights on
    The Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College softball program has officially finished the collegiate season this spring. The Thunder, which originated in 2008, played just six games during March -- all indoors -- at the Minnesota Classic at the Rosemount Irish Dome, defeating only...
    sports/ThunderMay 9, 2013 - 11:46am
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