Prep report: Spartans shut out in opener

Superior’s Autumn Cooper (21) collides with Rice Lake’s Kallahan Bowman (13) as they both go after a loose ball in the first half of the game at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex in Superior on Tuesday evening, April 12, 2022. The Spartans fell 6-0. Bowman had five goals for the Warriors.

By Superior Telegram

April 12, 2022 at 9:51 PM

SUPERIOR — Despite the wind and rain Tuesday, the Superior girls soccer team opened its season with a 6-0 home loss to Big Rivers conference foe Rice Lake.

The Warriors’ Natalie Nolin scored the first goal, but Kallahan Bowman added five more in the Spartans loss.

Superior (0-2) is next scheduled to play at Washburn at 5 p.m. Monday, April 18.

Rice Lake’s Natalie Nolin (17) beats Superior keeper Lexie Lohman (1) for the first goal of the game in the first half at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex in Superior on Tuesday evening, April 12, 2022.

Softball

Northwood/Solon Springs 15, Cornell/Lake Holcombe 0

Northwood/Solon Springs’ Bailey Monson had a triple and three RBIs in a four-inning, 15-0 blowout of Cornell/Lake Holcombe Tuesday.

Pitcher Zoey Vaara allowed just two hits and struck out six batters in the win for Solon Springs.

The Eagles picked up four runs in the first inning, but it was a 10-run outburst in the third inning that put the game out of reach.

Maddelyn Swanson had a four-hit day and collected two RBIs of her own in the win for NSS.

Baseball

Northwood/Solon Springs 13, Washburn 0

Northwood/Solon Springs’ Abe Ahlberg allowed just one hit over four innings and struck out nine batters in the Eagles’ five-inning, 13-0 home win over Washburn Tuesday.

Ahlberg, Brady Krmpotich and freshman Jared Schultz all had two RBIs in the rout.

Washburn not only struggled at the plate, they committed six errors and only six of the Eagles’ 13 runs were earned.