As May comes to a close, it's time for another installment of "Who's Hot and Who's Not?" A look at trends in baseball.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WHO'S HOT?
1. Astros. The Astros have been on a roll in May, especially when they came to Target Field to take on the Twins. Their solid lineup scored 40 runs against the Twins in a three game series and now they have a seven game winning streak. The good news is that Dallas Keuchel is back after a stint on the 10 day disabled list due to a neck injury. Keep your eye on the Astros. This could be the best team since they began in 1962 as the Colt .45s and have never won a pennant.
2. Yankees. The Baby Bombers have been playing some really good baseball in May as they have vaulted into first place in the AL East. One of the keys to their success so far is rookie right fielder Aaron Judge. In 47 games this season, he has hit 17 home runs. Let's not forget the pitching staff, anchored by Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia, Luis Severino and Michael Pineda. Dylan Betances has taken over the closer role with Aroldis Chapman on the disabled list. Could this be the start of another exciting AL East race.
3. Indians. After a slow start, Edwin Encarnacion has 10 home runs and has been a part of The Tribe's surge toward the top of the AL central and have pulled in within a couple of percentage points of the slumping Twins. Trevor Bauer had a superb outing on May 30 with 14 strikeouts in seven innings against the Oakland A's. Danny Salazar has also been solid on the mound.
WHO'S NOT?
1. Twins. Once upon a time, the Twins, who won a team low 59 games last season were getting solid pitching from Ervin Santana and Jose Berrios as well as outstanding hitting from Brian Dozier and spectacular defense from Byron Buxton. But the Twins have collapsed like the roof at their former home the Metrodome and have lost four straight games and their hold on first place. Thy lost a 15 inning heart breaker to the Rays and got swept by the Astros. Can the Twins break their slump as they head west to Anaheim?
2. Orioles. It was a two team race earlier this month between the Yankees and the Orioles in the AL East until the Orioles went into a slump where they have won two of their last ten games to fall into third place. Also, the Red Sox have been on a tear that moved them into second place.
3. Mike Trout. Bad news for Twins fans who hope to see the two time AL MVP in action this weekend in Anaheim,. Trout will be out six to eight weeks due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. He could also miss the series over the Fourth of July week at Target Field and the All Star Game where he is among the vote leaders.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
WHO'S HOT?
1. Nationals. There is joy in the nation's capitol as the Nationals have dominated the NL East and have the only winning record in the division. Their lineup has been outstanding and they have had a couple of great performances by their one-two punch on the mound of Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasberg. Last week, Scherzer fanned 13 batters and Strasberg followed up with a 15 strikeout game. Can they sustain their excellent when Bryce Harper has to serve a three game suspension for his role in the Memorial Day Brawl against the Giants?
2. Brewers. Look who's in first place in the NL Central. The Brewers. Though they lost their star player Ryan Braun to the disabled list, they had an outstanding series against the Diamondbacks and a great start from outfield Eric Thames, who hit 10 home runs in April. They also have outstanding pitching from Wily Peralta and Zach Davies. The addition of Neftali Feliz as their closer has also kept the Brewers in contention.
3. NL West. When you look at the standings in the NL West, it has become a three team race between the Rockies, the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers. Only a half game separates the three teams as the Dodgers have surged into the race, thanks to a couple of top notch starts from their ace Clayton Kershaw. He's been the anchor of the Dodgers pitching staff which leads the majors with a 3.22 ERA. This could rival last year's race in the AL East.
WHO'S NOT?
1. Cubs. To quote the opening line from the Buffalo Springfield song "For What it's Worth", "There's something happening here." What's exactly clear is the world champion Cubs have gone into a slump, losing six straight games and got swept by the lowly Padres. It doesn't get easier for the Cubs since they start a weekend series with the rival Cardinals on Friday.
2. Phillies. Now this sounds familiar. The Phillies are in last place in the NL East. Since they won five straight division titles from 2007-11, the Phillies have finished last or close to the bottom five of the last six years. They are a young team with only one starter at 30 or older, Michael Saunders. But they do have a bright spot on the mound in former Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson.
3. Giants. Injuries have hampered the Giants early in the season. After losing Madison Bumgarner in April due to a left shoulder strain, they have lost Hunter Pence, Conor Gillespie and Michael Morse due to injuries. Though the Giants have had a strong pitching staff with Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija and Matt Moore, the offence hasn't been productive, ranking next to last in batting average and the least number of home runs in the majors with 42. It could be a long year in the Bay Area with the Giants and A's occupying the basement in both league's Western Divisions.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Friday, May 26, 2017
SLP Orioles Shut Out Mpls. South Tigers
Johnny Sorenson was "Johnny on the Spot" Friday night, combining with Shea Pekarek on a one hitter and striking out seven batters to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 10-0 win over the Minneapolis South Tigers in an elimination round game in the 2017 Section 6AAAA Baseball Tournament at Derrick Keller Field at Dakota Park.
The Tigers would get their only hit when lead off batter Roy Palmer singled to start the game. After Jack Hennen reached base on an error by Pekarek and Ben Murray hit into a fielders choice, Sorenson would strike out the next two batters to prevent further damage.
As for the Orioles offense, they would open the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI double by Jacob Stillman that scored Luke Mobley. St. Louis Park sent 11 batters to the plate in the bottom of the fourth as Sorenson, who retired 11 straight Tigers, would score on a wild pitch from Dayne Schweiger. Pekarek would single home Stillman for the second run and Zach Listiak and Pekarek would score on an error. Mobley would hit an RBI single to score Riley Dvorak and the Orioles would increase their lead to six.
Sorenson would begin the top of the fifth with a pair of strikeouts. He got Isaias Bruggeman-Cohen on a swinging strike out and pinch hitter Will Danaher on a called third strike. But he would give up back to back walks to Ryan Skow and Isaac Staichez that would bring St. Louis Park head coach Brian Kelly out of the dugout and he would give the ball to Pekarek who got Palmer to hit into a force play to end the top of the fifth inning.
The Orioles would clinch the win in the bottom of the sixth that started with singles by Connor Cornell and Pekarek and Dvorak would hit a two run single to score both the runners. Dvorak would cross the plate on Julien Shadle's double. Ian Sandbo would run for Shadle and Brent Ryan would lay down a squeeze bunt that enabled Sandbo to head home uncontested and the game would end due to the ten run rule.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 9-13 and will face the Armstrong Falcons on Tuesday, May 30 at 4:30 in Plymouth. Armstrong moved into the elimination bracket following a walk off win by the Hopkins Royals 4-3. The two teams last met on April 24 with the Orioles holding off the Falcons 4-3. Mpls.South concluded their season with a record of 10-10.
The Tigers would get their only hit when lead off batter Roy Palmer singled to start the game. After Jack Hennen reached base on an error by Pekarek and Ben Murray hit into a fielders choice, Sorenson would strike out the next two batters to prevent further damage.
As for the Orioles offense, they would open the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI double by Jacob Stillman that scored Luke Mobley. St. Louis Park sent 11 batters to the plate in the bottom of the fourth as Sorenson, who retired 11 straight Tigers, would score on a wild pitch from Dayne Schweiger. Pekarek would single home Stillman for the second run and Zach Listiak and Pekarek would score on an error. Mobley would hit an RBI single to score Riley Dvorak and the Orioles would increase their lead to six.
Sorenson would begin the top of the fifth with a pair of strikeouts. He got Isaias Bruggeman-Cohen on a swinging strike out and pinch hitter Will Danaher on a called third strike. But he would give up back to back walks to Ryan Skow and Isaac Staichez that would bring St. Louis Park head coach Brian Kelly out of the dugout and he would give the ball to Pekarek who got Palmer to hit into a force play to end the top of the fifth inning.
The Orioles would clinch the win in the bottom of the sixth that started with singles by Connor Cornell and Pekarek and Dvorak would hit a two run single to score both the runners. Dvorak would cross the plate on Julien Shadle's double. Ian Sandbo would run for Shadle and Brent Ryan would lay down a squeeze bunt that enabled Sandbo to head home uncontested and the game would end due to the ten run rule.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 9-13 and will face the Armstrong Falcons on Tuesday, May 30 at 4:30 in Plymouth. Armstrong moved into the elimination bracket following a walk off win by the Hopkins Royals 4-3. The two teams last met on April 24 with the Orioles holding off the Falcons 4-3. Mpls.South concluded their season with a record of 10-10.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
A Balk and a Walk Helps Mpls. Washburn Millers Beat SLP Orioles
The opening round of the 2017 Section 6AAAA Baseball Tournament turned out to be a big night for Jack Carlson as he pitched a complete game and scored on a bases loaded walk by Aidan Schwob in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Minneapolis Washburn Millers to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Park Orioles Wednesday night at Derrick Keller Field.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning that began with a double from Jacob Stillman and he scored on Connor Cornell's RBI single. Cornell would score the Orioles second run on Carlson's wild pitch.
St. Louis Park would get solid started pitching from Riley Dvorak who walked one batter and struck out six through five innings. But in the top of the sixth. head coach Brian Kelly brought in Jack Elias to relive Dvorak and after retiring the first two batters, he gave a single to Schob, a walk to Clark Amann and an RBI single to John Ario to cut the lead to one. The Millers would tie the game as Elias balked home Amann.
Washburn would vault into the lead in the top of the seventh Carlson and Will Harlow reached base on singles. Elias retired Carter Wendtlandt on a called third strike and Jake Garrison flied out to the left fielder Brent Ryan. But Elias walked Sean King to load the bases and Schwob also walked to score Carlson. St. Louis Park got the tying run aboard in the bottom of the seventh on Jacob Stillman's single that would go for naught on pop ups from Elias and Cornell to end the game.
The Millers improve their record to 15-5 and will take on the Wayzata Trojans in the winners bracket on Friday, May 26 at 4:30 PM at Central Middle School in Plymouth. The Orioles fell to 9-11 and host the Minneapolis South Tigers in the losers bracket, also on the 26th at 7 PM at Derrick Keller Field.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning that began with a double from Jacob Stillman and he scored on Connor Cornell's RBI single. Cornell would score the Orioles second run on Carlson's wild pitch.
St. Louis Park would get solid started pitching from Riley Dvorak who walked one batter and struck out six through five innings. But in the top of the sixth. head coach Brian Kelly brought in Jack Elias to relive Dvorak and after retiring the first two batters, he gave a single to Schob, a walk to Clark Amann and an RBI single to John Ario to cut the lead to one. The Millers would tie the game as Elias balked home Amann.
Washburn would vault into the lead in the top of the seventh Carlson and Will Harlow reached base on singles. Elias retired Carter Wendtlandt on a called third strike and Jake Garrison flied out to the left fielder Brent Ryan. But Elias walked Sean King to load the bases and Schwob also walked to score Carlson. St. Louis Park got the tying run aboard in the bottom of the seventh on Jacob Stillman's single that would go for naught on pop ups from Elias and Cornell to end the game.
The Millers improve their record to 15-5 and will take on the Wayzata Trojans in the winners bracket on Friday, May 26 at 4:30 PM at Central Middle School in Plymouth. The Orioles fell to 9-11 and host the Minneapolis South Tigers in the losers bracket, also on the 26th at 7 PM at Derrick Keller Field.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
2017 Section 6AAAA Baseball Preview
2017 SECTION 6AAAA BASEBALL PREVIEW
Despite the rain and chilly weather the last few days, it's time for high school baseball to begin the road to Target Field as HSGN previews the 2017 Section 6AAAA Baseball Tournament
The top seeded and defending state Class AAAA champion Wayzata Trojans got off to a solid 5-0 start before losing to their Lake Conference rival the Minnetonka Skippers. They played the Skippers for the second time this season and lost 4-3 on May 19. Looking to pull off the upset is the eighth seeded Minneapolis South Tigers. Even though they have a winning record, the Tigers were seeded ahead of the Cooper Hawks who had only two wins this season, including one that came against the St. Louis Park Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader on May 15. Mpls. South will need to solve Wayzata's pitching and score runs in bunches.
Though the St. Louis Park Orioles have a sub .500 record, they are the fourth seed and host the fifth seeded Minneapolis Washburn Millers. The Orioles will need to get solid pitching and cut down on errors to escape a 2-6 run since they upset Wayzata 5-4 on May 6. A player to keep an eye on is the future of the program in eight grader Sam Hunt. He can play three positions, catcher, pitcher and the outfield. The Millers went undefeated in the Minneapolis City Conference and rode an eight game winning streak early in the season including three shut outs that ended early due to the ten run rule. Can the Orioles shut down the Millers offensive attack?
Now to the lower bracket as the second seeded Hopkins Royals take on the seventh seeded Cooper Hawks. After enduring a couple of three game losing streaks this season, the Royals look like their putting things together as they beat Lake Conference rival Eden Prairie and shut out the St. Louis Park Orioles 7-0 on May 22. Hopkins played Washburn on May 8 and won their only game via the 10 run rule 14-3. As for the Hawks, they need to have an excellent all around game to beat the Royals just like they did in the May 15 nightcap against St. Louis Park. But what's baffling is that why a team with only two regular season wins is seeded seventh instead of eighth. Can they be the sleeper team and prove that their season wasn't all that bad?
Concluding the quarterfinal bracket is the sixth seeded Minneapolis Southwest Lakers and the third seeded Armstrong Falcons. The Lakers have won six of their last seven games that included a four game stretch where they outscored their opponents 55-7. They have scored more than 10 runs in seven of their wins this season. They were scheduled to play Cooper on May 20 but that game like many others was postponed due to the all day rain that pelted the Twin Cities area. The Falcons, despite a 9-10 record faced Washburn in their regular season finale and won 9-5 in eight innings. They played Hopkins on April 12 and came up short 7-6. Is a rematch in the works?
So there you have it. A look at the matchups in Section 6AAAA. Can Mpls. South do what Holy Angels did several years ago in Section 4AA and come up from the eighth seed to the section final? There's plenty of exciting section baseball that begins on Wednesday, May 24.
Despite the rain and chilly weather the last few days, it's time for high school baseball to begin the road to Target Field as HSGN previews the 2017 Section 6AAAA Baseball Tournament
The top seeded and defending state Class AAAA champion Wayzata Trojans got off to a solid 5-0 start before losing to their Lake Conference rival the Minnetonka Skippers. They played the Skippers for the second time this season and lost 4-3 on May 19. Looking to pull off the upset is the eighth seeded Minneapolis South Tigers. Even though they have a winning record, the Tigers were seeded ahead of the Cooper Hawks who had only two wins this season, including one that came against the St. Louis Park Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader on May 15. Mpls. South will need to solve Wayzata's pitching and score runs in bunches.
Though the St. Louis Park Orioles have a sub .500 record, they are the fourth seed and host the fifth seeded Minneapolis Washburn Millers. The Orioles will need to get solid pitching and cut down on errors to escape a 2-6 run since they upset Wayzata 5-4 on May 6. A player to keep an eye on is the future of the program in eight grader Sam Hunt. He can play three positions, catcher, pitcher and the outfield. The Millers went undefeated in the Minneapolis City Conference and rode an eight game winning streak early in the season including three shut outs that ended early due to the ten run rule. Can the Orioles shut down the Millers offensive attack?
Now to the lower bracket as the second seeded Hopkins Royals take on the seventh seeded Cooper Hawks. After enduring a couple of three game losing streaks this season, the Royals look like their putting things together as they beat Lake Conference rival Eden Prairie and shut out the St. Louis Park Orioles 7-0 on May 22. Hopkins played Washburn on May 8 and won their only game via the 10 run rule 14-3. As for the Hawks, they need to have an excellent all around game to beat the Royals just like they did in the May 15 nightcap against St. Louis Park. But what's baffling is that why a team with only two regular season wins is seeded seventh instead of eighth. Can they be the sleeper team and prove that their season wasn't all that bad?
Concluding the quarterfinal bracket is the sixth seeded Minneapolis Southwest Lakers and the third seeded Armstrong Falcons. The Lakers have won six of their last seven games that included a four game stretch where they outscored their opponents 55-7. They have scored more than 10 runs in seven of their wins this season. They were scheduled to play Cooper on May 20 but that game like many others was postponed due to the all day rain that pelted the Twin Cities area. The Falcons, despite a 9-10 record faced Washburn in their regular season finale and won 9-5 in eight innings. They played Hopkins on April 12 and came up short 7-6. Is a rematch in the works?
So there you have it. A look at the matchups in Section 6AAAA. Can Mpls. South do what Holy Angels did several years ago in Section 4AA and come up from the eighth seed to the section final? There's plenty of exciting section baseball that begins on Wednesday, May 24.
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Two Site Doubleheader for HSGN on May 19
Due to rescheduling of a girls lacrosse postponement between the Mounds View Mustangs and the St. Louis Park Orioles on May 1 because of rain, the date and site were changed. Instead of Mounds View, St. Louis Park was the site for the Orioles final regular season home game that saw Laney Wolter score six goals to lead the Mustangs to a an 18-9 victory over the host Orioles Friday night.
Since the author of this blog is the public address announcer for girls lacrosse and baseball at St. Louis Park, it became a two site double header with girls lacrosse beginning at 5 PM, with baseball to follow at 7 at Derrick Keller Field at Dakota Park between the Orioles and the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles.
First up was girls lacrosse as Talia Simonett scored from the right side to give the Orioles the early lead. The Mustangs would surge into the lead with four unanswered goals from Anna Solheim, Grace Nickoloff and two from Taylor Rimell. Roethler would end Mounds View's run as Anna Roethler received a pass from Halle Weinmann, broke through two defenders and scored. It would then become a back and forth exchange of goals between Roethler and Rimell that would put Mounds View ahead 5-4. Wolter would heat up for the Mustangs as she ended the first half with five goals and assisted on Rimell's fourth goal to give Mounds View a 12-4 halftime lead.
Mounds View would distance themselves from St. Louis Park in the second half, scoring the first three goals. Wolter, Solheim and Rimell would tally for the Mustangs. The Orioles would score three goals as Roethler scooped up a ground ball that followed a pass from Sofia Roloff, that resulted in a ground ball. Roethler scooped it up and sent the ball to the net. Roloff would pick up her second assist as she found Sara McCalllon and she would score the goal. Roethler would score her fourth goal, scoring from the center slot. Kaitlyn Siebert would strike twice with a pair of goals. Maira Robert would also contribute as she made making an assist.
Roethler would also score twice and it gave her five goals for the game. They got goals from Robert and Morgan Kelly to conclude the scoring,
The Mustangs improved their record to 6-5 and travels to Woodbury to face the Royals at 7 PM. The Orioles fell to 4-7 and will also be on the road and will also be in action on the 25th as head to Bloomington to take on the Kennedy Eagles
About five minutes later, it was on to Derrick Keller Field for Senior Night as the Oriole baseball team took on the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles. It was "Double double toil and trouble" for the Eagles as St. Louis Park hit four consecutive doubles in the bottom of the first inning en route to an 11-7 win.
The Orioles sent eight batters to the plate in the bottom of the first as Connor Cornell, Riley Dvorak, Julien Shadle and Shea Pekarek hit doubles that resulted in three runs.
St. Louis Park would add two runs in the bottom of the second as the Kennedy defense committed three errors. Dvorak's RBI single scored Johnny Sorenson and Cornell would score on a wild pitch by Hoyt DeVolder. They would extend their lead to eight in the third that included a two RBI single by Dvorak.
Oriole starting pitcher Noah Fracassi took a no hitter into the top of the fourth inning but he was pulled after giving up consecutive walks to Erik Swenson and Kyle Conzemius. Jacob Stillman came in to retire the next two batter but gave up the first Kennedy hit in the top of the fifth as John Kern hit a two RBI single.
DeVolder would double home Conzemius in the top of the sixth and Ben Cradle would hit a ground out to Dvorak at short to score DeVolder. In the bottom of the sixth, Luke Mobley would hit a two RBI single and score on Stillman's single
DeVolder would also bring home Swenson and Cradle's RBI double capped a three run seventh inning. Johnny Sorenson, who would pick up the save as he retired Jacob Ekholm and Kern with the bases loaded to preserve the win.
Prior to the start of the game, Cornell, Shadle, Fracassi, Matthew Meyer, Eddie Halvorson Sam Amundson and Jack Elias were honored in a Senior Night ceremony. Student manager Riley Hannon was also honored threw the first pitch.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 7-11 and concludes the regular season Saturday, May 20 at noon at Hopkins. Kennedy closes their season on Monday, May 22 as they host the Mpls. South Tigers at 7 PM at Red Haddox Field in Bloomington.
Since the author of this blog is the public address announcer for girls lacrosse and baseball at St. Louis Park, it became a two site double header with girls lacrosse beginning at 5 PM, with baseball to follow at 7 at Derrick Keller Field at Dakota Park between the Orioles and the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles.
First up was girls lacrosse as Talia Simonett scored from the right side to give the Orioles the early lead. The Mustangs would surge into the lead with four unanswered goals from Anna Solheim, Grace Nickoloff and two from Taylor Rimell. Roethler would end Mounds View's run as Anna Roethler received a pass from Halle Weinmann, broke through two defenders and scored. It would then become a back and forth exchange of goals between Roethler and Rimell that would put Mounds View ahead 5-4. Wolter would heat up for the Mustangs as she ended the first half with five goals and assisted on Rimell's fourth goal to give Mounds View a 12-4 halftime lead.
Mounds View would distance themselves from St. Louis Park in the second half, scoring the first three goals. Wolter, Solheim and Rimell would tally for the Mustangs. The Orioles would score three goals as Roethler scooped up a ground ball that followed a pass from Sofia Roloff, that resulted in a ground ball. Roethler scooped it up and sent the ball to the net. Roloff would pick up her second assist as she found Sara McCalllon and she would score the goal. Roethler would score her fourth goal, scoring from the center slot. Kaitlyn Siebert would strike twice with a pair of goals. Maira Robert would also contribute as she made making an assist.
Roethler would also score twice and it gave her five goals for the game. They got goals from Robert and Morgan Kelly to conclude the scoring,
The Mustangs improved their record to 6-5 and travels to Woodbury to face the Royals at 7 PM. The Orioles fell to 4-7 and will also be on the road and will also be in action on the 25th as head to Bloomington to take on the Kennedy Eagles
About five minutes later, it was on to Derrick Keller Field for Senior Night as the Oriole baseball team took on the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles. It was "Double double toil and trouble" for the Eagles as St. Louis Park hit four consecutive doubles in the bottom of the first inning en route to an 11-7 win.
The Orioles sent eight batters to the plate in the bottom of the first as Connor Cornell, Riley Dvorak, Julien Shadle and Shea Pekarek hit doubles that resulted in three runs.
St. Louis Park would add two runs in the bottom of the second as the Kennedy defense committed three errors. Dvorak's RBI single scored Johnny Sorenson and Cornell would score on a wild pitch by Hoyt DeVolder. They would extend their lead to eight in the third that included a two RBI single by Dvorak.
Oriole starting pitcher Noah Fracassi took a no hitter into the top of the fourth inning but he was pulled after giving up consecutive walks to Erik Swenson and Kyle Conzemius. Jacob Stillman came in to retire the next two batter but gave up the first Kennedy hit in the top of the fifth as John Kern hit a two RBI single.
DeVolder would double home Conzemius in the top of the sixth and Ben Cradle would hit a ground out to Dvorak at short to score DeVolder. In the bottom of the sixth, Luke Mobley would hit a two RBI single and score on Stillman's single
DeVolder would also bring home Swenson and Cradle's RBI double capped a three run seventh inning. Johnny Sorenson, who would pick up the save as he retired Jacob Ekholm and Kern with the bases loaded to preserve the win.
Prior to the start of the game, Cornell, Shadle, Fracassi, Matthew Meyer, Eddie Halvorson Sam Amundson and Jack Elias were honored in a Senior Night ceremony. Student manager Riley Hannon was also honored threw the first pitch.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 7-11 and concludes the regular season Saturday, May 20 at noon at Hopkins. Kennedy closes their season on Monday, May 22 as they host the Mpls. South Tigers at 7 PM at Red Haddox Field in Bloomington.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Simonett Leads SLP Orioles to Senior Night Victory
Thursday night was Senior Night for the St. Louis Park girls lacrosse team and one of the six seniors recognized before the games, Talia Simonett scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead the host Orioles to a 7-4 win over the Duluth Wolfpack.
It took only :16 for the Orioles to take the early lead as Anna Roethler, who will play soccer next season at Carleton College in Northfield, made a centering pass to Sofia Roloff and she shot the ball into the net. Josie Peterson would even the score for the Wolf pack :40 later. St. Louis Park would regain the lead on a goal by SJ. They would take a two goal lead when Simonett fed Roloff and she scored her second goal. Duluth cut the lead to one as Fayja Erceg went past SJ and drove the ball to the net. The Wolfpack would tie the game at three on a goal by Chloe Cederstrom with 3:10 to go in the half. But St. Louis Park would head back in front when Halle Weinmann passed to Roethler and she would score with :13.9 to go and give the Orioles a 4-3 halftime lead.
The Wolfpack would tie the game at four to begin the second half on Annie Reichhoff's goal. Would there be a happy bus ride home up I-35 to the Twin Ports? Not on Senior Night for the Orioles as the scored the next three goals to put the game away. Simonett would pick up her second assist as she set up SJ's second goal to put St.Louis Park ahead. She would also show her speed and athleticism as she would score the game's final two goals. Her first goal came following a pass from Anna Van Pilsum-Johnson and she went around the right side of the net, cut into the center slot and drove the ball to the net. Simonett would add her second goal and that concluded the scoring.
Prior to the start of the game, in addition to Simonett, Roloff, Roethler, SJ and Dania El Ghandour were the other seniors honored.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 4-6 and wraps up their home season Friday afternoon at 5 PM against the Mounds View Mustangs. Duluth falls to 5-6 and will also be in action on the 19th as they head down I-94 to St. Paul to face the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders at 7 PM at O'Shaughnessy Stadium on the campus of St. Thomas University.
Wolfpack assistant coach Kari Romano is the granddaughter of former Minnesota-Duluth men's hockey coach and athletic director Ralph Romano.
It took only :16 for the Orioles to take the early lead as Anna Roethler, who will play soccer next season at Carleton College in Northfield, made a centering pass to Sofia Roloff and she shot the ball into the net. Josie Peterson would even the score for the Wolf pack :40 later. St. Louis Park would regain the lead on a goal by SJ. They would take a two goal lead when Simonett fed Roloff and she scored her second goal. Duluth cut the lead to one as Fayja Erceg went past SJ and drove the ball to the net. The Wolfpack would tie the game at three on a goal by Chloe Cederstrom with 3:10 to go in the half. But St. Louis Park would head back in front when Halle Weinmann passed to Roethler and she would score with :13.9 to go and give the Orioles a 4-3 halftime lead.
The Wolfpack would tie the game at four to begin the second half on Annie Reichhoff's goal. Would there be a happy bus ride home up I-35 to the Twin Ports? Not on Senior Night for the Orioles as the scored the next three goals to put the game away. Simonett would pick up her second assist as she set up SJ's second goal to put St.Louis Park ahead. She would also show her speed and athleticism as she would score the game's final two goals. Her first goal came following a pass from Anna Van Pilsum-Johnson and she went around the right side of the net, cut into the center slot and drove the ball to the net. Simonett would add her second goal and that concluded the scoring.
Prior to the start of the game, in addition to Simonett, Roloff, Roethler, SJ and Dania El Ghandour were the other seniors honored.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 4-6 and wraps up their home season Friday afternoon at 5 PM against the Mounds View Mustangs. Duluth falls to 5-6 and will also be in action on the 19th as they head down I-94 to St. Paul to face the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders at 7 PM at O'Shaughnessy Stadium on the campus of St. Thomas University.
Wolfpack assistant coach Kari Romano is the granddaughter of former Minnesota-Duluth men's hockey coach and athletic director Ralph Romano.
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Chanhassen Storm Rains on SLP Orioles Parade
Though there was no rain pelting the turf field at St. Louis Park, the Orioles net was raining hat tricks from Kelly Walstad, Livie Saatzer and Erica Peterson to lead the Chanhassen Storm to an 18-4 win over the host Orioles Tuesday night.
It was the fifth win in six games for the Storm. Their only loss in that stretch was 17-10 to the Minnetonka Skippers on May 12.
Chanhassen opened the first half scoring on Walstad's first goal that came on a centering pass from Peterson. St. Louis Park would tie the game on Talia Simonett's goal from the right side. That was the only good news for the Orioles in the first half. The bad news came as the Storm would score eight unanswered goals. Walstad , Saatzer and Peterson would account for six goals. Saatzer's second goal would come on a centering pass from Abby Anderson. Also tallying for Chanhassen were Emma Silbernagel and Maddie Waldron. St. Louis park would end Chanhassen's run with two consecutive goals from Simonett. The Storm would add two more goals to their ledge as Kayler Loubser would tally and Maddie Waldrom wrapped up the first half scoring with :02.1 remaining to give Chanhassen a 11-3 halftime lead.
Erica Peterson would strike early for the Storm, scoring on a free shot :38 into the second half. Rowan Hodgins would score Chanhassen's next two goals, the second came on an assist from Peterson. Elle Wagner would also score on a free shot. As the game went on to running time, Waldron received a pass from Silbernagel and she sent the ball toward the net. The Orioles would get a break that would result in their next goal. SJ centered the ball to Anna Roethler and she went up field, going through the defense and she was fouled inside and awarded a free shot. Roethler would aim the ball into the net, ending the Storm's run at five. But before the Storm would begin a long bus ride down Highway 212, they would conclude the scoring with two more goals. The first would come from Grace Doerring and Wagner would conclude the scoring with 5:40 left in the game.
Chanhassen improves their record to 7-2 and heads to Orono on Wednesday, May 17 for a 6:30 game against the Spartans. St. Louis Park drops to 3-5 and hosts the Duluth Wolfpack on Thursday, May 18 at 7 PM. It will also be Senior Night as six Oriole seniors will be honored prior to the start of the game.
It was the fifth win in six games for the Storm. Their only loss in that stretch was 17-10 to the Minnetonka Skippers on May 12.
Chanhassen opened the first half scoring on Walstad's first goal that came on a centering pass from Peterson. St. Louis Park would tie the game on Talia Simonett's goal from the right side. That was the only good news for the Orioles in the first half. The bad news came as the Storm would score eight unanswered goals. Walstad , Saatzer and Peterson would account for six goals. Saatzer's second goal would come on a centering pass from Abby Anderson. Also tallying for Chanhassen were Emma Silbernagel and Maddie Waldron. St. Louis park would end Chanhassen's run with two consecutive goals from Simonett. The Storm would add two more goals to their ledge as Kayler Loubser would tally and Maddie Waldrom wrapped up the first half scoring with :02.1 remaining to give Chanhassen a 11-3 halftime lead.
Erica Peterson would strike early for the Storm, scoring on a free shot :38 into the second half. Rowan Hodgins would score Chanhassen's next two goals, the second came on an assist from Peterson. Elle Wagner would also score on a free shot. As the game went on to running time, Waldron received a pass from Silbernagel and she sent the ball toward the net. The Orioles would get a break that would result in their next goal. SJ centered the ball to Anna Roethler and she went up field, going through the defense and she was fouled inside and awarded a free shot. Roethler would aim the ball into the net, ending the Storm's run at five. But before the Storm would begin a long bus ride down Highway 212, they would conclude the scoring with two more goals. The first would come from Grace Doerring and Wagner would conclude the scoring with 5:40 left in the game.
Chanhassen improves their record to 7-2 and heads to Orono on Wednesday, May 17 for a 6:30 game against the Spartans. St. Louis Park drops to 3-5 and hosts the Duluth Wolfpack on Thursday, May 18 at 7 PM. It will also be Senior Night as six Oriole seniors will be honored prior to the start of the game.
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