Tennis

    The Aitkin Gobbler tennis team had their end of season get-together Sunday and gave out some awards. Here's a look. JV MVP was Ashley Asmus, Rookie of the Year is Morgan Poland and Most Improved is Taylor Daniels. Varsity awards included Bela May Most Improved, MVP Peyton Perrine, Grand Slam Award winner is Addie Steffens and Rookie of the Year is Hailey Munsterteiger. Maelie Kazmerzak and Peyton Perrine were named All-Conference Honorable Mention. Seniors Ellory Grund and Bela May were recognized, and the 2025 captains will be Peyton Perrine, Addie Steffens and Vera Eisenbraun.

       The Aitkin Gobbler tennis season came to an official end Monday with the Gobblers elimination in the Section Individual tennis tournament in Sartell. Two singles players and two doubles teams took part for the Gobblers and all lost out in the first round. In singles Dallas Seyfer of Stella Maris Academy defeated Peyton Perrine 6-3, 6-4 and Brooke Odland of Duluth Marshall defeated Mae Kazmerzak 6-3, 6-4. In doubles Vera Eisenbraun and Ev Nordland lost to Jenna Stoerzinger and Nikki Crocker of Pequot Lakes 6-0, 6-0 and Addie Steffens and Ellory Grund lost to Madelyn Kessler and Clara Tax of Pierz. All players at the Section for the Gobblers are underclassmen except for Grund. Bela May is the only other senior for Aitkin, so they have a good nucleus coming back in 2025.

       The team season ended for the Aitkin Gobblers with a 7-0 loss at number two seeded Foley Thursday. The Gobblers finished with a record of 2-18 on the season.

#1 Singles Olivia Saver (F) beat Peyton Perrine (A) 6-0, 6-1

#2 Singles Adelyn Rudniski (F) beat Mae Kazmerzak (A) 6-0, 6-1

#3 Singles Lydia Anderson (F) beat Ev Nordberg (A) 6-0, 6-0

#4 Singles Alaina Miller (F) beat Violet Eisenbraun (A) 6-0,, 6-0

#1 Doubles Anna Dahlstrom/Emily Rahm (F) beat Addie Steffens/Vera Eisenbraun (A) 6-2, 6-1

#2 Doubles Chloe Bechtold/Ashlyn Gapinski (F) beat Bela May/Hailey Munsterteiger (A) 6-2, 6-0

#3 Doubles Megan Cielinski/Sage Greenwaldt (F) beat Ashley Asmus/Lynae Kinzer (A) 6-0, 6-2

     The Aitkin Gobblers participated in the 7-team Conference tourney at Foley Saturday and had a rough day. The doubles team of Lynae Kinzer and Hailey Munsterteiger provided the only win on the day for Aitkin. Tournament play begins next week.