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a busy week for Aitkin athletes
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS
Monday
Tennis
9:00am-Aitkin at Mora Invitational
Wednesday
Tennis
9:00am-Duluth Marshall at Aitkin
Thursday
Tennis
Triangular at Aitkin
9:00am Pequot Lakes at Aitkin
10:30am Pequot Lakes vs Stella Maris
12:00pm Stella Maris at Aitkin
Cross-Country
Boys and girls
Aitkin/McGregor at Chub Lake
Volleyball
5:30-"C" Cloquet at Aitkin
5:30-"JV" Cloquet at Aitkin
7:00-"V" Cloquet at Aitkin
4th annual Ripple River Wiffle Ball Classic is history!
Tommy Rono, Logan Henke and Madde Dotzler came back to win the team title at the 2025 Ripple River Classic!
Madden Dotzler was the MVP of the Classic!
Drew Proctor won the Sportsmanship Award at the Classic!
Logan Henke won the Cy Young Award!
Easton Howe was the winner of the Gold Glove Award!
John Roslin won the Silver Slugger Award at the Classic!
You gotta love this tournament!
The Team title of the 4th Annual Ripple River Wiffle Ball Classic went to the team of Tommy Rono, Logan Henke and Madden Dotzler as they defeated the team of John Roslin and Bennett Christy in the Championship game! Seven teams showed up at Crabapple Field Saturday for the event. How did this thing get started, let's find out from Tournament Commissioner Jason Henke, "My son Logan wanted to do something, and we decided to do it up right. He watches some high level wiffle ball teams on YouTube like the Midwest Mallards. It started with just the traveling team then expanded. We always wait until the end of the season because wiffle ball is not great for pitching mechanics. Every year we try to do something to improve it. One year we had snow cones and cotton candy machines. Can't wait to see what the 5th annual tourney brings next year!
"Dreamers" end season with helpers (Sarah Olsen photos)
DGF beats parkers prairie for sub-state title
Dilworth-Glydon-Felton won the Sub-State baseball tournament Wednesday as they defeated Parkers Prairie 9-3.
The action was hot and heavy Tuesday in the Sub-State Tournament in Aitkin. By days end Bagley and Aitkin had been eliminated and Wednesdays final was set with Dilworth-Glynden-Felton to play Parkers Prairie at 5:00. Aitkin beat Bagley 5-4 to advance against Parkers Prairie. Aitkin had just two hits, both by Kyler Rikala in the Bagley win and in the next game had the lead against PP but came out on the short end of a 5-3 game. The Sub-State Tournament got underway Monday at Woock Field and there were some good games even with the hot weather. Here's a look at the results.
Wednesday (title game)
DGF 9 Parkers Prairie 3
Tuesday
Aitkin 5 Bagley 4
DGF 12 Parkers Prairie 2
Parkers Prairie 5 Aitkin 3
Monday
#5 Bagley 5 #4 Thief River Falls 2
#1 DGF 10 Bagley 0
#2 Parkers Prairie 6 #3 Aitkin 5
Aitkin 7 Thief River Falls 6
Aitkin teams end run at Gopher State Championships
The Aitkin 10U team finished in the top eight in their division at the Gopher State Championships in Mankato Sunday, losing to Maple River 2-1 Sunday morning. They advanced to the bracket round before being eliminated. They opened with two straight wins, beating South St. Paul 16-3 on Friday, then beating Lake Elmo 13-5 Saturday before losing a slugfest 17-13 to Highland Park.
The Aitkin 12U team played better Saturday but lost an 11-7 matchup with Rosemount and were eliminated from the Gopher State Tournament in Sartell. They split their two games on Friday. They beat Minnetonka 12-7 and lost 15-5 to Miesville.
The Aitkin 14U team lost in the quarterfinal round at the Gopher State Tournament in Brooklyn Park Sunday, 9-7 to Minnetonka Black. They advance following a 15-1 win over Minnetonka White Saturday night. They also picked up wins over Minnetonka White earlier in the day 8-0 on a combined no hitter by Eli McNevin and Levi Paulbeck and then beat 'Tonka again on another combined no-hitter, this time from Jakob Bollum and Jordan Goeritz. Friday, they beat Armstrong 8-3 and Dayton/Champlin Park 16-0.
aitkin 9U sweeps Brainerd
The Aitkin 9U team swept a doubleheader at Brainerd Monday night, 11-8 and 10-9. In the opener Jackson Roslin and Sully Sicard provided big RBI hits while in the nightcap Roslin produced a two out two-run walk-off hit. Matthias Mehr also brought in two runs in the game and on the defensive side Finn Workman made a spectacular diving catch. Coach Jacob Mehr, "It was a fun night for the kids."
Flying Gobblers 12U Red win title in Monticello
STATE CHAMPIONS
The Aitkin Flying Gobblers 12U Reds captured the State title Sunday with a 9-3 victory over River Falls. That win followed victories over Waite Park 4-2, St. Charles 5-4, Woodbury 8-5 and River Falls 7-5. Coach Tony Klee after the win, "We had clutch hitting, great baserunning and outstanding pitching. Kenzie (Klee) and Grace (Hoppe) were great all weekend."
(Back, left to right are Brianna Ecklund, Grace Hoppe, Kenzie Klee, Isabel Spicer. Middle are Tori Paulbeck, Rehse Rikala, Averi Winter, Natalie Wenzel and Eleanor Hughes. Front is Leah Palm and Elsie Kyllonen (photo by Jessica Spicer)
flying 18's win marathon state title game
AND MORE STATE CHAMPIONS
The Aitkin Flying 18's took their time, but they finally outlasted Mn. Moose Sunday night winning the State title game in extra innings 9-8. The two teams had played to a 5-5 tie in the opening game of the tourney. Aitkin followed that tie up with a win over Barnum 4-3 before losing to Mn. Ice 7-0. They beat Barnum again 4-3 to get to the title contest.
(Front, left to right are Evelyn Anderson, Natalie Simonson, Natalie Stueven, Sienna Melz. Back, Coach Tim Shereck, Gabi Price, Kacie Kaiser, Maddy Burgstaler, Haley Shereck, Callie Skoglund, Eilee Aho, Coach Chris Kaiser, Layla Fayaz, Coach David Burgstaler) (photo by Sarah Shereck)
AND A STATE RUNNERUP
The Aitkin Flying 14's came up short in the Championship game at Cloquet Sunday, losing to the Minnesota Monarchs 6-3. They reached the title game with wins over MN. Blast 6-5, Esko 8-7, a loss to Clutch Hitters 19-3 and wins over Cloquet/McGregor Plumbing 9-1 and Moose Lake/Willow River 5-1.
(Back row, left to right, Jared Lundgren, Kearn Gressman, Bella Nybeck, Madi Martin, Natalie Shereck, Charlotte Lundgren, Kate Palm, Phil Martin. Front row, Michaela Roettger, Ada Samuelson, Adah Williams, Macey Ryan, Breanna Kincaid)(photo by Sarah Shereck)
JR. LEGION FINISHES 2-2 AT ALEXANDRIA TOURNEY
The Aitkin Jr. Legion baseball team bounced back from two early losses to win the final two games in the Alexandria Tournament over the weekend. They lost 8-0 and 13-1 but came back and beat Elk River 3-1 Saturday and then Cold Spring 10-2 on Sunday to finish 2-2. In the win over Cold Spring Nolan Dotzler pitched a complete game and had a pair of doubles for two runs batted in and Kyler Rikala was 3-3 with three runs batted in.
state tournaments continue for aitkin teams
The Flying 12 Reds grabbed a 4-2 win over Waite Park in opening round action at the State Tournament in Monticello. They followed that up with an exciting 5-4 win over the St. Charles Gamblers in extra innings. Kenzie Klee and Grace Hoppe have done a great job in the circle so far. That win put them into the quarterfinals where they defeated Woodbury 8-5 to reach Sunday's semifinal round at 10:30.
The Flying 12's Black opened their competition at the State Tournament in Hastings Saturday with a 4-0 loss to the BW Hawks. They followed that up with a 6-4 loss to the Edina Sting.
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The Aitkin Flying 14's won a close matchup in game one of the USSSA State Tournament in Cloquet, beating MN. Blast 6-5. They were back at it Saturday and after a close 8-7 win over Esko they lost their final game of the day 9-2 to Clutch Hitters.
The Aitkin Flying 18's opened their USSSA State Tourney in Cloquet Friday with a 5-5 tie with Mn. Moose. They opened play Saturday with a 4-3 victory over Barnum but lost to Minnesota Ice 7-0.
The Aitkin 13U team bounced back to pick up a win over Centennial 11-3 to wrap up their play at the State Tournament in Cambridge Saturday. They lost both games on Friday, dropping games to East Ridge 19-3 and to Minnetonka White 11-1.
The Aitkin Jr. American Legion team had a rough first day at the Alexandria Tournament as they lost to Alexandria Black 8-0 and to New Prague 13-1. Aitkin came back Saturday with a 3-1 win over Elk River. Andy Hanson tossed a complete game, Jack Jacobson had two runs batted in, and Cole Trotter knocked in the other Aitkin run. They play one more game Sunday.
GRandt Builders and bremer bank finish with wins
Grandt Builders won their final game of the season Tuesday, a 12-8 victory over Aitkin Eyecare Center.
Bremer Bank ended the season Tuesday with a tight 6-5 win over Lundberg Plumbing and Heating.
major title goes to Paulbeck's market
Paulbeck's Market captured the Major Championship Monday night as they beat Crosby 2-1 in extra innings. Coach Matt Hasskamp fills in the details, "We got great pitching from John Roslin, (three innings), Emmett Howe, (two innings), and Noel Hasskamp, (two innings). Other than that, our only hits were by Roslin and the game-winner from Kayden Boser."
rosallini's edge aitkin motors 8-7 in "rookie" matchup
scottie johnson classic underway
A first pitch for the ages. Scottie Johnson fires his fastball to Landon Janzen getting the Scottie Johnson Classic officially underway Friday.
Landon Janzen and Scottie Johnson pose together after the official first pitch Friday at Woock Field.