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12U girls won District and finished 3rd in the Regional
The 13U JO team took 2nd place Sunday in the Gold bracket at the 14U Pequot Lakes Tournament. They were 8-3 for the day. Haley Shereck was there helping coach in the morning until leaving for work. We are so proud of these girls.
Shown in front are Jannah Alarab, Ala Patnode and Carlie Parker. Back left to right are Rehse Rikala, Coach Heather Rikala, Aubrey Aspelin, Abby Kalis, Tori Paulbeck, Zoey Baierl and Sam Stanton. Thanks to Janice Hawkins for the info.
6th graders finish season
The 6th grade boys finished their season in Crosby Saturday. Coach Janice Hawkins talked about the team, "It has been a pleasure to coach them this season. They learned some zone defense, improved their ball handling skills and made some big gains as a team as well as individuals. We look forward to cheering them on as 7th graders next season." Shown front, left to right are Michael Yunker, Lilo May, Oliver Omundson-Smith and Sawyer Strandlein. Back are Coach Janice Hawkins, Dan Steffens, Conner Hawkins, Henry Woodrow, Cole Doucette, Zeke Colstrom, Noah Lehrke and Coach Tom Hawkins.
3rd Place Bantams
The Northern Lakes Bantam A team beat Fergus Falls Sunday 3-2 in overtime in the 3rd place game of the District Tournament. They move on to the Region Tourney in Anoka Feb.27-March 1. The team includes three Aitkin players, Quinton Rikala, 2nd year Bantam, Zac Raushel, 1st year Bantam and Bryden Melz, 1st year Bantam.
The 6th grade elementary Gobblers finish 1-2 in Staples
The 6th grade Gobblers traveled to Staples Saturday and finished 1-2 in the tourney. good enough for 4th place. They played a tough game for 3rd place with Perham but came up short. They are working hard and improving every game, according to Coaches Janice and Tom Hawkins. They have one more tourney, February 21 in Crosby. Pictured front, left to right are Lilo May, Sawyer Strandlein, Michael Yunker and Zeke Colstrom. Back are Conner Hawkins, Cole Doucette, Henry Woodrow, Dan Steffens and Noah Lehrke. Not pictured are Oliver Smith-Omonson and Coaches Janice and Tom Hawkins.
boys teams in the elementary tournament
results from Aitkin Elementary Tournament
The Aitkin Elementary Basketball Tournament was last weekend with the boys playing on Sunday. Several area teams came to town for the action. Let's see how Aitkin did in the boy's event. The 6th grade finished 3-1, losing to Milaca, but beating C-I, MLWR and PRB. The 5th grade was 1-2, losing to C-I and PRB and beating Milaca. The 4th grade lost to PRB and C-I before beating Milaca. The 3rd grade was 1-2, beating PRB and losing to Brainerd and Pequot Lakes.
The Aitkin Elementary Girls Basketball Tournament was held Saturday. There were teams from grades 3-4-5-6 in the event and from several different schools. Let's check the results for Aitkin teams.
Third Grade-0-3, lost to Brainerd, MLWR and Pequot Lakes
Fourth grade-1-3, lost to C-I, lost to Brainerd, beat MLWR, lost to C-I
Fifth Grade-1-2, Beat MLWR, lost to C-I, lost to Pequot Lakes
Sixth Grade-2-1, Beat MLWR, beat Mille Lacs, lost to Brainerd
aitkin girls teams in the Elementary tournament
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!
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)
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.