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Upcoming area prep schedule
SATURDAY
Baseball: Northwood-Kensett at Lake Mills, 10 a.m. (tournament)

MONDAY
Baseball: Central Springs at Northwood-Kensett, 7:30 p.m.
Lake Mills at North Union, 7:30 p.m.
Softball: Central Springs at Northwood-Kensett, 6 p.m.
Lake Mills at North Union, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY
Boys golf: Albert Lea at Ridges at Sand Creek (state tournament), noon
Boys and girls golf: United South Central at Pebble Creek (state tournament) 7:30 p.m.
Boys and girls track and field: NRHEG and United South Central at Minnesota state meet, 3:30 p.m. (prelims)

WEDNESDAY
Baseball: Northwood-Kensett at St. Ansgar, 7:30 p.m.
North Iowa at Lake Mills, 7:30 p.m.
Softball: Northwood-Kensett at St. Ansgar, 6 p.m.
North Iowa at Lake Mills, 6 p.m.
Boys golf: Albert Lea at Ridges at Sand Creek (state tournament), noon
Boys and girls golf: United South Central at Pebble Creek (state tournament) 7:30 p.m.
Boys and girls track and field: Albert Lea at Minnesota state meet, 9 a.m. (prelims)
NRHEG and United South Central/Alden-Conger at Minnesota state meet, 3:30 p.m. (finals)

Wednesday’s results
Baseball

Albert Lea 8, New Ulm 3 (sections)

Mankato West 4, Albert Lea 3 (sections)

Lake Mills 7, Eagle Grove 4

LM 010 411 0 — 7
EG 004 000 0 — 4

Lake Mills pitching: Lucas Helgeland (W) 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO; Leif Rogne 2.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO; Kane Koch 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO

Lake Mills batting: Nash Delger 1 R; Lucas Helgeland 1 R; Kane Koch 1-3, 1 R; Hayden Helgeson 2-4, 2 RBI; Jackson Gaul 2-4, 2 R; Stephen Brandenburg 1-4, 1 3B; Zach Stene 1 R; Korbin Abele 1-4; 1 RBI; Jeremiah Jensen 1 R

Softball

United South Central 12, Blackduck 0 (5 innings) (state tournament round one)
BD 000 00 — 0
USC 321 06 — 12

WP — Mariah Anderson 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 13 SO
LP — Anna Swedberg 4.67 IP, 11 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO, 1 HR

United South Central batting: Mariah Anderson 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI; Ivy O’Rourke 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI; Taylor Schroeder 2-2, 1 R, 3 RBI; Alivia Bruegger 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBI; Brylee Neubauer 1 R; Carissa Hanson 1-2, 1 R; Addie Mithun 1-1, 1 R; Hannah Niebuhr 2-3, 1 RBI; Olivia Bird 1 R; Paige Petrolla 1 R; Julianna Clore 1 R

United South Central 6, Braham 0 (state tournament semifinals)

BRA 000 000 0 — 0
USC 500 001 x — 6

WP — Mariah Anderson 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 20 SO
LP — Alex Rysdam 6 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR

United South Central batting: Mariah Anderson 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI; Ivy O’Rourke 1-4, 1 R; Taylor Schroder 1-3, 1 R; Alivia Bruegger 1 R, 1 RBI; Lilly Lutteke 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI; Olivia Bungum 1-3, 2 RBI; Brylee Neubauer 2-2; Carissa Hanson 1-3, 1 R

Braham batting: Kori Olson 1-3

Monday’s results
Boys golf

Alden-Conger and United South Central at North Links Golf Course (sections round 2)
1. Sleepy Eye United 337
2. Minnesota Valley Lutheran 347
3. Alden-Conger 370
4. Cedar Mountain 379
NA United South Central

Alden-Conger individuals
17. Nick Korman 88
22. Ryan Hintz 90
25. Toby Soost 95
28. Jaydin Loya 97
29. Alex Miller 106
31. Andrew Wasmoen 112

United South Central individuals
1. Brennan Olson 78

Girls golf

Alden-Conger and United South Central at North Links Golf Course (sections round 2)
1. Sleepy Eye United 413
2. Springfield 420
3. Mountain Lake 428
4. Alden-Conger 452
NA United South Central

Alden-Conger individuals
4. Courtney Bakkendahl 95
17. Kayla Halvorson 115
19. Becca Ahnemann 119
24. Kamri Reichl 123
24. Aubrielle Jacobs 123
28. Danika Diekmann 123

United South Central individuals
4. Emma Heggen 95