The softball teams from Spirit Lake and Storm Lake also put the finishing touches on their regular season as well, and again it was the Tornadoes escaping with a narrow victory, 3-0 in a pitcher’s dual. Scoreless through four innings, Storm Lake registered four consecutive two-out singles against sophomore Cara Vale to score three runs. Spirit Lake will host Sibley-Ocheyedan in first round action of Districts on Thursday night.
Second-ranked Emmetsburg put the finishing touches on a Lakes Conference softball title with a 4-2 win over Estherville-Lincoln Central. Maddison Woodruff earned the 100th win of her career as the EHawks improve to 13-1 in league play. Morgan Vlasman hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put Emmetsburg ahead for good. They open up the postseason Thursday against Sioux Central. ELC travels to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn.
The first round of District play opens this evening in Class 1A with Graettinger-Terril playing at Harris-Lake Park. You can hear that game right here on Campus Radio KUOO and online at ExploreOkoboji.com. First pitch is at 7:00pm, with pre-game coverage set for 6:45pm.
