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Pioneers Earn Upset in Tournament (Softball RoundUp) (1)

Okoboji continued its tournament play in Huxley on Saturday at the Boone Tournament. The Pioneers, who fell to the hosts on Friday, opened with a 4-3 upset of 11th-ranked BCLUW, Conrad. In their final game, Okoboji dropped a 12-3 game against Woodbury Central and now owns a 4-4 record.

Spirit Lake, which scored 31 runs in two wins at the Sheldon Tournament on Friday, racked up another 26 runs in two more games on Saturday. The Indians topped Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley in extra innings, 11-8. Cara Vale drove in two runs, scored two more, and pitched the last frame for the W. Spirit Lake then lost a high-scoring battle with Sioux City North, 16-15, and sits at 6-5.

Harris-Lake Park ran into some tough competition at the Newell-Fonda Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Wolves’ lone win was a 6-3 victory over Laurens-Marathon. Sandwiched around that victory was a 10-0 loss to the fourth-ranked Mustangs and a 10-2 setback against 12th-ranked Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto. Harris-Lake Park’s record is 3-5.

Estherville-Lincoln Central hosted its annual tournament, which was won by top-ranked North Union. The Warriors defeated the ninth-ranked Midgets, 7-6, as well as Spencer, 11-2. The host Midgets did defeat Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire by an 11-5 margin. The Tigers also topped GTRA in a shutout, 11-0.

At the Storm Lake Tournament, tenth-ranked Emmetsburg pounded out a 15-0 victory over Manson NW Webster, and a 6-2 win against Denison-Schleswig.