THURSDAY RESULTS - May 23

(high school softball)

Le Mars 6, Sheldon 0    (RECORD: 2-and-0)

Gehlen Catholic 18, Spalding Catholic 10    (RECORD: 1-and-0 / 0-and-1)

LE MARS -- Molly Renken flirted with a no-hitter before settling on a two-hit shutout as Le Mars won 6-0 over Sheldon to improve to 2-and-0 for the season.  Renken had a perfect game through five innings.  An error and a walk in the sixth ended the perfect bid and a pair of seventh inning hits halted the no-hit bid.  Renken struck out 13.  Ashley Phelan had the big blow in the game, drilling a two-run homer to key a four-run fourth inning.  Madison Heidebrink also drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly and a single.

LE MARS -- Gehlen Catholic broke through for eight runs in the first inning and took advantage of eleven walks to win their season opener 18-10 over Spalding Catholic in a make-up game at the River View Complex.  Gehlen pitchers also issued eleven walks but allowed only six hits.  The Lady Jays collected 14 hits with Abby Freking, Jill Kessenich, Carly Bunkers, Emily Pratt and Brittany Krienert getting two each.  Kessenich had four RBI's for Gehlen and also earned the pitching win.

(high school baseball)

Le Mars 18, Central Lyon 2    (RECORD: 1-and-0)

Spalding Catholic 5, Gehlen Catholic 3, 8 innings    (RECORD: 0-and-1/0-and-1)

ROCK RAPIDS --A nine-run seventh inning turned a 9-2 lead into a rout as Le Mars won their opener over Central Lyon 18-2 Thursday night in Rock Rapids.  Dayton Rand had two hits and three RBI's for the Bulldogs with Andy Heffner and Tyler DeVos collected two RBI's each.  A 14-hit attack for Le Mars featured five players getting two hits each, Jacob Lamoureax, Hunter Rowe, Kendall Candor, Colan Borchers and Rand.  Parker Rolfes threw a complete-game, five-hitter for Le Mars.

LE MARS -- Spalding Catholic took advantage of two errors and a wild pitch to score a pair of eighth inning runs and the Spartans spoiled Gehlen's season opener with a 5-3 victory in a make-up game at the River View Complex.  Ryan Stoll scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch before Gehlen's third error of the game allowed an insurance run to cross the plate.  Solomon Freking had a two-run double for the Jays but Gehlen stranded eleven base runners.  Lucas Hunt and Jarod Steffes had RBI doubles for Spalding.  Ryan Stoll was the winning pitcher while Blake Wiltgen took the loss.  Both went all eight inning and both had seven strikeouts.

(little league at the West Floyd Complex)

JUNIOR BOYS
Orioles 5, D'Backs 2
Royals 20, Giants 14

MAJOR BOYS
Angels 8, Dodgers 2
White Sox 9, Phils 5
Pirates 2, Rockies 1
A's 8, Mets 6
Cubs 9, Yankees 5

MINOR BOYS
Twins 0, Astros 0, tie
Braves 4, Tigers 2
Indians 4, Rangers 2
Nationals 4, Padres 4, tie
Marlins 5, Blue Jays 4
Twins 9, Cards 1

NATIONAL SCORES:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Toronto 12, Baltimore 6
Detroit 7, Minnesota 6
Cleveland 12, Boston 3
L.A. Angels 5, Kansas City 4

Friday's Games
Baltimore (Tillman 3-2) at Toronto (Nolin 0-0), 7:07 p.m.
Minnesota (Deduno 0-0) at Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 4-4), 7:08 p.m.
Cleveland (Masterson 7-2) at Boston (Lackey 2-4), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 2-2) at Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 2-4), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Vargas 3-3) at Kansas City (Mendoza 1-2), 8:10 p.m.
Miami (Koehler 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Oakland (Milone 4-5) at Houston (Bedard 0-2), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Grimm 3-3) at Seattle (J.Saunders 3-4), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Friday's Games
Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 7-2), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Medlen 1-5) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-5), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Feldman 4-3) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 4-4), 7:10 p.m.
Miami (Koehler 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 3-4) at Milwaukee (Estrada 3-2), 8:10 p.m.
San Diego (Stults 4-3) at Arizona (McCarthy 1-3), 9:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Lynn 6-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 1-2), 10:10 p.m.
Colorado (Chatwood 2-0) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-3), 10:15 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

no games Thursday

Friday, May 24
Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m. (Maimi leads series 1-0)

NHL PLAYOFFS

N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3, OT  (Boston leads series 3-1)
Detroit 2, Chicago 0  (Detroit leads series 3-1)
Los Angeles 3, San Jose 0  (Los Angeles leads series 3-2)

Friday, May 24
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.  (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1)

FRIDAY SCHEDULE - May 24

(high school tennis)

CLASS 1A BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT AT WATERLOO -- Le Mars doubles team of Matt Ellefson & Evan Richards lost their first round match 5-6, 1-6 to a doubles team from Atlantic.  Ellefson and Richards lost 3-6, 2-6 in the consolation bracket to a Pella team and were eliminated.

(high school golf)

CLASS 3A STATE MEET AT AMES -- Ryan Christy of M-O-C/Floyd Valley

CLASS 2A STATE MEET AT LIVERMORE -- Zach Elgersma of Western Christian, Tyler Ohl of Okoboji, and Mike Myers of Emmetsburg

CLASS 1A STATE MEET AT PANORA -- Sibley-Ocheyedan & West Lyon

(high school baseball)

Gehlen Catholic at West Sioux (jv/varsity) (6:00)

Le Mars at Sioux City North (jv/varsity) (4:30)

(high school softball)

Gehlen Catholic vs. West Sioux at Ireton (jv/varsity) (6:00) (on KLEM at 7:30)

Le Mars at the Sioux City North Tournament at the SYA Complex
3:00-Le Mars vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
5:00-Le Mars vs. Denison-Schleswig

(American Association baseball)

Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux City Explorers

SATURDAY SCHEDULE - May 25

(high school tennis)

CLASS 1A BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT AT WATERLOO -- Le Mars doubles team of Matt Ellefson & Evan Richards compete

(high school softball)

Gehlen Catholic at the Kingsley-Pierson Invitational
8:00- (at Kingsley) Gehlen Catholic vs. Westwood
12:00-(at Pierson) Gehlen Catholic vs. Westwood
2:00- (at Pierson) Gehlen Catholic vs. Alta-Aurelia

Le Mars at the Sioux City North Tournament at the SYA Complex
12:00-Le Mars vs. Lewis Central
2:00-Le Mars vs. Sioux City East

(high school baseball)

Sioux City West at Le Mars (jv/varsity) (3:00)

(American Association baseball)

Sioux Falls Canaries at Sioux City Explorers

SUNDAY SCHEDULE - May 26

(American Associaition baseball)

Sioux City Explorers at Sioux Falls Canaries

MONDAY RESULTS - May 20

(high school golf)

CLASS 1A REGIONAL FINALS AT KINGSLEY -- (STATE MEET QUALIFIERS: 1. Bishop Garrigan - 357  ..  2. Gehlen Catholic - 393   /  1. Alexa Capesius of Garrigan - 83  ..  2. Courtney Hummel of West Sioux - 85  ..  3. Haley Froehlich of Garrigan - 85  ..  4. Cassie Gearhart of West Bend-Mallard - 87  ..  5. Rebecca Richter of Garrigan - 88)    NOTE:  West Sioux finished third with a 399 and Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn finished fifth with a 432.   (GEHLEN SCORES: Shannon Smith 89  ..  Hannah Sitzmann 95  ..  Abigail Krienert 102  ..  Tiffany Gengler 107  ..  Miranda Bunkers 110  ..  Danielle Schmitz 119)  (Kingsley-Pierson's Danielle Groepper shot a 90).

CLASS 2A REGIONAL FINALS AT POCAHONTAS -- STATE MEET QUALIFIERS: 1. Alta-Aurelia - 354  ..  2. Emmetsburg - 387  /  Alex Mankle of Okoboji - 77  ..  2. Kelsie Snyder of Alta-Aurelia - 85  ..  3. Lexie Patten of Alta-Aurelia - 86  ..  Maggie Peters of South Hamilton - 87  ..  Ali Kallsen of Hinton - 87)     NOTE:  Hinton finished third with a 391.

CLASS 3A REGIONAL FINALS AT LAKE CITY -- (STATE MEET QUALIFIERS: 1. Kuemper Catholic - 370  .. 2. Unity Christian - 390  /  1. Mara Masching of Kuemper - 84  ..  Morgan Naberhaus of Kuemper - 88  ..  Madison Sietserna of Hampton-Dumont - 90  ..  Megan Mousel of M-O-C/Floyd Valley - 92  ..  Mikaela Livengood of Clarion-Goldfield - 93  ..  Makayla Ernst of East Sac County - 93) 

CLASS 4A REGIONAL FINALS AT STORM LAKE -- (STATE MEET QUALIFIERS:  1. Clear Lake - 374  ..  2. Humboldt - 414  /  1. Megan Loux of Clear Lake - 86  ..  2. Malorie Fischels of Clear Lake - 87  ..  3. Paige Backhaus of Clear Lake - 92  ..  4. Savannah Schnetzer of Humboldt - 93  ..  5. Kayla Redeker of Lewis Central - 93)  NOTE:  Le Mars finished 10th with a 545.  LE MARS SCORES:  Emily Ellefson - 105  ..  Regan Zollman - 139  ..  Erin Koonce - 150  ..  Emma Bixenman - 151  ..  Schuylar Kellen - 155  ..  Kami Tokarz - 178).

(high school baseball)

Le Mars at Denison-Schleswig - POSTPONED TO JULY 15TH

(American Association baseball)

New Jersey Jackels 13, Sioux City Explorers 5

TUESDAY RESULTS - May 21

(high school tennis)

CLASS 1A GIRLS STATE TEAM TOURNAMENT AT FORT DODGE (first round) -  Waterloo Columbus 5, Le Mars (11-2) 2   (SINGLES RESULTS: Carolyn Ahlers lost 2-6, 1-6  ..  Emily Ahlers won 6-4, 7-6  ..  Sophie Arens lost 2-6, 0-6  ..  Emily Pick lost 0-6, 1-6  ..  Jordan Helms lost 1-6, 4-6  ..  Britney Thompson won 6-4, 6-3.  (DOUBLES RESULTS: Sophie Arens/Emily Pick lost 2-6, 3-6  ..  the other two doubles matches were not finished since the match had been decided.

(high school baseball)

Spalding Catholic at Gehlen Catholic (jv/varsity) - POSTPONED TO THURSDAY

Hinton 4, Remsen St. Mary's 0

(high school softball)

Spalding Catholic at Gehlen Catholic (jv/varsity) - POSTPONED TO THURSDAY

Remsen-Union 8, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 5

(little league at the West Floyd Complex)

(make-up games from May 4)
JUNIOR BOYS
Reds 16, Orioles 12
D'Backs 12, Mariners 10

MAJOR BOYS
Rockies 9, Dodgers 5
Mets 4, Pirates 1
White Sox 6, Cubs 5
Angels 6, A's 2
Phils 6, Yankees 5

(American Association baseball)

New Jersey Jackels 9, Sioux City Explorers 6

WEDNESDAY RESULTS - May 22

(high school softball)

Le Mars 8, Sioux City East 0       (RECORD: 1-and-0)

LE MARS -- Senior Molly Renken opened the 2013 summer softball season with a dominant pitching performance, tossing a two-hit shutout with one walk and ten strikeouts as Le Mars beat Sioux City East 8-0 Wednesday night at the Bulldog Complex.  Renken allowed a first inning single and another in the seventh for the Black Raiders only hits.  Renken also had a RBI single.  Kassidy Rieken smacked a two-run homer for the Lady Bulldogs, their first of the 2013 season.  Le Mars set a school record with 24 round-trippers in 2012.  Mary Kate Eckstaine returned to the line-up with a first inning RBI double.  Eckstaine missed all of the 2012 season after under going knee surgery.  Holly Schneider led an eight-hit attack with two hits for Le Mars with a RBI.  Madison Heidebrink and Janessa Milbrodt also drove in Bulldog runs.  Le Mars hosts Sheldon Thursday night.

Hinton 8, Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 3

Remsen St. Mary's 3 Remsen-Union 2

Akron-Westfield 9, South O'Brien 0

West Sioux 14, Spalding Catholic 1

(high school baseball)

Remsen St. Mary's 4, Remsen-Union  0    (Matt Wesselmann had a no-hitter for St. Mary's)

(little league at the West Floyd Complex)

JUNIOR BOYS
Mariners 13, Reds 11
D'Backs 9, Rays 3

JUNIOR GIRLS
Foxes 8, Falcons 6
Raiders 7, Hawks 5

MAJOR GIRLS
Lions 15, Panthers 10
Spartans 14,. Chargers 2
Broncos 10, Warriors 5
Eagles 10, Rockets 4

MINOR GIRLS
Storm 8, Sting 7
Liberty 4, Stars 0
Rockers 5, Sparks 4
Sting 3, Comets 0

(American Association baseball)

Sioux City Explorers 12, New Jersey Jackels 4