Spartan Roundup

The Superior High School girls basketball team lost to Cloquet 73-62 Tuesday night in the SHS gym.

Annabell Morrierowe led the Lumberjacks with 34 points. Brianna Henagin chipped in with 13.

Bettye Jo Nelson led the Spartans with 22 points. MacKenzie Newman added 13 points, Christa Diedrich had 11, Sam DeMeyer eight, Janelle Strewler four and Raya Kosey and Chelsey Brieman two each.

The loss drops Superior to 5-5 overall.

The Spartans were coming off a 54-37 win Friday night at Duluth Denfeld.

Nelson led the Spartans with 24 points MacKenzie Neman adding nine points and Strewler seven.

The Spartans host Duluth Central at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Cloquet 42-31—73

Superior 31-31—62

Cloquet — Annabel Morrisroe 34, Brianna Henagin 15, Katie Pappas 8, Kristen Schmitz 7, Jenna Beaupre 4, Carri Zeadow 3, Kialee Kutter 2. Totals 26 10-20 73.

3-point goals — Schmitz, Zeadow, Henagin.

Superior — Bettye Jo Nelson 22, MacKenzie Newman 13, Christa Diedrich 11, Sammy DeMeyer 8, Janelle Strewler 4, Raya Kosey 2, Chelsea Breimon 2. Totals 19 16-19 62.

3-point goals — Diedrich 2.

Superior 26 28 — 54

Duluth Denfeld 20 17 — 37

Superior — Bettye Jo Nelson 24, Mackenzie Newman 9, Janelle Strewler 7, Sam DeMeyer 5, Chelsea Breimon 3, Raya Kosey 2, Christa Diedrich 2, Ashlee Knight 2. Totals 19 10-17 54.

3-point goals — Newman, Breimon.

Duluth Denfeld — Madison Pertler 15, Leah Hamm 7, Sarah Fleissner 4, Morgan Wallner 3, Jess Havron 3, Liz Beeksma 2, Cassie Nelson 2, Becca Hendrickson 1. Totals 11 12-18 37.

3-point goals — Hamm.

Girls hockey

The SHS girls hockey team enjoyed mixed success this weekend, defeating Ashland 4-2 Thursday night then losing to the Warroad Warriors 13-0 Friday night. Both games were played at the Superior Ice Arena.

Jenna Martin notched a hat trick in the win over Ashland’s U-19 team. Kelsey Hansen also scored for the Spartans and goaltender Makayla Pitt finished with 14 saves.

Megan Ylitalo had 15 saves for Ashland (5-4).

Superior failed to put a shot on goal in Friday’s loss to Warroad, ranked No. 1 in Minnesota.

The Warriors then defeated Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall 8-0 on Saturday. Warroad outshot the Mirage 39-16.

The Spartans, who hosted Moose Lake Tuesday night, are at Menomonie at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Ashland 0 2 2 — 2

Superior 2 2 0 — 4

First period — 1. S, Jenna Martin (Kaitlyn Mergen, Alayna Moe), 14:20 (pp); 2. S, Martin (Kari Miller, Keeley McCall), 16:12.

Second period — 3. S, Martin (Miller, Taylor Thompson), 3:04; 4. A, Kaitlyn Sherry (Kelsey Sherry), 4:56; 5. S, Kelsey Hansen (Paige Gulbertson, Cassie Berg), 8:10; 6. A, Breanna Johnson, 10:29.

Saves — Megan Ylitalo, A, 15; Makayla Pitt, S, 14.

Warroad 4 6 3 — 13

Superior 0 0 0 — 0

First period — 1. W, Hannah Johnston (Karley Sylvester, Layla Marvin), 1:47; 2. W, Sylvester (Johnston), 2:13; 3. W, Brook Story (Megan Brettingen, Lisa Marvin), 3:45; 4. W, Layla Marvin (Sylvester, Beth Olson), 9:07.

Second period — 5. W, Kayla Gardner (Sylvester, Lynn Astrup), 1:43; 6. W, Brettingen (Story, Lisa Marvin), 6:36: 7. W, Story (Brettingen, Johnston), 7:40; 8. W, Sylvester (Gardner), 12:39; 9. W, Olson (Jane Astrup, Layla Marvin), 13:57; 10. W, Story (Brettingen, Lisa Marvin), 15:57.

Third period — 11. W, Gardner (Sylvester, Layla Marvin), 7:05; 12. W, Lisa Marvin (Brettingen, Story), 11:20; 13. W, Sylvester (Layla Marvin, Lynn Astrup), 12:49 (pp).

Saves — Shelby Amsley-Benzie, W, 0; Pitt, S, 74.

Boys swimming

The SHS boys swim team finished third of four teams Saturday as it hosted the Head of the Lakes Invite. Hudson walked away with first place, while the Duluth team was second with 357. Superior finished with a team score of 304.5.

Superior coach George Lehman was pleased the Spartan squad challenged Duluth for second place through most of the meet, despite missing senior captain Andre Anderson, who was in Menomonie for the district DECA competition.

“We had a great meet,” Lehman said. “Most of the swimmers dropped time despite the heavy practice load during these past three weeks.”

Sophomore sprinter George Eisenman edged the field in the 50 freestyle and had a great back and forth race with Hudson’s Luke Wusterbarth to win the 100 freestyle. Senior captain Mike Sherwood dove to a personal best and moved into seventh on the SHS all-time list.

Jake Noonan challenged Hudson’s Jay Skinner but fell just short to take second in the 200 freestyle. Noonan also swam well to take third in the 500 freestyle. His finishes in both races were personal best times.

“With sectionals only three weeks away, things are looking good,” Lehman said. “Some of our depth swimmers are becoming more competitive. Mason Ford and McQuade Arnold improved to score well in the sprints while Vikram Gill, Dylan Holck and Scott Kvam are nearing last year’s taper times even before we start resting.”

Superior returns to action at 5 p.m. Thursday against Grand Rapids at the SHS pool. The Spartans then travel to Eau Claire for the Husky Invitational Saturday.

Head of Lakes Invitational

At Superior

Team Results

1. Hudson, 449.5; 2. Duluth, 357; 3. Superior, 304.5; 4. Rice Lake, 161.

Individual results

(winner and Superior)

200 freestyle — 1. Jay Skinner, H, 1:52.97; 2. Jacob Noonan, 1:56.14 (PB); 5. Vikram Gill, 2:06.54; 7. Ian Walker, 2:11.44; 12. Owen Haugen, 2:25.33 (PB).

200 individual medley — 1. Charlie Skinner, H, 2:06.75; 4. Tim Mahan, 2:27.08; 7. Dylan Holck, 2:31.32; 11. Matt Sherwood, 2:42.30 (PB).

50 freestyle — 1. George Eisenmann, 24.15; 5. Mason Ford, 24.96 (PB); 7. Scott Kvam, 25.02 (PB); 9. McQuade Arnold, 25.31 (PB).

1-meter diving — 1. Aaron Stinson, D, 367.60; 2. Mike Sherwood, 344.60 (PB, 7th SHS All-Time).

100 butterfly — 1. Charlie Skinner, H, 56.34; 7. Tim Mahan, 1:08.25; 10. Matt Sherwood, 1:11.30 (PB).

100 freestyle — 1. George Eisenmann, 52.56 (PB); 4. Mason Ford, 56.07 (PB); 7. McQuade Arnorld, 58.63 (PB); 9. Joey Bowser, 1:01.87 (PB).

500 freestyle — 3. Jacob Noonan, 5:29.14 (PB); 5. Vikram Gill, 5:49.12; 6. Mike Sherwood, 5:51.63; 8. Ian Walker, 5:58.83.

100 backstroke — 1. Nick Solum, RL, 59.09; 10. Owen Haugen, 1:21.64 (PB); 11. Cameron Gray, 1:35.87 (PB); 12. Nicholas Gilbertson, 1:56.48 (PB).

100 breaststroke — 1. J. Vecchi, D, 1:08.82; 3. Dylan Holck, 1:11.94; 11. Joey Bowser, 1:18.96; 12. Devon Patterson, 1:27.92; 16. Cameron Gray, 1:36.48.

200 medley relay — 1. Duluth (Alex Saxe, Joe Vecchi, Anthony Vecchi, Dakota Johnson), 1:49.47; 4. SHS A (Tim Mahan, Dylan Holck, Scott Kvam, Mike Sherwood), 1:55.12.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Duluth (Vecchi, Vecchi, Johnson, Derek Jones), 1:36.12; 2. SHS A, (Jacob Noonan, Mason Ford, Scott Kvam, George Eisenmann), 1:36.48 (SB); 8. SHS B (McQuade Arnold, Ian Walker, Joey Bowser, Owen Haugen), 1:50.22.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Hudson (Wusterbarth, Jorgensen, C. Skinner, J. Skinner), 3:30.80; 3. SHS A (Mike Sherwood, Scott Kvam, George Eisenmann, Jacob Noonan), 3:36.30 (SB); 7. SHS B (Tim Mahan, Vikram Gill, McQuade Arnold, Ian Walker), 4:02.32.

Gymnastics

The Superior High School gymnastics team traveled to an invitational in River Falls Saturday to compete with 11 other teams. At the meet were Centennial, Chisago Lakes, G.M.C., Grantsburg, Hudson, Menonomie, Red Wing, Rice Lake, River Falls, St. Croix Falls, Stewartville and Superior.

River Falls won the meet and Superior finished ninth with a team score of 115.075.

Individually, Laura Schwartz and Jessica Engstrom were leaders for the Spartans. Schwartz took seventh place overall in the vault with a 8.650 score, and Engstrom was eighth with 8.625 points.

Superior Results

Vault — Laura Schwartz, 8.650; Jessica Engstrom, 8.625; Shana Soul, 8.20; Carissa Welch, 7.60; Ronnie Markley, 7.30.

Uneven Bars — Jessica Engstom, 8.10; Laura Schwartz, 7.05; Carissa Welch, 5.65; Abbie Bronson, 2.45.

Beam — Shana Soul, 7.475; Laura Schwartz, 7.375; Jessica Engstrom, 7.20; Stephanie Caldwell, 6.70; Carissa Welch, 5.725.

Floor — Jessica Engstrom, 8.20; Shana Soul, 8.175; Laura Schwartz, 7.425; Carissa Welch, 6.20; Haley Johnson, 3.75.

All-Around — Jessica Engstrom, 32.125; Laura Schwartz, 30.50; Carissa Welch, 25.175.

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