Season ends for SHS netters and boys soccer team; swimmers finish in 4th place

The season came to an end for the Superior High School girls tennis team last week at the WIAA sub-sectional tournament at Eau Claire Memorial.

Superior’s Kailey Phillips won her opening match at No. 4 singles over Taylor Huppert of Chippewa Falls, 3-1; but then lost to Kelsie Hines of Hudson, 2-0.

The Spartans’ No. 3 doubles team of Cassie Hanson and Sara Olson also won their opening match, 6-3, 6-4 over Rice Lake’s Weiler and Blechinger. They were then eliminated from post-season play with a 6-0, 6-2 loss to Eau Claire Memorial’s Mueller and Cunningham.

“Although this was not the way we would have liked to end our season, the girls played outstanding in these matches,” SHS coach Pete Conley said. “They went up against some very good teams and played as tough as they could.

“It was an honor for me to have had the opportunity to work with these girls. I have been working with some of them since their freshman year and it will be very difficult to see them go. They handle themselves with the utmost integrity on and off the court.

Every year I am lucky enough to work with some of the best student athletes at the high school. I have been doing this for nearly 20 years and this year’s group has been one of the best I have worked with. I am extremely proud of all that they have accomplished on and off the court.”

WIAA Sub-sectionals

At Eau Claire Memorial

Superior’s Results

Singles

1. (No. 3 Seed) Kaycie Anderson (New Richmond) def. (6) Natalie Burger, 6-0, 6-1

2. (5) Racheal Knoke (Hudson) def. (4) Raya Kosey, 6-4, 6-3

3. (3) Rachel Ausmin (Menomonie) def. (6) Jillisa Gallindo, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)

4. Kailey Phillips (Sup) def. Taylor Huppert (Chippewa Falls), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; lost to Kelsie Hines (Hudson), 6-0, 6-2

Doubles

1. Komoto/Kleven (Rice Lake) def. Sara DeVinck/Jenny Ostrowski, 6-0, 6-1

2. Lundberg/McClennon (Rice Lake) def. Jessica Engstrom/Keely McCall, 6-0, 6-3

3. Cassie Hanson/Sara Olson (Sup) def. Weiler/Blechinger (Rice Lake), 6-3, 6-4; lost to Mueller/Cunningham (E.C. Memorial), 6-0, 6-2

Girls Swimming

The Spartans swam in the Duluth East Greyhound Invitational Saturday at the Morgan Park pool.

Faribault won the team title, followed by Duluth East, Andover and Superior.

Superior’s Kaitlin Heinen finished second in the 100 backstroke and the Spartans finished second in the 400 freestyle relay.

Superior is at Two Harbors at 5 p.m. Thursday.

NOTE: No other Superior results were available at press time.

Greyhound Invitational

Saturday’s Team Scores

1. Faribault, 469.5; 2. Duluth East 454.5; 3. Andover, 397; 4. Superior, 252; 5. Duluth Denfeld, 174; 6. Mesabi East, 153; 7. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 131.

Individual Results

(Winners and second-place finishers)

200-yard medley relay — 1. F, 1 minute, 57.89 seconds; 2. DE, 1:59.91.

200 freestyle — 1. Dani Behrens, F, 2:07.58; 2. Valerie Madden, DE, 2:07.64.

200 individual medley — 1. Cora Knauss, DE, 2:23.46; 2. Christina Spanier, A, 2:23.87.

50 freestyle — 1. Cecilia Hake, F, 25.21; 2. Linnea Martens, A, 25.55.

100 butterfly — 1. Spanier, A, 1:03.47; 2. Knauss, DE, 1:04.10.

100 freestyle — 1. Alissa Marlow, DE, 57.36; 2. Martens, A, 57.37.

500 freestyle — 1. Madden, DE, 5:41.83; Behrens, F, 5:53.32.

200 freestyle relay — 1. DE, 1:46.48; 2. F, 1:50.75.

100 backstroke — 1. Hake, F, 59.23; 2. Kaitlin Heinen, S, 1:04.09.

100 breaststroke — 1. Kate Dubbels, F, 1:13.73; 2. Camille Madsen, A, 1:14.84.

400 freestyle relay — 1. A, 3:54.43; 2. S, 3:57.24.

1-meter diving — 1. Autumn Flicek, F, 320.95; 2. Kayla DeGree, A, 273.35.

Boys Soccer

The Spartans lost to Chippewa Falls 5-1 in a WIAA regional game Tuesday night in Chippewa Falls.

The Cardinals will now host New Richmond on Thursday. The Tigers advanced with a win over Rhinelanders.

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