Park softball goes to 5-0 in the SEC

The Park Wolfpack won their fifth straight Suburban East Conference contest Monday, topping host Irondale 6-0.

Park improved to a conference-leading 5-0 and stands 5-1 on the season.

The Wolfpack hosts the road for three games this week, playing at Forest Lake (3-2, 3-2) Wednesday, at East Ridge (1-3, 1-3) Friday and at undefeated Winona (6-0) on Saturday.

Park 2, Forest Lake 1

Stella Fritsche gave up five hits and one run to help the Park softball team defeat second-ranked Forest Lake 2-1 Tuesday afternoon.

After Forest Lake scored in the top of the third, the Wolfpack answered with one of their own in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 1-1. Briana Lee led off with a walk, followed by a sacrifice bunt by Peyton Kaplan that put Lee at second base. Emma Ambroz, who was two for three on the night, then hit a shot up the middle that scored Lee to knot up the score.

Fritsche would continue to baffle the Ranger hitters as she would allow no one else to cross the plate the rest of the night. In the bottom of the sixth, Fritsche did the damage herself by launching a one out double off the left field fence to put the go ahead run 120 feet away. Grace Conaway then came through by singling up the middle that scored pinch runner Keira Brennan to make it a 2-1 Wolfpack lead.

Fritsche had to work out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh to secure the victory as the Wolfpack softball team stayed atop the Suburban East Conference with a 4-0 record.

Park girls lacrosse improves to 3-0

Park breezed to its third straight win of the season Monday evening, easily swamping visiting St. Paul/Two Rivers 17-4 in girls lacrosse.

With the win, the Wolfpack improved to 3-0 on the season and co-led the Suburban East Conference with East Ridge and Stillwater, all three teams at 2-0 in league play.

Park hosts Forest Lake (0-2, 1-3) Wednesday, then plays at Woodbury (1-1, 3-1) on Friday, both games starting at 7 p.m.

Park 15, Mounds View 5

Park opened the season Tuesday, April 18, with a 10-goal win over visiting Mounds View. Shelby Hansen led the Wolfpack with five goals and two assists for seven points. Josie Leonard scored four goals and Madi Brinkman three for Park. Kyra Stofer had two scores and Berlyn Giddings one.

Aubree Laska and Lauryn Ehrenstrom combined in goal for five saves.

Park 7, White Bear Lake 6

The Wolfpack edged host White Bear Lake 7-6 in a match Friday.

Park boys lacrosse team scores 9-4 win

The Park boys lacrosse team broke a three-game season-opening losing streak with a convincing 9-4 road win over Bloomington Kennedy/Burnsville Monday evening.

Park had scored just 12 goals in the previous three games but busted out against the hosts Monday.

Park was 0-3 on the season following a 15-4 loss to visiting White Bear Lake on Friday, April 21.

Mounds View edged the visiting Wolfpack 6-5 in a game played Wednesday, April 19.

Park (0-2, 1-3) plays at Forest Lake (0-2, 0-2) Wednesday, then hosts rival Woodbury (1-0, 2-0) Friday, starting at 7 p.m.

Stillwater downs Wolfpack baseball 7-1

Visiting Stillwater took a 7-1 decision from Park in Suburban East Conference baseball Monday afternoon.

The loss drops the Wolfpack to 1-4 in both conference and overall play.

Park hosts Mounds View Wednesday, then plays at East Ridge Friday, both games starting at 4:30 p.m.

Woodbury 8, Park 5

Woodbury grabbed an early 4-0 lead en route to an 8-5 win over the Park Wolfpack Tuesday, April 18.

The Royals led 3-0 after one, 4-0 after two and 7-2 after three innings.

Boston Weidner and Samuel Nienow were both 2-for-4 with an RBI for Park. Elijah Mechnig and Anson Dockter also drove in runs for the Wolfpack.

Brady Drkula pitched in relief with two out in the third inning on the mound. He gave up seven runs on nine hits, struck out five and walked three.