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Richfield Baseball Drops Key Circuit Game
Spartans nipped, 8-7, at St. Thomas Academy on Monday to fall to third in Classic Suburban Conference.
The seventh week of the spring sports season began on Monday, with several (RHS) and (AHA) teams now preparing for the playoffs.
Richfield Baseball: Spartans Drop To Third In Classic Suburban
An 8-7 loss at St. Thomas on Monday in a battle of the two teams tied for second place in the Classic Suburban Conference (CSC) dropped the into a third-place tie with North St. Paul.
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Both teams entered the game at 9-4 in circuit play before the hosts bettered Richfield by a single run to take a one-game lead in the conference and quash any Spartans' hopes of claiming a share of the CSC title this spring.
Individual statistics were not available. Richfield, now 11-6 overall and 9-5 in conference play, return home to close out the regular season against conference opponents Henry Sibley and Hill-Murray at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, before hosting Minneapolis Southwest on Friday at 4 p.m.
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Richfield Softball: Spartans Eliminated In Conference Chase
The also saw its hopes of a conference-championship split dashed on Monday in a 4-1 loss at Hill-Murray on Monday.
Individual statistics were not available. The Spartans fell three games off the lead pace of North St. Paul with two games to play before the close of the regular season.
Richfield, now 11-5 overall and 10-3 in the conference, host Hill-Murray on Tuesday and North on Wednesday with the first pitch scheduled for 4:15 p.m. for both games.
Richfield, Holy Angels Boys Golf: Stars Top Spartans as Littman Medals
Holy Angels defeated Richfield 168-179 in a cross-town boys golf rivalry meet at the Minneapolis Golf Club on Monday as the Stars' Josh Littman earned medalist honors with a two-over-par card of 38.
Holy Angels Baseball: Stars Drop Two-Straight Games
The fell to 6-8 overall and 6-6 in the Missota Conference with back-to-back losses both in and out of circuit play to sandwich the weekend.
After in a cross-town rivalry game on Friday, the Stars then lost 8-7 at Chaska in a Missota matchup on Monday.
leads the team with a .432 batting average and 15 runs batted in and also tops the pitching staff with a 1.18 earned run average, three wins and 55 strikeouts.
Holy Angels hosts Red Wing on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., then travels to New Prague for a Thursday afternoon game.
Holy Angels Softball: Stars Head Into Sectional Playoffs
The concluded the regular season with a 4-13 record and a 2-12 Missota mark after a losses to Chaska (7-3) and New Prague (5-1) on Thursday and Monday, respectively.
Individual statistics were not available. Next up for Holy Angels is the first round of the Section 4AA Tournament, with an opening game at St. Paul Academy on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m.
With a win on Wednesday, the Stars would advance to a winner's bracket quarterfinal on Friday at a site yet-to-be-determined.
Holy Angels Boys Lacrosse: Stars Drop To .500
After losses on Thursday and Friday last week, the fell to 5-5 on the spring.
The Stars were first defeated, 9-8, by Minneapolis, then dropped a 10-9 decision at Breck to fall to the .500 mark.
Holy Angels hosts White Bear Lake at 6 p.m. Tuesday before heading out on the road to Farmington and Benilde-St. Margaret's on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Matt Turner and T.J. Patrias are tied for the team lead with 17 goals apiece, followed by Bennett Courrier-Oaster notching 16 scores.
Holy Angels Girls Lacrosse: Stars Split Thursday, Friday Matchups
At 10-7 win at Chaska on Thursday followed by a 14-13 loss at Hill-Murray on Friday put the record at 3-8 this season heading into the final week of the regular season.
leads the Stars with 33 goals, with scoring 14, Mary Margaret Duffy 12 and Molly Schoenecker with 10 goals.
Holy Angels Boys Tennis: Stars Win, Lose 7-0
The Holy Angels boys tennis team defeated Chaska 7-0 on Monday after losting to Rochester Lourdes by the same score on Friday. Individual results were not available.
Holy Angels Girls Golf: Stars Eighth In Missota Meet
A score of 432 at Northfield Golf Club earned the Holy Angels girls golf team a seventh-place finish in a Missota meet on Monday. Individual results were not available.
Results were not available for scheduled competitions involving: Richfield boys tennis, boys golf; Holy Angels boys golf.