...for the Pirates as he came on to pitch in the sixth inning. "Mike Hess pitched well (in the second game)," said Pirates coach Mike Mahlen. Hess came in in the third to relieve Matt Callahan. "He threw 3 2/3 innings and deserved the win...

...15-8 in a Park Region Conference matchup Thursday night. "We played really well in the first two games," said Pirates coach Lyle Haraldson. "The second game was a heartbreaker. We had the lead and let it slip away. That ended up taking...

...and three blocks. "In the first match, Laporte came out and made no mistakes and everything fell for them," said Pirates coach Lyle Haraldson. "We couldn't get going in that match but we gained control in the following matches. We let Laporte...

...Region Conference girls' basketball matchup Thursday night. "We had a tough time stopping Nicole Roiko," said Pirates coach Art Schluttner. We struggled with rebounds as well." Roiko had 22 points for the Braves. Menahga 15 13 13 16...

...don't know if they had any thoughts of last year in their minds, but they came out and had something to prove,'' Pirates coach John Donovan said. Last year, Park Center entered the state tournament 25-0 but was upset 3-2 in the quarterfinals...

...committed five errors behind him. Hinkle allowed just four hits and four earned runs. "He pitched a great game," said Pirates coach Mike Mahlen. "We just made costly errors in the field. Sometimes you make errors and they don't hurt you but the...

...walked none and had two strikeouts. "We looking forward to a conference game against Menahga on Thursday," said Pirates coach Mike Mahlen. "They're undefeated in the conference." Pine River-Backus 001 00 -- 1 4 4 Verndale 509 2x...

...the lone Pirates run as Verndale's hopes for a state berth were dashed. "We didn't hit the ball very well," Pirates coach Mike Mahlen said. "Their pitcher (Nate Stoltenow) only walked one batter. We hit the ball hard but we were hitting...

...volleyball team won a close match against the Henning Hornets 15-12, 18-16, 12-15, 15-7. Lyle Haroldson, the Pirates' coach, said, "We served well tonight. We had 20 ace serves. We seem to be improving but we're still a young team...

...McGregor Mercuries 14-16, 15-9, 15-8, 2-15, 15-13. "It was one of the best matches we've ever played," Pirates coach Kelly Youngbauer said "especially since we were missing our senior captain and setter Kayla White." Verndale's...