Owatonna Softball Eliminated, Blooming Prairie Softball and NRHEG Baseball Advance

The stakes were high Friday for several local teams. Owatonna softball lost to Lakeville South while Blooming Prairie softball and NRHEG baseball won elimination games.

Owatonna girls fast pitch softball built an 8-2 lead over Lakeville South. But the defending state champion Cougars rallied back for an 11-9 victory to knock the Huskies out of the Section 1AAA tournament.

Blooming Prairie softball lost the subsection final to Hayfield 5-0 but bounced back with a 10-4 win over Waterville to earn a trip back to Todd Park in Austin on Tuesday.

NRHEG baseball upset Waterville 10-4 to advance into the section 2AA semifinals Tuesday at Waseca.

Owatonna boys and girls track finished seventh in the Big Nine conference meet Friday at Mankato East.

Triton boys golf won its subsection Friday and will advance to the section tournament next week.

Baseball

Section 2AA
Subsection quarterfinals (losers are eliminated)
NRHEG 10, WEM 4
Waseca 9, Faribault Academies 3
Tri City United 6, St. Peter 5, 9 innings
Albert Lea 6, Maple River 4

Softball

Section 1AAA
Winners bracket
Farmington 7, Northfield 4
Hastings 5, Winona 2
Losers bracket
Lakeville South 11, Owatonna 9 (Huskies eliminated)
Mayo 1, Century 0
Lakeville South 10, Northfield 0
Mayo 8, Winona 4

Section 1A
Winners bracket
Hayfield 5, Blooming Prairie 0
Chatfield 6, Wabasha Kellogg 5
Losers bracket
WEM 6, Randolph 2
Fillmore Central 6, Goodhue 0
Blooming Prairie 10, WEM 4
Fillmore Central 6, Wabasha Kellogg 3

Boys track

Big Nine Conference meet at Mankato East