Medford sports

Medford controlled play from the start in sweeping Dover-Eyota 2-0 Tuesday in non-conference volleyball. The Tigers won 25-15, 25-9, 25-13 to make a winner of Missy Underdahl in her varsity coaching debut.

Medford and Blooming Prairie were among the Class A teams at Alexandria for the opening day of the state trap shooting championships on Monday.

Medford stayed alive in the Section 2AA baseball playoffs with a come-from-behind 5-4 win at Maple River, their second upset of the tournament.

Medford's trap shooting team has the top seven individuals to lead its conference two weeks into the season. Owatonna is second in its conference race.

NRHEG senior Jack Schultz pitched two-hit ball over six innings and started a four-run sixth-inning rally as the Panthers beat the Tigers 4-2 in Medford on Monday.

After opening their season at home Monday against United South Central, Medford baseball plays Kenyon-Wanamingo in US Bank Stadium on Tuesday, April 4, at 7:15PM.

Blooming Prairie golf had a breakthrough year in 2016. The boys team advanced to state for the first time and two Blossoms placed in the top 10 individually.

Medford volleyball swept their way into the subsection semifinals at Mayo Civic Center. Owatonna senior runner Braydon Kubat qualified for the state cross country meet.

The section football playoffs begin Tuesday. Owatonna has a bye. Blooming Prairie, NRHEG and Triton open at home. Medford is on the road.

With a fourth-place finish in the team standings and a pair of top 15 individual performances, Saturday was a good day for NRHEG at the state trap shooting tournament in Prior Lake.