Owatonna's baseball and boys lacrosse teams each stayed perfect in Big Nine play with wins on Wednesday. At least a couple of other teams are also conference title contenders this spring.
Owatonna beat Mayo 14-6 earlier this season, but was only up 1-0 after one quarter Monday night in Rochester. In fact Mayo pulled even at 1-1 early in the second quarter before the Huskies went on a 5-0 run to get control of the game on their way to a 10-6 win.
Monday turned into a busy day on the Owatonna High School sports calendar thanks to several makeup events. It was also a good day as the lacrosse teams swept a doubleheader at OHS and the softball and boys' tennis teams won shutouts.
Owatonna junior Jason Williamson earned the MVP award at Saturday's Lakeville North mega meet. He won three events and was third in another as the Huskies won the 13-team meet they added to their schedule to replace one of their canceled dates.
After a combined six postponed games, the Owatonna girls' and boys' lacrosse seasons opened Saturday with a doubleheader at Mayo High School. The boys' game was moved from Owatonna High School, where the field is not ready, to Rochester, where they have a turf field.
KRFO radio announces the schedule for Owatonna High School spring sports. While weather and field conditions don't bode well, the plan is to broadcast the Huskies' baseball opener at Red Wing on Thursday, April 5 at 5PM on Kat Kountry 105FM.
With the backdrop of a dazzling sunset and their fans cheering hard to the very end, the season ended for the Owatonna girls lacrosse team 14-6 at top-seed Farmington on Friday.
The Owatonna girls lacrosse team opened the Section 1 playoffs with a 2-1 win at Mankato over the Big Nine champs. OHS goes to top-seed Farmington on Friday.