Greg DeVillers
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AREA BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Royals logging a lot of road miles
The Grand Forks Royals are road warriors this summer. The American Legion baseball team has played three home doubleheaders. With more than five weeks remaining in the regular season, the Royals have only four home dates remaining.
PREP TRACK: One-person show exception to the rule
That Deidre Hahn was on the awards stand at the Minnesota Class A state track meet was no surprise to her coach. The Warroad senior went to state with high expectations.
RELATED CONTENTAREA BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Reinforcements to boost Grafton pitching staff 
The Spoilers finished second last month in the North Dakota Class B high school baseball tournament. Now that group enters the American Legion season with additional players from nearby St. Thomas and Minto, communities that don’t have Legion teams.
LEGION BASEBALL: Grand Forks Royals beat Thief River Falls 12-2
Palmiscno was an all-state catcher this spring during the high school baseball season. On Tuesday, he made his debut on the mound. The right-hander pitched a complete game, allowing eight hits, as the Grand Forks Royals beat visiting Thief River Falls 12-2 in American Legion baseball.
RELATED CONTENTEGF LEGION BASEBALL: A college look to the lineup
EGF has six players who have played or committed to play college ball
RELATED CONTENTPREP TRACK: For EGF senior, it's all about times not first-place medals
Nobody has beaten Jake Kallock in the 300 hurdles this season. All that perfect record does is make the East Grand Forks Senior High standout an underdog this weekend.
BOYS' TRACK: East Grand Forks' Kallock goes to state as an underdog
Nobody has beaten Jake Kallock in the 300 hurdles this season. All that perfect record does is make the East Grand Forks Senior High standout an underdog this weekend.
PREP BASEBALL: One-hitter leads Perham past Roseau 5-2
Veteran coach Tracey Wensloff can’t remember the last time his Roseau High School baseball team was held hitless in a game. But it was close Thursday.
RELATED CONTENTGIRLS' TRACK: Biermaier tired of being a spectator
While Meleah Biermaier enjoys watching track, the Thief River Falls high school standout has been a spectator a lot more than she’s wanted this spring.
PREP SOFTBALL: Experience pays off as Red Lake Falls returns to state
Red Lake Falls had never been to a state softball tournament prior to last season. The experience gained while placing sixth at state last season has helped the Eagles as they return for another state tournament.
Columns
GREG DEVILLERS: Ranked Green Wave girls hockey team faces stiff competition in 8A
The Minnesota state girls hockey poll is a good news-bad news deal for East Grand Forks Senior High. The Green Wave have earned statewide respect, as indicated by their No. 18 ranking in this week’s Class A poll. The bad news? The Section 8A tournament begins next week, and three 8A teams are ranked higher than Senior High. Two-time defending state champion Warroad is ranked second, Thief River Falls is fourth and Crookston is 13th.
RELATED CONTENTPREP BOY'S BASKETBALL: Fosston has same old success with new lineup
Seniors dominated the lineup for the Fosston boys basketball team that won the Section 8A title last season. The roster had nine seniors, including three starters and the team’s top three reserves. But coach Ben Hemberger didn’t anticipate a major drop off this season.
Area high school notebook: Rebels spread the wealth in deep backfield
Three Red Lake County running backs have nearly amassed 1,000 yards in three games
North Prairie has balanced its offense around all-state back
The Cougars are off to a 3-0 start and tied for first place in Region 2A with Langdon-Munich. Bonn, an all-state running back in 2008 when he rushed for 1,049 yards and 17 touchdowns, again paces the ground game with 282 rushing yards.
PREP NOTEBOOK: Friday night fireworks go to Central Valley
Randy Vigen has been involved in a lot of football games in his 35 seasons as head coach. The Central Valley High School coach can’t remember another similar to the one his Valiants endured Friday.
RELATED CONTENTArea prep notebook: B-G-MR, Stephen-Argyle benefit from 3-class setup
Badger-Greenbush-Middle River and Stephen-Argyle finds themselves in uncharted waters on the golf course. On Monday, the Gators won the team championship in the North Subsection 8A girls golf meet. They shot a 405 to beat runner-up Kittson County Central by 18 strokes.
Area notebook: Roseau bats come alive
Roseau opened the baseball season with five consecutive losses, scoring a total of 14 runs and no more than four in any game. Since that slow start, Roseau has improved to 8-6. On its current 8-1 run, the Rams have averaged 9.9 runs per game, scoring five or more in every outing.
Area prep notebook: Warroad’s Heppner wins against state’s best
Moses Heppner went to St. Paul on Friday looking for some more challenging competition. Instead, he became the challenge to opponents. The Warroad runner won the 1,600 at the Hamline Elite invitational track meet. His time of 4 minutes, 17.74 seconds not only broke his own school record of 4:23.15 but is the fastest this spring in both Minnesota Class A and AA ranks.
Area notebook: Strength in numbers will be Roseau’s signature style
The Rams’ bid to repeat likely will rely more on quality depth than an individual standout like Jason Fabian. He graduated last spring after winning the 110 and 300 hurdles in the section and getting top-five places in both events at the state meet.
Area notebook: Munich-S-NS takes No. 1 ranking into baseball season
Of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 North Dakota Class B high school baseball tournament, seven are ranked in the top 10 in this year’s preseason state coaches’ poll. The one missing from the rankings is Central Valley-Hillsboro.
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