JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Jansen Jordheim, Cora Johnson and Braya Mauch each drove in two runs to help spark Kindred-Richland to a 6-1 victory against Central Cass on Saturday for the North Dakota Class B state softball championship at Lyle “Trapper” Lawrence Field.
The Vikings won their first state crown since 2017.
Senior pitcher Danica Rath earned the complete-game victory, allowing one unearned run on five hits. Rath struck out four and walked one.
Whitney Mitchell went 1-for-2 with an RBI for Central Cass.
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Thompson and Grafton are set to play for the Class B state baseball crown Saturday night at Jack Brown Stadium.
Below are scenes from Saturday’s championship games:
The Kindred-Richland team celebrates their winning of the Class B Girls State Softball Championship game on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Lyle “Trapper” Lawrence Field in Jamestown.
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Grace Fletschock dives into third base but didn’t make it in time as Kindred-Richland’s Avery Amerman waits for the ball during the Class B Girls State Softball Championship game on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Lyle “Trapper” Lawrence Field in Jamestown.
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With Leah Rolland (1) and Avery Amerman embracing each other while kneeling, the Kindred-Richland team celebrates their winning of the Class B Girls State Softball Championship game on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Lyle “Trapper” Lawrence Field in Jamestown.
John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun
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Elyanna Schmitz of Kindred-Richland celebrates a run during the Class B Girls State Softball Championship game on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Lyle “Trapper” Lawrence Field in Jamestown.
John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun
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Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.
Montana Lady Griz (1-5) at North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1-7)
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Grand Forks, North Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Montana aims to end its five-game slide with a victory over North Dakota.
The Fighting Hawks have gone 1-2 in home games. North Dakota is second in the Summit in rebounding with 35.4 rebounds. Walker Demers leads the Fighting Hawks with 9.8 boards.
The Lady Griz have gone 0-2 away from home. Montana is 1-5 against opponents over .500.
North Dakota scores 53.4 points per game, 23.9 fewer points than the 77.3 Montana gives up. Montana averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game North Dakota allows.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Mackenzie Hughes is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Fighting Hawks. Demers is averaging 10.6 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 47.8%.
Mack Konig is averaging 15.2 points and 3.7 assists for the Lady Griz. Avery Waddington is averaging 12.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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