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Brett Paulsen threw his fourth solo no-hitter of the season — fifth including a combined one earlier this season — as Kewaunee handed Crivitz only its second loss Tuesday in a five-inning blowout, 16-0.
The Storm, 22-0 and ranked No. 1 in the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Div. 3 poll, hammered out 14 hits in blanking the 15th-ranked Wolverines on the road. Paulsen struck out 11 of the 15 batters he faced, walking one.
Dane Harrell, Blake Temme and Micah Vanness each had two hits, with Vanness and Connor Kilgore getting triples. Paulsen, Harrell, Diesel Bosdeck, Calvin Kolmorgen and Landon LaTour each doubled for the Storm.
A day earlier, it took two-RBI singles by Waylon Delain and Harrell in the bottom of the fifth to give Kewaunee a 7-5 win over visiting Coleman. Paulsen and Delain each had two hits. Paulsen and Temme each doubled.
Last Friday, the Storm beat Bonduel at Kewaunee, 11-6, with Paulsen, Temme, Vanness and Kolmorgen each getting two hits. Vanness homered, and Temme and Kolmorgen each had doubles.
Meanwhile, Southern Door claimed the Packerland softball title after beating Algoma 5-2 and 13-1 Friday at home. Alanah Kaye, one of the contenders for Player of the Year, had a three-run home run in the opener and tossed a two-hitter with 15 strikeouts.
Macie Zimmerman allowed only three hits, and walked three. The Wolves committed four errors. Natalie Ray had both of Algoma’s hits.
In game two, Samantha Melville three a three-hitter and teammate Harper Kramer had three of the Eagles’ 11 hits — three of them doubles. The Wolves fell to 12-9 on the season, 10-6 in conference.
WIAA girls softball regional play gets underway Thursday. In Div. 2, Luxemburg-Casco got a two-seed, and will host the winner of New London and Marinette Tuesday. With a win, they’ll host the winner of Seymour and Freedom Thursday for a regional championship. The Spartans are ranked 8th in Div. 2. North Eastern Conference champion Denmark is ranked 5th.
In Div. 3, Chilton and Mishicot play Tuesday to see who gets to face top-seed Southern Door Thursday. Kewaunee has first-round bye and also plays Thursday, 5-seed Storm at 4-seed Brillion. The winner likely will get the Eagles for the regional title. Southern Door is ranked 9th in this week’s Div. 3 state poll.
Unranked Algoma gets a top seed in their Div. 4 bracket. The Wolves will host the winner of Montello at Sevastopol Tuesday. Should they win, Algoma would host the regional title Thursday against Markesan or Manitowoc Lutheran.
Eli Derenne had a pair of hits and Noah Chervenka struck out seven and allowing just one hit in the Spartans’ 3-0 win over Marinette last Thursday.
On Saturday, L-C beat Freedom 8-1 and 11-4. Hudson Billings had his first career home run in the opener, Derenne a solo shot and Chervenka a three-run blast. All three players had two hits in the game. Gavin Lax got the win.
In game two, the Spartans erased a 2-0 deficit with five runs in the fifth inning before exploding for six more in the sixth. Gavin Lax had a two-run double among his two hits. Billings earned the relief win, while Ethan Engum struck out four in the start. The Spartans walked eight times, and stole five bases.
On Tuesday, L-C got three hits from Ethan Dachelet in an 8-0 win over Little Chute. Billings earned the win, giving up two hits no runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking none.
After hosting Waupaca Thursday, the Spartans (13-8) are home against Algoma (10 a.m.) and Kewaunee (1 p.m.) Saturday, then host Escanaba Wednesday.
L-C lost just its fourth game of the season Tuesday, falling 5-4 at Brillion despite outhitting the Lions 8-6. Alayna Deprez and Gracie Jandrin each had a pair of hits, and Karsyn Walzyk had a pair of RBIs.
The Wolves split with Sturgeon Bay last Friday, walking off the Clippers 6-5 in the opener and falling 4-3 at Perry Field in the nightcap.
Cal DeMeuse went 4-for-4 from the No. 8 spot in the first game, and Charlie Prokash added two hits. Prokash went six innings, giving up four runs on four hits while striking out six. Braeden Leist got the win, pitching the final inning and allowing one run on two hits.
Dylan Seiler had two hits in the second game, and Jack Schwader doubled. Jacob Massey took the loss, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks, with eight strikeouts.
Algoma then beat Southern Door on the road Tuesday, 18-5 and 4-1. Prokash got the win in the opener, and Massey the win in game two. Massey struck out six in seven innings, and also had a pair of hits in three at-bats.
DeMeuse had three hits in the opener, and Jonah Dahms and Cayden Neuzil each two. Braeden Leist doubled, and Brady Rogers lined a base hit in his only at-bat. Ethan Eggert walked three times and had a single.
After a game at Wrightstown Thursday, the Wolves (9-12) are at L-C Saturday for a 10 a.m. start.
Kewaunee (16-10) fell in eight innings Tuesday, 6-5 at Crivitz. Kambreia Last and London Karnopp each had a pair of hits, including a double. Last and Breanna Riha each drove in two runs. Ali Repitz took the loss. The Wolverines banged out 15 hits.
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