Success of backup QB inspires Wayzata coach

In two years as a backup quarterback, Wayzata senior Kramer Berg had thrown just 16 passes, not one of them for a touchdown. That changed late in the Trojans' 38-0 victory over St. Cloud Tech on Saturday in the Class 5A quarterfinals, when Berg threw a perfect strike to A.J. Troup, who had gotten open behind the Tech defense, for a 98-yard touchdown.

After the game, Trojans coach Brad Anderson singled out Berg and the play, telling his team that it was an example of a player who "worked hard and did his job and never complained."

• Wayzata bounced back from a first-match loss to Andover to win the Class 3A consolation title. The Trojans beat Osseo, another West Metro team, in the consolation finals 25-27, 25-20, 27-25, 21-25, 15-13. Middle hitter Tia Gaffen was named to the Class 3A all-tournament team.

• Delano, led by Molly Krelow and the Kayla K.'s -- Koenecke, Kalleberg and Kassulker -- finished 1-2 in the Class 2A bracket, losing to Stewartville in the consolation final. Kayla Koenecke was named to the Class 2A all- tournament team.

• The first tournament experience for Southwest Christian resulted in the Stars bringing home some hardware. They lost their Class 1A quarterfinal match to Ada-Borup but rallied to win their next two matches, beating Deer River in the consolation semifinals and Martin County West in the consolation finals. Middle hitter Cassie Haag was named to the Class 1A all-tournament team.

• Class 2A: No. 3 Wayzata will swim in the Section 5 meet, at Northdale Middle School in Coon Rapids today and Friday. Three of the top six teams in the state rankings -- No. 2 Edina, No. 5 Eden Prairie and N. 6 Minnetonka -- head up the Section 6 meet, at Edina's Art Downey Aquatic Center Thursday through Saturday. Defending Class 2A team champion Maple Grove is the marquee team at the Section 8 meet, to be held at Elk River on Friday and Saturday.

• Class 1A: Breck, ranked No. 10, is the highest-ranked team in the Section 2 meet Thursday and Saturday in Butler Center at the College of St. Catherine. No. 5 Hutchinson will be the host for the Section 3 meet, which also includes No. 7 Orono, Thursday and Saturday.

The Robbinsdale/Hopkins/Mound-Westonka PI adapted soccer team earned the No. 1 seed from the North Division in the upcoming state tournament, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Stillwater High School. The Robins are 10-0 and will play St. Paul Humboldt in the quarterfinals at 5 p.m. Saturday.