BASEBALL

Lakeville North beats '12 champ

• LAKEVILLE NORTH 3, EASTVIEW 1: The Panthers are quickly climbing in the Class 3A rankings. Junior pitcher AJ Sayer earned his third victory of the season on a seven-hitter as Lakeville North (8-1) beat defending state champion Eastview (6-4) for the second time this season Thursday in Apple Valley. Sayer struck out eight and walked none. Dalton Lehnen, also a junior, had two hits and scored a run for the fifth-ranked Panthers.

• COON RAPIDS 7, CHAMPLIN PARK 4: Junior Alex Boxwell went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs as the Class 3A, No. 3 Cardinals beat the Rebels in the Northwest Suburban. It was his second three-hit game of the season.

• EDINA 2, EDEN PRAIRIE 0: Senior Mitch Larson, a Nebraska Omaha recruit, threw a four-hit shutout as the Hornets (5-4) blanked the Eagles in a Lake matchup. Eden Prairie is ranked seventh in Class 3A.

• FOREST LAKE 5, WOODBURY 4: Senior Dylan Dresel's one-out double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 4-4 tie and gave the Rangers over the Royals in the Suburban East.

SOFTBALL

•  DASSEL-COKATO 10, NEW LONDON-SPICER 0: Junior Sarah Kivisto threw a three-hit shutout and drove in four runs in the Chargers' victory over the Wildcats in the Wright County. Kivisto struck out 12 and walked one. Senior Lexi Carlen went 4-for-4, including a solo home run.

• HILL-MURRAY 16, TOTINO-GRACE 5: Senior Rachel Evenson and sophomore Kennedy Houge each had four hits, leading the Pioneers past the Eagles in nonconference play. Evenson scored two runs while Houge drove in two.

BOYS' GOLF

• MISSOTA CONFERENCE: Senior Cody Seal shot a 1-under-par 71, leading Chanhassen to the team title in the seven-team conference meet at Bluff Creek Golf Course in Chaska. Seal, the medalist in this meet, was 14th in the Class 3A state meet a year ago. The Storm finished 12 strokes ahead of Chaska for the team crown.

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