SAM SCHNEIDER
Minneapolis Edison • baseball
After the Tommies lost six consecutive games between May 10 and May 18. Sam Schneider stepped up to help the Tommies end the regular season with four consecutive victories.
The Tommies started the streak on May 21, when Schneider went 8-for-8 with a home run, five RBI and four stolen bases to lead the Tommies to victories over over Minneapolis North and St. Paul Como Park. In the victory over Como Park, he drove in the winning run with a walk-off sacrifice fly and allowed only one run in four innings.
On May 23, Schneider gave up only two hits and struck out nine to lead the Tommies to a 1-0 victory over Minneapolis Henry. He also had one of the Tommies' three hits. The next day he went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Edison's 10-6 victory over Roosevelt.
"He is a 4.0 student and he'll be attending Vassar College in New York state in the fall," said Tommies coach Bernie Kunza. "I've coached Sam for the past eight years, he's a great young man."
MADDIE DAHLIEN
Edina • track and field
The senior won the 100 (12.33 seconds) and the long jump (18 feet, 1¾ inches) at the Lake Conference meet at Hopkins on May 24. Dahlien, who will play soccer at North Carolina, won the 100, 200 and 400 at the Class 2A meet last year.
ALLEN GONG
Eagan • tennis