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JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The University of Jamestown softball team was blanked at the dish on Saturday as Midland swept the doubleheader from the Jimmies 5-0 and 10-0 at Trapper Field.
The Jimmies picked up six total hits in game one and left 10 total runners on base against the Warriors. Midland was able to get to Kat Miska early on, scoring two runs in the second and two more in the sixth to wrap up game one. Morgan Geiszler was the on UJ player to record two hits in the first game.
Midland continued to put runs on the board in game two as three Warriors homered and Midland recorded 13 total hits. Katie Merchant only went 2 1/3 in the circle for Jamestown, allowing six earned runs and nine hits. The Jimmies tallied just four hits in game two as Midland won in five innings.
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Buffalo chip to the continuing dry conditions in North Dakota. 7:00 am, Apr. 17, 2021 ×
The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos and a buffalo chip this week:
Buffalo chip to the continuing dry conditions in North Dakota. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than 75 percent of the state is in extreme drought. Recent moisture has been welcome but more is needed.
Bravo to Annie Nabwe, a junior on the Jamestown High School girls track team, who broke JHS records last week. Nabwe broke the 100-meter dash record with a
time of 12.52 seconds, beating Meghan Orr’s 2016 record by 0.01 seconds. She also broke the outdoor shot put record, throwing 44 feet, 10 inches, breaking Jill Schlenker’s 2007 length by more than 5 feet. Nabwe, her sister, Yolanda (100-meter dash) and Meghan Ford (1,600 meters and 3,200 meters) are the latest JHS girls track team members to qualify for the 2021 Class A State Track and Field Meet.