STAPLES - Jalen Busker tossed a complete-game shutout, striking out seven in as many innings while only walking three to lead Staples-Motley past Pequot Lakes 2-0 in the first game of Friday's Mid-State Conference doubleheader.

The Brainerd Lumberjacks will have to overcome the obstacle of absence Saturday when they play their home opener against the Twin City Rhinos at Harvey Shew Field in Brainerd.

LONG PRAIRIE - Brainerd combined to fire a 10th-place 441 in Friday's Long Prairie Invite. Amanda Bigger of first-place Alexandria earned medalist honors by firing an 81.

Ryan Bell edged Mark Kallevig in his No. 1 singles debut to help the Brainerd Warriors to a 6-1 Central Lakes Conference victory over Alexandria at Brainerd High School.

The No. 2 doubles team of Ryan Anderson-Josh Martz improved to 10-2 with a 6-1, 6-3 helping the Aitkin Gobblers to a 5-2 victory over Duluth Marshall Friday. Ryan Rosemore-Adam Burke won their No. 1 doubles match to move to 8-4 and Joe Johnson's No.

Brainerd High School graduate Mikinzee Salo of St. Catherine University received a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Sportsmanship award this season.

The Central Lakes College Raiders dropped both ends of a non-division doubleheader to Riverland 6-2 and 6-4 Friday. Sean Dormanen had an RBI single in the first game.

The Brainerd Family YMCA has extended the registration deadline for the Warriors basketball clinic which will be held May 18.

The Staples Softball Association plans to offer a wood bat co-rec league in July. The league will have teams made up of five men and five women and will only use wood bats.

With eight games scheduled in six days next week, the Brainerd Warriors needed their starting pitchers to eat up innings in Friday's split doubleheader against the Moorhead Spuds and St. Cloud Tech Tigers.