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		<title>Tiger boys seeing good shot  improvement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As the weather stabilized the past week, the Princeton boys golf squad has seen consistent scoring at its various meets &#8230;</p><p>The post <a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/tiger-boys-seeing-good-shot-improvement/">Tiger boys seeing good shot  improvement</a> appeared first on <a href="http://unioneagle.com">The Princeton Union-Eagle</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_103305" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/tiger-boys-seeing-good-shot-improvement/korben/" rel="attachment wp-att-103305"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103305" alt="Korben Weidenborner supplied some senior leadership for the Tigers by shooting an 89 at the Purple Hawk Invite.  Photos by Greg Hunt" src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/korben-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Korben Weidenborner supplied some senior leadership for the Tigers by shooting an 89 at the Purple Hawk Invite. <em>Photos by Greg Hunt</em></p></div>
<p>As the weather stabilized the past week, the Princeton boys golf squad has seen consistent scoring at its various meets over the stretch. The Tigers will be aiming for solid shooting when the Granite Ridge Conference finals will be hosted May 15 at Wapicada GC in Sauk Rapids.</p>
<p>On May 13, the Tigers placed 16th at the Purple Hawk Invite hosted by Cambridge-Isanti, finishing with a 362 total. Spring Lake Park won the invite with a 306 score, followed by Mississippi 8 power Rogers in second place at 308. Princeton’s Section 7AAA partner Grand Rapids was third at 315.</p>
<p>Silas Reek and Korben Weidenborner led the Tigers with 89 rounds on the Hawk. Both Hunter Bies and Caleb Scharber carded 92s. Also competing for Princeton were Ryan Gamec (98) and Marshall Bies (100).</p>
<p>A windy May 9 saw the Granite Ridge teams gather at Little Falls CC for a meet. The Tigers were sixth with a 354 mark as St. Cloud Cathedral held off runner-up Albany 324-327. The Crusaders also hold the league in the overall standings heading into Wednesday’s finals.</p>
<div id="attachment_103306" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 247px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/tiger-boys-seeing-good-shot-improvement/silas/" rel="attachment wp-att-103306"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103306" alt="Silas Reek rolled a tricky putt down the No. 9 green at the May 13 Purple Hawk Invite." src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/silas-237x300.jpg" width="237" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Silas Reek rolled a tricky putt down the No. 9 green at the May 13 Purple Hawk Invite.</p></div>
<p>Brendan Carlson paced Princeton that day with an 84, followed by H. Bies at 86. Filling out the Tiger card were Reek (90), Weidenborner (94) and Scharber (94).</p>
<p><b>Granite Ridge Golf</b></p>
<p><i>Boys standings entering this week</i>: St. Cloud Cathedral, Albany, Becker, Little Falls, Zimmerman, Princeton, Milaca, Mora, Foley.</p>
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		<title>Panther baseball opens season this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Princeton Panther town team baseball brings its storied tradition to another season on the diamonds this summer. The Panthers will &#8230;</p><p>The post <a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/panther-baseball-opens-season-this-week/">Panther baseball opens season this week</a> appeared first on <a href="http://unioneagle.com">The Princeton Union-Eagle</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Princeton Panther town team baseball brings its storied tradition to another season on the diamonds this summer. The Panthers will open the 2013 campaign with a May 15 home game at Solheim Veteran’s Field against the Rockford River Bandits (7:30 p.m.).</p>
<p>Friday night, May 17,  Princeton will host Anoka, then St. Francis comes to town Monday, May 20 (both games at 7:30 p.m.).</p>
<p>The Eastern Minny League will have a new look this season with the addition of the Sartell Stone Poneys and the Ogilvie Outlaws. The EML will be split into two halves: the West (Princeton, Rum River, Nowthen, Sartell) and the East (Hinckley, Mora, Ogilvie and Quamba). The Panthers’ Eastern Minny opener will be May 29 at home against Hinckley.</p>
<p>The Panthers currently have 20 players on its 2013 roster, led by multi-season veterans Jesse Zimmer, Mark Beattie, Ryan Carling, Josh Ludwig, Jordan Neubauer and Joe Swanson. There are six first-year Panthers on the roster which holds a mix of players hailing from Princeton, Zimmerman, Cambridge and Elk River.</p>
<p><b>Cambridge Classic Softball Tourney</b></p>
<p>The 18th annual Cambridge Classic will be hosted June 7-9 at Sandquist Park in Cambridge. Men’s and Women’s brackets, guaranteed three games. To enter, contact Duke Weisbrod (612-702-8183 or dweisbrod@northbranchchevrolet.com).</p>
<p><b>Lodermeier Memorial Softball Tourney</b></p>
<p>The 2nd annual Michael (Lody) Lodermeier Memorial Softball Tournament will be hosted Saturday, July 27 at the Lindbergh Lions Rec Complex in Little Falls. The double-elimination tourney begins at 9 a.m. with a $150 entry fee. To enter, contact either Steve Durham (320-360-0395) or Lisa Maslowksi (320-296-0472).</p>
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		<title>Mayerchak defends GRC Singles title</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Princeton senior Isaiah Mayerchak stacked up his third straight Granite Ridge tennis title when the Singles &#38; Doubles Tourney was &#8230;</p><p>The post <a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/mayerchak-defends-grc-singles-title/">Mayerchak defends GRC Singles title</a> appeared first on <a href="http://unioneagle.com">The Princeton Union-Eagle</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_103297" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 224px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/mayerchak-defends-grc-singles-title/sports-i-mayerchak/" rel="attachment wp-att-103297"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103297" alt="Tiger senior Isaiah Mayerchak clutches his Granite Ridge 1st-place ribbon after winning the No. 1 Singles bracket on a windy May 11. " src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sports-I.Mayerchak-214x300.jpg" width="214" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tiger senior Isaiah Mayerchak clutches his Granite Ridge 1st-place ribbon after winning the No. 1 Singles bracket on a windy May 11.</p></div>
<p>Princeton senior Isaiah Mayerchak stacked up his third straight Granite Ridge tennis title when the Singles &amp; Doubles Tourney was hosted May 11 on the PHS courts.</p>
<p>In the No. 1 Singles brackets, Mayerchak, seeded third, opened with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Mora’s Hinks. In his second match, Mayerchak faced Jason Dilly of Becker, coming from behind to win a 2 1/2 hour match 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. The weather conditions were extremely challenging, with 20-30 miles per hour winds, multiple hail attacks, and cold temperatures.</p>
<p>The championship match had Mayerchak roll to a 6-1, 6-1 win over top-seed Zach Kantor of Foley.</p>
<p>At No. 2 Singles, eighth-grader Thomas Mayerchak went 2-1 to take third place at the tourney. He opened with a 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 victory before falling in straight sets to Becker’s Dawson Brown. In the third-place match, T. Mayerchak won 6-1, 6-1 over Cathedral’s Jameson.</p>
<p>The Tigers’ Keenan Hansen &amp; Schuyler Volkmuth went 2-1 to place fifth in the GRC No. 2 Doubles brackets. They finished with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Mora’s Monson &amp; Coleman.</p>
<div id="attachment_103298" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 269px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/mayerchak-defends-grc-singles-title/sports-tennis-1-doubles-austin-feero/" rel="attachment wp-att-103298"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103298" alt="Austin Feero ripped a forehand against St. Francis while teaming with Keenan Hanson at No. 1 Doubles.  Photo by Jeff Hage" src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sports-tennis-1-doubles-austin-feero-259x300.jpg" width="259" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Austin Feero ripped a forehand against St. Francis while teaming with Keenan Hanson at No. 1 Doubles. <em>Photo by Jeff Hage</em></p></div>
<p>At No. 3 Singles, Jason Friend went 1-2 for fourth place, prevailing 6-0, 6-0 in his opener. Elliott Arens at No. 4 Singles also placed fourth, taking his opening match 6-3, 7-6 (8-6). Tigers placing sixth in Doubles were Tyler Leverty &amp; Austin Feero at No. 1, and Sam Barthel &amp; Brett Winkelman at No. 3.</p>
<p>• On Thursday at home, the Princeton boys were clipped by section-partner St. Francis 4-3 during another brisk day for tennis. T. Mayerchak stepped in at No. 1 Singles for a 6-2, 6-3 win. Also posting Tiger victories were Friend at No. 2 Singles (6-2, 6-0) and Arens at No. 4 (7-5, 6-4). Feero &amp; Hansen pushed their Saint foes to a three-set match at No. 1 Doubles, dropping the last set 6-3.</p>
<p>On May 13, Princeton wrapped up GRC matches with a 5-2 loss to St. Cloud Cathedral. T. Mayerchak (6-2, 6-2) and Friend (6-7, 6-3, 6-1) won their singles matches that day.</p>
<p>First-year squad Becker won the Granite Ridge conference title by sweeping all five matches this spring. The Bulldogs won the past three Mississippi 8 Conference championships coming into this season.</p>
<p>• After the May 16 home match with North Branch, the Tigers begin the post-season with the Section 7AA South Subsection Team tourney on Monday. Seeding takes place Sunday night.</p>
<p><b>Granite Ridge Tennis</b></p>
<p>Becker 5-0, 11-3; Foley 4-1, 13-2; St. Cloud Cathedral 3-2, 6-2; Princeton 2-3, 2-6; Pine City 1-4, 2-11; Mora 0-5, 0-7.</p>
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		<title>Princeton Speedway opener kicks off 2013 season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Hunt</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Princeton Speedway, the fastest quarter mile on dirt, kicked off its 2013 race season this past Friday with a rousing opening ceremony consisting of the Princeton Boy Scout Color Guard and patriotic pieces consisting of “God Bless America” sung by Amanda Whitcomb and the “National Anthem” sung by the Princeton High School Choir. The pre-race ceremonies were complete with a fly-over by a WWII AT-6 flown by Chuck Datko.</p>
<p>In addition to the pre-race ceremonies, Princeton Speedway had a new look. The Speedway unveiled its Jr. Fan Club and offered inflatable bouncies to keep the kids active. Two new food options were also added with Finish Line and Blue Star Kettle Corn, as well as a track staple with 4-H selling snacks to feed the 1,000-plus fans at opening night.</p>
<p>Eighty-six drivers took to the Speedway to challenge the track. At the end of the night, the drivers and fans were pleased with the condition of the track and great dirt track racing it offered.</p>
<p>May 17 is “Armed Forces Night” at the Princeton Speedway. Pre-race ceremonies commence at 6:30 p.m. with racing starting at 7:00 p.m.</p>
<p><b>MAY 10 WISSOTA FEATURES TOP-10</b></p>
<p><i>WISSOTA Modifieds</i>: Shane Sabraski, Larry Zeller, Dale Mathison, J.B. Stortz, Don Eischens, Jeremy Nelson, Dustin Nelson, Erik Peterson, Shawn Fletcher, Tony Proell.</p>
<p><i>WISSOTA Super Stocks</i>: Dave Mass, Shane Sabraski, Kevin Burdick, James Trantina, Dexton Koch, Don Eischens, Tim Johnson, Dave Read, Mike Loomis, Chris Wark.</p>
<p><i>WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds</i>: Denis Czech, Jeremy Nelson, Bud Martini, Dave Siercks, Bob Smith, Kyle Matuska, Tyler English, Chad Fouquette, Elizabeth Toepper, Gino Fontecchio.</p>
<p><i>WISSOTA Street Stocks</i>: Dave Read, Ryan Kostreba, Keith Tourville, Justin Pogones, Brad Schmidt, Ben Rothstein, Rod DeBernardeaux, James Becker, Kurt Becken, Kyle Howland.</p>
<p><i>WISSOTA Mod Fours</i>: Kyle Thell, Mitch Hribar, Ross Mead, Nick Jelacie, Abby Garin, Courtney Murray, Keith Thell, Tommy Bawden, Brandon Lindquist.</p>
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		<title>Tiger baseball splits twice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Princeton baseball split its two double-headers last week, both against Granite Ridge foes. On May 9, the Tigers defeated Foley &#8230;</p><p>The post <a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/tiger-baseball-splits-twice/">Tiger baseball splits twice</a> appeared first on <a href="http://unioneagle.com">The Princeton Union-Eagle</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_103291" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 306px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/tiger-baseball-splits-twice/sports-baseball-groebner/" rel="attachment wp-att-103291"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103291" alt="Senior outfielder Derek Groebner went after a sinking liner in the Tigers’ May 9 double-dip with Foley.  Photo by Jeff Hage" src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sports-baseball-groebner-296x300.jpg" width="296" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Senior outfielder Derek Groebner went after a sinking liner in the Tigers’ May 9 double-dip with Foley. <em>Photo by Jeff Hage</em></p></div>
<p>Princeton baseball split its two double-headers last week, both against Granite Ridge foes.</p>
<p>On May 9, the Tigers defeated Foley 4-2 after dropping the opener 9-2. Chance Parker pitched a complete game against Foley in the 4-2 win.</p>
<p>On Monday, May 13, Sam Archer threw a complete-game shutout when Princeton defeated Zimmerman 4-0. The Thunder took the opener 3-2.</p>
<p>In their other action last week, the Tigers were clipped by Big Lake 3-2 on May 10 despite another solid pitching outing from Zack Ludwig.</p>
<p>• <strong>Tiger Softball</strong> is still searching for that first win of the season. At home on May 10, Princeton was blanked by Cloquet 4-0 after North Branch posted a 10-1 win over the Tigers.</p>
<p>Zimmerman held for a 5-0 win over the Tigers May 13.</p>
<p><b>Granite Ridge Baseball</b></p>
<p>St. Cloud Cathedral 7-1, 12-2; Little Falls 8-2, 8-3; Albany 10-3, 10-3; Foley 4-3, 7-3; Zimmerman 4-5, 5-7; Mora 3-6, 5-6; Princeton 3-6, 4-9; Milaca 1-5, 2-5; Becker 0-9, 0-10.</p>
<p><b>Granite Ridge Softball</b></p>
<p>Becker 10-0, 11-2; Zimmerman 6-2, 9-3; Mora 8-3, 9-3; St. Cloud Cathedral 3-3, 4-4; Little Falls 6-4, 6-6; Milaca 4-7, 4-8; Foley 2-5, 3-6; Albany 2-9, 2-10, Princeton 0-8, 0-10.</p>
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		<title>Throw another record in the album</title>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Jadyn Bonasera </i><i>carries on family track </i><i>&amp; field tradition</i></p>
<div id="attachment_103129" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/throw-another-record-in-the-album/bonaseras/" rel="attachment wp-att-103129"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103129" alt="Princeton senior Jadyn Bonasera recently broke her mother Kris’ team record in the discus. She will have a few more meets this spring to go after her mom’s shot put record set back in 1991.  Photo by Greg Hunt" src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Bonaseras-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Princeton senior Jadyn Bonasera recently broke her mother Kris’ team record in the discus. She will have a few more meets this spring to go after her mom’s shot put record set back in 1991. Photo by Greg Hunt</p></div>
<p>A neat Mother’s Day story comes from the Tiger track squad – more particularly off the large team record board found in the PHS gym. Kris (Bottema) Bonasera was a rock star with the rock and discus back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and now her daughter Jadyn is following suit as a strong thrower for the Tigers.</p>
<p>Kris has held the Princeton girls’ discus and shot put record since her senior season in 1991. At the Tigers’ first outdoor meet this spring, Jadyn, a senior, broke the 126-10 discus record with a 130-05 toss. Then last week, also on the home track, she upped her discus record to 131-01.5.</p>
<p>Last season, Jadyn got within two feet of her mom’s discus record.</p>
<p>“But I was getting nervous with the way the spring weather was going this year, with all the meets that were getting cancelled. I didn’t think I would get my chance to throw it,” Jadyn said. “At the April 18 meet, I did a couple warmups, then that 130-foot throw was the first actual throw to be measured this season. I didn’t think it was as far as it was, and then when they measured it, I was at first relieved and then I was excited when it sunk in that I actually broke it.”</p>
<p>“She got that monkey off her back so she could enjoy the rest of her senior year,” Kris said.</p>
<p>Last Thursday, the favored crosswinds again did not blow over the PHS throwing area. “But a few more little bits fell together with the technique, and she put together another great throw to reach 131-feet on her second attempt,” Kris continued.</p>
<p>“My speed wasn’t very fast, I thought, but the release was a lot smoother than the other attempts,” Jadyn said.</p>
<div id="attachment_103130" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/throw-another-record-in-the-album/krisrecord/" rel="attachment wp-att-103130"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103130" alt="A favorite keepsake in Kris’ track album is the Union-Eagle photos taken by Luther Dorr when she set her team discus record late in the 1991 season and getting congratulations from her father, Bernie Bottema, after the accomplishment." src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/KrisRecord-300x222.jpg" width="300" height="222" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A favorite keepsake in Kris’ track album is the Union-Eagle photos taken by Luther Dorr when she set her team discus record late in the 1991 season and getting congratulations from her father, Bernie Bottema, after the accomplishment.</p></div>
<p><b>A throwing tradition</b></p>
<p>Kris’ dad, Bernie Bottema, owned the discus record for Benilde-St. Margaret’s which lasted many years. Kris jumped from softball to track in her eighth-grade year. She went on to win the Rum River Conference in both shot and discus her last three years at Princeton. Her senior season, Kris placed second in the discus at region to make it to the state meet.</p>
<p>Along came Jadyn. The opportunity arose for the throwing tradition to keep going in the family.</p>
<p>“I would say when Jadyn was in fifth or sixth grade I was kind of showing her around throwing,” Kris recalled. “She just naturally picked it up and seemed to enjoy it. I still had shots and discs from my time at our place. So there wasn’t really any question, when it was spring sports in seventh grade, what she was going to try.”</p>
<p>“When I first started, it kind of just came easily in middle school. The discus was actually a bit more difficult, but the shot put was just about brute strength, which I had more of in middle school,” Jadyn said. “As I grew up, the technique improved, and the discus became more of a challenge to be good at it.”</p>
<p>“Discus is more of a finesse sport, but she was willing to put the work into it,” added her mom. “And the thing that I always had to remind Jadyn all these years, really, is that these (the records) were my best throws ever.</p>
<p>“I broke the school discus record as a sophomore, but the school record was like 110 feet. For Jadyn, the bar was set higher. So, that was the hard part for her, was realizing that it was about time more than anything.”</p>
<p>“The difference between us is Jadyn is way more consistent than I ever was. I’d get a couple good ones off, but her work regimen makes her so consistent and keeps her as one of the top throwers in the state,” Kris said.</p>
<p>Asked about the differences she sees between the two eras, Kris replied, “Honestly, we didn’t train. We didn’t lift weights; I didn’t have a throwing coach. There wasn’t off-season training or throwing coaches like you can hire now. Sports are a lot more formalized now. I just kind of picked ‘em up and threw ‘em back then.”</p>
<p>Getting the technique down, the footwork for the discus is tricky, the two said, because the upper and lower parts of the body are going at different speeds. And then there’s wind, release and other intricacies to add variants each time in the circle.</p>
<p>“For Jadyn to break that discus record meant even more to her because it’s a more difficult event to be good at,” Kris said.</p>
<div id="attachment_103131" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 219px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/throw-another-record-in-the-album/jadyn/" rel="attachment wp-att-103131"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103131" alt="On a wet and cold Friday, May 3, Jadyn Bonasera worked on her shot throwing technique late after school with first-year Tiger track coach Sarah Clemons. Bonasera is trying out the “glide” throwing technique to add distance in that event." src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jadyn-209x300.jpg" width="209" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">On a wet and cold Friday, May 3, Jadyn Bonasera worked on her shot throwing technique late after school with first-year Tiger track coach Sarah Clemons. Bonasera is trying out the “glide” throwing technique to add distance in that event.</p></div>
<p><b>The shot put record</b></p>
<p>Kris still owns the Tiger shot record at 38-06. Jadyn’s top throw last year was 36-05, and she chucked the rock nearly 35 feet at last week’s meet. The Tigers’ first-year throwing coach, Sarah Clemons, is working with Jadyn to change from a spinning shot style to the glide.</p>
<p>“I switched the day before the last meet and I already have seen more progress with my throws. I think by the end of the season, I’ll pull one together and have a good shot put throw,” Jadyn said. “Coach Clemons has done wonders with all our throwers.”</p>
<p>“I think pulling that new technique together, I see Jadyn breaking the team shot record, too,” Kris said. “And for her to actually have a coach – and a female coach, at that – who threw in college, is great. I don’t coach her anymore. I get to sit back and enjoy it as a spectator instead of feeling like I have to give her any constructive feedback.”</p>
<p><b>Mother/daughter time </b></p>
<p>Sharing a deep interest in an activity has been a fun link for the Bonaseras over the years.</p>
<p>“I think one of the best things was we had a lot of really nice summer days where we would just go out and throw,” Kris said. “Get some sun, have a few laughs. She realizes that I may have had the record, but the throwing style didn’t look all that pretty!”</p>
<p>“Well, it’s gotten pretty tense at some times,” laughed Jadyn. “She being the coach and if I was having a bad day and not in a good mood. But I appreciate all the time she that she put into working with me.”</p>
<p>Both Bonaseras have a deep respect for the Tiger track tradition in place. The Princeton girls are the defending Granite Ridge Conference champions.</p>
<p>“The nice thing about track, that is not like all the other sports, is that there’s a place for everyone,” Kris said. “And that’s what I think is the beauty of this program that Tom Ostroot put together here. I think the best-kept secret in this town is what an amazing program he has put together for any kid who wants to play the sport. He will find a spot for them.”</p>
<p>“Yeah, he is always talking about the ‘nickels and dimes’ of the team – the lower placers who still earn points – which add up,” Jadyn said. “It was so exciting for both our girls and boys team to win the Princeton Invite last Thursday. Despite how cold it was, people were getting PRs (personal records) left and right.”</p>
<p>On May 14, the Tigers will be hosting the Granite Ridge Track finals, and sections will follow shortly after that. Next year, Jadyn will be competing in the throwing events at St. Scholastica in Duluth where she received a full academic scholarship. She is considering entering the physical therapy field.</p>
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		<title>More footsteps followed in Tiger girls track</title>
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<div id="attachment_103117" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 273px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/more-footsteps-followed-in-tiger-girls-track/lisasam/" rel="attachment wp-att-103117"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103117" alt="Lisa and Samantha Swedzinski, pictured at their home in Baldwin Township, share a running bond. Samantha is an eighth-grade distance runner on this year’s Tiger girls track team.  Photos by Greg Hunt" src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/LisaSam-263x300.jpg" width="263" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lisa and Samantha Swedzinski, pictured at their home in Baldwin Township, share a running bond. Samantha is an eighth-grade distance runner on this year’s Tiger girls track team. <em>Photos by Greg Hunt</em></p></div>
<p>Along with the Bonaseras, another fun mother/daughter story is developing on the Tiger girls track and field team. The event is long-distance running, and Lisa Swedzinski is seeing daughter Samantha enjoy the sport that she excelled in at Princeton High.</p>
<p>Lisa Herman (her maiden name) ran both cross country and track. Back in her junior season in 1981, Herman set the Tiger girls’ record in the 3200-meter (two-mile) at 12:03.6 on the home track.</p>
<p>“I believe that race was later in the season on a beautiful day – very little wind. I had my family there encouraging me. I also had friends cheering us runners on that day,” recalled Lisa, now a first-grade teacher at South Elementary. “A memory of first starting out in running was I couldn’t even make it once around the track. But I had my cousins, Julie and Wanda Zabel, who always helped me with their ‘you can do it’ attitude.”</p>
<p>She continued, “Eventually, I could make it around the track multiple laps. Back then, I ran the 1600, 3200 and the mile relay for the track team. I spent a lot of time running around the country roads where we lived.”</p>
<p>The Swedzinskis second child, after son Chris, was Samantha. She is turning into a bundle of running energy in a small package. An eighth grader, Samantha moved up to the varsity cross country team last autumn along with seventh-grader Maddie Young. This spring, Samantha earned a spot on the varsity track team.</p>
<p>In the Tigers’ two outdoor meets so far, Samantha led the team in the 3200, dropping 15 seconds off her time to post a 12:36.2 time last Thursday. She is looking forward to warmer and less windy days to run this season.</p>
<p>Samantha and Lisa enjoy running together. At last year’s Rum River Festival, the two ran the 5K together and plan to do so again this June. One time – and apparently only one time – they ran with their border collie Aoife (pronounced “eefa” which is Irish Gaelic for “beautiful”).</p>
<p>“Can you get that dog to slow down?” Lisa recalled Sam saying. “But being a border collie, she always has to be in the lead, and she is a fast runner.”</p>
<p>“I get a lot of inspiration from my mom. Pushing me just by saying ‘good job,’ ‘you can do it,’ ‘stride on.’ She knows what I’m going through mentally and physically when I’m running,” Samantha said.</p>
<p>“We just found it’s really important to set goals. With Sam, we talk about split times, what time she would like to reach in the 3200, then just trying to improve that time each race,” Lisa said.</p>
<p>“Samantha once asked me, ‘Mom, do you think I can break your record?’ I said, ‘I know you can,’” Lisa answered. “Just that ‘I can do’ attitude is such an important part of growing up. To have goals, a relationship with parents and coaches and with fellow athletes. Having an outline of a plan to go through and a strong work ethic. We can work together and reach those goals with a positive attitude.”</p>
<p>“I think Coach Auel and Coach Ostroot have done such a marvelous job, making it fun to run,” finished Lisa. “For cross country, they created Saturday morning practices at homes. For the one we hosted, (husband) Marlo shot off his cannon to start the run. Then we had breakfast when they got back from the run, and the kids swam in the pool. It was really fun.”</p>
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		<title>Tiger Track sweeps at own Princeton Invite</title>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was another cold spring day on the PHS track May 2, but the Tiger squads were hot as they swept the titles at their own Princeton Invite. The Tiger girls held off close challenges from Big Lake and Zimmerman, while the boys got past runner-up Big Lake by 23 points.</p>
<p>Jadyn Bonasera reset her school record in the discus with a 131-1.5 toss for first-place points (see Mother’s Day feature on Page 1). Katie Bialka won the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles, and she joined Taylor Laabs, Maddy Wood and Anna Oakes on the 4&#215;200 relay which won by six seconds. Oakes sprinted to victories in the 200 and 400 dashes.</p>
<p>“Once again team depth and balance was the key for the girls’ win,” commented Tiger Coach Tom Ostroot. “We won events and placed multiple athletes in seven events. One thing we tell the team is that it is the ‘nickel and dime points’ that win meets (fifth- to eighth-place points). We won the meet by 8.5 points and scored 22.5 points getting those nickel and dime points.”</p>
<p>Ostroot added, the 200 and 400 events racked up 38.5 points alone. Wood was third in both the 200 and 400 sprints, with Laabs adding a fifth in the 200 and Hailey Anderson taking seventh in the 400. In distance events, Madison Jung was eighth in the 800, Emily Kruschek was eighth in the 1600, and Samantha Swedzinski was seventh in the 3200.</p>
<p>More highlights from the Tiger field events: Bonasera second in the shot put; Laabs second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump; Megan Moore and Ashley Urman going fourth-fifth in the high jump; Salesse Tongen taking sixth in the pole vault; and Molly Savage placing sixth in the triple.</p>
<p><b>Tiger boys highlights</b></p>
<p>The Princeton boys earned a hard-working win on the home track. A big highlight was Bailey Carlberg, Brian Kunz and Tate Walquist, all clearing over 10-feet to sweep the top three spots in the pole vault. Tanner Palmborg sprinted to wins in the 100 and 200. The Tigers’ 4&#215;200 relay of Chase Lindenfelser, Jordan Kittock, Andrew Albrecht and Kunz also posted a first place.</p>
<p>“Our boys team showed its depth last night, surprising the other teams by winning. Just like for the girls, the boys’ team depth and balance are the key. We won four events and placed multiple athletes in nine events. Our relays have become solid point scorers for us,” Ostroot noted.</p>
<p>Lindenfelser kept on his good hurdling pace by taking third in the 110 and second in the 300 events. Kunz, Nicholas Johnson and Nate Hoffer added depth points in the 400. The distance charge was led by Chase Arens and Ryan Yonak-Cline, going second-third in the 3200. Nick Langenfeld, Yonak-Cline, Michael Huebsch and Arens teamed for a third place in the 4&#215;800. Adding a third place in the 4&#215;100 were Cole Warren, Albrecht, Kittock and Walquist.</p>
<p>Matt Wendorff continued his strong field showing for the Tigers by placing second in the shot put, third in the discus and fourth in the high jump. Palmborg added a third-place distance in the triple jump. Warren was sixth and Jaron Mills eighth in the long jump.</p>
<p><b>Princeton Invite</b></p>
<p><i>Girls–</i> Princeton 145.5, Big Lake 137, Zimmerman 133, Mora 87.5, Spectrum  61, Rockford 53, New Life 24, Little Falls 16, West Lutheran 12, Maranatha Christian 8.</p>
<p><i>Boys–</i> Princeton 147, Big Lake 123, Zimmerman 123, Mora 96, New Life 82, Rockford 48, Spectrum 39, West Lutheran 32, Little Falls 11.</p>
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		<title>Wolves tip Tigers 8-3 in GRC Softball</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Princeton jumped out to an early lead, but host Milaca rallied for an 8-3 Granite Ridge softball victory Monday, May &#8230;</p><p>The post <a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/wolves-tip-tigers-8-3-in-grc-softball/">Wolves tip Tigers 8-3 in GRC Softball</a> appeared first on <a href="http://unioneagle.com">The Princeton Union-Eagle</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_103110" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/wolves-tip-tigers-8-3-in-grc-softball/sports_softball1/" rel="attachment wp-att-103110"><img class="size-medium wp-image-103110" alt="Princeton’s Bobbie Scheffler slides safely into third base after a single by Leigha Embertson during the Tigers’ GRC game at Milaca May 6. Sheffler, Erica Schramel and Josalyn Scott scored Princeton’s runs in the game.  Photos by Bob Bunger, courtesy  Mille Lacs Co. Times" src="http://unioneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sports_Softball1-300x247.jpg" width="300" height="247" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Princeton’s Bobbie Scheffler slides safely into third base after a single by Leigha Embertson during the Tigers’ GRC game at Milaca May 6. Sheffler, Erica Schramel and Josalyn Scott scored Princeton’s runs in the game. <em>Photo by Bob Bunger, courtesy </em><br /><em>Mille Lacs Co. Times</em></p></div>
<p>Princeton jumped out to an early lead, but host Milaca rallied for an 8-3 Granite Ridge softball victory Monday, May 6.</p>
<p>Melissa Hensley pitched a complete game for the Tigers, but the defense allowed the Wolves the breaks they needed for the win.</p>
<p>• On April 30, Foley swept a double-bill with Princeton 5-2 and 5-3. In game one, Summer Bachmeyer supplied four hits for the offense and Josalynn Scott added two hits. In game two, Scott ripped a two-run triple for the highlight reel. Adding a pair of hits in that game were Hensley and Erica Schramel.</p>
<p>“Foley has an outstanding shortstop that pretty much robbed us of our damaging hits. She made a diving grab up the middle and robbed Ashley Schramel of a few RBIs,” noted Tiger Coach Mandee Allen. “We out-hit Foley in both games; we’re just struggling with wild pitches and passed balls with runners on third, along with getting a strong overall defensive night.”</p>
<p>The Tigers are 0-5 in GRC games and 0-6 overall heading into this week’s action. On a nasty cold May 2, Little Falls swept a doubleheader 4-1 and 5-1.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Greg Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Battling the rough spring weather, Princeton Speedway moved its opening night to Friday, May 10. A full night of festivities &#8230;</p><p>The post <a href="http://unioneagle.com/2013/05/princeton-speedway-opener-moved-to-may-10/">Princeton Speedway opener moved to May 10</a> appeared first on <a href="http://unioneagle.com">The Princeton Union-Eagle</a>.</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Battling the rough spring weather, Princeton Speedway moved its opening night to Friday, May 10. A full night of festivities begins at 7 p.m.</p>
<p><b>‘Spring Celebration’ at Sherburne Refuge</b></p>
<p>Celebrate the arrival of spring at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, May 11.  The day begins with an Early Bird Tour at 7:00 a.m., which will end at approximately 11:00 a.m. Participants will meet at the Mahnomen Trail on Co. Rd. 9 for this car caravan tour. The group will search for migrant songbirds such as warblers and sparrows, as well as raptors, waterfowl and shorebirds. A shorter, more leisurely bird tour will be offered for families from 10:30 a.m. to noon, meeting at Refuge Headquarters.  Bring binoculars, water and cameras. No pre-registration is required.</p>
<p><b>DNR tagging walleyes at Mille Lacs</b></p>
<p>Anglers who catch a Mille Lacs Lake walleye with an orange tag on its body can receive a free fishing lure if they return that tag to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The offer is part of a broad effort to better understand the lake’s walleye population. DNR fisheries biologists are in the process of tagging and releasing 20,000 walleye.</p>
<p>A new walleye population estimate will be based on the number of tagged fish captured in survey nets after spawning is completed. The orange tags are labeled “REWARD.” Anglers that catch a fish with such a tag should remove it from the fish, even if the fish is released. Tags should be returned to DNR Fisheries, 1200 Minnesota Ave. S., Aitkin, MN 56431. A fishing lure will be mailed in return.</p>
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