Dickinson vs. West Fargo

DickinsonMidgets

2007 record: 23-8 overall, 14-4 West Region, second place.

Coach:Pete Dobitz, seventh season.

State Tournament history:Dickinson has played in six of the last eight state tournaments, but missed last spring. The Midgets have played in four state championship games, winning in 2001 and 2004.

Tentative lineup:P- Kyle Schroeder(sr.). C- Alex Koppinger (sr.). 1B- Ben Herauf (jr.). 2B - Jamie Ollila(sr.). 3B - AndyTomanek (jr.) SS- Cole Frenzel (soph.). LF- Travis Tooley (sr.). CF- Tyler Steffan (jr.). RF - Jeff Kaiser (jr.).

Leading hitters: Cole Frenzel .418, 3 HR, 21 RBIs, 19 R, 8 doubles, 8 SB. Kyle Schroeder .347, 0 HR, 11 RBIs, 9 R, 9 SB. Tyler Steffan .333, 1 HR, 11 RBIs, 17 R. Alex Koppinger .333, 0 HR, 3 RBIs, 5 R. Jeff Kaiser .333, 0 HR, 7RBIs, 7 R. Ben Herauf .277, 1 HR, 10 RBIs, 11 R. Zach Keller .265, 0 HR, 11 RBIs, 11 R.

Leading pitchers: Stephen Laylock 4-1, 0.40 ERA, 17.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 8 BB, 16 SO. JacksonWandler 2-0, 1.18 ERA, 23.2 IP, 25 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 14 BB, 11 SO. Jamie Ollila 1-2, 1.95 ERA, 14.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 9BB, 7 SO. Kyle Schroeder 3-2, 2.21 ERA, 25.1 IP, 15 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 17 BB, 24 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .297, 6 HR, 49 SB, 16 Sac. 136 R. Pitching - 157.2 IP, 101 H, 50 R, 90 BB, 114 SO, 1.33 ERA.Fielding - .953, 34 E, 20 unearned runs.

3 NOTES:Pitcher-first baseman Grant Kovacs will miss the state tournament. Kovacs, an all-state goalie, is trying out for a USHLjunior hockey team this week. He was 2-0 on the mound and hit .143 during the regular season. … Dickinson and West Fargo have not met. … The Midgets, seeded second, downed top-seeded Minot 9-5 in a 10-inning regional championship game. … Koppinger, Frenzel and Schroeder were all-regional tournament selections. … Dickinson's statistics encompass only the first 28 games.

West FargoPackers

2007 record: 10-18 overall, 6-9 East Region, sixth place.

Coach:Brett Peterson, fourth season.

State tournament history:This is West Fargo's eighth trip to the state tournament, but just the third since 1998. The Packers have reached the championship game once, losing to St. Mary's in 1997.

Tentative lineup:P- Cole Horsager (sr.). C- AdamCrist (sr.). 1B- Grant Schmidt (sr.). 2B - Luke Steckler(jr.). 3B - Justin Feist (sr.) SS- ZachOdegard (sr.). LF- Anthony Charbonneau (jr.). CF- JustinRheault (sr.). RF - AaronSanderson (jr.). DH - Bryant Sanderson (jr.).

Leading hitters: Justin Rheault .349, 0 HR, 6 RBIs, 14 R. Anthony Charbonneau .315, 0 HR, 8 RBIs, 13 R. Adam Crist .311, 0 HR, 9 RBIs, 6 R, 8 doubles. AaronSanderson .288, 0 HR, 9 RBIs, 7 R. Grant Schmidt .268, 1 HR, 14 RBIs, 14 R, 7 doubles.

Leading pitchers: Josh Ferguson (jr.) 3-1, 1.54 ERA, 22.2 IP, 11 H, 10 R, 5 ER, 17 BB, 24 SO. Luke Steckler (jr.) 0-4. 4.63 ERA, 19.2 IP, 20 H, 19 R, 13 ER, 13 BB, 11 SO. Cole Horsager 1-3, 6.63 ERA, 19 IP, 26 H, 24 R, 18 ER, 7 BB, 10 SO. JustinFeist (sr.)1-1, 1.27 ERA, 11 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .244, 1 HR, 18 SB, 21 Sac. 106 R. Pitching - 93 IP, 92 H, 71 R, 60 BB, 69 SO, 3.54 ERA.Fielding - .932, 52 E, 24 unearned runs.

3 NOTES:West Fargo's pitching statistics are based on its 15 conference games only. … The Packers have not played Dickinson. … West Fargo has won three of its last four games. … Grant Schmidt and Justin Rheault were named to the all-conference team.

Grand Forks Central vs. Williston

Grand Forks Central Knights

2007 record: 11-14 overall, 6-10 East Region, seventh place.

Coach:Bill Lorenz, first season.

State tournament history:Central has played in seven of the last eight state tournaments, reaching the championship game four times and winning titles in 2000 and last spring.

Tentative lineup:P- Alex Kreis (sr.). C- Alex Moe (jr.). 1B- BradySullivan (sr.). 2B - Patrick McNamara(jr.). 3B - Beau Saiers (sr.) SS- Brady Johnson (fr.). LF- Adam Marynik (jr.). CF- JoelRiopelle (jr.). RF - David Nelson (fr.) or Jared Stadstad (sr.).

Leading hitters: Joel Riopelle .365, 0 HR, 5 RBIs, 22 R, 6 doubles, 11 BB, 9 SB. Alex Moe .361, 0 HR, 6 RBIs, 10 R. Alex Kreis .279, 1 HR, 11 RBIs, 6 R. Brady Sullivan .228, 0 HR, 5 RBIs, 5 R. Beau Saiers .222, 0 HR, 6 RBIs, 6 R.

Leading pitchers: Alex Kreis 3-3, 1.81 ERA, 38.2 IP, 26 H, 18 R, 10 ER, 10 BB, 44 SO. Joel Riopelle 2-4, 1.88 ERA, 41 IP, 28 H, 21 R, 11 ER, 10 BB, 59 SO. Beau Saiers 1-2, 2.19 ERA, 22.1 IP, 22 H, 13 R, 7 ER, 12 BB, 16 SO.AdamMarynik 0-2, 4.67 ERA, 18 IP, 25 H, 21 R, 12 ER, 13 BB, 14 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .248, 2 HR, 15 SB, 13 Sac. 75 R. Pitching - 150 IP, 130 H, 101 R, 69 BB, 160 SO, 2.89 ERA.Fielding - .881, 61 E, 39 unearned runs.

3 NOTES:Central's statistics include its first 22 games only. … Central and Williston have not met this season. … The Knights have won four of their last six games, including a 1-0 upset of second-seeded Grand Forks Red River in the first round of the East Region tournament. … Alex Kreis and Alex Moe were named to the all-conference team.

Williston Coyotes

2007 record: 18-9 overall, 13-5 West Region, fourth place.

Coach:Brad Westphal, ninth season.

State tournament history:This is Williston's sixth straight trip to the state tournament, its seventh overall. The Coyotes have never played in the state championship game. Their best finish is a fourth-place showing in 1998. They placed fifth in 2006.

Tentative lineup:P- BrianQvale (sr.). C- Doug Richter (jr.). 1B- Quinn Devlin (jr.). 2B - Shawn Egge (soph.). 3B - Brett Colebank (sr.) SS- Jordan Braun (jr.). LF- James LaQua (jr.). CF- Jeff Skadeland (soph.). RF - Trevor Sorenson (jr.).

Leading hitters: ShawnEgge .397, 0 HR, 4 RBIs, 16 R, 8 SB. Brett Colebank .323, 0 HR, 3 RBIs, 9 R, 7 doubles. Devin Kvernum .362, 0 HR, 6 RBIs, 15 R. Brian Qvale .342, 1 HR, 8RBIs, 16 R. Doug Richter .329, 0 HR, 8 RBIs, 14 R. James LaQua .297, 0 HR, 5 RBIs, 19 R.

Leading pitchers: Trevor Sorenson 6-0, 1.08 ERA, 45.1 IP, 28 H, 12 R, 7 ER, 23 BB, 44 SO. BrianQvale 4-3, 3.10 ERA, 38.1 IP, 31 H, 23 R, 17ER, 18BB, 30 SO. ShawnEgge 1-2, 6.16 ERA, 19.1 IP, 11 H, 19 R, 17 ER, 22 BB, 15 SO. Nathan Wingerter 0-0, 8.71 ERA, 13.2 IP, 16 H, 19 R, 17 ER, 11 BB, 13 SO. Doug Richter 2-1, 5.25 ERA, 12 IP, 10 H, 12 R, 9 ER, 12 BB, 11 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .302, 2 HR, 40 SB, 37 Sac. 154 R. Pitching - 169 IP, 121 H, 107 R, 110 BB, 140 SO, 3.31 ERA.Fielding - 27 unearned runs.

3 NOTES:The Coyotes did not play Central during the regular season. … Sorenson and Egge were named to the West Region all-tournament team. … Williston bounced back from a 19-0 blowout loss to Century in the regional tournament to defeat Mandan 2-0 and Bismarck 7-1. That put the Coyotes in the state tournament

Minot vs. FargoSouth

Minot Magicians

2007 record: 27-7 overall, 15-3 West Region, first place.

Coach:Pete Stenberg, 11th season.

State tournament history:The Magicians have played in the last 11 state tourneys, winning in 1999 and 2005 and placing third last spring.

Tentative lineup:P- Unavailable. C- Dane Towery (jr.). 1B- Zac Elgie (jr.). 2B - Teddy Anderson(sr.). 3B - Josh Oothoudt (soph.) SS- Ryne Hornecker (jr.). LF- Shane Gathman (sr.). CF- Kory Houston (sr.). RF - Creighton Bachmeier (jr.). DH - Ryan Bollinger (soph.).

Leading hitters: Ryan Bollinger .448, 2 HR, 30 RBIs, 23 R, 9 doubles, 10 BB. ZacElgie .414, 3 HR, 39 RBIs, 36 R, 6 doubles, 7 triples, 9 SB. TeddyAnderson .409, 1 HR, 19 RBIs, 30 R, 4 triples, 25 BB. Dane Towery .403, 0 HR, 17 RBIs, 25 R, 7SB. Kory Houston .389, 0 HR, 37 RBIs, 33 R, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 11 SB. Ryne Hornecker .337, 0 HR, 20 RBIs, 32 R, 12 BB. Shane Gathman .306, 1 HR, 15 RBIs, 17 R. Jordan Martinson .321, 0 HR, 13 RBIs, 27 R.

Leading pitchers: Shane Gathman 6-0, 0.00 ERA, 32 IP, 10 H, 0 R, 0ER, 13BB, 30 SO. Ethan Sundheim 2-1, 0.72 ERA, 29 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 10 BB, 36 SO. JordanMartinson 6-0, 1.04 ERA, 33.2 IP, 14 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 10 BB, 29 SO. Zac Elgie 4-2, 2.13 ERA, 26.1 IP, 21H, 13 R, 8 ER, 13 BB, 33 SO. Jose Lopez 1-0, 1.64 ERA, 21.1 IP, 15 H, 8R, 5 ER, 16 BB, 16 SO. RyanBollinger 3-2, 1.81 ERA, 27 IP, 21 H, 14R, 7 ER, 11 BB, 32 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .356, 8 HR, 66 SB, 31 Sac. 283 R. Pitching - 201.2 IP, 114 H, 64 R, 103 BB, 213 SO, 1.32 ERA.Fielding - .957, 39 E, 26 unearned runs.

3 NOTES:Minot and South did not play during the regular season. …The Magicians enter the state tournament with 10 wins in their last 11 games. ,,, Gathman is unscored upon in 32 innings. … Minot pitchers have thrown 13 shutouts, five of which belong to Gathman. … The Magicians have tossed seven shutouts in their last nine starts. … Jordan Martinson, Teddy Anderson and Shane Gathman won spots on the West Region all-tournament team. … Gathman was named regional senior athlete of the year.

Fargo SouthBruins

2007 record: 20-8 overall, 11-5 East Region, fourth place.

Coach:DonnBryant, fifth season.

State tournament history:South is making its ninth state tournament appearance, its first since 2002. The Bruins have played in three state championship games, winning state titles in 1996 and 1998.

Tentative lineup:P- Max Rusch (jr.). C-Joey Dawson (sr.). 1B- Adam Erickson (jr.). 2B - Matt Lee (sr.). 3B - TimRude (sr.). SS- Aaron Hall (jr.). LF- Brady Meyers (jr.). CF- BillySholl (sr.). RF - Travis Beauchene (sr.).

Leading hitters: Billy Sholl .425, 0 HR, 21 RBIs, 18 R, 7 doubles, 11 BB, 8SB. Max Rusch .339, 0 HR, 12 RBIs, 9 R. Matt Lee .318, 0 HR, 19 RBIs, 13 R, 9 doubles, 15 BB. BradyMeyers .286, 0 HR, 3 rBIs, 9 R, 7SB. TimRude .273, 0HR, 16 RBIs, 18 R, 14 BB, 11 SB.

Leading pitchers: Max Rusch 6-1, 1.05 ERA, 40 IP, 20 H, 6 ER, 12 BB, 53 SO. Tim Rude 2-2, 0.50 ERA, 28 IP, 24 H, 2 ER, 7BB, 29 SO. Kyle Kingsley (soph.) 5-0, 1.12 ERA, 31.1 IP, 16 H, 5 ER, 9 BB, 39 SO. Jacob Edland (jr.) 3-3, 1.35 ERA, 36.1 IP, 27 H, 7 ER, 15 BB, 44 SO. Erik Sorenson (sr.) 2-1, 2.24 ERA, 25 IP, 18 H, 8 ER, 11 BB, 25 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .265, 0 HR, 46 SB, 22 Sac. 149 R. Pitching - 185.1 IP, 123 H, 31 ER, 63 BB, 219 SO, 1.17 ERA.Fielding - .940, 49 E, 29 unearned runs.

3 NOTES:South and Minot have not met this season. … The Bruins have pitched six shutouts. … South has won four of its last five starts. … BillySholl, Max Rusch and Matt Lee were all-region players this spring.

Fargo North vs. Jamestown

Fargo North Spartans

2007 record: 24-10 overall, 13-3 East Region, first place.

Coach:Jeff Fiechtner, 10th season.

State tournament history:North is playing in its 12th state tournament, its sixth in a row. The Spartans have played in three championship games, winning in 2002. They placed second last season.

Tentative lineup:P- Andrew Herian (sr.). C- Alex Bergeron (sr.). 1B- Eric Flacksbarth (sr.) . 2B - AndyFiske(jr.). 3B - Cory Shelton (jr.) SS- Tanner Bombenger (sr.). LF- SamHirchert (sr.).CF-NickPederson (sr.). RF- Tyler Klein (sr.).

Leading hitters: Tanner Bombenger .412, 0 HR, 9RBIs, 18 R, 6 doubles, 7SB.Eric Flacksbarth .381, 1 HR, 21 RBIs, 19 R. NickPederson .345, 0 HR, 13 RBIs, 21 R, 13 SB. Tyler Klein .310, 0HR, 6 RBIs, 9 R, 13 BB, 8SB. JustinSheets (sr.) .298, 1 HR, 13 RBIs, 14 R.Alex Bergeron .288, 0 HR, 19 RBIs, 9 R, 14 BB.

Leading pitchers: Andrew Herian 5-0, 1.07 ERA, 32.2 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 11 BB, 35 SO. Justin Sheets 2-0, 1.31 ERA, 16 IP, 13 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 10 BB, 12 SO. Sam Hirchert 2-0, 0.93 ERA, 15 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 19 SO. A.J.Johnson 2-0, 3.01 ERA, 14 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 14 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .260, 3 HR, 51 SB, 11 Sac. 153 R. Pitching - 93.1 IP, 53 H, 19 R, 41 BB, 110 SO, 1.43 ERA.Fielding - .934, 54 E, unearned runs unavailable.

3 NOTES:North's pitching statistics are based on its 15 conference games only. … North and Jamestown have not met this season. … Tanner Bombenger, Andrew Herian and Eric Flacksbarth were named to the all-conference team … North has won four straight games and nine of its last 11. … North outscored its three regional tournament opponents 23-4.

Jamestown Blue Jays

2007 record: 15-13 overall, 10-8 West Region, sixth place.

Coach:Andy Fitzgerald, second season.

State tournament history:Jamestown is playing in its eighth state tournament, the first since 2004. The Blue Jays' best finish is a third place in 2001.

Tentative lineup:P- Ben Walker (soph.). C- Kyle Walden (soph.). 1B- Andrew Lick (sr.). 2B - Zec Tahran (jr.). 3B - Ross Hogan (jr.) SS- ZachWelding (sr.). LF- BradySchoeler (sr.).CF-Charlie McPherson. RF- Garret Hillius (sr.).

Leading hitters: Brady Schoeler .356, 1 HR, 13 RBIs, 18 R. ZachWelding .315, 0 HR, 10 RBIs, 9R.Kyle Walden .345, 0 HR, 10RBIs, 7 R. Zec Tahran .326, 0 HR, 11 RBIs, 23 R, 9 SB. Charlie McPherson .307, 0 HR, 22 RBIs, 16 R, 6 doubles.

Leading pitchers: Ben Walker 7-1, 2.39 ERA, 38 IP, 39 H, 15 R, 13 ER, 7 BB, 31 SO. Ross Hogan 2-3, 4.25 ERA, 31.1 IP, 33 H, 26 R, 19 ER, 10 BB, 14 SO. Andrew Lick 3-3, 4.97 ERA, 31 IP, 43 H, 39 R, 22ER, 23BB, 17 SO. Brady Schoeler 0-3, 8.31 ERA, 16 IP, 15 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 16 BB, 9 SO.

Team statistics: Hitting - .300, 1 HR, 14 SB, 19 Sac. 147 R. Pitching - 168 IP, 183 H, 147 R, 80 BB, 114 SO, 4.42 ERA.Fielding - 41 unearned runs.

3 NOTES:The Blue Jays have not played North this season. … Jamestown has won five of its last six games. … Tahran and Walker were named to the regional all-tournament team. … Walker has seven of Jamestown's 15 victories.

- Compiled by Steve Thomas