Brainerd Dispatch

AUGUST 31 20 years ago (2006) Some celebrated, others cried. But across Pequot Lakes, people were glued to TVs as they watched a jury convict the killer of hometown girl Dru Sjodin. At Sibley Station restaurant, servers, many of whom knew Sjodin, clapped for the verdict. The trial at Fargo had drawn national attention. 30 years ago (1996) At the height of popularity, PFR (Pray for Rain) is calling it quits as a Christian rock band after eight years.

PERHAM — Junior Rose Jarnot ran a 19:43.4 to win the black division of the Brave Like Gabe Invite Saturday, Aug. 29, and lead the Little Falls Flyers to the team title. Haddlie Dobis finished seventh in 20:49.3. She was followed by Breckon Hoheisel in 11th and Peyton Hoheisel in 12th. Pequot Lakes placed 11th with Sage Larson’s 51st-place 23:52.2 pacing the Patriots. Angelica Arroyo led the Verndale Pirates to 12th as she finished 71st.

CROOKSTON — Wadena-Deer Creek’s Emma Weniger placed second in the Crookston Tournament for the Wolverines Saturday, Aug. 29. WDC placed fifth with seven points. Lydia Aldrich recorded a win in the No. 3 singles bracket. Kendra Lesseberg-Chloe Philippy tallied two wins in the No. 1 doubles bracket. Ellie Golberg-Britta Ferris earned a win at No. 2 doubles. Weniger defeated New London-Spicer’s Emma Snow, East Grand Forks’ Lola Bina and Crookston’s Kaylen Bedard.

FERGUS FALLS — Bryce Lewellyn scored a goal and recorded an assist for the Little Falls in a 3-2 win over the Fergus Falls Otters Saturday, Aug. 29. Jayden Webster scored a first-half goal in the third minute and Lewellyn added another goal in the 16th minute as the Flyers led 2-0 at halftime. Ben Kicker made it 3-0 Flyers as Lewellyn dished the assist. Fergus Falls made a comeback with two goals including one with a man advantage after Little Falls was hit with a red card with 15 minutes left.

ROGERS — Ava Erlandson scored the game-tying goal for the Brainerd Warriors as they tied their opening match with the Rogers Royals 2-2 Saturday, Aug. 29. Macy Castle recorded a goal on an assist Quinn Carlson to tie the game 1-1 in the second half. Rogers answered with a goal to regain the lead. Grace Fredrickson notched 11 saves as the Warriors recorded 10 shots on net. Brainerd plays its home opener on Tuesday, Sept. 1, against Bemidji.

BRAINERD — Jaida Holst recorded two wins for the Brainerd Warriors as they split their home opening triangular with a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Bison and a 4-3 loss to Minneapolis Southwest Saturday, Aug. 29. In the 4-3 win against Buffalo, Taryn Mithun locked down No. 1 singles for a win and Holst won at No. 2 singles. Violet Anderson won at No. 4 singles. In doubles, Piper Grillo-Annie Stimac won at No. 3 doubles. Brainerd head coach Garrett Goeden changed the lineup against Minneapolis Southwest.

ROGERS — Brainerd goalie Alex Paysse recorded 10 saves as the Brainerd Warriors lost 2-0 to the Rogers Royals Saturday, Aug. 29. The loss comes off the heels of their season opening 3-2 loss to Monticello Friday, Aug. 28. Brainerd recorded three shots on goal and surrendered a goal in each half. The Warriors fall to 0-2 and host the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles for their first Central Lakes Conference match Tuesday, Sept. 1. Goalkeepers: Brd-Alex Paysse (10 saves) Overall: Brd 0-2.

NEW PRAGUE — Camryn Armbrust recorded 18 set assists, two ace seres and a kill for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers in a 3-0 loss to Chatfield in the Breakdown Side Out Classic Saturday, Aug. 29. C-I’s Veronica Millsop led the team with eight kills and 11 digs and Emma Anderson added five kills and seven digs.

EAST GULL LAKE — For the past six months, Brady Oseland has done nothing but win. The incoming Brainerd High School junior helped the Warrior boys golf team win the Central Lakes Conference, the program’s first Section 8-3A title and then the Minnesota State High School League State title June 16. The winning didn’t stop this summer as he won the “Sota Series Match Play Championship” July 27-29 at his home course, Cragun’s Legacy Courses.

ST. PAUL — The Lynx’s next game isn’t until Sept. 18 — more than two weeks away, thanks to the 17-day FIBA World Cup break. Center Dorka Juhász and guard Antonia Delaere will head to Hungary and Belgium, respectively, while the rest of the team gets a rest. After an 89-81 rout by the Atlanta Dream in which the Lynx led only for the first 2 points of the game, the break comes at a good time.