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Here's my play-by-play schedule for the next few weeks on 105.7 WXCX (football starts at 7, volleyball at 7:30)

As of now we only have the one volleyball match scheduled, but it is my understanding that we will be bringing you many more volleyball matches as we get into this season.
 

The sky housed no clouds tonight as the football season kicked off in Grantsburg. Unfortunately, for the Pirate football team, there were some metaphorical clouds that lasted the entire game.

Grantsburg starting quarterback Brent Myers was knocked out of the game in the first quarter with some kind of shoulder injury. He spent the remainder of the game on the sideline and afterward received an x-ray to try to figure out the extent of the damage. Junior Daniel Larsen took over the quarterbacking duties and did very well in Myers stead.

The return game for the Pirates left a lot to be desired. On kickoffs the Pirates struggled as they were never able to get it to the 20 yard line except for one touchback.

The Pirates turned the ball over on downs four or five times while just inside Spooner territory. This, to me, was one of the biggest stories of the game. Not only because it killed a drive, but it gave Spooner a short field to move the ball to score.

The final ended up being lopsided: 23-0 in favor of the visiting Spooner Rails.

That isn't to say there weren't some silver linings on these clouds. As I stated earlier, I thought Daniel Larsen stepped in at quarterback and did a fine job. I think the offensive line got better as the night went on. And, for the most part, Grantsburg's tackling was good… lots of guys to the ball.

Grantsburg has been hurt by injuries. Fullback Derek Bertelsen told me before the game that he would be ready to go against Cumberland, which would be a huge addition to the team if that happens. Tackle Seth Coy says he will be ready by week three when West Lakeland play begins as Grantsburg travels to Unity. He will be a welcomed addition to the offensive line.

One game does not a season make. I hope the guys will realize that. There are many games left and they still have a great opportunity to make it back to the playoffs.

The Pirates host Cumberland next week and the game will be on 105.7 WXCX starting at 7pm.

The West Lakeland represented nicely for the opening round of the boys' tournament. Five of seven won their opening round playoff game (there was never a chance for a perfect 7-0 as Grantsburg and St. Croix Falls locked up for their first round tilt… SCF won 54-45).

Only Unity lost (by two to Colfax, the number 2 seed).

Pesky Frederic won by a point to beat the number 4 seed Bruce.

Here are the results:

Division 3

Division 4

The Grantsburg volleyball team gets set to travel to Hammond, Wisconsin today to defend their regional championship for the 16th consecutive year.

They take on the St. Croix Central Panthers (7-2, 9-7 with six games unreported) from the Dunn-St. Croix conference.

Grantsburg coach Bill Morrin won his 800th match of his career last night by beating Prescott in straight sets. 800, people… that’s pretty dang good. I’ll write more about that acheivement in a later post and try to put it into some perspective. Congratulations, Coach Morrin! (thanks to Deb Johnson for giving me the heads-up on this one)

The Pirates have already defeated the Panthers this year 2 -0 during the Grantsburg tournament.

SCC defeated seventh seed Unity 3-1 last night to advance to tonight’s regional championship.

SCC lost earlier this year to Prescott (which Grantsburg solidly dispatched last night in straight sets) and Clayton (not a bad thing, but another common opponent for the two teams. Grantsburg beat Clayton easily during the conference season).

Grantsburg is 31-1 this year with only three set losses. Their set record is 76-3… there is nobody remotely close to that in all of Wisconsin womens’ volleyball.

The match starts at 7pm tonight and you can hear it on 105.7 WXCX.

A successful home season was capped off tonight for the Grantsburg football team as they blanked the Cameron Comets 22-0. The shutout is the second in a row for Cameron as Webster smoked them 49-0 last week.

Grantsburg moves to 2-3 in the conference. With a win against Clear Lake next week, Grantsburg would technically be eligible for the playoffs, but would probably not be included because they would not have an overall winning record. As it is now Grantsburg is 2-3 in the conference and 3-5 overall.

The game was a breath of fresh air for Pirate fans. Big plays and turnovers have been killers in the past couple games for the guys in Purple, but tonight they limited their turnovers (thought I think they lost the turnover battle 3-1) and allowed no big plays… while turning in a few of their own.

Grantsburg’s big plays were courtesy of Kyle Johnson. He had a 52 yard run which led the Grantsburg’s third and final touchdown of the night. Then he and QB Brent Myers connected on a couple of 40 yard passes in the game as well.

I think the game can be summed up with just one word.

Solid.

The defense played great, holding Cameron to several three and out drives and stopping them on fourth down once. And obviously holding them scoreless.

The offense did what they are supposed to. They ran effectively, gained good yardage on first downs and threw only occasionally. That is a recipe that has produced success in the past.

Like the title says, the Pirates won three games (Cameron, Colfax, Unity) at home while losing only one (Webster).

They probably won’t make the playoffs this year, but I think most people would qualify this year a success as the team has turned it around after the brutal year last year (winless) and the tough start, the Pirates seem to be heading in the right direction and that is a testament to Head Coach Keith Lehne and his coaching staff.

The Pirates have won their conference 21 times in a row. That’s a crazy phenomenal stat. They finished this season undefeated in conference play and honestly, they were never challenged. Not even against division 4 state qualifiers, Clayton.

The Pirates are ranked number one again according to the Wissport.net poll. They remain number one in the WVCA poll as well.

The Pirates look like they’re ready for the post-season which starts next Tuesday and you can listen to every match on 105.7 WXCX. (If you’d like to advertise please call the station at 888.629.7575 – no, I don’t get a commission)

Here are the nearly final standings for the West Lakeland conference. Grantsburg still has the Cameron Tournament this weekend so the overall records will change, but the conference season is over.

The Grantsburg football team will don their purple jerseys for the last time tonight as they take on the Comets from Cameron at Robert Olson field. The game can be heard on 105.7 WXCX. Tune in around 6:20 for Red Rock Radio Replay then listen to the game at 7:00.

It looks like Grantsburg has a pretty good chance of getting their second conference win of the season and their third win overall because Cameron has only one win this season and it was a non-conference game against the Northwood/Solon Springs Evergreens (3-3, 3-4) 35-0.

Both teams have had trouble stopping their opponent’s from scoring this year. Grantsburg has given up 202 points this year (last year they gave up 298), Cameron has allowed 201 points.

Grantsburg has scored 114 points, while Cameron has only mustered 75 (35 against one team).

Congratulations to the Pirate football team on their victory tonight over the Unity Eagles. The final score was 34-21.

I was unable to attend tonight (I was broadcasting the Luck/Webster game which Webster won by eight in exciting fashion), but I had a friend in the Grantsburg stands texting me regular updates. I just had a feeling that tonight was going to be the night the Pirates finally get that victory to break their winless streak.

The Pirates went winless all of last year and some of the previous. They hadn’t won a game since October 2007.

Hopefully they can build off this nice win and turn it into an actual winning streak. They play the winless Colfax Cardinals next Friday. I’m broadcasting that game and you can listen to it on 105.7, WXCX.

Congrats again to the Pirate football team!!!

The Grantsburg Pirate baseball team has won eight in a row after beating the Unity Eagles last night, 4-3.

Grantsburg’s Thane Larson had a perfect game going through three innings and a no hitter into the fifth. In that fifth inning Unity scored twice and cut the lead in half, 4-2.

Then the wild top of the seventh came. The Unity runners on second and third first and second were running with the pitch, two outs. The batter gets a solid knock into right center field. One run scores, and the runner from first is on his way. A relay throw from the outfield to second baseman, Austin Eskola first baseman, Jake Ryan to catcher Ben Larson is in time and secures the third out of the inning and a chance at a regional championship against second seed Turtle Lake/Clayton. The game will be at five o’clock tonight (Wednesday, June 3). Tune in to 105.7 WXCX for the action.

The Pirates have now won nine out of their last ten games. Let’s hope they can continue that tonight against a good Turtle Lake/ Clayton team. Grantsburg lost to them the second game of the season, final score 6-2.

Despite losing their final game of the regular season the Grantsburg fastpitch team retained their number one status in division 3′s coaches’ poll. They are ahead of Deerfield, Lancaster, and Amherst.

The Grantsburg baseball team (11-8, 7-2) received a number one seed in their region and that also gives them a first round bye. The baseball playoffs start next Friday but Grantsburg won’t see playoff action until Tuesday, June 2nd when they face the winner of the #5 Glenwood City (5-9, 4-1 Dunn/St. Croix Small – not all game scores were available) vs. #4 Unity game (11-9, 6-4).