The Walsh County Record

Villarreal K’s 16,
shuts out Red Sox
Grafton’s Jaime Villarreal struck out 16 in American Legion action Monday, acquiring his first win in a pitcher’s duel in Langdon.
Post 41 dominated the Red Sox in a 6-0 shutout scoring one in the first, adding another in the second and one in the fifth. Two runs came across in the sixth and the Spoilers completed the scoring in the top of the seventh.
Garek Droog went 3-for-5 with three singles to lead Grafton at the plate. Cody Kingsbury contributed a single in the fourth and a double down the right field line in the top of the seventh. Sam Heuchert also went 2-for-4 four to lead the Spoiler attack.
Kalton Agnes started the game on the mound for the Red Sox, striking out Brett Longtin. Austin Markel reached first on a passed ball following a strikeout. He then stole second, moved to third on a passed ball and scored on a Heuchert single. Droog flew out to center for the second out and Hunter Baldwin was retired for the third out to end the top of the first inning. (more…)

Spring flooding delays swimming pool openings
Usually by this time of the year kids are making a splash at area swimming pools, but due to the recent widespread flooding, pools are struggling to open for the summer season.
Bill Siders, with the American Red Cross aquatic training staff out of Grand Forks says, “Training is about two to three weeks behind schedule due to the fact pools are simply not available.”
Siders, a 30 year veteran of aquatics safety, works with young men and women to help them certify to be a lifeguard in a public pool facility. The Red Cross sponsored course is open to anyone 15 years or older. The basic lifeguarding course consists of 25 hours of in-person training. Shallow water lifeguarding requires an additional 24 hours of instruction. Successful completion results in a two year certification in lifeguarding that includes first aid, professional-level CPR and AED in one certificate. To stay certified, a lifeguarding review course of 12 hours is required every two years. To become a certified water safety instructor an additional eight hours of training is required every three years. (more…)

Golfers anxious to start swinging clubs
Water hazards are usually added to the design of a golf course to add beauty and difficulty to the pleasure of the players. This is not the case for Fair Oaks Golf Course in Grafton. The water hazards have come naturally this spring, so much so that the opening date for the 2013 season is still to be determined.
Mark Gilleshammer, course superintendent, noted as of last Friday they have still not been able to even start on preparing the course for use. “This is the worst I have seen in 15 years,” he said. “We still have lots of long grass and lots of standing water.” (more…)

UND recently released its 2013 spring semester dean’s and president’s honorees. Area residents named to the lists are as follows:
Dean’s list
Adams: William Bata, Michael Haukaas, Jocelyn Lee and Breanna Rose. Drayton: Kelton Karboviak and Grace Oberg. Edinburg: Laura Geir and Sadie Sondeland. Forest River: Taylor Schlenk, Benjamin Woods and Emily Woods. Grafton: Jennifer Hartje, Carly Hills, Joan Kerian, Lysette Lopez, Nichole Nelson, Joseph Sand and Christopher Seeba. Minto: Jenna Monshaugen and Stephany Rudnik. Park River: Ceceli Bonitto. Pisek: Ian Foerster. St. Thomas: Ethan Littlejohn.
The dean’s list comprises students whose grade point averages are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each of the university’s degree-granting colleges and schools. A student must have completed no fewer than 12 semester hours of academic work for the semester, of which eight or more hours must be graded work. (more…)

Students who attend schools in the area earned top ratings at the North Dakota State Class B Music Festival held at Minot State University in May. They were among 805 entries involving approximately 1,500 participants who presented vocal and instrumental music solos and ensembles.
Outstanding Performer Awards
Each judge at the festival granted one Outstanding Performer Award from the entries adjudicated throughout the day. Laura Allensworth, a senior at Grafton High School, was awarded the designation for her performance of “II Bacio.” Three girls ensemble groups from Grafton High School also received Outstanding Performance Awards. They are Allensworth, Stephanie Johnson, Jenna Hills, Elizabeth Pilon, Jenae Koplin, Katelyn Desautel, Taylor Ensrude and Kinzie Molde for the performance of “And This Shall Be For Music;” Pilon, Brooke Feltman and Molly Collette for “Pie Jesu;” and Allensworth, Collette, Ensrude, Feltman, Hills, Megan Janikowski, Stephanie Johnson, Sydney Johnson, Pilon and Sami Swartz for “Boy Blue.” Grafton High School vocal and instrumental music students are directed by Mandy Smallbeck. (more…)