Sports
Several Spartans Squads Make Final Pre-Playoff Pushes
Spring sports season enters seventh week with playoffs just around the corner.

The spring sports season entered its seventh week as several Simley High School squads now prepare for the commencement of the postseason.
Baseball: Bad Start To Week For Simley
A 16-5 loss to visiting Classic Suburban Conference rival Mahtomedi on Monday dropped the Simley baseball team to 2-15 overall and 1-13 in the circuit.
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Brody Schintz leads the Spartans with a .405 batting average; Jordan Pedersen's 10 runs batted paces the club, as does Josh Ketchmark, who has nine runs scored.
Simley also fell 19-2 to Hill-Murray last Thursday and now prepares to play at Tartan on Wednesday.
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Softball: Simley Closes Regular Season With A Win
The Simley softball team topped Tartan 6-3 last Thursday to improve to 8-12 overall and 4-10 in the final conference standings.
The Section 3AAA playoffs are scheduled to being on May 19. Times and locations have yet to be determined.
Boys Golf: Simley Second In Conference Meet
A score of 162 was good for second for the Simley boys golf team in a Classic Suburban meet at Inver Wood Golf Course last Thursday. Individual results were not available.