The Pequot Lakes Patriots was swept by Park Rapids 9-7 and 11-7 in a Mid-State Conference doubleheader on Thursday, May 2.

The Patriots, 0-2 in the conference and 0-4 overall, were scheduled to face Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, May 7, and then play another Mid-State Conference doubleheader at Staples-Motley at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 10.

In the opener, Pequot Lakes trailed 4-2 after four innings before the Panthers scored five times in the fifth for a 7-3 lead behind four walks and singles by Austin Mesenbrink and Hunter Leslie.

The Pine River-Backus girls’ basketball team’s hopes of making a first state appearance were dashed by Upsala in a 47-41 loss in the Section 5A final on Friday, March 8, at Crosby-Ironton High School.

The Tigers finish 24-5 overall while the Cardinals improve to 26-4 and advance to the Class A state quarterfinals against Bethlehem Academy on Thursday, March 14, at the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena.

The Pequot Lakes girls’ basketball team’s dream of a third straight trip to state vanished when the second-seeded Patriots lost to top-seeded Crookston 76-67 in the Northeast Subsection 8AA final on Tuesday, March 5, at Bemidji State University.

The Patriots finish the season 19-10 overall while the Pirates advanced to the Section 8AA final where they lost to Pelican Rapids 61-56 in overtime on Friday, March 8.

The Pequot Lakes junior varsity and freshmen boys’ basketball teams split their final two games of the season last week.

The Patriot junior varsity lost to Esko 61-46 on Tuesday, Feb. 26, as C.J. Borleis scored 11 points, Hunter Larson added eight, Connor Davich seven, Jackson Goerges and Jared Hutchinson each with six, Lucas Mumm four and Erik Elverum two.

“Esko was a good team that really shot well from both the floor and line,” said Pequot Lakes junior varsity coach Brian Lempola.