Xavier shuts out Menominee Nation, ending Eagles’ season
Xavier blanked Menominee Nation 13-0 in five innings at Xavier High School, ending the Eagles at 2-17. Nearby, Oconto Falls moved on to Fox Valley Lutheran on May 26.
The local postseason map narrowed quickly for Menominee County softball fans on Thursday, when Xavier shut out Menominee Nation 13-0 in five innings at Xavier High School and closed the Eagles’ season at 2-17. Around the region, Oconto Falls kept its bracket alive with a 12-10 win over Waupaca and advanced to a May 26 second-round game at No. 1 Fox Valley Lutheran.
Xavier entered the WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal as the No. 8 seed, with Menominee Nation right behind as the No. 9 seed, but the Hawks turned that close matchup on paper into a one-sided result on the field. Morgan Staszak controlled the game from the circle, striking out seven and pitching a complete-game shutout. Xavier finished with 13 hits, led by Elsa Dvoracek, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, and Kalia Stammer, who hit a three-run home run.
Menominee Nation, whose season ended after the loss at Xavier High School, finished with four hits. Maizie Mikel and Natalie Peters accounted for two hits each in the scorebook summary as the Eagles were held off the board in the postseason opener. The defeat left Menominee Nation looking back on a spring that included a 20-7 win over Weyauwega-Fremont on April 30, but also steep setbacks against Bonduel, including 24-1 and 16-1 losses late in the regular season.
The game also fit into a crowded regional bracket across northeastern Wisconsin. Coleman beat Bowler/Gresham 13-0, Shiocton knocked off Gillett/Suring 7-2, Shawano beat Antigo 6-1 in regular-season action, and Medford blanked Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2-0, keeping several area schools on the move as May continues. For Keshena and surrounding communities, Menominee Nation’s exit marked the end of another WIAA postseason run in a tournament system that has sponsored softball since 1976, with the state tournament now staged at Goodman Diamond in Madison.
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