Tom Coombe

College baseball: Vermilion sweeps Central Lakes 13-3 and 8-7 at Aurora. Aidan Brandenburg’s solo homer walks it off for Ironhawks to complete sweep. TJ Frein, Martin Cubillan 4 hits each on day. Louie Panichi, Charlie Mohr 4 RBI each. Frein, Kyle Self get pitching wins.

College baseball: Vermilion closes Florida trip with split including 9-4 win over Schoolcraft (Mich.). Brandon Rucka and TJ Frein combine for 4 hits, 6 runs scored. Frein with save in relief of winning pitcher Jo Jo Taverna.

College baseball: Vermilion splits two with SUNY-Adirondack in Auburndale, Fla., losing opener 11-8 but winning nightcap 13-1 in five innings as Andrew Ritter fires two-hitter with seven strikeouts. Former Ely Legion standout Louie Panichi with three hits, five runs scores

College baseball: Vermilion splits two with Lake Region (ND) at Sanford, Florida, winning 3-2 and losing 6-5 in 8 innings. Martin Cubillan with 6 hits on day and Louie Panichi with 3. TJ Frein with win on mound in the opener.

Cinderella lives. Ely upsets Chisholm 47-41 in 7A girls BB semi. Wolves make first ever section final appearance Thursday against MIB.

Lydia Shultz makes two more. Wolves up 47-41. 13 seconds from first section title game appearance in program history

Chisholm air ball. Ely gets it back up 45-41 with 19 seconds left.

Kaija Shultz sinks two. Ely leads 45-41

Ely turns it back over. Timeout. Ely up 43-41 with 57.2 seconds left in Hermantown

Chisholm turns it over. Ely has ball up 43-41 with a minute left

Deep three by Chisholm freshman Aurvryana Worlie and the lead is cut to 41-40. Timeout with 4:16 left in Hermantown

Ely ends drought with big three by Amelia Penke and leads Chisholm 41-37 with 4:45 left

Back to back threes and Chisholm closes gap to 38-36 in 7A girls BB semifinal

Timeout on floor as Wolves lead Chisholm 38-30. 8:52 to play

A Kaija Shultz three and Ely takes 33-23 lead over Chisholm. 12:16 left in 7A girls semi at Hermantown

7A girls BB: Possible upset in making as sixth seeded Ely leads two-seed Chisholm 26-21 at the half at Hermantown.

Ely takes 24-17 lead on two free throws by Lydia Shultz.

HS girls BB: Ely grabs 17-16 lead over Chisholm with 4:35 left in first half of 7A semifinal

HS girls BB: Chisholm leads Ely 11-10 early on in 7A semifinals.

Ely girls getting ready to tip off against Chisholm in 7A semifinals at Hermantown. Winner to face MIB