Byrkeland, Thilges belt homers as BGHS wins opener

At tournament time, seniors are expected to be the leaders of a team as Gigi Byrkeland and Caitlin Thilges provided that spark for the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears in an 8-1 Class 1A regional opening softball contest played in Algona on Monday, July 2.
Both seniors blasted two-run homers as the black-and-gold advanced to the next round of the tournament and took on Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire on Tuesday at Emmetsburg.
 
For more on this story, please see the July 5th issue of the Kossuth County Advance