Pitcher Maddie Wihlm leads Maple Grove softball to state tourney
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- Going around the infield, Maple Grove softball has more under than upperclassmen. "Every day my nerves got to me and I was sc...
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. -- Going around the infield, Maple Grove softball has more under than upperclassmen. "Every day my nerves got to me and I was scared, like if I didn't play well I would let down my team," ninth grader Ruby Gouette said. Gouette had next to no varsity experience before this season. Now, she's a starter and a fixture in the lineup for one of Minnesota's best teams. The Crimson are the No. 2 seed in Thursday's AAAA state tournament. "But, as the year went on everyone was so nice to me and we bonded as a team and even if I messed up they pulled me right back up," Gouette said.