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Sleepy Eye Jr. Legion top Springfield, punch state ticket

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RUTHTON – Sleepy Eye Junior Legion captured a trip to the DII Junior Legion State Tournament with a 6-1 victory over Springfield in the Southwest DII Junior Legion Sub-State Baseball Tournament on Monday, where they will get another chance at a state title. “Last year, making the state tournament, we felt like we had some unfinished business there,” Sleepy Eye head coach Brandon Streich said. “We played well, just didn’t shake out in our favor. We went into the season with the goal. We said we were going to make the state tournament, and we will do everything we can to do ...

Voges and co. win 2026 B&L Golf Classic

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NEW ULM — With the heat index hitting 99 degrees on Monday, Nate Voges and his teammates stayed cool and calm enough at the B&L Golf Classic to win the tournament at the New Ulm Country Club. Team 4B, consisting of Voges, Taylor Hayenga, Bruce Hendrycks, David Vorwerk and Jeff Schone, ...

Springfield makes junior legion sub-state finals

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RUTHTON — The Springfield Junior Legion Post 257 baseball team won twice in the elimination bracket Sunday to advance to Monday’s DII Junior Legion Southwest Sub-State Tournament finals. After defeating Slayton 8-2, Springfield capped off Sunday with a 5-1 win over Lake Crystal to earn a finals appearance against Sleepy Eye on Monday evening back in Ruthton. In the win over Slayton, Springfield got a gem on the mound from Max Moriarty, who struck out 12 while allowing just one hit and two walks for two runs for the complete-game win. He also was 2 for 2 with three RBIs, while ...

Gold fall to Mudcats in sub-state finals

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MANKATO — Up until Saturday’s finals, the New Ulm Legion Gold won all of their DI Senior Legion Sub-State 2 Baseball Tournament games by a comeback. Unfortunately for the Gold, they ended up on the wrong end of a comeback Saturday at Wolverton Field. After rallying to defeat the Gold ...

Back to state

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ST. JAMES — After missing out on the state tournament last year, Sleepy Eye Legion will make its return after defeating St. James 4-0 in the Southwest Sub-State DII Senior Legion Baseball Tournament on Saturday. “It’s awesome,” Sleepy Eye head coach Caden Evers said. “A lot of ...

Lopez allows 1 hit in 5 innings A's blank Twins

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob Lopez allowed one hit in five innings, Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom drove in runs and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night. Lopez (5-4) has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts since returning to the big leagues. ...