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Madelia Jr. Legion earns Sub-State berth

ST. JAMES — The Madelia Junior Legion baseball team earned a spot in this year’s DII Junior Legion Southwest Sub-State Tournament after Monday’s Sub-Sub-State District C tourney in St. James. After Madelia defeated Minnesota Lake/Maple River 7-5 to earn a sub-state berth, they ended the ...

Sleepy Eye beats Wabasso in Sub-Sub-State Championship

SPRINGFIELD — Marcus Martinez pitched a one-hitter to lead Sleepy Eye Senior Legion to a 10-0 victory in six innings over Wabasso Saturday to give Sleepy Eye the top seed coming out of the Sub-Sub-State District B Tournament. Wabasso will be the second seed from District B as both teams ...

Springfield rolls Jackson to advance to Sub-State

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Legion earned a trip to the Southwest Sub-State Tournament with a blowout win over Jackson, winning by an impressive 25-2 margin in five innings Saturday at Riverside Ballpark. Thirteen of the 25 runs came in the fourth inning, as Springfield ran through the ...

New Ulm summer baseball teams finding success

The New Ulm Junior Legion and New Ulm VFW Silver are both having great baseball seasons so far. The Junior Legion, at 14-2, is ranked number one among DI Minnesota Junior Legion teams. Silver is currently 12-4 after a win Thursday night over Fairmont. And New Ulm Legion Gold has won four ...

Area roundup: Silver stay hot with 2 tourney wins

VFW BASEBALL New Ulm 6, Renner 3 New Ulm 9, Aberdeen 0 BROOKINGS, S.D. — New Ulm VFW Silver opened tournament play in Brookings, South Dakota, Friday with a 6-3 win over Renner and a 9-0 shutout over Aberdeen. In the win over Renner, Colin McAlpine got the pitching win in four innings, ...

Gold extends winning streak to 4

NEW ULM — New Ulm Legion Gold head coach Curt Forbrook said that Thursday’s game against St. Peter was his team’s best fundamentally played game all season. New Ulm’s defense turned two double plays and right-hander Colin Anderson scattered three hits as Gold blanked St. Peter 3-0 at ...