COURTLAND 8, SPRINGFIELD 5 SPRINGFIELD — The Courtland Cubs scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Springfield Tigers 8-5 in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game on Wednesday. Josh Giefer was the winning pitcher for the Cubs, striking out two and allowing one earned ...
WEDNESDAY VFW BASEBALL VFW SILVER 16, ST. JAMES 0 (5 INNINGS) ST. JAMES — The New Ulm VFW Silver racked up 12 hits for 16 runs in a 16-0 rout of St. James on Wednesday evening in a VFW baseball game. The Silver were led by a nine-run fourth inning. Owen Drill was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Silver, while Blake Johnson was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI and Ethan Drill was 2 for 3. Blake Aufderheide also was 1 for 3 with two RBIs, while Hudson Lieser was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and Chase Wilson was 1 for 3 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Aufderheide ...
NEW ULM — Baseball has been part of Brown County life for nearly as long as Brown County itself. On Thursday, July 16, from 12-1 p.m., the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) will explore that rich local tradition during its next Lunch and a Bite of History program, “Baseball and Brown County: Still in Glove,” featuring guest speaker Randy Krzmarzick. For generations, Brown County residents have taken to ballfields across the county, from organized town teams and youth leagues to informal games that brought neighbors together. Boys grew into men playing baseball, while ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it's now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the announcement on ...
The DII Southwest Sub-State, East Senior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament and the DII Southwest Sub-State, East Junior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament begin this week, with the senior legion slated to begin first on Thursday. SENIOR LEGION Sleepy Eye and Springfield received the top two seeds, respectively, in the Southwest Sub-State, East Senior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament, giving them Thursday off. No. 4-seeded St. James, which will host the Southwest Sub-State Tournament, plays at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the first round of sub-sub state action against No. 5-seeded United South ...
