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Region 2C tourney sees record attendance

NEW ULM— Region 2C Commissioner Marty Brandl said that there was a new attendance record set this year for the 2C Tournament. The tournament was held at Johnson and Mueller Parks in New Ulm, Riverside Park in Springfield and the Sleepy Eye Baseball Park. “The tournament went really well,” Brandl said. “We had tons of fans and we set a new attendance record with over 4,000 fans. There were a lot of good games — lots of positives from the fans and the teams. And once we got it going —especially the second weekend — life was good.” Next year, the Region 2C tournament ...

NUASF hosts 26th “Get Hooked on Fishing” at Riverside

NEW ULM — The 26th annual “Get Hooked on Fishing” event was hosted by the New Ulm Area Sport Fishermen (NUASF) on Wednesday, with dozens participants heading down to Riverside Park to fish the Minnesota River for the afternoon. Over 500 nightcrawlers were donated to NUASF for the ...

Brewers earn third seed in Class A Tourney

ROCHESTER – The New Ulm Brewers defeated the Rochester Royals 5-2 in 11 innings in the Section 1A Amateur Baseball Tournament to claim the third seed in the section for the Class A State Tournament. Tate Becker got the win for New Ulm, striking out five and and allowing no runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings. Sam Keckeisen made the start, striking out one and allowing one run on 10 hits in 7 1/3 innings. At the plate, Cole Ranweiler was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Ayden Jensen and Keckeisen each had a hit and an RBI. After going 10 innings without a decision, ...

Orioles enter state tournament hot, claim third seed over Kilowatts

SLEEPY EYE – The Leavenworth Orioles will be headed into the Class C Amateur Baseball State Tournament with some momentum after defeating the Granite Falls Kilowatts 6-1 in the third-place game of the Region 2C Amateur Baseball Tournament on Saturday. "That was a good, clean ball game ...

Not “A” problem

FARIBAULT — Two seasons ago, the New Ulm Brewers made the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament. Last season, New Ulm was bumped up to Class B, but made the state tournament all the same. Now in Class A, New Ulm defied the odds, coming back from being the bottom seed in the Section 1A ...

Sam Knowles, Lakers walk off Courtland in 2C Championship

SLEEPY EYE – With the game tied at 2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Sam Knowles of the Hanska Lakers stepped up to the plate. With runners at first and second, Knowles knew he had a chance to get the hit that would give the Lakers the victory over the Courtland Cubs to become the ...