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Post 7 tops New Ulm Gold in final regular season game

SLEEPY EYE — In its final game before the sub-sub-state tournament, Sleepy Eye Legion came away with a solid 4-2 win over New Ulm Legion Gold in a legion baseball game on Monday. “I thought we did all three aspects of the game very well — hitting, pitching, defense,” Sleepy Eye head ...

Silver struggle to find hits in loss

NEW ULM — The New Ulm VFW Silver baseball team put the ball in play more often than not on Monday at Johnson Park, but the New Prague VFW Trojans always seemed to find it and make a play. The Trojans also got hot with their bats, using a a nine-run fifth inning to run away with a 12-1 win ...

Arlington Raceway to host stock car shootout

ARLINGTON — The Geib Well & Water Sibley Co. Stock Car Shootout presented by Justice Brothers, one of the premier events of the season at Arlington Raceway, is set for Wednesday, July 29th during the Sibley County Fair. IMCA Stock cars will invade the track, drivers are expected to be ...

Sleepy Eye baseball cleans up in JUMC, UMC

Two weekends ago, the Sleepy Eye Junior Legion won the Junior Upper Midwest Classic for the first time after sharing the crown in 2016 with Mankato West after Mother Nature rained out the title game. Last weekend, the Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7, coached by Caden Evers and Winsten Nienhaus, ...

Sleepy Eye tops Springfield in legion baseball

SPRINGFIELD — The Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 baseball team topped Springfield Post 257 on Thursday night by a score of 7-2 in legion baseball action. Eli Christensen got the win in 2 2/3 innings, allowing two hits and one walk for no runs. Carson Uecker got the start and went 3 1/3 innings, ...

Becker, Lendt, Klein lead 2026 All-Journal Baseball

FIRST TEAM Tate Becker, Sr., P/SS/CF, Madelia The Valley Division Player of the Year, Becker was the winning pitcher in the Class A State Championship for the Madelia Blackhawks. While he was strong at the plate with a .352 batting average, 37 hits, 30 RBIs, 34 runs scored and 21 stolen ...