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Orioles drop 1-0 game to Braves at state

BROWNTON – The Leavenworth Orioles came up just short on Saturday night in a Class C Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament second-round game as the Le Sueur Braves hung on for a 1-0 win. The game started two hours later than its original 6:30 p.m. time slot due to previous games ...

Pierz wins state stunner over Courtland

BROWNTON — The Pierz Lakers stunned the Courtland Cubs early on Sunday by scoring eight runs in the second inning of a Class C Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament second-round game. That was more than the Lakers needed in the end as they finished the game with a 9-0 win at Barney ...

New Ulm bounces back, splits tri

NEW ULM — The New Ulm girls tennis team had a tough time dealing with Waconia on Friday in their first match of the day but rebounded well to finish a triangular with a win over River Valley. Waconia won 6-1 over New Ulm before the Eagles ended the day with a 4-3 win over River ...

MLC men’s C-C team takes 2nd in UMAC preseason poll

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC Athletics ST PAUL — The UMAC Men’s Cross-Country poll was voted on by all of the coaches in the conference on and the MLC Knights were predicted to finish second, announced by the UMAC on Friday. The Knights earned 27 points and received the only other ...

Springfield/CM girls take 2nd at Loyola

MANKATO — The Springfield/Cedar Mountain girls cross-country team started the season with a second-place finish at a Mankato Loyola cross-country invite on Friday. The Springfield/CM boys took fifth at the invite. The Springfield/CM girls were led by Katie Thram, who finished fifth in the ...

Hanska downs Pierz to advance to quarterfinals

BROWNTON -- The Hanska Lakers advanced to the Class C Amateur Baseball State Tournament quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over the Pierz Brewers on Saturday. "It's a lot of fun," Hanska's Aaron Portner said. "Good team chemistry and just getting everybody going, it's nice that way." Portner ...