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Sleepy Eye downs New Ulm in junior legion opener

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SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Junior Legion started off the season strong with an 11-1 win in five innings over New Ulm Junior Legion in a junior legion baseball game on Tuesday. Sleepy Eye head coach Brandon Streich said that, despite the strong win, he believed the team was even stronger than ...

Springfield tops Post 510 in six

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NEW ULM — Springfield’s Eli Heglund allowed just two hits through six innings and Post 251 took advantage of six Nicollet Post 510 errors as they cruised to a 13-0 win in a DII legion baseball game. Heglund, who threw just 70 pitches in his stint, struck out seven and walked just ...

Blackhawks turn corner, ready for state

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MADELIA — Two years ago, the Madelia Blackhawks fell in the Section 2A Baseball Tournament semifinals to Springfield, the eventual Class A state champions. In last year’s section tournament, Madelia lost against New Ulm Cathedral, who went on to place second at state. This year, ...

VFW Silver win Luverne tourney

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LUVERNE — The New Ulm VFW Silver won the Luverne Junior Legion Baseball Tournament this past weekend, defeating Sanford 8-0 on Friday, the Midwest Vandals 6-1 on Saturday and the Marshall VFW Orange 4-2 on Sunday. In the win over Sanford, Hudson Lieser was 2 for 3 with two doubles and three ...

SEU boys in fifth after Day 1

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Sleepy Eye United sits in fifth place as a team after the first day of the Class A State Boys Golf Tournament, shooting a 321 Tuesday at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker. Central Minnesota Christian leads the team tournament with a 300. Individually, SEU’s Nolan Kucera and Blaine Arneson ...

New Ulm Jr. Legion sweeps Waconia

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NEW ULM — New Ulm Junior Legion swept Waconia 13-2 and 17-7, both in five innings, in a junior legion baseball game on Monday. Miles Castleman earned the win in Game 1 for New Ulm, striking out thee in one inning of work. Ryler Collins pitched four innings, allowing one earned run on one ...