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Briggs sparks Gold comeback over Springfield, NE

NEW ULM — With bases loaded in the seventh inning in a Upper Midwest Classic legion baseball game between the New Ulm Gold and Springfield on Friday, Nebraska, New Ulm pitcher Colin Forstner got a strikeout swinging for the final out of the game, giving the Gold a 6-5 win at Johnson ...

Sleepy Eye stays simple, wins Pool D

NEW ULM — For the third Upper Midwest Classic game in a row, Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 leaned on doing the little things well. And for the third UMC game in a row, that led to victory. Bolstered by its pitching staff, Sleepy Eye finished pool play of the UMC 3-0 with two wins Friday at ...

Military Appreciation Day a success; Stade draws eyes

The third annual Military Appreciation Night at Johnson Park Wednesday night was another huge success as over 300 fans attended the Tomahawk East League game between the New Ulm Brewers and the Leavenworth Orioles. Last year approximately 250 fans attended. Last year, 99 veterans received a free meal while Wednesday night, 111 veterans got a free hamburger or cheeseburger, french fry and beverage courtesy of the New Ulm Baseball Association. A big thank you goes out to NUBA Concessions Chairman LeRoy Flor and all of his volunteers, who worked in the very busy concession stand not ...

Gold score 18 unanswered, rout St. Peter in UMC

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Legion Gold allowed St. Peter to take a quick 2-0 lead in an Upper Midwest Classic game Thursday night, but the Gold had an answer. That came in the form of 18 unanswered runs. Led by an eight-run second inning and a seven-run third inning, the Gold racked up 12 hits ...

Sleepy Eye opens UMC with win over National

NEW ULM — Sleepy Eye Legion’s two first-inning runs was all the offense it needed as it opened the Upper Midwest Classic with a 2-1 victory over Mankato National Thursday at Johnson Park. “Our junior legion set the tone last weekend when they won [the Junior Upper Midwest Classic],” ...