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Springfield makes junior legion sub-state finals

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RUTHTON — The Springfield Junior Legion Post 257 baseball team won twice in the elimination bracket Sunday to advance to Monday’s DII Junior Legion Southwest Sub-State Tournament finals. After defeating Slayton 8-2, Springfield capped off Sunday with a 5-1 win over Lake Crystal to earn a finals appearance against Sleepy Eye on Monday evening back in Ruthton. In the win over Slayton, Springfield got a gem on the mound from Max Moriarty, who struck out 12 while allowing just one hit and two walks for two runs for the complete-game win. He also was 2 for 2 with three RBIs, while ...

Gold fall to Mudcats in sub-state finals

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MANKATO — Up until Saturday’s finals, the New Ulm Legion Gold won all of their DI Senior Legion Sub-State 2 Baseball Tournament games by a comeback. Unfortunately for the Gold, they ended up on the wrong end of a comeback Saturday at Wolverton Field. After rallying to defeat the Gold ...

Back to state

Local Sports

ST. JAMES — After missing out on the state tournament last year, Sleepy Eye Legion will make its return after defeating St. James 4-0 in the Southwest Sub-State DII Senior Legion Baseball Tournament on Saturday. “It’s awesome,” Sleepy Eye head coach Caden Evers said. “A lot of ...

Lopez allows 1 hit in 5 innings A's blank Twins

MN State Sports

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob Lopez allowed one hit in five innings, Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom drove in runs and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night. Lopez (5-4) has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts since returning to the big leagues. ...

LeBron James chooses Philadelphia 76ers

National Sports

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James' first final decision was that he would retire. Weeks of deep reflection led him to change his mind, however, with all the familiar options in front of him to extend his career; a third trip with Cleveland, a second stop in Miami, maybe even stay in California for a high-profile union in Golden State. Nope — to all of those teams. The blaring headline in bold letters still seemed like a feverish dream to the bulk of a fan base that wasn't even alive the last time the franchise won a title, but it's true: LeBron ...

Can’t stop the comebacks

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MANKATO — It just keeps happening for the New Ulm Legion Gold. In the first three games of the DI Senior Legion Sub-State 2 Baseball Tournament, New Ulm fought back after trailing early to ultimately win all three games. And on Friday night, the Gold found themselves down 3-0 in the ...