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Degner works to start legion program in Nicollet

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NEW ULM — In an effort to build the Minnesota Valley Lutheran baseball program, Chargers head baseball coach Micah Degner said that starting a DII American Legion baseball team that will have a home base in Nicollet is a way to get his Chargers players to play summer baseball together. “This is a way to get a lot of our players — who currently are not playing any summer baseball — to figure out a way to play together.” Degner said. “Some of the players who do play summer baseball are scattered around and playing in different places. So in order to build a program and give ...

Lakers, Cubs begin amateur season ranked

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When the Class C amateur baseball rankings came out this year, two Tomahawk East League teams — the Hanska Lakers and the Courtland Cubs — found themselves in the top 10. The Lakers, after falling in the semifinals last year, are ranked No. 1 after the two teams that made last year’s ...

Two-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41

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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch ...

Area roundup: Nicollet knocks off USC in 2A tourney

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PREP SOFTBALL NICOLLET 1, USC 0 (8 INNINGS) Seventh-seeded Nicollet upset second-seeded and fourth-ranked United South Central 1-0 in a Section 2A Softball Tournament game on Thursday. “I just kept telling the girls, ‘Give me one run here and we can do this,’” Nicollet head ...

Sleepy Eye storms by MCW in playoffs

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SLEEPY EYE — Carson Uecker's bases-loaded triple over the Martin County West right fielder's head helped the Sleepy Eye Indians to a 12-2 Section 2A Baseball Tournament opening-round win Thursday. The game ended in the fifth due to the 10-run lead rule. “I got a pitch where I wanted ...

Cathedral routs RRC/WWG in 2A opener

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NEW ULM — Thursday afternoon in a Section 2A Baseball Tournament playoff game, New Ulm Cathedral ran by Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove — literally. The Greyhounds were 10 for 10 on stolen bases and banged out 11 hits as they eliminated the Falcons 15-1 at Mueller Park. The ...