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RAYMOND - Raymond's Alex Lotthammer fired a no-hitter, striking out 14, in Raymond's 7-0 win over Bird Island on Sunday. Lotthammer faced 30 Bullfrogs, walking three. He threw 127 pitches and the Rockets didn't commit an errors in his gem. Raymond's six-run third inning provided more...

ALEXANDRIA - Willmar scored multiple runs in four innings and outdueled Thunder Bay 10-7 in a Northwoods League game played at a former league park, Knute Nelson Stadium, on Friday. The Stingers scored nine runs in the first six innings and relievers Braxton Johns and Jake Drew pitched...

WILLMAR - Jonathan McKinney and Jake Marsh teamed up on a pitching gem and the Willmar Stingers defeated Eau Claire 3-1 in a Northwoods League game on Wednesday at Bill Taunton Stadium. The Stingers won their second-straight and play host to Thunder Bay at 7:05 p.m. Thursday before...

LA CROSSE - The Willmar Stingers struggled to hold a lead and the La Crosse Loggers staved off a sweep attempt with a 9-4 win Monday night. The Loggers jumped out to a 2-0 lead through two innings but the Stingers bounced back with a three-spot in the fourth inning, only to leak two...

The Willmar and Paynesville baseball teams open Minnesota State Baseball Tournament play on Thursday. In Class AAA, the Cardinals received the No. 5 seed and will face a familiar foe—No. 4-seed Alexandria—in the first round. Willmar (13-6) and Alexandria (15-6) play at...

SARTELL - Willmar VFW Post 1639 split two games at the Central Minnesota VFW Baseball Classic on Friday. Willmar lost its opener to Maple Grove 8-6 but rebounded to down St. Cloud West 5-1 in the losers bracket. Post 1639 plays at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Sartell and, with a win, would...

WILLMAR - The Thunder Bay Border Cats ended Willmar's winless start to the season with a 3-2 win against the Stingers Thursday night. The Stingers took an early lead with a pair of runs scored in the fourth inning but the Border Cats responded with two of their own in the sixth inning...