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SHAKOPEE - Both area amateur baseball teams lost in the third round of the Class C state tournament game. New London-Spicer lost 5-2 to Sobieski in Shakopee and Raymond fell 5-4 to Young America in New Prague. Sobieski advanced to the title game with a 5-2 win over Sartell and a 2-1...

SHAKOPEE - Both area amateur baseball teams lost in the third round of the Class C state tournament game. New London-Spicer lost 5-2 to Sobieski in Shakopee and Raymond fell 5-4 to Young America in New Prague. Sobieski advanced to the title game with a 5-2 win over Sartell and a 2-1...

The Willmar volleyball improved both its serving and serve receive, which led to more efficient offense in a three-set victory over Jordan at the Breakdown Side Out Classic on Saturday. The Cardinals won 25-11, 25-14 and 25-20. Willmar lost a three-setter to Marshall to open the season...

NEW PRAGUE - Alex Lotthammer and Damon Rademacher made life miserable for every hitter that stepped into the batter's box on Sunday. With Raymond and Princeton playing in the opening round of the Class C state amateur baseball tournament, the two were mired in a pitcher's duel, hoping...

NEW PRAGUE - Solid pitching performances and a three-run eighth inning helped the New London-Spicer amateur baseball team down Howard Lake 4-1 on Saturday in the opening round of the Class C state tournament. NLS' Austen Hadley broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run home run in the eighth...

Three area amateur baseball teams open play in the Class C state tournament the next two weekends in New Prague and Shakopee. New London-Spicer, the Region 4C runner-up, plays a first-round game against Howard Lake at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in New Prague. Raymond, the 4C third-place team,...

THUNDER BAY - The Willmar Stingers locked up a division championship and capped their best Northwoods League regular season in franchise history with a 7-1 win over Thunder Bay on Sunday. The win was Willmar's fifth straight and secured the North Division second-half championship...

ATWATER - The New London-Spicer Twins and the Raymond Rockets turned Kingery Field into a Little League ballpark Sunday afternoon, blasting four home runs in a 6-3 Twins win that earned them a spot in the Class C amateur baseball state tournament. NLS left fielder Mike Danielson hit...

MANKATO - The Willmar Stingers' bullpen matched Mankato's out for out over the final five innings and the Stingers came away with a 9-5 victory on Monday at Franklin Rogers Park. Big innings helped the Stingers and MoonDogs plate a bunch of runs before the pitchers knuckled down....

REDWOOD FALLS - BOLD needed to go to a second game but defeated Tri-Town to win the Legion Division II Central Sub-District championship on Sunday. Tri-Town, which came back through the loser's bracket, forced a second game for the title with a 5-1 win over BOLD in Sunday's first...