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Wabasso’s state runs end with losses to Braham, Blackduck

NORTH MANKATO — A valiant comeback effort from the No. 5 Wabasso softball team wasn’t enough to steal a win against No. 4 Braham in the Class A state quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Caswell Softball Complex. The Rabbits overcame a 2-0 deficit to tie the game up in the sixth inning, but ...

‘It’s a surreal feeling’

MILROY — Saturday’s Section 3A baseball tournament semifinal matchup between No. 2S Yellow Medicine East and No. 3S Russell-Tyler-Ruthton was a familiar scene for many in attendance. Two years after the Sting overcame a last-inning deficit to walk off the Knights in the 3A championship, the ...

Dawson-Boyd downs Minneota in elimination bracket

MILROY — A big game at the plate and on the mound from Nathan Hansen helped the Dawson-Boyd baseball team take down Minneota in the Section 3A elimination bracket on Saturday. The Blackjacks staked an early lead and held on for a 4-2 win, leaving them one win away from a return to the section ...

Neubeck’s pair of HRs not enough in A’s loss to Bird Island

MARSHALL — Connor Neubeck’s pair of home runs and a late rally from the Marshall A’s weren’t enough to steal a Corn Belt League victory against Bird Island on Sunday as the Bullfrogs’ early offensive production gave them an 11-9 win over Marshall. The A’s trailed 11-6 heading ...

Tigers’ season ends with pair of losses to Mankato West, Albert Lea

NEW ULM — The Marshall baseball team’s season came to an abrupt end on Saturday with a pair of losses at Mueller Park. The third-seeded Tigers entered the day in the winner’s bracket but fell 8-4 to No. 2 Mankato West in the section quarterfinals before suffering a 9-1 season-ending loss ...

Wabasso seeded 5th after breaking 14-year state tourney drought

NORTH MANKATO — Going 14 years without seeing the state softball tournament was a long wait for the Wabasso Rabbits, who will open the Class A State Softball Tournament at Caswell Park on Tuesday against the Braham Bombers. But the Rabbits’ long wait was nothing compared to the wait their ...