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RTR advances past Minneota in elimination bracket

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RTR 8, Minneota 3 MILROY — Brayden Chandler racked up three hits with a double for the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton baseball team in its Section 3A baseball tournament elimination matchup against Minneota on Tuesday. The two teams remained within striking distance of each other for the first four innings, but a six-run fifth powered the Knights to an 8-3 win. The Knights led 2-1 heading into the fifth, when Tyson Burns reached on an error and Gavin Schreurs reached on a failed fielder’s choice. Chandler pushed across the inning’s first run with an RBI single and Tyler Wichmann followed ...

Blackjacks advance to semifinals with defeat over A/E

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MILROY — The top-seeded Dawson-Boyd baseball team booked its ticket to the Section 3A semifinals after defeating No. 2 Adrian/Ellsworth 8-3 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals behind a tenacious defensive effort, as its offense followed. “It feels pretty good. It’s good to not have to play ...

YME comes 'full circle' in section playoffs

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MARSHALL --- The meeting of the two top seeds in the Section 3A softball semifinals on Thursday fully lived up to the hype. The North’s top-seeded Yellow Medicine East Sting built a five-run lead over the South’s top-seeded Wabasso Rabbits, but no lead was safe. The teams traded leads ...

Monson's pair of HRs power YME to 3A quarterfinals

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No. 3N YME 8, No. 2N LQPV 1 MADISON — Drew Monson homered twice and drove in six runs in the Yellow Medicine East baseball team’s second-round matchup against No. 2 Lac qui Parle Valley on Saturday, powering the Sting to the Section 3A quarterfinals with an 8-1 victory. The Sting led 1-0 heading into the second when walks to Caysen Lien and Cal Almich with an Aaden Kuehn single in between loaded the bases. With one out, Monson blasted a grand slam over the left-field wall to give the Sting a 5-0 cushion. Monson finished the day with three hits, two walks and six RBIs. Gunnar Fagen ...

Kluis’ grand slam leads Rebels to 3A quarterfinals

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No. 1 MCC 11, No. 4 Minneota 1 (6 inn.) SLAYTON — Dugan Kluis’ grand slam highlighted the top-seeded Murray County Central baseball team’s postseason-opening 11-1 win over No. 4 Minneota on Saturday in the Section 3A Tournament second round. The Rebels earned the top overall seed and a first-round bye after going 17-1 in the regular season, earning the chance to host a playoff game. Kluis hit his grand slam in the fourth inning to continue MCC’s early momentum and helped put the score in mercy-rule territory. His hit scored Carter Hanson, Teague Meyer and Tristan ...