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BASEBALL Region 10C Playoffs Fairmont Martins 9, Jackson Bulls 3 (Martins win series 2-1) Windom Pirates 9, Luverne Redbirds 3 (Pirates win series 2-1)   Championship Series best 2-of-3 Fairmont at Windom, Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Windom at Fairmont, Friday 7:30 p.m. Fairmont at Windom, Sunday 1:00 p.m. if necessary   Third Place Series best 2-of-3, winner advances to State Jackson at Luverne, Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Luverne at Jackson, Friday 7:30 p.m. Jackson at Luverne, Sunday 1:00 p.m. if necessary     Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride is sitting atop the WNBA record books after a blazing performance on Sunday. The five-time [...]

BASEBALL Region 10C Playoffs   Fairmont 16, Worthington 4 (Martins win series 2-0) Windom 10, Fox Lake 0 (Pirates win series 2-0) Jackson 6, Milroy Irish 4 (Bulls win series 2-0) Luverne 13, Hadley 1  (Redbirds win series 2-0)   Draft picks for next round: Windom selects Paxton Gravlin from Fox Lake Fairmont selects Lincoln Swanjord from Hadley Luverne selects Tyler Maeyaert from Milroy Jackson selects Tucker Sorenson from Hadley   Next round begins Wednesday Jackson at Fairmont, Herb Wolf Field 7:30 p.m. Luverne at Windom, Island Park 7:30 p.m.   The Mariners blew a late lead but walked off the [...]

BASEBALL Region 10C Amateur Playoffs Game 1 of best of 3 series   Fairmont Martins 9, Worthington Cubs 1 Windom Pirates 10, Fox Lake Foxes 3 Jackson Bulls 8, Milroy Irish 2 Luverne Redbirds 8, Hadley Buttermakers 0   Game 2 in all series will take place Friday night.   Randy Dobnak threw seven scoreless innings as the Royals blanked the Twins 4-0 in Minnesota. Dobnak earned his first win. Tyler Tolbert homered for KC, which has won three of four. Joe Ryan allowed all four runs in six frames as he fell to 6-and-7. The Twins saw their three-game winning [...]

The Twins walked-off the Royals 3-2 in their series opener. Royce Lewis laced a triple which scored the game-tying-and-ending runs. Taj Bradley fanned 10 batters and gave up both runs over six innings for Minnesota, which has won three straight games. Seth Lugo surrendered one run on six hits over six innings for Kansas City, which has dropped three of its last five games.   The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Toronto Tempo 100–93 at the Target Center on Tuesday, extending their winning streak to eight games. Rookie Olivia Miles led the way with 24 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. Kayla [...]

Amateur Baseball Region 10C Playoffs 2nd Round of Best 2 of 3 series begin Wednesday   #2 Fairmont Martins vs #7 Worthington Cubs Game 1 Wed, July 29 Herb Wolf Field, Fairmont 7:30 pm Game 2 Fri, July 31 Worthington 7:30 pm Game 3 (if necessary) Sun, Aug 2 Herb Wolf Field, Fairmont 2:00 pm   # 1 Windom Pirates vs. #8 Fox Lake Foxes Game 1 Wed, July 29 at Island Park, Windom 7:30 pm Game 2 Fri, July 31 at Truman 7:30 pm Game 3 (if necessary) Sun, Aug 2 at Island Park, Windom 2:00 pm   #4 Luverne [...]

Amateur Baseball Region 10C Playoffs - Game 1 of best of 3 series   Fox Lake Foxes 4, Lakefield Horned Frogs 3 Jackson Bulls 5, Heron Lake Lakers 1 Worthington Cubs 7, Pipestone A's 1   The Twins put an end to their losing streak following a 10-6 victory over the Guardians in Cleveland. Brooks Lee led the way at the plate after going two for five with a three-run homer and four RBIs. Trevor Larnach also went deep with a solo blast and three RBIs. Minnesota snapped its four-game skid. Slade Cecconi was charged with the loss after allowing seven [...]

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier is expected to make her season debut tonight. The four-time All-NBA selection is listed as probable to play against the Storm in Seattle after recovering from offseason surgery on both ankles. Collier was having an MVP-level season last year before the ankle issues derailed her campaign. The Lynx presently have the best record in the WNBA. Gophers' basketball coach Niko Medved is getting a one-year contract extension. The agreement will keep him over the hoops team through April 2032. Medved led the Gophers to a 15-and-18 record in his first season. The team finished eight-and-twelve in [...]

Amateur Baseball update Region 10C Playoff Seeds  Windom Pirates (14-1) Fairmont Martins (11-4) Milroy Irish (10-4) Luverne Redbirds (10-4) Hadley Buttermakers (10-4) Jackson Bulls (9-6) Worthington Cubs (5-9) Fox Lake Foxes (5-10) Lakefield Horned Frogs ((3-12) Pipestone A’s ((3-11) Heron Lake Lakers (0-15) Region 10C Matchups First Round (starts Wednesday, 7/22) No. 11 Heron Lake vs No. 6 Jackson No. 10 Pipestone vs No. 7 Worthington No. 9 Lakefield vs No. 8 Fox Lake   Second Round (starts Wednesday, 7/29) No. 5 Hadley vs No. 4 Luverne Heron Lake/Jackson winner vs No. 3 Milroy Irish Pipestone/Worthington vs No. 2 Fairmont Lakefield/Fox [...]

First Nite League Games on July 15   Fairmont Martins 3, Windom Pirates 0 Hadley Buttermakers 7, Jackson Bulls 3 Milroy Irish 24, Heron Lake Lakers 4 (7 innings) Fox Lake Foxes 11, Lakefield Horned Frogs 1 (8 innings)   First Nite League Standings Windom 16-2 Fairmont 12-4 Jackson 12-5 Fox Lake   6-9 Lakefield  3-12 Heron Lake 0-15   Gopher League Standings Hadley 13-10 Milroy Irish 12-7 Luverne 8-6 Worthington 6-9 Pipestone 3-13   Martins final scheduled regular season game is Friday night at New Ulm Brewers. Playoffs begin Wednesday, July 29