For the second straight year, Hannah Brewers was the only member of the Trapshooting team from Minneota to qualify for the Trapshooting Nationals on Saturday in Mason, Michigan.
They call it a “warm-up” for the upcoming playoffs.
After losing the opener to Heron Lake-Okabena, 3-2, Minneota's Vultures Legion team ounced back to beat Wells, 15-8.
Kids like to pitch and Parker Bradley eyed the plate and got ready to deliver the pitch for the Fifth and Sixth Grade Minneota boys.
"A never die attitude," expressed by Manager Tyson Sonnenburg, as he led his team back from a 7-2 deficit to a 9-7 win, helped the Mudhens avert disaster at Cottonwood.
Minneota got a scouting report on Dumont pitcher Nate Albrecht, who pitches for U of M-Crookston College, the same as Minneota native pitcher Henry Pesch.
Senior Legion Southwest Sub-State Tournament
Thursday, July 18 at Luverne
Noon — Wells vs. Springfield
2:30 p.m. — Minneota vs. Heron Lake-Okabena
After grabbing the ball, Logan Esping raced to the bag. The teams aren’t playing other towns, they scrimmage against themselves. Doesn’t matter, they’re playing ball!
Minneota’s surprising Junior American Legion season continued last week with a 9-7 win over Dawson — pushing the team’s South Central District record to 8-0 on the year.
Coming into the high school baseball season, senior Austin Sorensen hadn’t done a lot of pitching.