BASEBALL
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Barnstormers win state title 
JORDAN — With the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Rob Petersen delivered.
August 31, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Winsted defeats Lamberton
GAYLORD — Winsted lead-off batter Tony Kley was 4-for-6 Sunday and was one of five Wildcats that crossed the plate twice, as the Region 7 champions defeated Lamberton, 14-1, Sunday in a third round game of the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament at Walsh Field.
August 31, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Windom bows out of state tourney
GAYLORD — Derrick Jenniges remained perfect on the hill this summer and the Windom Pirates were eliminated from the state amateur baseball tournament Friday evening, as the Lamberton Long Sox — behind another sparkling pitching performance by Jenniges — defeated the Pirates, 3-1.
August 29, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Windom continues on tourney trail
WINDOM — Jared Pick has made quite a journey this season.
By Aaron Hagen , August 28, 2009
Worthington grad leads team to state title
WORTHINGTON — Some people belong in the office. Brian Drent, however, isn’t one of them.
By Michael Brauer , August 26, 2009
BASEBALL: Wilmont bows out of tourney
ARLINGTON — It wasn’t quite the way Sam Baumgartner wanted to end his career as a Wilmont Cardinal.
By Michael Brauer , August 24, 2009
Wilmont gears up for state tournament
WILMONT — In the summer of 1969, four Baumgartner brothers — Virgil, Bob, Pat and Don — helped lead the Wilmont Cardinals to the Minnesota state amateur baseball tournament for the first time in team history.
By Lucas Knutson , August 21, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Pirates return to state
WINDOM — Riding a four-game winning streak and boasting a roster of 12 capable pitchers, the Windom Pirates are heading to Arlington early Saturday morning for an 11 a.m. clash with the Moorhead Miners in an opening-round game of the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament.
By Les Knutson , August 20, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Windom routs Wilmont, wins Region 13C title
WILMONT — Led by left-hander Bryce Grove on the mound and at the plate Saturday night, the red-hot Windom Pirates claimed an 11-0, eight-inning victory over the Wilmont Cardinals in the Region 13C amateur baseball championship game at Butts Probst Field.
By Lucas Knutson , August 17, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Wilmont blanks Jackson, earns trip to state
JACKSON — After serving as Wilmont’s catcher for the first four games of the Region 13C amateur baseball series, Tracy Express draftee Bryan Nikkel took the hill in Game 5 and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Jackson Bulls in front of a large crowd at Wacker Field Thursday night.
By Lucas Knutson , August 14, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Cardinals force Game 5
WILMONT — Classmates and teammates for years, the duo of Justin Saufley and Jay Scheidt came up big again Tuesday evening, leading the Wilmont Cardinals to a 12-2, eight-inning victory over the Jackson Bulls at Butts Probst Field in Game 4 of a best-of-five Region 13C amateur baseball playoff series.
By Les Knutson , August 12, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Pirates sweep past Buttermakers
Windom advances to Class C State Baseball Tournament with
4-3 triumphHADLEY — Once again receiving strong all-around defensive play and clutch pitching performances Sunday afternoon, the Windom Pirates earned an exciting 4-3 victory over the Hadley Buttermakers in Game 3 of the Region 13C amateur baseball playoffs — sweeping the best-of-five series and securing a berth in the Class C State Baseball Tournament.
By Lucas Knutson , August 10, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Bulls take 2-1 edge on Cardinals
Schultz, Jacobsen lead Jackson to 7-4 victory in Game 3JACKSON — All season-long, the Jackson Bulls have been a well-balanced team at the plate, getting different players to come through with clutch hits. That trend was evident again Sunday afternoon, as seven Bulls came up with hits and Jackson claimed a 7-4 victory over Wilmont in Game 3 of a best-of-five Region 13C amateur baseball playoff series.
By Les Knutson , August 10, 2009
AMATEUR BASEBALL: Bulls even series with 9-3 victory
WILMONT — A pair of recent Jackson County Central graduates and one Jackson Bulls veteran came through with stellar performances Friday night, leading Jackson to a 9-3 victory over Wilmont in the second game of a best-of-five series between the two state-contending teams at Butts Probst Field.
By Les Knutson , August 08, 2009
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A newspaper reporter's Top 10
Each year, during the first full week of October, reporters and editors around the country celebrate National Newspaper Week. I use the word celebrate rather loosely. There is no party in the newsroom, no high-fives between co-workers and no gifts or extra perks handed out to those of us who work h
Posted by: Julie Buntjer on Oct 10, 2009 at 12:04 AM | The Farm BleatGo-Go Gomez and the Gang
My cell phone rang within a minute after Carlos Gomez slid across home plate and clinched the Central Division title for the Minnesota Twins after 12 back-and-forth, stressful innings of play Tuesday night. On the other end of the line was my 8-year-old nephew Blake. His words: "I changed my
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A weekend at the Homer Dome
Ah, home sweet home ... and Dome sweet Dome! Brother Kevin and I were both thankful to be under the big tarp of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Saturday and Sunday for what was to be the final two games in the indoor baseball stadium. It was to be the farewell to the Dome, until our Minnesota Twin
Posted by: Julie Buntjer on Oct 4, 2009 at 10:28 PM | The Farm BleatSo long, farewell
My boys were 6 and 8 years old the day they walked out onto the platform that led down into the field. They looked at the long row of steps beneath them, then looked toward the field. Both their jaws dropped. Their eyes grew. "Wooooow," they said in unison. It was their first Twins base
Posted by: jwettschreck on Oct 4, 2009 at 2:37 AM | Dirty LaundryMetrodome Memories
This weekend, Minnesota Twins fans from across the Upper Midwest will say so long to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. I imagine many of them are ready to start next season in the new outdoor stadium at Target Field. I’m not one of them. I’ve kind of grown attached to the dome. I have s
Posted by: Julie Buntjer on Oct 3, 2009 at 5:00 AM | The Farm Bleat1959: Old-Timers Practice Baseball
"Keep your eye on the ball," advised Milt Osterberg, old-time catcher, while Danny Regnier was taking batting practice at the "Old
Weather doesn't stop Worthington
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