Legion

WORTHINGTON -- At the end of World War I, a group of veterans established an organization and gave it a name, the American Legion. It was felt that those who had served in a war such as World War I needed to band together, if for nothing else than to remember their association in...

WORTHINGTON -- Pipestone's Nate Alfson has seen his fair share of time behind the plate this season. As the catcher for both the Pipestone amateur and Legion team, Alfson has had a busy summer. Add on catching games on a Ridgewater College team that finished fourth in the nation,...

SPRINGFIELD -- All Pipestone pitcher Bryce Beyers wanted to do was keep the ball low and let his defense make the plays. A week after Pipestone's Greg Quist threw a no-hitter against Wabasso, Beyers nearly matched Quist as Pipestone cruised to a 10-0 victory in five innings against...

SPRINGFIELD -- After taking the first pitch of the first game Friday in the American Legion baseball playoffs, Luverne leadoff hitter Zack Clark wasn't going to let a good pitch get past him. He took the second pitch of the game deep to left field, and wound up with a triple before...

SLEEPY EYE -- One bad inning spelled the end Tuesday for Worthington's American Legion baseball team. Eagle Lake scored five runs -- all with two outs -- in the fourth inning en route to a 7-3 victory over Worthington, which was eliminated from the 2nd District, Division 1 playoffs. "We...

SPRINGFIELD -- Both the Luverne and the Pipestone American Legion baseball teams stayed alive in the 2nd District tournament Monday night. Luverne defeated Wells, 8-7 in a game which saw six errors between the two teams. Pipestone, meanwhile, had a stellar pitching performance...

SLEEPY EYE -- For six innings, the Worthington Legion baseball team kept the Sleepy Eye offense under wraps. However, Sleepy Eye Post 7 scored three runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth to turn a 2-1 lead into a 7-1 victory in the first round of playoffs Saturday. "The...

SPRINGFIELD -- Before the game started, the Pipestone Legion baseball team set a goal to score 15 runs against Luverne on Saturday. Post 6 nearly reached its goal in a 14-6 victory, setting up a matchup with Wabasso tonight at 8 p.m. "We've been hitting the ball pretty well lately,"...

WORTHINGTON -- As the two teams to advance out of Sub-district A, Pipestone and Luverne are getting prepared for this weekend's 2nd District Division 2 American Legion baseball tournament held in Springfield. Pipestone (14-3-1) won Subdistrict A and plays the host team Springfield...

ADRIAN -- Pipestone (12-3) won a pair of games over the weekend to win the sub-district legion baseball championship, while Luverne (10-5) came back through the loser's bracket and claimed runner-up honors.

PIPESTONE -- The Pipestone American Legion baseball team stormed back from an eight-run deficit Tuesday to defeat Okabena 10-9 in the season finale for both teams. Lon Eichenberger, who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, delivered a two-run triple in the first inning to put Okabena ahead. Tom...

HERON LAKE -- The Okabena American Legion baseball team found the right formula for victory Saturday. Okabena used timely hitting, near-perfect defense and a pair of solid pitching performances to defeat Worthington, 9-3, in a nine-inning contest. "We hit the ball well," Okabena...

SLAYTON -- Adrian American Legion baseball coach Greg Kruger said it was the worst thing that could have happened to Slayton: Jordon Kontz got angry. Full of anger and adrenaline after a call that he thought was incorrect, Kontz unleashed a series of furious fastballs to record...

EDGERTON -- Four visiting players had multiple hits Tuesday night, as the Adrian American Legion baseball team captured a 13-1 victory on the road over Edgerton. Brett Nowotny was 3-for-3 for Adrian, while Adam Diekmann, John Archer and Joey Bertrand each had two hits. Jordan Reker...