Legion

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...

WORTHINGTON -- Two days after allowing 25 hits and 38 runs in two losses to Adrian, the Worthington team had other plans for Tuesday night's legion baseball game against Jackson. Starting pitcher Matt King did not allow a hit as Worthington won a decisive 10-0 five-inning victory....

WORTHINGTON -- Smacking a total of 25 hits in two games, Adrian Post 32 won its 10th and 11th consecutive American Legion baseball games of the summer, impressively sweeping a doubleheader over Worthington Post 5 Sunday. Adrian utilized a trio of home runs to claim a 17-3 victory...

ADRIAN -- It wasn't always pretty for the Adrian offense Friday night. Post 32 had two hits against Pipestone, but managed to score enough runs in a 5-4 victory in an American Legion baseball game. "I think we played pretty well," Pipestone's Darrell Stout said. "Obviously, errors...

JACKSON -- The Adrian bats came to play in the first day of the Jackson American Legion baseball tournament. Adrian turned a 7-3 lead into a 19-3 lead in one inning as Post 32 defeated St. James, 19-6, in Adrian's second game of the day. "That was amazing," Adrian outfielder John...

JACKSON -- Luverne's Nick Meyer came through when his team needed it the most. Hitting out of the No. 9 spot, Meyer had two hits and drove in what proved to be the game-winning run in Luverne's 2-1 victory over Hector at the LDW Legion tournament in Jackson Saturday. "It was hard-fought,"...

JACKSON -- After winning a pair of games Saturday and claiming a 4-3 victory over Blue Earth early Sunday, Adrian Post 32 rallied with a four-run sixth inning to edge Luverne, 10-9, late Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the LDW Legion Baseball Tournament. The victory...

ADRIAN -- Jordon Kontz smacked a home run and had three RBIs before leaving with a hand injury, and Adrian cruised past Slayton 10-1 in an American Legion matchup Friday night. Brett Nowotny had a pair of hits and drove in two runs for Adrian, now 3-1 overall. Also contributing offensively...

ADRIAN -- Jordon Kontz hasn't missed a step since the end of the high school season. Kontz had four hits and drove in four runs to lead Adrian past Edgerton 12-4 in an American Legion baseball game Tuesday night. Kontz started his night with a two-run home run in the first and...

WORTHINGTON -- After not playing a game in more than two weeks, it took a while for Worthington's Joe Ahrens to shake off the rust. However, once the right-hander found his groove, he was nearly unhittable as Worthington opened its Legion baseball season with a 5-4 come-from-behind...

OKABENA -- The Adrian Legion baseball team scored nine runs and took advantage of six Okabena errors in a 9-4 victory Friday night. John Archer earned the victory, allowing two hits and striking out three for Adrian. Garet Rogers suffered the loss, allowing two earned runs while...