baseball

Owatonna baseball, boys' lacrosse and girls' lacrosse all celebrated Big Nine championships Friday.

Northfield surprised Owatonna by scoring eight runs in the seventh inning to delay the Huskies from clinching the Big Nine title.

Outfielders, infielders and pitchers were all trying to throw strikes Thursday as Gopher Conference baseball teams gathered in Waterville for a bowling tournament. Host school Waterville-Elysian-Morristown won the event, edging Blooming Prairie. Medford, Maple River and NRHEG tied for third.

The impact the continued winter weather is having on local sports teams and facilities is reaching the absurd stage. The wind from the weekend blizzard knocked down the first base dugout at Jeff Reese Field in New Richland, the baseball home for NRHEG.

The Minnesota Twins take on the New York Yankees in the American League wild card game Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Owatonna and Faribault youth baseball and softball teams were among those that got the opportunity to parade around Target Field before a Twins game early this month.

The Miesville Mudhens open defense of their Class B State Baseball Title Sunday in Norwood.

The Dodge County Diamondbacks and Hampton Cardinals won their respective Regions and get the opening weekend of the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament off. The Cannon Falls Bears finished second in Region 4 and play Saturday, August 19, at 4PM in Norwood against Region 13 third qualifier Hadley...

The magic ran out for the Faribault Lakers amateur baseball team Sunday in a 5-0 loss at Union Hill. Bulldog lefty pitcher Daniel Feneis struck out 19 while throwing some serious gas to the Lakers hitters, allowing four hits and stranding just three base runners...

The Faribault Lakers amateur baseball team defeated the Union Hill Bulldogs on Friday night 4-2 in a great game at Union Hill. Head Coach Charlie Lechtenberg told KDHL that Egan Bonde pitched a "terrific game" and Matt Lane finished the game on the hill for the Lakers...