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Prep Football: Annual Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game is Saturday
The 37th Annual Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game will be played on Saturday June 26 at Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The kick-off will be at 7:00 PM. This will be the sixth year that St. Cloud State University has hosted the All-Star Football Game.
Boys Baseball: Four Sebeka players land on 2010 State All-Tournament Team
Four Sebeka Trojan baseball players landed on the 2010 State All-Tournament Team following the conclusion of the Class A championship game at Target Field on Saturday.
Representing the Trojans were seniors Alex Brockphaler and Josh Kinnunen, junior Brenen Brockphaler and sophomore Paul Funk.
Alex Brockpahler went 1-1 on the mound for the Trojans in the tournament. The senior allowed 11 runs (nine earned) and surrendered 15 hits in 13 innings. He walked six and struck out 13 in his two appearances.
State Baseball: Class A Championship: Unbeaten Eden Valley-Watkins rallies to stun Sebeka 7-4
Sebeka started strong in the Class A State Championship game, racking up a 4-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but the undefeated, and No.1-ranked Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles took flight the rest of the game to score five unanswered runs en route to winning the title, 7-4.
The Trojans jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Josh Kinnunen laced an RBI single to left field and Cody Pulju followed with and RBI double into the left-center gap.
State Baseball: Class A Semifinals: Sebeka advances to title game on Pulju’s game-winner
Cody Pulju’s only hit of the game turned out to be a winner.
With the score tied 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh, the junior delivered a two-out, RBI single to give Sebeka the 5-4 victory over Deer River in the semifinals of the State Class A Tournament Thursday evening at the Mini Met in Jordan.
State Baseball: Class A Quarterfinals: Sebeka dispatches Southland 12-3
Sebeka erupted for 13 hits to dispatch the Southland Rebels 12-3 in the quarterfinals of the State Class A Boys Baseball tournament Thursday morning.
The Brockpahler brothers (Alex and Brenen) combined to go 5-for-7 with a double and three RBI while Cody Pulju and Taylor Pederson both collected two hits and drove in three runs to pace Sebeka at the plate. Josh Kinnunen rounded out the list of Trojans with multiple hits, going 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Prep Baseball: State Tournament Preview: La Crescent only team to defend championship; two teams making first appearances
In the 11th year of a three-class format, a new baseball champion will emerge in Class A and in Class AAA. La Crescent will attempt to defend its Class AA title. Two teams are making first appearances: Deer River and Fosston, both in the Class A tournament.
College Softball: Huskies ink Katie Erickson of Elk River to 2011 roster
St. Cloud State University’s head softball coach Paula U’Ren is pleased to announce the signing of Katie Erickson (Elk River) to a National Letter of Intent and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tender to attend St. Cloud State in the fall of 2010 and play softball for the Huskies.
Prep Softball: Section 6A Championship: Lady Braves edge Parkers Prairie 1-0 for state trip (REPOSTED)
The Menahga Lady Braves celebrated their Section 6A Championship and state tournament berth with the 1-0 victory over Parkers Prairie on Thursday.
Photo courtesy Tim Ellingson/Blueberry Bugler
It was tough, tooth-and-nail battle but the Menahga Lady Braves earned a return trip to the Class A State Girls Softball Tournament since 2007 with the 1-0 victory over
Prep Baseball: South Subsection 8AA Playoffs: Rangers upset Wolverines 7-5 (REPOSTED)
Wolverine Ryan Redfield snags the pickoff attempt while a Crosby-Ironton baserunner gets a faceful of dirt sliding headfirst into second on a steal.
MSHSL: Live, from Target Field, it’s the 2010 Prep Championship Series (REPOSTED)
For six Minnesota high school baseball teams, when the plate umpire barks "Play Ball" for their final game of the season, it will be within the confines of Target Field, the new outdoor home of the Minnesota Twins. Prior to that first pitch of the three championship baseball games slated for the new ballpark, players, coaches and fans alike may likely be getting their first glimpse of the stellar stadium and all of its amenities.
And the entire day of premier Minnesota high school baseball will be live both on the Internet and on television.
