Alec Hamilton

New York

Senior Producer, Morning Edition at WNYC (New York, NY)

Sr Producer for Morning Edition @wnyc. Fan of public water fountains. Always trying to play Maná on the air. https://t.co/jq3PUA6w91

Articles

Cannon Falls baseball comes one game short of section championship appearance

5 days ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Cannon Falls Bomber baseball saw its season end Saturday in the Section 1AA consolation final, just a game away from playing in Tuesday’s Section 1AA championship. The Bombers lost in the quarterfinals on Memorial Day 5-3 in nine innings, which dropped them down to the consolation bracket. They then had to win two games on Saturday, June 1, in order to come out of the consolation bracket and play for a section championship.
Athlete of the Week: Randolph softball's Ella Banks makes plays all over

5 days ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Randolph senior Ella Banks made plays all over the field and at the plate in Rocket softball’s Section 1AA championship win over Caledonia on Thursday, May 29, which made her the Beacon’s Athlete of the Week. The game was scoreless in the bottom of the 6th inning when Banks came to the plate with the bases loaded and 1 out. She proceeded to launch a ball over the center fielder and clear the bases, giving Randolph a 3-0 lead.
Title Defense: The Rockets will try to win consecutive Class AA state championships

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Randolph Rocket softball will defend its Class AA State Championship after beating the Caledonia Warriors in the Section 1AA championship game for the second consecutive year. The top-seeded Rockets beat the No. 4 Warriors 3-1 Thursday evening in Austin to return to Mankato and try to win back-to-back state titles.
VFW, American Legion hold annual Memorial Day ceremony

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

It was an absolutely beautiful morning for the annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony put on by Nelson-Scofield Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4452 and Kraft-Ostrom American Legion Post #142. The Memorial Day remembrances and festivities were kicked off with a breakfast at the VFW from 7-9 a.m. That was followed by the Memorial Day parade, which started at 10:30 a.m. downtown and marched to the Colvill Memorial at the Cannon Falls Cemetery.
Randolph baseball's season comes to an end in pitcher’s duel against Z-M

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Randolph Rocket baseball’s great 2025 season came to an end on Memorial Day with a 1-0 loss to the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars in Stewartville during Section 1AA consolation play. The No. 5-seeded Rockets started the postseason with an 8-7 win over No. 12 Cotter/HOPE Lutheran back on Thursday, May 22, in a game that was delayed a day due to the rain. Randolph then traveled to No. 4 Caledonia on Saturday, May 24, where they lost 8-0 and fell to the consolation bracket.
Randolph softball to play for yet another section championship Thursday

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Randolph Rocket softball continued its quest to repeat as Class AA state champions Tuesday evening in the Section 1AA semifinals and once again flexed its muscle with a 6-0 shutout of the No. 2-seeded Chatfield Gophers. The Rockets will now play Thursday evening in Austin for a second-consecutive Section 1AA championship against the No. 4-seeded Caledonia Warriors, a rematch of the two teams’ quarterfinal matchup. Randolph edged out Caledonia 1-0 back on Thursday, May 22, in Rochester.
Bomber baseball, Jack Meyers walk-it-off against Z-M in first round

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

The top-seeded Cannon Falls Bomber baseball team got a 6-5, walk-off win over the No. 8 Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars Saturday, May 24, in the second round of the Section 1AA playoffs. It was a little revenge for the Bombers after the Cougars got a walk-off win last spring over them last spring in the Section 1AA championship game. Cannon Falls faced No. 4 Caledonia on Memorial Day after this article was written in the Section 1AA quarterfinals.
Athlete of the Week: Cannon Falls senior Tysen Lind qualifies for section finals in all four events

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Cannon Falls senior Tysen Lind will try to end his final Bomber track and field season with a bang after qualifying for the Section 1A finals meet in all four of his events. Lind will compete in the 100-meter dash, 4x100 relay, long jump and triple jump on Tuesday and Thursday, May 27 and May 29 in Dodge Center at Triton High School. Lind took fifth at the Section 1A-Subsection 3 meet in Pine Island on Thursday, May 22, after it was delayed a day due to rain.
Cannon Falls track sends 23 entries to section finals; Randolph has six advance

1 week ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

The Cannon Falls and Randolph boys and girls track and field teams combined to send almost 30 entries to the Section 1A finals meet after competing Thursday, May 22, in the Section 1A-Subsection 3 competition in Pine Island. The competition was originally supposed to be held the day before but was rained out. The Bombers will send 23 entries to compete Tuesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 29, at Triton High School in Dodge Center.
Cannon Falls held its awards/scholarship night on May 7

2 weeks ago | cannonfallsbeacon.com | Alec Hamilton

Cannon Falls High School held its awards night on Wednesday, May 7, to recognize the academic, athletic and extracurricular achievements of Bomber students. They also announced the winners of various scholarships to graduating seniors.