Madeline Warren

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ROCHESTER — As a die-hard Minnesota Twins fan, Betty Lentz is getting the ultimate birthday gift this year. Lentz, who celebrates her milestone 100th birthday on Oct. 13, 2025, will throw out the first pitch before the Twins vs. Seattle Mariners game on Thursday, June 26. “People are really excited for me,” Lentz said. “So I'll do the best I can. Just make my day.”The opportunity presented itself after her brother attended a game in Milwaukee.

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CHATFIELD — After Cora Bicknese and Harper Goldsmith played the final match of their respective sophomore and junior seasons in the state tournament last fall, there was little time to reflect on what they accomplished. The Chatfield volleyball standouts had to return to the court the next day for club team tryouts. Goldsmith, a rising senior setter and Bicknese, a rising junior opposite/libero, play together in the high school offseason for Vital Volleyball Club out of Eden Prairie.

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Editor’s note: This story will be updated later with more information and quotes from coaches and players. MINNEAPOLIS — Back in January, Jaxon Hartzell’s dad, Darin, made bracelets for the Pine Island baseball players with the words “Pine Island Baseball” on one side. On the other side were target symbols next to June 14, 2025, to represent the date and location of this year's Class 2A baseball state championship game.

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ST. CLOUD — It took nine innings, but Pine Island baseball made history on Thursday. Going to extra innings for the second straight day, the Panthers fought tooth and nail in every aspect of the game to take down No. 2-seeded Perham 6-2 in the Class 2A state semifinals at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud. Pine Island handed Perham just its second loss of the season to earn a spot in P.I.'s first-ever state title game.

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Editor’s note: This story will be updated later with more information and comments from players and coaches. JORDAN, Minn. — When Luke Hebl nailed the ball in the fourth inning, he wasn’t sure if it was going to make it over the wall. It did. It was the Stewartville senior catcher’s first home run at any level of baseball, Little League through high school, and it couldn’t have come at a more picture-perfect time than during the state tournament.