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Legion baseball: Glenwood-Lowry 18U gets walk-off win over Osakis

2 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

With a run on an error, followed by a Logan Schjenken 2-RBI single, the Osaks senior legion team tied a Monday game against Glenwood-Lowry Legion 18U, 4-4, in the top of the seventh inning. Glenwood-Lowry had the final say as a Conner Erickson walk-off RBI single gave it a 5-4 win in Glenwood on June 2. Erickson also earned the win on the mound, striking out eight batters in four innings.
Golf: Osakis' Leah Maddock ties for 13th at Section 6-2A Tournament

2 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

Osakis’ Leah Maddock wrapped up her 2025 season by tying for 13th at the Section 6-2A Tournament at the Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell. Maddock finished with a two-day total of 139 (31-over par) over the course of the 27-hole tournament. Maddock had six pars in the tournament, which ran from June 2-3. Osakis competed as a team on day one of the tournament, finishing with a score of 206 and not making the cut for day two.
College Track and Field: Mya Lesnar punches her ticket to NCAA nationals

2 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

Colorado State senior Mya Lesnar didn’t waste much time competing in the women's shot put at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Prelims on Friday, May 29, 2025, in College Station, Texas. On her first shot put attempt, Lesnar, an Alexandria alum, finished with a throw of 18.50 meters. No one else surpassed 18 meters, as Lesnar went on to win the NCAA West Prelims and advance to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Baseball: Alexandria Redbirds sweep Silver Snappers in season's first games

3 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

The Alexandria Redbirds, a 50+ amateur baseball team, started its 2025 season with a pair of dominant wins on the road in Mounds View in a Sunday doubleheader against the Twin Cities Silver Snappers. The Redbirds won both games 12-1, despite missing players such as Lee Skykora, Greg Serum, Doug Breitkreutz, Roger Johnson, Chad Moritz, and Rob Nigg due to injury or conflict. Jerrod Kelley earned the win on the mound in game one for the Redbirds, striking out a pair of batters.
Baseball: Classic Clippers shutout Fergus Falls RiverDogs in season opener

3 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria Classic Clippers, a 35+ senior men’s amateur baseball team, are the defending Minnesota Senior Men’s Amateur Baseball Association state champions and had hopes of starting the 2025 season 1-0 with a win at home over the Fergus Falls RiverDogs on Friday, May 31. The Classic Clippers accomplished this goal with standout pitching and defense in a 5-0 win at Knute Nelson Memorial Park in Alexandria.
Baseball: Defending Section 6A champs Parkers Prairie return to section final with win over Upsala-Swanville

3 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

MORRIS — Upsala-Swanville put itself in a strong position early in Tuesday’s Section 6A Semifinal game in Morris against the Parkers Prairie baseball team as it had bases loaded with only one out in the top of the first inning. But Parkers Prairie nearly turned a 5-6-3 double play to end the inning, and Upsala-Swanville only scored one run in the inning. Then, the Panthers took control of the game.
Douglas County area sports schedule for June 3, 2025

4 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

BASEBALLParkers Prairie vs. Upsala-Swanville, 2:30 p.m. โ Section 6A semifinal at Chizek Field in MorrisParkers Prairie (if they lose at 2:30 p.m.) vs. Border West or Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 4:30 p.m. โ Section 6A elimination game at Chizek Field in MorrisBOYS TENNIS Minnewaska vs. St. Paul Academy and Summit, 8 a.m. at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis โ MSHSL Class A Team State Tournament GIRLS GOLFOsakis at Section 6-2A Tournament, 9 a.m. at Blackberry Ridge in Sartell
Baseball: Section 6A semifinal game between Parkers Prairie and Upsala-Swanville moved to Tuesday

4 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

MORRIS β The Parkers Prairie baseball team was set to face the Upsala-Swanville Patriots in the Section 6A Semifinal at Chizek Field in Morris on Monday, but inclement weather has postponed the game to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The winner of this game advances to the section championship at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at Chizek Field in Morris, while the loser plays an elimination game at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa or Border West.
Viking Speedway: Saurers win on All Classes Freedom Night

4 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

On All Classes Freedom Night, Ron Saurer and Trevor Saurer of Dalton, Minnesota, won feature races at Viking Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Ron Saurer won the Midwest Mods feature, while Trevor Saurer won the Super Stock feature. Ron Saurer now has 206 points and is in second place in the Midwest Mods division, while Trevor Saurer is tied with Brady Gerdes of Villard, Minnesota, for the lead in the Super Stock division with 207 points.
Baseball: Section 6A semifinal game between Brandon-Evansville and Upsala-Swanville moved to Tuesday

4 days ago | echopress.com | Sam Stuve

MORRIS β The Parkers Prairie baseball team was set to face the Upsala-Swanville Patriots in the Section 6A Semifinal at Chizek Field in Morris on Monday, but inclement weather has postponed the game to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The winner of this game advances to the section championship at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at Chizek Field in Morris, while the loser plays an elimination game at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa or Border West.