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Minnesota American Legion Baseball Rankings for May 29
Farmington and St. Cloud remain atop the Senior Legion teams. Burnsville and New London-Spicer lead the Junior Legion teams.
Minnesota American Legion Fastpitch Softball Rankings for May 29
Virginia tops the chart.
See the preseason rankings for Minnesota American Legion Baseball
Farmington, Burnsville, St. Cloud and New London-Spicer top the charts.
See the preseason rankings for Minnesota American Legion Fastpitch Softball
Virginia Post 239 holds the top spot in the state.
St. Charles Post 190 wins Div. II Jr. state title
HAYFIELD — St. Charles Post 190 defeated Montevideo VFW Post 380 by a score of 4-2 to capture the championship trophy in the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Div. II Jr. State Tournament in Hayfield.
Minnesota teams bounced out at regional tournament
FARGO — The Carpetland Rugs of Lincoln, Neb., Post 500 will represent the Central Plains region in the American Legion World Series. The baseball team defeated the West Fargo Patriots 6-3 in the Central Plains Regional Tournament championship game Sunday.
Ryder Peace wins Wannamaker Award
ST. MICHAEL — While the focus of the Minnesota Division I American Legion Baseball Tournament was securing the team title, members of the Post 2 team from Shakopee were pleased to have one of their own, outfielder Ryder Peace, as the Fred Wannamaker Award winner.
New London-Spicer Posts 537 & 545 wins the Div. II Sr. State Tournament
ELY — In the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Div. II Sr. State Tournament, New London-Spicer Posts 537 & 545 won the title by a score of 8-1 against Montevideo Post 59.
Burnsville wins the championship at the Div. I Jr. State Tournament
BLOOMINGTON — The Burnsville Post 1700 Junior Rattlers took home the trophy in the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Div. I Jr. State Tournament at Red Haddox Field on Sunday, Aug. 3.
Fairmont Post 36 took home the Legion Softball title
FAIRMONT — Fairmont Post 36 not only hosted the Minnesota American Legion Fastpitch Softball State Tournament, but they won it, too.
Shakopee flips the script to win state baseball title
ST. MICHAEL — For Minnesota kids who grow up playing baseball, there is always the fantasy that you will deliver the winning hit in a championship game.
Levi Fry is a man of many hats in St. Michael Legion program
ST. MICHAEL — As a man wearing many hats in the St. Michael American Legion program, Levi Fry is finishing one of the busiest weeks of his life.