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PERHAM, Minn. – Eric Brauch’s father doesn’t have any interest in watching the Twins play at Target Field, but if his son can make it to the Minnesota Class 2A state baseball championship game, he’ll be the first in line to buy tickets. By Glen Pursley, Forum News Service Brauch’s...

FERGUS FALLS — The New York Mills Eagles baseball team had little trouble traversing the Section 6A bracket and advanced to the state baseball tournament for the third straight season after defeating Ortonville 9-1 in the 6A final. New York Mills put their aces on the mound to...

CROOKSTON — Eric Brauch pitched a complete game, one-hitter, leading the Perham Yellowjackets to the Class 2A Section 8 baseball championship Thursday by a final score of 5-2 over the defending 8AA champion Roseau Rams. Brauch took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Roseau cleanup...

PERHAM — The Perham Yellowjackets extended their longest winning streak of the year to five games and moved on to the Section 8AA baseball playoff semifinals after back-to-back defeats of conference foes Park Rapids and Detroit Lakes Saturday. Perham defeated Park Rapids 6-1...

VERNDALE — Top-seeded New York Mills pitched a pair of shutouts Thursday over Menahga and Frazee to advance to the Section 6A semifinals in playoff baseball action Thursday. Tucker Skoblik pitched a complete game two-hit shutout of Menahga, completing the season sweep over the...

PERHAM — CJ Mulcahy and Josh Still combined on a no-hitter eliminating the No. 6-seeded Hawley Nuggets 8-0 in Section 8AA baseball playoffs Thursday. The tournament continues Saturday with double-elimination play. The Nuggets’ defense left starter Parker Hanson out to dry...

Seventh graders at Prairie Wind Middle School recently spent a week studying America’s favorite pastime – baseball. In language arts, students read Jackie Robinson’s biography, “American Hero.” Many were aware that Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in the...

WADENA — Hopes for a third straight conference title were ironically dashed by rainfall as the Perham Yellowjacets lost 2-0 to Wadena-Deer Creek in a weather-shortened five-inning game Tuesday. Perham won the opening game of the double-dip 2-1 in Mid-State Conference baseball action. Perham...

The New York Mills Eagles return to the No. 2 position in the latest AP Class A baseball rankings. The Eagles were ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll and have fluctuated between No. 3 and No. 6 all season. Perham falls out of 2A rankings for the first time this season, but remain...

NEW YORK MILLS — The No. 3-A Eagles baseball team kept their undefeated streak in Park Region Conference play in check with two comfortable wins over Pillager, before suffering the first setback of the year in a 6-5 loss to Section 6A foe Lake Park-Audubon. The upset-minded Raiders...

PERHAM — The No. 16-2A Perham Yellowjackets improved to 8-4, more importantly, kept pace in the Mid-State Conference race raising their record to 5-3 after a sweep of Crosby-Ironton (0-12, 1-12). Perham scored in each of the six innings of the opening game en route to an 11-2...

NEW YORK MILLS — Having awaited a lengthy, wet April as the Class A preseason No. 2-ranked team, the New York Mills Eagles have backed up that accolade getting off to an 8-0 start. The Eagles regular season post-snow got off to a slow start, as well, dropping the Eagles to No....