playoffs

The Aces amateur baseball club sailed by Pine Island 13-3 in eight innings in Wednesday's Region 5C playoff opener at Fuller Field at Dartts Park.

Owatonna Post 77 American Legion baseball lost 10-8 to the Rochester Patriots on Thursday at Fuller Field in the sub-state playoffs.

Owatonna Post 77 beat the Rochester Eagles 13-11 in a see-saw affair at Fuller Field on Tuesday night. It was Owatonna's third straight come-from-behind victory.

The sub-state tournament quarterfinals for District 1 begin Tuesday with Owatonna Post 77 hosting the Rochester Eagles at 7PM.

You need to be properly suited up to play the game. American Legion baseball teams have been instructed to do so before arriving at the ballpark for the playoffs.

The Wingers and Panthers each fell behind early, but rallied for title-clinching victories in Section 1AAA and Section 1AAAA Tuesday to advance to the state tournament.

With the backdrop of a dazzling sunset and their fans cheering hard to the very end, the season ended for the Owatonna girls lacrosse team 14-6 at top-seed Farmington on Friday.

Medford stayed alive in the Section 2AA baseball playoffs with a come-from-behind 5-4 win at Maple River, their second upset of the tournament.

The Blooming Prairie boys golf team is halfway toward repeating as Section 1A champions. Their coach cautioned them to stay focused for Monday's second round.

The Owatonna girls lacrosse team opened the Section 1 playoffs with a 2-1 win at Mankato over the Big Nine champs. OHS goes to top-seed Farmington on Friday.