The Sleepy Eye Jr. Legion baseball team had a great run at the Junior Upper Midwest Classic tournament, played in New Ulm and Essig last weekend. The team strung together three wins before losing their final game.
Monday is the 4th of July. I’m writing that in such a declarative way because I find it hard to believe.
The camping season is in full swing, and our campground has been busy most of the summer. I would like to give everyone a friendly reminder that when driving through the campground to please SLOW DOWN! There are many families with young children that use our park, and we don’t want to see any accidents. We will be installing speed bumps throughout the campground area because we have received numerous complaints about the speed of traffic through the campground. Some of you have probably already seen the new kayak and paddleboard rental station that we now have available in the campground. There is a small, sloped area by the rental station to allow renters easier access to the lake. We don’t want people dragging the kayaks and paddleboards over to the boat landing to launch them. Dragging them on the blacktop and concrete will damage the bottom of them, plus the boat landing gets very busy and we don’t want someone getting hurt by someone backing a trailer up. There has also been a new bench swing added to the south end of the beach, thanks to a donation from Lisa Hoffmann.
Jack’s Basket, a nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate babies with Down syndrome, has a special place in the heart of some local families.
The Sleepy Eye ASA 12U softball team played in the Southern Star Tourney in New Ulm on June 25 and 26, finishing in third place out of 20 teams. Coach Kayla Mathiowetz said, “The team saw some of their best competition this season and rose to the occasion!”
New Ulm Brewers 10 - 0 Springfield Tigers 8 - 1 Stark Longhorns 7 - 2 Lamberton Long Sox 8 - 3 Courtland Cubs 7 - 3 Leavenworth Orioles 6 - 5 Hanska Lakers 6 - 6 Sleepy Eye Indians 3 - 7 Gibbon Reds 3 - 9 Fairfax Cardinals 2 - 9 Searles Grizzlies 1 - 8 Essig Bluejays 1 - 9 .
The Sleepy Eye 14U Softball Team took 1st place in the Hutchinson Class B Tournament on Saturday, June 25. They defeated Kimball 3-0 in game 1 and the MN Rockers 8-4 in game 2 before winning the championship game, 3-1 against the Rockville Rebels. Pictured, front from left: Paige Haala, Mya Hornick, Nora Coulson. Middle: Genevieve Trevino, Brylee Hansen, JaeLynn Schauman. Back: Coach Kathy Haala, Sidney Tauer, Taylor Berkner, Brissa Hernandez, Lydia Helget, Coach Brynja Mielke. Not pictured: Reese Hoffmann. Submitted
Sleepy Eye 7, Fairmont 3 On Monday, June 20 at Sleepy Eye Baseball Park, Sleepy Eye’s Legion Post 7 took a win over Fairmont in six innings, with the game being called short due to lightning in the area. Mound duties were split between the duo of Jackson Huiras and Arian Saenz.
St. Mary’s Coach Bruce Woitas recently presented season awards to Knights baseball players.
Last week the Sleepy Eye VFW baseball team had three big wins. Tuesday, June 21, at Springfield Sleepy Eye 6, Springfield 0 Talan Helget pitched 4 innings with 0 runs and 6 strikeouts.