
Sports Out of the Past
50 years ago - April 18, 1974Sleepy Eye’s girls track team made a respectable showing Tuesday at powerhouse Wabasso, bowing 124-98.
50 years ago - April 18, 1974Sleepy Eye’s girls track team made a respectable showing Tuesday at powerhouse Wabasso, bowing 124-98.
The Sleepy Eye United girls improved on their second nine Monday to edge MVL by four strokes and win the first leg of season conference play in New Ulm.Sleepy Eye shot 225 over their first nine holes but regrouped for a 204 on the second set for a team score of 429.
Thursday, April 18Softball: Indians DH at BLHS; Knights home DH vs.
•Koffee Kup, April 11, final week: High Game: Brenda Walden 149, Gloria Engholm 142, Jan Seidl 139.
The River Valley girls remain unbeaten as a team this season after winning their third meet of the year in a rain-shortened, four-team contest Monday at their home track.The Wildcats and their co-op roster of athletes from Sleepy Eye, St.
•Koffee Kup, April 4: High Game: Brenda Walden 169, Jan Seidl 156, Kris Suess 137.
Sleepy Eye started their softball season last week primed to knock off one of the top teams in the conference but lost 5-3 at home after failing to score on a couple of bases-loaded opportunities.The Indians had three on with no outs in the second and loaded the bases again in the third with one out.
The Indians carried a three-run lead late into their season opener against the defending section champs but couldn’t hold on for the victory.Cathedral scored three times in the sixth inning to tie and added the winning run in the seventh to down Sleepy Eye 7-6 on April 4 in New Ulm.Austin Uecker went 4-4, stole four bases and knocked in two runs for the Indians.
60 years ago - April 9, 1964Sleepy Eye high school baseball team was to play it opening game today with Franklin on the home diamond, but it has been postponed.