Julia Helget, St. Mary’s Knights softball player, was selected as a 2022 All-Star Player for the Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Star Series. Twenty-two senior players from each Class (A, AA, AAA, AAAA) were selected for this honor.
Local baseball players named to the Tomahawk All Conference team are Carson Domeier and Joey Herzog of St. Mary’s and Jackson Huiras, Nick Mielke, and Austin Uecker of Sleepy Eye Public.
On Friday, June 17, the Sleepy Eye Jr. Legion baseball team had a showcase of offensive dominance, waving goodbye to Madelia after only 5 innings.
After a pair of home losses to Austin on June 11, Sleepy Eye VFW got three road wins last week. Sleepy Eye 8, Maple River 4 On Wednesday, June 15, Sleepy Eye VFW comfortably passed Maple River for a win.
Sleepy Eye Legion 11, St. Peter 1 On Monday, June 13 at home, Sleepy Eye Legion baseball picked up a win in only five innings.
The Sleepy Eye United girls golf team and Carson Erickson, individually, competed in the Class A State Golf Tournament on June 14 and 15 at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker. The state tournament experience at Pebble Creek is one that is near to my heart, and I am so happy this group got to experience it.
After their victory over the Indians on Tuesday, June 7, at ISG Field in Mankato, the Knights had another game that night as they worked their way out of the elimination bracket of the Section 2A playoffs with a win over Martin County West.
Wednesday afternoon, June 8, the River Valley Wildcats track team members competing in the Class A State Tournament got a fire truck escort as they left for the St. Michael-Albertville High School track. They had practice time Wednesday before the State Meet which included preliminaries in some events on Thursday and finals on Friday.
Seven Sleepy Eye United golfers played in the Class A State Golf Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday this week at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker. The girls team of Liz Schwint, Meriden Andres, Sam Price, Chloe Walter, Jaci Domeier and Kiara Murphy, along with individual qualifier on the boys team, Carson Erickson, played in hot conditions Tuesday.
St. John’s Church held their annual free Soccer Camp last week with about 50 kids participating. The mornings included skills and drills, snacks and a time for devotions, and finished with scrimmages. Three sets of nets, like this one pictured, were set up for the groups of kids to practice and play. Deb Moldaschel