Loading ...On Thursday night on SAM1057 the Grantsburg Pirates baseball team improved to 5-0 on the season with a 13-10 win over the Unity Eagles. Grantsburg provided a big cushion for starting pitcher Jacob Glover, by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the first inning. The seven-run inning was capped off with a three-run triple [...]
Our spring sports schedule gets underway this evening with a fast pitch softball game going down in Grantsbrug between the Pirates and the Pine City Dragons. The first pitch is at 5pm and the game will be heard on SAM1057 with Jesse Logan on the call.
Both teams are opening their spring schedules this afternoon after weeks of preparing. The Pirates had a phenomenal 20-game winning streak to start the season last year before they suffered a disappointing loss to Hurley in the sectionals to finish with a 20-1 record. Grantsburg was also 20-1 in 2010, and of course won the State Tournament back in 2009 for their second State Championship.
The Dragons were a .500 ball club last year and will look to improve on that mark. Catch the game on SAM1057 Monday night at 5pm.
From Little League to Legion baseball to the major leagues, baseball has played an important part in Minnesota’s cultural heritage. Former Minnesota Twin and Hall of Famer, Bert Blyleven, will be making an appearance in Cambridge to talk, share stories and meet with fans. Blyleven was born Rik Aalbert Blijleven in Zeist, Netherlands in 1951. [...]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey team will try to take their next step towards a championship tonight as they are set to skate against top ranked Boston College in the Frozen Four.
If you’ve been enjoying our grapefruit league broadcasts of the Twins this spring you’ve probably noticed that Justin Morneau isn’t playing much first base, instead he’s DH-ing in the Twins lineup. This offseason Twins general manager Terry Ryan was adamant that if Justin Morneau was healthy enough to play, he was healthy enough to play first base. Things could be changing.
With their 52-46 win, the Perham Yellowjackets finished third in the Class 2A Boys Basketball State Tournament.
The 3rd place game in the Class 2A State Tournament between the Perham Yellowjackets and the Braham Bombers started at noon at Concordia University. The game was heard live on 100.9FM, WCMP. The audio broadcast also streamed live right here on our website. You can listen to the entire game right here!
On Wednesday night, the Braham Bombers girls basketball team’s quest to repeat as State Champions came to an end. The girls were able to get past the Esko Eskimos in a thrilling double overtime win last Thursday night in the Section 7 2A Final, but tonight New Richland H-E-G was just too much. The New Richland H-E-G Panthers are the only undefeated girls team in Class 2A, with a 31-0 record. The Bombers lost 75-45.
Braham’s Rebekah Dahlman keeps adding more accolades and more records to her already impressive resume. Dahlman is now the all-time career points leader in Minnesota girls basketball history with 3895 points, she scored 29 points in the game. Dahlman has recently been announced as the Pioneer Press girls basketball player of the year. Last Thursday night she hit a crucial 3-pointer to tie up the Esko game in the first overtime, and on that shot, Dahlman also set the girls state record for most points in a season. This is the Bombers fourth straight trip to the State Tournament.
Join Dan Hinrichs and Jesse Logan for the replay of Wednesday’s game from Target Center. The replay between Braham and New Richland H-E-G can be heard here!
