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Join us this afternoon for the first playoff game of our spring playoff schedule. It’s the Rush City Tigers at the Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars at 4:30pm on 1350 AM WCMP.
This is the third meeting of the two teams this season, and Hinckley-Finlayson has won both of the previous meetings.
Jesse Logan will be on the call!
The WIAA just announced the pairings for postseason play in both baseball and softball. The tournaments get under way next week, and we plan to cover them extensively on SAM1057.
Both the Grantsburg girls and boys have received a first round bye and a #1 seed in their respective Regional brackets. Both teams will open up their postseason action on Tuesday, May 29.
See the boys pairings right here www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=740
And the girls pairings right here www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=742
Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove bone spurs in the right ankle that gave him trouble this past season.
1500ESPN Twin Cities reports that Dr. Martin O’Malley performed the surgery, which a release from the team declared “successful,”at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
The injury forced Pekovic to miss eight games past season. He averaged 13.9 points and 7.4 rebounds in 47 games, ranking second in the NBA in field-goal percentage (56.4%) and finishing third in voting for the NBA’s most improved player award. He’s expected to be the starting center for the Wolves again in the 2012-13 season.
It does look like the Vikings will be getting their new stadium. On Thursday, the Minnesota Senate approved the measure meaning only a few loose ends need to be addressed and the bill needs Gov. Mark Dayton’s signature to become law.
Owners Zygi and Mark Wilf were seen on the steps of the Minnesota state Capitol building after Thursday night’s announcement that the Senate had passed the bill and the Wilfs were immediately swarmed by high-fives and cheers from Vikings fans.
The Vikings owners beamed as they celebrated finally landing public funding for a new $975 million stadium that will keep the team in Minnesota for another generation.
“We’re here to stay,” Zygi Wilf told the AP on Thursday night at a press conference. No word yet on exactly when construction will begin, but the Vikings will play the 2012 season at the Metrodome and then at least one season at TCF Bank Stadium before getting into their new home.
The Brewers and the Milwaukee Braves Historical Association have given Del Crandall and Hank Aaron a special honor at Miller Park.
The former Braves were inducted into the Braves Honor Roll on Thursday.
Crandall played 16 seasons in the major leagues, including 11 years with the Milwaukee Braves from 1953-63. He later returned as manager of the Brewers from 1972-75.
Aaron began his legendary major league career with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and also played for the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers. He still holds records for RBIs, extra-base hits and total bases.
There are now 11 members in the Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor.
We continue our high school sports coverage today with a high school softball game featuring the Milaca Wolves and the Mora Mustangs.
The Wolves are coming into today’s game with a 6-3 record. They started the week off with an 8-3 win over Zimmerman on Tuesday and a 9-1 win over Foley yesterday. These two teams squared off earlier in the season and Mora won 13-5.
The Mustangs have had a fantastic season so far. They boast a 11-1 record. They started the season with eight straight wins. Their only loss of the year came against Little Falls 10-8.
You can listen to the Milaca Wolves take on the Mora Mustangs in softball today at 5pm on 1350AM, WCMP.
This afternoon at 5pm on SAM 105.7FM we have a high school baseball game between Grantsburg and Siren/Webster.
The Granstburg Pirates are red hot this season with a 10-1 record. Currently they are on a five game winning streak. Last season in two games the Pirates defeated Siren/Webster by a combined score of 26-2. These same two teams will meet again on Monday.
Siren/Webster has had a tough season so far. They are 2-8 and have lost their last eight games.
Today’s game between Grantsburg and Siren/Webster will start at 5pm on SAM 105.7FM. Jesse Logan will be on the call. You can also listen to the game live right here on our website.
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