St. Paul storms past PWG in districts

In a rematch of last season’s Area 5 Juniors Tournament championship game, the St. Paul and Palmer-Wolbach- Greeley (PWG) Juniors met on Ralph Jilg Field in Silver Creek on Saturday night for a second-round bout with hopes of eventually punching their tickets to the Nebraska American Legion State...
MASON MAJERUS picks up a hit during last week’s second round district game between St. Paul and Palmer-Wolbach- Greeley in Silver Creek. Photos by Michael Happ

DCB EDGES ST. PAUL IN EXTRA INNINGS

DCB wins Howard County contest 6-4 in ten innings After Dannebrog-Cairo- Boelus (DCB) earned a close win in the Juniors matchup last Tuesday, the St. Paul and DCB Seniors needed extra innings to decide a winner in another hardfought battle.
DILLON FANTA worked the bump for just over five innings during last Tuesday night’s dual between Dannebrog-Cairo- Boelus and St. Paul. Fanta struck out six batters and allowed two runs. Photos by Michael Happ

Post 119 Juniors notch a pair of wins

With the area tournament just around the corner, the St. Paul Juniors (12-5) impressed over the course of the penultimate week of the season, netting wins over Kearney Jersey’s and Aurora Cooperative while suffering a close loss to one of Class B’s top teams, the York Cornerstone Kings.
ZANDYN WELLER celebrates after hitting a triple during last week’s game against Kearney Jersey’s. Weller’s hit would help increase St. Paul’s lead to 6-3, with the locals winning the game 10-7. Photo by Michael Happ

SENIORS WIN TWO

The St. Paul Seniors rolled through their first two games last week, using seventeen total hits to notch back-to-back wins over Kearney Jersey’s and Aurora Pinnacle Bank, 11-1 and 12-2, respectively.

Juniors notch three wins during busy stretch

As teams slide into the second half of the American Legion Baseball season, the St. Paul Juniors looked to be in postseason form last week when they picked up wins in three of their four competitions, including a walk-off victory over York on Sunday afternoon in St. Paul.
POST 119’S COLBY WOOD avoids getting picked off first base during last Thursday’s game against Hartington. Photos by Michael Happ
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