WEEKLY BRIEFS

PWG WINS FIRST TWO AT STATE Through two games, the Palmer-Wolbach-Greeley (PWG) Seniors have looked like the team to beat in the Class C Nebraska American Legion State Tournament in Wakefield.

Albion ends Post 119 Seniors’s season at districts

An upset win over top-seeded Ord vaulted St. Paul into the semifinal round of last week’s Area C-6 Tournament, where the Post 119 Seniors suffered their second consecutive loss to second-seeded Albion, falling 5-4 and ending their season just shy of a state tournament berth.

DCB falls short of state berth

Albion uses three first-inning runs as springboard for 7-1 victory The Dannebrog-Cairo-Boelus (DCB) Seniors fell one game shy of their seventh consecutive state tournament appearance last Tuesday, suffering a 7-1 loss to second-seeded Albion in the Area C-6 championship game.
TYUS FRANCL pitched 2.2 innings out of the bullpen last Tuesday night. Francl allowed no earned runs on one hit and four strikeouts. Photos by Michael Happ

Heroics from the mound help St. Paul Seniors top DCB

On their home field last Friday evening, the fourth-seeded St. Paul Seniors took on third-seeded Dannebrog-Cairo- Boelus (DCB) in the opening round of the Area C-6 Tournament. The evenly matched squads traded blows back and forth until some late heroics gave the home team a slim 6-4 victory.

Post 119 stumbles opposite Albion

Last Saturday in St. Paul, the Post 119 Seniors suffered their first loss of the Area C-6 Baseball Tournament when second-seeded Albion Cornerstone Bank used a third-inning rally to top the locals 8-5 at Grover Cleveland Alexander Field.
JAYDN THOMSEN notched a base hit during last week’s game between St. Paul Post 119 and Albion. The Boone County kids relegated St. Paul to the losers’ bracket in that contest with an 8-5 victory. Photos by Michael Happ

JUNIORS END SEASON WITH THRILLER

The Malcolm Juniors have built a dynasty at the Class C American Legion State Baseball Tournament in recent years, winning back-to-back state titles, sweeping through the bracket in each tournament, and compiling a 50-3-2 record during that time.

St. Paul comes up short in opening round at state

Despite outhitting Pender in the opening round of the Class C American Legion State Baseball Tournament in Hartington, the St. Paul Juniors were sent to the loser’s bracket last Saturday with an 8-7 loss to the Thurston County club.
ST. PAUL right fielder Mason Majerus makes a diving catch for the final out of the first inning of last Saturday’s game against Pender at the Class C American Legion State Baseball Tournament. Photo by Michael Happ
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