Solomon Gustavo photo • St. Anthony Village High School baseball coach Troy Urdahl recorded his 300th career win at Palm Field May 31, when the Huskies beat St. Paul Como Park 10-0.
On a picturesque day at St. Anthony Village High School’s Palm Field, the weather finally delivered summer heat like a rusty pitcher, and the only clouds in the blue sky were fluffy, and the varsity baseball team beat St. Paul Como Park 10-0.
Solomon Gustavo photo • Johnson and softball player Scott Ranfranz chatted before the game — Johnson said the idea of the her, the mayor, throwing out the first pitch started as a joke, but then she decided it would be a fun thing to do.
“Two weeks ago, it was a blizzard,” said New Brighton Mayor Val Johnson the evening of May 1 as she walked toward the backstop at Freedom Park in New Brighton to throw the ceremonial first pitch for a city-run men’s softball league.
With 15 Seniors on the roster and nine returning senior starters, St. Anthony Village High School baseball team members were hoping to get off to a good start this spring, and they certainly have.
The Roseville Raiders 13UAAA baseball team won the Gopher State Tournament of Champions held in Rochester July 21-23.
The Gopher State Tournament of Champions AAA state baseball tournament was July 21-23 in Rochester and the Roseville Raiders 13UAAA team came out on top.
Since suffering through a two-win season a few years ago, the Irondale High School boys basketball team has slowly increased its number of victories each season.
The Mounds View High School boys basketball team enters the 2016-17 season having posted winning records the previous three seasons. Last year’s squad went 22-7 and advanced to the section final.
After winning only two of its first 14 games a season ago, the St. Anthony Village High School girls basketball team went 8-3 over its final 11 regular-season games.
With a young lineup, the Mounds View High School girls basketball team struggled after a fast start to the season a year ago. A good number of those players are back this season and that has the Mustangs looking for a turnaround.