Sep. 4—DELANO — In the end, this was simple. Bird Island was trying to make history and Maple Lake was attempting to sustain one of amateur baseball's most impressive legacies. On this steaming hot ...

Trace Bright's day was done, so he noticed the bird early. It's fitting that he was the one to anoint it with its official nickname after the game. "Maybe a little rally bird?" The baby bird appeared ...

To our knowledge, birds and baseball games had been able to coexist this season without incident up until May 17 when Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen accidentally killed a bird with a warmup pitch. It ...

It’s been a rough week for birds who enjoy a good game of baseball. You might even call it fowl play. Not one, but two birds tragically (and against very slim odds) lost their lives at the bad end of ...

Bird Island advances to the Class C final for the first time at 1 p.m. Monday in Delano after beating St. Martin 3-0 and Buckman 7-1 Sunday. Buckman's Jack Suska, top, looks for the safe call before ...

ENOUGH FOR YOU, THE SUN IS GIVING US ANOTHER ROUND THIS WEEK. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. I’M JULIE CORNELL. METRO HOSPITALS REPORT A TOTAL OF 35 PATIENTS BROUGHT IN FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESS THIS ...

During Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians outfielder Will Brennan unintentionally hit a bird when he sent a single to left field in the second inning. The grounds crew ...

Inside the Chanhassen American Legion May 4, the message was precise at the ninth annual Red Birds Rally. If you love Red Birds Baseball, go tell a friend. Go tell five friends. The 2019 amateur ...

Jake Bird stood alone on the mound of Jackie Robinson Stadium after Tuesday night’s game against CSUN, throwing some practice pitches to prepare for what could have been his final home game as a Bruin ...

ARMSTRONG – Ryan Bird was the person making the pitches and getting the hits, but his success in baseball was the result of family contributions. "My father (Bill) spent countless hours in the ...

Maple Lake's Grant Mergen (right) leaps into the air as his teammates (left) join him in celebrating the Lakers' Class C state amateur baseball title victory over Bird Island on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, ...