All-Star game

Big News on the Allstar Game Schedule June 30th in Elrosa, which has the following schedule: 2 p.m. - Little League All-Star Game 4:30 p.m. - Home Run Derby 6 p.m. - All-Star Game (Central Valley League vs. Stearns County League) 9-12:30 p.m. band: Mitch Gordon and the Unleaded Band

In other amateur baseball news, this past Sunday at Spring Hill, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team won their season opener by a 15-9 score against the Chargers in the Battle for the Keg. It was the 39th meeting of the two teams since the "Battle for the Keg" series began in 2007. Sunday's game, which featured wind gusts upwards of 30 miles an hour and higher blowing straight out in a southwesterly direction, was highlighted by a three-run home run by Elrosa's Kevin Kuefler in the third inning.

Next for the Saints (1-0) is the home opener! They host Greenwald this Sunday, May 6 in a Stearns County League North division showdown with the Cubs with first pitch at 1:30 p.m. at Saints Field.