Elrosa Saints clinch Stearns County League North title (VIDEOS)

The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team clinched the regular season Stearns County League North division title this weekend with an 11-1 mercy rule win over Meire Grove on Friday night. On a sunny Saturday afternoon today, the Saints defeated Greenwald 11-3 to finish the SCL-North schedule with a 10-3 record.

Aiden Mueller started and got the win (IP-5 H-2 BB-0 K-6), and Riley Meyer pitched the sixth inning. Luke Dingmann was closer (H-1 BB-2 K-4).

Here's a video from the bottom of the 7th inning:


In that video, Jackson Peter hit a two-run home run over the left field fence. That hit gave the Saints an 11-3 lead. The Cubs scored all 3 of their runs in the top of the 6th inning.

Here's a video from the end of the game:


Next: the Saints host the division playoff opener on Saturday, July 25 at 1:30 p.m. Their opponent has not yet been determined. New Munich and Greenwald play tomorrow afternoon in a key SCL-North game. They are both jockeying for third place in the division.

And in other news...
Almost a week after Bonanza Valley Days concluded...and I've still got a mountain of photos and video to work through. It was a grand four-day event in Brooten!

Here's a video from the BVD sand volleyball tournament:


Team Anderson, which included head coach Kristina Anderson and Activities Director Chris Anderson, emerged as champions of this 10-team tournament, which was organized by Grant Anderson. A team picture of the champions was published in this week's issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.

Mark your schedule for this coming week: the Padua Pub Dave's Famous Pork Chop and Sweet Corn Feed will be on Wednesday, July 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. Come early! Be ready to stand in line. It is always worth the wait!