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Legion Baseball: Double digit strike outs give Metros edge over Mandan

The Minot Metros eked out a victory over the Mandan A's 2-1 thanks in no small part to the 11 total strike outs earned by pitchers Cole Deaver and Carter Bush on Monday, June 22. Deaver was first on the mound for the Metros and sent the A's three up and down in the top of the first inning, including earning two strike outs. He earned another strike out for the Metros in the top of the second inning and struck out three of the four batters he say in the top of the third. Bush took over the mound part way into the top of the fourth inning and earned five strike outs of his own before ...

Honeybees win first home game of season; Ignite take 2 of 3 over weekend

Minot Honeybees coach Kendall Winn trusted Sarah Misner to deliver in a big moment, inserting the Minot State incoming junior into the lineup to pinch hit with the bases loaded trailing by three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Winn’s strategy paid off, as Misner came through with a triple ...

Hot Tots drop two-game series to St. Cloud

St. Cloud has had the Minot Hot Tots’ number so far this season, accounting for more than one-third of Minot’s losses this season. The Hots Tots lost both games of a two-game weekend series with the Rox, dropping Game 1, 14-1, on Saturday, June 20, before falling 8-3 in the finale on Sunday, June 21. As a result, the Hot Tots have now lost six of eight matchups so far this season. Minot recorded eight hits over 18 innings. The Rox (18-10) dominated the first game of the weekend on Saturday with a barrage of singles. St. Cloud strung together 13 hits, all but one being ...

Nodak Speedway set to hand out hardware on Championship Night

Seven weeks of racing – with a couple of rain outs sprinkled in – have all led up to one final night of racing as part of Nodak Speedway’s regular season in which five drivers will be crowned champions across five classes of feature car models at the Playground of Power. Nodak Speedway ...

Legion Baseball: Anderson smacks 2 homers in Vistas sweep of Jamestown

A day after squandering a late lead en route to being on the wrong side of a walkoff, the Minot Vistas made sure to seal the deal against Jamestown Post 14. The Vistas scored the first five runs in the opener, including four in the first inning and never trailed, getting back in the win column with an 11-4 victory. Minot struck for two runs in the opening frame in the nightcap and held Jamestown to one hit for a 6-1 win to complete the sweep on Thursday, June 18. With the pair of victories, the Vistas return to .500 in conference play at 4-4. It was Minot’s first conference sweep ...

Legion Baseball: Metros hold Burlington scoreless in series sweep

The Minot Metros held the Burlington Bulldogs scoreless in eight innings over two games, limiting the home team to just three hits in a pair of victories on Thursday, June 18. The Metros posted an 11-0 win in Game 1, which ended after five innings via mercy rule. Weather held Game 2 to just three innings, with Minot pitching a second consecutive victory with a 6-0 result. The Metros have allowed just one run during their current three-game winning streak. Grady Weppler did a little bit of everything in the opener, tossing a complete-game two-hitter, striking out seven and walking ...