Sports

The Sartell-St. Stephen baseball team has advanced to the section 8-4-A after posting a 11-7 win over Rogers in Rogers Tuesday. The Sabres scored 4 runs in the 7th inning to break a 7-all tie. Dylan Simones went 2-3 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI, and Kade Lewis went 2-5 with 3 RBI.

The month of June sees Pig Races on Saturday nights, and in July the races are held on Friday and Saturday nights.

The Becker softball team is back in the state tournament this season after missing it last year. The Bulldogs won the Class 3-A softball title in 2021. Jason Baune is the head coach for Becker.

The ROCORI softball team is back in the Class 3-A state tournament this week after capturing the section 8-3-A title last week by defeating Sauk Rapids-Rice 6-0 in the section final.

The boys and girls section 6-2-A meet at Blackberry Ridge took place with first round action Monday. Pequot Lakes leads on both the boys and girls sides entering today's final round.

The St. Cloud Rox improved to 6-2 after posting a 5-3 win at Mankato against the Moon Dogs Monday night. The Rox scored 1 run in the 1st inning, a run in the 6th inning and erupted for 3 runs in the 7th inning. Mankato outhit the Rox 12-10.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 6-0 at Mankato Sunday. The Moon Dogs scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning, 1 in the 4th, 6th and 7th innings. The Rox managed 6 hits compared to 7 for Mankato. St. Cloud committed 2 errors.

The St. Cloud Area Sluggers are returning home from another trip to the state tournament over the weekend.

The St. Cloud Rox put on a good show, beating the La Crosse Loggers in their 2023 home opener, and the Minnesota Twins notched their third straight win in a matchup against Cleveland on Friday. On Saturday, the Minnesota Lynx will face the Mystics on the road while still chasing their first win of the season.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 9-8 in 10 innings at Bismarck against the Larks Wednesday night. The Rox went out to a 5-1 lead in the 2nd inning only to see the Larks come back to lead 7-6 in the 8th inning.