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Hannah Tong named Ms. Softball finalist
Rangers pitcher takes home East Metro Player of the Year honors Forest Lake’s star senior pitcher Hannah Tong had herself a notable final season in a Rangers uniform in 2024, helping command Forest Lake to yet another Class AAAA state title berth, while gathering a 19-6 overall record on the campaign. To further cap off what was a brilliant year for Tong and her Rangers, the Minnesota State University, Mankato...
New fan experiences at the 2024 3M Open Golf Tournament
BLAINE, Minn. — The 3M Open tees off July 22 at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, and crews have been busy getting the tournament tents ready for spectators."We start the build the first week in May, so it's a good 11 to 12 weeks. It takes an army of dedicated folks," said Mike Welch, the 3M Open Tournament Director.In the past few years, the tournament has been held during a drought, but with all the rain in June, the course is in great condition. The tournament tents are for VIP seating, but there will also be more than six miles of free seats...
Sixteen horses nominated to Dan Patch FFA at Running Aces
Columbus, MN — The racing office at Running Aces has processed 16 nominations for the 2024 Dan Patch FFA Pace which is the signature event of the summer at the Minnesota oval. The action in this year’s Dan Patch will get underway with $20,000 elimination races on Sunday (July...
St. Michael Mike’s Post 567 win 6th straight
The St. Michael Mike’s Post 567 American Legion baseball team had themselves a nice easy week. They played just one game on June 25 against Stillwater. They had a game scheduled for June 26 but it was postponed. They hosted Stillwater and sent them home with a loss. St. Michael scored two runs in the first, another in the second and put four on the board in the fifth. Stillwater managed just one run on four hits. ...
3M Open puts Blaine on the sports map
BLAINE, Minn. (7/2/2024) – Some of the top golfers on the PGA Tour are coming to Blaine this month for the sixth annual 3M Open. Monday was media day and there was plenty of focus was on the host city. “When we have our broadcast on CBS or the...
Sahith Theegala, Tony Finau among early commitments to 2024 3M Open
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Some of the top PGA Tour players in the world will be in Blaine in about three weeks for the 3M Open, Minnesota’s annual tour stop in Blaine now in its sixth year. Pro Links Sports, the company that manages the player field for the...
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