Bitsy Sorenson shines at state 60 yard hurdles
Beth Bitsy Sorenson of Bagley placed fifth in the 60 yard hurdles at the state track meet in Richfield on June 7 with a time of 8.4 seconds. She competes in the 110 hurdles and relays, and Bagley enters District 29 in Class A next year. The piece also notes upcoming baseball, golf, and local sports events and mentions Bemidji athletes.
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Beth
Bitsy) Sorenson
Bagley
Richfield
Bitsy
Flyers
Bemidji
Park Rapids
Walker
Mahnomen
Jacks
Moorhead
Sorenson
Perkins captures Castle Highlands title in 4 under par
Larry Perkins of Bemidji won the Castle Highlands championship at Castle with a 4 under par 95 on a 33 par course. He posted rounds of 32 32 31 95 with seven birdies and three bogies. He will team with Bill Israelson in Walker’s two man best ball tourney next.
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Castle Highlands
Turtle River
Larry Perkins
Castles
Beaver
Glen Hasselberg
Staples
Gerry Douglas
Dave Freberg
Jacks
Jim Sutton
Bemidji
Billy Israelson
Thief River Falls
Israelson
Perkins
Walker
Dick Suttom Jr
Minneapolis
Castle
Birchmont
George Saiki
Mankato
Johnny Revolta
Revolta
Mission Hills and Country Club
Banco Mirage
Palm Springs
Johnny
Ken Pinns
Brian Egersdorf
Ruttgers
Park Rapids
Blackduck
Cass Lake
Bagley
Ray
Ieft
Ray Castle
Highlands
Lumberjacks
Bill Isrealson
Walkers
Cliff Morlan
Bemidji Town
Bill Israelson
Thief River
Mike Lundbohm
Roseau
Guy Strandemo
Mahnomen
Mineral Point Wisc
Bloomington Kennedy Clinches 1975 State Baseball Title
Bloomington Kennedy dominates the Minnesota State High School League final beating Fairmont 10-4 to claim the 1975 title. Graden Anderson Bauer Kelly Salleck each had two hits as Kennedy rode a 13 hit attack and strong pitching by Graden and Sorenson.
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ST. Paul
Bemidji Sports Calendar Highlights This Week
Bemidji hosts Legion games and local youth leagues with multiple matchups from Tuesday through Saturday. Highlights include fast pitch softball all star game at 9 00 pm Tuesday and baseball showdowns at Bemidji fields with Park Rapids Solway Cass Lake Detroit Lakes and Baudette across multiple 1 00 pm and 6 30 pm start times.
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Jaycee Fields
Gary Benson
KBUN
Bemidji Legion
Park Rapids
Bemidji Kaycees
Bemidji Lions
Bemidji Braves
Verndale
Redby Track
Run For Fun
BSC
Cass Lake
Baudette
Detroit Lakes
Laporte rallies to beat Lions in league opener
Laporte pounded Bemidji 15 12 in the Northern Lakes League opener as Emblem allowed 13 hits through six innings. Tim White steadied the mound for Laporte while Dan Olson and Scott McLean paced Bemidji with multiple hits in the loss.
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Laporte
Lions
Bemidji Lions
Bemidji Braves
Akeley
Leech Lake
Cass Lake
Dave Emblem
Tim White
Dan Olson
Scott McLean
Mike Bunker
Robert Glenn
Bill Zubke
Dean White
Chad Boyer
Randy Gregg
Gregg
Boyer
Emblem
Olson
Bunker
Richard Glenn
Wildcats
Tom White
White
Bemidji
Glenn Gregg
Soderholm powers Twins to 5-4 win over Orioles
Eric Soderholm batted twice and drove in seven runs across the weekend series, making key plays including a backhand stop and a throw to cut down Brooks Robinson. He and teammates built a 5-1 lead behind Ray Corbin, with Dan Ford’s homer sealing the win as Minnesota held off Baltimore 5-4.
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Brent Kallestae
Bloomington
Minn
Minnesota
Eric Soderholm
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Soderholm
Mike Torrez
Brooks
Robinson
Eric
Frank Quilici
Twins
Steve Braun
Ford
Oriole
Earl Weaver
Bobby Grich
al Bumbry
Corbin
Don Baylor
Bumbry
Orioles
Lee May
Griffith finally lands Briggs in Twins trade
Minnesota Twins president Calvin Griffith completes the deal to acquire John Briggs from Milwaukee for Bobby Darwin. Briggs, 31, a left handed hitter and fielder with 132 career homers, will move to first base as Frank Quilici plans to use him at first while reinforcing the Twins offense.
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Brent Kallestad
Bloomington
Larry
Briggs
Griffith
Bobby Darwin
Milwaukee
Twins
Tom) Kelly
Brewers
Brewer
John
Minnesota
Frank Quilici
Brainerd beats Braves 6-5 in early lead then falls short
Brainerd builds a 6-0 edge in the third inning and holds on as Bemidji rallies to within one in the sixth before a 6-5 Brainerd win. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out. Brainerd pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and a pair of errors aided the win.
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Dale Johnson
Gary Wein
Joel Anderson
Montevideo
Crookston
Bemidji Braves
Braves
Brainerd
VFL
Bemidji Lions
Cass Lake
Detroit Lakes
Bemidji
Steve Martin
Don Metschenbacher
Hank Wold
Rod Buckingham
Harold Munsch
Mark Baloun
Buckingham
Munsch
Lance Chambers
John Noga
Chambers
Noga
Wold
Dave Johnson
Rick Siegel
Dave Evenson
Johnson
Jeff Bell
Evenson
Faining
Minnesota
U.S
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Sports Review
Billy Martin
Texas
Gaylord Perry
Cleveland
Jim Bibby
Jackie Brown
Perry
Dave Goltz
Goltz
Ross Grimsley
John Briggs
Tom Kelly
Craig Kusick
Tacoma
Ray Corbin
Oakland
Dan Ford
American Legion
East Grand Forks
Ginter
Pau Bunyan
Warriors
Andy Kannenberg
Chiefs
Redlake
Minnesota Quarterhorse
Fairgrounds
Poposky
Worthington
Pioneer
Cliff Morian
Castle's
Antos
Duane Schmit
Terry Jackson
Kurt Castle
Dan McGrath
Mike Port
Larry Aitken
Gary Weber
Jeff Nelson
Joe Yankovec
Bob Andreson
Herman Libbe
John Buckanaga
Ken Jensen
Glen Stevens
Jim Morlan
Hughes Marlin
Francis Brun
Jim McGrath
Jim
Paul Smith
Wayne Seiffert
Tubby Winnans
Mike Rollheiser
Jim Westrum
Dan Robertson
Dick Sutton Jr
Jim Scheela
Kennedy
Lou Miles
Fairmont
Mark Rausch
St. Peter
Cloquet
Brad Baker
Ron Hill
Bucks
Bemidji Lions Club
Jerry Terrell
Larry Hisle
Hisle
Ken Singleton
Grich
Bill Campbell
A’s
Dick Bosman
Jim Palmer
E— Thompson
Terrell
L.may
Northrup
B. Robinson
Thompson
D. Ford
Baylor
Brye
M.torrez
M. Torrez
Braun
Bryerf
Wish
Siegel, Johnson
Noga and
Orgon
Kyenus IA
General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service
Federal Building
South
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Illinois
Erich W. Koch
Navy
Keith David Bill Vappin
Belirami Bemidji
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