(2008/08/07)
Coming into the third day of the Around the County golf tournament at Westfield Golf Club, Matt Beyerstedt and Zach Erickson were tied for the lead at 149.

(2008/08/06)
This past March, at the Oak Hill National motocross in Alvord, Texas, 13-year-old racer Cloe Spaeth crashed. Hard.

(2008/08/06)
LEWISTON, Minn. — Matt Beyerstedt joined Zach Erickson at the top of the second round leaderboard as the low scores at the Around the County junior golf tournament continued to pour in Tuesday.

(2008/08/05)
ST. CHARLES, Minn. — Zach Erickson shot a 3-over-par 73 on Monday to grab a one-stroke lead after the first day of the Around the County junior golf tournament.

(2008/08/04)
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. — The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team lost for the first time in the Region 5C tournament.

(2008/08/03)
Jayson Detert is a peculiar character. He’s kind of like Batman, minus the fighting crime, living in Gotham and, well, wearing a cape — though he does have some massive and creative tattoos. Not sure Batman even has tattoos.

(2008/08/03)
I’ve thrown two punches in my life. It was 1991. I was in sixth grade. I was getting off the school bus and some kid hit me in the face with a snowball.

(2008/08/03)
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Winona LeJetz American Legion baseball team saw its season come to an end Saturday.

(2008/08/02)
Zach Sanders is living his dream. The former Wabasha-Kellogg High School five-time state wrestling champion is currently wrestling for the United States in Istanbul, Turkey at the Fila-Juniors World Championships.

(2008/08/02)
When they walked into the gym, it was a bit overwhelming. That’s to be expected when competing at nationals.

(2008/08/02)
OWATONNA, Minn. — The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team moved within one win of the state tournament Friday.

(2008/08/01)
There is a first time for everything. For the Winona Figure Skating Club and Saint Mary’s University, their first meeting was a success.

(2008/08/01)
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Winona LeJetz American legion baseball team won another pressure-packed First District playoff game.

(2008/07/31)
The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team was locked up in pitchers’ duel with the Kasson Coyotes on Wednes-day night at Gabrych Park.

(2008/07/30)
After 24 years of coaching American Legion baseball in Winona, Winona LeJetz coach Gary Hoeppner will retire at the end of the season. Ryan Speltz and the LeJetz made sure the last leg of “Hepp’s Farewell Tour” began with another warm memory for the longtime coach.

(2008/07/30)
Cloe Spaeth began her motocross racing career, at the age of four, competing against boys. Little Cloe was a bit of a pest to her competition. She wasn’t very fast and she got in their way.

(2008/07/29)
Baseball and softball in Stockton, Minn., are getting a big league boost.

(2008/07/28)
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The Winona Buddies VFW baseball team was eliminated from the First District playoffs Sunday, losing 8-7 to Northfield.

(2008/07/27)
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — The USMTS National Tour took over the Tri-Oval Speedway on Friday night — sort of.

(2008/07/27)
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The Winona Buddies are just three wins away from the VFW baseball state tournament, but they’re also one loss away from season-ending elimination.

(2008/07/26)
The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team was playing for more than the Twin Rivers East Division Championship on Friday night. They were playing for a home game in the Region 5C tournament.

(2008/07/25)
In the final stretch of games during the regular season, you hope to gather up enough positive momentum to carry you into the playoffs.

(2008/07/24)
Kyle Jumbeck has been racing stock cars since before it was even legal for him to drive.

(2008/07/24)
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Winona LeJetz American Legion baseball team split its final First District doubleheader, salvaging a 12-2 win after a 6-5 loss Wednesday to the Rochester Eagles.

(2008/07/23)
Tim Verthein’s inside-the-park home run in the fourth inning scored two runs and highlighted La Crescent’s 10-0 first-round victory over Eyota in the District 1 tournament. Levon Mueller was 3-for-3 with three RBIs, driving home single runs in the first, second and fourth innings.

(2008/07/21)
Sheldon Haedtke has a lot to be excited about. Haedtke, a Winona native, finished fourth at the Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championship Qualifying at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Coleraine, Minn. on June 23.

(2008/07/20)
He had to work for it, but Jake Dunn finally reinvested in his golf game.

(2008/07/19)
The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team took a free pass into the regional playoffs.

(2008/07/19)
OMAHA, Neb. — Sandlot baseball, a slice of American life enjoyed for decades by boys from coast to coast, appears on the verge of extinction.

(2008/07/18)
She wakes up early in the morning every weekday for an 8 a.m. training program at Winona Senior High School.

(2008/07/16)
It’s rarely a good thing when you have a practice named after you.

(2008/07/15)
CENTERVILLE, Wis. — Cooper Callaway didn’t want to be interviewed after a grueling race Sunday.

(2008/07/15)
The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team had one goal to achieve on Sunday afternoon against Plainview and they accomplished it. Win.

(2008/07/13)
Lee Trocinski can count on one hand the number of at-bats he’s had this season for the Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team. But no one had a bigger at-bat — or hit — Saturday then the wiry left-handed pitcher.

(2008/07/13)
STILLWATER, Minn. — The Winona LeJetz American Legion baseball team and Stillwater opened a three-game series Saturday with a doubleheader split, each team picking up a walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh.

(2008/07/12)
Ryker Todd is quite obsessed with BMX racing. The 12-year-old has been racing since he was 3. He was born in Utah, where there were all kinds of places to race.

(2008/07/12)
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The Winona Buddies had an eventful first day at the St. Cloud VFW baseball tournament. But it wasn’t exactly what the Buddies had in mind.

(2008/07/11)
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — Rick Eckert drove 16 hours to get to Deer Creek Speedway on Wednesday.

(2008/07/10)
Jonte Flowers finally got the call he’d been hoping to get for quite some time.

(2008/07/10)
After a rough couple games Tuesday, the Winona LeJetz American Legion baseball team got back on track Wednesday.

(2008/07/09)
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Winona LeJetz American Legion baseball team was swept Tuesday by the Rochester Redhawks, 9-1 and 8-7, in First District play.

(2008/07/08)
TREMPEALEAU, Wis. — Walking up the 18th green when you’re in contention for a win can be nerve-racking. It’s not as tough when you’re not expecting to win.

(2008/07/08)
HOUSTON, Minn. — The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team is starting to get hot at the right time.

(2008/07/06)
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team was involved in a pitchers’ duel Saturday against Rochester. In the end, Winona was on the good end.

(2008/07/05)
EUGENE, Ore. — Garrett Heath, a former standout at Winona Senior High School who now runs at Stanford, finished 11th in his heat in the semifinals of the 1,500 meters Friday night at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Because he didn’t finish in the top six in his heat, he did not qualify for Sunday’s finals.

(2008/07/04)
It was 20 years ago, but Jon Kosidowski and his son, Jeff, still argue about it today.

(2008/07/04)
EUGENE, Ore. — Garrett Heath finished last in his quarterfinal heat in the 1,500 meters Friday night but still was fast enough to advance at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

(2008/07/03)
For Olympic caliber athletes, preparing to qualify for the United States team no doubt is grueling the week before the race. Or, maybe it’s not.

(2008/07/03)
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Winona Buddies VFW summer baseball team ran its winning streak to four Wednesday, blanking the Rochester Rockets 2-0 and 6-0.

(2008/07/02)
The Winona Chiefs amateur baseball team lost to the Eau Claire Cavaliers 16-1 Tuesday at Gabrych Field.

(2008/07/01)
Every year, William Leaf gets a little better, but every year, he’s still just a little guy.

(2008/06/30)
All weekend the state-ranked talent at the Winona Legion/Winona State University Legion Baseball Classic beat up on each other at WSU’s Loughrey Field.

(2008/06/30)
Last year, the Winona Area Junior Golf Championship was down in numbers.

(2008/06/29)
For nine innings, the Winona LeJetz and Mahtomedi American Legion baseball teams were locked in a pitchers’ duel.

(2008/06/29)
The Winona LeJetz and the Rochester Patriots were originally scheduled to renew their American Legion summer baseball rivalry back on June 11.

(2008/06/29)
Derek Hovick opened play at the Winona Legion/Winona State University Legion Baseball Classic in style.

(2008/06/27)
Five teams will go at it this weekend in the Winona American Legion baseball tournament.

(2008/06/26)
What began as a dream developed over a few beers between friends will become reality this weekend in St. Charles, Minn.

(2008/06/26)
COON VALLEY, Wis. — After trailing 6-1 through seven innings, the Chiefs came up just short in their comeback effort against Chaseburg-Coon Valley, losing 6-5.

(2008/06/25)
The U.S. Olympic Trials begin next week, and Winona’s Garrett Heath will be competing.

(2008/06/24)
Lance Jensen and Brandon Beech were underclassmen last year at Winona Senior High School. Jensen saw no action on the varsity baseball team. Beech spent the spring on the junior varsity.

(2008/06/23)
FARIBAULT, Minn. — Jared Gilbertson recorded 13 strikeouts over six innings Sunday in the second game of a doubleheader to help the Winona VFW Buddies baseball team salvage a split with Faribault.

(2008/06/23)
HOLMEN, Wis. — Brady Strangstalien fired a blistering 3-under-par 69 to easily win the Three Rivers Golf Association Castle Mound Open at Drugan’s Castle Mound Country Clubon Sunday.

(2008/06/23)
EDINA, Minn. — One of the great, historic golf courses in the U.S. returns to the spotlight this week when the U.S. Women’s Open comes to the Interlachen Country Club.

(2008/06/22)
Usually, these stories are about the winners and how inspiring they can be.

(2008/06/22)
Baseball has been a big part of Matt O’Brien’s life and it’s no different this summer.

(2008/06/22)
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Stock car racing has become increasingly more expensive as the years go by — or days — and gas prices go up.

(2008/06/21)
Andy Biesanz didn’t have much time to prepare Friday night.

(2008/06/21)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Wild put a priority on adding depth on the blue line as they entered the first round of Friday night’s NHL draft, then watched defensemen fly off the board in front of them.

(2008/06/20)
Jonte Flowers is getting his shot. It’s all he could have asked for.

(2008/06/20)
There is a plethora of sporting events taking place this weekend tied in with Winona’s Steamboat Days.

(2008/06/19)
Ever since Matt Papenfuss started swimming, he’s wanted to do so for the University of Minnesota.

(2008/06/19)
HOLMEN, Wis. — The Winona LeJetz Legion baseball team fell behind early in its game Wednesday against Holmen (Wis.) but scored four runs in the fourth inning and held on to win 7-6.

(2008/06/18)
Arran Davis has got things in perspective. Sure, the Winona LeJetz American Legion baseball team suffered an 8-1 loss to Onalaska on Tuesday at Loughrey Field, but it could be worse.

(2008/06/18)
A Matt Wolfe triple followed by a Ryan Speltz RBI single was all the Winona LeJetz American Legion baseball team could muster up on Tuesday in an 8-1 loss to Onalaska.

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