VFW baseball

Ranview scored twice in the bottom of the first inning and held off Grand Rapids 2-1 for the VFW baseball state championship Monday at Adamson Field in Brainerd. Grand Rapids scored its only run in the top of the sixth. Ranview completed an unbeaten state tournament, beating Becker...

For the first time in 21 years, Brainerd will host the state VFW baseball tournament at Adamson and Mills fields. And, Brainerd hopes home-field advantage helps it accomplish something Post 1647 has never done — win the VFW state championship. The 59th annual event, for players...

District 4 champion Ranview of St. Paul will play Becker at 10 a.m. Thursday at Adamson Field in Brainerd in the opening game of the VFW state baseball tournament. Preceding the tournament is a banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Brainerd National Guard Armory. Parents are...

COLD SPRING — Hanson Devine pitched a hard fought, 4-2 win for Brainerd VFW in Monday's quarterfinals of the District 6 VFW tournament in Cold spring. Devine allowed just two runs over six innings, struck out two, walked one and surrendered six hits in a game that featured...

LITTLE FALLS — Dakota Guderjohn drove in three runs and C.J. Wohl pitched a complete game as the Brainerd sophomore VFW team blanked Little Falls 8-0 in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday. Guderjohn was 2-for-3 with a double. Wohl allowed just two hits with two walks...

Chris Pederson and Dylan Harbo pitched complete games as the Brainerd sophomore VFW team swept St. Cloud West in a doubleheader Monday at Adamson Field. Pederson struck out six, walked three and allowed six hits and no earned runs in a 6-2 win in Game One. Jake Meyer had two hits...

Michael Russell's bat and Bryce Flanagan's arm helped Brainerd's freshmen team defeat Aitkin 5-1 Wednesday at Mills Field. Russell drove in two runs on two hits. Flanagan pitched six strong innings, allowing one earned run, striking out four and stranding 10 baserunners. In one...

Tristan Brecht and Dylan Harbo combined for four hits and five RBIs to lead the Brainerd sophomore VFW team to an 11-1 win in the first game of a doubleheader against Milaca on Wednesday at Adamson Field. Brecht was 2-4, including a double, with three RBIs. Harbo was 2-2 with two...

Complete-game pitching performances by Hanson Devine and Chris Pederson carried the Brainerd sophomore VFW team to a doubleheader sweep against Foley on Tuesday at Adamson Field. Devine struck out 10 in a 4-2 victory in Game One. He allowed three hits and no earned runs with two...

LITCHFIELD — Dylan Harbo's three RBIs helped the Brainerd VFW sophomores to a 14-2 win over Litchfield during the first game of Monday's doubleheader. Hanson Devine went 2-4 with two runs batted in and Dallon Saiko doubled and drove in a run for Brainerd. Colton Borg added...

COLD SPRING - Nick Peterson knocked an RBI double to secure a 1-0 win in the nightcap as Brainerd split Thursday's doubleheader with Cold Spring. CJ Wohl picked up the win on the mound with five innings of shutout ball. Dylan Harbo went 3-4 while Tristan Brecht picked up a triple...

SAUK RAPIDS — Colton Borg finished with a double and an RBI as the Brainerd VFW sophomores held the lead in an 8-7 victory over Sauk Rapids during the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader. C.J.

CROSBY - Bryce Flanagan tossed a complete-game no hitter for Brainerd VFW in the first game of their doubleheader against Crosby-Ironton as they swept both games. Flanagan struck out 10 in a 16-0 win as every Brainerd player cracked a hit. Cole Pikula went 3-4 with a walk...