Baseball: Staples-Motley 15U Babe Ruth team advances to state

The Staples-Motley 15U Babe Ruth team finished second in the Timberline League and in the district tournament and has earned the No. 2 seed in the Babe Ruth State Tournament at Warroad July 26-29. Front row: Batboy Elijah "Fuzz" Kossan, coach Greg Kossan (left), Sam Sauber, Joe Tyrrell, Tanner Robben, Payton Bjerga, Nate Nyhus, Josh Kossan, Conner Fox. Back: Coach Jeff Halverson, Hunter Martin, Chase Nordlund, Damon Halverson, Cade Schmidt, Cole Winkels, Zach Shaw, coach Mike Schmidt.