New Ulm Sports Central - Preserving and Sharing New Ulm Area Sports History

SEARLES - Scoring seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Searles' Bullheads buried the Webster Wildcats 14-4 Saturday night in MSMABA baseball action in Searles.

SLEEPY EYE --- Getting a two-hit performance from pitcher Sweeney, Egan blanked Chaska 10-0 in action Saturday afternoon to gain the championship series Sunday in the District 2 VFW tournament.

SEARLES - St. Peter Saints' Tom Steirlen and Kyle Messner of the Searles Bullheads locked up in a classic pitchers duel Friday evening in Searles.

Splitting is first two games, New Ulm Gold American Legion goes against Minneapolis Southwest Saturday at 10 a.m.

As the field narrowed in the District 2 VFW tournament, defending champion New Ulm Jr. Legion went to Stark to score a nifty 3-2 win over Fairmont and remain in the running.

SLEEPY EYE --- Host team Sleepy Eye and nearby New Ulm were among the losers in the District 2 VFW baseball tournament starting here Thursday.

Amateur baseball playoffs in the three-division Tomahawk League (and subsequent 2C Regional) open Friday with combinations of best-of-three and double eliminations.

River Valley League west playoffs head into the final two games Friday and Saturday.

New Ulm Junior Legion draws Chaska and host Sleepy Eye opens the tournament against Eagan in the 2011 District 2 VFW tournament opening Thursday in Sleepy Eye. Sleepy Eye plays at 10 a.m.

Bullheads left hander Kevin Hulke threw a five hit shut out at the Bloomington Eagles, fanning four and walking none in the complete game 5-0 victory.