West Central Tribune

GRANITE FALLS — Montevideo held off Post 69 in the seventh inning to win on Monday night. Post 59 won 8-6 against Granite Falls in the American Legion baseball game at Richter Field. Montevideo built up an 8-3 lead and Griffin Epema kept Granite Falls at bay in his relief outing. Epema, a University of St. Thomas commit, had five strikeouts and allowed two walks and one hit in three innings to earn the win. He batted 1-for-3 with three steals, one run, an RBI, one walk and a hit-by-pitch.

Brittney Griner scored 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun held on for a 90-89 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Monday night in Minneapolis. Kennedy Burke added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting for Connecticut (5-16), which won on the road for only the second time in 10 tries. Leila Lacan scored 13 points and Olivia Nelson-Ododa tallied 10 points and eight boards.

SEATTLE -- Charles De Ketelaere scored a brace and added an assist as Belgium eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 4-1 win in their round of 16 match on Monday. It was a convincing performance against the co-hosts for the Red Devils, who advance to play Spain in a quarterfinal match in Inglewood, Calif., on Friday. After Belgium thoroughly dominated in taking a 2-1 halftime lead, the U.S. ratcheted up the pressure coming out of the break seeking the equalizer.

SPICER — Gordy Nilsen and Nikki Paradis were the top runners at the Green Lake Road Race on Sunday. Nilsen, 21, raced to a first-place finish in 1 hour, 6.35 minutes in the 12-mile race. He was last year’s runner-up behind Drew Paradis, who was runner-up Sunday, and is from Evergreen, Colorado. Nikki Paradis, 37, won in 1:16.58. She is from Alexandria and placed third last summer. A two-person relay, a four-person relay and a two-person family relay were also featured.

The Minnesota Twins’ search for improvements in the bullpen has led to the acquisition of Woo-Suk Go, whom the Twins plan to add to their active roster ahead of their series opener against Cleveland on Tuesday. The Twins acquired Go from the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations on Sunday evening. Go, who has yet to make his major league debut, has an assignment clause in his contract and the Tigers opted to trade him rather than add him to the roster.

In less than a week, the Minnesota Twins will make a franchise-altering pick, selecting a player whom they hope can become a cornerstone of their future. The Twins will select third overall in the 2026 Draft, their highest selection since they took Royce Lewis with the No. 1 pick in 2017. The Twins wound up with the third pick after finishing last season with a record that was fourth-worst in the major leagues.

One of Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd’s favorite moments thus far this offseason at the team's practice facility came in a pickup game in which Joan Beringer grabbed a defensive rebound, then went to work. “He dribbled the length of the floor, changed direction of his dribble twice, and finished over the top of another player,” Lloyd recalled. It was a quick look into why Minnesota has such high hopes for the 19-year-old French center.

Jun. 12, 1936 - Jul. 02, 2026 BUFFALO LAKE, Minn. - Rosemary "Rosie" Manderscheid, 90, Olivia, Minn. died Thursday, Jul. 2, in Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, July 16 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Olivia with Rev. Joe Steinbeisser as celebrant. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements by Dirks-Blem Funeral Service of Olivia.

Jennie Tebben met her Savior on July, 1, 2026 at the age of 97 years and 7 months. Her celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, July 8 at Bethany Church in Clara City at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation one hour prior. Jennie Poppen was born near Raymond, MN on December 2, 1928, to Ben and Fannie (Folkerts) Poppen. Her parents were German immigrants and she didn’t learn to speak English until she went to school.

WILLMAR — A 49-year-old man was transported to the hospital in Willmar after a reported motorcycle crash on Sunday, July 5. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Joseph James Mallik, 49, of Willmar, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the single-vehicle crash reported around 3:02 p.m. Sunday.