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The confines of the Red Wing Athletic Field have been less-than-friendly for Post 54 this summer. Prior to Thursday, Red Wing was winless at the Ath with six of the team’s last seven games taking place at home. On Thursday, Post 54 was finally able to secure a home win, shutting...

MIESVILLE – The loud pops coming from Jack Ruhr Field were not from Fourth of July fireworks. Rather, it was Red Wing’s wood bats cracking the ball across the diamond, and it was the pop from the catcher’s glove as Aces pitcher Aaron Johnson dominated on the mound. Thanks...

Where is Dennis Schutz? That’s a question that has been pondered at least twice in the past year. As the Republican Eagle’s 2013 All-Area Player of the Year in football, Schutz was late to an interview because he was tracking a deer through the woods somewhere near Ellsworth....

Red Wing was able to get runners on base. The problem was, they couldn’t get the runners home. Trying to knock off Lakeville North on Monday night, Post 54 left nine runners stranded on base – including seven combined in the third, fourth and fifth innings – in a 7-0 loss...

CANNON FALLS – One team is called the Aces, but each squad put one on the mound Friday night in Cannon Falls. The Bears had Keith Meyers take the hill, while Red Wing countered with Aaron Johnson. Both lefties kept their teams in the game, but it was Meyers that got the 1-0 Classic...

Getting ready for his first season in the United States Hockey League, Red Wing’s Michael Bigelbach will eventually head back to southern Minnesota to play in college. On Thursday, Bigelbach announced that he has verbally committed to play college hockey for Minnesota State University,...

MIESVILLE – It seemed like any time the Minneapolis Angels got in trouble Wednesday, they fixed that routinely with one swing of the bat. Playing Miesville on Wednesday at Jack Ruhr Park, the Angels cracked three home runs, including a pair from Mike Carrell, on the way to a...

No matter what first jumps out at you, the numbers are ridiculous. A batting average that flirted with .500. Twice as many doubles as walks allowed. An ERA that gave most opponents no chance of winning a game. Three losses in 20 starts. So, pick any stat, look at it, think about...