‘Turtles’ Pony team captures second in league tournament
season Tri-County League Tournament in Sutherland played June 28 to July 1. In their opener, Imperial, the No. 5 seed, defeated No.
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Sunday set aside for Imperial coed softball tourney
It took some work seeding it, but the Imperial coed softball league tournament is ready to be played on Sunday.
Imperial’s juniors gather on the mound with Coach Bruce Peterson Sunday in their game against DCB. (Courtesy photo by Julie Gockley)
Relief pitcher Bennett Bauerle came in to face several batters in Monday’s game against Pender. Emmitt Zuege stands ready at third base. (Courtesy photo by Julie Gockley)
Pitcher Austin Laird got the win for Imperial in the juniors’ opener against Creighton on Saturday. (Courtesy photo by Julie Gockley)
Dominic Sis had a key double in the opener against Creighton, scoring two runs in a big fourth inning for Imperial. (Courtesy photo by Julie Gockley)
Coach: Juniors’ state berth good for Imperial baseball
There were a lot of broken hearts on the baseball field in Battle Creek Monday as Imperial’s Junior Legion team saw their season end.
Imperial’s Pee Wee 1 team collected runner-up honors in the end-of-season league baseball tournament played in Imperial. Members of the team included, front from left, Michael Duvel, Mason Wallin, Sean Heermann, Malachi Christensen, Jason Nelson, Cooper Dillan, back from left, Asst. Coach Mark Christensen, Tyler O’Neil, Colin O’Neil, Jensen Olsen, Carter Leibbrandt, Easton Fries and Coach Ryan Baker. (Johnson Publications photo)
Mason Wallin got this tag down in the first inning of the championship game, tagging out the Ogallala 1 runner at the plate. (Johnson Publications photo)
Carter Leibbrandt pitched for Imperial 1 in the title game Saturday night against Ogallala 1. (Johnson Publications photo)
Imperial 1 takes runner-up honors in Pee Wee tourney
Imperial 1 headed into the Tri-County League Pee Wee tournament last week as the No.