Sports Memories by Tom Jones

Tom Jones

15 years

• Greg King collected first place and a trophy as he knocked out Kelly Ellingson within the full-size division finals of the Masters of Disaster demolition derby on the Freeborn County Fair. Mike Boettcher took dwelling $500 for first place within the truck division.
• Holly Thompson of Clarks Grove took first place within the 13 & underneath age group using Indy on the Stampede Barrel Run on the Freeborn County Fair.
• The first-ever memorial softball and volleyball match for Ryan “Pie” Truesdell was being deliberate at Snyder Fields. The occasion was to kick off with a softball sport between the Albert Lea City Council and workers in opposition to the Freeborn County Commissioners and workers.
• Francisco Lariano pitched seven innings and Delmon Young related on a two-run dwelling run because the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Roys 7-3.

20 years

• In the U-18 women’ state match soccer championship sport being performed on the National Sports Center in Blaine, Albert Lea fell 1-0 to Shakopee. They completed their season with a 9-3-1 document.
• Also on the National Sports Center, the Albert Lea U-11 women soccer crew misplaced a hard-fought 3-1 sport within the championship to Prior Lake to complete their season 14-3-3. The crew was coached by Jeff Miller, James Cope and Dwaine Winkels.
• Scott Kast of Freeborn received a trophy and $833 for successful the compact automotive division of the Albert Lea Jaycees demolition derby on the Freeborn County Fair.
• Former Albert Lea Tiger Andrew Davis was named a captain for the Crown College soccer crew in St. Bonifacius.

50 years

• Tom Norby of Albert Lea was the first-place finisher within the characteristic occasion of the Albert Lea Jaycees Demolition Derby on the Freeborn County Fair. For his effort he collected $300. Donnie Jensen of Albert Lea took dwelling second and picked up $200.
• Hank Aaron was 13 dwelling runs away from Babe Ruth’s all-time dwelling run document as he smashed his 701st profession dwelling run in opposition to Cincinnatti’s Pedro Borbon.
• In “A” league softball, Melody Bar I defeated Harold’s Bar 8-7. Vic Nelson picked up the win with John Willmert taking the loss.
• Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn had been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Monte Irvin, a slugger within the Negro Leagues and former American League umpire and baseball govt Billy Evans had been additionally inducted.
• The Albert Lea junior excessive summer season three-on-three basketball league concluded with championship video games for seventh, eighth and ninth grade. In the eighth grade finals, Team One from Southwest took the title. Members of the crew included Steve Marlin, Larry Nelson, Steve Hogan and Rick Nelson.

Hardball historical past

According to an article within the 1934 Albert Lea Tribune, Charlie Briggs, pitcher and supervisor of the Albert Lea Park Baseball Team was credited with introducing the curve ball to city within the early days. Hotly contested video games had been held between the Park Team and the Town Team of Albert Lea.