By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent There’s nothing like small town baseball during the summer months at towns throughout Otter Tail County. Such is the case at Jake Wolford Field in Dent, southwest of Perham. “Old-fashioned small-town team baseball is the glue that holds many communities, such as Dent, together,” says Tom Tomashek, co-author of “Minnesota Town Ball.” He… Read More

The New York Mills trap season continues to be challenged by the weather. Several members of the team haven’t been able to shoot at all until this week because of spring snow storms.    During NY Mills’ second “practice” week, Preston Gordhammer was the first one on the team for this season to get 25 straight… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Freshman Jada Goeson was just 3 seconds away from qualifying for the finals at the state track meet on Thursday afternoon.  Goeson finished in 15th place in the preliminaries after posting a time of 2:26.14. She finished in 15th place out of 17 competitors, but was just a few seconds off of ninth… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills Millers improved to 7-1 with a pair of wins last weekend. The Millers opened the weekend with a 9-1 win over Deer Creek, before edging Perham by a score of 3-1. This weekend the Millers will host Verndale on Saturday, as well as Sebeka on Sunday afternoon. Bluffton will travel… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills softball team defeated Swanville 11-2 in the Section 6A opener on Tuesday, before edging Browerville-Eagle Valley with a late score to come away with a 5-4 in the sub section semi-finals on Thursday.  In the sub section finals, the second seeded Eagles fell to top seeded Upsala 10-1. All… Read More

NYM to host Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in sub section opener By Chad Koenen Publisher The New York Mills Eagles improved to 16-2 overall after sweeping a pair of doubleheaders last week. On Tuesday NY Mills defeated Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale by scores of 5-4 and 8-1, before defeating Parkers Prairie by scores of 10-0 and 10-2 to secure their eighth… Read More

Five NYM track team members advance to sections By Chad Koenen Publisher Jada Goeson took third place with a new personal record in the 800-meters, while Ashley Kassa picked up a pair of top seven finishes at the sub section track meet in Pillager on Thursday night. Goeson finished with a time of 2:28.71 in the 800-meter run,… Read More

NYM to wrap up regular season on Wednesday By Chad Koenen Publisher New York Mills improved to 12-2 overall after picking up three more wins last week. The Eagles opened the week by defeating Menahga by a score of 2-0 on Monday, before edging Pillager by a score of 11-1 on Tuesday night. The week came to a… Read More

Millers to host Deer Creek on Saturday By Chad Koenen Publisher Derin Gaudette broke a 3-3 tie with a home run in the top of the ninth inning to help the New York Mills Millers improve to 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. After Ethan Hendrickx reached on an error to open the inning, Gaudette folowed with a home… Read More