There is plenty of Baseball action coming up this Fathers’ Day weekend.  Seven teams are having weekend tournaments with Red Wing leading the pack with their 22nd Annual Dewey Tauer Invitational Tournament.  Others having tournaments are Isanti, Brownton, Hibbing, Luverne, Nimrod and Milica.

Here are the specifics for each tournament.  As always please check the individual websites for any changes in times or format. 

Red Wing:  First round action starts Thursday, June 18 with Hastings playing Hampton at 6:00 P.M.  At 8:30 P.M. Cannon Falls plays Randolph.  Friday the 19th Red Wing plays Dundas at 6:00 P.M. and Miesville plays Northfield at 8:30 P.M. 

Saturday starts with the losers’ bracket games at 10:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M.  (Note:  Red Wing plays Saturday night at 7:00 P.M. whether they win or lose on Friday which means Dundas will play at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, win or lose on Friday).  Winner of game one and winner of game four play at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday.  Red Wing plays the winner/loser of game two at 7:00 P.M.

Sunday, the consolation championship is at 11:00 A.M., the third place game is at 1:30 P.M. and the championship game is at 4:00 P.M. 

This tourney features all the teams from the Classic Cannon Valley League except Bay City.  A team from this tournament has been in the championship game of the State Class “B” Tournament for 12 years in a row. 

The tournament is named for Dewy Tauer, father of Red Wing Manager Corey Tauer.  Dewey was an exceptional ball player that in 1985, at 43, died of a heart attack, well short of his life expectancy.  He was inducted posthumously into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. http://www.eteamz.com/redwingaces/

Isanti:  The Isanti Redbird Classic runs Friday through Sunday.  Soderville plays East Bethel on Friday at 6:00 P.M. and Isanti takes on St. Croix at 8:30 P.M.

Saturday, Champlin plays Kingston at 8:00 A.M. and at 10:30 A.M. it’s Superior vs Mora.  The winners play at 1:00 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. and the losers play at 6:00 P.M. and 8:30 P.M. 

Sunday, the seventh place game is at Noon, consolation championship is at 2:30 P.M., third place is at 5:00 P.M. and the championship is at 7:30 P.M.  All games will be played at Redbird Field in Isanti.
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Hibbing:  If you are on the Range this weekend be sure to check out the Hull Rust Invitational Tournament in Hibbing.  Friday night it is Grand Rapids vs Proctor at 6:30 P.M. and Superior vs Hibbing at 9:00 P.M. 

Game three is Saturday at 9:00 A.M. and pits Hinckley vs Bemidji.  Game four is Metro Merchants vs Warroad at 11:30 A.M.  Losers’ of games two and four play at 2:00 P.M. and the winners play at 4:30 P.M.  Losers of games one and three play at 7:00 P.M. and the winners play at 9:30 P.M. 

Sunday, the consolation championship is at 10:00 A.M., third place game at 12:30 P.M. and the championship game starts at 3:00 P.M. 
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Nimrod:  The Nimrod Invite kicks off Friday night with Nimrod playing Bemidji at 6:00 P.M. in Nimrod. 

Game two is Saturday at 10:00 A.M. in Nimrod with St. Paul playing Roseau.  Game three is Saturday at 9:00 A.M. in Sebeka.  Bluffton plays East Grand Forks in that game.  It is Richmond vs Carlos in game four at 11:00 A.M. in Sebeka. 

The loser’s bracket games are both in Nimrod at Noon and 2:00 P.M.  The winners’ bracket games are also in Nimrod at 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.

Sunday, the seventh place game in at 10:30 A.M., fifth place at 12:30 P.M., third place game at 2:30 P.M. and the championship is scheduled for 4:30 P.M. all in Nimrod. 
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Luverne:   The 2009 Luverne Amateur Baseball Tournament features teams from four states:  Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska.  It starts on Thurday night with Tracy and Renner, SD playing at 7:30 P.M.  On Friday games two and three are being played with Luverne playing Brandon Valley, SD at 6:30 P.M. and Omaha, NE playing Sacred Heart in 9:00 P.M.  Game four is Saturday at 10:00 A.M. with Carroll, IA playing Dumont. 

Saturday, losers of games two and three play at 12:15 P.M. and losers of games one and four play at 2:30 P.M.  Winners of one and four play at 4:45 P.M. and winners of games two and three play at 7:00 P.M. 

Sunday, the consolation championship is at 11:00 A.M., third place is at 1:30 P.M. and the championship is at 4:00 P.M.  Go Minnesota! http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=luverneredbirds

Brownton:  The Brownton Bruins are having a nice little four team tournament starting on Thursday night and finishing on Saturday.  Thursday, Bird Island plays Hutchinson at 7:30 P.M.  Friday, Brownton plays Waconia at 7:30 P.M. 

On Saturday, the two losers play for third place at 3:30 P.M. and the winners play at 6:30 P.M. for the championship.  http://www.browntonbruins.com/

Milica:  The Milaca Tournament is a four team-one day tournament.  Quamba plays Stan and Joes at 9:00 A.M.  Milaca plays Minneapolis Blue Sox at 11:00 A.M.  Quamba plays the Blue Sox at 1:00 P.M.  At 3:00 P.M. Joe and Stans plays the Minneapolis Blue Sox.   Milaca and Joe and Stans finish the day with a game at 5:00 P.M.   
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Have a great Fathers’ Day weekend and take in some baseball.  Remember, it’s your day to name the activity.    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it