Menno's postseason mojo ran out Monday night in Mitchell as South Central League foe Lesterville toppled the Mad Frogs 14-1 in the second round of the State Amateur Baseball Tournament at Cadwell Park. Menno had advanced through the postseason by winning twice in District 6 play and then taking down Northville in the first round of the state tournament last week, but the Broncs were too tough on Monday.

This graphic by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives in included with this week’s “Monday on Main” Facebook post and shows the red markings for reference. The museum post includes the following text:

After beating Elton 7-4 in its opening game of the VFW 16U State Baseball Tournament in Parkston on Friday, Scotland/Menno fell to Alexandria 6-2 in the semifinals and then dropped a nail-biter to Tyndall in the 3rd/4th-place game. The Trappers trailed Tyndall 5-2 going into the sixth inning but tied the game with three runs to ultimately forced extra innings. Tyndall ended up scoring in the bottom of the 10th to come away with a 6-5 win.

As expected, an active weather pattern has moved across the region, bringing with it storms and heavy rain starting Saturday and continuing into Sunday. Rainfall reports vary, but 2.30 inches was reported in Freeman as of Sunday morning, with closer to 2 inches toward Menno. Rain is expected to continue for much of Sunday with cooler temperatures expected this coming week.

Dylan Lehr is greeted by teammates after he and Peyton Wieseler (Expos jersey), a pickup player from Wynot, come around to score in the top of the ninth inning against Northville Friday night. It was the opening round of the 2023 State Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell and the Mad Frogs used four runs in the final inning to pull away from the Merchants and win the first-round game 8-3. Menno will next face Lesterville Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the quarterfinal round of the single-elimination, 32-team tournament.

Dylan Lehr is greeted by teammates after he and Peyton Wieseler (Expos jersey), a pickup player from Wynot, come around to score in the top of the ninth inning against Northville Friday night. It was the opening round of the 2023 State Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell and the Mad Frogs used four runs in the final inning to pull away from the Merchants and win the first-round game 8-3. Menno will next face Lesterville Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the quarterfinal round of the single-elimination, 32-team tournament.

The Menno Mad Frogs and the Scotland/Menno Trappers both won in the opening round of their respective state tournaments on Friday, with the Frogs taking down Northville 8-3 in the State Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell and the Trappers beating Elkton 7-4 in the VFW 16U State Tournament in Parkston. The Menno amateur team will face Lesterville in the quarterfinals Monday at 7:30 p.m. while the Scotland/Menno teeners will play Alexandria in the semifinals Saturday at 4 p.m.

Kristi Hofer waters the plants that decorate the planter in front of her place of employment, First Interstate Bank, Friday morning. While rains have been timely this summer, a week without moisture has prompted the need for manual attention to plants, flowers and gardens. Additional rains and/or thunderstorms, however, are in the forecast through the weekend.

Kristi Hofer waters the plants that decorate the planter in front of her place of employment, First Interstate Bank, Friday morning. While rains have been timely this summer, a week without moisture has prompted the need for manual attention to plants, flowers and gardens. Additional rains and/or thunderstorms, however, are in the forecast through the weekend.

The Freeman Area Veteran's Memorial on Sixth Street is pictured on a beautiful Thursday morning. The memorial was built by a force of local veterans and was dedicated in the summer of 1999 — a dedication that featured an address by Gov. Bill Janklow.