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Ely, MN
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College football: Patrick Putz with 32 yard FG in overtime, his third of game, as Vermilion beats Central Lakes 23-20 in MCAC quarterfinal. Ironhawks advance to play top-seeded Mesabi on Nov 1
College volleyball: Vermilion picks up first win since 2023, sweeping Anoka-Ramsey 25-21, 25-19, 25-18 at MCAC Crossover Tournament.
Junior Legion Baseball: Ely outhits BOLD but loses 4-3 in heartbreaking Division II State Tournament quarterfinal
Tom Coombe retweeted
Ely Senior Legion checked in to the State Division II Legion tournament at Glenwood and attended the banquet yesterday.
Emcee was @rustykath and the keynote speaker was @johnkriesel .
Both did great job!
Now we need the rain to stop so we can play some ball!
Junior Legion Baseball: Evan Leeson with 4 hits, Cedar Holman gets pitching win as Ely downs Aitkin 11-1 in five innings. Ely advances to the Substate final with the victory
Another key takeaway from today's press briefing - gustier winds today and tomorrow will create further risk of spread although air quality in the area has improved dramatically in the last two-to-three days.
Rumors that 3,000-4,000 firefighters would be in Ely appear to be unfounded. At press briefing today in Ely, officials said the current number is 760 and expected to grow slightly and then plateau.
Tom Coombe retweeted
National Incident Management Organization representative tells council there has been no talk of Ely evacuations
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Legion baseball: Caid Chittum 4 hits, 4 RBI as Ely improves to 14-0 with 16-1 win over Deer River. Three Ely pitchers combine on 1-hitter as Stig Majerus gets the win.
Legion baseball: Ely runs record to 13-0 with a 16-0, 6-1 sweep at Blackduck. Hunter Halbakken with win on mound and 3 run homer in opener. Owen Marolt tosses 1 hitter in nightcap.
Legion baseball: Ely runs its record to 10-0 with 2-1, 1-0 sweep at Cannon Falls. Caid Chittum with 16 strikeouts in the opener and Parker Niskala and Stig Majerus combine on shutout in nightcap.
Legion Baseball: Ely completes four-game sweep of 38th Annual DQ Classic, beating International Falls 12-4 as Cedar Holman tosses five-hitter and Caid Chittum finishes with two hits, three RBI. Ely clinches DQ Classic title and improves to 6-0 for the season.
Tom Coombe retweeted
Ely Senior Legion gets a walk-off win 7-6 in intense fashion over Duluth Lakeview tonight in the Ely DQ Classic.
Caid Chittum’s bottom of the 7th double scored Drew Johnson from 2nd
base.
Ely now 3-0 in the tourney and will finish tomorrow against International Falls at 2:30.
Legion baseball: Caid Chittum’s walkoff double gives Ely a 7-6 win over Duluth Lakeview in 38th Annual DQ Classic. Ben Leeson 2 shutout innings in relief as Ely improves to 5-0.
Legion Baseball: Hunter Halbakken throws no-hitter, fans seven as Ely wins 2-0 at International Falls.