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The 5th annual Ride 2 Remember event was held Saturday in Granite Falls. The event, a continuation of the former KMS Memorial Ride that was held in memoriam of six local area soldiers that lost their lives while serving the country, including Matt Kahler, of Granite Falls, and Brent Koch of Morton. The Ride 2 Remember event was begun when the KMS Memorial Ride ended, with Rachael and Mike Felske, of New Prague, took over the event and restructuring it to what it is today. In addition to the ride itself, the day included a corn hole tournament, and in the evening, a meal at the Granite Falls American Legion, and three musical acts holding a concert. There were 271 registered riders for this years event. Organizer Rachael Felske said, “This years ride was our best yet! We had the privilege of making a $,7500 donation to Warriors Path and the honor of riding and remembering 61 heroes that served our country and are no longer with us.” This year’s event featured a key point of mental health and veteran suicide awareness. Felske said, “If you are struggling or know someone that is struggling, know that you are not alone! There are resources available to help you through difficult times, you do not need to fight this battle alone! “ The event was sponsored by a number of area businesses and organizations. “We would also like to say thank you to all of our sponsors this year and everyone that attended any part of the events throughout the day. Your support and trust in us has allowed us the opportunity to make a positive impact on many veteran’s lives,” Felske said.

Submitted On Sunday, June 19th the Montevideo Thunder Hawk Trap shooting team had 29 students compete at the State Trap Shooting Tournament in Alexandria. The Tournament is held for nine days and around 900 students compete daily and around 8,000 students compete in total for the tournament.

Montevideo pitching ace Brady Snell had himself a day to remember in a Minnesota Legion All-Stars Showcase high school baseball prospects game last Sunday at Veterans Stadium in Bloomington. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound right-hander pitched two scoreless innings for Team White in an 8-0 loss against Team Red, allowing one hit and striking out three. “I have high standards for myself and expected to succeed,” said Snell, whose fastball was clocked in the mid-80’s. “There were no slouches in the game, pretty goodtalent,andIwaspleased with my performance. I had good command of my stuff. It was a pitcher’s duel, 1-0 for most of the game, until the end. Overall, it was a big honor to be invited.” Sixty players representing 43 communities in Minnesota participated in the event, and players were divided into four teams for one nine-inning game each. Snell was nominated by his legendary Montevideo Legion coach, Tim Epema. “I’m going all-in on baseball and would like to play at the next level, if I can get the opportunity,” said Snell, who said he will forego playing football for the Thunder Hawks to compete in a high school club league in the fall, where his team is scheduled to play up to 28 games mostly in the metro area, with weekend tournaments scheduled in Kansas City andArizona. “Baseball is my game, and we’ll see where it takes me,” said Snell, who has a 3.9 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and plans to major in pharmacy in college. “I’ve received a few emails from D2/D3 schools and visited South Dakota State.”

When Brooklyn Pederson took the mound as the Watson Honkers pitcher, history was made in Watson, Minn. Brooklyn’s Great-Grandmother Leora Mulder pitched on that same mount 54 years ago, only then it was slow pitch softball. Brooklyn’s Great-Grandparents went on to be inducted in the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame as slow pitch pitchers in 2001. Brooklyn’s parents are Amy and Brad Pederson from Montevideo.

Brady Snell was chosen to be part of the 2022 American Legion All-Star Event. Minnesota American Legion Baseball had 378 teams that started the summer - that’s over 5500 players. Brady was one of only 60 players in the state invited to the event that will be held this Friday and Saturday in Bloomington. The boys have been split into four teams and will play an All-Star weekend tournament. More information about the event is available at www.mnlegionprospects.com Games three through four will be live broadcast on the YouTube channel “Let’s Play Ball”.