THE JUNIOR D1 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIOSHIP TOOK TWO GAME TO FIND A WINNER IT WAS DELANO TIGERS AND THE NEW PRAGUE TROJANS WITH THE BIG 6 -1 IN THE SECOND GAME.

 THE JUNIOR D1 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP CAME DOWN TWO GAME TO FIND THE WINNER 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP.

STORY BY LOU " THE PHOTO GUY " MICHAELS

IT WAS A LONG DAY FOR THE TWO TEAMS THAT PLAYED  FOR THE DI JUNIOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IT WAS THE DELANO TIGERS AND THE NEW PRAGUE TROJANS. IT CAME DOWN TWO GAME FOR 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP. IN THE FIRST GAME IT WAS THE DELANO TIGERS 16 -8 WITH THEWIN IT ONE POINT IN THE GAME THE TIGERS WHERE DOWN 8-1. BUT THE FOUTH INNING TURN THE TAILES FOR THE TIGERS SCORING 8 RUNS AND NEVER LOOK BACK WINNING 16 - 8. IN THE SECOND GAME IT WAS ALL NEWPRAGUE WINNING 6 - 1 AND WITH THE WIN THEY ARE 2022 JUNIOR STATE AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPS. ALSO AS GUEST FROM THE TEN DISTRICT MR. WILLIAM C. GORDEN AND MR. TOM ALLEN AND FROM SCHEELS PUBLIC RELATIONS JAMIE MORTLAND.

ALL A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 550 BLOOMINGTON POST AND SPECIAL THANS TO MR. MIKE PERRY AND TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT TOOK PART IN THIS YEARS JUNIOR D1. FROM LOU " THE PHOTO GUY " MICHAELS BYE FROM THE PHOTO GUY.

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THE FIVE GAME FOR THE 2022 DIVISION 1 JUNIOR LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT IT WAS BLOOMING BLUE 13 - 14 - 3 BEMIDJI 11 - 11 - 6 RED HADDOX FIELD BLOOMINGTON , MN.

 IT WAS A HEARD FOUGHT GAME BETWEEN THE VISITORS OF BEMIDJI AND BLOOMING BLUE POST 550 AMEICAN LEGION POST BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA

STORY BY LOU " THE PHOTO GUY " MICHAELS

 IT WAS THE BLUES GOING UP 3-0 IN THE EARLY INNINGS BUT BEMIDJI CAME BACK WITH 8 RUNS IN THE THIRD INNING IT WHEN BACK AND FOURTH LEDING IN THE FINAL INNINGS AS THE BLUES OF POST 550 HELD OFF THE BEMIDJI WITH THE WIN 13 - 11 AND MOVING TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE STATE DIVISION JR 1 STATE TOURNAMENT. ALL PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHT 2022 LOU  MICHAELS