Legion
Legion donates $500 to Packing for the Weekend
Mar 13, 2024
The Lake City American Legion Post recently donated $500 to the Packing for the Weekend program in Lake City. Pictured, from left, are: Legion Treasurer Ray Niemczyk, Al Thompson of Packing for the Weekend, Legion Commander Dick Grobe, and Legion Chaplain Sandy Bendickson.
Nelson sisters attend Girls State
Aug 14, 2019
The Lewis E. McCahill American Legion Post 110 Auxiliary sent two local girls to the 73rd American Legion Auxiliary Minnesota Girls State. It was held on the campus of Bethel University in St. Paul, June 9-15. Those attending were Brenna (left) and Phebe Nelson, daughters of Doug and Kelly...
Legion baseball team wraps up season with loss to Dodge Center
Jul 24, 2019
The Lake City Legion baseball team wrapped up it’s 2019 summer baseball season with two frustrating losses in tournament play.Lake City opened tourney play as the fourth seed, hosting Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Z-M) on Monday, July 15.Lake City gave up two runs in the first inning and two runs in the second...
Walk-off seals win over Eyota for Lake City Legion team
Jun 26, 2019
Lake City Legion took Monday’s, June 24 game in dramatic fashion, with a 10-9 walk-off victory over Eyota Legion. The game was tied with bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning with two out when Hunter Grimm drew a walk, scoring the winning run. Bats blistered for both teams as Lake...
Lake City records 16-6 Legion win over Wabasha
Jun 26, 2019
It was an entertaining but not necessarily a cleanly played game on Monday, June 17, with the final score Lake City 16, Wabasha 6 in six innings. Wabasha got the scoring started in the first inning drawing two walks, a single, and a ground out to score the first run of the game. Lake City scored...
Lake City extends winning streak against Lewiston
Jun 26, 2019
On Thursday, June 20, Lake City Legion baseball travelled to Lewiston and took the lead late when in the top of the seventh Riley Borgschatz hit a fielder’s choice groundball which allowed Justin Wohlers to score from third, what would become the winning run. Wohlers opened the inning with a...
Lake City Legion outlasts Chatfield
Jun 26, 2019
It took nine innings but the Lake City Legion team outlasted Chatfield on June 10 down in Happy Valley.Lake City opened the scoring in the second inning when Kylar Ruffell led off with a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball and came home on a sacrifice fly by Mac Heise. In the...
Lake City Legion out pitches Plainview in 1-0 win
Jun 26, 2019
On June 6, Lake City Legion opened up summer league play with a pitching gem hosting Plainview-Elgin-Millville (PEM) at Bill Kieffer Field. The pitchers for both teams combined to only give up three hits across seven innings, two for Lake City and one for Plainview. Josh Matanich opened up the...
Legion baseball team bows out of playoffs following two losses
Jul 25, 2018
The Lake City Legion baseball team won one game and lost two last week, and were eliminated from the District One Tournament. Last Tuesday Post 110 was defeated by Dodge Center 7-0 in the first round, then last Friday Lake City bounced back to beat Hayfield 9-6 before losing the second game of...
Legion baseball team heads into playoffs
Jul 18, 2018
The Lake City Legion baseball team was defeated 6-5 by Spring Grove last Thursday in a weather shortened last home game of the season. The two teams endured hot sun, humidity, thunder, wind and dust, and finally heavy rain which limited the game to four innings.Shaky pitching was Post 110’s...
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