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Luverne hosts Division 1 event

By John RittenhouseLuverne’s Redbird Field will be a busy place the next two weekends.As the site of the 2005 Second District American Legion Baseball Tournament, at least 14 games will be played at the venue between Friday and July 30.Play begins Friday with the first four games of the eight-team, double-elimination tournament.Worthington meets Mankato at 10 a.m., Fairmont and Sleepy Eye square off at 1 p.m., Wabasso and New Ulm Gold take the field at 4:30, and New Ulm Blue and Eagle Lake play the first-day finale at 7:30.Elimination games will be staged at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, followed by games in the winner’s bracket at 4:30 and 7:30.Sunday’s schedule includes elimination games at noon and 3:30, with the tournament’s undefeated teams playing at 7 p.m.Play resumes Friday, July 29, with elimination games slated for 1 p.m. and 4:30.The championship round is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30. A second game, if necessary, will follow at 4:30.

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