SPORTS SHORTS

Athletes interested in participating in fall sports at Pillager High School, and the parents, are asked to attend a meeting 7 p.m. Monday in the high school gym. All forms will be provided.

Prince, Hoelz help Bees past Delano

Brady Prince and Nick Hoelz each had two hits as the Brainerd Bees defeated Delano 5-3 in amateur baseball Saturday.

Prince was 2-for-3 with one RBI and Hoelz was 2-5. Mike Germain and Dave Berndgen added RBI singles for Brainerd.

Hoelz pitched eight innings. He gave up three earned runs and eight hits, struck out four and walked five. Adian Kummet gave up one hit and struck out one in the ninth to earn a save.

The Bees' scheduled game Monday at Grand Rapids was canceled because of rain.

Brainerd opens the Region 7B playoffs 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 by hosting Ultimate Sports of Waite Park at Adamson Field.

Delano 3 9 1

Brainerd 5 10 0

WP-Nick Hoelz. Save-Adian Kummet. Overall-Bees 15-10. Next game-Bemidji vs. Bees 7:30 p.m. Friday at Adamson Field.

Larson wins extreme fighting event

Brock Larson of Brainerd won an eight-man tournament Saturday involving the most prestigious extreme fighters in the Midwest.

His first opponent, Darmarcus Johnson, was finished with an armlock at 1:02 of the third round. In the semifinals Larson defeated Ryan Jensen at 1:39 of round one.

In the finals Larson defeated Team Militich fighter Ryan McGivern at 2:09 of round one.

The victories raised Larson's record in No Holds Barred Cage Fighting to 15-0.

Parkers goes 1-1

Parkers Sports Lounge defeated Enockers Sports Bar 12-10 July 25 to grab its fourth victory in the Staples Softball League.

Twisted Sisters Tornado's then got the best of Parkers with a 13-3 victory.

July 25 results

Parkers Sports Lounge 12, Enockers Sports Bar 10

Twisted Sisters Tornado's 13, Parkers Lounge 3

Lefty's Fossil's 13. Ted & Gen's 9

Enockers Sports Bar 16, Ted & Gen's 4

Standings

Lefty's Bar 13 1

Mid-Minnesota Federal CU 10 4

Twisted Sisters Tornado's 9 5

Enockers Sports Bar 7 7

Lefty's Fossils 5 8

Parkers Sports Lounge 4 11

Ted & Gen's 1 3

Wild tickets will stay same price

ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild will keep ticket costs the same for the upcoming season, maintaining their average per-seat price of $50.72 for the third consecutive year.

No games were played last season, of course, because of the league-wide lockout that just ended last week with a new collective bargaining agreement between the owners and the players -- paving the way for the NHL to resume operations.

In one of several goodwill gestures and fan-rallying events planned between now and the start of the season, the team won't charge its 16,500 season-ticket holders for the home opener.

The Wild's prices range from $12 to $80 per game, with the average cost ranking roughly in the middle of the pack among the league's 30 teams.

Vikings agree to terms with three picks

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms Tuesday with three draft picks.

They were second round pick Marcus Johnson, an offensive lineman from Mississippi who was the 49th selection overall; fourth round pick Ciatrick Fason, a running back from Florida who was chosen 112th overall; and Adrian Ward, a cornerback from Texas-El Paso who went 219th overall in the seventh round.