The PL Mudcats entered the 2018 DRS League Playoffs as a lower seed, not getting a 1st round bye reserved for top 4 regular season finishers having captured the #7 slot. The ‘Cats split the regular season with the DRS Playoff opponent #10 Shakopee Coyotes losing 4-2 at Shakopee with Mudcats starter Isaac Saad getting […]
PL Jays receive four seed in 3B playoffs, will open postseason Friday at Chanhassen
The 2018 Section 3B playoffs start Friday August 3 as the fourth-seeded Prior Lake Jays travel to Chanhassen Red Bird Stadium to take on the third-seeded Redbirds in the opening game of a three-game series at 7:30pm. Game two of the series will take place at “The Vet” in Prior Lake on Sunday, August 5, […]
TOWNBALL UPDATES: PL Jays and PL Mudcats Down The Stretch of 2018 Regular Season.
The MBA Class C Prior Lake Mudcats of the Dakota Rice Scott League and MBA Class B Prior Lake Jays are running down to the wire of the 2018 regular season battling for playoff positioning. The PL Mudcats defeated the Shakopee Coyotes in a makeup from last Thursdays rain on Tuesday 7/17 by the score […]
Jays swarm past Burnsville for RVL East win
Jimmy Larson pitched eight strong innings, only allowing two hits and striking out nine as the Prior Lake Jays rolled to a 9-1 win over the Burnsville Bobcats Sunday at “The Vet”. The win was the third RVL East/Section 3B victory of the season, tripling last year’s total after the Jays finished 1-11 in 2017. […]
“Maas Appreciation Day” To Recognize Jerry Maas at Veterans Field June 17.
By: Joseph Chapman On Sunday June 17th at 5:00PM the Prior Lake Mariners will be dedicating a bench on the fan deck at Veterans Field in honor of the late Jerry Maas to recognize his contributions to Senior Mens baseball in Prior Lake. I first met Jerry in 2003 or 2004 when he was an […]
CANCELED: Jays & Mudcats Square 6/9 3PM, Then Back to Business in League Play
June 9th Game Day Update NOTE: The Prior Lake Mudcats vs. Prior Lake Jays game scheduled for 3:00 pm today has been canceled due to the inclement weather. Rescheduling information will be provided at a later date. The MBA Class B Prior Lake Jays of the River Valley League will host the MBA Class C […]
PL Lakers Wrap Regular Season. 2018 PLAYOFFS ON!
Lakers receive #3 seed in Section 2AAAA playoffs, will host Chanhassen to Kick Off 2018 Playoffs. BY: Taylor Smith The Prior Lake Lakers, who finished the regular season as South Suburban Conference champions with a 16-4 overall record, were awarded the #3 seed in the section 2AAAA playoffs based on the QRF formula and will […]
Memorial Park, Prior Lakes Legacy to Service.
Just a few dozen yards from the “front door” of Veterans Field positioned along 160th Street, stands a ships “screw” erected when Memorial Park was dedicated. Not a generation ago, 160th was a 2 lane county road which led to PLHS (now Twin Oaks Middle School), and beyond to Savage and Burnsville past a community […]
Lakers Drop Thunder on Lightning to Capture SSC Title.
The Prior Lake Lakers baseball team made history May 21, beating the Eastview Lightning twice by scores of 7-4 and 7-2 to win their first ever South Suburban Conference championship under Coach Greg Nesbitt. The SSC was formed in 2010 playing its first baseball season in Spring 2011. The Lakers would have only clinched a share […]