flying gobblers off to a great start
The Flying 8's got their season underway last weekend as they finished in 3rd place in the Silver bracket at the Dirt Devil tournament in Anoka-Ramsey.
The Flying 10's have played a couple of tourneys so far, finishing 3rd at the Bobbertown event in Pequot Lakes and then 3rd in the Silver bracket at the Dirt Devil tournament.
The Flying 12's Black team took 3rd in the Bobbertown Classic and finished 5th at the Dirt Devil in the Gold bracket in Anoka-Ramsey.
The Flying 12's Red team took 2nd at the Dirt Devil tournament in Anoka-Ramsey last weekend.
Aitkin captures three titles and a second place in the SJC!
The Aitkin 10U team captured first place in the SJC by beating Esko 10-9 in the finals.
The 12U Aitkin team beat Cambridge-Isanti 15-10 in the title game Sunday.
The Aitkin 14/15U team finished 4-0 and won the championship as they beat Champlin/Dayton 13-4 in the SJC.
The Aitkin 9U team finished with a record of 2-2 but lost the title game to BMW 12-1 in the Scottie Johnson Classic.
The first annual Scottie Johnson Classic is history, and the Aitkin teams did well with three titles and a second-place finish among the six teams competing. Here's a look at the teams and their tournament results. The three Champions punched their ticket to the State Tournament later in the season.
9U-They finished 2-2 for the tourney reaching the title game before dropping a 12-1 decision to BMW.
10U-Lost their opener 5-4 before bouncing back with three straight wins including an exciting 10-9 win in the final over Esko.
11U-Had a rough weekend after losing 8-7 in their opening game and finished 0-3.
12U-Split their first two games before winning both games Sunday, 10-9 over Pequot Lakes and 15-10 over Cambridge-Isanti in the championship game, finishing 3-1.
13U-Finished 2-1 in a five-team bracket and an 8-6 loss Sunday kept them out of the final four.
14/15U-Finished unbeaten at 4-0 and won the title with a 13-4 win over Champlin-Dayton.
This was a tremendous tournament and was so well run. Congrats to all the teams, coaches, workers and fans for doing such a great job. Already looking forward to the 2nd annual Scottie Johnson Classic.
Scottie Johnson Classic day two
Day two of the Scottie Johnson Classic is history. Here's a look at the Aitkin teams and how they did today.
9U Aitkin 11 Royalton 8 (first game tomorrow 1:00 Aitkin vs Pequot Lakes at the Roost)
10U Pequot Lakes 5 Aitkin 4
Aitkin 10 Esko 0 (first game tomorrow 9:00 Aitkin vs Pequot Lakes at the "Connie"
11U Coon Rapids 11 Aitkin 5 (first game tomorrow 9:00 Aitkin vs Brainerd at JV softball field)
12U Hanover 7 Aitkin 5 (first game tomorrow 11:00 Aitkin vs pool "B" #1)
13U Aitkin 8 CICB 6 (first game tomorrow 1:00 Aitkin vs Pool "B" #2)
14/15U Aitkin 19 Shoreview 1 (first game tomorrow 1:00 Aitkin vs Pool "B" #2)
scottie johnson classic underway
A first pitch for the ages. Scottie Johnson fires his fastball to Landon Janzen getting the Scottie Johnson Classic officially underway Friday.
Landon Janzen and Scottie Johnson pose together after the official first pitch Friday at Woock Field.
The Aitkin 14/15 U team is ready for their first game in the SJC.
The Aitkin 11U team is ready for the SJC.
The Aitkin 9U team is ready for action in the first annual SJC.
The Aitkin 10U team will get their tournament underway Saturday in the SJC.
The Aitkin 12U team is ready to get down and dirty in the SJC.
The 13U team is ready for action at the SJC.
scottie johnson classic-day one
Here's a look at the first round of the SJC.
9U BMW 16 Aitkin 1
10U Pequot Lakes 5 Aitkin 4
11U BBBA 8 Aitkin 7
12U Aitkin 12 Foley 2
13U Aitkin 11 Hermantown 10
14/15U Aitkin 7 Champlin-Dayton 5
first annual scottie johnson classic is this weekend
The Scottie Johnson Classic gets underway Friday. Here is a look at the early schedule for the tournament.
9U Friday Aitkin vs Barnum/Moose Lake/Willow River 6pm (Connie Lueck Field)
Saturday Aitkin vs Royalton 1pm (Connie Lueck Field)
10U Saturday Aitkin vs Pequot Lakes 9am (Connie Lueck Field)
Saturday Aitkin vs Esko 3pm (Connie Lueck Field)
11U Friday Aitkin vs BBBA White 6pm (JV softball field)
Saturday Aitkin vs Coon Rapids Cardinal 1pm (JV softball field)
12U Friday Aitkin vs Foley 6pm (H.S. Varsity Softball field)
Saturday Aitkin vs Hanover Heat 3pm (H.S. Varsity softball field)
13U Friday Aitkin vs Hermantown 6pm (Hayfield)
Saturday Aitkin CICB 3pm (Hayfield)
14U Friday Aitkin vs Champlin/Dayton 6pm (Woock)
Saturday Aitkin vs Shoreview 3pm