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Championship Rounds Set for Gopher Classic
The Gopher Classic is the largest American Legion tournament in the United States. Championship rounds will be played in Minnetonka.
The championship rounds begin Monday at Minnetonka High School’s Veterans Field for the 2013 Jim Hanus Gopher Classic Baseball Tournament.
The Gopher Classic is the largest American Legion tournament in the United States. Ninety teams are playing at 15 Twin Cities sites between July 12 and July 16.
All 90 teams competed in pool play for the right to advance to the single-elimination championship rounds. The 15 pool winners and one second-place team advanced.
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The 15 pool winners are:
- Yankton, SD
- Fargo, ND
- Woodbury Blue
- New Ulm Gold
- Burnsville
- West St. Paul
- Eagan
- Moline
- Edina
- Lakeville North
- Chaska
- Prior Lake
- Rapid City, SD
- Eastview
- North St. Paul
Coon Rapids was selected as the second-place team to advance.
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Play resumes at 9 a.m. Monday. Click here for the full schedule.
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