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Long, loud single in extra innings makes Benilde-St. Margaret's a Class 3A champ

Sam Monk drove a shot off the wall, sinking Mankato West and giving the Red Knights their first baseball state title.

By Kevin Bertels

June 18, 2022 at 12:22AM
Benilde-St. Margaret's surrounds Mankato West catcher Zachary Kammerer celebrating their 4-3 win in extra innings. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine
Benilde-St. Margaret’s celebration washed right over Mankato West catcher Zachary Kammerer. (Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Kevin Bertels

High school sports team leader

Kevin Bertels has led the Minnesota Star Tribune’s high school sports coverage since fall 2021. Before that, he spent 23 years as the newspaper’s night Sports section coordinator, placing him in charge of the Sports copy desk.

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