GLENWOOD — After falling to Glenwood-Lowry Legion 18U 2-1 on July 24, 2025, Parkers Prairie needed to win four games in a row to take home the Minnesota American Legion Division II Senior West Central Sub-State championship.
Parkers Prairie got halfway there by winning a pair of elimination games on Saturday, earning its spot in the Minnesota American Legion Division II Senior West Central Sub-State championship on Sunday in Glenwood against Montevideo.
Parkers Prairie took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning as Chavous Wendt knocked in a run on a fielder’s choice. But with RBI singles from Gannon Reindinger and Cooper Dack in the bottom of the third inning, and a Ben Gunlogson RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning, Montevideo won the sub-state title game 3-1 on July 27, 2025.
Parkers Prairie defeated Madison 4-3 to begin the day on Saturday, then beat Glenwood-Lowry 5-0, after Glenwood-Lowry had lost to Montevideo 3-0.
Madison jumped out to a 3-1 lead over Parkers Prairie after three innings, but a final inning rally changed everything.
A Nolan Steidl RBI single, followed by a Shane Hanson sacrifice fly, tied the game 3-3. A Benelli Myers walk-off RBI single gave Parkers Prairie the 4-3 win over Madison.
AJ Woodworth struck out 12 batters in Parkers Prairie’s win over Madison.
Trevor Rounds put Parkers Prairie on the board in the top of the first inning against Glenwood-Lowry by knocking in a run on a fielder’s choice. A Mason Boesl RBI single and a David Revering sacrifice fly in the top of the second inning put Parkers Prairie up 3-0.
Parkers Prairie scored an insurance run in the top of the fifth inning as David Revering scored on a wild pitch to put the team up 4-0. Rounds capped Parkers Prairie’s win with an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning.
Parkers Prairie – 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 4 1
Montevideo – 0 0 2 0 0 1 X – 3 11 2
PARKERS PRAIRIE PITCHING – Trevor Rounds – 6 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
PARKERS PRAIRIE OFFENSE – Mason Boesl – 1/4, SB; David Revering – 0/4; Nolan Steidl – 0/1, 2 BB, HBP; Trevor Rounds – 1/4; Shane Hanson – 0/2, BB; Ben Wagner – 1/3, 3B, R; Benelli Myers – 0/3; Chavous Wendt – 0/3, RBI; Gavin Boesl – 0/2; Isaac Ruckheim – 1/1
Madison – 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 – 3 2 2
Parkers Prairie – 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 – 4 5 3
PARKERS PRAIRIE PITCHING – AJ Woodworth – W – 7 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 12 SO
PARKERS PRAIRIE OFFENSE – Mason Boesl – 0/2, 2 R, 2 BB; David Revering – 1/3, BB, SB; Nolan Steidl – 2/3, R, RBI, BB, SB; Trevor Rounds – 0/3, BB; Shane Hanson – 1/3, 2 RBI; Ben Wagner – 0/3, BB; Benelli Myers – 1/4; Isaac Ruckheim – 0/3; AJ Woodworth – 0/0, R, 3 BB
Parkers Prairie – 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 – 5 6 1
Glenwood-Lowry – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 3 3
PARKERS PRAIRIE PITCHING – David Revering – W – 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO
PARKERS PRAIRIE OFFENSE – Mason Boesl – 1/3, R, RBI, BB; David Revering – 1/1, 2 R, RBI, BB; Nolan Steidl – 1/4; Trevor Rounds – 1/3, RBI, HBP; Shane Hanson – 0/4; Ben Wagner – 0/2, R, BB; Benelli Myers – 1/3, R; Chavous Wendt – 1/3; AJ Woodworth – 0/3
GLENWOOD-LOWRY PITCHING – Ryland Martin – 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO; Nathan Dell – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
GLENWOOD-LOWRY OFFENSE – Miles Wildman – 0/3; Alex Panitzke – 1/3, 2B; Dylan Alexander – 0/3; Noah Jensen – 0/3; Conner Erickson – 0/3; Riley Dell – 1/3; Marc Gruber – 0/3; Levi Johnson – 1/1, BB; Luke Danielson – 0/1, BB
Montevideo – 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 – 3 5 0
Glenwood-Lowry – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 2 1
GLENWOOD-LOWRY PITCHING – Alex Panitzke – 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO; Nathan Dell – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
GLENWOOD-LOWRY OFFENSE – Miles Wildman – 0/3; Alex Panitzke – 0/3; Dylan Alexander – 1/3; Noah Jensen – 0/2, BB; Conner Erickson – 0/3; Riley Dell – 0/3; Marc Gruber – 0/2; Luke Danielson – 0/2; Levi Johnson – 1/2
Sam Stuve covers a variety of sports in the Douglas County area. Sam is a December 2021 graduate from Iowa State University. Sam joined the Echo Press in January 2022 and became the Sports and Outdoors Editor in February 2023.