The section baseball playoffs are winding down throughout Central Minnesota. Here is a look at which teams are still alive in their hunt for a state tournament bid.

There are storms in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday, which could cause a bit of a mad dash to complete the tourneys before the Friday deadline. In other words, another high school baseball season in Minnesota.

MONDAY6AA 

ELIMINATION BRACKET 

Staples-Motley vs Albany 4:30 p.m. @ Dick Putz Field
Foley vs Royalton 4:30 p.m. @ Joe Faber Field

WINNER’S BRACKET 

Cathedral vs Pierz  7 p.m. @ Dick Putz Field

The Section 6AA Championship game is set for Friday at 4:30 p.m. and will be played at Dick Putz Field.

TUESDAY 8AAAA 

ELIMINATION BRACKET 

Sauk Rapids-Rice vs Bemidji 2 p.m. @ Sartell
Sartell vs Elk River 2 p.m. @ Cold Spring

WINNER’S BRACKET 

St. Michael-Albertville vs Moorhead 4:30 p.m. @ Cold Spring

The Section 8AAAA Championship game is set for Friday in Cold Spring. Time TBD.

See the Aftermath of the 1886 St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids and Rice Tornado

Here are some historical pictures taken of the destruction from an F4 tornado/cyclone on the cities of St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids and Rice, Minnesota on April 14, 1886.

Gallery Credit: Brown and Riley, “Cyclone Views: Pictures Sauk Rapids Cyclone” (1886). University and Other Publications. 1.