8/14/2003- Athletics Fall to Cannon Falls in State Tournament
Despite a strong pitching performance from Tyler Norland, Ada fell to Cannon Falls 4-1 in the opening game of the State Tournament in Dundas, MN. The A's jumped out to a 1-0 in the second inning on the strength of a Jamie Aanenson single. Things were looking up in the first several innings, with several runners in scoring position, but the A's could not seem to get the key hit to fall. Conversely, Cannon Falls took advantage of some well-placed hits and fortunate bounces to score two runs in the fourth and eighth innings. The Bears' pitcher Keith Meyers, a 2002 State All-Tournament performer, seemed to get stronger in the later innings and shut the Ada offense down. Zach Poehler pitched the final 1 2/3 innings in relief for Ada. Josh McMenamy led the A's offense with two hits.
Ada closes out the year at 15-15.
8/09/2003- Athletics Capture 12C Crown!!
The host A's put forth a 12-hit effort to take a 10-3 win over Roseau enroute to the Regional crown. Roseau earned its place in the title matchup by virtue of a 16-6 win over the Moorhead Miners in a loser-out game earlier in the day. The Ada offense was paced by multiple hit games by Mark Doherty, Josh McMenamy, Dallas Everson and Keith Hanson. Tyler Norland pitched a stellar game from the mound, scattering 8 hits over eight innings.
The A's earn the region's #1 seed for the Minnesota Amateur Tournament, and will open up the tournament at 5:00 on Thursday, August 14 in Dundas, MN, against the Region 3C runner-up.
8/2/2003- Ada Advances to State Tournament
Zach Poehler pitched the A's to an exciting 5-3 win over Roseau, and assured a spot in the Minnesota State Tournament. Several key defensive plays by Ada late in game, including a diving catch by centerfielder Mark Doherty, helped to clinch the win. The Ada offense was sparked by Jamie Aanenson, who stroked a key double in the third inning that plated three runs. Josh McMenamy and Dallas Everson also had RBI hits.
Earlier in the day, the A's stomped Thief River Falls 16-0 in 7 innings. Tyler Norland shut down the Thief River offense and allowed only four hits. Jamie Aanenson smacked a two run homer and Kyle Nelson added 4 RBI's.
Ada will play on Thursday, August 14 in the State Tournament in Dundas, near Northfield. Ada will play at either 5:00 or 7:30, depending on the results of the final day of the Region Tournament on Saturday, August 10.
7/26/2003- Ada Advances to Region Tournament With 8-3 Win
The visiting Athletics put forth a well-balanced offensive attack which led to a 8-3 victory over the Crookston Reds. Zach Peohler pitched valiantly, allowing only three hits. Wes Hanson pitched the final two innings in relief.
The win sends Ada to the Region Tournament to be held August 2 & 9 in Ada.
7/24/2003- Athletics Win Crookston Opener 10-0
Tyler Norland scattered 4 hits and struck out 6 Reds batters as the hometown A's triumphed 10-0 over Crookston in 7 innings. A balanced Ada offensive attack pounded out 10 hits and a solid defense turned two double plays.
Ada and Crookston face off Saturday in Crookston at 7:30 for Game Two of the best of three series.
7/20/2003- A's Face Crookston in Best of Three Series
Thurs July 24 @ Ada 7:30
Sat July 26 @ Crookston 7:30
Sun July 27 @ Ada (If Necessary)
7/16/2003- Athletics Hang On to Beat Crookston 6-4
Zach Poehler, pitching on 2 days rest, allowed only two hits and struck out eight Reds batters to lead the A's to a win Wednesday night in Crookston. Ada went into the bottom of the 9th inning with a 6-1 lead, but an umpiring debacle contributed to a spirited Crookston rally. Ada takes a 3-0 lead in the season series. Ada and Crookston face off again Firiday, July 18 in Ada at 7:30.
7/13/2003-A's Finish Third at Bemidji Tournament
Ada split a pair of games with Class B teams in the Bemidji Tournament. The tournament schedule was shortened as one of the six teams dropped out at the last moment. Ada scored early and often in their first tilt with Marble, and cruised to an 11-4 win. Tyler Norland paced the offense with four hits, and Wes Hanson picked up the win on the mound. In Game Two versus Bemidji, the A's fell victim to a relentless offensive assault and lost16-3. The A's record is now 9-11.
7/10/2003- Athletics Split With Miners, Brewers
Ada continued their streak of sporadic lineups, sporadic hitting, and sporadic run production this past week. Against the Moorhead Miners on Tuesday, the A's fell 4-2. However, on Thursday night against the Moorhead Brewers, the hometown A's rallied late to tie the game at 3, then won in the bottom of the tenth on an errant throw by the defense. The A's record is now 8-10.
The Ada/ Crookston game slated for Wednesday July 9 was rained out and is now slated for Friday, July 18.
Ada ventures to Bemidji this weekend for the Bemidji Tournament.
In unrelated news, former Ada Athletics player Brady Schwab has announced he is tying the knot. The A's would like to hereby request that everyone that knows Brady, to put in a good word for Jimmy Hanson so that he can be Head Usher.
6/29/2003- A's Drop Two To Jamestown Elks
In Game 1, the hometown A's held a 2-1 lead in the top of the last inning, with two outs. Luck was not on Ada's side, however, as Jamestown clubbed a solo homerun to tie the game. The A's lost out on a scoring chance in the bottom half of the inning, and the Elks scored two unanswered runs in the extra frame. Things continued to go downhill for the A's in the second game, as Jamestown broke open a 2-0 game in the fourth inning to cruise to a 11-0 win.
6/20/2003- Ada Outlasts Wyndmere 20-11
The visiting Athletics pounded out 20 hits and scored in every inning but one, to take a victory from the Wyndmere Braves in Wahpeton, ND. Tyler Norland picked up the win on the mound, not allowing a hit until the fifth inning as the A's built a 8-1 lead. However, the Wyndmere bats caught fire in the sixth inning, and the A's were caught shorthanded of pitching, resulting in a slugfest from thereon. Ada evens its record at 7-7.
6/19/2003 A's Halt Crookston Win Streak at Five
The A's offense was paced by a steady attack, scoring in five different innings,and took a 6-1 win over the Reds at Highland Park in Crookston. Four different Ada players batted in runs, and the A's snapped their own four game losing streak. Zach Poehler scattered seven hits to earn the victory on the mound.
6/15/2003- A's Limp Through Perham Tournament
The A's continued their Perham Tournament streak- winning the tournament in even years, and going winless in odd years. Ada opened up with Mound, MN in the first game and held a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the last inning, but fell victim to Lady Luck and took a 5-4 loss. That was followed up by a 6-3 loss to the Vergas Loons in a consolation game. Short of pitching, the A's stayed close on Sunday to the Dent Wildcats, but again fell 5-2.
The A's would like to wish a Happy Father's Day to to Wes Hanson.
6/8/2003- A's Sweep Roseau
Wes Hanson picked up two victories on the mound as the A's swept Roseau to run their winning streak to five games. Hanson started the first game on the mound as Ada secured a 9-5 victory. He earned the win in relief in the second game, as the hometown A's rallied in the late innings to take a 9-7 win. Ada was sparked by a 3-run, two out homerun* to centerfield by Mike Gullingsrud that put the A's ahead for good at 7-5. For his efforts, The Wes Express was awarded the "Jim Everson Award", which consists of an unwashed, used paint brush mounted on top of a weighted baseball.
*wind aided
6/5/2003- Ada Trounces Crookston Reds
The hometown A's broke open a 1-0 lead in the 5th inning and cruised to a 9-0 win over arch-rival Crookston. Tyler Norland picked up the shoutout win, allowing only two hits. Ada is now 3-3 overall.
5/31/2003- A's Sweep Wyndmere Braves
The Ada Athletics swept perennieal North Dakota power Wyndmere in a doubleheader played on Saturday. The hometown A's took the first game 2-0, behind the steady pitching of Wes Hanson. Game #2 went to the A's in extra innings, 4-3. Zach Poehler had a strong performance with Tyler Norland fetching the win in relief. The A's moved to 2-3 while Wyndmere fell to 5-4.
Saturday evening, the A's celebrated the teaching retirement of long-time team member Jim Everson, at the Ada VFW. Certain members of the Ada A's organization performed a stirring rendition of "Baby Got Back" entitled "Jimmy Got Butt:." Look for the release of this single in the coming weeks.
5/25/2003- A's Drop Three in Jamestown Tournament
The 2003 season got off to a slow start for the A's over the Memorial Day weekend. The season's opening contest against the Jamestown Elks went two extra innings, before the Elks prevailed 8-5. Later, the A's fell to the Moorhead Brewers 6-3 and to Richfield (MN) 4-2. Ada was plagued by stranded baserunners, as numerous scoring chances were lost in each contest.
Perhaps the highlite of weekend was the first-ever 5-7-3 putout at first base in state amateur baseball history.
4/21/2003- Anothers Successful Spring Vegas Meeting!!
The Athletics have just concluded yet another successful Spring Meeting session in Las Vegas, NV over the Easter weekend. No fatalities were reported. Despite a brief run-in with the FBI, no police records were established or updated and no fingerprints or mugshots were taken. The A's hereby would like to acknowledge the attendance of Hawley-ites Tracy Lura and Ryan Holte, further advancing the Hawley Takeover of the Ada A's organization.
4/6/2003- Another Successful Booster Club Tournament!
Members of the Athletics have recently completed officiating the Umpteenth Annual Ada Spring Meltdown Booster Club Basketball Tournament. This deed is yet another example of the fine community spirit exhibited by the A's over the years. This year's event caused quite a stir as several astute fans observed Arnold Schwarzeneger officiating several games. It was later discovered that this was, in fact, former Ada A's player Tommy Hann. Absent for the second straight year was The NetMonster, leaving many to wonder when and where it might rear its ugly head again. The tournament staff awarded The Official Official of the Tournament award to Jim Hanson. His perserverance, dedication and his unquenchable zest for "crowd-pleasin" led him to officiate an astounding 72 games over the two weekends of the tournament. Congrats Jim!!
3/6/2003- A's Schedule Pre-season Meetings in Las Vegas, NV
In a press release issued today by Dallas Everson, Team Director of Social Functions, the A's announced their 2nd Annual Pre-season Conference, to be held in Las Vegas, NV on April 17-21. After last year's event, which was an overwhelming success, the team is looking to nearly triple the attendance. Several esteemed guests will also accompany the squad. To protect the innocent, names are not being released at this time, but the appropriate authorities have been contacted so as to provide adequate security protection. The Pre-season Meeting has become an important event for the Athletics as they plan the upcoming season.
Everson's only comment with the press release was "Boo-Yah!!!".
3/3/2003- Athletics Officially Christen 2003 Year
The Athletics officially christened the start of the 2003 season with the soon-to-be traditional "Opening of the Clubhouse" over the past weekend. Clubhouse Manager Jim Hanson commented "Although its only March, we felt it was important to get a head start on the season and set the tone early." While no one is quite sure what Hanson meant by this comment, a good time was reportedly had by all. Kent Johnson, Director of Propane Procurement, assisted in the complicated and tedious task of heating the Clubouse via a sophisticated system of propane and electric space heaters, strategically placed to proved maximum lounging comfort. Reportedly, several area junior high science classes are in serious discussions with team management for a field trip next March to the Clubhouse, to witness the undeniable truth that heat really does rise. The A's look forward to doing whatever they can in advancing the knowledge and learning of today's youth.
