Now a quarter-century old, Ely's DQ Grill and Chill Classic will mark its birthday this weekend with a celebration of the community's rich American Legion baseball history.
In addition to the eight-team tournament, which starts Friday at Veterans Memorial Field, the weekend will also include what's believed to be the first-ever Ely Legion baseball alumni game.
The alumni game, tentatively set to involve about 20 former Ely Legion players including recent standouts Wes Snyder, Alex Koschak, Nick Pecha, Tyler Blomberg and Ben Povhe, is slated for 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
The tournament, meanwhile, includes two four-team pools with each team also playing one “crossover” game against an opponent from the opposite pool.
Host Ely is joined by Roseau, Minnetonka and Brookston in its division, while the other division is made up of Foley, Taconite, Virginia and Hibbing. Roseau is coached by Ely alumni Josh Weckman, a top pitcher for a 2004 Ely team that went 28-2 and finished second in the state.
The full tournament schedule is below.
2013 DQ Grill and Chill Classic
Friday
12:30 p.m. Hibbing vs.Taconite
3:00 p.m. Roseau vs. Brookston
5:30 p.m. Foley vs. Virginia
6:00 p.m. Taconite vs.Brookston (AT SOUDAN)
8:00 p.m. Ely vs. Minnetonka
Saturday at Ely
8:45 a.m. Foley vs. Taconite
11:00 a.m. Roseau vs. Minnetonka
1:15 p.m. Ely vs. Brookston
3:30 p.m. Foley vs. Hibbing
5:45 p.m. ELY ALUMNI GAME
8:00 p.m. Ely vs. Roseau
Saturday at Soudan
11:30 a.m. Hibbing vs. Virginia
2:00 p.m. Virginia vs. Taconite
4:30 p.m. Minnetonka vs. Brookston
Sunday at Ely
10:00 a.m. Foley vs. Minnetonka
12:30 p.m. Roseau vs. Hibbing
3:00 p.m. Ely vs. Virginia
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