Sir G's Classic starts Friday, nine teams involved

The 2011 Sir G's Midsummer Classic has a full field and northeastern Minnesota flavor.

Nine teams, all from the Eighth District, will compete in the three-day event that includes 18 games, all but five at Veterans Memorial Field. The remainder are at Legion Field in Soudan.

Duluth Lakeview is the defending champion in a tournament that includes host Ely and fellow Iron Range teams Virginia, Chisholm and Marble. Also making the trek are West Duluth, Cloquet, Brookston and Cook County.

Action begins at 12:30 p.m. Friday with Virginia taking on Cook County, and Ely wraps up the first day of activity at 8 p.m. when it takes on Cloquet. Alex Koschak is scheduled to start on the mound for Post 248.

The complete schedule is as follows:
Friday
12:30 p.m. Virginia vs. Cook County
3:00 p.m. West Duluth vs. Marble
5:30 p.m. Chisholm vs. Duluth Lakeview
5:30 p.m. Cook County vs. Brookston (at Soudan)
8:00 p.m. Ely vs. Cloquet

Saturday at Ely
9:30 a.m. Lakeview vs. Brookston
12 noon Cloquet vs. Virginia
2:30 p.m. Ely vs. Virginia
5:00 p.m. Cook County vs Chisholm
7:30 p.m. Ely vs. West Duluth

Saturday (at Soudan)
10:30 a.m. Chisholm vs. Marble
1:00 p.m. West Duluth vs. Cook County
3:30 p.m. Marble vs. Lakeview
6:00 p.m. Cloquet vs. Brookston

Sunday at Ely
9:30 a.m. Cloquet vs. Marble
12 noon Lakeview vs. West Duluth
2:30 p.m. Chisholm vs. Virginia
5:00 p.m. Ely vs. Brookston