Charlie Lechtenberg, Manager of Faribault Lakers & Head Coach for high school Falcons visits with Royal Ross and Gordy Kosfeld. The first 100 people to go to Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Lakers game with Cannon Falls at Bell Field will receive a FREE hot dog. High school will open playoffs on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Tournament bracket has not been determined yet.

Jazmin Ramirez and Sophia Mentz from Falcons girls track and field team reported their team placed 4th at True Team Section Meet in Faribault May 9,2023.

Shane Gunderson, Activities Director, Faribault Public Schools and Head Fastpitch Softball Coach & Dave Wieber, Track and Field Coach fill us in about how their seasons are going. It was Prom weekend for both Faribault High School and Bethlehem Academy.

Mayor Kevin Voracek stopped by Bashers to ask residents to submit a name for the new park to go in near the viaduct downtown. I had suggested Hammond Anderson in honor of city women pioneers in local politics.

Anna Blessing, Coach, Sara Dobson, Junior Co-Captain are excited for the 2023 season. Dobson says she enjoys all aspects of the game of golf. Coach Blessing wants more women to get involved in the sport you can play for a lifetime.

Kosfeld also gives details about a heartbreaking loss for the Falcons fastpitch softbsll team in Kasson. Faribault was ahead 9-3 going into the bottom of the 7th inning and lost 10-9 in 8 innings.

Falcons boys track Co-Captains Ricky Cordova, Joey Ruisi, Patrick Budahl, Alex Tuma and Mark Bongers, Head Coach Faribault Girls Track and Field join Gordy at Bashers Faribowl.

We visited wih Goodhue Girls Basketball Head Coach Josh Wieme after their Section One Championship in Rochester.

Bethlehem Academy Head Coach Ed Friesen brought his seniors to the show. We talk about their season and future plans.

Bill Bardal, Falcons Girls Basketball Coach was not happy about his team's bottom seed in the Section 1AAA Tournament. Ed Friesen, Boys Bethlehem Academy Coach says his team could receive anywhere from a 9 to a 12 seed when Section 1A brackets come out tomorrow.