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The St. Cloud Rox posted their 40th overall win this season Monday night 8-3 at Duluth against the Huskies. The Rox also shrunk their magic number to 2 to clinch a playoff spot.

The St. Cloud Rox topped the La Crosse Loggers 10-3 Thursday night. St. Cloud scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning and added 5 runs in the 6th inning to secure the win.

The Great Plains All Star game in the Northwoods League was held in Bismarck, North Dakota Tuesday night. The West and East tied the game at 3 apiece with the game shortened to 7 innings due to rain.

The Northwoods League Great Plains All Star festivities are taking place this week in Bismarck, North Dakota. Rox first baseman/outfielder Jackson Hauge hit 12 home runs in the home run derby Monday night to out pace all others.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 12-4 Thursday night to the Willmar Stingers to fall out of first place in the 2nd half Great Plains West Division standings. The Stingers scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and then 4 runs in the 5th, 3 in the 6th and 3 in the 7th inning. The Rox managed 1 run in the 4th inning and 3 runs in the 6th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox walked off the Willmar Stingers 15-14 Wednesday night to move back into a first place tie with Willmar in the Great Plains West Division 2nd half standings.

Andy Rennecke is a sports reporter for St. Cloud LIVE. He focuses on writing in-depth high school and college features for the St. Cloud metro area, including Sartell, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, Waite Park and St. Joseph. Rennecke has been a professional sports writer since 2003 when he got his start at the Mitchell (South Dakota) Daily Republic. He covered Central Minnesota college and high school sports and the St. Cloud Rox for the St. Cloud Times from 2008-2015. He's a Cosmos, Minnesota, n...

The St. Cloud Rox won 11-4 at Minot Tuesday night to move into sole possession of 1st place in the 2nd half Great Plains West Division. The Rox win coupled with a Willmar loss gives the Rox a 1 game lead on both Willmar and Mankato in the Great Plains West Division.

The St. Cloud Rox improved to 8-4 in the 2nd half of the season after posting a 12-5 win in Duluth against the Huskies Sunday. The Rox scored 5 runs in the 4th inning and 4 more in the 5th inning to take a 12-2 lead.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 16-2 at Willmar Monday night. The Rox took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning when Michael McNamara hit a 2-run home run. The Stingers scored 16 unanswered runs to run away with the win.