Minnesota
Summer warmth, storm chances in store for Minnesota on Wednesday
Summer warmth will hang on in the Twin Cities Wednesday, with some storms possible later in the day.
Highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90. Isolated thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon and evening, mainly across southern Minnesota.
Thursday will be dry, warm and less humid, though highs will stay well above normal.
Friday will bring pleasant late-May weather with sunshine and highs mainly in the 80s.
The weekend looks to be quiet and comfortable as dry conditions continue.
School was not in session over the holiday weekend, but a four-legged friend still managed to pay a visit to a Zimmerman, Minnesota, Montessori school.
The entire incident lasted less than 10 minutes, but left Prairie Hill Montessori with a shattered door and quite the story to tell.
“We got a call, we were up at our cabin… I was more concerned about the deer, which is just the way I am,” said Katherine Curtis, the school’s owner and instructor.
Curtis says the entire moment was caught on CCTV. It shows the deer break through a tempered glass door before tearing through the building, knocking items off shelves and attempting to exit through another door.
Eventually, a local sheriff’s deputy responded and was able to shoo the deer out the door.
“We were all like amazed at how fast it all happened. Actually, how fast the sheriff was able to get here,” Curtis said.
On Tuesday, Curtis was using the incident as a teaching moment. The school had painted a life-size deer on the boarded-up door, and students were coloring deer photos.
“All of the children came in this morning and reported to me what happened,” she said. “It’s unique. It’s something we can remember for years and we’ll have the video. The kids can remember it as something unique and special that happened to us at Prairie Hill.”
The section softball playoffs are reaching their apex this week throughout Central Minnesota. Here’s a look at some of the local teams’ matchups.
SECTION 6AA
The #1 seeded Cathedral Crusaders (21-4) will take on #2 seed Kimball in the winner’s bracket at the College of St. Benedict. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m..
The Crusaders beat Milaca 10-0 in a quarterfinal matchup on May 18th and topped Pequot Lakes 5-0 in the semifinal. On the other side of the bracket, the Cubs beat Royalton 12-1 in the quarterfinals and defeated Eden Valley-Watkins 14-4 in the semis.
ELIMINATION BRACKET
Melrose will play against Holdingford in the day’s first elimination game, which is scheduled to be played at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the College of St. Benedict. That game will be followed by Foley battling against Pierz at 1 p.m., with the winners meeting up at 3 p.m. Tuesday at CSB.
SECTION 8AAA
The top two seeds in the Section 8AAA Tournament will battle it out on Tuesday, with top-seeded Sartell (18-4) set to host second seed ROCORI (15-6). First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m..
The Sabres and Spartans met once during the regular season, with Sartell winning 4-3 in extra innings in Cold Spring on April 22nd.
Sartell beat Fergus Falls 21-0 in their quarterfinal matchup, then beat Willmar 7-0 in the semifinals. ROCORI blanked Detroit Lakes 10-0 in the quarterfinals before beating Sauk Rapids-Rice 2-0 in the semis.
ELIMINATION BRACKET
#3 seed Sauk Rapids-Rice will try to battle its way out of the elimination bracket when they host Hutchinson at 12 p.m. on Tuesday. The other half of the elimination bracket sees #6 Little Falls take on #5 Willmar at 2 p.m. on Tuesday
SECTION 8AAAA
The St. Cloud Crush is set for an elimination bracket semifinal matchup with St. Michael-Albertville in Monticello on Tuesday at 4 p.m.. The other half of the elimination bracket in 8AAAA sees Monticello match up with Moorhead.
The winners will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in Monticello.
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