The Albert Lea baseball team had its annual baseball awards banquet Monday at the American Legion. Front row from the left are Wyatt Paulsen and Johnathan Fleek. Back row from the left are Zach Bordewick, Dylan See-Rockers and Makael Lunning. Paulsen won the Most Improved Player Award. Fleek and Bordewick earned honorable mention All-Conference. Dylan See-Rockers and Makael Lunning were captains. Both players were All-Conference selections and will play in the Minnesota All-Star Series. Lunning was also the team batting champion (.423), and he won the Three Sport Award. — Submitted

At the Albert Lea baseball awards banquet, Parker Mullenbach, left, earned the Three-Sport Athlete Award for participating in football, baseball and wrestling. Tanner Bellrichard was given the Coaches Award. Both players competed at the ninth-grade level. Another rising star, Tyler Pirsig of the junior varsity team was given the Coaches Award. — Submitted