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Northwoods Notebook: Great Plains Division All-Star Game Rewind

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Bismarck, North Dakota was the host site for the second of two All-Star Games in the Northwoods League, set one week apart and separated by roughly 900 miles. In the second game inclement weather rolled in during the top of the seventh inning, just when things were starting to get interesting, and put a halt to the game with the teams knotted up, 3-3. Duluth Huskies slugger Brandon Compton had just hit a booming two-run double into a stiff wind, advancing to third on the throw, to tie the game and was standing[…]