Courtesy  Dan Moushon, Durham, N.C. – Sioux City Explorers manager Steve Montgomery was named the American Association’s Manager of the Year on Tuesday, as voted upon by league managers and media members. In his second season with the Explorers, Montgomery led his squad to a league-record 75 victories, and won the Central Division by 25.5 games. Sioux City

Courtesy Mika Akikuni, (Laredo, Texas)-Women of all ages and phases searching for personal and professional growth are invited to a one-day leadership training program, “Leadership Launch Laredo,” Friday, Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) Student Center Ballroom.             Presented by Leadership Women, Inc., and hosted by TAMIU, “Leadership Launch

Courtesy Bill Harrington,  Laredo, TX – Monday September 7, 2015 is the last game of the regular season for the Laredo Lemurs.  On Labor Day the Laredo Lemurs will host the Sioux City Explores at2:05pm at Uni-Trade Stadium.  The game was scheduled for 7:30pm, but the league mandates that the game doesn’t start past 2:00pm.  The Laredo Lemurs are in the playoff hunt

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents, working closely with Office of Air and Marine, Laredo Air Branch air interdiction agents and Bruni firefighters helped recover 2,101 pounds of marijuana from an abandoned vehicle near Bruni, Texas that burst into flames. “This collaborative effort between our Border Patrol agents,

(Laredo, Texas)- The Alexander Bulldgos beat the Martin Tigers 24-14 in a tough game played at the Bill Johnson Student Activity Center.  Martin scored first on the opening kick-off but gave up the lead early in the first quarter Alexander was able to hold on defensively for the win. Martin’s next game is on September

Courtesy Bill Harrington, Laredo, TX – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Laredo Lemurs RHP Matt Sergey has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 30. Sergey made one start this week and made it count. In a Tuesday outing against the Grand Prairie AirHogs, he

Courtesy Bill Harrington,  Laredo, TX – The Laredo Lemurs have sold the contract of outfielder Eudy Pina to the Miami Marlins.  Pina was scheduled to be play for the Lemurs but he had his contract bought out by the Marlins before he could put on a Laredo Lemurs uniform. Pina is a former member of the New

Courtesy Matt Krause, DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux Falls Canaries RHP Shawn Blackwell (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 23. Blackwell made one start this week, but made it count. On Saturday, he faced the Northern Division champion