The Jordan American Legion baseball team defeated Clintonville, Wis., 2-0 in the Division II Central Plains Regional to advance to the championship game on Sunday.

Jordan will play at 1 p.m. Sunday in Pratt, Kan.

It was defense that carried the Jordan Brewers all year.

At the state tournament it was their defense that let me down.

The Brewers committed five errors in losing 6-4 to the defending state champion Miesville Mudhens on Saturday night at Chaska's Athletic Park.

The Brewers led 3-0 after two innings but than committed three errors in the top of the third inning to allow Miesville to score four runs and take the lead.

Jordan tied the game in bottom of the fourth on an RBI groundout by Adam Frey.

Now that it’s out on DVD, I thought this might be the perfect time to share an anecdote about “Vantage Point.”

About 30 minutes into the movie as my fiancée and I sat in a theater with our friends, she turned to me and said something along the lines of, “Wait – the president has a double!?!”

I had to laugh because anyone who had seen the preview or any sort of advertising for the movie would know that this particular plot point is clearly spoiled before you even set foot in the theater.

Shannon Fiecke of the Shakopee Valley News reports:

SHAKOPEE -- Picture this.

You run a chain of boutiques and you’d like to find a cheaper or better supplier for some of the items in your stores. You’ve considered ordering them directly from companies overseas, but you’re unsure of the quality or whom you may be dealing with.

Here's what's been going on in and around Belle Plaine lately, according to the Belle Plaine Herald:

- Cambria's plan: Expand into the former Excelsior-Henderson building along Highway 169 in Belle Plaine but also maintain its current building along Main Street in Belle Plaine. The sale of the building along the highway, which will be used for manufacturing and storage of countertops, is expected soon. Eventually, the company is promising, Cambria will bring 100 new jobs to Belle Plaine.

Here's what's been going on in and around New Prague lately, according to the New Prague Times:

- Three people were sentenced last month for mortgage fraud in the New Prague, Elko New Market, and Lonsdale areas. Found guilty in federal court of conspiring to commit mortgage fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme involving as many as 200 residents and as much as $100 million in loan proceeds, Michael Alan Parish, Ardith Ann Parish, and Christopher David Troup of Eagan will each do time in prison, followed by three years each on supervised release.

The following are Scott County District Court felony and gross-misdemeanor dispositions. Defendants either pleaded guilty or were found guilty by the court unless otherwise indicated.

Jeannette Marie Maylath, 49, Prior Lake, sale to underage person (second or subsequent violation), a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, 80 hours of community service, $480 in fines.

David Alan Vikre, 59, Eden Prairie, DWI/refusal to submit to test, a gross-misdemeanor. One year probation, three days in jail, 27 days under electronic home-monitoring, $180 in fines.