The Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League will be holding a special event on Saturday, February 26, 2011 to unveil the new Mallards logo and mascot, break ground on the stadium renovation and announce an addition to the renovations.

The La Crosse Loggers baseball club announced today that just over $70,000 was raised from their 9th Annual Winter Baseball BBQ that took place at the La Crosse Center South Hall on January 27. All of that money has been given to UW-L baseball in an effort to help preserve the program.

Titletown Entertainment Group in conjunction with the Green Bay Bullfrogs Baseball Club has launched a website for “Operation New Pad-The Sporting Grounds of Titletown.”

As Green Bay prepares to tackle Pittsburgh in football's big game in two weeks, the Green Bay Bullfrogs have challenged another team from Washington, Pennsylvania to a bet over whose hometown team will prevail in February. On the line: the public humiliation of one team’s mascot.

The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper has announced their Pre-season All-American Teams for the 2011 season. The Central Region Pre-season All-American team consists of players from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). The 15 player list consisted of 10 current or former Northwoods League Players.

The Northwoods League Foundation hosted a Celebrity Poker Tournament at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN on Monday night.

Baseball America, a leader in baseball analysis and statistics, recently named Jordan Smith of St. Cloud State as the Baseball America 2011 NCAA Division-II pre-season Player of the Year. The Willmar native and former Willmar Stinger had an outstanding 2010 at both the NCAA and Northwoods League levels.

The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers of the Northwoods League announced today that Kyle Teague of Valdosta State, Charlie Henderson of Regis University and Matt Florer of Loyola-Marymount have signed contracts to play for the Lunkers this summer according to general manager Dustin Anaas. All three played for the Lunkers during the 2010 season.

The Northwoods League Foundation has announced the priceless celebrity experiences that will be won at the Northwoods League Foundation Celebrity Poker Tournament on Monday night, January 31 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN. One great experience has been added to the first place prize in the poker tournament while the others will be up for bid on the silent auction.