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George Tsamis had spent 18 summers in St. Paul managing and finding players for the independent Saints. The team s transformation to becoming the Twins Class AAA affiliate for 2021 put Tsamis on the job market, although not for long.
The Kane County Cougars, located in Geneva, Ill., were bounced from the Class A Midwest League when the affiliated minor leagues shrunk from 160 to 120 teams last winter.
Kane County wound up filling the vacancy created by the Saints departure from the independent American Association. The announcement was made in early February, and Tsamis was hired three weeks later to duplicate his Saints role with the Cougars.
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YOUTH SOFTBALL
Lakeshore Tribe continues World Series play: The Lakeshore Tribe, a local club from Robbertsdale, has two teams playing in the Babe Ruth Softball World Series, which is taking place in Jensen Beach/Stuart, Florida. The 14U team is 1-5 after a 5-2 loss to South Shore on Saturday morning. The Tribe played a game later in the day. They will play Sunday against an undetermined opponent. 18U team is 0-5 after Saturday s 11-1 loss to the MSA Ospreys. Lakeshore plays twice Sunday, including a 9 a.m. game against JPRD West.
MEN S BASKETBALL
Former Notre Dame player dies in shooting: A former St. Louis high school basketball star who played briefly for Notre Dame and Missouri in college was shot and killed in north St. Louis County, police said. Cameron Biedscheid, 27, was killed Friday on the block where he lived. Police did not indicated whether they have any suspects in the shooting. Biedscheid spent his freshman college season at Notre Dame, averaging 6.2 points and 1.4