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The
Official Newspaper of Manchester and Delaware County, Iowa
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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Meet the newest member of the Minnesota Twins
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Fans of West Delaware can take a sigh of relief now that the waiting is over...
BJ Hermsen, 18, son of Kevin and Beverly Hermsen, of Masonville and 2008 West Delaware graduate, signed with the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night, Aug. 14. Hermsen received a $650,000 signing bonus and $80,000 towards a college education. He will fly to Fort Myers, Fla. in mid-September for four weeks with the Instructional League. |
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He will then come back home until February when he will go to spring training. Hermsen opted out of a full-ride scholarship to play baseball at Oregon State this fall.
Pictured is BJ with his parents, Bev and Kevin, and the WD graduate signing his contract with the American League ball team. |
| The West Delaware baseball team held their end of the season banquet on Sunday, Aug. 10 in the high school commons. Receiving awards were, front (l to r): Nathan Vaske, Most Improved Player; Jordan Cabalka, Heart of the Hawk; and Lucas Kafer, Golden Glove. Back (l to r): Garrett Linderwell, Defensive Most Valuable Player; BJ Hermsen, Offensive Most Valuable Player; Derek Klein, Golden Glove; and Nathan King, Heart of the Hawk. |
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