Annual Bean Bag Tournament at the
Brainerd VFW on Saturday, January 22, 2022

Tournament play started at 12 pm.  $5 entry fee with 100% payback. There were random drawings for partners to make it more interesting. Membership in the VFW was not required. Everyone was welcome to play. Brainerd VFW sponsored softball players made the food. A fun time was had by all.

​Team Tournament #1, 1st Nick Larson/Jerry DeChaine, 2nd Tom Kowalke/Wayne Harting and 3rd Randy Kingsley/Tim Burnard.
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Team Tournament #2: 1st Jayme Laughton/Putz, 2nd Tom Kowalke/Jay Shields and 3rd Matt Tepley/Luke Lucas.

Team Tournament #3: 1st Tom Kowalke/Jason Gross, 2nd Jayme Laughton/Wayne Harting and 3rd Tim Burnard/Jay Shields.

Singles Tournament: 1st Jayme Laughton, 2nd Brady Host and 3rd Putz

Brainerd VFW Men's Over 35 Softball and Bean Bag Team (l-r) Jayme Laughton, Mark Malinowski, Tom Burnard. Brian Laughton and Richard Maske

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February 27, 2021:  The annual Brainerd VFW Bean Bag Tournament was held.  The VFW Men's Over 35 Softball Group competed.  They are Brian Laughton, Tom Kowalke, Richard Maske, Mark Malinowski, Jayme Laughton and Tim Burnard.  The fun involved about two dozen others in the community. 

​The first place winners were the team of Nick Mogensen and Tim Nickaboine.   Second place, Johnny Zanosko and Jerry DeChaine.  Third, Jayme Laughton and Hunter Bednar.  

A fun time was had by all at the Brainerd VFW.

 January 18, 2020:  A Bean Bag Tournament was held at the Brainerd VFW. They did three tournaments with 28 participants. It was run by the Men's 35 and Over VFW Softball Team. See the Teams Page. A big thanks to them for also for volunteering at some Sunday breakfasts. See them play ball on Friday nights at Memorial field in Brainerd during the summer.  ​