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Scott Westerberg

6/16/2010

June 5th, 2010. It`s a day that will always be remembered at Mandan High. That Saturday night, the Braves won their first state baseball title and they did it on their home field. For Reid Jungling, who recorded the final out in that championship game, the experience has been better than he could have imagined.

"It`s been amazing to see how many people congratulate you out of the blue, and they say comments like, `you don`t know what you`ve done for your city and for baseball in this town.`"

It`s not just what Jungling and his teammates have accomplished this year, it`s what they`ve helped do for the future of Mandan baseball.

"A good example is before the bell ringing ceremony we drove around the town and we went to the little league parks where the kids were in progress and they actually stopped the games and lined up the kids and they all shook our hands. They were more happy than we were," adds Jungling.

Throughout his high school career, Reid had his dad Lorell as the school`s activities director. Now that he`s finished with school it`s on to Legion ball where the family connections continue. Reid`s older brother Ryne is the head coach of the Chiefs. Both Reid and Ryne agree the experience has worked out well for both player and coach, even if that means big brother sometimes needs to be tough on little brother.

"I can take it, so if coach needs to get on someone, why not have it be his younger brother, right?" says the younger Jungling.

"It`s been fun. It`s a lot of fun to coach him everyday and watch him succeed and see him grow as a baseball player," adds Ryne.

Both would agree, the positives of spending everyday on the diamond together greatly outweigh any negatives.

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