Winona's Capital for a Day

Twins Poden, front, and Jacob Larsen, 21 months, and their brother Quinn, 4, enjoy free ice cream Friday courtesy of the City of Winona during festivities at Lake Park, which was part of Winona's Capital for a Day celebration. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
A Winona family enjoys a picnic in Lake Park Friday during festivities celebrating Winona being capital for a day. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)Alex Kunce, 2, and his father, Craig, enjoy exploring the inside of a fire truck Friday at Lake Park in Winona during the festivities in celebration of Winona being capital for a day. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Zoe Zosel, 1, tries a bite of raspberry snow cone Friday at Lake Park in Winona as part of Winona's Capital for a Day celebration. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News) Anna Velikanova, 9, pets Iris and Holly, the horses pulling a hay ride, Friday at Lake Park in Winona during festivities that are part of Winona's Capital for a Day celebration. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Playoff Softball

Cotter's Laura Erickson slides safely into second base knocking the ball from Caledonia/Spring Grove's short stop Libby Augedahl Saturday during Sub-Section East playoff game in Saint Charles. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)
Saint Charles' Erin Abbott, right, and Katie Dunlay celebrate Saturday in the Saint's 4-1 victory over LaCrescent in the Sub-Section East playoffs in Saint Charles. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Saint Charles' Taige Thoreson is tagged out by LaCrescent's catcher Michelle Lassig at home plate Saturday during the Sub-Section East playoff game in Saint Charles. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News)

Have Their Cake and Eat It Too

Bryan Atchison, 22, left, and his partner Neil Olstad, 22, team Koo Koo, compete in the championship round of the third annual Saint Mary's Cake Race on campus Thursday. The pair, who are defending champions from the previous two years, finished the cake in four minutes and 13 seconds to win the top spot of 12 teams. "We call that a three-peat," Olstad said.