Excelsior players, from the left, Alex LaPorte, Thomas Hoopes, and Andrew Weber react to their 12-inning, 5-4, District 10 American Legion Tournament loss to Coon Rapids Sunday, July 29, at Red Haddox Field in Bloomington, ending their 2012 season.

Harper Bemm, 5, and her brother Oliver, 11, enjoy their ice cream cones outside Licks Unlimited on a hot summer day in downtown Excelsior Thursday, August 30, 2012.