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Though longtime Vikings receiver Adam Thielen is no longer with the team, the show must go on, and longtime safety Harrison Smith is carrying the torch.

After a successful inaugural event last year, the Thielen Foundation Charity Softball Game will be back at CHS Field on May 31.

It will be a showdown between members of the Vikings offense and members of the Vikings defense. Here’s a look at the rosters:

Team Offense: Garrett Bradbury, Blake Brandel, Ezra Cleveland, Dalvin Cook, Kirk Cousins, Christian Darrisaw, C.J. Ham, T.J. Hockenson, Justin Jefferson, Alexander Mattison, Brian O’Neill, K.J. Osborn, Blake Proehl and Chris Reed.

Team Defense: Brian Asamoah II, Ross Blacklock, Andrew Booth Jr., Camryn Bynum, Andrew DePaola, Akayleb Evans, Jordan Hicks , Danielle Hunter, Greg…

The Ballston Spa softball team hopes that this weekend’s installment of its annual Grand Slam Tournament will bring awareness to another worthy cause.

The Grand Slam event has been dedicated to the fight against ALS since 2016. This year, the event will be dedicated to suicide awareness and menthal health support.

“One of our players, her father suffered from ALS and we wanted to support her and that cause,” Ballston Spa softball coach Amanda Fifield said. “Then, a family within our program was impacted by the the loss of someone due to suicide. We want to make a donation in their honor, and promote the awareness that there’s help out there for you.”

Prior to the 9 a.m. first pitch Saturday at Luther Forest Athletic Fields in Malta, Fifield will speak briefly before the…