Huntsville's season ends

I know I had this last night, but hey...

Smokies win North Division, 3-1
Tennessee finishes off Huntsville, await Suns

SEVIERVILLE - The tasty buffet in the locker room is usually the Tennessee Smokies' destination after a game. The pasta was cold and the bread hard by the time the Chicago Cubs' Class AA farmhands picked up their plates Sunday.

First things first.

The jubilant Smokies grabbed icy bottles of champagne after clinching the Southern League's North Division championship with a 3-1 victory over the Huntsville Stars at Smokies Park and sprayed each other in a rousing celebration.

"Wet and wild," a soaked Tennessee manager Ryne Sandberg said of the revelry with emphasis on wild.

The Hall of Famer got a congratulatory kiss from his wife Margaret on the field. Players high-fived and the 1,539 in the grandstand stood and applauded.

Congratulations to the Stars on a great season.