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Southwest Conference Track: Card girls, Tiger boys prevail
REDWOOD FALLS —On an ideal day for high school track and field competition, Worthington’s Will Dudley outdueled Redwood Valley’s Randy Juell in the boys’ pole vault and set a new WHS school record in the process, soaring over the bar at 14 feet, one inch.
Red Rock Conference Track: MCC boys, SWC/E girls claim Red Rock track titles
SLAYTON — Paced by 38 individual points from sprinter Jack Thony, the host Murray County Rebels edged rival Fulda by eight points Thursday to claim the Red Rock Conference boys’ track and field team championship.
Trojan Relays Class A: Mountain Lake Area sits atop Class A
WORTHINGTON — Utilizing the multiple talents of several top-notch track and field athletes, Mountain Lake Area claimed both Class A team titles at the 61st annual Trojan Relays Thursday.
RELATED CONTENTTrojan Relays Class AA: Luverne wins boys, girls team titles at 61st Trojan Relays
WORTHINGTON – As expected, the Luverne Cardinals completed a Class AA sweep of Thursday’s 61st annual Trojan Relays.
RELATED CONTENTTrojan Relays set to get under way
Today — weather permitting — the 61st annual Trojan Relays will be “run” as scheduled at Trojan Field with another high-caliber field of participating schools in the two-class meet, which has seen its share of various weather conditions over the years.
PREP TRACK: Cardinals sweep Arrow Relays
PIPESTONE — Luverne sophomore Kynzie Smedsrud won three individual events, and placed second in a fourth, leading the Cardinals to a convincing team victory in the Class AA girls’ division of the Arrow Relays at Paulsen Field Tuesday.
RELATED CONTENTTROJAN SOFTBALL: Eagles sweep Trojans in doubleheader
WORTHINGTON — Digging into the batter’s box for her first time at the varsity level, Allie Bruns delivered in a big way for the Worthington Trojans’ softball team during Tuesday’s Southwest Conference softball doubleheader with the Windom Eagles at Centennial Field.
RELATED CONTENTTROJAN TRACK: Luverne sweeps eight-team track and field meet at Trojan Field Thursday
WORTHINGTON — Utilizing speed on the track and proficiency in the field events, the depth-filled Luverne Cardinals dominated the eight-team Worthington Invitational high school track and field meet Thursday at Trojan Field, convincingly finishing at the top of the standings in both the girls’ and boys’ divisions.
RELATED CONTENTGOPHERS: Gophers coming to Jackson
WORTHINGTON — Okabena area farmer Brad Baumgard was cruising around Heron Lake Saturday promoting an upcoming area athletic event at the Jackson High School on May 16. Baumgard, who transports family and friends on frequent winter trips to Williams Arena – in his “luxurious” maroon and gold painted minibus – to watch his beloved Minnesota Gophers play basketball, was handing out information about Gopher Road Trip: Chalk Talk, 2013.
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Ellsworth baseball team edges Edgerton in 1959 District 8 championship
WORTHINGTON — It has been mentioned several times in this feature that the calendar in 1959 was the same as 2009, meaning that June 10, 1959 was a Wednesday.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: 50 years ago today, Trojans baseball team wins ‘59 conference championship
WORTHINGTON — Fifty years ago, as school was finishing in the last week of May in 1959, a couple of governors with similar names were making front-page news — and one area school was acting independently on the subject of time.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: As planters roll through fields, spring sports are in full swing
WORTHINGTON — Three weeks ago, I wrote about how winter was still lingering on. That “blast” ran in the April 3 issue.
As McLean served up American Pie,’ Sioux Valley hoops delivered hot results on the court
“But February made me shiver with every paper I delivered,” sang Don McLean in his 1972 classic “American Pie.” Well, it’s February and it is shivering cold — just like it was 35 years ago.
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