BUTTERFIELD

PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton holds off Adrian 8-7

TRACY — Jordan Lanoue got the win on the mound, striking out three and giving up one hit in 2 1/3 innings of work, while Brady Peterson was 2-for-4 and Taylor Hoffbeck had an RBI double to lead Tracy-Milroy-Balaton’s baseball team over Adrian Saturday.

By Daily Globe , May 13, 2012

PREP GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Menning’s basket with five seconds left lifts Edgerton over Southwest Christian

EDGERTON — With five seconds left Jessica Menning scored on a putback to give Edgerton the 56-55 Red Rock Conference victory over Southwest Christian Tuesday.

By Daily Globe , January 25, 2012

PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Windom downs Redwood Valley, 4-3

WINDOM — Charlie Dunnick pitched out of a jam in the top of the seventh inning Thursday to cement Windom’s baseball team’s 4-3 victory over Redwood Valley.

May 15, 2009

Storm wreaks havoc in 1984

Brutal weather 25 years ago caused deaths in area
WORTHINGTON — There was a prevalence of tragic news to report in the Feb. 6, 1984, edition of the Daily Globe.

By Beth Rickers , February 04, 2009

Prep Football Roundup: Big plays lift Wildcats to 17-8 victory against ML/B-O

BREWSTER — Southwestern United scored a pair of second-half touchdowns on long runs and defeated Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin, 17-8, Friday night in a Southern Minnesota Conference East Division high school football game.

September 27, 2008

Prep volleyball roundup: SWC downs SSC in key Red Rock Conference clash

EDGERTON — In a contest between two teams that were undefeated in Red Rock Conference volleyball action, it was the Southwest Christian Eagles who defeated the Southwest Star Concept Quasars in four games Thursday night. SWC (10-3, 6-0) jumped out early in Game 1 and went on to a 25-18 victory, and then won a back-and-forth Game 2, 25-21.

September 26, 2008

JCC boys claim team title; Ojullu races to individual victory

LOON LAKE — Jackson County Central took three of the top four places, four of the first nine and five of the top 18 Thursday, as the Huskies dominated the team segment (by 42 points) of their own meet — the KKOJ/KRAQ/Subway Invitational at the Loon Lake Golf Course with 36 points. While the Huskies were impressively winning their second consecutive meet title (JCC had won last week’s Worthington Turkey Trot), the race for individual honors narrowed from a three-person battle to a duel between JCC’s Matt Kocak and Worthington’s O.J. Ojullu for much of the 5,000-meter distance.

By Les Knutson , September 19, 2008

Eagles run well, finish second at Loon Lake behind Blue Earth

LOON LAKE — Getting a well-balanced performance from all five scoring runners — especially from its lead duo of Meredith Hentges and Emily Turner — the Windom/Southwestern United girls’ cross country team finished a solid second in the KKOJ/KRAQ/Subway Invitational Thursday, hosted by Jackson County Central at the Loon Lake Golf Course.

By Les Knutson , September 19, 2008

Prep Volleyball Roundup: ML/B-O, RRC win five-game matches

MOUNTAIN LAKE — Trailing two games to none, the Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin volleyball team came back in a big way against Ellsworth in a Red Rock Conference volleyball tilt Tuesday night.

September 17, 2008

Prep Volleyball Roundup: SWC, Luverne victorious

EDGERTON — Despite losing the third game Monday night, Southwest Christian finished its 3-1 non-conference volleyball victory against Sioux Falls Christian in a big way.

September 16, 2008

Prep Football Roundup: Merrick, Comnick each run for 100 yards to lead W-WG past G-H-EC/ML

WESTBROOK — The one-two rushing punch of Josh Merrick and Mason Comnick proved too much for Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Martin Luther Friday night, and host Westbrook-Walnut Grove shut down a high-powered Mustang offense in a 27-7 victory.

September 13, 2008

Huskies run away from field

WORTHINGTON — Putting all five of its scoring runners among the top 15 overall finishers, the Jackson County Central Huskies dominated the team segment of the Turkey Trot cross country meet Thursday afternoon at Prairie View Golf Links.

By Les Knutson , September 12, 2008

Christensen repeats; Wolverine girls defend title

WORTHINGTON — As expected, Murray County Central senior Laura Christensen defended her individual championship Thursday afternoon at Prairie View Golf Links, gradually pulling away from the front pack of four and claiming her second consecutive Turkey Trot cross country first-place trophy.

By Les Knutson , September 12, 2008

Brief: Candidates sought in Butterfield

Three Butterfield city offices remain open for filing. William Fast Sr. and incumbent Kenneth Pankratz have filed for the four-year term council member seats, two of which are available. No one has filed for mayor.

September 08, 2008

Wildcats roll past Sleepy Eye with strong second half; Blue Earth edges Windom, 28-12

BREWSTER — In a wild, exciting game that featured seven pass interceptions, two long touchdown runs and a 42-yard field goal, the Wildcats of Southwestern United earned a 29-13 victory over Sleepy Eye Public Friday night.

By Les Knutson , September 06, 2008