Sat, Mar 03, 2018 - 12:31am
ST. PAUL — Nine. Count ‘em. Nine southwest Minnesota high school Class A wrestlers advanced to the semifinals Friday at the state wrestling tournament at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Sat, Mar 03, 2018 - 12:01am
ST. PAUL — Looking just as tough as he wants to be, Worthington High School wrestler Jacob Prunty eased into the semifinals of the Minnesota state wrestling tournament on Friday, winning two matches in the first and quarterfinal rounds. Teammate Mason Byrne won his first match Friday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, but lost in the quarterfinals, which caused him to compete in the wrestlebacks later Friday night.
Thu, Mar 01, 2018 - 9:28pm
ST. PAUL -- Section 3A wrestling champion Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove gathered third place in the Minnesota state high school tournament at Xcel Center in St. Paul Thursday, and Fairmont/Martin County West was second in Class AA. Fairmont/Martin County West opened the tournament with a 45-16 win over South St. Paul, then a narrow 30-28 victory over second-seeded Scott West followed. Fairmont/MCW, the third Class AA seed, was beaten by top-seeded Kasson-Mantorville 49-9.
Thu, Mar 01, 2018 - 6:56am
PETER -- The dream of a second straight berth in the Minnesota state Class A boys hockey tournament ended a win short for Luverne High School Wednesday night. In the Section 3A championship game, a defensive-minded Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato team with a hot young goalie turned the Cardinals away, 4-1. The game at Lund Arena on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter matched Section 3A’s top seed, Luverne -- armed with a 20-6 record -- against the second-seeded Dragons of LDC. In a Jan.
Wed, Feb 28, 2018 - 7:01am
JACKSON -- If you’ve seen Alaina Wolff play volleyball and basketball, you’d probably be hard-pressed to decide which of the two is her best sport. On the volleyball court, the Jackson County Central sophomore earned first-team Globe All-Area status last fall in helping the Huskies to the Section 2AA finals. An outstanding hitter, she also showed versatility in many other areas of the game, as was evident in her last match where she had 23 kills, eight digs, six ace serves and three blocks.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018 - 8:59pm
WORTHINGTON -- Brooklyn DeKam came to within two points of tying the school single-game scoring record and the Southwest Christian Eagles rolled to an 87-51 victory Tuesday night over Murray County Central in the Section 3A South girls basketball semifinals.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018 - 3:14pm
Southwest Minnesota will be well-represented at the state high school individual wrestling tournament this weekend, with several matmen hoping to finish higher than they did last year, and two attempting to repeat championships.
Sun, Feb 25, 2018 - 7:59pm
WORTHINGTON -- The Minnesota West women’s and men’s basketball teams will be competing in regional tournament action later this week. For the women’s team, however, it will be as the MCAC Southern Division champion. The Lady Jays turned back the Rochester Yellowjackets 72-68 on their home floor Sunday afternoon in a battle of teams with identical 21-5 overall and 12-1 division records. When it was all over, however, West claimed the outright division championship.
Sun, Feb 25, 2018 - 6:46pm
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jackson County Central senior Brooklyn Schuett placed 13th overall in the floor exercise Saturday in the Minnesota Class A individual gymnastics tournament. Schuett scored a 9.425 on her routine at Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota on a day where a major snowstorm was predicted for the Twin Cities area.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018 - 12:10am
MINNEAPOLIS — The scores hadn’t even been counted yet, but members of the Worthington Trojans high school gymnastics team were quite pleased with themselves and their performances at the Minnesota state Class A team tournament Friday afternoon.
