Sports

Volleyball season winds down for area teams

Volleyball Bears shutout Rockets ROCHESTER — The Byron volleyball team took down the Rochester John Marshall Rockets, 3-0, on Monday, October 9, on the road. Set scores were 25-22, 25-16, 25-23. JM Stats: Leticia Bossou, 5 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Kiru Othow, 2 kills, 20 assists, 4 digs, 1 ace;...

Epilepsy Awareness Fundraiser at K-M

On Saturday, October 7 Kasson-Mantorville held their 7th Annual Epilepsy Awareness and Fundraiser Soccer Game Day! This year Cotter Schools participated in the day by playing games and purchasing t-shirts. The JV and Varsity soccer teams took a picture between the Boys Varsity and Girls Varsity...

Byron girls’ soccer advances

Byron soccer girls take down KoMets EYOTA — It was a matchup between a couple of friendly foe powerhouses on the soaked Eyota pitch last Thursday, October 12, and the Section 1-2A semifinal game featured a third party into the action…Mother Nature. But No. 2 seed Byron handled the rain, wind and...

Bears, Vikings at Packer Invite; K-M, Triton at Goodhue

Byron and Hayfield cross country teams competed in the Packer Invitational, on Tuesday, October 10, at River Oaks Golf Course, Lansing Township. Results: Mens 5,000 Meters Varsity: Byron: 20 Zachary Pieper, 18:17.60; 30 Koren Wieme, 18:50.82; 46 Mathias Zoellner, 19:54.45; 49 Chase Stenzel, 20:07....

Nasty conditions end Byron boys’ soccer season in Section Semifinals

The second-seed Byron soccer boys had a great start to the Section 1AA quarterfinal round on Tuesday night, October 10, hosting #7-seed Waseca at Byron High School. Caden Fox got the team going when he finished a perfect pass from Liam Schick, 15 seconds into the game, for the 1-0 lead. Schick then...

KoMets defeat next door rivals 21-14

BYRON — On Friday, October 6, it was Easton Suess’s strip sack that stopped a potential game-tying Byron drive, as the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets walked away with a 21-14 victory in a matchup of top-10 teams. The KoMets (5-1) and ranked No. 10 in Class 4A, took a 14-0 lead into the half, thanks to...

Area girls’ soccer teams end regular season

The Lady Bears soccer team closed the lid on its regular season schedule with a pair of wins, and moved to a sparkling 13-2-1 overall record. On Monday, October 2, the girls swamped Waseca, 5-0, and they followed that with a Thursday victory over Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 6-1. Waseca Game:...

Byron, K-M boys soccer end regular seasons

Byron boys wrapped up the regular season on Monday and Tuesday night, October 2 and 3, with a win and a tie. Both road games, Monday the boys traveled to South St. Paul to take on the Packers. Liam Schick led the way with two goals, while Aydan Tye chipped in another and added an assist. Talon...

Hayfield highlights mental health awareness

Last week’s Gopher Conference volleyball match between NRHEG and Hayfield may have ended up as a 3-1 win for the visiting Panthers on the scorecards, but the true winners were more than just the team that scored more points. With Hayfield’s Mental Health Awareness Week in full swing, the Vikings...

Bears, Cobras run at Chatfield Invite

The Byron and Triton cross country teams competed in the Chatfield Invitational, on Wednesday, October 4, at Chosen Valley Golf Course. Boys Team results: RAACHE 29, Stewartville 68, Chatfield 96, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 121, Byron 123, Wabasha-Kellogg 126, Blooming Prairie 141. Girls Team...