Monday, March 20, 2023

Sports

Photo by Nathan Smith Nora Carstensen scores in the Wildcats’ game against Cottage Grove.
Dodge County’s hockey girls completed regular season play with a mark of 15-8-2 in the conference. Their final three games resulted in a loss, a tie, and a win. On Tuesday, January 31, the Wildcats lost to Northfield, 3-1, at Northfield Ice Arena. Friday, February 3, the Cats played Park of Cottage...
Triton and Byron were represented at the Pine Island Girls Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, February 4. Results: 90 1st Place — Ava Schultz of Saint Michael Albertville; 2nd Place — Lexi Morrison of Rush City; 100A 1st Place — Lauren Elsmore of Pine Island; 2nd Place — Abby Gindele of Annandale...
It has been a busy two weeks for the Byron gymnastics team. The team finished up the regular season by traveling to Caledonia on Tuesday (1/31) and then at home vs Stewartville and Kasson-Mantorville/Triton. The team finished its regular season dual meets going 7-0. The girls made the long trip to...
Photo by Tammy Kennedy Kasson-Mantorville’s Aiden Friedrich upset #3 ranked jack Krier with a decision in the final seconds of their match.
In a crowded, small town gym in Mazeppa, the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets left no question as to who the HVL champions were, defeating Zumbrota-Mazeppa 44-15. This state ranked match-up was originally on the schedule for December, but Mother Nature had other plans. Due to weather, it was postponed to...
Photo by Mary Nelson Triton’s Alex Ortiz (113) wrestles Westlfield’s Jesse Ehmke with Ehmke winning by a technical fall. Westfield won the dual 45-32.
Byron wrestlers had a rough go of it on the mats last Thursday, February 2. It was a 69-9 victory for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, in a dominating performance. Then the Bears fell to Goodhue, 53-24 in the second match. Z-M Match Results: 106: Jent Beyer (ZUMA) over Owen Yennie (BYRO) (Fall 1:38); 113: Noah...
Photo by Johnnie Pillips Ex-Westfield wrestler Keegan Bronson looks to earn the pin at a home dual last season. Bronson graduated from Hayfield High School in 2022 and is now attending Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa.
Former Westfield wrestler and Hayfield High School golfer Keegan Bronson had just begun his freshman year as a member of Waldorf University’s golf team when his life took an unexpected turn. After dealing with knee soreness for a few months, a near-fall out of his team van led Bronson to get his...
  When Kasson’s Lexi Hugeback started playing cornhole, it was just for fun. The Kasson native’s cornhole days began when her family was camping in Austin. “They had some boards out there, so we could throw,” she recalls. “We played those once in a while.” From there, Hugeback kept playing and got...
Photo by Mary Nelson Jack Beck came off the bench and scored 6 points from two 3 point shots.
Hayfield boys win the weekend The Vikings looked good on the hardcourt last week. On Friday, Hayfield defeated Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, 73-55. Saturday’s action saw the Vikings overwhelm Springfield, 83-53. WEM Game: Hayfield Stats: Zander Jacobson, 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals...
Byron girls wrestled at the Simley Girls Invitational on Friday, January 27. It was a fantastic performance by the Bears, as they finished in third place as a team. Top 10 Team Finishes:1 St. Michael 158.0; 2 South St Paul 81.0; 3 Byron 70.0;4 Cambridge 63.0; 5 Lake City 57.0; 6 Owatonna 56.5; 7...
Byron girls gymnasts traveled to Worthington on Saturday, January 28, to compete in the True Team State Meet and came away finishing fifth out of ten of the top teams in the state. In this meet, all five girls counted in the team score versus the normal four. Individuals received scores, but only...

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