Sports

Byron lose to PIZM; Byron girls, KM boys notch wins, ties

Byron’s boys soccer team was unable to find the win column last week, while playing on the road and taking on two tough teams; in Pine Island-Zumbrota-Mazeppa (PIZM) and Winona. On Tuesday, September 7, the Bears battled PIZM to a 2-2 tie. PIZM is one of the top teams in the HVL and also in Section...

KoMet's Win 42-16; Bear's Lose 32-14

It was a mixed week for area high school football teams as the KM KoMet’s defeated Winona and Byron and Triton both came up short. Hayfield’s game with Faribault’s Bethlehem Academy was postponed to Monday night.

K-M soccer teams score wins

Kasson-Mantorville’s boys and girls soccer teams both scored wins in matches last week. SOCCER BOYS DEFUSE BOMBERS Kasson-Mantorville’s boys soccer bunch traveled to Cannon Falls last Tuesday, August 31, for a showdown with the Bombers. Emerging with a 3-0 victory, the KoMets were relentless in...

KoMets swamp Bears on gridiron

It was a showdown in Kasson between perennial powerhouses last Friday night, September 3. The KoMets welcomed in the Byron Bears, and handed their guests a 31-7 loss. Kasson-Mantorville exploded out of the locker room and posted 17 first-quarter points. They added 14 more in the second stanza, and...

Area volleyball, soccer teams begin new season

Byron soccer boys start season with hard-fought loss Byron boys traveled to Two Rivers High School (formerly Sibley High School) on Saturday afternoon, August 28, to open the season, after rain washed out the previous Thursday night game. The game started fairly uneventfully, until seven minutes in...

Area high school teams geared-up for 2021 fall season

High school student athletes prepare to get back on the competitive fields, tracks, and hardwoods, as summer slips into fall and a new season emerges. Despite all of the craziness associated with the pandemic, coaches are optimistic, and they look forward to healthy and successful journeys in 2021...

Billy Steinberg of Kasson took the win in the Action Builders WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds.

Great action highlighted fireworks night at Chateau Speedway

A great night of racing action was followed up by a gigantic fireworks display Friday night at Chateau Speedway in Lansing. The fireworks show has coincided with the August Sprint Car race at the track the past several years, however this year the sprint cars made a late-season adjustment to their...

Mid-American Renegade Sprints add to excitement at Chateau

Mid-American Renegade Sprint Series made their third and final appearance of the 2021 season at Chateau Speedway in Lansing Friday night. The Show was actually scheduled for next week but was moved up a week because of a scheduling conflict with the series. The Non-Wing Traditional Sprints put on a...

Brody Lamb, No. 7, for the Dodge County Wildcats was drafted by the New York Rangers in the recent NFL draft.

Dodge County hockey phenom Brody Lamb - NHL bound

When Brody Lamb first put on his hockey skates, he was just three years old. He had no idea that 14 years later, he would be preparing to join a National Hockey League team. In fact, he had no clue that team would be the New York Rangers, and that he would be on the threshold of realizing a dream...

Hunters can begin planning 2021 deer hunting season

With the release of the online version of the 2021 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations handbook, hunters can read up on what’s new to prepare for this year’s deer hunting season. The handbook is now available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ deer hunting webpage. Printed...