Sports

Kasson-Mantorville bowlers include Coach Dan Ziebell, Adam Baker ( varsity ), Jordan Bennerotte (varsity ), Stuart Weatherstone (varsity), Coach Al Houston, Brandon Fix (JV), Casey Joyal (varsity), Hunter King (varsity), Kaleb Harmon (JV), Payton Pierce (JV), Sammy Upham (varsity), Soren Weatherstone (JV), and Kyler Harmon (JV).

KM bowling teams take 1st in conference

For the first year ever, Kasson’s varsity and junior varsity bowling teams both took 1st place in our bowling conference! We are so thankful to have our amazing coaches who we owe everything to. Our varsity coaches are Al Houston and Mike Shaffer; our JV coach is Dan Ziebell. This is awesome to see...

Byron girls track keeps up winning record

Byron’s Girls Track Team traveled to Cannon Falls on Thursday, May 6, and then to Stewartville on Tuesday, May 11. On Thursday the girls complied 135 points to Cannon Falls 28 and Lake City’s 11. On Tuesday in Stewartville, the girls amassed 94 points to Stewartville’s 48 to win the duel. At...

KoMets Kyler Kujath takes a rip at a pitch in Monday’s game against Goodhue.

KM extends winning streak to 3 games

Kasson-Mantorville’s KoMets extended their win streak to three games Monday night when they faced the Goodhue Wildcats. They went 2-1 in the weekend Dick Traen Memorial Wood Bat Classic in Delano. In three games they defeated the Concordia Academy Beacons and Rockford Rockets while losing to the...

Rochester Raiders bring together students from Byron and Rochester with disabilities including this softball team.

Raiders take adaptive sports by storm

When you have a child with a disability, it can be isolating, parents say. But with the Rochester Raiders adaptive sports teams bringing together Byron and Rochester athletes, students with disabilities are joined for camaraderie, competition and fun. The Raiders includes players in grades 9-12....

Kasson-Mantorville runner Mitch Nelson leads off at second base in Monday night’s game against Pine Island. Pine Island defeated KM 8-2.

KoMets drop games to Cannon Falls, Pine Island

It was a rough week for the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets as they dropped games to the Cannon Falls Bombers and the Pine Island Panthers. Kasson-Mantorville traveled to Cannon Falls Friday evening to take on the Bombers at John Burch Park. Quiet bats plagued both teams as the KoMets fell 4-1. The game...

After taking the baton from Taylor Seeger, left, Taylor Matter runs her portion of the girls 4x8 relay.

Byron girls track is back with a win

The Byron Girls Track Team is back after their two week shut down and the girls did not miss a beat. The girls won the triangular meet scoring 153.5 points. Stewartville finished second with 83.5 and Triton finished third with 19. The girls had a great meet across all the events. Katie Lambrecht...

Kyler Kujath dives back safely to first base in a pick-off attempt in last Thursday’s game against Zumbrota-M

KoMets win over Triton, lose to Winona, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Lourdes

Last week saw mixed results for the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets as they started off by defeating the Triton Cobras on Tuesday but then lost to Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Thursday and Winona on Saturday. Monday they headed to Rochester where they dropped the first game of this week to the Rochester Lourdes...

Kasson-Mantorville pitcher Dalton Maxwell stroked a double to deep center field against the Lake City Tigers last Thursday.

KoMets split doubleheader against Stewartville

Kasson-Mantorville’s KoMets traveled to Stewartville on Saturday, April 24, for a doubleheader against the Tigers. Things did not start well for the KoMets yielding 8 unearned runs in the bottom of the 1st inning. Tigers tacked on 1 more in the bottom of the 2nd to take an early 9-0 lead. KoMets...

Byron Bears runner is out during the Byron/Kasson-Mantorville game last week. KM won 5-4.

Byron, KM, Hayfield, Triton all see baseball action

High School baseball teams were in action last week with Byron, Kasson-Mantorville, Hayfield and Triton all seeing action. The week’s scores included: Monday, April 12 Lourdes 5, Kasson-Mantorville 1 Final Runs Hits Errors Lourdes 5...

Byron’s girls track team picks up where they left off

Byron’s Girls Track Team started the season off on April 8 looking just as strong as they did since their last meet a year and a half ago. The girls outscored their opponents by almost 100 points. The girls finished with 122 points to Pine Islands 36 and Kasson-Mantorville’s 28. The girls took...