Thursday, June 1, 2023

Sports

Photo by Mary Nelson Hayfield’s Natalie Beaver steals the ball from Lanesboro’s Jessie Schreiber.
Hayfield basketball girls are primed for the finals. On Tuesday, February 28, the Lady Vikings topped Fillmore Central, 54-46, in the Section 1A quarterfinals. Saturday, March 4, saw the Hayfield girls eliminate Lanesboro, 63-35, in semifinal action at the Rochester Mayo Civic Auditorium. It was...
 Photo by Tammy Kennedy The referee raises Cole Glazier’s arm in victory as he wins the 170 pound championship in Class AA at the Minnesota State High School League Individual Wrestling Tournament last week in St. Paul.
Kasson-Mantorville’s wrestling team brought home the fourth place trophy from the MSHSL Team tournament this past Thursday. The KoMets opened up the team tournament with a win over Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle/Montievideo, 47-18. K-M had to battle through some adversity in the lower weights before...
Photo by Mary Nelson Bo Zwiener wrestles Mark Schiefelbein from Kimball Area, KIAR, in the first round at state winning by a fall in 5:03.
Byron’s Carter Geerts is the 2022-2023 MSHSL AA 3rd Place Finisher at Heavyweight. Carter went 4-1 on the weekend to secure that 3rd place title. Carter also recorded his 75th career win this past weekend as well. “Carter had a great weekend. It’s not the finish he was hoping for, but at the end of...
Photo by Dawn Hallstrom Aidan Kullot working hard on defense vs Winona.
The Vikings boys basketball team battled a tough Maple River squad for the Gopher Conference Championship, on Saturday, February 25. The Eagles, ranked No. 5 in Class AA, tied the game with four-tenths of a second left in regulation, when Aaron Pawlitschek made three free throws. Hayfield went up...
Northfield showed off its speed, its depth, and on occasion, its standout goaltender, as the Raiders beat Dodge County, 6-1, in a Section 1A semifinal game at the Rochester Recreation Center, on Saturday, February 25. Earlier on Friday, February 24, the Wildcats edged La Crescent-Hokah, 4-3 in...
Photo by Vanderpool Studios Junior Lexi Nelson posts up against a Stewartville player.
Hayfield’s girls basketball team earned their way to the Section 1A quarterfinal round, following a 93-39 victory over LeRoy-Ostrander on Thursday, February 23, in the opening round of the tournament. Hayfield Scoring: Kristen Watson, 16 points, (2) 3-pointers; Ava Carney, 5 points, (1) 3-pointer;...
Photo by Tammy Kennedy Kasson-Mantorville Freshman Broc Vaughan (106) won his first Section 1AA title and a spot at the Minnesota State High School Individual Wrestling Tournament. Eight KoMet wrestlers will compete in the individual tournament and the entire team will be competing in the team tournament.
Kasson-Mantorville wrestling was well represented this past weekend at the Mayo Civic Center. Eight K-M wrestlers advance to the MSHSL state individual tournament. The communities of Kasson and Mantorville also brought big crowds to the Mayo Civic Center to cheer on the boys. Headed to state are...
Photo by Mary Nelson Westfield’s Bo Zwiener puts Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial’s Zach Palmer in a cradle pinning him in 1:41 during the 132 lb. championship match at Section 2A Individual Sections held at Maple River High School to advance him to the State wrestling tournament.
Westfield grapplers competed at the 2023 MSHSL Section 2A Individual Tournament, on Saturday, February 25, at Maple River High School. Westfield State Entrants in State Tournament: 132 Bo Zwiener; 145 Cade Christianson; “We had a good showing today at section individuals. A number of guys wrestled...
Photo by Vanderpool Studios Junior Adam Glynn shoots a 3 pointer for Byron while his teammates look on.
The Byron basketball boys had just one game on the docket last week, and they made the most of it, picking-up a 64-39 victory over friendly foe Kasson-Mantorville, on Tuesday, February 14. Byron Scoring: Ryan Boyken, 8 points, (2) 3-pointers; Will Brian, 3 points, (1) 3-pointer; Dom Cartney, 20...
Posting their fifth straight victory, the Dodge County hockey boys closed-out regular season action in style, defeating Winona, 5-1, on Thursday, February 16, at Bud King Ice Arena. Earlier on Tuesday, the Wildcats topped La Crescent-Hokah 5-2, at La Crescent Community Arena. With post-season play...

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