Sports

Aaron Winkle (left) and Brode Hegge go for the block against Rochester Mayo.

Boys volleyball continues to take off in second season

One year ago, several schools in the state of Minnesota started a movement to have boys volleyball sanctioned as a sport in the Minnesota State High School League. As with many sports in their infancy, last year served as a test run for the 23 schools that took part in it and as the season went...

Avery Irish was one of many KoMets that had a good week in the plate as K-M took two of three games.

K-M’s offense comes alive

The Kasson-Mantorville softball team had a great week at the plate, which led them to a pair of Hiawatha Valley League victories over Goodhue and Pine Island. Although they came up short against a strong Lourdes team to complete the three- game sweep, their offense left enough optimism that K-M can...

The Triton track and field team takes off at the beginning of a race in Medford.

COBRAS HAVE AN ELITE WEEK

If there was a week to be proud of what the Triton track and field program has accomplished, last week would have been a great example. The Cobras were solid as a team and even as the boys won the team title at the Hayfield Viking Invitational, one of their own was competing with the state’s best...

Hayfield first baseman Easton Fritcher hauls in a pickoff attempt in the bottom of the first inning against Triton on Apr. 16.

Hayfield runs winning streak to five

Hayfield baseball team had a tough game against Waterville-Elysian- Morristown. The Vikings would fall in that game by a score of 13-1and it was the equivalent of a horse stumbling out of the gate. However, the baseball season is a marathon and one bad game can only dictate a season if a team lets...

Dodge County boys hockey heading to Class A

Since being founded, the Dodge County boys and girls hockey programs have been miscast at the high school level. Due to the seven schools (Kasson-Mantorville, Byron, Triton, Pine Island, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Hayfield and Blooming Prairie) that comprise the Dodge County program, the sum of half the...

Nell Graham bends over the bar during an attempt in the high jump. The senior would take victories in the high jump, long jump and 800 meter run.

COBRAS SPRING FORWARD

The Triton track and field team opened their 2019 season by getting a head start on their competition as they headed to Winona for the Lewiston-Altura Early Bird Invitational on Mar. 25. The meet featured eight teams from Southeastern Minnesota as well as La Crosse Aquinas and La Crosse Logan and...

The Byron girls track and field team got a strong opening to their season as they finished fifth among a 29-team field at the Northern Badger Invitational in Menomonie, Wisc. on Mar. 23.

Byron girls track finishes fifth in Menomonie

The Byron girls track and field team took it inside to open their season as they went all the way up to Menomonie, Wisc. To take part in the Northern Badger Invitational. The meet, which was held at the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Mar. 23, was the first meet for the Bears as they looked to set...

The Kasson-Mantorville girls golf team had a great season last spring thanks to the quartet of (From left to right) Annabel Smith), Elizabeth Fagerlind, Ashley Johnson and Molly Sorensen.

ENJOYING THEIR MOMENT

Last year, the Kasson-Mantorville girls golf team saw great success out on the course. With Elizabeth Fagerlind advancing to the state tournament in her freshman year and sophomore (now junior) Ashley Johnson missing out on a playoff hole, the KoMets saw enough balance along with Molly Sorensen and...

K-M’s Kennedy named PB Wrestler of the Year

Kasson-Mantorville wrestler Patrick Kennedy keeps rolling up the accolades. Already a three-time state champion heading into his junior season — and two- time defending champion at 182 pounds — Kennedy has become a household name in high school wrestling circles. That attention extends beyond his...

Hayfield’s Ethan Fritcher (4) looks at the scoreboard after Spring Grove defeated the Vikings on a buzzer-beater in the Section 1A Semifinal on Mar. 13.

VIKINGS FALL IN SEMIS

One week ago, the Hayfield boys basketball team was on cloud nine. The Vikings were coming off an emotional high after getting a last-second win over Blooming Prairie thanks to a buzzer-beating jump shot from Patrick Towey. That 50-48 victory would advance Hayfield to the Section 1A Semifinal,...