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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,...

Kasson-Mantorville’s Alex Jennissen puts up a shot in traffic against Northfield.

KoMets fall in Section Tournament

The Kasson-Mantorville boys basketball team saw their season come to a close last week as they fell to Northfield in the opening round of the Section 1AAA tournament on Mar. 6. The defeats ends a tough year for the KoMets as they finished the season with a 4-23 record (4-11 HVL), but the team’s...

Kasson-Mantorville’s Bennett Berge flexes after defeating Waconia’s Cade Mueller for the 160 AA championship. It was Berge’s second state title after winning the 138AA championship last season.

KOMETS DOMINATE AT STATE

With the disappointment of falling short of capturing the team title long behind them, the Kasson-Mantorville wrestling team was on a mission heading into the Minnesota State Individual Tournament. The previous weekend, the KoMets had sent nine wrestlers to St. Paul in the Section 1AA Tournament ...

Kasson-Mantorville’s Garsen Schorr has his hand raised after winning the 220-pound Section 1AA Championship.

KOMET DOMINANCE

In the moments after the K-M wrestling team’s loss to Simley on February 16, I stood around many of the stunned members of KoMet Nation. The wrestling team had just lost their first dual during my four years as sports editor at the DCI and as it picked up its second place trophy and stood for a...

Kasson-Mantorville’s Nic VanOort shakes the hand of members of the Simley wrestling team after the KoMets were upset in the Section 1AA championship dual on Feb. 16.

AN UNEXPECTED ENDING

Entering the Section 1AA team wrestling tournament, the paths of Kasson- Mantorville and Simley seemed intertwined. The two teams were ranked first and second in The Guillotine’s Class AA rankings and in each of the past two years, the KoMets were able to get the best of the Spartans in the section...

K-M’s Olivia Matuska looks for the outlet pass in the second half against Stewartville.

K-M girls rolling after victory over Stewartville

The Kasson-Mantorville girs basketball team is starting to build momentum as it heads into February. The KoMets have been on a hot streak lately winning seven of their last eight games and with a convincing 84-74 victory over Stewartville on February 1, K-M is playing some of its best basketball of...

Petersohn is met by teammates Taylor Young (left), Paris Ellingson (center) and Holly Kubat after reaching her milestone. It was a special night at for the Triton girls basketball team as guard Kendra Petersohn scored her 1,000 career point for the Cobras. The junior reached the milestone on a free-throw in the second half against Goodhue on Feb. 1.

Triton’s Petersohn scores 1,000th career point

It was a big night for the Triton Girls Basketball team on February 1 as Kendra Petersohn scored her 1,000th career point against Goodhue. The junior guard became the first Triton girls basketball player in nearly 20 years to accomplish the feat when she sank a free throw late in the second half...