Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Sports

Byron’s gymnastics team is headed to state. Team members include Ella Ott, Sophia Mullenbach, Anna Splinter, Ava Mertesdorf, Brooke Kovash, Olivia Yennie, Madison Wolesky, Avery Basile, Amber Roble, Lydia Evans, Jocie Halfman
Byron’s girls gymnastics team had a great section meet, winning with a score of 139.625 and finishing two points ahead of runner-up Winona, who had a 137.625. The last time the Byron girls qualified for the State Meet was way back in 1991. This is also a special season as it the 50th Anniversary of...
Hayfield’s Aine Stasko controls ball against Triton.
Kasson-Mantorville’s lady hoopsters picked- up a nice win last Monday, January 31, as they beat Faribault, 60- 39. However, Thursday, February 3, the K-M girls didn’t fare as well, losing 64-42, to a good Lake City Tigers team. Faribault Game KoMets Stats: Annika Larson, 5 points, (1) 3-pointer;...
Wildcats forward Natalie Ahern with controls the puck.
Dodge County’s Lady Wildcats closed regular season play with a 2-1 loss to Northfield, on Wednesday, February 2, and a commanding 11-4 victory over Mahtomedi, on Saturday. Northfield Game: In a matchup of two talented teams battling for seeding position in Section 1AA, Big Nine Conference-leading...
Ava Carney and Blooming Prairie’s Bobbie Bruns get tied up chasing after the ball Carney knocked out of Bruns hands.
“It’s not how much you win by”... is the Hayfield basketball girls’ adage for the week. The Lady Vikes defeated Blooming Prairie, 40-38, on Tuesday, January 25and so for an encore, the Hayfield girls decided to best Watertown-Elysian-Morristown, 48-46, on Friday, the 28th. Blooming Prairie Game...
Cooper Jacobson fires a slap shot on goal.
Dodge County’s hockey boys defeated Winona, 7-3, last Tuesday, January 25, at the Dodge County Ice Arena. On Saturday, the Wildcats lost, 5-3, to a tough Chisago Lakes squad. Winona Game Dodge County Scoring: Brett Ludvigson, 1 goal, 1 assist; Cooper Jacobson, 2 assists; Jake Isaak 1 goal; Gryffon...
Logan Vaughan (KM) ranked #1 in Class AA at 152 goes against Maxwell Peterson (By- ron) ranked #1 in Class AA at 145
Kasson-Mantorville’s KoMets wrapped up another busy week of wrestling. Last Thursday, the KoMets hosted the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars. The night brought back the feeling of hard-nosed wrestling in front of a passionate crowd. Last year, ZM ended KM’s conference winning streak when they tied the dual...
It’s Kasson-Mantorville’s Owen Friedrich with his opponent down for a pin.
Kasson-Mantorville has a few new faces in the line-up this season. You’re not seeing double at 120 and 126, you’re seeing the Friedrich twins, Aiden and Owen. KM has had several brothers on the team together, but it has been a while since they have had twins. How does one tell these two a part?...
Wildcats Brendon Wolesky slams the puck to the back of the net against St. Cloud Cathedral last Thursday.
Dodge County hockey boys were flying around the ice last week, starting on Tuesday, January 18, when they overpowered Waseca, 11-1. Thursday’s action resulted in a 5-1 win for the Wildcats over St. Cloud Cathedral. The boys picked-up their third win of the week, taking down Luverne, 5-3, on...
Local boys basketball teams were in action last week with Hayfield continuing their unbeaten streak, both Kasson-Mantorville and Triton winning two games, and Byron splitting with one win and one loss. Byron boys 1-1 for the week The Byron boys basketball team fell to friendly rival Kasson-...
Cole Glazier (170 lbs.) ranked #1 in Minnesota wins by decision over Nick Fox (Osage) ranked #1 in Iowa at last weekend’s Osage Duals.
This past weekend, Mother nature looked like she might keep the KoMets from returning to Osage, Iowa for the annual Green Devil Duals. Snow and ice cancelled the tournament in 2020 and last winter (2021) the KoMets were unable to cross state lines due to the MSHSL COVID protocol. Osage pushed the...

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