There are few sports that require the amount of mental toughness needed to succeed than the game of golf. With most of the top golfers in Minnesota at the state meet in Jordan last week, that mental toughness was something that Triton golfer Shelby Maloney was going to need in her first appearance at the event.

Go to college, find a boyfriend/girlfriend, find a good job, get married, buy a house, and start a family – that’s the “normal” plan that young adults are supposed to follow.
But more often than not, life doesn’t go according to plan.
Somehow, almost every year our lives change, whether it’s a loved one passing away, a new job, a new relationship, or moving to a different city to name a few.

Whether you’re a science-fiction fan or not, you’re sure to do a double-take when you see a big blue police box in someone’s front yard in Kenyon.
That yard and police box (a replica T.A.R.D.I.S.) belong to Jeremy Horn.

Youngsters learned about gardening this past week during “Grow A Better World,” part of the Kasson Public Library’s summer reading program.
Children in kindergarten through second grade learned about plants, gardening tools, and food they could grow during story time.

Take a drive on a summer day and you’re sure to find some kids riding their bicycles. Before that can happen, the kids need to learn about bicycle safety.
Now, some area kids can check that off their to-do list.
Just Like Home School Age Child Care, in collaboration with K-M Community Education and Project Kids, hosted the first Community Bike Rodeo on Wednesday, June 14 at Kasson’s Community Education building.

A Dodge County man was killed in a single-car crash Sunday afternoon.
Todd Carl Zimmerman, 48, of Dodge Center pronounced dead at the scene. Zimmerman was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban eastbound on Wabasha County Road 15 about 2.5 miles west of U.S. Highway 63 at about 1: 30 p.m. when the vehicle left the roadway, ending up on its roof and striking a power pole, according to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol.

A Dodge Center man was killed in an accident in an accident Wabasha County Sunday afternoon.

Becker – It was a storybook ending for Blooming Prairie’s Tommy Braaten.
On the final hole of Day 2 action at the Class A state boys golf tournament, the Blossoms’ senior was just over 100 yards from the pin.
With a gentle, yet decisive swing, he managed to drop his shot within five feet of the pin for a birdie attempt.
The rest became history.

In the entire landscape of Minnesota high school sports, there may be few sections that have had the success that Section 1 has seen this year.