Five Dodge County Wildcats were named to the 2025 Class 1A girls hockey state tournament All State Team. It included; Alexa Van Straaten, Kylie Meyer, Nora Carstensen, Zoe Heimer, and Ida Huber.
 
 

The Byron boys basketball team clinched the HVL Conference Championship title last week after defeating Pine Island.
 
 

The Triton girls basketball team was eliminated from the playoffs after losing in the quarter finals to Cotter 62-56.
For Triton Norah Freiderich had eight points, Rainey Dobbs had 14 points, and Reagan Essig had 15 points.
 

The Triton boys wrestling team’s season came to an end last week, after competing in the Section 1A tournament.
In the 107 pound weight class Kaiden Adreonfinished in eighth place.
Leighton Cochran placed sixth in the 114 pound weight class, Theo Kispert finished fourth in the 121 pound weight class, and Jaxon Jensen finished sixth in the 127 pound weight class.

This may be the coldest week of the winter in southeast Minnesota with many schools having two days off because of Presidents Day and excessive cold, but that is not stopping local school districts from having a very active week.
For starters, FFA Chapters in all four of the schools covered by the Dodge County FFA are celebrating National FFA Week. FFA Week is really a national event.

The Byron gymnastics team won the Section 1A section meet to advance to the state tournament as a team over the weekend. Left to right: Manager — Nora DeCook, Ashlynn Mitchell, Lily Moon, Norah Brown, Ella Ott, Claire Krook, Ava Mertesdorf, Olivia O’Brien, Sydney Portner, and Gretta Biewer.