Early in the season, the Triton Cobras boys basketball team has been able to stay competitive, but when games get too close, you can only test fate so many times. The Cobras came up on the short end after a successful tournament a week ago by falling to Bethlehem Academy 56-53 in Fairbault last Tuesday night.

ere will be times whern a team needs to learn some small lessons. In order to succeed, the team needs to be able to apply those lessons quickly and use that knowledge moving forward.
For the Dodge County girls hockey team, its first lesson came at the Academy of Holy Angels Thanksgiving tournament in Richfield, where the team fell to Benilde-St. Margarets on Friday night, but rebounded to defeat Holy Angels on Saturday.

In the game of basketball a lot of things can go wrong, but still give you an opportunity to win the game. For example, someone stepping up from the bench can offset a rough night by a scorer. A poor effort from the free throw line can be overcome by some hot shooting as well.

This column series has largely focused on what sports can teach us about life. There are, however, some things we do in sports that never seem to find their way into real life. I’ve compiled my top five list below. 
Spanking teammates

The Kasson-Mantorville volleyball team may have had a disappointing end to the season with a loss to Stewartville, but that didn’t stop the team from racking up accolades.

The Dodge County Wildcats girls hockey team kept their momentum going from a strong opening week as they were able to pick up victories against Holy Family/Waconia and Bloomington Jefferson to improve their overall record to 4-1.