Sports

Byron track/field girls, boys take 3rd at UW-Stout Meet

MENOMONIE, Wis. — Byron’s track and field teams opened their season at the Northern Badger Classic-UW-Stout Sports & Fitness Center, Indoor Meet in Menomonie, Wis., on Saturday, March 23. It was a 3rd Place finish for both boys and girls Byron teams, at the 32-team meet. Women Team Rankings —...

Byron basketball boys fall to Tigers

ROCHESTER — The Stewartville Tigers earned a state berth for the second straight year, as they toppled friendly-foe Byron, 66-56, in the Section 1, Class 3A boys basketball title game Friday, March 15, at the Mayo Civic Arena. Top-section seed Stewartville defeated No. 2 Byron, twice during the...

Byron bucket boys advance to section title game

BYRON — The palindrome overall records of Byron and Winona, 21-7 and 7-21, respectively, is a surefire indicator of how the boys Section 1, Class 3A semifinal game unfolded on Saturday night, March 9, at Byron High School. It was second-seeded Byron coasting past No. 6 Winona, 65-45, to earn a spot...

Lady Bears fall to Stewartville Tigers

ROCHESTER — It just wasn’t in the cards for the Byron girls basketball team, on Friday, March 8. The pesky No. 3-seed Stewartville Tigers upset the No. 1-seed Byron Bears, 64-51, in Section 1, Class 3A championship action. That moved the Lady Bears to a sparkling 24-5 overall record on the 2023-24...

Hayfield basketball girls lose to powerful nemesis

ROCHESTER — The Hayfield girls basketball team fell to top-seeded, top-ranked Goodhue, 78-49, on Thursday, March 7, in the Class 1A, Section 1 championship game at Mayo Civic Center. The Lady Vikes did well in getting the lead down to 14 at the hiatus. Senior Natalie Beaver scored 14 of her 17 in...

Golf courses in area open up

We’re months ahead of schedule when it comes to teeing it up on the tee box and swinging away. “It’s all weather based,” said Mike Hasley, head golf professional at The Oaks Golf Club in HayfieLd, on Sunday afternoon. “Today we’re very busy. But the weather has been good. Traffic has been good....

8th GRADE CHAMPIONS

Byron’s 8th grade girls basketball team recently won the championship for 8th grade, Tier 3, in the Minnesota Youth Athletic Services tournament. Back row, left to right, Coach Jeremy Baumbach, Coach Sarah Rossow, Aryanna Rizzo, Aubree Morrow, Stella Knutson, Olivia Brown, Sydney Landswerk, Coach...

Westfield’s Zwiener takes fifth at state

Westfield’s Bo Zwiener was the Razorbacks’ lone representative at the state tournament last weekend, and he made his presence felt by taking fifth place at 133 pounds. Zwiener started his tournament with two consecutive wins before dropping back-to-back matches but closed his tournament with an...

DC boys battle hard — fall to Raiders in championship game

ROCHESTER — As always, Wildcats net-minder Jackson Roethler did a yeoman’s job of protecting his goal, but the No. 8-ranked Northfield Raiders did just enough to top Dodge County in the Section 1, Class 1A boys hockey title game on Wednesday, February 28, at the Rochester Recreation Center. They...

Byron girls advance to section title game

BYRON — The top-seed Byron girls basketball team made it a no-contest last Wednesday, February 28, as they finished off the Faribault Falcons, 69-41, in Class 3A, Section 1 opening round action at Byron High School. That set-up a Saturday appointment with the No. 5- seed Kasson-Mantorville girls,...