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Kasson-Mantorville defeated Dawson-Boyd — Lac Qui Parle — Montevideo United 35-24

107 — Eli Olson (Dawson-Boyd — Lac Qui Parle — Montevideo United) over Rex Ayshford (Kasson-Mantorville) Fall 4:53 114 — Gavin Mortenson (Dawson-Boyd — Lac Qui Parle — Montevideo United) over Kalin Anderson (Kasson-Mantorville) Dec 6-3 121 — Spencer Myers (Kasson-Mantorville) over Tygan Long (...

Lady Wildcats — superb at state tournament!

ST. PAUL — Ida Huber recorded her 10th shutout of the season, and Dodge County’s top line scored three times on Wednesday, February 21, to help it advance to the semifinals of the Class 1A girls hockey state tournament. The No. 3-ranked and No. 3-seeded Wildcats took their first step toward their...

K-M Sends 9 to State!

The Kasson-Mantorville team claimed the Section 1AA title a week ago, advancing to the MSHSL team tournament. This past weekend, nine K-M wrestlers secured their spot at the Xcel Energy Center in the MSHSL individual state tournament. K-M brought home five section 1AA individual crowns and four...

Byron basketball boys lose 1, win 1

BYRON — The Byron boys basketball team earned a split decision last week. On Tuesday, February 20, Kasson-Mantorville topped the Bears, 74-73. Friday saw Byron defeat Rochester Lourdes, 84-54. (K-M Game) K-M Scoring: Grady Babcock, 5 points; Zach Fenske, 4 points; Drew Fredrickson, 8 points; Ethan...

Westfield’s Bo Zweiner earns spot at state

The Westfield Razorbacks competed in the 2024 MSHSL Section 2A Individual tournament on Saturday, February 24, at Blue Earth Area High School. Westfield had nine place winners. Bo Zwiener will be moving on to the impending state tournament, next weekend. 107 1st Place — Blake Sheppard of Saint...

Dodge County boys headed to Section championship showdown

Waseca scored first, but Dodge County answered with 3 in the second, enroute to their 5-3 victory over Waseca, in a Section 1-1A quarterfinal game at Dodge County Ice Arena on Thursday, February 22. That set-up a Wildcats meeting with No. 3-seed La Crescent-Hokah, on Saturday, in a Section 1-1A...

Lady Vikings sail through first round of playoffs

HAYFIELD — It was a comfortable victory for the Hayfield girl’s basketball team, on Thursday, February 22, in a Class 1A, Section 1, Round 2 game. The No. 2 seed Vikings toppled No. 15 seed Wabasha-Kellogg, 86-38. Hayfield’s Natalie Beaver reached the 2,000-career point milestone, when she hit a...

Byron girls gymnasts — top notch performances at State

ST. PAUL — The future looks bright for Byron gymnast Sydney Portner. The seventh-grader showed Saturday that the present is also glowing. Portner used her first appearance in the Class 1A state gymnastics meet to come away with a second-place medal, nabbing that on the balance beam where she scored...

Lady Wildcats — Class 1A, Section 1 Champs!

OWATONNA — Dodge County never trailed in winning its first ever Section 1 girls hockey championship. Daisy Harens scored 4:40 into the game, for the top-seeded Wildcats, who broke the game open with (3) second-period goals, en route to a 5-2 victory against Simley in the Section 1, Class 1A...

Byron gymnastics team heading to State!

ROCHESTER — On Saturday, February 17, and in dramatic fashion, the scrappy Byron girls gymnastics team earned its spot in the Section 1, Class 1A state tournament. For the team, it came down to the last event, with Byron edging out Winona by just over three-tenths of a point. The Lady Bears...