Sports

Winter sports are coming

With the current sub-freezing temperatures, you don’t need me or the House of Stark (a Game of Thrones reference) to tell you that winter is coming. However, one of the positive of getting further into November is that the winter sports season is just around the corner...

Hayfield’s Kyllo honored as academic all-state selection

There are thousands of high school football players in Minnesota, but only a select few from each class are chosen as individual academic all-state selections. One of the 14 players chosen to represent Class A is Hayfield running back and punter Carter Kyllo. “This is a huge honor...

Byron football achieves academic gold award

The Byron school colors are black and gold so it’s fitting that their varsity football earned the gold award for team academic all state from the Minnesota Football Coaches Association. The criterion for the gold award is a cumulative team grade point average of 3.26 or higher...

Vikings runners receive honors

Wesley Scanlan, left, was honored as the Rookie of the Year. Grace Walker, center, was honored as Best Attitude. Dakota Robinson, right, was honored as the Most Valuable Runner and Hardest Worker. Not Pictured: Kailyn Gustafson who was honored as the Most Improved.

Land of 1,000 Set Assists

With Byron’s Rylie McRoberts and Hayfield’s Maryx Young already achieving 1,000 career set assists this season, Dodge County is becoming known for its setters and Triton’s Chelsea Lasker recently strengthened that reputation by also reaching that prestigious milestone. “I was really nervous, and...

Byron’s Petersen commits to North Dakota State

When Mitchel Petersen’s parents drop him off at college next fall, the phrase ‘Bye son,’ will have two meanings. The first meaning is the usual goodbye, but they will also be saying his new title as he recently committed to being a Bison, the North Dakota State (NDSU) mascot. While that...

Winhawks overpower KoMets in section championship

In their first year playing against bigger schools, the Kasson-Mantorville football team was just one win away from advancing to the state tournament, but their opponent, the Winona Winhawks, were simply too good as they beat K-M 40-21 in the section championship game. The Winhawks got the first...

Threinen ends great cross country career on a high note

At last Saturday’s state cross country meet, Isaac Threinen crossed two finish lines. One was the finish line for the state meet, and the other was the finish line of his high school cross-country career, but before the latter happened, he had one more record to break: his own. With the...

Triton volleyball season ended by Kasson-Mantorville

It’s hard to beat the same team twice, but the Kasson-Mantorville volleyball was able to achieve that feat as they beat Triton 3-1 on Saturday, Oct. 26, to advance to the section championship match. Triton reached the semi-finals for the first time in eight years, and Head Coach Rebecca Goossens...

Wildcats end Vikings season

After Goodhue’s defense forced a quick three-and-out, the Wildcats received the Hayfield punt at their own 48-yard line. Goodhue’s second play from scrimmage went 43 yards for a touchdown. A successful two-point conversion gave the Wildcats an 8-0 lead less than two minutes into the game...