PHOTO BY CHRIS ZENS

Grady Babcock pitched five innings in the KoMets 4-3 win over Byron last week.

A Rochester woman is dead after a head- on collision Monday afternoon in Dodge County.

 
The Kasson-Mantorville football team is now one win away from its first state title, after defeating Grand Rapid 14-12 Friday afternoon in the state tournament semifinal matchup. 
The KoMets’ first defensive stop came in the first quarter, as they held Grand Rapids on a fourth down in the red zone. 
After back and forth defensive stops, the KoMets caught a break when Grand Rapids was called for pass interference. 

The Byron Bears girls soccer team won their second consecutive Section 1AA championship in dominating fashion, on a rainy Tuesday night in Winona. 
Byron came into the match with a 10-0-2 record, having beat the 7-3-2 Komets by a score of 5-0 on Sept. 30.