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Swanville seniors Hannah Schneider (L) and Mackenzie Feuling (R) walled up and limited space for LPGE’s Emma Liebsch to operate inside the paint.
The Swanville girls basketball team is in the hunt for a Prairie Conference title, and they helped that chase last Tuesday when they picked up a 60-31 home win against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on an emotional senior night. The lady Bulldogs pounced on the Thunder from the very start and took control...
The Swanville boys’ offense was on fire last Monday when they hosted Bertha-Hewitt in non-conference play. The Bulldogs shot a scorching 63 percent from the field and made 21 free throws to pull away for an 87-61 win. The Bears’ offense came out firing as well, putting up 35 points in the first...
Upsala junior Laura Lange made a move to the basket against the defense of LPGE’s Nora Gamradt.
  When the Upsala and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle girls basketball teams first took the court this season, it was a back and forth battle throughout and required a buzzer beating three-pointer in overtime to end it in the Cardinals’ favor. Their second meeting felt far too similar. Upsala came to town...
The Browerville/Eagle Valley boys used a late run to pull away for a 60-44 Section 5A win at Menahga last Monday. The Tigers opened up their offense in the first half, scoring in a variety of ways en route to a 31-21 lead at intermission. The Braves made things interesting with an early run in the...
It was a busy and daunting schedule for the Browerville/Eagle Valley girls as they opened up a four-game week against Menahga, ranked No. 4 in Class 1A. The Braves came out firing on all cylinders in a 62-19 win to improve to 20-1 on the season. Scoring for the Tigers: Tyra Myers with seven points...
Emily Beseman scored a career high 40 points in an overtime win over Holdingford last Monday.
Swanville point guard Emily Beseman exploded for a career high 40 points last Monday, and the Bulldogs needed every bit of it to pull out a 62-59 overtime win at Holdingford. The Huskers jumped out to a 15-0 lead to start the game, but Swanville battled back to cut the deficit down to just four...
LPGE sophomore Joe Mena went up for a shot over a pair of Brandon/Evansville defenders.
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle boys held off St. John’s Prep to put one in the win column with a 63-56 victory over the Johnnies last Friday night. The Thunder held a lead for the entire first half, pushing it up to 12 points at halftime. They then led 48-35 at one point in the second half before Prep...
Senior forward John Schueller prepared to go up for a shot in the paint during last Thursday’s game against WHA.
Despite there being three days of no school last week, the Tiger boys stayed busy on the court, playing three games. They opened up the week at home on Monday against New York Mills. Free throws down the stretch led to Browerville/Eagle Valley holding off the Eagles for a 71-64 win. Both teams were...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville wrestling team made the trip to Wadena last Saturday to compete in the Park Region Conference individual tournament. The Wolves brought home four champions, four runner-ups, and three third place finishers, who all earned All-Conference honors. Landon Gode (...
LPGE senior forward Emma Liebsch pulled up for a shot during the second half against Brandon/Evansville last Saturday afternoon.
A slow first half for the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle girls was the difference when they fell — 49-34 — to Brandon/Evansville last Saturday afternoon. The Thunder scored just 11 first half points, which allowed the Chargers to hold a 15-point lead at halftime. A little run by LPGE early in the second...

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