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It’s not often a team can lose its first and second string quarterbacks and still run an effective offense. But when a team has one of the top rushers in the state running behind a quality line of big guys up front, sometimes it doesn’t matter.
Upsala/Swanville Area, ranked No. 8 in Class 1A in the...
Last Thursday night’s volleyball matchup between Prairie Conference leading Browerville/Eagle Valley and Swanville proved to be an entertaining one, but the attack of the Tigers ended up being too much for the Bulldogs in a 3-0 sweep.
While the Tigers took the sets 25-13, 25-12, 25-7, there were...
The Osakis Silverstreaks have put together quite a run in the Prairie Conference the last few years. Entering last Tuesday’s match against Browerville/Eagle Valley, the Silverstreaks were riding a 35-game win streak dating back to Sept. 18, 2012, when they lost 3-1 to Upsala.
That streak was...
A slow start was brushed off in a hurry which allowed Swanville to rally to defeat West Central Area 3-1 in Prairie Conference action last Tuesday night.
The Knights were able to edge the Bulldogs 25-20 in the first set partially thanks to a few too many errors committed by Swanville.
The second...
The Thunder girls tennis team managed to pick up one win off No. 10 state ranked Melrose last Tuesday afternoon.
The lone win came at No. 1 doubles as McKenzie Barth and Ally Ecker, who normally play singles, teamed up and put together an impressive three set victory (6-3, 1-6, 6-2).
Abby Ecker...
With a good crowd in the LPGE high school gym for homecoming, the Thunder volleyball team did not disappoint in their game with Swanville last Tuesday night.
LPGE controlled the game from start to finish in a 3-0 sweep of their neighbors to the East.
The first set saw a close score for the early...
It was a tale of two halves when LPGE hosted Staples-Motley for their homecoming game last week.
A close battle between the two Section 6AA foes took place during the first half, but the second half was all Cardinals as the visitors spoiled homecoming with a 38-12 win.
The game got off to a great...
With some beautiful weather brought some excellent run times for the LPGE cross country teams last Tuesday when they competed in Melrose.
Each team placed third place on the day with the boys being in a field of seven teams and the girls six.
The highest placing finisher on the day was on the boys...
Browerville/Eagle Valley volleyball kicked off a busy homecoming week with a home game in Clarissa against Royalton last Tuesday. The Tigers cruised to a sweep of the Royals, winning 25-16, 25-16, 25-17.
The team was able to get off to a good start and maintain that play throughout. Said Tiger head...
Upsala/Swanville Area hosted rival Royalton last Friday for the annual battle for the Morrison County Milk Jug.
The jug was in the Patriots’ possession after a 35-0 win over the Royals on 2014 and it stayed that way as USA improved to 5-1 on the season with a 26-7 home win.
The Patriots jumped out...
