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Thunder junior Emma Liebsch will be one of several pitching options for the team this spring.
Two years removed from a run to the final four in the Section 6AA playoffs, the Thunder return several key pieces this spring in hopes of putting it together like they did in 2016. Several players return from that team, including: seniors Tristen Marcyes, Rachel Middendorf, and juniors Emma Liebsch...
Taylor Schnettler will be the Tigers’ lone senior this spring, and will be expected to provide leadership for her younger teammates.
When the snow eventually melts away and the spring season begins, Browerville/Eagle Valley will again field a young team on the softball diamond. The Tigers enter the season with just one senior, one junior, and three sophomores. The rest of the roster consists of freshmen and eighth graders. The...
The student section at LPGE sporting events should be filled out starting next fall after the school board recently approved free admission for students.
The stands at sporting events should be filled at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle next school year after the Board of Education recently passed a motion to give free admission to its students. Currently, the price of admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students. There are activity passes for $30. Other...
Browerville/Eagle Valley boys basketball head coach Bob Schueller traded out his Tiger orange and black for the blue and white of his alma mater, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, at last weekend’s state basketball tournament. The No. 4 seed Knights (33-1) took care of business over the weekend, defeating No...
LPGE sophomore Brandon Fossland drove around Perham’s Logan Richter, a 2019 University of Minnesota defensive line commit.
The Thunder boys had their work cut out for them when they opened up the Section 8AA postseason at Perham. The Yellowjackets finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in Class 2A, and are the last undefeated team in all of Minnesota. They showed why on Thursday night, putting together a big second...
A big first half helped the No. 4 seed Tigers boys hold off No. 5 Sebeka 66-59 in the opening round of the Section 5A playoffs last Thursday night.  Browerville/Eagle Valley came out firing, connecting on their first five shots of the night. They built their lead up to 14 with eight minutes to go...
Upsala senior Bennett Westrich went up for a layup after splitting a pair of Isle defenders during last Tuesday’s playoff game.
The Upsala boys grabbed an early lead and maintained control for most of the game to help them defeat Isle 67-59 in a pigtail matchup of the Section 5A South bracket. The Cardinals used a balanced scoring attack which saw all seven players who saw the floor in the first half also get into the...
Keegan Cavallero wrapped up his season with a record of 41-9.
At the head of the Wolves wrestling success this year is a group of five seniors that accounted for 350 wins, three state individual appearances, and numerous accolades throughout their careers.  Outside of the accomplishments they had on the mat, Thomas Pesta, Dalton Butler, Keegan Cavallero,...
Mason Gode battled through a broken hand to place sixth at 126 in the individual state tournament.
In addition to the state team tournament hosted at the Xcel Energy Center last Thursday, the Wolves had five wrestlers compete in the individual tournament hosted on Friday and Saturday. Of those five, two placed in the tournament, with freshman Carter Meiners placing fifth at 106, and freshman...
Lawrence Mettler had plenty of family come out to watch his milestone and career night last Friday against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley.
It ended up being a very memorable senior night in Swanville last Friday night. The Bulldogs caught fire, and they were led by one of their two seniors, Lawrence Mettler, who exploded for a career high 44 points in an 86-75 win over 16-win Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. The win boosted Swanville to the...

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