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LPGE senior Sam Byers drove for a key layup late in the second half of Monday’s game against Staples-Motley.

Thunder nearly pull off first round upset

The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle boys ended the regular season with a narrow 44-43 loss to Staples-Motley at home last Monday night. The Cardinals grabbed control early on and maintained the lead for much of the game. They jumped out to a 15-6 lead before the Thunder clawed within four points at...

B/EV senior Chris Ogle went up for a shot against a WHA defender during last Thursday’s home playoff game.

Tigers defeat Wolves in first round

It was another back and forth battle between Browerville/Eagle Valley and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley when the two teams met last Thursday in Browerville. After winning an 82-70 shootout over the Wolves back on Jan. 31, the No. 4 seed Tigers came with a better defensive effort in the second meeting,...

Big second half fuels Upsala over Prep

A huge second half defensive effort helped boost No. 3 Upsala over No. 6 St. John’s Prep 69-47 in the opening round of the Section 5A tournament last Thursday night. The Johnnies jumped out to a 34-31 lead at halftime. The Cardinals began to build some momentum early in the second half and quickly...

Wolves junior captain, Caleb Pesta, raised his arms to the horde of screaming Wolves fans after his decision at 195 clinched the 2019 Class 1A championship.

Pesta battles back from injury to help bring home a state title

The journey for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville junior captain Caleb Pesta was a mentally and physically challenging one this season. After suffering an arm injury in football, he was forced to miss the first part of the wrestling season as he had to patiently wait for it to heal before...

Sophomore Mason Gode finished as the runner-up in the Class 1A 132-pound individual tournament. He set a school record with 50 wins this season.

Gode bros both place in individual tournament

Five Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville wrestlers had a short turnaround from their state championship celebration on Thursday night to the individual state tournament on Friday morning. The Wolves ended with two placewinners — Mason and Landon Gode — to highlight the final two days of the...

The Wolves fan section has been among the loudest at the Xcel Energy Center at each of the last two state tournaments, showing their support of the team.

Communities come together to rally behind Wolves wrestling cooperative

The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville wrestling cooperative reached the peak last Thursday when they hoisted the Class 1A state championship plaque on the floor of the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. For longtime wrestling fans in the area, that may have seemed unfathomable just a few years ago....

Tigers place second in conference

A huge second half rally came up just a bit short for the Browerville/Eagle Valley boys basketball team last Tuesday night as Sauk Centre left town with a 70-63 victory in non-conference play. The first half saw the Tigers struggle to find a rhythm while the Mainstreeters caught fire from outside....

The Benning family from left: Nate, Danny, Megan, and Penny on Megan’s milestone night.

Benning joins 1,000-point club

It was a bittersweet moment for the Browerville/Eagle Valley girls team last Thursday night. On the one hand, their season came to a close with a loss in the Section 5A playoffs. But on the other, they got to see sophomore Megan Benning become the 10th Tiger girl to surpass the 1,000-point...

Avery Jackson got around an East Central defender to get a clean look at the basket during the second half of last Saturday’s game.

Lady Bulldogs outlast Eagles in messy game

The playoffs can make or break a team, and the Swanville girls learned that firsthand last Saturday night in Little Falls. Fortunately for them, the No. 2 seeded Bulldogs were able to make it into the next round after being able to escape with a 48-43 win over No. 3 East Central in the Section 5A ...

LPGE junior Diana Salazar Cervantes helped lead a second half charge that lifted the Thunder over Osakis last Tuesday.

LPGE girls’ season comes to a close

The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle girls hoops team ended a lengthy skid in its matchup with Osakis last Tuesday night. A lockdown defensive effort helped spark the Thunder to a 48-37 win over the Silverstreaks in the regular season finale. The win snapped a 16-game losing streak in the matchup, with LPGE...