Sports
The core group of girls who have led the Tiger girls basketball team for many years now returns after reaching the Class 1A state tournament quarterfinals the last two seasons.
The starting lineup boasts a trio of 1,000 point scorers -- Crystal Pearson, Kendra Buchta, and Paige Callahan -- one who...
With participation numbers dipping, the wrestling teams from Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and Browerville formed a cooperative team last season and it proved beneficial for both programs as it stayed much more competitive and sent four wrestlers down to the state tournament.
The wrestling culture at...
The Thunder girls basketball team endured some growing pains last season as they finished with six wins. While tasked with competing against several challenging Prairie Conference teams as well as a schedule against one of the best sections in the state, the team showed some strides late in the...
There has been a changing of the guard for the Upsala boys basketball program not only on the roster but also for the coaching staff. The team graduated seven of its top eight players from last season’s Section 5A runner up squad, and Upsala graduate Joey Fuchs has stepped into the head coaching...
Though last season was a marked improvement from previous years, the Swanville girls basketball team is still working on climbing out of the bottom half of the Prairie Conference standings. Last season’s team finished with seven wins which was a higher win total than the previous two seasons, but...
There will be many new faces in the varsity lineup for the Swanville boys basketball team this season. The team graduated three staples of their lineup -- Jordan Sales, Tyler Evans, and Austin Johnson -- and will be looking for other players to step up and fill their shoes after finishing 15-10...
The third period has not been on the Blue Devils’ side the past two games as the team suffered a 4-2 loss to Fergus Falls last Thursday night.
Kenzie Christianson put Prairie Centre up 1-0 with a first period goal off an assist from Ally Ecker.
The Otters came back in the second period scoring a...
Throughout this winter season, the Leader will be doing a spotlight on the players of this season’s boys basketball team at LPGE. This week’s spotlight will be on senior guard Josh Connor.
Hobbies: Hunting and fishing
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite music group/singer: Florida Georgia Line
Favorite...
Swanville High School is pleased to announce its October Athletes of the Month: Troy Evans for football and Haileigh Sales for volleyball.
“Haileigh Sales is October’s Female Athlete of the Month. Haileigh has been chosen for her leadership on the volleyball court. She is a senior captain,...
The Blue Devils girls hockey team continued its success against Morris/Benson last Tuesday night by picking up a 6-1 win on the road to open the season.
The win pushed their winning streak over the Storm to 11 games and the girls have outscored them 63-13 during that stretch.
Morris/Benson actually...
