Sports
Angela Hanson has always played hockey. She first got on the ice when she was just two years old. When the 2016 graduate of LPGE ended her five-year varsity career in the net for the Prairie Centre Blue Devils last winter, she thought her days of lacing up the skates and playing competitively...
The Upsala/Swanville Area track athletes had a busy week of the season, competing at two meets.
The Patriots started off competition last Tuesday when they made the trip to Holdingford. Both the boys and girls teams found a bit of success, coming away with six first place finishes.
The boys were...
Solid pitching and defense helped Upsala softball get their spring season started off on the right foot when they defeated BBE 8-4 in the opener on Apr. 7.
Lexi Soltis picked up the win for the Cardinals and the defense committed just one error behind her in the winning effort. Soltis allowed just...
Swanville softball dropped a close 9-6 game to Royalton last Tuesday afternoon.
Kiley Loven took the loss for the Bulldogs, pitching six innings and striking out a pair.
Hannah Schneider went 2/4 at the plate with a double and two RBI’s. Brooklyn Thieschafer also had a pair of hits and drove in two...
Track was back in action last Tuesday when the Thunder boys and girls teams traveled to Holdingford.
The girls took top honors in four events while the boys placed first in one event.
It was a well-rounded day for several of the girl athletes. Abby Ecker placed first in the high jump (4-10) while...
Thunder softball made it a habit of playing in nail-biters last season. After just one week of play, they have already made it look like they will be keeping their fans on the edges of their seats again this spring.
It was certainly the case last Thursday when LPGE hosted Paynesville for the home...
One poor inning in the field proved to be the difference when Upsala/Swanville Area baseball opened up their season at Isle last Friday.
The Patriots committed two errors on the day, but both came in the same inning which led to two runs as the Huskies grabbed a 3-2 win.
Peyton Jackson got USA on...
Thunder baseball kicked off their 2017 campaign last week with a pair of home games against Section 6AA foes.
LPGE got things started last Tuesday when they hosted Sauk Centre. Early inning errors allowed the Mainstreeters to build a lead before needing to hold off a late rally by the Thunder to...
The Wolves youth wrestlers wrapped up the season at the NYWA State Wrestling Tournament in Rochester March 31 - April 2.
We had nine individuals that wrestled in the State tournament and nine wrestlers who competed in the Invite tournament.
Our K-6 team also competed in five duals in the team...
While it may have been the season opener for both Browerville/Eagle Valley and Melrose last Thursday afternoon, it felt more like a playoff game as both teams turned in phenomenal pitching and defense on the baseball diamond.
Runs were hard to come by for both teams, but it ended up being the...
