Sports
The Upsala/Swanville Area track athletes started off their week in Long Prairie for a 10-team invitational last Tuesday.
The Patriot boys placed sixth with 60.5 points while the girls placed ninth with 31 points.
The throwing events fueled much of the boys’ scoring at the meet, with three athletes...
The weather has been much more favorable this spring and the boys and girls track teams at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle have already been able to get outside, a big change from the norm.
The Thunder will feature a combination of returning letterwinners and a large group of athletes at the junior high...
The snow melted and the frost went away just in time for Upsala/Swanville Area to open up their season last Thursday afternoon. Hosting Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in Upsala, the Patriots limited the early damage and then closed the door the rest of the way in a 6-1 win over the Raiders.
B-H/V struck...
As soon as the softball field in Upsala was ready, the Cardinals wasted little time getting use out of it last week.
The Upsala softball team swept a split team doubleheader last Thursday, starting with a 6-2 victory over West Central Area.
The Cardinals got on the board early and maintained a 2-0...
There will be a solid returning core for the Upsala/Swanville Area boys and girls track teams this spring, and with some new up and comers, the Patriots are aiming to compete in both the conference and section this season.
USA brings back six letterwinners on the boys side, and five on the girls,...
The Browerville/Eagle Valley softball team possesses a tough regular season schedule and they got their first taste of it last Friday as they opened the season against section rival and two-time defending Class 1A state champion New York Mills.
While the first half of the game belonged to the...
After putting it off for an extra two weeks, the Minnesota State High School League announced the new section realignments for all schools last week.
The biggest question marks going in for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle would be the placements for boys and girls basketball and wrestling.
The two hoops...
The baseball fields are rapidly getting closer to becoming playable after a quick spring thaw, and in the meantime, the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle baseball team has been busy working on fundamentals in the gym and parking lot.
With a number of underclassmen expected to fill in the holes at the varsity...
A core of players that were a part of playoff runs in two of the last four years gives Long Prairie-Grey Eagle softball some hope for making another run this spring.
Those players have the experience to lead not only come playoff time, but also in practice as has been observed by third year head...
The Upsala/Swanville Area baseball team endured a bumpy 5-14 season last year while fielding a lineup of underclassmen. While the young guys took some lumps throughout the season, they have shown the coaching staff a reason to have some optimism heading into the season.
The Patriots started three...
