Sports
August 27 was a tough day on the courts for the Thunder tennis teams, as they traveled to Park Rapids for a tournament against Crookston, Pequot Lakes, and Park Rapids. The Thunder did not come away with a win as a team, but had some good matches against some very strong teams. Weather did play a...
Staples-Motley varsity volleyball proved to be tough competition for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle August 27, ending in a Thunder loss with a final score of 0-3.
The Cardinals jumped out to a 25-13 lead in the first set. The second set proved difficult with LPGE 11 to Staples-Motley’s 25. The beginning...
Upsala/Swanville Area varsity football secured their first win, a 37-14 victory against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, on August 29.
Points for the first quarter were hard fought with Michael Lange running four yards to bring in the first touchdown with a good two-point conversion. Howard-Lake-...
The Swanville Bulldogs volleyball team took home their first win August 28 against Isle. They won in three sets, 25-17, 25-23, 25-20
Their passing was on point, with Mackenzie Morris having the highest number of target passes. Serving was solid. Lauren Miller and Karley Loven both had 11 good...
The football season is underway and there will be a new look for the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle program. In addition to new players stepping up and filling in at varsity, the Thunder also got an entirely new schedule after the Minnesota State High School League completed its re-districting.
Gone are...
The cross country program at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle added its head coach a month before the season began last summer. Steve Christians enters his second year at the helm of the program, and the Thunder runners have hit the ground running this preseason.
In addition to aiding in summer training,...
There will be all new faces patroling the sideline and on the bench when the volleyball season gets underway this week at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. The Thunder welcome in Bridget Bednar as head coach, and Elizabeth Pettis and Kim Crosby as assistants.
Bednar is a 2014 graduate of Pierz High School...
The summer offers student-athletes an opportunity to get a break from the classroom or playing field. That time off also builds anticipation for the new school year, and the new fall sports season.
For the sport of girls tennis, there isn’t a whole lot of time for anticipation, as the preseason...
The Tiger volleyball season is underway. The Tigers began practice on August 12 with 31 athletes in grades 7-12. Two-a-day practices are rigorous. The girls have been responding well. A majority of the players put in some extra work this summer and it shows. Our focus has been communicating and...
More than 330 high school teams and over 8,300 student-athletes competed at the 2019 Trap Shooting Championship from June 10-18 at the Alexandria Shooting Park.
Each team was assigned a tournament day as determined by their class and conference designation to allow all teams to complete their...