Sports
The Thunder track teams competed at the John Reimer Invitational at Pillager last Thursday afternoon.
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle girls scored 36 points to place seventh of eight and the boys scored one point and finished eighth of eight.
Junior sprinter Megan Och scored two-thirds of the team’s...
The Swanvile Swans got locked in a nail-biting battle at Randall last Sunday afternoon. In a low-scoring, high quality pitching performance on both sides, the two teams needed extra innings before the hosting Cubs delivered the walk-off win to sink the Swans, 3-2.
Swanville struck first by putting...
Upsala/Swanville Area and Pequot Lakes got locked into a pitcher’s duel for six of the seven innings they played last Monday afternoon in Upsala.
All runs for both teams were scored in one inning and it ended up being the USA to rally back to pick up a quality 5-4 non-conference win.
The visiting...
A flurry of sixth inning runs helped fuel the Upsala softball team to a 10-4 non-conference home win over Hancock last Monday afternoon.
The Cardinals quickly erased a 1-0 deficit with a three-run second inning. Alexis Soltis drove in a run with a single, and Amber Biniek capped it off by driving...
It was a slow week for the Browerville/Eagle Valley softball team, only playing one game, but they made it count.
The Tiger bats woke up in the later innings and the defense stood strong as they grabbed an 11-3 Prairie Conference home win over Swanville last Thursday afternoon.
After being quiet...
Feeling that tug on the line, an angler sets the hook and reels in a small sunfish, then asks the perennial question: Should I keep it?
Sunfish, also known as bluegills and pumpkinseeds, are a go-to species for anglers looking for a meal and many anglers may be surprised to know they’re actually...
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and Upsala/Swanville Area squared off at Faber Field in St. Cloud for the second game of the three-game Prairie Conference showcase last Friday.
Errors plagued both sides in a relatively sloppy game and the Patriots ended up putting together just enough offense to squeak by...
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle softball picked up a 14-5 Prairie Conference home win over Upsala last Tuesday afternoon.
The Thunder scored multiple runs in five of their six innings at the plate, putting two on the board in the first, second, and third, and four runs in both the third and sixth innings....
The spring weather cooperated enough for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle to host the annual Thunder Relays last Tuesday afternoon. The April event has been canceled due to weather two of the last four years.
The Thunder girls finished the day in third place out of 10 teams, scoring 85 points. The boys...
An all dirt infield and high wind speeds helped contribute to an explosion of offense from both Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale last Thursday.
All nine Thunder batters picked up hits as the team exploded for 23 of them in an 18-12 win over the Raiders.
LPGE trailed 10-7 through...
