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The level of talent from top to bottom in the Wolves lineup has been a strength for the team all season. One week after that well-balanced lineup reached the Class 1A state tournament as a team, they placed wrestlers in all 14 weight classes in last Saturday’s Section 5A individual tournament, and...
With their run through the Section 5A tournament, including a 42-15 win over two-time champ KMS, the Wolves wrestlers punched their ticket to their first state tournament as a cooperative. LPGE made it to state in 2003, and Browerville made it in 1991. LPGE/BEV (23-1) will meet up with Blackduck/...
The state wrestling tournament will be hosted at the Xcel Energy Center from Mar. 1-3. The team tournament is all completed in one day on Mar. 1 while the other two days are for the individuals. The schedule Thursday, March 1, at Xcel Energy Center Class A Quarterfinals, 9 a.m. Championship...
Thunder senior Taylor Kingston rose up over a Staples-Motley defender for a bucket last Tuesday. She led the team in scoring in both games last week.
The Thunder girls basketball team kicked off their week by putting together a 56-45 come-from-behind win over visiting Staples-Motley last Tuesday night. It was a defensive battle in the first half with LPGE holding a five-point edge before the Cardinals closed out with an 8-2 run to grab a one-...
Senior guard Blake Fossland cashed in on three first half triples to help LPGE build an early lead against Upsala.
The Thunder boys lost a non-conference road game at Holdingford 71-58 last Tuesday night. The Huskers shot the ball well in the game, hitting on 57.8 percent of their shots from the field. They also did a good job getting to the line with 26 attempts, but shot poorly there, making just 12. However...
The Prairie Centre boys went into their second round matchup on a hot streak, winners of five of their last six games. However, they skated into a brick wall on Tuesday when No. 2 seed Sartell-St. Stephen posted an 8-0 shutout in the Section 6A playoffs. The No. 7 state-ranked Sabres jumped out to...
Jenna Kunerth (L) drove by Osakis defender Madisen Johanson (R) during Thursday’s game. The freshman led B/EV in scoring in both games last week.
The lady Tigers wrapped up their regular season with a pair of games last week. The girls started in Sebeka last Tuesday and ended up falling to the Trojans 58-43. Browerville/Eagle Valley played well defensively, but had some trouble scoring down the stretch. Freshman forward Jenna Kunerth was a...
The Browerville/Eagle Valley boys used a smothering defense to split the season series with Swanville, picking up a decisive 71-41 win at home last Tuesday night. After the Bulldogs made 12 three-pointers in their first meeting, a 70-56 win, the Tigers held them to just two this time around....
The Upsala girls helped themselves out for playoff seeding in a big way last Thursday night when they grabbed a huge 82-75 win over Section 5A foe Pine River-Backus in a game that needed three extra periods. The Cardinals entered the game with seven wins overall and a 5-5 record in section play....
The Cardinal boys connected on 12 three-pointers, but it just wasn’t quite enough in a 57-52 home loss to Royalton last Tuesday night. The teams were tied at 31-31 at halftime before the Royals closed the game out for their five-point win. Alex Thieschafer and Levi Lampert had the hot hands for...

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