Sports
LPGE opened up last week with a pair of decisive wins on the softball diamond at Upsala.
LPGE 14, Upsala 6 - game one
The first inning was key for the Thunder in game one of the doubleheader, as they put up six early runs to get things started in a 14-6 win over the Cardinals.
The Thunder put...
The Thunder track teams competed at a meet in Osakis last Tuesday afternoon.
Several athletes scored points for the team at the meet, with the girls team compiling 33, and the boys 26.2.
The girls had a pair of second place finishes, a third place finish, and a number of fourth and fifth places....
This weekend will mark the start of the 2018 season for the Long Prairie Predators baseball team. The goal remains the same for the team heading into the season as they will be hoping to reach the state tournament for the first time since 2015.
There will be several old faces and some new as they...
LPGE softball met up in Swanville for a doubleheader with the Bulldogs last Thursday afternoon.
LPGE 13, Swanville 8 - game one
The Thunder struck last in a back and forth battle in game one of the doubleheader to pick up a 13-8 win.
LPGE belted out 15 hits and every player scored in the win.
The...
The Thunder Nine were unable to quiet the Royalton bats in the season opener last Tuesday, eventually falling to the Royals 8-4.
LPGE jumped out to a 2-1 lead when Caleb Jasken and Jaden Evenson delivered run-scoring doubles in the third inning.
Royalton came back with a two-run homer in the bottom...
LPGE track finally had its first full week of meets last week, competing on the road at Litchfield and Staples-Motley.
The Thunder traveled to Litchfield on Tuesday and had several athletes score points for the team.
Megan Och had one of the team’s two first place finishes for the girls, taking top...
Tiger baseball suffered a heartbreaking loss last Thursday when they traveled up to New York Mills where the Eagles ended up winning 11-10 in walk-off fashion.
It was a back and forth affair between the two teams early on, with Browerville/Eagle Valley striking first by plating two runs when Nate...
Dennis Bense, now living in Bismarck, played a total of 23 years in North Dakota for teams in Minot and Bismarck. He was recently one of six inductees into the North Dakota Softball Hall of Fame.
He retired from the game in 2015 with an approximate batting average near 600. He describes himself as...
Despite having just one outside practice under their belts, the Upsala/Swanville Area baseball team got the season started last Tuesday when it hosted Kimballl.
The Cubs built their lead throughout, scoring in five of the six innings to pick up the 11-1 win.
Kimball’s big inning came in the fifth...
The athletes on the Upsala/Swanville Area track and field team got some work last Friday when they competed in a meet at Pierz.
The Patriots had a number of point scorers at the meet.
The boys team results were highlighted by Lawrence Mettler’s second place finish in the 1600 (4:57.13). The senior...
