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A pair of Prairie Conference teams got locked into a defensive battle last Tuesday night as Browerville/Eagle Valley hosted Royalton. The Tiger boys used a solid man-to-man defense to limit the league’s top scoring Royals (61 points per game) to help grab a 40-35 win. The shots weren’t dropping for...
Taylor Kingston gave a quick fist pump after connecting on her fifth three of the game, a shot that put her at 1,000 career points.
The Thunder girls basketball program welcomed its eighth player into the 1,000-point club last Monday. Playing at home against Pierz, senior Taylor Kingston connected on a three-pointer from the top of the key with 4:52 left in the second half to hit the mark. Needing 15 points coming into the game...
Caleb Pesta went for a takedown in his match at 160 against Albany.
Wolves wrestling took care of business in its final duals in Long Prairie last Tuesday evening. LPGE/BEV cruised to a 54-14 win over Albany in the opening dual of the night. The first eight matches went in the Wolves’ favor as Carter Meiners, Justin Crandall, Riley Thom, and Thomas Pesta pinned...
Senior Tristen Marcyes performed her vault routine at last Thursday’s home meet against Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta.
The Wolves gymnasts were busy last week competing in a pair of meets. The team traveled to Benson on Monday for a make up meet and ended up falling 136.6-124.6. The seniors continue to lead the Wolves this season, with Reanne Warwick and Tristen Marcyes being the team’s top point scorers. Warwick...
The Swanville girls had no answer for Osakis senior Lauren Savageau in last Tuesday’s Prairie Conference matchup. The senior poured in a game high 35 points to lead the Silverstreaks to a 50-40 home win over the Bulldogs. Junior point guard Emily Beseman put up a team high 23 points. Avery Jackson...
The Swanville boys used a hot shooting performance to hand Browerville/Eagle Valley its first Prairie Conference loss of the season as they took down the Tigers 70-56. Junior forward Austin Lemke continued his breakout season, connecting on six of seven three-pointers to finish with 20 points in...
Alexandria scored all of its goals unanswered to pick up a 5-1 win over the Prairie Centre boys in Sauk Centre last Tuesday night. Following Hunter Fletcher’s unassisted goal just under seven minutes into the game, the Cardinals tacked on two goals in the first and another pair in the second and...
Staples-Motley just narrowly edged LPGE 61-59 last Tuesday in a battle of cold shooting teams. The Thunder shot 38.3 percent from the field while the Cardinals shot 32.3 percent. The two-point difference at the end of the night came at the three-point line where S-M made three more than LPGE and...
The Prairie Centre girls suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to Mid-State Conference rival Northern Lakes at Breezy Point last Tuesday.  In a matchup that pitted the top two teams in the league against each other, the Lightning took advantage of a penalty to net the game-winning power play goal...
Senior forward Stef Pohlman poured in a career high 17 points to help lift Upsala past Isle last Tuesday night.
The Upsala girls ended a three-game skid when they picked up a 67-49 win over Isle at home last Tuesday night. The visiting Huskies were able to weather a flurry of three-pointers from the Cardinals in the first half. Upsala used six triples to hold a three-point halftime lead. The second half was...

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