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After losing all their starters and most of the scoring from last season, it was a big question mark of how the LPGE boys basketball team would play together coming into the season.
At least for one game, it turned out to be a pleasant surprise as the Thunder played good team basketball in a 67-53...
The LPGE/Browerville gymnastics team has been full of talented youth for several years now and while the roster remains full of underclassmen this season, it’s those same gymnasts who have been continually improving over the past few seasons.
The team opens the season with just one senior and two...
Coming into the season, the biggest question mark for the Upsala boys basketball squad was where the scoring was going to come from. That may have been partially answered after just one game as senior Brandon Wolbeck made his presence known by exploding for 28 points in the Cardinals’ 81-39 win...
An early season road schedule hasn’t affected the Browerville/Eagle Valley boys team yet, as they improved to 2-0 with a 64-52 win over Verndale last Tuesday night.
Both teams shot the ball well in the game, but the Tigers really heated up in the second half to help pull away after leading 25-21 at...
The Prairie Centre boys got off to a rough start to open the season, falling to Monticello 10-0 in the opener and then to Northern Lakes 6-0 in the Long Prairie home opener.
Anytime a program loses seven seniors, it is expected that there will be some growing pains the following year.
The Upsala girls basketball program will bring back just two starters from last season’s 18-9 squad, and will field a young and inexperienced squad for new head coach Nick Klug.
Klug is...
The core group of girls who have led the Tiger girls basketball team for many years now returns after reaching the Class 1A state tournament quarterfinals the last two seasons.
The starting lineup boasts a trio of 1,000 point scorers -- Crystal Pearson, Kendra Buchta, and Paige Callahan -- one who...
With participation numbers dipping, the wrestling teams from Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and Browerville formed a cooperative team last season and it proved beneficial for both programs as it stayed much more competitive and sent four wrestlers down to the state tournament.
The wrestling culture at...
The Thunder girls basketball team endured some growing pains last season as they finished with six wins. While tasked with competing against several challenging Prairie Conference teams as well as a schedule against one of the best sections in the state, the team showed some strides late in the...
There has been a changing of the guard for the Upsala boys basketball program not only on the roster but also for the coaching staff. The team graduated seven of its top eight players from last season’s Section 5A runner up squad, and Upsala graduate Joey Fuchs has stepped into the head coaching...
