Sports
The Upsala/Swanville Area track and field team had a good showing at this year’s Prairie Conference Championships at St. John’s Prep last week.
The girls team came in at third place overall with a score of 66 points, just one point off second place.
Scoring points for the Patriots were:
Alyssa...
The Upsala Cardinals softball team closed out their regular season with a perfect record in the Prairie Conference and in Section 6A play.
With only two losses against them, the Cardinals have the big target on their backs as they headed into the playoffs this week.
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Crosby-Ironton 0...
The Upsala/Swanville Area Patriots had another busy week on the diamond, and they started off on the right foot with a big win over Crosby on the road Monday.
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Crosby 3
The Patriots started off a little sleepy from the drive, but once the bats woke up, they were on fire.
The Patriots littered...
The Osakis Silverstreaks track and field team had a good day at St. John’s Prep, the host of this year’s Prairie Conference Championships.The Streaks were a constant feature in the top placings throughout both the boys and girls competitions. So much so that both the boys and girls teams took the...
The Silverstreaks had a short but big week on the diamond, taking out two Prairie Conference rivals.
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A big first inning helped the Streaks take out the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder in a blowout last Tuesday.
The Streaks ran a groove in the baselines as 10 runners found their way...
The Osakis Silverstreaks closed out their regular season in a big way, winning three out of their last five games.
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Pierz 11
The Streaks had a rough start to the week, but it really boiled down to just one inning that kept them out of the race.
After two innings, Pierz led Osakis 2-0. After...
The Upsala Cardinals softball team had a lighter week with just four games this past week.The week started out with the team’s first loss of the season against AA Breckenridge.Upsala 4Breckenridge 9The Cardinals opted to rest star pitcher Isabelle Leners against Breckenridge.Breckenridge jumped out...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder track and field team took part in the recent Section 6A True Team meet in Pelican Rapids.
The boys team took eighth place overall with a score of 431. The girls team took ninth place overall with a score of 421.
Boys Team
Caleb Bitz took third in the 100-meter...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder swept their schedule this past week outscoring their rivals 29-5.
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Tuesday the Thunder took on St. John’s Prep to begin a big week of wins.
The Thunder got to work early amassing four runs in the first inning, three in the second inning and another...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder girls softball team had another big week on the diamond taking care of four more games.
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Monday, the Thunder found some magic in their wands as they matched a run for every hit they had against Osakis. And it was a good thing they did too—Osakis...