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White Hawks head to Glencoe for invite
The Mound Westonka White Hawks traveled to Glencoe on Sept. 19 for the Caty Delwiche Invitational. The meet is held in honor of Caty, a cross country runner from Glencoe that was hit by a drunk driver as she was running near her college campus as a freshman in 2007. She had just come off a stellar high school career and the running community was shocked by this tragedy. Her parents and family hand out the awards at the meet and her spirit is still very much alive in Glencoe and in the entire running community as a whole. ...
TCU boys soccer closes out regular season with victory over Waseca
After defeating a solid Mound Westonka team Saturday 2-1, the Tri-City United boys soccer team traveled to Waseca Tuesday night to close out the regular season. The Titans once again earned a 2-1 victory to close out the regular season scheduled with a win and the best record of any class A team in the Big South Conference. The team’s final regular season record is 10-4-2 (3-2-1 BSB), having earned second in the Big South Black division behind just the Class AA New Ulm Eagles, who finished their regular season with a record of 11-3-1. Postseason play is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 7, with higher seeds hosting through the first three rounds before the section championship is played in Austin. Opponents and times of matches remain TBD.
Middle school HVAC repairs, renovations drive 29% St. Peter School District tax levy increase
Taxpayers in the St. Peter Public Schools District will have a lot more to pay out this year, as air quality repairs and referendum-approved renovations to the St. Peter Middle School are driving a $2.2 million increase to the district tax levy. On Sept. 16, the St. Peter Public School District approved a preliminary 29.05% increase to the school tax levy, raising the total amount of taxes collected next year to $9.8 million. ...
SPHS Building Trades class & Habitat for Humanity mark 30 years of cooperation
This year marks the 30th year that St. Peter High School’s Building Trades class will be involved with the construction of a house for Habitat for Humanity of South Central Minnesota. SPHS students are under the guidance of SPHS instructor Scott Robinson during this project. During the past week, students were involved in the foundation work, including installing the concrete forms and pouring the concrete into the forms. “The collaboration...
Where do the candidates stand: Nicollet County Board of Commissioners
There are two candidates running for two positions on the Nicollet County Board of Commissioners in the 2024 General Election. Nicole Helget is running unopposed to fill the District 2 seat, vacated by Terry Morrow. Incumbent Mark Dehen is running unopposed to retain the District 4 seat. The St. Peter Herald asked the candidates where they stand on some important local topics and issues, and their responses are recorded here....
LS-H girls tennis duals Litchfield
Tuesday evening, the Le Sueur-Henderson girls tennis team hosted the Litchfield Dragons. The Giants claimed victory in the doubles No. 2 match as Kiandra Straub and Teagan Graham won 2-0, but dropped the remaining matches, losing as a team 6-1. LS-H is scheduled to return to the courts Thursday, Oct. 3, when the team travels to Holy Family Catholic H.S. to face off against the Fire. Matches are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ...
Saints sweep Scarletts in Section quarterfinals
The St. Peter girls tennis team opened postseason play Tuesday evening when the squad welcomed familiar foe Mankato West to the St. Peter H.S. courts. The Saints left nothing to chance in the contest, dropping just seven points combined as they earned a sweep of the Scarlets. The victory improves the team’s record to 19-1 and sets up another familiar matchup Thursday evening, when St. Peter will host Mankato East in the section 2AA semifinals, beginning at 4 p.m. ...
Saints and Scarlets go the distance in 5-set thriller
When the St. Peter and Mankato West volleyball teams go head-to-head, there is rarely any room for error and an exciting match has been norm and Tuesday night’s contest proved no different as the largest margin of the night was a mere five points on a set-winning play. The Scarlets, with their back against the wall down 2-1, forced a fifth set where they managed to hold off a late charge from the Saints, winning 15-12 to take the match 3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 25-22,...
Foundation honors trio at philanthropy gala
Three community pillars — two from Waconia and one from Chaska, were recognized last Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the second annual Celebration of Philanthropy Dinner hosted by the Community Foundation for Carver County (CFCC). A crowd of more than 200 attended at the Chaska Event Center. Awards in Philanthropy were presented that evening to Paul Melchert, long-time Waconia lawyer, community supporter and local historian; Bob Roepke, who served as Chaska mayor from 1984 to 2002 and remains active in community building and special causes such...
Saints fall just short in dual with Mankato West
Tuesday evening, the St. Peter and Mankato West swim and dive teams traveled to Mankato East high school for a head-to-head swim meet. The varsity meet came down to just a six point difference with the Scarlets earning a 96-90 victory over the Saints while the JV competition saw West win 95-25. “We knew it would be close going into this meet because West lost a powerhouse [group] of seniors last year,” said Saints head coach James Maercklein. “All these close races are the best...
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