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Wildcats go to overtime with Cougars
By James Stitt patriotsports@apgecm.com The Waconia football team battled Mankato East in a thriller Friday night, a game that saw both teams light up the scoreboard. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Cougars would ultimately prevail in overtime 34-31. Waconia started...
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,...
Top runners for Panthers finish in 6th and 7th place at Waseca invite
The Gopher Conference NRHEG Panthers don’t usually see opponents in bigger conferences that often, but Thursday was an exception, as they competed at the Waseca Invitational at the Lakeside Golf Course. The Panthers’ cross country team competed against two schools from bigger cities that it usually does not face: Waseca and Faribault. The two schools placed in first and second in both the boys and girls races at the invite, but the Panthers still held their own as they had a runner in both races...
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...
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.
Saints sweep Scarlets 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. ...
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