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Waconia runners earn fourth win in a row
By James Stitt patriotsports@apgecm.com The Waconia girls cross country team continued its dominant start to the season by winning their third and fourth meet in a row, taking first place at Buffalo Sept. 19 and at New Prague Sept. 24. At Buffalo, Avery Hess (9th grade) placed second overall with a time of 20 minutes,...
Orono wins 'War on the Shore' to move to 5-0
The Orono Spartans hosted Mound Westonka White Hawks on Friday, Sept. 27 on Homecoming Night. A packed Pesonen Stadium saw the Spartans play their most complete game of the year, as they cruised to a 40-8 victory. This victory marked the 31st consecutive victory for Orono, over Mound Westonka. The game opened with Mound Westonka receiving the opening kick. The Spartan defense came ready to play from the start and...
Westonka laces up for Charger Invite
The Mound Westonka cross country team traveled to Collinwood Park to compete in the Dassel-Cokato Charger Invite on Sept. 24. “Our racing results at the Charger Invite in Dassel-Cokato were very solid. I always feel that it takes our team until that Meet to be in ‘race shape’, as most of our training from June-mid September is focused much more on endurance than speed. That begins to change now,” shared Coach Humbert. ...
Crusaders run for 200 yards in win
By James Stitt patriotsports@apgecm.com The Mayer Lutheran football team earned a hard-fought win Friday night, defeating Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 21-16. The Crusaders ran for nearly 200 yards with Nolan Hoese tallying 112 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries (3.9 yards per carry), while Jon DeBoer carried the ball 16 times for 80 yards (5.0). Hoese also...
LS-H CC competes in Jordan Invitational
Tuesday evening, the Le Sueur-Henderson cross country team traveled to Jordan to compete in an invitational hosted by the Hubmen/Jaguars. The Giants boys team claimed 10th overall in the contest with the girls finishing 12th overall. The boys were led by Owen Greisen who finished 16th overall with a time of 18:14.2 followed by Colton Wilson with a time of 19:06.9 to finish 27th overall. Dalton Wilson (20:07.2), Nathan Tews (20:11.6) and Josiah Juarez (20:30.9) rounded out the team scoring with Hunter Libra (20:48.6) and...
Royals pile up wins on the pitch
The Watertown-Mayer boys soccer team went 2-1 last week to move to 7-5-1 on the season. The Royals defeated Spectrum 6-2 and Hutchinson/Glencoe-Silver Lake 4-0 before a 3-1 loss to Cambridge-Isanti. Brayden Eggiman and Micah Schmidt both scored twice against Spectrum, while Roland Platzer and Payton Stanley also found the back of the net. Rowan Wetterlund had two assists, while Stanley and Lonne Gilbert each had one. Luke Jewison had five saves. ...
Chaska football moves to 3-2 with win
Football The Chaska football team moved to 3-2 on the season with a 28-6 win over Northfield Sept. 27. Jacob Welter punched the ball in from 1 yard out early in the game and the Hawks led 7-0 until the fourth quarter, when Welter found paydirt twice more, this time on 3 and 46-yard runs. Aniebiet Udofot also picked up a rushing touchdown, scoring on a 35-yard run. ...
TCU football falls to Waseca in homecoming bout
Friday night, the Tri-City United football team hosted the Waseca Bluejays while celebrating the end of a busy homecoming week. Unfortunately for the Titans, the offense of the Waseca proved too much to overcome as the passing game of the Jays produced over 300 yards on the way to a 42-7 victory over TCU. With the loss, the Titans fall to 1-5 on the season with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. TCU is scheduled to return to the gridiron Friday, Oct. 11, when the team travels to Belle Plaine before returning home to close the regular season against Jordan Wednesday, Oct. 16.
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