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Huskies advance to next round of section tournament after win against Tigers
As the start of the section tournament got underway for the Owatonna girls tennis team during its Homecoming week, it was only fitting that its two meets during the first week of the tournament were at its home courts. The Huskies faced off against the Stewartville Tigers Thursday in the second round of the section 1AA team tournament. The Huskies beat the Tri-City/Cleveland Co-op on Tuesday to advance to the second round. They won once again on Thursday against Stewartville to advance to the semifinals...
Levy finishes with top-10 finish, while girls place 2nd at Huskies' home invitational
There was potential rain clouds in sight, but that did not stop Owatonna from hosting its cross country invite at the Brooktree Golf Course Thursday during Homecoming week. Owatonna hosted the majority of the Big 9 Conference teams along with a slew of other schools from other conferences Thursday. The Huskies’ girls cross country team finished in second place out of 15 teams while the boys finished in ninth place out of 14 teams. ...
Alderks selected for 2024 Wildlife Enhancement Award for Rice County
The Rice Soil and Water Conservation District has selected Larry Alderks of Dundas as the 2024 Wildlife Enhancement Award winner for Rice County. The Wildlife Enhancement Award recognizes individuals or organizations who do an exemplary job implementing conservation practices that benefit Rice County wildlife. Larry received the award at the Best of the Best Agricultural Award this past July during the Rice County Fair. In 2011, Larry began volunteering with...
Dollars, achievements main focus during Faribault School Board candidate forum
Interpretations of test scores and facts surrounding the budget were at the heart of disagreements between the candidates for Faribault Public School Board. While some feel the current School Board have made cut after cut, others feel the budget is inflated, a divide made clear between candidates Thursday evening at the American Association of University Women forum at Faribault City Hall. Candidate Tabitha Kuperus was not in attendance at the forum. ...
Local candidates lay out plan to business community at Chamber forum
Only about half the candidates seeking offices in or around Faribault were able to lay out their plans to the business community Thursday. Three of the seven candidates for school board, one of the two mayoral candidates and three of the six candidates for Faribault City Council were in attendance at a candidate forum Thursday hosted by the Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism at the local South Central College campus. Both candidates for Minnesota House District 19A were at the event, dubbed Pizza...
Physical game not short in drama as girls soccer posts draw against Northfield
Thursday evening wasn’t short on emotions, as Faribault girls soccer celebrated Senior Night against neighboring rival Northfield in the Falcons’ regular season finale on a cool but comfortable night in Faribault. As you would imagine, Northfield, which entered the game with four wins in conference play, added some extra juice to Senior Night. In turn, it was no surprise that the Falcons came out strong, answering the call against Northfield’s physical style of play en route to an eventual 0-0 draw. ...
Faribault cross country wins boys and girls team events at Waseca Invitational
Faribault cross country picked up team wins for both the boys and girls squads on Thursday at the Waseca Invitational. On the boys’ side it was a close finish in the team event, as Faribault edged out Waseca by a single point in the eight-team meet, taking first with 34 points to Waseca’s 35. It was a more convincing effort on the girls’ side the Falcons won with just 27 points, further ahead of Waseca with 40. ...
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