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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT — NRHEG’s Annabelle Petsinger, above, takes on Audrey Rogotzke of Stillwater in the finals of the 2023 state wrestling tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Below left, the Panthers’ Makota Misgen battles Keegan Kuball. Below right, NRHEG’s Reese Routh.

Gold for Petsinger, bronze for Misgen

Junior Annabelle Petsinger became NRHEG’s first-ever girls' state wrestling champion at the Minnesota State High School League tournament Saturday, March 4. Accompanying her at the capital were third-place finisher Makota Misgen and first-time state qualifier Reese Routh. Petsinger entered the...

A WIN’S A WIN — Taking the ball to the hoop against WEM Tuesday, March 7 is Zach Hulscher (14).

Sluggish start

They say teams play the game for a reason. Tuesday night the Waseca High School boys' basketball team struggled through the first half against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, a team the Bluejays beat by more than 50 points earlier this season. Eventually, after beginning the game having shot 4-...

END OF THE LINE — A 45-38 loss to NRHEG in the sub-section meant the end of the season for the Waseca High School girls’ basketball team. Kloe Wadd blocks a shot.

Season comes to an end for WHS girls’ basketball

The Waseca High School girls' basketball team, seeded second in the sub-section playoffs, had its season come to an end Thursday March 2, in Mankato, falling to No. 3 seed NRHEG 45-38. “We played really hard,” 11th-year head coach Joan Conway said after the game. “That’s what we do… We just...

Keegan Kuball, right, mixes it up with Makota Misgen of NRHEG on his way to winning the Class A 285-pound wrestling championship Saturday, March 4 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Kuball strikes gold

According to WEM-JWP wrestling coach Skyler Petry, the state tournament is the most exciting part of the season and of the whole year for wrestling fans. This year was even better for the Grizzlies. Keegan Kuball, a sophomore, came home with the Class A state championship at 285 pounds. He's...

WEM-JWP’s Keegan Kuball is declared the winner after securing the Class A state wrestling champion at 285 pounds Saturday, March 4 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Kuball conquers all at state tournament

After going 2-2 and not placing a year ago at the state tournament, WEM-JWP wrestler Keegan Kuball returned home a state champion. Kuball, a sophomore wrestling at 285 pounds, defeated Cameron Scholten of Jackson County Central in the final match of the state tournament Saturday, March 4 at the...

PILING UP POINTS — Waseca’s Payton Garza, top, scores back points against Jack Hanson of Fridley during the 2023 state wrestling tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

WHS matmen celebrate the state tournament experience

Getting three wrestlers to the state tournament is quite a feat. But the accomplishment is sometimes lost when individuals are eliminated early. That's what happened for Waseca's entrants in last week's state tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. It did not, however, lessen the...

Season ends in rough fashion for Waseca girls’ hockey squad

It was a tough end to what was a stellar season for the Waseca High School girls’ hockey team. Entering Section 1A as the No. 3 seed and receiving a bye in the first round, the Bluejays faced a heartbreaking 10-1 defeat in the semifinals to No. 2 Albert Lea — the defending section champions —...

Waseca’s Oliver O’Brien, top, scores back points during the Bluejays’ home triangular Tuesday, Feb. 9.

Waseca matmen take 1 in triangular

The Waseca High School wrestling team won one of two dual meets in a home triangular Tuesday, Feb. 9. The Bluejays outscored Worthington 39-33 while losing 37-30 to Lake City. Waseca, which finished 2-3 in the Big South East Conference, ran its overall record to 5-11. The Jays rallied to...

Lady Jays outlast St. James on Senior Night

It was Senior Night for the Waseca High School girls' basketball team. They were appropriately honored. The Bluejays battled St. James to the finish and — thanks in no small part to the seniors — emerged victorious 52-47 in a Big South Conference game at Waseca Friday, Feb. 10. "It was...

Reger’s remarkable run paces WHS boys

So many times this season, the Waseca High School boys' basketball team has looked at sophomore Damarius Russell as the Bluejays' clear-cut leader. That was not necessary Tuesday. Tyson Reger picked up the slack. And then some. Reger, a 6-foot-1 senior forward, was a perfect 12-for-12 on...