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Waseca 10u girls’ hockey took second place in their tournament last weekend

10u girls take second

It was another beautiful weekend to celebrate the great winter sport of hockey. The Tracy Rae Jevning Classic took place from Friday to Sunday, Feb. 3-5. The classic is an eight-team 10U girls’ hockey invitational tournament that takes place every year during the Waseca Sleigh and Cutter...

One fan made a sign for a special Austin goaltender, while another parent takes a video of one of three Austin hockey teams facing Northfield.

14 teams compete at Waseca jamboree

The Waseca boys’ hockey jamboree was a great success this past Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28 and 29. From 8 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Waseca’s Community Arena had two games going on at a time. Fourteen 8U and “mite” teams from around the area took part in the jamboree. Austin had...

Rollercoaster ride

With four minutes remaining in regulation, the outlook was bleak for the Waseca High School boys' basketball team. Things changed quickly. The Bluejays rallied from a 10-point deficit, scoring the final 13 points of the game in a thrilling 61-58 victory over Jackson County Central Friday, Jan...

BATTLE FOR THE BALL — Above, the Bluejays Kloe Wadd (54) battles St. Clair opponents for the basketball Saturday, Jan. 28 at Minnesota State. Below, Mia Kanewischer faces opposition in the paint.

St. Peter stymies WHS girls

Waseca High School girls' basketball coach Joan Conway says the St. Peter Saints have some phenomenal players and are well coached. Translation: they're tough to beat. The Bluejays tried but fell short at St. Peter Monday, Jan. 23, falling 69-49. "They are so gifted offensively," said Conway...

On the road again, and again, and again

The Waseca High School girls’ hockey team had a very busy week with four road games. They went 2-2, shutting out Windom 2-0 and defeating winless Mankato West before falling to New Ulm, Marshall and New Prague. Waseca 7, West 3 Montana Johnson opened the scoring 1:53 into the first period on...

Waseca matmen drop two at Kasson

The Waseca High School wrestling team traveled to Kasson for a triangular Thursday, Jan. 26 and dropped two dual meets, 38-31 to Pine Island and 56-6 to Kasson-Mantorville It dropped the Bluejays' record to 3-7 overall and 1-3 in the East Division of the Big South. A Bluejay rally fell just...

Ahlschlager, Bluejays dominate RW Valley

An already fantastic season for senior forward Kyle Ahlschlager received the icing on the cake when the he hit the century mark in a Bluejay boys’ hockey win over Redwood Valley Tuesday, Jan. 24. Ahlschlager became the first ever Waseca Bluejay hockey player (boy or girl) to reach the hundred-...

ARCHERS - Participating in a Jan. 5 “pin shoot’ at Waseca Archery Club are, back row from left: Bridget Pestorious, Aiden Groskreutz, Zoie Thimpson, Gabe Kietzer, Sam Cole, Liah Adam. Middle row: Josie Hagre, Zeb Sell, Cael Pestorious, Carter Walker, Vaira Guse, Cadence Stenzel, Ian Reese, Aiden Walker, Luke Jeske, Henry Hager, Gabe Mullenbach. Front row: Ellie Adams, Peter Mullenbach, Emily Harguth, Ryan Harguth, William Hager. Pioneer photo by Tristan Jensen

‘Pin shoot’

“Don’t worry about the bad shots,” one young archer advised a friend. “Just think about the good shots to come.” The words of wisdom were shared during a “pin shoot” held by the Waseca Archery Club; the January 5 event offered archers the opportunity to earn pins from USA Archery to mark their...

HEADED FOR THE HOOP — The Bluejays’ Damarius Russell, right, drives to the basket during Waseca’s 78-75 victory over Glencoe-Silver LakeSaturday, Jan. 14. Photo by Michael Roy

Waseca boys improve to 10-2

Anyone concerned that the 2022-23 Waseca High School boys’ basketball team is not tall enough, deep enough or tenacious enough can rest easy. It looks like the Bluejays will be all right. Waseca ran its overall record to 10-2 with a lop-sided 72-54 nonconference victory over visiting St....

The Waseca High School girls’ basketball team had its way with visiting Blue Earth Area Friday, Jan. 21, winning 58-24. Ella Krautkremer (3) splits defenders on her way to the hoop.

Wadd leads Waseca girls over Blue Earth Area, Medford

The Waseca High School girls’ basketball team does not have to look far for consistent point production this season. Kloe Wadd has it covered. Wadd, a 6-foot-2 senior center, has been unstoppable at times and was again Friday, Jan. 21, totaling 31 points as the Bluejays blasted visiting Blue...