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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...

Lopez leads Waseca gymnasts past St. Peter

It's mid-January and the Waseca High School gymnastics team is rolling. The Bluejays traveled to St. James Friday, Jan. 13 and dominated a dual meet, winning 126.175-97.5. The junior varsity prevailed 111.4-52.5. Angelica Lopez amassed 128 points to take the all-around title and lead a...

The Bluejays’ Preston Miller (31) puts the puck in the net during Waseca’s 5-4 home victory over Luverne Saturday, Jan. 14.

Bluejays skate past Austin, Luverne

After snapping a five-game losing streak to begin January, the Waseca High School boys’ hockey team battled to victory in an overtime thriller at Austin Tuesday, Jan. 10. After losing to Dodge County, a team they’ve usually struggled against, the following Thursday, the boys upset Luverne at home...

No place like home

The six-game homestand is proving to be great for the Waseca High School girls’ hockey team. With a 6-1 win against Austin Tuesday, Jan. 10 and a 4-2 victory against Red Wing Monday, the girls have won four of five games in said homestand. Waseca 6, Austin 1 To call Austin’s season a...

Bluejays’ Eduardo Trijo battles St. James Area’s Dylan Reed during Waseca’s 45-30 victory Thursday, Jan. 12.

Waseca matmen top SJA

The Waseca High School wrestling team had a successful night Thursday, Jan. 12, defeating visiting St. James Area 45-30. The Bluejays, who have faced their share of challenges this season, turned up the intensity in the heavier weights and held off the Saints. "The guys really stepped up and...

New Ulm hands WHS boys first loss of season

It was a rollercoaster week for the Waseca boys’ basketball team. After having its best offensive performance against Medford Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Bluejays lost to conference rivals New Ulm and Jackson County Central. They snapped the two-game losing streak with a win against Fairmont on Monday,...

SCORING BARRAGE — The Bluejays’ Kyle Ahlschlager (5) races for the puck against Worthington’s Dawson Duangapai (21). Ahlschlager, a senior forward, scored four goals, marking the fourth game this season in which he scored four or more.

Pioneer photos by Michael Roy

WHS hockey boys take one of two

The Waseca High School boys’ hockey team is struggling to find the magic that helped it start off the season 4-1. After dropping one to conference foe Minnesota River Thursday, Jan. 5, the Bluejays stopped a five-game losing skid with a win against Worthington over the weekend. Minn....

I’VE GOT IT AND YOU CAN’T HAVE IT — The Bluejays’ Kloe Wadd (54) hangs onto a rebound despite the efforts of Tri-City United’s Grace Hennen during Waseca’s 49-25 victory Monday, Jan. 9 in Waseca. Pioneer photo by Michael Roy

Defense does it for Lady Jays

They say defense travels. Waseca’s girls’ basketball team has lived by those words since late December. After a 3-0 start, which included scoring about 62 points a game, the offensive production has not been there as much for the Lady Jays. But a 39-17 win against Blooming Prairie Jan. 5 proved...