Sports

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...

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...