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JWP boys top NRHEG, win one in tournament

After losing the last two games, the JWP boys’ basketball team turned things around with a victory over NRHEG Tuesday, Dec. 20. The boys found success at the Tri-City United holiday tournament, too, with a win against LeSueur-Henderson. Bulldogs 70, Panthers 50 The Bulldogs had their second-...

JWP girls split in TCU tournament

It was a pretty good winter break for the JWP girls’ basketball team. With wins hard to come by, the Bulldogs found one at Tri-City United’s holiday tournament on Dec. 29 and 30 against LeSueur-Henderson. A second win evaded them when the host Titans defeated them 54-51. Bulldogs 75, LeSueur-...

NRHEG boys edged at Bethany holiday tourney

They're getting closer. But the first win of the season remains just out of reach for the NRHEG basketball boys. The Panthers remained winless on the season - the first for head coach Dan Schmidt - as they fell to Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton and dropped three games in the Bethany Holiday...

Panther girls second in NRHEG Invitational

Over the holiday break, the NRHEG girls' basketball team finished second in its tournament and suffered the first loss of the season over the three-game stretch. The Panthers remained undefeated with blowout wins over JWP 73-27 and Minnesota Valley Lutheran 80-38. They lost to LCWM in the...

TALL TALL TREES — Waseca’s Noah Thompson, right, has his shot blocked by a Hope Academy defender Tuesday, Dec. 20 in Waseca. The Bluejays won, 88-54.

No hope at all

The Waseca High School boys’ basketball team set the bar higher on offensive production when it put up 88 points against Hope Academy of Minneapolis Tuesday, Dec. 20. Although the 88-54 result may suggest the Bluejays had an easy night, it was anything but in the opening minutes of the first...

CHECK MATE — Waseca’s Keaton Roeker (8) looks to check a LaCrescent-Hokah opponent. In the background is the Bluejays’ Griffin Krautkremer (15).

Tough week

The Waseca Bluejays boys’ hockey team had a tough week with a 12-3 loss at New Ulm Tuesday, Dec. 13 and an overtime loss to La Crescent-Hokah at home the following Saturday. It’s the first time this season they have had consecutive losses. New Ulm 12, Waseca 3 The Bluejays allowed the...

JWP basketball girls fall 55-43 at unbeaten Lester Prairie

The JWP girls’ basketball team lost 55-43 at unbeaten Lester Prairie Tuesday, Dec. 13. JWP looked to pull off an upset, but the home-court advantage proved to be the difference. It was a tossup night for the girls. While they turned in their best defensive performance of the season, they...

TURN HIM OVER — The Grizzlies’ Carson Petry, top, tries to turn over Drake Engelby of Blue Earth Area.

Reminiscing

The WEM-JWP wrestling team had a special day to celebrate at Waterville Tuesday, Dec. 13. Between their duals against Blue Earth Area and Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, the team had a reunion of both the Waterville-Elysian Buccaneers and Janesville Golden Bears teams from 1982. The ceremony...

Bulldog boys see record fall to 2-2

It was a tough week for a JWP boys’ basketball team flying high after starting the season 2-0. But losses to Lester Prairie and #2 ranked Hayfield brought them back to reality. Lester Prairie 61, JWP 51 After the JWP girls finished their game against Lester Prairie, it was their turn to...

Senior Christian Rodriguez and head coach Brad Wendland embrace following the Jays’ season-ending loss to Fairmont.

One more game

Although the Waseca football team’s year was cut short in the Section 2AAA championship, senior running back Christian Rodriguez had the honor of stepping onto the field one last time with some of the best football players in the state. Rodriguez represented the Waseca Bluejays in the 49th...