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Wadd, Bluejays shut down JWP

It was an electric atmosphere when Waseca faced JWP for its first game of the girls’ basketball season Friday, Dec. 2. Both teams flashed their potential, but the hometown Bluejays downed the Bulldogs 65-46. A look at the final score gives no indication that it was a tight contest. At one point...

THE PUCK STOPS HERE — Waseca goalie Elijah Wetzel (40) turns away a shot during the Bluejays’ home opener against Fairmont Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Bluejays won 6-5.

WHS hockey boys off to strong start

The Waseca High School boys’ hockey team started their season far from home at Big South Conference rival Redwood Valley Saturday, Nov. 26. It was a rocky start, with Cardinals scoring two goals within the first five minutes. Waseca did a much better job preventing any other scoring chances,...

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL — The 2022-23 JWP girls’ basketball team. Front from left: Lilly Strauss, Ava Appel, Ali Olson, Lily Quast, Kwynn Krause, Katelyn Olson, Nevaeh Weimert, Faith Olson, Brielle Bure, Mikayla Wheelock, Onikia Herme and Lillian Ewert. Back: head coach Cory Jans, Aubrey Adams, Alexis Dahlberg, Hope Dimmel, Madeline Hoehn, Presley James, Paige Walz, Claire Walz, Autumn Thissen, Caitlin Kleve, assistant coach Jeff Kuball and assistant coach Brandon Goebel.

JWP basketball girls look to make another positive step

The JWP girls’ basketball team is ready to put the past two seasons behind them and look forward to a year where Covid 19 is no longer a potential concern. Third-year head coach Cory Jans is looking to also improve on his 10-33 career record. 2021-22 season After a 2-13 debut for Jans in 2020...

Grizzly matmen return 10 starters

The WEM-JWP Grizzly wrestling team returns 10 starters from last season. Additions include four new varsity wrestlers and a new co-head coach, Skylar Petry. Adam Roesler, in his 15th season as head coach, returns as co-head coach. Assisting are Mike Richards Shaun Murphy, Rich Davis, Brady...

BULLDOG BOYS — The 2022-23 JWP boys’ basketball team. Front from left: Steven Dimmel, Steven Denn, Connor Welveart, Austin Carda, Dylan McWaters, Daulton Bauer and Carter Miller. Back: Austin Quast, Cole Schlueter, Memphis James, Ryan Kronbach, Landon Johnson, Caleb Quast and Ethan Born.

JWP basketball boys have a tough act to follow: their own

This year may be a challenging test for the JWP Bulldogs boys’ basketball team. The varsity has no seniors to look toward for leadership and will have new varsity players throughout most of the roster. This is head coach Nick James’s eighth season. He has a 71-82 career coaching record....

Waseca Winter Cheerleaders

2022-23 Waseca winter cheerleaders. Front from left: Lillianna Sanchez, Cece Bjerke, Thyme Lang, and Emma Donnay. Back: Grace Below, Lilly Drolsbach, Lily Peterson, Aliyah Barstad, and Quinn Dahle.

Hockey girls look for progress

With a new head coach, you can probably expect some changes with the 2022-23 Waseca High School girls' hockey team. Hopefully, the biggest change will be in the win-loss department. Chas Benson is the Bluejays' new coach, and he inherits a squad that finished 4-21-1 overall and 2-12 in the...

BOYS’ BASKETBALL — The 2022-23 Waseca boys’ basketball team. Front from left: Cody Vagts, Carson Ohnstad, D’Ron Russell, Addison Sampson, Zach Hulscher, and Tauston Rupe. Middle row: head coach Seth Anderson, Jacon Thompson, Sabastian Teague, Andrew Robran, Logan Huyer, Noah Thompson, and assistant coach Austin Nagel. Back: Tyson Reger, Alexander Honstad, Laird Keeton, Jacari Jellum, Damarius Russell, and Rudy Moncada.

It should be a fun, exciting season for Bluejay boys

How the Waseca High School boys' basketball team will fare in the 2022-23 season is anyone's guess. But the past indicates it will be a fun, exciting and successful campaign. The Bluejays are an impressive 139-34 in head coach Seth Anderson's six seasons at Waseca, including a state...

Outlook optimistic for WHS matmen

If the 2022-23 season was a numbers game, the Waseca High School wrestling team would be winning it. The Bluejays have: 31 wrestlers out for the sport; 10 returning letterwinners; 10 returning starters; eight seniors. Fifth-year head coach Jake Janike hope it adds up to success. It sounds...

Gymnasts look to build off last year’s success

Last season was a very successful one for the Waseca High School gymnastics team. Head coach Kim Wendland has no reason to think 2022-23 will be any different. The squad - comprised of athletes from Waseca, NRHEG JWP and WEM - has varsity experience, strong senior leadership and, of course,...