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Weekend Sports Scoreboard

2023-12-04T14:08:13-05:00

WRESTLING Maher Invitational - Blue Earth 1. Martin County Red Bulls 193 2. Tri-City United 131 3. WEM/JWP 117 4. Waseca 108 5. Blue Earth Area 72 5. Worthington 72 7. Madelia/Truman 39.5   Paul Kreuger Invitational - St. James 1 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial  179.5 2 Saint James Area 122.0 3 Redwood Valley 104.0 4 New Richland-H-E-G 90.0 5 Mankato West 86.0 6 Windom-Mountain Lake 76.0 7 Quad County 47.0 8 St. Paul Como Park 7.0     BOYS BASKETBALL Redwood Valley  63, Minnewaska 47 Windom 64, TCU 60 Pine Island 58, Waseca 46 Jordan 91, New Ulm 83 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 70, [...]

Weekend Sports Scoreboard2023-12-04T14:08:13-05:00

Man Killed In Landslide At Mankato Park

2023-12-04T08:44:34-05:00

A 19-year-old man became trapped and died as a result of a landslide at a state park in southern Minnesota. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office received a call Saturday afternoon of a landslide trapping someone under collapsed earth at the falls area of Minneopa State Park, near Mankato. Emergency workers recovered the man, whom they found dead. The sheriff’s office, which called the death accidental in a press release, is investigating. Minneopa State Park is one of Minnesota’s oldest state parks, and contains waterfalls and a bison herd, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

Man Killed In Landslide At Mankato Park2023-12-04T08:44:34-05:00

Thursday’s Sports Scoreboard

2023-12-01T14:17:29-05:00

GYMNASTICS Martin County Area Magic 128.775, Jackson County Central 122.475   BOYS HOCKEY Waseca 7, Fairmont Area 2 New Ulm 6, Marshall 1 Mankato East 2, Hutchinson 1 Luverne 18, Redwood Valley 1 New Prague 5, Mankato West 2   GIRLS HOCKEY Waseca 8, Fairmont Area 0 Marshall 1, New Ulm 0 Mankato West 9, Austin 3   GIRLS BASKETBALL NRHEG 60, Blue Earth Area 40 Windom 85, Adrian/Ellsworth 62 W-E-M 62, Maple River 61 Waseca 48, Cannon Falls 44 J-W-P 63, Triton 47 New Ulm 87, Belle Plaine 60 Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 74, G-F-W 36 Sleepy Eye 66, BL-H-S [...]

Thursday’s Sports Scoreboard2023-12-01T14:17:29-05:00

Tuesday’s Sports Scoreboard

2023-11-29T14:18:58-05:00

GIRLS BASKETBALL Fairmont 57, Windom 56 St. Clair 64, GHEC-TML 59 JCC 77, Blue Earth Area 56 Maple River 78, St. James 60 Sibley East 65, MVL 30 Sleepy Eye 69, Redwood Valley 31 New Ulm 75, TCU 35 Blooming Prairie 40, Waseca 24 Lake Crystal-WM 53, Alden-Conger 24 Mankato Loyola 54, Madelia 42 Nicollet 86, Cleveland 72 Mt. Lake/Comfrey 80, Cedar Mountain 76 (OT) JWP 70, New Ulm Cathedral 37 Murray County Central 58, T-M-B 41 St. Peter 69, Hutchinson 26 Mankato West 50, Worthington 44 Alexandria 70, Marshall 59 Watertown-Mayer 65, Belle Plaine 55 Montevideo 52, Pipestone 29   [...]

Tuesday’s Sports Scoreboard2023-11-29T14:18:58-05:00

Drive Thru Dispute Causes Injury

2023-11-27T12:40:50-05:00

A dispute at the McDonald's drive-thru in Fairmont on Thanksgiving Day resulted in an injury to a Truman man. At 9:55 a.m. Thursday morning, Fairmont Police responded to the report of an incident outside the McDonald's building. According to the Police report, the incident started as a verbal dispute between two drivers. One stated they had accidentally cut off the other vehicle in the merging area of the drive thru. The two drivers continued to yell at each other through their windows as they continued through the line. The first unit pulled up to the pick-up window, whereupon the second vehicle [...]

Drive Thru Dispute Causes Injury2023-11-27T12:40:50-05:00

Weekend Sports Scoreboard

2023-11-26T21:11:01-05:00

MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL  PREP BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS   9-Player:  Nevis 14, Kingsland 12 Class 1A: Minneota 43, Springfield 22 Class 2A: Eden Valley-Watkins 24, Barnesville 6 Class 3A: Stewartville 43, Annandale 13 Class 4A: Hutchinson 14, Rocori 6 Class 5A: Chanhassen 34, St. Thomas Academy 31 Class 6A: Centennial 28, Edina 27   NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Second Round Colorado School Of Mines 56, Augustana 10 Central Washington 21, Bemidji State 17 Grand Valley State 24, Pittsburg State KS 21 Harding 35, Central Missouri 34     GIRLS BASKETBALL Estherville-Lincoln Central 52, Western Dubuque 33 Martin County West 38, Edgerton [...]

Weekend Sports Scoreboard2023-11-26T21:11:01-05:00

Federated REA Announces Fall Round-Up Recipients

2023-11-21T15:24:55-05:00

(Jackson, MN) -- The Federated Rural Electric Trust, Jackson, recognized local organizations receiving $20,984 through Operation Round Up. These donations occur due to monthly contributions by participating Federated members. 29 groups received money in this 58th round of funding:     Human Services of Faribault & Martin Co. $225 Buy 25 Love & Logic Way parenting workbooks JCC Ag Department $250 Fund 18 students with OSHA 10 work-based training certification MCW Speech Department $400 Speechwire software used for speech meets HL-O Family Career Community Leaders of America Circuit machine to make student display boards HL-O Elementary Special Education $478 Five flexible [...]

Federated REA Announces Fall Round-Up Recipients2023-11-21T15:24:55-05:00

High School Football Championships

2023-11-20T14:44:09-05:00

9-PLAYERQuarterfinalsThursday, Nov. 9Kingsland 26, Hills-Beaver Creek 14Fertile-Beltrami 25, Goodridge/Grygla 6Otter Tail Central 28, Cedar Mountain 8Nevis 12, Mountain Iron-Buhl 8SemifinalsThursday, Nov. 16At U.S. Bank StadiumKingsland 36, Fertile-Beltrami 28Nevis 35, Otter Tail Central 0ChampionshipSaturday, Nov. 25At U.S. Bank StadiumKingsland (13-0) vs. Nevis (12-0), 10 a.m. CLASS 1A QuarterfinalsFriday, Nov. 10Springfield 22, Fillmore Central 12Mahnomen/Waubun 18, Parkers Prairie 0Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 28, Mayer Lutheran 6Minneota 55, Braham 0 SemifinalsSaturday, Nov. 18At U.S. Bank StadiumSpringfield 36, Mahnomen/Waubun 12Minneota 63, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6 ChampionshipFriday, Nov. 24At U.S. Bank StadiumSpringfield (12-1) vs. Minneota (13-0), 10 a.m. CLASS 2AQuarterfinalsThursday, Nov. 9Jackson County Central 41, Caledonia 0Barnesville 42, Osakis 36Cannon Falls [...]

High School Football Championships2023-11-20T14:44:09-05:00

Mike Murphy Inducted Into NAFB Hall Of Fame

2023-11-20T09:08:08-05:00

Last week the 80th annual convention of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting [NAFB] was held in Kansas City. A “Night of Honors” banquet is held each year that includes inducting two members into the NAFB Hall of Fame. This years inductees were Mike Perrine of MP Ag Radio in Troy, Illinois; and Mike Murphy, retired farm broadcaster at KSUM/KFMC, Fairmont.   Murphy became the Farm Director at Woodward Broadcasting in 1983 with the passing of then Farm Director Marv Carlson. Over the years Mike reported daily markets, covered ag events like the Minnesota Pork Congress, World Pork Expo, The National [...]

Mike Murphy Inducted Into NAFB Hall Of Fame2023-11-20T09:08:08-05:00

Iowa High School Football Championships

2023-11-16T10:26:55-05:00

Iowa High School Football Championships Thursday, Nov. 16 EIGHT-PLAYER 9:30 a.m.: Algona Garrigan (11-1) vs. Bedford (12-0) CLASS A 1 p.m.: West Hancock (11-1) vs. Woodbury Central (12-0) CLASS 1A 4 p.m.: MFL MarMac (11-1) vs. Grundy Center (12-0) CLASS 4A 7 p.m.: Lewis Central (10-2) vs. Western Dubuque (11-1)     Friday, Nov. 17 CLASS 2A 10 a.m.: Van Meter (12-0) vs. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (12-0) CLASS 3A 1 p.m.: Bishop Heelan, Sioux City (11-1) vs. Williamsburg (11-1) CLASS 5A 7 p.m.: Ankeny (9-3) vs. Southeast Polk (12-0)

Iowa High School Football Championships2023-11-16T10:26:55-05:00
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