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2013LoyoLa “Crusaders”BaseballDate Opponent Site Time 4-12 Jordan Away 5:00pm4-16 Cleveland Home 5:00pm4-19 Sleepy Eye Away 5:00pm4-22 MVL Home 5:00pm4-25 Martin County West Home 5:00pm4-26 JWP Away 5:00pm4-30 Nicollet Away 5:00pm5-2 St. Clair Home 6:00pm5-3 NRHEG Home 5:00pm5-7 Maple River Away 5:00pm5-9 ML-GHEC-Truman Away 5:00pm5-14 LCWM Home 5:00pm5-17 New Ulm Cathedral Home 5:00pm5-20 USC Away 5:00pm

Softball4-12 Jordan Home 5:00pm4-15 Waseca Home 5:00pm4-16 Alden-Conger Away 5:00pm4-23 Cleveland Away 5:00pm4-25 Madelia-Truman Home 5:00pm4-30 Martin County West Away 5:00pm5-2 Nicollet Home 5:00pm5-7 St. Clair Away 5:00pm5-9 Maple River Home 5:00pm5-14 Martin Luther-GHEC Home 5:00pm5-17 New Ulm Cathedral Away 5:00pm

Track & Field4-13 Tri-City United Away 11:00am4-15 Sleepy Eye Away 4:15pm4-16 LCWM/Nicollet Away 4:00pm4-18 Sleepy Eye Home 4:15pm4-23 Blooming Prairie Away 4:30pm4-25 New Ulm Away 4:00pm4-30 Blooming Prairie Away 4:30pm5-3 St. Thomas Academy Away 3:45pm5-7 Maple River Away 3:00pm

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Minnie’s style How a shy kid in a new school

changed East’s basketball program

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About thE CovErMankato East’s senior point guard Minnie Frederick knows a thing or two about basketball. She wasn’t too bad at

modeling for this photo either. Photo by The Free Press Media photographer Pat Christman

Wrestling champs

Six wrestlers laid claim to state championships.

10Staying home

12the other Jug

20Two teams have met 54 times in boys basketball,

all for a Brown Jug.

Mankato East’s hockey standout Savannah Quandt

will continue to call All Seasons Arena home.

LoyoLa “Crusaders”BaseballDate Opponent Site Time 4-12 Jordan Away 5:00pm4-16 Cleveland Home 5:00pm4-19 Sleepy Eye Away 5:00pm4-22 MVL Home 5:00pm4-25 Martin County West Home 5:00pm4-26 JWP Away 5:00pm4-30 Nicollet Away 5:00pm5-2 St. Clair Home 6:00pm5-3 NRHEG Home 5:00pm5-7 Maple River Away 5:00pm5-9 ML-GHEC-Truman Away 5:00pm5-14 LCWM Home 5:00pm5-17 New Ulm Cathedral Home 5:00pm5-20 USC Away 5:00pm

Softball4-12 Jordan Home 5:00pm4-15 Waseca Home 5:00pm4-16 Alden-Conger Away 5:00pm4-23 Cleveland Away 5:00pm4-25 Madelia-Truman Home 5:00pm4-30 Martin County West Away 5:00pm5-2 Nicollet Home 5:00pm5-7 St. Clair Away 5:00pm5-9 Maple River Home 5:00pm5-14 Martin Luther-GHEC Home 5:00pm5-17 New Ulm Cathedral Away 5:00pm

Track & Field4-13 Tri-City United Away 11:00am4-15 Sleepy Eye Away 4:15pm4-16 LCWM/Nicollet Away 4:00pm4-18 Sleepy Eye Home 4:15pm4-23 Blooming Prairie Away 4:30pm4-25 New Ulm Away 4:00pm4-30 Blooming Prairie Away 4:30pm5-3 St. Thomas Academy Away 3:45pm5-7 Maple River Away 3:00pm

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Continued from page25-14 MapleRiver Away 4:00pm5-17 Fairmont Away 4:15pm5-23 TBA Away 4:00pm

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softball4-16 RochesterCentury Away 4:30pm4-18 Austin Away 5:00pm4-20 Owatonna Home 1:00pm4-23 Chanhassen Home 5:00pm4-26 Invite Home 5:00pm4-27 Invite Home 10:00am4-30 RochesterJohnMarshall Home 4:00pm5-2 AlbertLea Away 4:00pm5-7 MankatoWest Home 6:00pm5-11 Winona Away 12:00pm5-14 PriorLake Home 5:00pm

Baseball 4-16 RochesterMayo Away 4:30pm4-18 MankatoWest Away 4:30pm4-19 MankatoTourney Home 4:30pm4-20 MankatoTourney Home 10:00am4-23 Faribault Home 5:00pm4-26 RochesterCentury Home 5:00pm5-2 RochesterJM Away 4:00pm5-7 AlbertLea Away 5:00pm5-9 RochesterMayo Home 4:00pm5-11 Winona Home 12:00pm5-14 Owatonna Away 4:00pm5-16 MankatoWest Home 4:00pm5-20 Faribault Away 5:00pm

track, Boys4-20 Austin Away 10:00am4-23 Owatonna/RochesterMayo Away 4:30pm4-26 NA Away 4:00pm4-30 AlbertLea/Fairmont Home 4:30pm5-2 Invite Home 4:00pm5-7 SecTrueTeam Home 3:00pm5-14 RochesterCentury/Austin Away 4:30pm5-18 TBD Away 3:00pm5-24 Big9ConferenceMeet Away 12:30pm

track, Girls4-20 Austin Away 10:00am4-23 Owatonna/RochesterMayo Home 4:30pm4-26 NA Away 4:00pm4-30 Meet Away 4:30pm5-2 Invite Home 4:00pm5-7 SecTrueTeam Home 3:00pm5-14 RochesterCentury/Austin Away 4:30pm5-18 TBD Away 3:00pm5-24 Big9ConferenceMeet Away 12:30pm

tennis, Boys4-12 NewUlm Home 4:30pm4-13 Triangular Away 9:00am4-18 Austin Away 4:30pm4-19 RochesterJohnMarshall Home 4:30pm4-22 NewPrague Away 4:30pm4-23 AlbertLea Home 4:30pm4-26 RochesterMayo Away 4:30pm4-27 Fairmont Away 10:00am4-30 Owatonna Home 4:30pm5-2 MankatoWest Home 4:30pm5-6 RochesterCentury Home 4:30pm5-7 Faribault Away 4:30pm5-9 St.Peter Home 4:30pm

Golf, Girls4-13 MarshallSenior Away 9:00am4-15 NewUlm Home 3:30pm4-16 St.Peter Home 3:30pm4-19 MankatoWest/Winona Away 3:30pm4-20 Invite Home 10:00am4-23 Owatonna/RochesterMayo Home 3:30pm4-26 Fairmont Away 3:30pm4-30 AlbertLea/Fairbault Away 3:30pm5-7 Triangular Away 3:30pm5-10 Austin Away 2:30pm

Golf, Boys4-13 MarshallTournament Away 9:00am4-17 PriorLake Away 12:00pm4-18 MankatoWest/Winona Away 2:30pm4-25 Northfield Away 3:30pm4-26 Owatonna/RochesterMayo Away 3:30pm5-6 Shakopee Away 1:00pm

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From the SportS DeSk By Chad Courrier

Long winter ends with state champions, optimism for the future and the end of careers

The wild, crazy month of March and state tournaments has turned to April and anticipation

for the outdoor sports, yet this is a good time to reflect on the cold winter months, which were warmed by the performances of special high-school teams and athletes in southern Minnesota.

When Minnie Frederick arrived at Mankato East in 2010, the girls basketball program was a mess, having posted only 22 victories in the previous four seasons. But the bubbly, energetic point guard, along with emerging young talent in the program, allowed the Cougars to win two Big Nine C o n f e r e n c e championsh ips and reach the s e c t i o n championship game the last two seasons. Frederick’s style will have a lasting effect on the program, which has transformed from a half-court offense to a full-court, pressure style.

East/Loyola hockey star Savannah Quandt was a key player in the Cougars’ most successful season, and she has fulfilled a dream of signing with her hometown Minnesota State University to continue her hockey career. By the time she is done playing, she will have called All Seasons Arena her hockey home for a full decade.

Each year since 1960, Maple River and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, in some form of the various communities, have gotten together for an important boys basketball game, with the winner getting to hold onto the Brown Jug. This trophy game began as a source of joy for the winning school, and 54 years later, it holds the same intensity today.

Carlie Wagner of New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva had her

coming out party last spring when she set state-tournament scoring records and helped her team finish third in Class AA. This season, the junior point guard was even more dominant as the Panthers returned to the state tournament, where she broke her own scoring records and led the Panthers to a state championship. In January, she announced that she will attend the University of Minnesota, verbally committing to a scholarship that she’ll

officially accept in the fall.

The Mankato Loyola girls returned to the state tournament after a 31-year break, and even though the Crusaders lost their quarterfinal game, a young roster bodes well for the future of the program. Given that the bulk of the team will return next

season, another state-tournament appearance would seem possible.

Six local wrestlers claimed state championships, and several others brought home state medals. It was another action-packed, frenzied three days of wrestling at Xcel Energy Center.

It’s nearly impossible to capture all of the accomplishments of local teams and athletes who have excelled at their craft and entertained the crowds all winter. But the vast number of memories and highlights prove how lucky we are to witness this action.

Hopefully, you’ll enjoy this second installment of Final Buzzer, as captured by our words, our designs and Pat Christman’s camera. The athletes did the work; you get the reward.

Chad Courrier is a Free Press staff writer. To offer comments on this publication, please email [email protected]

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mankato east “Cougars”

softball4-16 Rochester Century Away 4:30pm4-18 Austin Away 5:00pm4-20 Owatonna Home 1:00pm4-23 Chanhassen Home 5:00pm4-26 Invite Home 5:00pm4-27 Invite Home 10:00am4-30 Rochester John Marshall Home 4:00pm5-2 Albert Lea Away 4:00pm5-7 Mankato West Home 6:00pm5-11 Winona Away 12:00pm5-14 Prior Lake Home 5:00pm

Baseball 4-16 Rochester Mayo Away 4:30pm4-18 Mankato West Away 4:30pm4-19 Mankato Tourney Home 4:30pm4-20 Mankato Tourney Home 10:00am4-23 Faribault Home 5:00pm4-26 Rochester Century Home 5:00pm5-2 Rochester JM Away 4:00pm5-7 Albert Lea Away 5:00pm5-9 Rochester Mayo Home 4:00pm5-11 Winona Home 12:00pm5-14 Owatonna Away 4:00pm5-16 Mankato West Home 4:00pm5-20 Faribault Away 5:00pm

track, Boys 4-20 Austin Away 10:00am4-23 Owatonna/Rochester Mayo Away 4:30pm4-26 NA Away 4:00pm4-30 Albert Lea/Fairmont Home 4:30pm5-2 Invite Home 4:00pm5-7 Sec True Team Home 3:00pm5-14 Rochester Century/Austin Away 4:30pm5-18 TBD Away 3:00pm5-24 Big 9 Conference Meet Away 12:30pm

track, Girls4-20 Austin Away 10:00am4-23 Owatonna/Rochester Mayo Home 4:30pm4-26 NA Away 4:00pm4-30 Meet Away 4:30pm5-2 Invite Home 4:00pm5-7 Sec True Team Home 3:00pm5-14 Rochester Century/Austin Away 4:30pm5-18 TBD Away 3:00pm5-24 Big 9 Conference Meet Away 12:30pm

tennis, Boys4-12 New Ulm Home 4:30pm4-13 Triangular Away 9:00am4-18 Austin Away 4:30pm4-19 Rochester John Marshall Home 4:30pm4-22 New Prague Away 4:30pm4-23 Albert Lea Home 4:30pm4-26 Rochester Mayo Away 4:30pm4-27 Fairmont Away 10:00am4-30 Owatonna Home 4:30pm5-2 Mankato West Home 4:30pm5-6 Rochester Century Home 4:30pm5-7 Faribault Away 4:30pm5-9 St. Peter Home 4:30pm

Golf, Girls4-13 Marshall Senior Away 9:00am4-15 New Ulm Home 3:30pm4-16 St. Peter Home 3:30pm4-19 Mankato West/Winona Away 3:30pm4-20 Invite Home 10:00am4-23 Owatonna/Rochester Mayo Home 3:30pm4-26 Fairmont Away 3:30pm4-30 Albert Lea/Fairbault Away 3:30pm5-7 Triangular Away 3:30pm5-10 Austin Away 2:30pm

Golf, Boys4-13 Marshall Tournament Away 9:00am4-17 Prior Lake Away 12:00pm4-18 Mankato West/Winona Away 2:30pm4-25 Northfield Away 3:30pm4-26 Owatonna/Rochester Mayo Away 3:30pm5-6 Shakopee Away 1:00pm


High SchoolSports Guide

It’s nearly impossible to

capture all of the accomplishments

of local teams and athletes


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mILeStoNeS photoS By pat ChrIStmaN

Peter Kruize Claire Ziegler Cara Christiansen Carlie Wagner

30-point games (boys)39, Tommy Kraft, Cleveland, Dec. 21 36, Ryan Kruse, St. Clair, Dec. 4 36, Sean Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, Dec. 14 36, Mathiowetz, SESM, Jan. 12 36, Talon Harris, Immanuel Lutheran, Feb. 22 35, Yasin Omar, Mankato East, Dec. 21 35, Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, Feb. 8 34, Jeff Osborne, New Ulm Cathedral, Feb. 28 34, Luke Monson, BEA, Jan. 4 34, Kruse, St. Clair, Jan. 24 33, Kruse, St. Clair, Dec. 29 33, Zach Brandts, St. James Area, Feb. 5 33, Peter Kruize, St. Peter, Feb. 16 33, Kruse, St. Clair, March 4 32, Brandts, St. James Area Dec. 18 32, Austin Majeskie, West Jan. 11 32, Mathiowetz, SESM, Jan. 22 32, Monson, BEA, Dec. 18 32, Dallas Barslou, BEA, Jan. 22 31, Kraft, Cleveland, Dec. 11 31, Carson Seifert, Mankato Loyola, Jan. 4 31, Kruse, St. Clair, March 4 30, Seifert, Loyola, Dec. 20

30, Kraft, Cleveland, Jan. 15 30, Tyler Seitz, Cleveland, Jan. 21 30, Kraft, Cleveland, Feb. 14 30, Gideon Bode, New Ulm, Feb. 15 30, Mathiowetz, Feb. 15 30, Kraft, Cleveland, Feb. 19 30, Kraft, Cleveland, Feb. 25 30, Seifert, Loyola, Feb. 25

15-rebound games (boys)19, Ryan Kruse, St. Clair, Dec. 4 18, Kruse, St. Clair, Dec. 14 17, Peter Kruize, St. Peter, Dec. 4 17, Kruse, St. Clair, Dec. 29 17, Sean Mathiowetz, SESM, Feb. 8 17, Matt Christenson, Nicollet, Feb. 25 16, Nate Chadderdon,TCU, Dec. 11 16, Mathiowetz, SESM, Jan. 10 15, Mathiowetz, SESM, Nov. 30 15, Kruize, St. Peter, Dec. 4 15, Tommy Kraft, Cleveland, Jan. 20 15, Matt Christenson, Nicollet, Feb. 14 15, Tommy Kraft, Cleveland, Feb. 25 15, Ryan Kruse, St. Clair, Chain, March 4

30-point games (girls)50, Carlie Wagner, NRHEG, Dec. 18 50, Wagner, NRHEG, March 16 49, Wagner, NRHEG, March 8 48, Wagner, NRHEG, March 15 43, Wagner, NRHEG, Jan. 15

41, Wagner, NRHEG, Dec. 14 41, Megan Schroeder, LCWM, Feb. 2 41, Wagner, NRHEG, Feb. 19 37, Taylor Holicky, Cleveland, Jan. 31 36, Wagner, NRHEG, Feb. 15 36, Wagner, NRHEG, March 1 35, Wagner, NRHEG, Feb. 5 34, Wagner, NRHEG, Nov. 27 34, Claire Ziegler, Mankato East, Feb. 26 33, Wagner, NRHEG, Dec. 7 33, Wagner, NRHEG, Dec. 28 33, Wagner, NRHEG, Jan. 5 33, Wagner, NRHEG, Feb. 8 33, Kelsey Carpenter, St. Peter, March 6 32, Wagner, NRHEG, Nov. 29 32, Wagner, NRHEG, Dec. 1 32, Wagner, NRHEG, Jan. 8 32, Wagner, NRHEG, Feb. 1 31, Anna Munsen, MVL Nov. 27 31, Wagner, NRHEG, Dec. 21 31, Tailor Raymond, St. Peter, Dec. 28 31, Wagner, NRHEG, Feb. 13 30, Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 3 30, Wagner, NRHEG, Jan. 25 30, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, Feb. 5 30, Raymond, St. Peter, Feb. 5

15-rebound games (girls)26, Taylor Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 4 26, Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 18 22, Holicky, Cleveland, Jan. 31 22, Holicky, Cleveland, Feb. 4 21, Holicky, Cleveland, Nov. 27 21, Claire Ziegler, Mankato East, Jan. 8 18, Anna Munsen, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Nov. 30 17, Tailor Raymond, St. Peter, Dec. 28 17, Jade Schultz, NRHEG, Dec. 29 17, Holicky, Cleveland, Feb. 7 17, Ziegler, East, March 2 16, Holicky, Cleveland, vs. Dec. 11 16, Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 3 16, Cara Christiansen, West, Jan. 8 16, Annisa Janzig, USC, Feb. 8 15, Ziegler, East, Dec. 7 15, Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 13 15, Christiansen, West, Dec. 14 15, Holicky, Cleveland, Jan. 4 15, Holicky, Cleveland, Jan. 4 15, Janzig, USC, Jan. 18 15, Ziegler, East, Jan. 22 15, Ziegler, East, Jan. 25 15, Josie Schieffert, Sleepy Eye, Feb. 15 15, Ziegler, East, Feb. 26

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Boys1,859 — Tommy Kraft, SR, Cleveland1,838 — Sean Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s1,429 — Jaron Denn, SR, Maple River1,317 — Kansas Adams, SR, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s1,234 — Ryan Kruse, SR, St. Clair1,152 — Zach Brandts, JR, St. James Area Girls2,810 — Carlie Wagner, JR, NRHEG 1,778 — Tailor Raymond, SR, St. Peter1,436 — Sam Gruis, SR, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton1,404 — Haley Fogarty, SR, Belle Plaine1,241 — Cara Christiansen, SR, Mankato West1,176 — Jade Schultz, JR, NRHEG1,131 — Claire Ziegler, JR, Mankato East1,036 — Minnie Frederick, SR, Mankato East1,018 — Taylor Holicky, JR, Cleveland

1,000-point scorers (active)

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Maple river’s Jaron Denn finished his career with 1,429 points, and his total would have been higher if not for a knee injury that cost him most of his junior season.


15-rebound games (girls)26, Taylor Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 4 26, Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 18 22, Holicky, Cleveland, Jan. 31 22, Holicky, Cleveland, Feb. 4 21, Holicky, Cleveland, Nov. 27 21, Claire Ziegler, Mankato East, Jan. 8 18, Anna Munsen, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Nov. 30 17, Tailor Raymond, St. Peter, Dec. 28 17, Jade Schultz, NRHEG, Dec. 29 17, Holicky, Cleveland, Feb. 7 17, Ziegler, East, March 2 16, Holicky, Cleveland, vs. Dec. 11 16, Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 3 16, Cara Christiansen, West, Jan. 8 16, Annisa Janzig, USC, Feb. 8 15, Ziegler, East, Dec. 7 15, Holicky, Cleveland, Dec. 13 15, Christiansen, West, Dec. 14 15, Holicky, Cleveland, Jan. 4 15, Holicky, Cleveland, Jan. 4 15, Janzig, USC, Jan. 18 15, Ziegler, East, Jan. 22 15, Ziegler, East, Jan. 25 15, Josie Schieffert, Sleepy Eye, Feb. 15 15, Ziegler, East, Feb. 26

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Nathan Rose, JR, Sibley East, 45-0Aaron Bates, SR, Sibley East, 45-3Adam Cooling, SR, Madelia-Truman, 44-0Chris Pfarr, SR, Le Sueur-Henderson, 43-5Skyler Petry, JR, WEM/JWP, 41-1Taner Trembley, SR, LCWM, 41-2Hunter Retzlaff, JR, Sibley East, 41-8Austin Anderly, SO, LSH, 38-4Tyler Jakes, SR, Mankato West, 37-2Dylan Herman, JR, USC, 37-4 Colten Carlson, JR, USC, 37-5Brady Ayers, SR, WEM/JWP, 37-6Jason Meyer, SO, Sibley East, 37-14Louie Sanders, SO, LCWM, 36-4 Carter Hanson, SR, BEA, 36-7 Derek Herman, FR, USC, 35-6Miah DuFrane, SR, Sibley East, 34-11 Colin Ayers, JR, WEM/JWP, 33-9Dylan Connor, SR, St. Peter, 33-6 Jacob Claybaugh, SR, Waseca, 32-5Cody Hanson, SR, St. James, 32-7Richard Soto, SR, St. James, 32-5Bryon Forstner, SR, Madelia-Truman, 32-10Zack Kuhns, SR, Maple River, 31-8Gus Phillips, JR, BEA, 30-8 David Franta, JR, BEA, 30-9Nick Meixell, SO, LCWM, 30-9Dylan Wolff, SR, WEM/JWP, 30-12Jacob Gonsalez, SR, USC, 30-12 Mitch Retzlaff, JR, Sibley East, 30-16

Girls Brittany Denn (4), New Ulm, vs. Mankato West, Nov. 10. Callie Looft, Mankato West, vs. St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, Nov. 13. Alicia Knoll, Waseca, vs. Austin, Nov. 17 Maddie McCargar, Mankato East/Loyola, vs. Owatonna, Nov. 20. Taryn Juberien, Waseca, vs. Fairmont, Nov. 29. Ali Plieseis, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Marshall Ali Plieseis (4), St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Windom, Dec. 4.Taylor Witte, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Windom, Dec. 4. Maddie McCargar, East/Loyola, vs. Winona, Dec. 8. Chloe Bachman, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Fairmont, Dec. 8. Callie Looft, Mankato West, vs. Marshall, Dec. 11

Taryn Juberien, Waseca, vs. St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, Dec. 13. Olivia McIntosh, Waseca, vs. St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, Dec. 13. Maddy Knoll, Waseca, vs. Worthington, Dec. 15. Taryn Juberien, Waseca, vs. Worthington, Dec. 15 Callie Looft, Mankato West, vs. Albert Lea, Jan. 3. Callie Looft, Mankato West, vs. St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, Jan. 8. Maddie McCargar, Mankato East/Loyola, vs. Mankato West, Jan. 10. Brittany Miller, Waseca, vs. Windom, Jan. 10. Taryn Juberien, Waseca, vs. Windom, Jan. 10. Abbe Hoehn, Waseca, vs. Windom, Jan. 10. Abbe Hoehn, Waseca vs. St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, Jan. 10 Taryn Juberien (4), Waseca vs. Mankato West, Jan. 17 Rebekah Kolstad, Mankato East/Loyola, vs. Albert Lea, Feb. 1

Ali Plieseis, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Luverne, Feb. 2. Katy Snyder, Mankato East/Loyola, vs. St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, Feb. 7. Brooke Schugel, New Ulm, vs. Marshall, Feb. 12.

Boys Zach Erickson (4), Mankato West, vs. Mankato East/Loyola, Nov. 29. Blake Neumann (4), New Ulm, vs. Fairmont, Dec. 18. Derek Frentz (4), Mankato West, vs. Delano, Dec. 28 Tyler Jutting, Mankato

West, vs. Delano, Dec. 28 Brent Adams, Mankato East/Loyola, vs. St. Paul Highland Park, Jan. 8. Sam Wenner, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Waseca, Jan. 10. Derek Frentz (4), Mankato West, vs. Austin, Feb. 1. Cole Filler, Mankato West, vs. Rochester Mayo, Feb. 7. Sam Wenner, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Waseca, Feb. 9. J.P. Eykyn, Waseca, vs. La Crescent, Feb. 15. Derek Frentz, Mankato West vs. Red Wing, Feb. 21.

Hat tricksMankato east/Loyola senior Maddie McCargar tied for the team lead in scoring this season.

Taner Trembley, SR, LCWM, 204-57Adam Cooling, SR, Madelia-Truman, 201-40Zach Gehloff, SR, Waseca, 196-29Nathan Rose, JR, Sibley East, 176-27 Tyler Jakes, SR, Mankato West, 174-59Brady Ayers, SR, WEM/JWP, 171-66Aaron Bates, SR, Sibley East, 158-48Carter Hanson, SR, Blue Earth Area, 157-47 Skyler Petry, JR, WEM/JWP, 153-17Zack Kuhns, SR, Maple River, 151-49Dylan Herman, JR, USC, 147-41Hunter Retzlaff, JR, Sibley East, 141-39Chris Pfarr, SR, Le Sueur-Henderson, 141-58

30-win seasons

Career records

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Waseca’s Abbe Hoehn keeps the puck in the zone despite the efforts of Mankato West’s Callie Looft during a game this season at All Seasons Arena.



Nathan Rose, JR, Sibley East, 45-0Aaron Bates, SR, Sibley East, 45-3Adam Cooling, SR, Madelia-Truman, 44-0Chris Pfarr, SR, Le Sueur-Henderson, 43-5Skyler Petry, JR, WEM/JWP, 41-1Taner Trembley, SR, LCWM, 41-2Hunter Retzlaff, JR, Sibley East, 41-8Austin Anderly, SO, LSH, 38-4Tyler Jakes, SR, Mankato West, 37-2Dylan Herman, JR, USC, 37-4 Colten Carlson, JR, USC, 37-5Brady Ayers, SR, WEM/JWP, 37-6Jason Meyer, SO, Sibley East, 37-14Louie Sanders, SO, LCWM, 36-4 Carter Hanson, SR, BEA, 36-7 Derek Herman, FR, USC, 35-6Miah DuFrane, SR, Sibley East, 34-11 Colin Ayers, JR, WEM/JWP, 33-9Dylan Connor, SR, St. Peter, 33-6 Jacob Claybaugh, SR, Waseca, 32-5Cody Hanson, SR, St. James, 32-7Richard Soto, SR, St. James, 32-5Bryon Forstner, SR, Madelia-Truman, 32-10Zack Kuhns, SR, Maple River, 31-8Gus Phillips, JR, BEA, 30-8 David Franta, JR, BEA, 30-9Nick Meixell, SO, LCWM, 30-9Dylan Wolff, SR, WEM/JWP, 30-12Jacob Gonsalez, SR, USC, 30-12 Mitch Retzlaff, JR, Sibley East, 30-16

West, vs. Delano, Dec. 28 Brent Adams, Mankato East/Loyola, vs. St. Paul Highland Park, Jan. 8. Sam Wenner, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Waseca, Jan. 10. Derek Frentz (4), Mankato West, vs. Austin, Feb. 1. Cole Filler, Mankato West, vs. Rochester Mayo, Feb. 7. Sam Wenner, St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United, vs. Waseca, Feb. 9. J.P. Eykyn, Waseca, vs. La Crescent, Feb. 15. Derek Frentz, Mankato West vs. Red Wing, Feb. 21.

Mankato east/Loyola senior Maddie McCargar tied for the team lead in scoring this season.

Above: Mankato West’s tyler Jakes gets the upper hand on Fairmont/Martin County West’s Kory Brown during their Class AA 195 pound quarterf inal match Friday, March 29, at the Xcel energy Center in St. paul.At left: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial’s Louie Sanders pins Le Sueur-Henderson’s Jordan Carlson during a match this season.

Taner Trembley, SR, LCWM, 204-57Adam Cooling, SR, Madelia-Truman, 201-40Zach Gehloff, SR, Waseca, 196-29Nathan Rose, JR, Sibley East, 176-27 Tyler Jakes, SR, Mankato West, 174-59Brady Ayers, SR, WEM/JWP, 171-66Aaron Bates, SR, Sibley East, 158-48Carter Hanson, SR, Blue Earth Area, 157-47 Skyler Petry, JR, WEM/JWP, 153-17Zack Kuhns, SR, Maple River, 151-49Dylan Herman, JR, USC, 147-41Hunter Retzlaff, JR, Sibley East, 141-39Chris Pfarr, SR, Le Sueur-Henderson, 141-58

30-win seasons

Career records

Derek Frentz

Waseca’s Abbe Hoehn keeps the puck in the zone despite the efforts of Mankato West’s Callie Looft during a game this season at All Seasons Arena.



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pheNomS photoS By pat ChrIStmaN

St. Paul 6 Pack

Area wrestlers produce first-time state champions, defend titles and for some, wrap careers

Gave up six points total at state

Brady ayers, 160, Wem, SR

Finished season 37-6Defeated third-ranked wrestler for title

Took No. 2 ranking in Class AA to state

Finished season 41-2Outscored opponents 28-6 at stateWent undefeated in post seasonDefending champ started season No. 1Taner Trembley, 138, LCWm SR



Went undefeated in postseason

Finished season 38-4

Began season ranked No. 1 in Class A

Champion in first trip to state

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St. Paul 6 Pack

Finished season 36-4Went undefeated in postseasonDefeated Class A defending champ at stateTook No. 2 ranking in Class A to state

Ranked No. 1 for entire seasonFinished season 44-0

Class A, 145-pound champion in 2012Defeated No. 2 wrestler for second title

Finished season 42-0Went undefeated in postseasonPinned three of four at stateDefending champ started season No. 1

Louie Sanders, 120, LCWm So

austin anderly, 106, LSH FR

adam Cooling, 160, madelia-Truman, SR

nathan Rose, 195, Sibley east, JR



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4-25 Northfield Away 3:30pm4-26 Owatonna/Rochester Mayo Away 3:30pm5-6 Shakopee Away 1:00pm5-7 Rochester Home 2:30pm5-10 Invite Home 8:30am5-11 Invite Home 9:00am5-13 Shakopee Away 10:30am5-14 Austin Home 2:30pm5-21 Mankato West/Fairmont Home 2:30pm

mankaTo WeST “Scarlets”BaseballDate Opponent Site Time 4-13 Faribault Away 3:30pm4-19 Mankato East Home 4:30pm4-20 Academy of Holy Angels Home 10:00am4-20 TBA Home 1:00pm4-22 Albert Lea Home 5:00pm4-23 Owatonna Home 7:00pm4-25 Faribault Home 5:00pm4-30 Rochester Century Home 4:00pm5-4 Winona Away 2:00pm5-7 Austin Away 5:00pm5-9 Albert Lea Away 5:00pm5-14 Rochester Mayo Away 4:00pm5-16 Mankato East Away 4:00pm5-18 Rochester John Marshall Away 11:00am

Softball4-18 Owatonna Away 4:00pm4-22 Albert Lea Home 5:00pm4-23 Austin Away 5:00pm4-30 Rochester Century Away 4:00pm5-7 Mankato East Away 6:00pm5-9 Rochester Mayo Home 4:00pm5-10 St.Michael-Albertville Home 5:00pm5-14 Faribault Home 5:00pm

Golf, Girls4-19 Winona/Mkto East Home 3:30pm4-20 Mankato East Away 10:00am4-23 Faribault/Austin Away 2:30pm4-26 New Prague Away 1:00pm4-30 Rochester Home 3:30pm5-2 Waseca Away 3:30pm5-7 Albert Lea/Owatonna Away 2:30pm5-10 Fairmont Home 3:15pm5-13 Blue Earth Away 3:30pm5-14 Rochester John Marshall Home 2:00pm5-17 TBD, Hutchinson Away 1:00pm

Golf, Boys4-13 Marshall Senior Away 9:00am4-18 Winona/Mkto East Away 2:30pm4-23 Faribault, Austin Home 2:30pm4-26 New Prague Away 1:00pm4-30 Rochester Away 3:30pm5-2 Northfield Away 2:00pm5-6 Shakopee Away 1:00pm5-7 Albert Lea/Owatonna Away 2:30pm5-14 Rochester John Marshall Away 3:30pm5-17 Albert Lea Away 2:00pm5-18 Albert Lea Away 8:00am5-21 Mkto East/Fairmont Away 2:30pm

Track, Boys4-18 Shakopee Away 3:30pm4-23 Albert Lea/Austin Away 4:30pm4-30 Rochester Home 4:30pm5-7 Section True Team Away 3:00pm5-14 Winona/Fairbault/Owatonna Away 4:30pm

Track, Girls4-18 Shakopee Away 3:30pm4-23 Albert Lea/Austin Home 4:30pm4-30 Rochester Away 4:30pm5-7 Section True Team Away 3:00pm5-14 Winona/Fairbault/Owatonna Away 4:30pm

Tennis, Boys4-18 Rochester John Marshall Away 4:30pm4-23 Austin Home 4:30pm4-25 Albert Lea Away 4:30pm4-26 St. Peter Home 4:30pm4-30 Rochester Mayo Home 4:30pm5-2 Mankato East Away 4:30pm5-6 Hutchinson Away 4:00pm5-7 Owatonna Home 4:30pm5-9 Faribault Home 4:30pm

JWP “Bulldogs” Janesville-Waldorf-PembertonBaseball4-16 WEM Away 5:00pm4-18 Blooming Prairie Home 5:00pm4-22 USC Home 5:00pm4-25 Bethlehem Academy Away 5:00pm4-26 Loyola Home 5:00pm

When her career finally ends, S a v a n n a h Quandt might be the hockey

player who has played more games in All Seasons Arena than any one else in Mankato.

Quandt just wrapped up her sixth and final varsity sea-son with the Mankato East/Loyola girls team. Up next, a chance to play for Minnesota State University, which cur-rently uses the same rink for practices and games.

“I like playing there,” Quandt said. “I practically live there in the winter.”

Since before she started skating for the Cougars as a seventh-grader, Quandt want-ed to play for the Mavericks. And that dream didn’t change as she started her outstanding high school career. Following her sophomore season, she verbally com-mitted to Minnesota State, announcing to suitors from other college programs that they can stop recruiting her because she would be staying home come 2013.

“I grew up watching them,” she said. “All the girls in the Cities watch the Gophers, and they’re their idols. But I grew up watching the Mavericks.

I’m really excited about next year. I want it to come right now.”

Quandt was a high-scoring forward for the first part of her career, but moved to defense — the position she’ll likely play at MSU, according to Mavericks coach Eric Means — the last two seasons.

As a senior, she helped lead the Cougars to their best-ever finish. East/Loyola went 22-6-0 before suffering a heart-breaking defeat in the Section 2A championship game

against Mound-Westonka. Even with the disap-pointment of not

reaching the state tourna-

ment, that was a long way from Quandt’s first two of years of high school hockey when East/Loyola won a total of just seven games.

Quandt broke her right wrist in the final game of the regular season this year and had to play with a restrictive cast in the playoffs.

“I definitely would have been able to shoot a lot bet-ter,” she said of the injury. “Oh well. I tried my best, I guess.”

Now, Quandt is hoping she can assist in the improvement of another team — a tougher task at the Division I college level.

“I definitely want to be a helper in the turnaround of the program,” she said. “That would be awesome.”

Homecookin’The colors change, but the scenery stays the same for Cougars’ Quandt

By Shane Frederick

Season Goals Assists Points 2007-08 14 11 25 2008-09 13 7 20 2009-10 31 19 50 2010-11 32 16 48 2011-12 32 20 52 2012-13 17 20 37 Totals 139 93 232

A closer lookSavannah Quandt is graduating as East/Loyola’s all-time leading scorer. Here are her year-by-year statistics:

Mankato east/Loyola senior Savannah Quandt won’t be going far to compete as a college hockey player as she’s chosen

Minnesota State.pat Christman




5-7 Rochester Home 2:30pm5-10 Invite Home 8:30am5-11 Invite Home 9:00am5-13 Shakopee Away 10:30am5-14 Austin Home 2:30pm5-21 MankatoWest/Fairmont Home 2:30pm

mankato west “scarlets”BaseballDate Opponent Site Time4-13 Faribault Away 3:30pm4-19 MankatoEast Home 4:30pm4-20 AcademyofHolyAngels Home 10:00am4-20 TBA Home 1:00pm4-22 AlbertLea Home 5:00pm4-23 Owatonna Home 7:00pm4-25 Faribault Home 5:00pm4-30 RochesterCentury Home 4:00pm5-4 Winona Away 2:00pm5-7 Austin Away 5:00pm5-9 AlbertLea Away 5:00pm5-14 RochesterMayo Away 4:00pm5-16 MankatoEast Away 4:00pm5-18 RochesterJohnMarshall Away 11:00am

softball4-18 Owatonna Away 4:00pm4-22 AlbertLea Home 5:00pm4-23 Austin Away 5:00pm4-30 RochesterCentury Away 4:00pm5-7 MankatoEast Away 6:00pm5-9 RochesterMayo Home 4:00pm5-10 St.Michael-Albertville Home 5:00pm5-14 Faribault Home 5:00pm

Golf, Girls4-19 Winona/MktoEast Home 3:30pm4-20 MankatoEast Away 10:00am4-23 Faribault/Austin Away 2:30pm4-26 NewPrague Away 1:00pm4-30 Rochester Home 3:30pm5-2 Waseca Away 3:30pm5-7 AlbertLea/Owatonna Away 2:30pm5-10 Fairmont Home 3:15pm5-13 BlueEarth Away 3:30pm5-14 RochesterJohnMarshall Home 2:00pm5-17 TBD,Hutchinson Away 1:00pm

Golf, Boys4-13 MarshallSenior Away 9:00am4-18 Winona/MktoEast Away 2:30pm4-23 Faribault,Austin Home 2:30pm4-26 NewPrague Away 1:00pm4-30 Rochester Away 3:30pm5-2 Northfield Away 2:00pm5-6 Shakopee Away 1:00pm5-7 AlbertLea/Owatonna Away 2:30pm5-14 RochesterJohnMarshall Away 3:30pm5-17 AlbertLea Away 2:00pm5-18 AlbertLea Away 8:00am5-21 MktoEast/Fairmont Away 2:30pm

track, Boys4-18 Shakopee Away 3:30pm4-23 AlbertLea/Austin Away 4:30pm4-30 Rochester Home 4:30pm5-7 SectionTrueTeam Away 3:00pm5-14 Winona/Fairbault/Owatonna Away 4:30pm

track, Girls4-18 Shakopee Away 3:30pm4-23 AlbertLea/Austin Home 4:30pm4-30 Rochester Away 4:30pm5-7 SectionTrueTeam Away 3:00pm5-14 Winona/Fairbault/Owatonna Away 4:30pm

tennis, Boys4-18 RochesterJohnMarshall Away 4:30pm4-23 Austin Home 4:30pm4-25 AlbertLea Away 4:30pm4-26 St.Peter Home 4:30pm4-30 RochesterMayo Home 4:30pm5-2 MankatoEast Away 4:30pm5-6 Hutchinson Away 4:00pm5-7 Owatonna Home 4:30pm5-9 Faribault Home 4:30pm

JwP “Bulldogs” Janesville-waldorf-PembertonBaseball4-16 WEM Away 5:00pm4-18 BloomingPrairie Home 5:00pm4-22 USC Home 5:00pm4-25 BethlehemAcademy Away 5:00pm4-26 Loyola Home 5:00pm4-29 Medford Away 5:00pm4-30 NRHEG Home 5:00pm5-2 Randolph Away 5:00pm5-3 MartinLuther Away 4:30pm5-9 BloomingPrairie Away 5:00pm5-13 USC Away 5:00pm5-16 BethlehemAcademy Home 5:00pm5-17 St.Clair Away 4:30pm

softball4-12 Nicollet Away 4:30pm4-16 WEM Away 5:00pm4-18 BloomingPrairie Home 5:00pm4-19 Waseca Away 4:30pm4-22 USC Home 5:00pm4-25 BethlehemAcademy Away 5:00pm4-29 Medford Away 5:00pm4-30 NRHEG Home 5:00pm5-2 Randolph Away 5:00pm5-6 WEM Home 5:00pm5-9 BloomingPrairie Away 4:30pm5-13 USC Away 5:00pm5-15 Madelia Away 4:00pm5-16 BethlehemAcademy Home 5:00pm

Le sUeUR - HenDeRson “Giants”Baseball4-15 Tri-CityUnited Away 5:00pm4-18 Jordan Away 5:00pm4-22 BellePlaine Home 5:00pm4-25 SibleyEast Home 4:00pm4-29 MayerLutheran Away 5:00pm5-2 Watertown-Mayer Home 7:00pm5-3 LCWM Home 5:00pm5-6 Tri-CityUnited Home 5:00pm5-9 NYA Away 4:00pm5-17 St.Peter Away 4:30pm5-20 Waseca Away 5:00pm

softball4-16 Tri-CityUntied Away 5:00pm4-18 Jordan Away 5:00pm

4-23 BellePlaine Home 5:00pm4-25 SibleyEast Home 4:00pm4-30 MayerLutheran Away 5:00pm5-2 Watertown-Mayer Home 5:00pm5-7 Tri-CityUntied Home 5:00pm5-9 NYA Away 4:00pm5-17 St.Peter Away 4:30pmtrack, Boys and Girls4-16 Watertown-Mayer Away 4:00pm4-22 St.Peter Away 4:00pm4-23 Jordan Away 4:00pm4-25 Waseca Away 4:00p5-3 SibleyEast Away 4:00pm5-7 TrueTeam Away 4:00pm5-10 GiantRelays Home 4:00pm5-16 MRCOutdoor Away 4:00pm

cLeveLanD “clippers” Baseball4-16 Loyola Away 5:00pm4-23 MartinCountyWest Home 5:00pm4-25 St.Clair Away 4:30pm4-30 ML-GHEC-Truman Home 5:00pm5-2 Alden-Conger Home 5:00pm5-7 ML-GHEC-Truman Home 5:00pm5-9 Nicollet Away 5:00pm5-11 Loyola Away 9:00am5-14 MapleRiver Away 5:00pm5-17 Medford Home 5:00pm

softball4-16 LCWM Home 5:00pm4-18 Madelia Home 5:00pm4-20 TBA Home 9:00am4-23 Loyola Home 5:00pm4-25 MCW Away 5:00pm4-30 St.Clair Home 4:30pm5-2 MartlinLuther-GHEC Away 5:00pm5-7 Alden-Conger Away 5:00pm5-9 Madelia-Truman Away 5:00pm5-10 MankatoLoyola Away 5:00pm

st. PeteR “saints”Baseball4-12 SibleyEast Home 4:30pm4-15 MapleRiver Away 5:00pm4-16 TCU Home 4:30pm



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photo By pat ChrIStmaN Carlie Wagner (3) had another record-setting run in the Class AA girls state basketball tournament. Her efforts helped the panthers capture the 2013 title.




photos by pat Christman

Minnie Frederick was a tenacious defender, shown here battling Mankato West’s Cara Christiansen for a loose ball during a game this season.

A new styleThe transformation of East basketball program began with a shy girl and

By Chad Courrier

Minnie Frederick broke records, influenced teammates and turned a program around

hen Minnie Frederick first moved to Mankato in the

summer before her sophomore season at Mankato East, she went to an open gym to play basketball with and meet some of her new teammates.

Her older brother Stephone, Jr., had played at East, and her cousin Martin Frederick knew many of the girls in the basketball program. But it was still a little nerve-racking for the new girl, hoping to break in with a group of players who had played a lot of basketball growing up together.

“I was kind of a shy girl,” Frederick said. “So I went to open gym in the summer. I think they thought I was going to be a fat, chubby kid with no basketball experience, maybe with an attitude problem.

“When I got there, they looked kind of surprised. Once I talked with them, and they got to know me, we all became very close.”

Frederick finished an impressive three-year career at East last month, setting school records and helping her team return to the program to the success it had during the 1980s and ’90s. She was a finalist for

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The Frederick FileNot only did Minnie Frederick put her name in the Mankato East record books, she peppered her name all over the Minnesota state record books. Here’s a look at her accomplishments:

Career assists1,034, Krista Opheim, Eden Valley-Watkins, 2006879 , Jamie Pudenz, Red Rock Central, 1996786, Stephanie Mayclin, Breckenridge, 2001772, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, 2013728, Megan Taylor, Roseau, 1997. Single-season assists359, Erin Foley, St. Cloud Tech, 2008347, Krista Opheim, Eden Valley-Watkins, 2006276, Kelly Skalicky, Albany, 1979273, Sam Lynn, Adrian, 2008269, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, 2012252, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, 2011252, Stephanie Mayclin, Breckenridge, 2001251, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, 2013 Single-game assists20, Megan Taylor, Roseau, 199718, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, 201317, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, 201217, Minnie Frederick, Mankato East, 2010 17, Kelly Skalicky, Albany, 1979


Minnie Frederick was a tenacious defender, shown here battling Mankato West’s Cara Christiansen for a loose ball during a game this season.

hen Minnie Frederick first moved to Mankato in the

summer before her sophomore season at Mankato East, she went to an open gym to play basketball with and meet some of her new teammates.

Her older brother Stephone, Jr., had played at East, and her cousin Martin Frederick knew many of the girls in the basketball program. But it was still a little nerve-racking for the new girl, hoping to break in with a group of players who had played a lot of basketball growing up together.

“I was kind of a shy girl,” Frederick said. “So I went to open gym in the summer. I think they thought I was going to be a fat, chubby kid with no basketball experience, maybe with an attitude problem.

“When I got there, they looked kind of surprised. Once I talked with them, and they got to know me, we all became very close.”

Frederick finished an impressive three-year career at East last month, setting school records and helping her team return to the program to the success it had during the 1980s and ’90s. She was a finalist for

the state’s Miss Basketball award, leading the Cougars to a pair of Big Nine Conference championships.

More than the awards, however, Frederick has helped to transform the program from a slow, halfcourt style to an up-tempo, fun brand of basketball.

“At our first practice, you could see what Minnie could do for our team,” East coach Mike Barger said. “She fit in right away. She was kind of a jokester, and she has a personality that draws you in.”

Frederick grew up in Flint, Mich., and it wasn’t until her parents divorced that she considered spending her high-school years anywhere else.

Her dad, Stephone, Sr., moved to Mankato, but she stayed in Michigan with her mother, Marjai, until after her freshman season.

“When my brother was here, he told me that he had a lot of fun,” Frederick said.

Four years ago, the Cougars didn’t have many ball-handlers, so opponents would press a lot. When East got into the halfcourt, the possessions were focused on getting the ball into the post, hoping 50 points would be enough to win the game.

This season, the Cougars averaged 62.8 points, about 20 more per game, in large part because of Frederick’s ability to push the ball up the court, resulting in a layup for her or a pass to an open teammate, maybe a 3-pointer or a post basket.

“One of the things we always talk about is you better be ready for a pass,” said junior post Claire Ziegler, a 1,000-point scorer who has benefited from a lot of Frederick’s assists. “She knows you’re going to be open before you know you’re open.”

Frederick was more of a scorer as a sophomore, but as

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A look back at recent Mankato East girls basketball records shows Minnie Frederick’s impact on the program.

2006-07 4-222007-08 4-222008-09 8-182009-10 6-192010-11 17-112011-12 26-32012-13 23-5

New expectations



she’s learned to trust her teammates, she’s been more willing to pass. This season, Frederick averaged 11.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 9.8 assists, struggling with an ankle injury early in the season and another one in the final two weeks. She had 139 steals.

As a junior, Frederick set a school record with 17 assists in a game, but this season, she dazzled the Austin defense with 18 assists.

“She’s a true point guard,” Barger said. “She’s passed up a lot of shots to get other people involved. She’s grown into a leader, on and off the court.”

Frederick ended her career with 772 assists, fourth most in state history, and bested the school record by 246 assists — a number that may never again be challenged. She had

Frederick wasn’t sure she’d fit in with the other basketball players at Mankato east, but her outgoing, bubbly personality allowed her to make friends fast.



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she’s learned to trust her teammates, she’s been more willing to pass. This season, Frederick averaged 11.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 9.8 assists, struggling with an ankle injury early in the season and another one in the final two weeks. She had 139 steals.

As a junior, Frederick set a school record with 17 assists in a game, but this season, she dazzled the Austin defense with 18 assists.

“She’s a true point guard,” Barger said. “She’s passed up a lot of shots to get other people involved. She’s grown into a leader, on and off the court.”

Frederick ended her career with 772 assists, fourth most in state history, and bested the school record by 246 assists — a number that may never again be challenged. She had

three of the top eight single-season totals in state history.

She’s also scored 1,036 points, which ranks 12th at Mankato East.

“The only regret I have is that I tried to make that layup (on the final shot of the section championship game) instead of passing to Abby (Connell) to shoot the 3,” Frederick said.

Frederick will be returning to Michigan for her college career, signing with Division I Detroit Mercy, but she’s had a lasting effect on the program, which no longer will play a slow-down, halfcourt style. She hopes to study child development because she enjoys watching kids take some information and grow in their skills and confidence.

That started this season as the younger point guards

watched Frederick to get some tips on the position.

“I love it that some girls looked up to me,” she said. “That means I’m doing something right, and I want to help them. It’s a nice way to give back to the program.

“Every single person at East has played an important part in my high-school career, from my teammates to the teachers and coaches. They’ve all helped me through the tough times.”

Barger appreciates what Frederick has meant to his program, both on the court and as a mentor for the future point guards. If Frederick had never shown up here, it’s impossible to say how much success the Cougars would have achieved in the last three seasons.

“I know we wouldn’t be scoring 60 points a game

without Minnie,” Barger said. “It’s a style that kids love to play, and I think we have some athletic kids in the program. The younger kids have been able to watch how Minnie does things, and that’s the way they’ll play.”

Frederick wasn’t sure she’d fit in with the other basketball players at Mankato east, but her outgoing, bubbly personality allowed her to make friends fast.

1,989 — Amy Swanson, 1987-921,898 — Kristin Kachelmyer, 1996-991,668 — Angie Swanson, 1991-961,529 — Jen Mitchell, 1,5291,509 — Kristin Maschka, 1983-871,441 — Kris Wolle, 1994-981,417 — Tammy Shain, 1984-881,373 — Sarah Robbins, 1991-961,156 — Barb Meredith, 1976-801,131 — Claire Ziegler, 2010-131,079 — Jodi Mitchell, 1990-941,036 — Minnie Frederick, 2010-13

Cougars’ all-time leading scorers



Maple river’s Ben Larson shoots over Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial’s Michael Coates during the annual Jug basketball game at Lake Crystal.


Back in 1960, Garden City High School played Amboy High School in a boys basketball game, and the Brown Jug became the trophy for the series. Garden City won that first game 66-49, setting in motion an annual game that still keeps the interest of those communities today.

In 1969, Vernon Center, Rapidan and Garden City consolidated into Wellcome Memorial, and Amboy and Good Thunder were joined as the series continued.

By 1987, Mapleton-Amboy-Good Thunder was playing against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, and two years later, MAGT became Maple River.

In its current format of Maple River vs. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Maple River has had ownership of that treasured piece of ceramic after 19 of 24 seasons.

The Knights claimed the Jug last season, ending a six-year losing streak and providing a lot of motivation

for the Maple River players to gain back the trophy for its showcase at the Mapleton school.

It was a loud, large crowd that filled the gym in Lake Crystal on Jan. 18, split pretty evenly to root for their r e s p e c t i v e teams. The Eagles used a 19-6 run late in the first half to lead by 11 at ha l f t ime. The game rema ined close until the last four minutes, when Maple River finished on a 13-1 run for a 69-49 victory.

Jaron Denn was Maple River’s top scorer with 19 points, and he added 10 rebounds. Ben

Larson scored 13 points.For LCWM, Michael Coates scored 17 points,

and Bryson Yackel had 14 points.

“Sometimes, you get spoiled when you have (the Jug) six

years in a row,” said Maple River coach

Chad Ostermann, who played

in the

Jug series for Maple River. “When you lose it, you want it back.”

The Jug series will face a challenge in the future. Maple River is leaving the Valley Conference and will compete in the Gopher Conference, meaning these teams can face each other only when the nonconference schedule allows.

Over the years, however, the series has thrived, despite the challenges.

The other Little Brown JugAnnual rivalry game dates back more than 50 years By Chad Courrier



1959-60, Garden City 66, Amboy 491960-61 Amboy 80, Garden City 701961-62 Amboy 63, Garden City 571962-63 Garden City 45, Amboy 361963-64 Garden City 70, Amboy 501964-65 Garden City 44, Amboy 411965-66 Amboy 59, Garden City 541966-67 Amboy 80, Garden City 701967-68 Garden City 62, Amboy 581968-69 Garden City 77, Amboy 741969-70 Welcome Memorial 98, AGT 651970-71 Wellcome Memorial 78, AGT 671971-72 AGT 46, Wellcome Memorial 371972-73 AGT 63, Wellcome Memorial 491973-74 AGT 65, Wellcome Memorial 451974-75 AGT 65, Wellcome Memorial 441975-76 Wellcome Memorial 63, AGT 561976-77 Wellcome Memorial 56, AGT 461977-78 Wellcome Memorial 60, AGT 58

1978-79 Wellcome Memorial 61, AGT 531979-80 Wellcome Memorial 63, AGT 461980-81 Wellcome Memorial 78, AGT 471981-82 AGT 67, Wellcome Memorial 651982-83 AGT 58, Wellcome Memorial 551983-84 AGT 62, Wellcome Memorial 501984-85 Wellcome Memorial 71, AGT 361985-86 AGT 64, Wellcome Memorial 591986-87 Wellcome Memorial 63, AGT 581987-88 LCWM 84, MAGT 771988-89 MAGT 62, LCWM 551989-90 Maple River 72, LCWM 691990-91 Maple River 66, LCWM 65, OT1991-92 Maple River 70, LCWM 491992-93 Maple River 79, LCWM 691993-94 Maple River 97, LCWM 411994-95 Maple River 88, LCWM 541995-96 Maple River 70, LCWM 541996-97 Maple River 84, LCWM 641997-98 LCWM 55, Maple River 511998-99 Maple River 60, LCWM 251999-2000 Maple River 47, LCWM 452000-01 Maple River 53, LCWM 502001-02 LCWM 47, Maple River 452002-03 Maple River 65, LCWM 452003-04 LCWM 49, Maple River2004-05 LCWM 79, Maple River 692005-06 Maple River 67, LCWM 62, OT2006-07 Maple River 64, LCWM 422007-08 Maple River 81, LCWM 472008-09 Maple River 54, LCWM 512009-10 Maple River 73, LCWM 542010-11 Maple River 68, LCWM 562011-12 LCWM 53, Maple River 462012-13 Maple River 69, LCWM 49

Brown Jug series

The other Little Brown Jug

Maple river’s Michael Lewis (white jersey) and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial’s Bryson Yackel go after the loose ball during the Jug game, a victory that sent the Maple river fans into celebration.



Mankato Loyola’s eighth-grade guard Lindsey theuninck drives to the basket during the Class A quarterfinal game against Win-e-Mac at Williams Arena.

teamS photoS By pat ChrIStmaN

It was just a couple of sea-sons ago, that the Mankato Loyola girls basketball team went winless. However, a young roster, mixed with some key veterans, began to blossom this season, winning 12 of the first 13 games.

As the success helped to build momentum, the Crusaders reeled off nine straight wins to push their record to 21-2, winning the Valley Conference regular-sea-son and Showcase titles.

Even though the regular season ended with a loss, the



Above: reeAnn Dose (25) gets surrounded by the Win-e-Mac defense during a state quarterfinal game. Below: Jordyn theuninck (4) passes to a teammate, but the young Crusaders struggled to get the offense going.

teamS photoS By pat ChrIStmaN

It was just a couple of sea-sons ago, that the Mankato Loyola girls basketball team went winless. However, a young roster, mixed with some key veterans, began to blossom this season, winning 12 of the first 13 games.

As the success helped to build momentum, the Crusaders reeled off nine straight wins to push their record to 21-2, winning the Valley Conference regular-sea-son and Showcase titles.

Even though the regular season ended with a loss, the

Crusaders rebounded with four straight postseason victo-ries, downing Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 47-36 in the sec-tion championship game to earn the first state tourna-ment berth for the program in 31 seasons.

The Crusaders lost to Win-E-Mac in the state quarterfi-nals at Williams Arena, but with only three seniors on the roster, it seems likely that Loyola will have several chances to return to state competition in the near future.

Loyola marks program turnaround with trip to state tournament

By Chad Courrier



The season began with a win. Then there was another and another and another until 10 in a row were rattled off by the Mankato East/Loyola girls hockey team.

For coach Nate Fuller and several of the Cougars’ players, they could recall entire years that didn’t end with double-digit wins. They remember four- and three- and nine-win seasons before they began to figure things out, before they turned things around, before they learned how to win.

The Cougars didn’t reach their ultimate goal of getting to the state tournament this past year. They ended the year with their first Big Nine champion-ship and a team-record 22 wins

(they finished 22-6-0) before losing to Mound Westonka/Watertown-Mayer 3-2 in the Section 2A championship game.

Three seniors were on that four-win team as seventh-grad-ers. Four more from that class joined up the following year when East/Loyola won just three games.

“To go through all those years and get better working together, it’s amazing what we’ve done,” leading scorer Maddie McCargar said after her final high school hockey game. “Twenty-two wins is not something to be ashamed of. Twenty-three is what we want-ed. We worked our hearts out.”

Forwards McCargar and

Rebekah Kolstad finished the season, including playoffs, with 55 points apiece. Kolstad, a sopho-more, scored 30 goals, while McCargar, a senior, had 29 goals. Senior defenseman Savannah Quandt had 17 goals and 37 points and was named third-team All-State by The Associated Press.

In 28 games, the Cougars more than dou-bled up their opponents’ goals, out-scoring them 135-66.

That’s a far, far cry from five seasons ago.

Mankato East/Loyola goaltender Katie Paulson was the backstop in one of the most successful seasons in program history. Below, Katy Snyder celebrates another victory for the Cougars.

Pat Christman

Photos by Pat Christman

The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls basketball team celebrates its state championship, defeating Braham in the final game. Right: Paige Overgaard tries to stop Braham’s Angela Bendickson during the title game.

If you thought that Carlie Wagner and the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale -Geneva girls basketball team were good when you saw them in the 2012 Class AA tournament, you must have been more impressed by what they accomplished this season, winning 29 of 30 games.

Wagner, who scored more than 1,000 points this season,

State ChampsYoung New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva team has shot at another Class AA championship in 2014

A nice runSenior group helped turn East/Loyola from pushover to force in Big Nine Conference By Shane Frederick

TEAMS PhoToS By PAT ChriSTMAn



Photos by Pat Christman

The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls basketball team celebrates its state championship, defeating Braham in the final game. Right: Paige Overgaard tries to stop Braham’s Angela Bendickson during the title game.

If you thought that Carlie Wagner and the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale -Geneva girls basketball team were good when you saw them in the 2012 Class AA tournament, you must have been more impressed by what they accomplished this season, winning 29 of 30 games.

Wagner, who scored more than 1,000 points this season,

tallied 129 points in three tour-nament games, breaking her own scoring record, and she ended the event with a tourna-ment record 50 points as the Panthers downed Braham to win the program’s first state championship.

The Panthers had only three seniors on the roster, making them the favorite to do this all again next season.

State ChampsYoung New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva team has shot at another Class AA championship in 2014

By Chad Courrier

TEAMS PhoToS By PAT ChriSTMAn



momeNtS photoS By pat ChrIStmaN

Mankato east/Loyola senior Bobby Schultze wrapped up his stellar career with an all-state performance.

East swim coach Johnson will retireNov. 13 — Longtime Mankato East girls swimming and div-ing coach Tim Johnson announces his retirement after 34 years. Although he is retiring from the girls duties, he said he plans to continue coaching the boys team a couple more years.

Cougar girls get some revenge in hockeyNov. 16 — The Mankato East/Loyola girls hockey team defeats Hutchinson 9-0 in a rematch of last season’s section semifinals.

Mankato West wins at buzzerDec. 4 — Freshman Jake Dale, making his first varsity start, scores off an inbounds pass with two sec-onds remaining as Mankato West defeats Hutchinson 59-58 at the West gym.

Jakes repeats at Redwood ValleyDec. 15 — For the second straight sea-son, Mankato West senior Tyler Jakes won the 195-pound weight class at the Redwood Valley tournament.

East/Loyola girls off to best start everDec. 18 — The Mankato East/Loyola girls hockey team extends the best start in pro-gram history, winning its 10th straight game with a 6-4 deci-sion against Albert Lea.

Loyola wins ClassicDec. 22 — T h e M a n k a t o Loyola girls d e f e a t Waterville-E l y s i a n -Morristown 52-50 in the

championship game of the

Crusader/McDonald’s Classic at Fitzgerald gym.

Wagner breaks 2,000Dec. 29 — Carlie Wagner, a junior at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale -Geneva scores the 2,000th point of her basketball career in a 58-51 vic-tory over Bemidji in the cham-pionship game of the St. Peter tournament.

Maple River wins Bethany tournamentDec. 29 — The Maple River boys basketball team defeats Fairmont 66-62 to win the championship of the Pepsi Holiday Tournament, which was played at Bethany Lutheran College.

USC’s Allis sets block record in triple-doubleJan. 5 — United South Central’s Amanda Allis had a triple-double in a girls basket-ball game against Tri-City United. Allis set a school-record with 13 blocked shots to go with 15 points and 11

rebounds. It was Allis’ third career triple-double, the only three in program history.

West boys, girls win Wuk Fut ski meetJan. 8 — Mankato West won both the boys and girls events at the annual Wuk Fut ski meet at Mount Kato. West’s David Huggins was the boys individu-al winner with a combined time of 44.31, while Caitlin Clause of Mankato East/Loyola won the girls race at 47.42.

Miller sets Waseca girls hockey recordJan. 10 — Brittany Miller of the Waseca girls hockey team set a program record with eight points in a 13-3 victory over Windom. She had five assists, and joined teammates Taryn Juberien and Abbe Hoehn with hat tricks in the victory.

Maple River celebrates state title anniversaryJan. 18 — The Maple River boys basketball program cele-brates the 20th anniversary of

tyler Jakes

Mankato Loyola’s Jordyn theuninck.

Jake Dale

tim Johnson

the school’s only state champi-onship during a game against Mankato Loyola. Several play-ers and coaches Dave Walker and Tim Anderson took part in the celebration of the 1993 vic-tory over Faribault Bethlehem Academy in the Class A cham-pionship game at St. Paul.

Loyola honors 2003 state title teamFeb. 2 — Mankato Loyola hon-ors the undefeated 2003 state championship boys basketball team during halftime of the boys basketball game at Fitzgerald gym.

the Mankato Loyola boys basketball team celebrates their title in 2003.



momeNtS photoS By pat ChrIStmaN

rebounds. It was Allis’ third career triple-double, the only three in program history.

West boys, girls win Wuk Fut ski meetJan. 8 — Mankato West won both the boys and girls events at the annual Wuk Fut ski meet at Mount Kato. West’s David Huggins was the boys individu-al winner with a combined time of 44.31, while Caitlin Clause of Mankato East/Loyola won the girls race at 47.42.

Miller sets Waseca girls hockey recordJan. 10 — Brittany Miller of the Waseca girls hockey team set a program record with eight points in a 13-3 victory over Windom. She had five assists, and joined teammates Taryn Juberien and Abbe Hoehn with hat tricks in the victory.

Maple River celebrates state title anniversaryJan. 18 — The Maple River boys basketball program cele-brates the 20th anniversary of

the school’s only state champi-onship during a game against Mankato Loyola. Several play-ers and coaches Dave Walker and Tim Anderson took part in the celebration of the 1993 vic-tory over Faribault Bethlehem Academy in the Class A cham-pionship game at St. Paul.

Loyola honors 2003 state title teamFeb. 2 — Mankato Loyola hon-ors the undefeated 2003 state championship boys basketball team during halftime of the boys basketball game at Fitzgerald gym.

West girls earn berth at state ski meetFeb. 5 — The Mankato West girls Alpine ski team advances to the state meet for the sec-ond time in program history by placing second at the Section 6 meet at Buck Hill. West’s Kelsey Klingel takes seventh with a com-bined time of 50.97. Mankato East/Loyola’s Caitlin Clause quali-fies for the state meet for the third time, and Mankato West’s David Huggins qualifies for the boys meet for the second time.

Loyola guard makes eight 3-pointersFeb. 7 — Mankato Loyola’s Lindsey Theuninck makes eight 3-pointers and scores 32 points. She also had 12 rebounds and four steals.

Waseca girls claim SCC basketball crownFeb. 8 — Waseca clinches the South Central Conference girls basketball championship with a 64-61 victory over St. Peter, completing the season sweep.

Loyola girls win Valley Conference titleFeb. 9 — The Mankato Loyola

girls basketball team wins the Valley Conference champion-ship by defeating Martin County West 58-52 in the final game of the Valley Showcase.

Cougar girls fall in section title gameFeb. 14 — Mankato East/Loyola loses 3-2 to Mound-Westonka in the championship game of the Section 2A girls hockey tournament at Don Roberts Ice Rink.

Maple River boys win Valley ConferenceFeb. 14 — Maple River defeats Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 84-74 to win the Valley Conference boys basket-ball championship at Mapleton.

Sibley East wrestlers advance to stateFeb. 16 — Sibley East defeats Windom/Mountain Lake 38-23 to win the Section 4A wres-tling championship.

West’s Deatley places at state gymnasticsFeb. 23 — Mankato West fresh-man Miranda Deatley places 16th on the balance beam at the Class A gymnastics meet, held at the University of Minnesota. She scored 9.1 in

her first trip to state.

Sibley East wrestlers take fourth at stateFeb. 28 — Sibley East finishes fourth at the Class A wrestling meet, but upset No. 3-seeded Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 30-24 in the opening round.

Schultze earns all-state swimming honorsMarch 2 — Mankato East/Loyola senior Bobby Schultze finishes eighth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02.65, earning all-state honors. He also finishes ninth in the 100 butterfly and joined Jack Adams, Brett Petersen and Cory Kriesel to place 12th in both the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays.

East/Loyola boys hockey coach resignsMarch 4 — Aaron Anderson resigns as the Mankato East/Loyola boys hockey coach after five seasons. He will continue to coach the girls golf team.

Loyola girls advance to state tournamentMarch 8 — Mankato Loyola defeats Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 47-36 for the Section A girls basketball championship.

the Mankato Loyola boys basketball team celebrates their title in 2003.

Caitlin Clause

Mankato east/Loyola goaltender Katie paulson and the Cougars fell just short of reaching the state girls hockey tournament.




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SoftballDate Opponent Site Time4-12 SibleyEast Home 4:30pm4-15 BellePlaine Away 5:00pm4-18 St.James Away 5:30pm4-22 TCU Away 5:00pm4-25 Fairmont Home 5:30pm4-30 NewUlm Away 5:30pm5-3 BlueEarthArea Home 5:30pm5-7 Waseca Away 5:30pm5-9 St.James Home 5:30pm5-14 Fairmont Away 5:30pm5-16 NewUlm Home 5:30pm5-17 LeSueur-Henderson Home 4:30pm

Track, Boys and Girls4-15 MultipleTeams Home 4:15pm4-22 Waseca/LSH/GFW Home 4:15pm4-25 Delano Away 4:00pm4-30 Glencoe-SilverLake Away 3:30pm5-2 MankatoEast Away 4:00pm5-7 SectionTrueTeam Away 3:00pm5-10 LeSueur-Henderson Away 4:00pm

Golf, Girls4-15 BlueEarthArea Away 3:15pm]4-16 MankatoEast Away 3:30pm4-19 Jordan Away 1:00pm4-20 Jordan Away 7:30am4-26 Waseca Home 3:45pm4-30 Invitational Home 2:00pm5-3 St.JamesArea Home 3:45pm5-7 NewUlm Home 3:45pm5-14 Fairmont Away 3:45pm5-21 LeSueur-Henderson Away 3:30pm

Golf, Boys4-15 BlueEarthArea Away 3:15pm4-18 NewUlm Away 1:00pm4-19 Jordan Away 1:00pm4-20 Jordan Away 7:30am4-23 MultipleTeams Home 2:00pm4-26 Waseca Home 3:45pm5-2 Northfield/TCU Away 2:00pm5-3 St.JamesArea Home 3:45pm5-4 Fairmont Away 9:00am5-7 NewUlm Home 3:45pm5-14 Fairmont Away 3:45pm5-16 TCU Home 4:30pm5-21 LeSueur-Henderson Away 3:30pm

Tennis, Boys4-12 HolyFamilyCatholic Home 4:30pm4-18 Waseca Away 4:30pm4-25 St.JamesArea Home 4:30pm4-26 MankatoWest Away 4:30pm4-27 Northfield Away 8:15am4-30 Mound-Westonka Home 4:15am5-2 NewUlm Away 4:30pm5-3 PineCity Away 5:00pm5-4 PineCity Away 9:00am5-9 MankatoEast Away 4:30pm5-14 Fairmont Home 4:30pm5-16 ShattuckSt.Mary’s Home 4:30pm

Maple river “eagles” • MapleTon • Good Thunder •aMBoy • MinneSoTa lakeBaseball4-12 BlueEarth Home 4:30pm4-15 St.Peter Home 5:00pm4-16 St.Clair Away 4:30pm4-19 WEM Home 4:30pm4-23 ML-GHEC-Truman Away 5:00pm4-25 Alden-Conger Home 5:00pm4-26 USC Away 4:30pm4-29 Waseca Home 5:00pm5-2 Nicollet Away 5:00pm5-7 Loyola Home 5:00pm5-9 LCWM Home 5:00pm5-11 JacksonCo.Central Away 1:00pm

5-14 Cleveland Home 5:00pm5-20 Fairmont Away 5:00pm

Softball4-16 MCW Away 5:00pm4-22 NewUlm Home 5:30pm4-23 St.Clair Home 4:30pm4-25 ML-GHEC Home 5:00pm4-26 MankatoEast Away 5:00pm4-29 Waseca Away 5:00pm4-30 Alden-Conger Away 5:00pm5-2 Madelia-Truman Home 5:00pm5-3 Kasson-Mantorville Home 5:30pm5-7 Nicollet Home 5:00pm5-9 Loyola Away 5:00pm5-10 NRHEG Away 4:30pm5-14 LCWM Away 5:00pm

Golf, Boys and Girls4-16 GHEC Home 4:30pm4-18 USC Away 4:30pm4-19 JWP Away 1:30pm4-22 Madelia Home 4:15pm4-23 St.Peter Away 2:00pm4-25 Madelia Away 4:15pm4-26 JWP Away 1:30pm4-30 St.Peter Away 2:00pm5-2 NRHEG Away 4:30pm5-7 Madelia Away 4:15pm5-17 St.Clair Away 4:30pm

Track, Boys and Girls4-13 BlueEarth Away 4:30pm4-16 LCWM Away 4:30pm4-23 Invitational Home 4:30pm4-30 LCWM Away 4:30pm5-7 TBA Home 4:00pm5-10 St.James Away 4:00pm

nicolleT “raiders”Baseball4-16 ML-GHEC-Truman Home 5:00pm4-20 Cleveland Away 9:00am4-23 Alden-Conger Away 5:00pm4-29 St.Clair Home 4:30pm4-30 Loyola Home 5:00pm5-2 MapleRiver Home 5:00pm5-7 LCWM Away 5:00pm5-9 Cleveland Home 5:00pm5-10 MVL Away 4:30pm5-14 MCW Away 5:00pm5-17 Randolph Away 5:00pm

Softball4-12 JWP Home 4:30pm4-16 St.Clair Home 4:30pm4-18 LCWM Away 4:30pm4-20 Cleveland Away 9:00am4-23 MartinLuther-GHEC Away 4:30pm4-25 Alden-Conger Home 5:00pm4-30 Madelia-Truman Away 5:00pm5-2 Loyola Away 5:00pm5-7 MapleRiver Away 5:00pm5-9 LCWM Home 5:00pm5-10 MVL Home 4:30pm5-14 Cleveland Away 5:00pm

l.c.W.M. “knights”lake crySTal WellcoMe MeMorialBaseball4-12 USC Home 4:30pm4-16 MCW Home 5:00pm4-18 Windom Away 5:00pm4-19 SleepyEyeSt.Mary’s Home 5:00pm4-22 MountainLake Away 4:30pm4-23 St.Clair Home 4:30pm4-25 ML-GHEC-Truman Away 5:00pm4-30 Alden-Conger Home 5:00pm5-3 LeSueur-Henderson Away 5:00pm5-6 St.James Home 5:00pm5-7 Nicollet Home 5:00pm5-9 MapleRiver Away 5:00pm5-14 Loyola Away 5:00pm5-16 MVL Away 5:00pm

Softball4-12 Madelia-Truman Away 4:30pm4-16 Cleveland Away 5:00pm4-18 Nicollet Home 4:30pm4-20 TBA,St.James Away 10:00am4-23 MCW Away 5:00pm4-25 St.Clair Away 4:30pm4-30 ML-GHEC Home 5:00pm5-2 Alden-Conger Home 5:00pm5-3 MCW Home 5:00pm5-7 Madelia-Truman Home 5:00pm5-9 Nicollet Away 5:00pm5-11 TBA,Fairmont Away 9:30am5-14 MapleRiver Home 5:00pm

Track, Boys and Girls4-13 Montgomery-Lonsdale Away 10:00am4-16 MapleRiver Home 4:30pm4-23 MapleRiver Away 4:30pm4-26 BlueEarth Away 4:30pm4-30 St.Clair Home 4:30pm5-3 Fairmont Away 4:00pm5-7 MapleRiver Away 3:00pm

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Softball4-13 Tournament Home 9:00am4-15 St.Clair Home 4:30pm4-16 LeSueur-Henderson Home 5:00pm4-18 MayerLutheran Away 5:00pm4-22 St.Peter Home 5:00pm4-23 Watertown-Mayer Home 5:00pm4-25 NYA Home 4:00pm4-30 BellePlaine Away 5:00pm5-2 Jordan Home 5:00pm5-7 LeSueur-Henderson Away 5:00pm5-9 SibleyEast Away 4:00pm

Golf, Girls4-15 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-22 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-29 MultipleTeams Home 4:00pm5-7 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm

Golf, Boys4-16 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-22 TBA Away 12:30pm4-23 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-25 ShattuckSt.Mary’s Away 4:00pm4-30 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm5-2 Invitational Home 1:00pm5-6 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm5-14 BellePlaine Home 4:00pm5-16 St.Peter Away 4:00pm

Track, Boys and Girls4-13 Invitational Home 11:00am4-16 ML/Jordan/NYA Home 4:15pm4-18 JWP Away 4:30pm4-20 CannonFalls Away 4:30pm4-23 ML/SibleyEast/WM Away 4:15pm4-25 Waseca Away 4:30pm4-26 SibleyEast Away 4:15pm5-3 SibleyEast Away 4:15pm5-9 GFW Away 4:15pm

ST. clair “cyclones”Baseball4-15 Byron Home 4:00pm4-16 MapleRiver Home 4:30pm4-19 St.James Away 6:30pm4-23 LCWM Away 4:30pm4-25 Cleveland Home 4:30pm4-26 SleepyEye Home 4:30pm4-29 Nicollet Away 4:30pm4-30 MartinCountyWest Away 4:30pm5-2 Loyola Away 6:00pm5-3 Glencoe-SilverLake Away 7:00pm5-6 LesterPrairie Away 5:00pm5-9 Alden-Conger Home 4:30pm5-11 Invitational Away 9:00am5-13 SibleyEast Home 4:30pm5-14 USC Away 4:30pm5-16 ML/GHEC/Truman Home 4:30pm5-17 JWP Home 4:30pm

Softball4-15 TCU Away 4:30pm4-16 Nicollet Away 4:30pm4-20 Byron/Triton/AlbertLea Home 9:00am4-23 MapleRiver Away 4:30pm4-25 LCWM Home 4:30pm4-30 Cleveland Away 4:30pm5-2 MartinCountyWest Home 4:30pm5-3 USC Home 4:30pm5-7 Loyola Home 5:00pm5-9 MartinLuther-GHEC Home 4:30pm5-11 Invitational Away 9:00am5-13 SibleyEast Away 7:00pm5-14 Alden-Conger Away 4:30pm


2013



Track, Boys and Girls4-13 Montgomery-Lonsdale Away 10:00am4-16 MapleRiver Home 4:30pm4-23 MapleRiver Away 4:30pm4-26 BlueEarth Away 4:30pm4-30 St.Clair Home 4:30pm5-3 Fairmont Away 4:00pm5-7 MapleRiver Away 3:00pm

Tri-ciTy uniTed TiTansle cenTer, monTGomery, lonsdaleBaseball4-15 LeSueur-Henderson Home 5:00pm4-16 St.Peter Away 5:00pm4-18 MayerLutheran Away 5:00pm4-22 Watertown-Mayer Home 5:00pm4-25 NYA Home 4:00pm4-29 BellePlaine Away 5:00pm5-2 Jordan Home 5:00pm5-6 LeSueur-Henderson Away 5:00pm5-9 SibleyEast Away 4:00pm

softball4-13 Tournament Home 9:00am4-15 St.Clair Home 4:30pm4-16 LeSueur-Henderson Home 5:00pm4-18 MayerLutheran Away 5:00pm4-22 St.Peter Home 5:00pm4-23 Watertown-Mayer Home 5:00pm4-25 NYA Home 4:00pm4-30 BellePlaine Away 5:00pm5-2 Jordan Home 5:00pm5-7 LeSueur-Henderson Away 5:00pm5-9 SibleyEast Away 4:00pm

Golf, Girls4-15 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-22 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-29 MultipleTeams Home 4:00pm5-7 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm

Golf, Boys4-16 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-22 TBA Away 12:30pm4-23 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm4-25 ShattuckSt.Mary’s Away 4:00pm4-30 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm5-2 Invitational Home 1:00pm5-6 MultipleTeams Away 4:00pm5-14 BellePlaine Home 4:00pm5-16 St.Peter Away 4:00pm

Track, Boys and Girls4-13 Invitational Home 11:00am4-16 ML/Jordan/NYA Home 4:15pm4-18 JWP Away 4:30pm4-20 CannonFalls Away 4:30pm4-23 ML/SibleyEast/WM Away 4:15pm4-25 Waseca Away 4:30pm4-26 SibleyEast Away 4:15pm5-3 SibleyEast Away 4:15pm5-9 GFW Away 4:15pm

sT. clair “cyclones”Baseball4-15 Byron Home 4:00pm4-16 MapleRiver Home 4:30pm4-19 St.James Away 6:30pm4-23 LCWM Away 4:30pm4-25 Cleveland Home 4:30pm4-26 SleepyEye Home 4:30pm4-29 Nicollet Away 4:30pm4-30 MartinCountyWest Away 4:30pm5-2 Loyola Away 6:00pm5-3 Glencoe-SilverLake Away 7:00pm5-6 LesterPrairie Away 5:00pm5-9 Alden-Conger Home 4:30pm5-11 Invitational Away 9:00am5-13 SibleyEast Home 4:30pm5-14 USC Away 4:30pm5-16 ML/GHEC/Truman Home 4:30pm5-17 JWP Home 4:30pm

softball4-15 TCU Away 4:30pm4-16 Nicollet Away 4:30pm4-20 Byron/Triton/AlbertLea Home 9:00am4-23 MapleRiver Away 4:30pm4-25 LCWM Home 4:30pm4-30 Cleveland Away 4:30pm5-2 MartinCountyWest Home 4:30pm5-3 USC Home 4:30pm5-7 Loyola Home 5:00pm5-9 MartinLuther-GHEC Home 4:30pm5-11 Invitational Away 9:00am5-13 SibleyEast Away 7:00pm5-14 Alden-Conger Away 4:30pm

Golf, Girls4-12 MCW Away 4:30pm4-19 MultipleTeams Away 1:30pm4-22 FaribaultBA Away 12:30pm4-25 Madelia Home 4:30pm4-26 Southland Away 3:00pm5-2 MultipleTeams Away 4:30pm5-3 MultipleTeams Away 1:30pm5-6 Triton Away 1:30pm5-7 GHEC/LCWM Home 4:30pm5-10 Alden-Conger Away 1:00pm5-17 LCWM/MR Home 4:30pm

PARTING SHOT By PAT CHRISTmAN

Mankato West’s Cara Christiansen proved to be difficult to guard all season long. During a game against New Prague in December, Lexi Ruehling tried a bit too hard to keep Christiansen out of the lane.



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