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(Willmar MN-) The Willmar Cardinals lost at home Friday night against the Becker Bulldogs with a final score of 45-14. Willmar came into the game with a 1-2 record, Becker at 3-0. After winning the coin toss, Becker elected to the receive the opening kick-off and went on to drive...

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg used a 28 point first quarter to build a 28-6 halftime lead and went on to post a 34-6 victory over the West Central Area Knights on Friday night. KMS quarterback Jared Cortez hooked up with Hunter Kallstrom on 3 TD passes to lead the Fighting Saints to the victory.

The Willmar Stingers Baseball Club of the Northwoods League, announce that Freddy Smith will return as manager for his third season in Willmar. The Willmar Stingers won many accolades from the 2023 Northwoods League campaign. They had the Manager of the Year, five NWL All-Stars and four players selected as post-season All-Stars. The combination of these players led to another record-breaking season under Smith.

Michael Lyne, Tom Elliott And Joe Brown, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. Sep. 21—BENSON — Dreya Barsness and Avery Fier paced the Minnewaska Lakers to a sweep of the Benson Braves in a West Central Conference volleyball match on Thursday. Barsness and Fier, both seniors, combined for 23...

The Eagles held on to beat Sacred Heart 3-2 in a senior day win that saw a weather delay just before kickoff, a flurry of goals, and an all-time performance by Aislin Streicek. Two of the Eagle's three goals came from Streicek, who recorded an assist on Sophia Lowenberg's goal, and the junior transfer also picked up a yellow card. Morgan Bovardi also recorded a brace for Sacred Heart. Before the match, the Eagles honored Claire Mensi, Wiebke Willebrandt, Laura Gouvin, Sonia Walk, and Emily Sapienza for their senior day.

Michael Lyne, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. Sep. 21—WILLMAR — West Central Tribune sports reporter. senior Isaac Zelaya Velasquez for episode 31 of the WCT Sports Spotlight Show. The. WCT Sports Spotlight. aims to showcase one athlete a week from west central Minnesota. Willmar,. which ranks No. 5...

— The Willmar Cardinal Pride Hall of Fame. Class of 2023 includes seven individuals and an entire team. that won an improbable state title after finishing the regular season last in the Central Lakes Conference. Individuals headed to the hall in annual ceremonies include community member Dave Dorsey, former assistant...

— The next three weeks are a top-tier challenge for the. For homecoming week, the Cardinals play host to perennial powerhouse Becker, the No. 2-ranked team in Class AAAA. They'll follow that up with a rivalry game at Rocori. Then in Week 6, Willmar is back at home to face another perennial power in the Skyway Green district in No. 1-ranked Hutchinson.

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Joe Brown, Tom Elliott And Michael Lyne, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. Sep. 19—WILLMAR — The Willmar volleyball team evened up its Central Lakes Conference record. Hosting Brainerd Tuesday for a homecoming week match Tuesday, the Cardinals move to 3-3 in CLC play with a sweep of the Warriors at the Big Red Gym at Willmar High School.

In a wild back and forth contest, the Princeton football team held on, knocking off Willmar 39-38 on Friday night at John Harvey Field. The Tigers needed a key stop on a Cardinals two-point conversion with time winding down to preserve their lead. After getting the stop, Princeton converted on a couple crucial first downs to drain the clock and knock off Willmar. Eli Gibbs finished with four total touchdowns, joined by Ben Ostendorf, who started the game with a pick-six. Princeton improved to 3-0 while dropping the Cardinals to 1-2. The Tigers return to action on Friday, Sept. 22, where they will head to Zimmerman to take on the Thunder.

Sep. 17—WEST FARGO, N.D. — The Willmar girls swimming and diving team ended the week on a high note. After a pair of dual meets earlier this week against St. Cloud Tech and Brainerd, the Cardinals competed in the West Fargo Border Battle on Saturday. A total of 13 teams and 349 athletes swam at the Hulbert Aquatic Center.

MACCRAY (8-4) 23 25 15. Margo Klaassen hammered down 15 kills and Lexi Nelson added seven as Community Christian School swept the Christian Athletic League match at Cambridge Christian. Faith Wetin had three service aces and three kills and Grace Strom also had three ace serves for the Eagles. CCS...

Director of Golf Greg Snow at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar, MN reported Sunday that at ‘approximately 9:30 in the morning, Joel Miller from Onida, SD, launched his 5-wood 157 yards on Hole #2 to record the (golf) club’s 4th Hole-In-One this season.’. An avid golfer, Joel...

Sep. 21—WILLMAR — The Willmar boys soccer team scored early and often to handle Rocori 6-0 in a Central Lakes Conference match Thursday night. The Cardinals opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Senior midfielder Hassan Mohamud scored off a pass from junior defender Saul Bustos to set the tone.

Sep. 15—WILLMAR — Dustin Carlson and Markee Blahosky are the Valley View Golf Club champions for 2023. Carlson shot rounds of 33, 35, 36, 38 and 39 last weekend to finish with a 181. That was 10 strokes better than second-place finisher Justin Wadsworth, who had a 191.

Sep. 21—COLD SPRING — Willmar swept the top spots at the Rocori Invitational cross-country meet on Thursday. Sully Anez took the top spot in the boys race and Lauren Eilers claimed first place in the girls race at River Oaks Golf Course. Anez, ranked third in Class AA,...

In the Central Lakes Conference. Five have been named conference performers of the week. Heading the list is Fathi Dubet. The senior boys cross-country runner recently timed in with a personal-best of 14 minutes, 40 seconds last week at the Lucky Lindy Invitational in Little Falls. This week, Dubet has been crowned homecoming king at Willmar.

— As long as new head coach Payton Ruter will be at the helm of the. , there will be an open-door policy in the program. a former hockey player for River Lakes and graduate of New London-Spicer born and raised in Kandiyohi County. , understands the importance of taking...

Sep. 20—In this installment of the WCT Sports Show, Tom Elliott, Joe Brown and Michael Lyne go through games on the gridiron for Willmar, New London-Spicer and Litchfield. They also discuss Willmar soccer and the boys team's continued success. Plus, a look at volleyball around the area. 0:40: Joe...