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Kenyon locals finding new recreation opportunities with pickleball
Dee Kimmel has never considered herself as an athlete. “I have no athletic cell in my body. I’ve never been into sports at all,” she said. That might be changing, however, thanks to the rapidly growing sport of pickleball. A newcomer to the area, Kimmel recently started a pickleball group with the support of Kenyon-Wanamingo...
Softball Recap: Owatonna wins going away against Northfield
Owatonna stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past the Northfield Raiders 16-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Owatonna considering their two-run performance the matchup before. For Northfield's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least...
Baseball Game Preview: Kasson-Mantorville Plays at Home
The Kasson-Mantorville Komets will be playing at home against the Winona Winhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Winona took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kasson-Mantorville, who comes in off a win. Kasson-Mantorville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to...
‘I’M SWINGING:’ Huskies answer Northfield’s late rally with Beyer’s 2-out walk-off single
Sometimes the common cliche, “It’s not over until it’s over,” can be hard to believe when things are looking bleak, like while you’re down one run in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and no runners on against one of your rivals. But thanks to Ethan Armstrong, Tyler Sheehan, Mitch Seykora and Owen Beyer, the Owatonna Huskies have proof that it truly wasn’t over until a two-out, walk-off RBI single from Beyer made it officially over in a 6-5 victory over Northfield Tuesday. ...
Owatonna crushes Rochester JM to stay in driver’s seat of Big 9
The regular season is winding down and the Owatonna girls lacrosse team is one step closer to back-to-back Big 9 Conference titles, as the Huskies shut out Rochester John Marshall in a 13-0 victory on Federated Field Monday night. Owatonna’s only real hiccup in its schedule was a one-goal loss to Century to open up the season, but the Huskies have been running the show in the Big 9 since that loss. ...
Lady Huskies golf finishes 3rd in Jewel Invitational
The Owatonna girls golf team traveled to The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City Wednesday afternoon to compete in the Jewel Invite. Led by a +3 round of 74 from sophomore Carmen Jirele, the Huskies finished third as a team with a compiled score of 335. East Ridge finished first in the invite with a score of 307 while the host Lake City Tigers claimed second with 315 strokes. Jirele's...
Owatonna girls golf wins home quad; boys finish 3rd in Century quad
Big 9 Conference golf was in full swing Tuesday, as the Owatonna boys and girls golf teams competed against Rochester Century, Faribault and Red Wing in a pair of quad meets. The girls team hosted the Panthers, Falcons and Wingers at the Owatonna Country Club and finished first overall with a team-low 366. The boys were hosted by Century and finished third overall with a 317 at the Eastwood Golf Course. ...
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