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From left: Thomas Pesta, Cael Lorentz, Carter Meiners, Landon Gode, and Caleb Pesta react from the bench after Levi Line clinched the state berth in his match at 195.
It was just minutes after a one-point loss in the section semifinals last February that a pair of disappointed juniors, Keegan Cavallero and Dalton Butler, looked at each other in the locker room and said, “Next year, we’re going to state.” A lot happened during the 361 days leading up to last...
There’s no down time for the Wolves coaching staff. Head coach Jacob Lorentz (L) and assistant Nate Pachan (R) spend their time coaching wrestlers while also preparing kids for their upcoming matches.
Behind the impressive 2017-18 season the Wolves wrestlers have had on the mats is a coaching staff with a resumé littered with success and experience. It starts with the man at the top, head coach Jacob Lorentz. He’s been around wrestling his whole life, and helped start the successful cooperative...
Wolves seniors from left: Keegan Cavallero, Tate Urman, Dalton Butler, Devin Lange, Thomas Pesta.
The five seniors on this season’s state tournament Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville/Eagle Valley wrestling team have been through it all. The group has saved its best work for last, leading the team to a 23-1 record and a state berth in their final seasons in a Wolves uniform. The success they...
Prairie Centre senior goaltender Jesson Gould deflected a shot during his shutout in the net in Saturday’s game against Morris/Benson.
The North Stars took care of business in the play-in game of the Section 6A postseason tournament last Saturday. No. 7 Prairie Centre hosted No. 10 Morris/Benson in Sauk Centre, and easily defended their home ice in a 7-0 shutout victory. The offense was on the attack from the very start while...
Swanville’s Lawrence Mettler went up for a shot against LPGE’s Lance Larson last Monday. The senior poured in 85 points in three games last week.
A wild first half got the Swanville boys started and helped them weather a second half storm by the Thunder in a 74-63 win in Long Prairie last Monday. The Bulldogs came out on fire in the first half to grab a huge 30-point lead at halftime behind five three-pointers and 24 points from junior...
LPGE junior guard Gabe Abraham drove to the hoop during a game last week.
The Thunder boys used some hot outside shooting to fuel a second half comeback to defeat visiting Browerville/Eagle Valley 60-57 last Thursday night. The Tigers came out in the first half and got everyone involved, as evident by the team seeing eight players score, and the team accumulating eight...
There were just a few too many empty possessions down the stretch for the LPGE girls as they fell 59-47 at Melrose last Thursday night. The Thunder got some quality bench scoring from sophomore Diana Salazar Cervantes, who put up seven quick points in the first half to help her team stick with the...
The lady Cardinals gave the Prairie Conference leading Royals a test last Tuesday, but ended up falling 73-64. Both teams had it going offensively in the first half, with Royalton taking a 44-35 lead into halftime. Both teams then broke even in the second half. Both teams had four players hit...
The Browerville/Eagle Valley girls had their busiest week of the season last week, playing games against Parkers Prairie, Swanville, Royalton, and Brandon-Evansville. Their first matchup of the week came on the road against a Panthers team with just two losses on the season. After sticking with...
Sophomore Amber Biniek (L), senior Ashley Biniek (M), and eighth grader Kristine Biniek (R) have enjoyed the opportunity to all play on the varsity team together this season.
It seemed like a normal regular season game on a cold January night when Upsala sophomore Amber Biniek set foot on the floor at Browerville for a Prairie Conference matchup. But as she looked to her right and saw her older sister, senior Ashley, and looked to her right and saw her younger sister,...

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