Sports
Times greatly improved when the Thunder cross country runners traveled back up to Park Rapids for the final meet of the regular season last Monday afternoon.
One week after competing in the conference tournament on the same course, the girls team got season best times from four of their five...
The Thunder volleyball team was swept by a good Paynesville team in the final home match of the season last Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs came into the match with a 13-7 record and it showed as they cruised to a 25-13 win in the first set.
The second set went much better for LPGE, as they jumped out...
Thunder tennis have three players still alive after the first day of the individual tournament, which was played last Thursday.
No. 4 seed Ally Ecker reached the final four with a shutout straight set win in the first round, and a three-set win in the second. After falling 6-2 in the first set, the...
The LPGE cross country teams headed up to Pequot Lakes last Tuesday to compete in the Mid State Conference meet. The varsity boys placed sixth out of seven and the girls placed seventh.
Senior Cameron Larson was the team’s highest placing finisher, placing 13th overall with a time of 18:59.89....
The Thunder football team showed improvement last Friday night, but was unable to keep up with a high powered West Central Area/Ashby offense in a 40-14 defeat.
The Knights struck for a pair of passing touchdowns in the first quarter. Parker Clavin caught one for 10 yards and Dawson Staples grabbed...
Upsala volleyball was kept busy last week competing in a pair of matches as well as a tournament.
The Cardinals opened the week at Eden Valley-Watkins where they were swept 26-24, 25-22, 25-21.
Laura Lange had a team high 10 kills while Jenna Ripplinger led the defense with 18 digs.
Upsala hosted...
After a sloppy loss to Kimball in week six, Upsala/Swanville Area ran into a very tough Royalton team during the annual afternoon game hosted in Upsala last Friday.
The Royals used a four touchdown performance from Cole Wentland to run away with a 35-8 win in the rivalry game.
After a scoreless...
The regular season came to a close last week for Swanville as the volleyball team competed in a pair of matches and then a tournament in Long Prairie.
The Bulldogs swept Browerville/Eagle Valley in the Prairie Conference finale, winning 25-19, 25-22, 25-20.
Crystal Kaun, Avery Jackson, and Grace...
The Tiger volleyball team continued their final stretch to the end of the regular season by playing a pair of matches last week.
They fell to Verndale in five sets on Monday and were swept at Swanville on Tuesday.
Jenna Kunerth put down a team high 14 kills and Taylor Hamilton added eight against...
Thunder tennis played its home finale last Tuesday night when it hosted Sauk Centre. The Mainstreeters came away with a 5-2 win. It was an improvement for LPGE/USA, as they were swept by them earlier in the season.
Ally Ecker picked up a 6-2, 6-3 straight set win at No. 1 singles to avenge a close...
