Local Sports News

The Northfield Raiders and Mankato East/Loyola Cougars were in the latest Let's Play Hockey Class A Minnesota High School boys hockey rankings Wednesday.  The Big Nine Conference Champion Rochester Century Panthers were not in the Class 2A top 20 despite a 20 win season...

Great teamwork led the Owatonna gymnasts to their fourth straight section title.

Tuesday Faribault hosts Mankato West and Friday they entertain Northfield in a girls/boys doubleheader.

Rochester John Marshall 64 Faribault 33 (Joe Palmer 17 points for Falcons. Matthew Hurt 26 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks for JM. Halftime score was Jm 41-19 over Faribault...Rockets rebounds 33 Faribault 17)

The Blooming Prairie girls' basketball team gets one more game on their home court after landing the eighth seed for the upcoming Section 1A playoffs.

To show you how tough this section is, Stewartville (16-8) is the #6 seed and ranked #12 in the state. Top seed Lake City is rated #18 in Class 2A by Minnesota Basketball News.

Huskies' coaches, players and parents were hoping for a rematch with Century. They will get it in the section quarterfinals Thursday, February 21.

Owatonna gymnastics qualified for the state meet for the fourth straight year while the wrestlers were upset in the section finals.

The Big 9 has four teams ranked in the top 11 in Class 3A. Mankato East is #3, Austin #5, Winona #10 and Northfield #11.

My sleeper in Section 1 Class 3A is the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets.