Girls win Deuel County Pork Chop Relays
Deuel County won it’s own boys meet with 185 points and the Canby-Minneota boys were second at 138.
Deuel County won it’s own boys meet with 185 points and the Canby-Minneota boys were second at 138.
Heidi Guttormsson was the Marshall Invitational Tournament medalist on Tuesday — and in the process set a new school record with a score of 75 (40-35).
“Sometimes I’d rather have a win like that than a 15-5 win,” said centerfielder Donnie Schuelke after he trotted home with the winning run against Yellow Medicine East (YME).
Minneota/Canby and Renville County West split a doubleheader on Friday. RCW won the first game, 8-7 while Minneota-Canby took the second game, 20-10 in six innings.
“The bats they were a boomin’ Friday at home against Lakeview.”
On Thursday, the Canby-Minneota track team participated in the Montevideo meet. The girls had a stellar day with many first place finishes which carried the team to place first.
A year ago, then eighth grader Travis Engels went to the state trap shoot in Alexandria and competed as just one of two Minneota shooters in the varsity tournament.
For the past few years, Minneota’s boys have been building for the future. They still are, but they’ve got some solid building blocks in place.
One of the challenges Coach Greg Gile lays before his golfers is intended to help the girls control their “short game.” He places garbage cans a ways down the course, then challenges the golfers to
Two of the strongest distance runners in the area put on Canby-Minneota uniforms. One is junior Anthony Wollum, who ran in the state last year and placed 12th.